The national Republican., 1861-08-24
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

TLSNEssEE EouAvEs. are happy TO an
nounce that regiment of Zouaves is now being
formed 10 this State for the army of the Con-
federate States, to serve during the war. The
regiment Is to be armed with rifles and SO re
bayonets, aud uniformed in the regular ZOuave
costume of the French. 1t is to be commanded
by Col. l. G. Anglade, who was for several
years connected with that service in Europe,
and is one Of the most thorough military schol.
gentleman. He has been connected with sew
eral Of the military schools Of the country, and
was professor in the Western Military Institute
In this city when the war broke out.-RicI,mOnd
Enquirer.
A LINCOLN GENERAL OFFERS TO SURRENDER
HIS CoNNAND.-It may be comfortable for Lin
coin to know that letter has been addressed
to high officer iu the Confederate service, by
high officer in tbe United States army, who
holds very important post, Offering 10 join
the cause Of the South himself and surrender
his command into the hands Of Our troops. The
letter itself will vouch for this statemei it.--Mo.
bile Register.
Missouri, the Delta now considers sate," and
recommends that Kentucky next be taken in
hand. THAT State and the whole We ~ says
the editor, "must be made to feel that this is
war. and to feel 1t until they cry peccavi!'"
The New Orleans market reports continue 10
indicate the same absence Of " business which
has been their distinguishing feature since the
commencement Of the blockade. We quole
from the Picdylne of the 18th:
"Cotton-We did not hear Of II sale to-day;
receipts, none. Molasses- Nothing reported
Lard Nothing transpired. Coffee--Nothing
reported"
A Richmond correspondent Of the Mobile
Ne,os "a lady, the editor says,) represents that
city ,,, g, vsry"gay;" I T. The The, writer rr, says:
every evening In her own parlor and as 1t was
etiquette, we did ourselves the honor Of paying
our respects. found her most aiiable, and an
exceedingly intelligent and sprightly tslker !;
aud, with her finished usage de monde. she is
peculiarly fitted to do honor to our Executive
Mansion
The Mobile papers are jubilant over the de-
struction of Hampton by General Magruder.
The Ne,os calls 1t "a Moscow sacrifice"
The secession editors all gloat over the arrest
of Mr.. Ne SOD, OF Tennessee One Of them
heads the news, g A Traitor Bagged."
The projectile which passed through General
Beauregard's headquarters at the battle OF Bull
Run, on the 18th Of July. has been presented
by him to the Mayor of Richmond. Mr.. Mayo
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Letcher who is gathering lot Of war curiosi-
ties.
The Richmond papers s,y that Mrs. Henuing
sen, vile of the filibuster who Is now in General
Wise's staff, had arrived in that city from New
York. They also state that she was closely
searched by the Unionists, but that she man
aged to get through with over thirty pounds Of
quinins, i've revolvers, and galvapic battery
| Smart woman.
The Frankfort Yeonlan says that Gov. Ma.
gofin deputies N. A. Dudley and F. Hunt as
commissioners to President Lincoln, to request
the withdrawal OF the troops from Kentucky
and George johnson to President Davis to
request him to respect the neutrality Of Ken
lucky.
r. W. Barnwcll, in letter from Charlottes
vilie dated August II, says:
1.-THE supplies of clothing for the army are
not sufficient. The destitutiOn OF our army IN
clothing and food Is terrible. Many applica.
tons are made TO us by we'll me1, who wish to
escape sickness for extra pairs of drawers, OF
socks, or undershirt,. 1t will require every
nerve to be strained by you at home and our.
selves here to meet the exigencies OF the fall
and winter, should the war last so long"
|, A BROTH OF A BoY.-The Richmond Dispatch
tells the following: A wounded soldier, be.
longing to Captain Kings company, seventh
regiment Georgia volunteers, is now in Rich
mond. He is twenty-seven years old. His
wife is twenty two. They have fourteen chill
dren, nine boys and FIVE girls, eleven of whom
are now at school, His wife gave birth ia
twins Fix times, who are all alive. All the
sickness OF the whole family since his marriage
would not exceed the sickness OF one person
three days His parents raised twenty.sevcn
! children, six boys aud twenty'one girls Tx