, 1861-12-10


gin houses and gathered crops. Tho nnmes Of
Two planters arc gigen in the Courier Of Fri
day, the c0th, as having made this patriotic
sacrifice, and the Richmond Dispatch Of Satur-
day, the S0th, has the following telegram from
Charleston:
"CHARLEsros, Nov. aa9.-The patriotic plant
CHS Of the seaboard arc hourly applying the
torch to their crops Of cotton and rice. Those
who hare not the heart to apply the torch
themselves have authorized tile military au-
thor1ties to save their crops from the raTages
and lust of the enemy, to destroy everything
before them. The plantations on North Eds
to and its neighborhood are now IN one sheet
Of flame and smoke throughout. Parties from
below unite in saying that everything is wrap
ped in one vast flame.'
This docs not look as though much conf
dence was felt in the future maintenance Of
Confederate authority, however discouraging
it may beasto the sanity Of the planters them
selves.
They are confident, at Charleston, that thcy
can gather forces rapidly enough to meet US
at any point on the mainland we may choose,
at least with equal numbers. Drawing from
Georgia and North Carolina pretty freely, and
expecting to have soon portion Of their Own
men in Virginia to count upon, they arc per-
fectly quiet ROW, and have not yet withdrawn
single company from the general Confederate
service.
Their local preparations for defense are
more successful than is generally supposed
A nsw battery is in course Of erection on Sui
liyan's Island, one on James's Island, and
line Of intrenchments near the same place two
miles long. There are two powder mills in
the Pickens district, one in North Carolina,
and an abundance of powder at Charleston and
elsewhere. Arms are also abundant great
stock in the arsenal, and the late importations
by the Bermuda and Fingal, being sufficient to
arm everybody. The Bermuda brought about
5000, of which Charleston got about 500, and
the Fingal brought 12,500 superior Enfield
rifles, entering at Savannah on Wednesday,
November 18Th. Percussion caps are made ii
Charleston, and cannon are also cast and
riled, foundry establishment having fully
three hundred men at work at the business,
and successful percussion cap making ma
chine in operation. AL other military equip
ments are abundantly nlade.
Provisions are abundant and cheap. The
Courier of November 29th quotes -four at $40
to 81, bacon and hams 80 cents per pound,
salt SO per sack, brown sugar s to LIZ cents,
no coffee to be- had, and cotton cents for
Upland. Generally, provisions arc cheaper
and more abundant than is supposed at the
North, through all the South Atlantic States.
The tone Of confidence held by South Caro-
BY our informant In other States, leads to the
belief that secession is not to be killed short
OF triumph over tile Confederate army in
front Of Washington. Coast expeditions all
there declare themselves confident, will not so
cripple their power as to induce them to
yield.
From the Memphis Argus, Dec adj
RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.
RICHMOND, Nov. q, 1861.
The opinion is gaining ground that the Hes
sians are actually afraid to meet the Confed-
crate troops in the field, and that tile pros
poets Of battle on the Potomac are more re-
mote than they were month ago. Recent in
formation from Washington confirms the be-
lief that Mcclellan will not make m onward
movement toward Manassas while Bcauregard
is in command to meet him, aud that our only
chance for another victory there is to march
direct upon Washington. This movement is
not contemplated by our Government, and I
suppose military operations on the Potomac
during the winter will consist exclusively in q
war Of strategy.
There is no longer any doubt as to the
wholesale seizure Of negroes Oh the coast Of
South Carolina. They already have eighteen
ever, is Progressing for their dislodgement,
which it would be unwisc to announce. II
Will, think, result successfully.
The Government Of Georgia las recently
sent several communications to Richmond, il
reference to the movements Of the Lincoln
robbers on the coast Of that State, They
have possession Of all Important point, from
which Governor Brown is determined to eject
them at I'LL hazards. The means he intends
to employ are fully adequate to tue end pro-
posed.
From the Buffalo Couricr.]
LETTER FROM FLORIDA GENTLEMAN.
By the courtesy Of one Of our citizens, VIC
arc permitted to publish the following letter
from Il gentleman Of high standing, and de-
cidcdly the most able lawyer in Florida:
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Oct. 26, 1861
Pray, have you any idea of our prices here
Pork 5000 per barrel: butter 50 cents per
pound; lard 40 cents. 1hayc paid these prices
to-day. Soap, also, IS cents per pound, and
same ratio, except, perhaps, flour. But VIC
don't seem to mind it, except that it seems tc
nc it makes us more hungry; for can sweal
we cut more thnn we ever did III peaccable
times. We have raised this season abundant
crops Of all kinds Of provisions in the South
stand he has done the same thing for our enc
mics. His position, therefore, is not very
well defined Although am well Satisfied
if thc real truth could be got ut, he is on oul
side, still, I I'M inclined to think that the max
ing Of our crop for this year he left prctt,
it hadn't been for the niggcrB, don't think
much Of crop would have been made.
[Fro,n the Louisville Journal, It'll
T. L. .. liz well hluWu
agent, arrived from Nashville, Tenn, last ere
Ling, having left that place on Saturday, th'
Esd nlt. It will be remembered that GOV
| Harris, Of Tennessee, made re4uisiion fey
| months ago for thirty thousand men and addi
tional arms. The call met with 10 respons
| whatever, and the authorities we're compelled
/ to resort to draft in order to fill the requisi
ton. The work of drafting commenced il
Nashville the day Of his departure.
He cstimntcs tile number Of rebel troops be
tween Nashville and Bowling Green at twenty
eight thousand. He assures us that they ar
miserably fed and badly clothed, and tina
there is a great deficiency in the matter Q
thinks there are fully three thousand five hun
| dred sick soldiers at Nashville alone
No attention is given to the payment of til
| troops, and the soldiers have been so &c
customed to that sort Of neglect, that they d
not expect to receive remuneration for thei
services, being but too glad if they can obtai
sufficient subsistence to keep their souls an
bodies together.
We have received 4 letter from Rumscy
Muhlenbnrg county. from which We learn tlla
Col. Cr.ft's 31st Indiana regiment, Colone
Hawkins's, Col. MeHenry's, Col. Bnlbrldse'f
regiments are all there, and expecting dali
lie 42d and 43d Indiana. The rascally cncm
is prowling about Muhlenburg, Hopkins
Christian, Todd and Butler counties, stcalin
and committing other vile deprcdations. The
arc also arrcsting all the Union men the
can find. Our boys have been after thc1
several times, but have not come up to thc1na
yet.
4 correspondent Of the N. Q. Crtsceat pr
scnts the following to the consideration Oft
authorities:
| It is high time this city was purgrd Of a
persons who express Northern synpathie
I've think so too. or who manifest joy at IN
trihing success Of our enemies. If the fore
BILE arrest Of Messrs. Mason and Slidcu be M
resented forthwith by Great Britain, til
British consulate should be required to
closed in this city instanter. ThcBritish govern
1nrnt has not sent Consul to the CONFIDENT
States, and it is derogatory on the part {
the Confederate government to permit IL
residence among Us Of British official a
credited to the Lincoln government.
The same paper says that gentleman jul
from Fannin county, Texas, says that the Pc
pie Of that county arc tanning great quantii
Of leather, pcrfccting it in three days by
process Of bois d'ard. The process was acc
dcntally discovered. The gentleman, goo
judge Of the article, pronounccs it equ
to leather tanned by the old process.
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