The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-06
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH.
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Southern SpeculatiOns About an Inva-
sion Of the North.
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Gen. JOSeph<E. Johnston, COmmander-in-C Chief
Of the Rebel Army Of the Potomac.
The Rebel Forces in Western
Virginia.
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Who Are Alien Enemies OF the
Confederate States!
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Arrival of Union Prisoners i'm
Charleston.
MUTINY AT FORT SUMTER.
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Fears for the Safety of the South
ern Coast,
&C., &C., &c.
Who Are Alien Enemies OF the
Confederate States!
Arrival of Union Prisoners in
Charleston.
DEMAND ron FORWARD MOVEMENT or THE REBEL

AVMf--DiShDN ANrAGES OF DELAY.
From the Richmond Dispatch sept. "a
We have not in this Journal presumed to crcise the
movenemcnts Of our generals. We could not but 500,
what all the world must have seln, that movement
advance one day or one week two weeks after
the battle Of Manassas, would have resulted III advantages
TO our cause, which II Is almost impossible to conceive
far less to estimate with mathematical precision
We knew nothing Of military tactics; bn the m ,lcnm
Creator enabled 10 doubt tho policy which lot to
conquered and dsrirsd enemy tho leisure recover
from his terror, discipline recruit his forces
TO drill his men, to erect gigantic fortiiclos nul
said nothing OF all this, because generals had the
matter in their own hands, and best knew what they
were capsbe Of performing. when. therefore, learn.
ed that their reason for not following panic stricken
enemy tw ny Ave miles That They bad not provision
and transpof ation Sufficient ~ carry them that distance
we thought the public ought to DO satisfied. Still the
public deeply az they chagtned at tho disappoin
mcnt, acquesccd N the apology for the generals, that
they had not transportation nni provisions short
distance and We iclt no disposition to disturb its verdict
We have already sa! that TIE advantages which would
have ensued to the Confederate from an advance
at thar period were not TO be estimated by any process
Known 10 arithmetic. Some Of them, however, lie so
papaby on the surface that cannot fobcar to notice
them IN passing. We should have captured the city Of
Baltimore, and parged II 0. the foul veruin who have
vortcd IL into for thif tribe sh ull have pre-
vented the alb rcton and Incarceration of friends
who have been abducted and ncarcefaed only because
they were our friends. We should have captured the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, aad by throwing strong
body Of troops upon the Of the Yankee naaneis
Western Virginia have rendered their capture and DIES
trncton inevitable We should haye prote ted North Ca
roina from INVASION. We should havc arrested the pro
gress Of the Yankee arms in Missouri and placed that
gallant State in her true position. We should
asss Ssnac ~ to a "a the s 9sasis that
territory and made them tremble for their
own capital Ne shouid hare taAen PAi,aa.l,Ifa
and he'd u asa pledge FIR he a1h i'o,pu Of Liacolns
seotadfe tfoa Fortress Monroe, and Of his feet from TIE
blockade II oar ports. In word W. should havo COMO
into the midst Of the Yankees broken up thor military
organizations laid Boston ard MN Yq1 AR }ee, coa
peed them to sue for terms aud oyactcd ample indemnity
Tor al their robbcrcs, all their injuries and al their
insults.
Another opportunity now offers itself We have a
numerous army on The Pot mac-t barns for disicinn
ana pants for the hour that is to call action its
aror be not restrained before Christmas 1t plant tho
coors 81 the Coined erate States upon Faneu Hail II
vii! have battles I" sht but that Is what eagerly
longs for IL will have rivers to oss BIT Colonel Ma
pier tells us that rivers far from being hsnporbe
barrier, do not oven form good position they
De crossed at one place they can at another When did
the Rhine ever constitute ns1perable object
army wishing to Invade Franco Germany the 10 to
an army wishing to invade Iombardy? Wien did any
great river 0!Ier nsapcralic obstacle rcsollie
General ana brave army2 In the name Of the united
South, then, let while the weather IL
hhe ami eyeryt hing propitious.
THE POLICY or THE REBEL GENEl;ALs-THE ADVANCE
OF THE REBELS NEAR WASHINGTON AND TnEiR
SUBSEQUENT WITHDRAWAL.
lRichmond correspondence Sept 49, Of the New Orleans
Crescent
the Sabine. is now and has been for some time,
OF the Potomac. The object of delay appears rsc from
IN apprehension that attack upon and destruction
the capital thoroughly arouse the North ana would
Speedily head all the discussions which hive grown up and
are still Increasing among tn people upon The Necessity
Of peace or further prosecution OF the 1t is urged
that the entire North TO a man. with ant money
woni lock 10 the support of the federal and
instead of army II two hundred aud ry tho sand
would have pressing down upon a million Of
frenzed and reyengeul soldiers, ready to butcher,
lay waste and destroy. ihc difficulties which
bcset the Lincoln government in recruit
ing and hling tho regiments now in services
would immeGiac vanish and tho North in forty
days, would be one Immense encapmen Others assert
the policy to await the action OF the FIR uG and
English governments, that our difficulties may BE-
ranged withort further eluson Of blood The army de
sres an onward movement, the capture OF Warrington,
the consequent uprising III Maryland aud the possession
OF Baltimore for qoaftiring the army in the wnt%.
What course will he sottc upon unknown whether
the army will cross the Potomac or commence the
ton Of winter quarters this side, is also unknown.
few days will determine everything II is evident that
change has taken place in the councils OF the federal lead
in regard to the next field Of military nt MS and
ii Is also evident that the authorities here are appsed
change the tactics Of tho tcdcraiiss At tits
moment large bodies OF troops are being sent to the Pc
nnsnla from Richmond fye Thousand men en- ana Tour
A letter in the Delta, dated Camp Leesburg, sept 7
all Northern movements as il telegraph wires run nlo the
Offices of the department at Richmond, and, despite OF
all threats of Fort Lafayette our agents are Numerous
s,ccpics, Drawing every dahgaf and successfully
accomplishing th.ir hazardous missions with the Stealth
ness oi Crows Blackicct Indians.
OF numbers and preparations in and around hore
shall not speak but everything Is as our best friends
could wish Maryland, opposite ali our camps, is in
fever OF excitement and large bodies of men nightly
joining ut Aquia Creek whenever tsey can cndc the
federal att hut should the oncmy ever dream Of ad-
yancing Virginia again OF them VIII be left to
toll III tale.
LATE STREET COMMISSIONER SMITH APPOINTED A
MAJOR GENERAL IN THE REBEL ARMY-GESERAL
JOSEPH y. JOHNSTON ASSUMES CHIEF COMMAND OF
THE REBELS on TIE POTOMAC.
IFrom the Richmond spatch, Sept 20.
The President has confirmed the important commission
Of Major Genorai Upon Major G. W smith, late suporn-
tendent of Streets FOR tho city of New York Gene
raj smith is native Of Kentucky and was one Q, the
Point in 1876 He graduated at tho head OF his Class and
beat Mcclellan iof the highest honors OF the institution
He went ino the corps vi engineers Of tho amy am in
that capacity served through the Mexican war, winning
higher reputation in army cices than any other officer
Of his grade in tho service and brcvctcd MAJOR.
by the universal atestation of all the old army he Is
of extraordinary abilities General Saith goes up
20 Manassas this morning, and viii take command OF the
army heretofore commanded by General Jos phi T.. John
ston, General Bcauregard retaining command OF his
General Johnston will general command OF The
two columns /, may be safely said that these three
generals esent an array OF talent and Skill not to be
equacd on The continent
A FRENCH PRINCE on GENERAL BEAuREGA RD's STAFF.
from the hehmral ispateh, sept. %.
Prince Poignac, OF France has received an appoint.
men upon General Petregards staff with the rank u
Lieutenant Colonel He Is grandson OF the famous
Prince polirac, who was imprisoned at Ham fen his
fidelity Charles X. He is reported to be in close COM
ton with Louis Napoleon, and upon terms q init.
macy with Count Morny. He comes highly recommended
by friends il Paris He is about thirty years old and
exceedingly plain and unpretendng. His family has en-
joycd the ttc Of Prince for five hundred years.
REBEL FORCE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
lFron The Richmond Dispatch, sept q.
The Strength &c the enemy in Western Virginia Is be
hevcd to be between forty and 0y thousand. There
now under General Reynolds, in aud about Randolph
.'U'ttF1 "po0V t"ehtS thiUsaud hcnciai NNN
between six ana seven thousand in the Kanawha Valley
aud q neral kosecrans is said to have fifteen
tloasand-sohe say eleven to twelve thousand, Thus
thcle are ee fanny not less than foFty, ana there may be
nearly nty thousand Of the cacnys forces operating in
Western Virginia. We viii not for prudential reasons
present in detail statement OF The strength OF our
forces that quarter. Suffice il 10 say mi .naraIs
lee anu lorng have superior force TO cone with am
that Generals Floyd and Wise aborng der mo dis
advantage of a considerable disparity OF numbers w.
understand that several regiments have boon ordered
from lyncbburg to reinforce arRiy beyond lewis
burg. AMI That stl further forces will Sent forward I,
this same destination very promptly. The news brought
down by the Central train yesterday that Gene a
Ice mad again ialleh back upon his former position
his forward movement having been desisted from 70
some strategic reason not TRANSFERRED The army o
Generals Floyd and Wise have changed their position
from Sewell's Mountain to Meadow Bun which l. on nj
side OF the Sewell, but further to The west In the dire,
ton Of Sammersville. The position they now oecipy
G.. --.l 'eus w.