New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-27
xHE PRO.SLAVENY REBELLION.
FROM GEORGIA.
RECRUITS.

xoc, ,.u pyppDITIoN--THE LATEST iNsVIi'
From Our Special Correspondent oo,
SAVANNAH, March 20, 1861.
Yesterday another batch of recruits from 1ari'
an. nouts along the Central Railroad, arrived
hare by the night train, in charge of an Orderly
ssr,eant. This is part Of the regular army"
Of which probably one thousand IN plumber are
gathered in or near this city. They are des-
tined to supply the place of the volunteer COM
ps,ies in possession Of the forts. They VIII Do
immediately put under drill twice day, and as
,osu as possible brought into state OF dlscl-
o,lued efficiency. Such quiet movements OF
trooys as this have been transPrlng IN all par's
OF ,he South, with the design to checkmate al
every point the slow and vacillatiDg movements
of the General Government. Au military mat
hers, having been transferred to the control OF
me Montgomery Government, are being conduct
Cd with that unity, energy, and secrecy which
eomnen sense dictates as appropriate. Con-
semplstea maneuvers are not published in advance
in the newspapers, nor are military plans con-
cected and discussed by public debating socie-
y. From present appearances it woSld seem
that as previous preparations enabled disunlon 70
rear its head in tyrannic superiority OF strenSh'
snA trample on a'GOvernment which It had d's'
srraed, and rendered as helpless as 1t was IN
suspicious, so now, if the new ADMINISTRATION Is
s,,t on the alert, it will suddenly fnd itself con-
trunted by an armed organized snd powerful
army. already in the field and laundering ct Its
rn.es. when It will clamor for absolute posses
s,0n. and with the dctatOrial air of cOnGueror.
The Jackson Artillery are expected in this city
to-day on their return from st. Simon's Island.
They were sent there soma months ago by Gov.
Brown, at a heavy expense, both public and
private. We understand that about five thou
saad dollars was raised in Macon (their honey by
private subscription toward their eutht. Re
eently, too, we notice call fore further contri-
buttons in behalf of their destitute families.
What good they have done by going nobody knows
1t was reported that flibustering expeditions Of
Aeohtionlsts were expected; and this company
wus ssnt for the protection of the exposed coast
plantations. HO 6ever, they planted their battery
Oh tue south end of St. Smon's Island, and
snased themselves with bringing to few OF the
Gerry few crafts which the harbOr Of Brunswick
row attracts to its forlorn shores. We trust
tsat by this time they aud their abettOrs are
aatished that watching Out" for Abolition In
eursiousts is poor business, in fact, "all in the
sye." At fret they were received with great at
lection, aud gIOriied exceedingly. The adjacent
planters were Every hO.pitable," &c. They
furnished, no doubt, g nine days wonder TO
the gaping idlers Of Brunswick and Darien. But
ixtsery we have heard sadder reports. They
"eou,dn't get any thing to eat" Friends at home
seut theu "boxes full Of good things;" but still
tho pnvations of war weighed heavily upon them.
The late clustering and stormy weather IA.
vrobably broken their hearts entirely. Their re-
surn is the ouly sensible feature of the whole
performance. AS to afording any defense OF tn,
coast against UOited States vessels, tho e1ped
ton was ridiculous. Two l2-Pounders and fOul
e-pounders constituted their battery manned BY
about 80 men. A war vessel could have speedily
asarmed them without exposing itself to the
least injury.
This morning a report is current that " the
Aoop Isabella, coming from New-Oreans, with
provisions for the United States feet was over
hauled off Pensac ia and captured" This excites
much comment, as being equivalent to declara.
Eon of war. To all intelligent men, indeed, the
prospect of avoiding ultimate war seems very
posr one. The more the General Government
rccedes, the more urgent does the rebellion be-
come. The Secession leaders believe the policy
Of tho Government to be that of waiting for re.
acton, and carefully avoiding collision with
<iew TO aiding reconstruction " in the South.
The danger is that this will not be allowed; that
o contest of arms will be precpitated while the
South has the advantage of greater preparation,
add thus not only ruin Reconstruction" but
unite the whole South upon a policy Of force.
measures. Such a policy l believe would BE-
generally acceptable here as soon as it seemed
likely to be successful. Let peacemakers be-
ware, then, lest while they are bowling against
O " coercion" which has the claims of law and
order TO support it, they be not themselves over
taken by " coercion" which, after PREACHER.
suSIy invading and disarming them, iupudently
throws the sword into the scale and says, L" Kae
pi6tiS."