The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-31
stale Of Aa-ir- I. the s..,s.


We had an interview yesterday with gsn-
tleman who lsft Savannah, Georgi., on Mon
day, the 22d inst, from whom We lssrn,d aom,
interssting facts In relation TO the state Of At.
fairs In the s nth. A. TIA, time ouly tn, Ara
reports OF the battle of lll's Ran b I'd been rs.
ceivei there, and there was no great disposI-
tlon TO r, lica ov.r the re,rjt. Tn, een,rsl
feeling vas that Il was virtually drawn battle.
and as Georgia bad lost ons Of her Generals. IN
the person Of Gen F1Ascts BAarow, Of SL
vanpah; Florida another. In the psrson Of Gan.
JOHNSTON, (co, tn, G. sn' JoHNsIoS Who com
NJ Andsd AZ Ha'per's Fsrfy) and "A G,a. B,r.
CJl. wADx HAMrros. Of South C,olina and
u /. Jackson, bstid,s large number OF the
rank and fls OF tho eouthern army. rors killed
and many wounded, there was but littl. exait-
alton over their victory. When he arrival
AT Atlanta, rews OF the rapid retreat o. our ar
u y had been received aud cauaei mu IN rsioic.
Ing, and in Tsnnesssa the same glseful spirit
was evincsd. In Kentucky the Union man
bore up brayely against the news Of our dsa,-
ter, ard they proud, boat'd that tbs United
STATS Govei n nsnt was strong enough TO Sand
a cczsn ssch dsfeats, without being destroyed
or eensibly weakened.
he states that the nsws OF Cen McC CIHLI.AN's
victories In Western Virginia had CAUSED much
depression among this insurgents Of Georgia,
and that they particularly regretted the death
OF Gen. GARSRrr, and tho destruction Of his
troops Of that state, who had bean considered
by their friends As uucorqunabls, had been
under bis commsnd.
He considers that the greatsst error OF the
North has been In undertaking the strsr 9Th II
the Southern fsrcss In Virginia. He ha, soon
reliable statements sho wing ths. previous
- the late battle they had 1856, 600 man
under arms in that state, and siuc, th IN fur her
r.ipforcems snts have teen ssnt forward. pasv
consider Virginia the battle gaound. and Hos v.
lLL Conn sxpressed the general c,nyiction
whom he declared recently, In Atlanta, that n
,hs insurgents could NOT retaiu possession Of
Virginia their whole cause was lost, Th~s
are great efforts now being made 10 recruii
more soldiers but they meet with c,mpara
lively little success. Nearly all the good avail
sble lighting material OF the South Ia. already
been sent forward. and those whom they are
now irving 10 force into tho service have bat
little sympathy with their causs, and would
prefer either not TO f,ht at all, or to sustain
the Union. There Ia also great d.fIculty In
supplying with arms, munitions aud eanip-
msnts their nav troops.
There will be a great falling OF In the cotton
crop Of the South this ysar-at lea.t one fourth,
The planters sra undecided as to the best plau
Of dispoing Of il. some advise them TO pre-.
pare il q, usual, aud dspcsi. n Al New Orleans.
Oth,rs are opposed 10 this schaua a becaua "A
thew allepe, the accumulati1n of tuch a stosk
OF that precious article would prove an irre,is-
tibl. Temptation 10 northern cupidlty. and that
the Union Army would probably csp,ur. IL.
Thew tAsrefore say that, for the present Il
should aot be git nd, but simply deposited In
Its raw state IN The plantations. rhe tffJrl 70
. cure cotton subscriptions to the Coufedsrats
loan meets With moaera'e success. Ths large
u anters Of Gec rgIa sppsar TO be williug TO sub,
scribe freely, as they are auimated by such al
intsnse hatred Of The North, tba, they arc ready
to sacrifice svtrJ thing they Tosssss TO promote
the success Of the insurgsnt army. They
say thsv would much rather bs subjects Of
Great Bhtain than citizens Of the United
Sta'ss. Bat the small planters have little OF .
faith In the Cunfedera,e bonds, aud many oil
them refuse To suos:rib, single bale to the
pT0posoe loan.
IL is said that in the northsrn part OF the
state there IL stu a str"Ig Union ssatiment.
Al Atlanta q soldi'r, who had bssn whiting
that ec.ion on fuIlougb, declared wh,n he
heard man hurrAh ~ JEFF. DAVIS that he
tLd iat'ly seen geoi many Georgian, who
were ready 10 turrah foi LIHcoLN.
la travelling upon the cars the pa.ssug'r are
all very rsseiy.d and silent. Zach man ap.
paArs diAtruttful OF his com panion, AMI fearfal