The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

From our Exchanges we condense the
following items, as giving fair summary of
the condition of affairs in the South:
It is evident from articles in all the
Southern papers that the Confederates de-
sign making their great defense of the lower
country bordering on the Mississippi river
at Columbus, Ky. The Legislature of Mis-
sissippi have appropriated $4,000 for the
purpose of raising 10000 men for thirty
days, to be stationed at that point. Thirty
days troops are also being raised at New
Orleans, and all the available gun boats at
that point have been dispatched, under the
command of the great Hollins, to that
point. Notwithstanding the immense force
already concentrated there, they are yet
fearful of an immediate attack. Every ex-
cuse is manufactured for the purpose of
sending boat with flag of truce to Cairo,
in order to ascertain what our forces are
about, and whether they are nearly ready
to move down the river. General Grant
has become so Disguised with this impu-
dence that he will soon object to the recep-
ton of flags of truce on any account. Many
rebels come up the river under the pretense
of a desire to report themselves at st. Louis
for the purpose of being exchanged. If
permitted to pass through our lines, they
CLEAN what information they can, both at
Cairo and st. Louis, and then return and
thoroughly post the rebel leaders as to our
movements. We think with Gen. Grant,
it is high time this thing was stopped.
Our exchanges speak of an expedition
which left Shawneetown and Paducah for
Caseyville. 1t accomplished nothing besides
some of our soldiers getting disgracefully
drunk ard insubordinate, and the capture
of about eighty fat hogs. No rebel force
was at Caseyville, the small body of cavalry
which were there the day previous having
retired into the interior.
Contraband goods, in large quantities, are
constantly passing through Caseyville, and
a force for the purpose of blockade ought to
be stationed there permanently.
The Pink Varble, which passed our city
a couple of weeks ago, under permit from
Secretary Chase, loaded with machinery for
McMinnville, Tenn, has been seized by the
rebels as contraband, and the crew i'm
prisoned. The cargo and boat will, we
presume, be confscated. Our citizens were
quite indignant that permit should have
been granted in the first place. The only
good it did was to place a boat in the pos
session of the rebels, which will make a
most capital gun boat.
The rebels sent about fifteen men to
Franklin, KY, few days ago to capture
some Unionists. The latter took refuge in
house and refused to give themselves up,
firing on the rebels, killing one man and
wounding two others. The rebels then set
fire to the house after the most approved
style of savage warfare, burning it and all
the men in it except two who made their
escape. The Indian no longer can claim
she frebrand as peculiarly his style of war
fare.
We rejoice to learn that the family of
Mr.. Charles Anderson, has arrived at
Brownsville, Texas. Mr.. Anderson, him
SELF was expected in few days, when the
whole family would take passage for New
York, via Tampico. Mr.. Anderson is
brother of Gen. Robert Anderson.
The Governor of Tennessee has COM
menced drafting. Apprehending this, 600
or 700 Uniouists had LETT Nashville-seme
for East Tennessee, and some for other d.
rections. All tho frearms have been
wrenched from the hands of tho citizens,
deposited in the State Bank. The City
Hotel, with its beds and bedding, had been
taken for hospital, and several large
warehouses had been taken FOR the same
purpose
A lady who escaped from Bowling
Green, thinks there are 10000 effective
men there, and that the Notifications, five
in number, are very formidable. Two dis
tinct reviews were made few days before
she left, each of which, she was told, num-
bered 80 o00-and even these did not en-
brace all the forces.
John c. Breckenridge is reported TO be
qaite i'll from an attack of the jaundice.
The jaundice ought not to cheat the hang
man of his due.
The Knoxville Tennessee Register, thinks
the Notifications at Cumberland Gap which
have been completed, are amply sufficient
to defend itfrom any force from any quarter.
The rebels are becoming convinced that
The Northern States are terribly in earnest.