New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-03
NEWS FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.

One of the crew Of tie steamship Nashville left
Charleston s. c., eight days ago, and arrived here on
Saturday having travelled the distance by railroad. lie
brings some important information regarding the con-
dton Of affairs in that nest OF traitors aud other re-
belious districts He arrived at Charleston during The
bombardment of Fort Sumter.
The opinion Of the people Of Charleston Is that there
were several killed and wounded in the bonbardment
Of Fort SUMTER rebI officer riding down the bench
from Charleston had hsrse killed under him by ball
from the fort. Snss the bombardment about two
thousand men have gone from Charleston to Virginia,
and the rest remain there garsonng the forts There
are about one hundred and hfy men at work on Fort
Spmter requiring damages, and the fort u now In
state of repair The men IN the iorts AZ Sharestoi;
swarm with vernin. Tho Charlestonans are Hitting
up four privaetrs bark, brig. and two sehooners.
The brig is an old SLAYER that has been sunk ut the
mouth Of tho harbor for several montbe They OK
press the OF inion that one Of them can click ono
hundred and fifty Yankees, and the military have
speda animoeity against the Sixtypinth Regiment and
the Zouaves. Business in Charleston Is at Sandstl,
and South Carolina money at discount OF FROM ten TO
All lie men between the ages of 10 and 30 gone
in the army Our informant had considerable difficulty
in getting clear of Charleston. lie was paid OF IN
bills which he Obliged to cash ut the usual cis-
count and it was only through the influence of Robert
Bunch the British Consul, that he succeeded in ak.
inc his way to New-York. At Florence, which WA
the first depot the train stopped NJ after leaving
Charleston, 800 troops came on board. They We're
we'll armed having rifles and bsyonets, rev0lvers and
bowie-knyts. The majority Of them had no uniforms,
however. They were ON their way to Virginia, ard
were loudly cheered at all the stations through which
they parsed While at the railroad depot, an old man
asked our informant where he WAS FROM lie replied
Charleston and the old man, taking him for South
ern soldier said he had swo in the Confederate
Array and would like to be in it bimse only that his
age did not allow him. This is an indication Of the
mad sprit of rebellion that pervades large portion OF
the Southern mind. AT Richmond, 1000 men were
seen drilling, but there may have Teen many more
there There IL good deal Of discomfort and deserion
| In the Confederate Army. One man at Richmond
was to be- courtmartised for saying he would be all
right when he got to Washington, for Ia Dad friends
| there.
On the cliffs commanding the bridge at Harper's
Ferry there are three guns posted One Is revolver,
another 81, and The third smaller There may
have been It stated in tho cara tiss i3oO0
troops hold the place. Il IS the generally
desire of the soldiers here and else where to have TIE
heads of Gen. Scott and Abraham Lincoln. While the
| cars were passing from Rchmondto Harpers Ferry =
| conversation occurred between two men, from which
it appeased that three who tried to desert IRON
the rebels were captured by them Rocks are knoeked
over the track OF tne railroad at Harper Ferry, form
Ing Larricades for distance Of about quslser Of
miis. About iiva miles from Rock Point The train
csme within the fnes Of the Northern army by whom
IA was stoppe, and examined. IL FROM this poin
fsw ard the NorTh troops were SEEM and there an
10 Southern troops "a compare with .lem ~ appear
su. and discipline, u Baltimore sAers u sgopI