The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-09
SOUTHERN WAR NEWS.

Tho South, asa general thing, have abundant sup.
ply Of provisions and Their grain crops which
ripe ming, never plentiful. There will be abun
dance until next year very largo crop Of com has
been planted, with view OF their getting any from
the North.
Negroes OF all classes deprecated almost through
the entire South from thirty to dity per cent Property
has also fallen in a similar degree
They Edo not yet realize the extent CT the bockadng
Of Southern porte they suppose that cotton will he
shipped.
The Southerners DO rot want Fort Pckens unless the
Confederate government is acknowledged by tho Euro
pean Powers here is now in Pensacola ten thousand
secession troops camped Their being there is but
bait The entire distance from Pensacola TO Washington
be passed over in five days. there rail the entire
distance. Some fine morning Lieutenant Slemmer and
his garrison VIII wake up and look empty camp.
gentleman came through Montgomery within the
past week and states that General Bosuregara was not
there has be been to any of the paces which no was
repo, ted at the North to have been inRichmond No
bile Charleston, Montgomery Pensacola His move
ments are very mysterious.
bet OF $500 offered and accepted in Demonico's
Hote in this city, that General Beaurcgard killed at
the bombndment of Fort Sumter. Certain it is tina.
Beapregard not at place at the time where he was
reported to be- and certain it that official report
the Southern government
New orleans all organized into companies for home
protection and volunteers.
All the volunteers OF the South concentrate in Mont
gomery and sent North As general thing they
mcst desperate and blood thirsty looking set OF men,
gentleman just arrived from the South says that
half Of this accession is the reputation Of debts.
II is a common remark amongst the Sou,hcrners that
one of them whip ten Yankees and if any person
wishes to argue that point with them he advised before
doing SO TO make his will
From conversations heard by gentleman just arrived
and whose statement is reliable learn that in Lynch
burg and vicinity there an army concentrated of
fifty thouaand men. This was week ago The convcr-
saors referred to principally between officers OF
the Southern army at different cities.
The Southern negro body servants will probably fight
to man for their masters but the field hands bear
love their masters and the boast that thirty thousand
win be armed in fow days to assist tho South, is all
bragadoca. louisiana, with the exception Of New Or
ears not very strong for secession no troops what
being sent from the apper country except two COM
panes from Shreveport, on tho Red river.
gentleman from Philadelphia, collector FOR house
in that city, in Nashville Saturday but left on
friend advising him to leave at once and quietly as
possible his sfc would be in danger he vas known
to be in +he city. Tic adviser Cnion man and one
OF inc WFst ClFlg'ls IN peftle-
man who is OF the most prominent there about
week ago hoisec Union flag over his residence the
only in tie city lie not n,erfcrcd with, and at
last accounts the lag yet proudly flying
The real estate owners in ST. Louis are for the most
part for secession but the traders generally Union
meu The traders have compel cd the real estate
TO reduce their rents to half and yet the atter win
not believe that this is the effect Of secession The
cossionltts in st. Louis consider that Union are
alrant cowards and that the southern army noed only
to oonqqer Ia tho city they have shut up ell the
c1ore churches, and colorcd people not allowed in
the strctts unloRs they have license.
Tie Mobile Rines company of about 40 mon,
composed Of young Of the first families. They LEFT
that c:y Friday last FOR Montgomery, and were
OH by rearly the whole white population u Mobile. The
excitement intense their departure and said
to be far greater than anything which has occurred
the South since these difficulties, the people appearing
perfectly wild with enthusiasm.