New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-23
THE CONDITION OF THE SOUTH.

From The PAaad<lphia Pren. May 70.
A gentleman just retonet from New Orleans wa
Montgon merry called Yesterday, and communicated
many important and interesting items of intelligence
az tie operations ETC.. of the SO tbern ebet lie
informs US that ii is generally Understood IN MONT
gomery that i'm pedisey upon the passage OF the Sc
o.sson Ordinance by Virginia, the seal Of the Con-
federa,e Government viii be changed 10 Richmond,
and it has been proposed that tire Confederate Con.
gress shal convene there Oh the it OF next Jny' al
through the South they are abnndabtly supplied win
firearms of tie Mimic aud Eutield patterns. Since
September last there have been large ano eeady Inn
porstions Of English ard Belgian arms into New
Orlsanf, Mobile, and ether Southern ports They
sa,s ma a%Bs Of r Ra seized at NoR
have been conveyed 10 al. Important points Ia ,he
Seeded States that would be likely to suffer iron in
invasion.
Az MANY Qnps re- could be spared have been removed
from Charleston larbor and sent TO Pensacola, Sl-rs
they have been mounted i'll the batteries. Gen. Bragg
has sixty mortsrs bearing point blank upon fot
Iictens. The railroad from Montgomery 10 PenSaro's
was completed two weeks ago yesterday LARGE num-
bers of cavalry are concentrating at the latter
point and the iuiantry are being Withdrawn and sent
North The object Of concentrating the cavalry ut
Pensacos IL probably more eheciually 10 resist the
handing Of the United States troops. For similar
purpose sandbag batteries have been erected Tor
number Of miles along the shore. -,
For a number OF months past, the women and chii-
oren lave been busily occupied in sewing ana hling
thee sand-bavs. Nevertheless, Gen. Bragg does NOT
deem it advisable TO attempt the capture OF tort hck.
err this time aud the project has been deferred
indefinitely. His whole attention now seens direct
o opposing eilectuts resistance tn any ann attaek
Of the Cover ment troops. The latter, under COi'
Brown, have been equally bury in throwing up sand.
baeres on Santa Rosa Island, having been provided
with sabdbags by the United States transport Atlantic
Their exerionr have far proved successful tat all
he orks Of fertilization thoroughly protected
The rebels have an espec dread Of the United States
troops which recently arrived from Texas havrS VII
messed their flying artillery drill on Santa Rosa Island.
The rebel force now ut Pickens under Bragg, Is
ESTIMATED to he about 500, onefourth o. which con-
tirtr Of cavalry. .
The author les at Montgomery estimate that, with
their present organization, hoy are able 10 put ioW
into the fell, fully equipped ard armed ana Win
amnulo ion for one year. our iuiormant states that
he has every believe that they DO no, exag-
gerate their strength. His opportunities nave oeen
such rs To enable hin to become thoroughly poe'eu
this poi1i, and, being ~ heart astcpg Union MAD,
his statements may be relied npon. he states that
there sill many friends Of tie Union, even III the
Cotton StaLes VINO have entertained no douot as 10
the ultimate result Of tlis contest tince the decisive
action Of the Government, which has Inspired item
with feeling of greater confidence IN lis stability.
Numerous cases are isaDced 10 which they have re-
fused 10 quidte the debts contracted with the rtbe
upon the ground that the latter, have rePudated their
just debts due in the NORTH They declare that they
took part in bringing about the present troubled
state of affairs; that they do not intend 70 Contribute
| 20 the support OF o Secession Government
On his way mp, informant noticed III the dinerent
slations .Re coscrosa Of tuops, who aPPeaxedto b