Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-13
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
"why the wheels of the Chariot Delay.


The Richmond Examiner, the other day,
experimenting an immediate attack from
Washington, prayed for jeff. Davis and the
southern troops to come to their relief, and
cried with agonizing emphasis, "Wby do the
wheels of the chariot delay?" Perhaps the
following suspicious paragraph, from Gov.
Pickens' speech to the LIST Regiment of South
Carolina volunteers, on their return from
Morris Island, will throw little light on the
subject of inquiry Gle regretted exceeding.
ly that anything should have occurred to pro-
duce disturbance in their ranks Although
they had not volunteered to 90 to Virginia,
yet there were circumstances which induced
them to refuse, that to them, as volunteers,
might be justitiable. He was proud to say
they had not refused from want OF patriotism
or courage. On the contrary, there were many
circumstances which were known to the of
Ulcers OF the regiment alone and to themselves.
lie knew they were as brave, as noble, and as
patriotic body of troops, as ever came for
ward so CALAMITY to sustain the state He had
no censure to pass, but, on the contrary, re
turned them his heartfelt thanks for the noble
endurance aud patience with which they had
nearly served out their time"
THE REBELS AT HARPER's FERRY.
The Wheeling (Va.) Inteligencer of the
9th, learns from gentleman that day from
Harper's Ferry, that the condition of the Cit.
zens of the town is very bad. All were out of
employment, and some were without money
anu provisions were very high. One man of
tered to sell for $3.50 cash, a house and lot that
had cost him Sl2O0, without finding one to
take him up There had been about five thou
sand Virginia troops there but tine number
had been reduced by detaclments being sent
to different parts OF the state. On Saturday
orders were received 10 have all the goverlI-
ment properly vacated, and the impression
was that endorsements would soon reach
there. We have since received information
verifying this statement reniorcements from
Kentucky and Tennessee having reached there
on Sunday. The troops had been doing pref
ty much as they pleased, compelling farmers
to furnish provisions, and pressing others, with
their teams, into the service to haul provisions
into town, tor all of which they were being
paid in Virginia scrip. Only about three
thousand stand of arms land the greater part
of them were old flint locks fell INTO the
hands OF the secessiOnsts, after the evacuation
Of the arnory by the United States troops
The gentlelaan gave it as his opinion that
reaction would take place as soou as the gov
eminent took some encouraging stand-that
the good old Union feeling OF the surrounding
counties would break forth.
The Baltimore American learns from a reli
able and intelligent source that there are
about three thousand Virginia troops at Har-
per's Ferry Of these six hundred are I'M
armed and six hundred are supplied only with
common tiint.lock mus kets. -Four companies
of cavalry finely mounted and well drilled
compose portion OF the force. The Com
nlissariat Department is badly attended to.
The troops are poorly and irregularly fed, and
much discomfort existed Provisions were
very scarce, and many OF the townspeopie
who had been throw II out of work were sut-
tering severely. The general feeling among
all except the troops was of complaint over
the evils and hardshps that secession had
brought upon their hitherto peaceful and pros
porous community, and a respondent hope
that Virginia might still determine to remain
in tile Union. Most OF the machinery had
been removed from the government works,
but sumo work was still going on i'll the rifle
factory. A good deal OF doubt and various
rumors prevailed in relation to the probable
movement of The troops. BY some it was
thought that they would take possession of
the Maryland side OF the Ferry and fortity the
heights as the only meaEs Oh maintaining
their position if attacked, whilst Others be
lieved that after the removal OF all the ma
chinery they would be entirely Withdrawn.
Our informant also states that Virginia only
recovered sir hundred arms from the ruins Of the
arsenal, and this statement seems to be con
frnled by the fact that portion OF the force
assembled there was still unarmed.
CALL FOR GUERILLA PARTIES.
The Richmond Despatch says: "All over
Virginia, particularly in the Tidewater and
Potomac counties, there are great many men
who do not belong to companies, and WHO
probably will not .or some time. They have
not regulation weapons, but almost every man
OF them has rifle or a shot gun or tilrt-lock
musket, and one or more pistols OF some kind.
All these men should form neighborhOod
squads OF lom five to fifteen, according TO
density of population, put the weapons they
have in perfect ORDER, make each OF them
strong, sharp sheath-knlie-a large old. file
makes splendid one-keep their best and
most active horse always fresh and in good
condition, and have a signal at which they
shall all gather at some rendezvous. Such
squads are to act gueras, and ii the enc.
my approaches their section OF the country,
hang upon his outskirts, fill the hollowS, hide
behind the trees, in di .ches, anywhere that
they can best protect themselves and cut down
the enemy. Such men so armed and equip
ped, can destroy an enemy's army more GER
tainly AMI effectively than regular troops, and
hands OF q cool, determined CIan is sufficient
Ten men, so provided, and using proper judy
ment, can pick off hundred men i'll a day S
march, with little risk 10 themselves. They
will also prevent foraglng and marauding par
Ties from scattering through the country, and
every man they drop will be furnishing Vir-
gnia with at least another weapon. Ii our
men through the country will organize thus
all of them, boys, old men, ali who are not in
active service-no army can ever reach Rich
mond, and our state can never be filed with
the band of lawless siragglers who threaten
to carry SO much terror and desolation to our
homes and firesdes"
PENSACOLA AND FORT PICKENS.
The correspondent of the Charleston Mer-
curry writes from Pensacola that there are
there about eight thousand confederate t.oops.
The work of erecting batteries at all points
within reach goes on briskly and assiduously,
though it is understood that they still lack
some days of preparation to enable them to
open effectively. About twenty columbiads,
most OF them OF eighth calibre, and two or
three mortars, are already mounted The
other artillery is mostly thirty-two FOUNDERS.
The depot tor provisions has been removed a
few miles in rear of the camp, to place it out
of reach Of the enemy's guns. The navy yard
was the depot, but it was unsafe to continue it
as such. 1t Is not thought that any immediate
collision will take place. The prospects indi-
cate a slow and long siege, probably of six
mouths duration The garrison in Pckens is
900, and there is reserve on the ships of
about 1000 more. The fleet will not be very
effective. 1t will be utterly impossible for
them TO enter the bay, and they cannot get
within effective range of the state troops. The
Il NJ.