, 1861-07-11
NEWS FROM ss ssSECKSSIa.N
IntereattDR Items from the Land OF
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NEWS FROM AssEuKss1A.n
Interesting Items from the Land OF
Dixie.
From the New Orleans Delta, Ju1y4l
a ACoNruMAcIous CONDUCTOR, Mem
pIis R,tUeti,. is informed that the coudnctor
on the railroad betweenB Blfstol ana Knoxville,
Tennessee, recently refused to racognixa the
Certificate OF the Con4ederatH Hoyernment,
passing soldfeis: on oficaE busiuess ov6E the
road fee; avuWing that the4 Government Naa
not worth cent, and threatened to put every
pay his pasaaga' The suggestion Of the: Buz-
ldtn, that tho gentleman should be looked al.
ter, is apropos.
Down on RussE1L-The Pstauune has a &C.
we're review of Russe1l's letter descriptive of
what he saw at Pensacola and Fort Pickens,
and considers his revelations IS those Of spy
who abused the confidence Of those who, On
the assumption that he Was man Of honor,
permitted him to observe closely all the AZ.
rangements Of the two combatants.
GEN, WEE PREPARING FOE L SPRING
PHuL1PFI, July 3.-Gen. Wise has l5, 600 men
under his command, and will attack the enc
my on thesAth Of July.
PooR; PATTERsoNi-H July g.
4 dispatch over R. Patterson's (Major Gene
1al commanding) signature, dated Black river,
sontherners. % This lie -eTatifies C;en. Srott
very much.
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1sai sS5ss55 psasida14 nas;a boa 9ssnaa
ton announcing Tennessee member Of the
Southern Confederacy according to the act Of
Congress-
new ORLEANS MARk8rs-Cotton, sales to-
day, "a bales. Yesterday, 45 bales. Receipts
to day, 81 bales. Tobacco-We hear Of some
inquiry but Of no sales. - sugar-There haye
been seme small sales to-day at ~ for good
fair and ~ for. yellow clarified, and yesterday
5@5Ac. for clarified. Molasses-75 bbls. prime
reboiled, and 10 choice reboiled, sold from the
LeVee at 25c. per gallon. Flonr-200 bb1s,
superfne sold at So; retailing at IS 50 per bbl
Co1n-Sa1es 200U sacks, including 400 otdina-
~ white mixed at 70, 500 white at 6S, and
1,200 white, yellow and mixed, at 60c. for
mixed, and Csc. per bushel for yellow and
white. Oats-200 sacks cold ut 55c- per bush.
Po1k-Mees is retailing slowly at $25 per Dbl.
RECEIPTS BY RA1LRoAD.-New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Northern Canton, July s
- bales cotton, Gillespie, Jourdan & Co.
MARINE 1KTE4I1aENcR Cleared yestenaay-
Steamer II. R ". Hill, Newell, for Memp6is
Arrited yes&erday-Music, Brown. from Ia
fourche Laurel Hill, Groas, from Ravon
Sara; Vicksburg, White, from Argyle Tand.
ing.
lFEom the Charleston Mercury, July 81
WAY WE DON'T GO oAuEAD-Correanonde
Of the Aercu,g Richmond, June SO.-There il
no war news, The contendfnp nart;e. atan1
near each other. apparentIy i}ke t1Fo aoraos
animals Natchinp e;ery movement nf tf7a ~
ready to spring forward to an enconnter fha -,
moment the fierce defiant gaze Of either IN i1-
d;cates action, or the unsteady motions Of one
gives the opportunity to the other, The no.
mIent or tic opportunity to strike boldlv
has not arrived II the Judgment of the militia.
~ chiefs Of either the Confederate or Northern
armies. Neither appears to have colIectad
| and concentrated all the mnscnlar forca
necessary. Yet this constant rvaitinr ~ :
titude is an exhaustiDe oue. In srisa IF tha
ability of the comrnanders fhia ;,oa+;rs ;rs
positiou Is ouesfiouanla. Whefher '1S,i, Strict
military science nav nrescr;ha 40 t1sa rnia ~
action, common sense seems to @ no;nf ~ ont NJ
boldness as the best stratery On % orr aide
The morale of the two armies' a. 7xefi a. NJ
the people Of the South and North ia mn
alike. tur neon]e ara hold. dfrect in,nn1s;,o
and ran win better hv a coTn 1e ,a1;- tbaa ~ :
enemv The YANKEES ara co;d e1.t tn.19 ~ eae
cnmVenf,nr TheV wont a. caIar1atn ~ ~ ~. ~
plan OF cheating, and time to carry out their
%Ga!emauons' % Inc Nortn, II 1s evident, from
5Iahoo rtaa - m 9upe naYe alfGaay mst, ls
Great Rafha1 and +ha ,haoi7S ~ g.le ~
rent nf reaction has set N 4hro,ob,ts 6m uhS Luz
narts nt the Norft Tho ofto,ano - ~ ~