The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-08
IMPORTANT FROM TINE SOUTH.


Tho ssutAern Trosps and Their Move
nssnts.
THEIR DETERMINATION TO ATTACK WASHINGTON
rAMEpIATELY-THE REAsON-soUrH CAROLINA
WANTS TO SACK NEW YoRK-rHE ARMS AND MU-
SrrIoRs OF wAR-THE EFFECT OF THE ARTICLES
IN THE ABOLITION JoURNALs-rHE UNION sENrI-
MINT IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
SCARCITY OF PROvIsIORs-vAsr QUANTITY OF
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TAKEN By THE REBELS
AT HARPKR'S FERRY, ETC.
We have received the following statement from an in
tehgent gentleman OF this city who returned yesterday
At twelve O'Clock from Virginia. where he was 80 lately
Saturday and where he has been for some time he
describes what he las and heard
have been travelling through South Caroliana North
Carolina and Virginia for the last month. have been
stopped times and but for the influence Of friends
I would have imprisoned or roughly treated The
whole Southern country is wild with excitement-the
majority Of the people enthusiastic for fighting but many
flying from terror, some North and some South. The
effect Of the articles the Tribune and other republican
papers s injurious to- the of the Union, exciting
ard stir rg up bitter hatred and determination
These articles all copied into their journals, which
have intelligence Of all that is going on at the North
Tie puYpoee Of the people and the troops alike s to cap
ture Washington and lay !. in ashes, that 1t may no
longer be bone Of contention. They say II s too far
North be the capital Of the Southern coafederacy and
far South TO be the capital Of the Northern confede
racy South Carolina, indeed they talked OF march
ing to Philadelphia and New York and sacking both
cities but in The other States the people only want 10
held what they have south Of the Potomac.
was at Charleston and Columbia Immediately after
the capture Of Fort Sumter. The people there all be-
heved that Major Andersen fired Fort Moutrie and
did Kill the troops and that only two shots
struck the fort Certain s that the story about any Of
the South Carolina troops being killed is all nonsense
have conversed with several Of the troops who fought in
Fort Moultre, and know they told the truth. They all
say that there killed. 1t believed by the
South Caroniars til they Major Andersons speeches
the North that he would join the confederate forces
but after they perceived his real sentiments they do
nounced him traitor.
Night and day tie trains are hled continually with
troops coming North from every point, except that on
the North Carolina Central road they travel only In the
day time from fear the track bridges being inter-
fered with On both North Carolina roads and the
road from Weldon 10 Petersburg armed guards are placed
day and night at the bridges trestes and ouverts to
protect them sganst treachery There are Union men
in the central and parts Of North Carolina but
they dare not open their mouths
On Friday last was ut Iyncnburg, where there we're
1000 irocpe. At Richmond, Saturday, there were
1000 but there had been there which we're sent
In other directions on account Of food.
At Cuipepper Court House there about four thou
road, under arns, ard ready at moments notice TO
start on two trains, whose engines fred up and
wait rg with from twelve 10 fifteen field pieces plat
FORM Besides troops the spot there others
at short distance Near Durnfries there con-
siderable number Of rcops and FIVE thousand were ex
pected TO be point Sunday evening. 1t about
three miles from the Potomac. At Alexandria
| troops They had gone from there to Culpefher
should mention that through the influence Of friend
L
| do who travels North Of Richmond proceeded by q
country road TO Winchester where ouch the preva
Of the Union sentiment that 1t determined u
rase Starr and s.rpes but OF the great
| excitement which prevailed it WAS deemed pru-
deot on reflection abandon the idea The pur-
sued lately by Maryland, too had very favorable effect
upon the Union sentiment, which in the ascendant
all the villages from Winchester Martnsburg in Berk
ley county At the latter place the people appear to be
| all Union TIE Governor called the
county for two hundred men to proceed TO
Harper's Ferry. They mustered, but refused
to march under the accession nag The Union flag
rased and they marched Under IT, saying that they
would resist the invasion Of lincoln to the last but they
wanted 10 fight under the old flag They wanted 20 de-
fend the siate but not 10 JOIN the cotton confederacy.
Only ten out Of the two hundred armed would take the
oath Of allegiance to the Montgomery government
AT srssburg, Saturday, two hundred and Hfty
had arrived from Kentucky, and four hundred and
fifty were expec,ed from that s,aie Sunday,
making hundred in all. The Kentucky men we're
mostly young and they sad they had TO steal away They
were armed with muskes, rifles and bayones.
At Wiliamsport there troop Of cavalry 10 guard
the ferry and were moving up and down the river, in
order prevent surprise at Harpers Ferry, AT ths
last point there 5000 troops stationed in a very
strorg position the heights, with artillery command
ing the railroad the gorge leading to Harper's Ferry
They have cannon IN battery, and II viii require
large force 10 dislodge Gem. ne ground
the other side Of the river higher, and tho poses
zion d that would enable the federal troops with good
batteries 70 drive them away by coming round above
them by crcutous march the effect might be
compl.shed Tho vHglnans have pckess the Maryland
side At Earpers Ferry. There great mistake about
the Arsera being destroyed here. II only the two
cid workshops that destroyed. The workshop
and all that contained not touched by the fire.
From 1000 TO 5000 Of the best kind OF email
obtained by the vrginans, and all the machinery for
the manufa:t CT arns which they busily
moving 10 place Of safety The property obtained at
Harpers Ferry s estimated a. worth seven millions Of
dollars.
At thB place. by order Of Governor Letcher 5000 bar
rels Of -four recently seized on the railroad, With
promise that would be paid for by the state.
saw and heard Of from reliable Of twenty FIVE
or twentysx thousand troops under arms in virginia,
with thirteen fourteen thousand At Raleigh, North
Carolina making total Of about forty thousand besides
numerous troops on the way from the South.
Az TO the statement about no percussion cape beng
Richmond, 1t is untrue. They busy there altering
the locks Of muskets from ints TO percussion AT the
edegar works they turned out three hundred muskets
and rites daily, besidee three coumbads At tho Fa-
yetevile Arsenal, in North Carolina, quantity Of excel
lent arms were sezed-enough 10 arm that State,
with some 70 spare for Virginia. II 10 es-
tmated that IN the whole South there are
500 eco stand Of Of al kinds with plenty Of carron
shot and shels wha. they most likely fail short
Of powder Many Of the troops had revolvers besides
bowie knives, and they say that they end the rites Of
the Northern forces deadly they viii rusb in with the
knives TO close quarters.
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