The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-11-22
VOL. XHI.-NO. %

Interesting Account Of the Condition
and Public Sentiment OF the south.
The New York HerGid of Tuesday con
tains a remarkable art Gle, from a cores
p0ndent who has recently spent several
weeks in the capital OF the Confederate
States, and who was not an idle or uninter~
ested observer of men and things. Tie
article is accompanied with diagram OF
the deienses OF Richmond, aud throughout,
bears unmistakabe evidence OF genuine
ness. We copy such portions as are deem-
ed Of most interest to cur readers
srRESTH OF THE REBEL ARMY.
NV estimate OF the strength OF The reb
el army, gathered from observation
from the data within my reach, gives them
not less than 800 900 men, who are distrib-
uted as follows
Virginia. a....-...... ......''.'.'.... -itVVoV
Tennessee and Kentucky ............. lUO,o U
Missouri. rl...........,..-.- ..........'.. .1o'uOV
Along the Coast .............- .......5O,OO0
To.aI $50 900
/ cannot doubt that the rebels have more
men III the field than the national govern
ment mas. and ! think that the numerous
disasters we have met with are attributable
10 our undertaking the strength OF our ene-
my. While there is no Manifestation OF
military ardOr at the North sthe South is,
as | have said. one universal camp. War
is on every tongue and the subject OF eve
" thought Day and night YOU hear moths
ing but war shouts, exutatOns over Victo
res and imprecatiOns against the damned
Yankees" No business except what is
connected with war IS attended to or
thought or The self sacrifices which these
people impose upon themselves is most eX
traOrdinarv. They take the blank IS and
quilts from their beds, the hOrSes from thelr
stables, tie cattle from their SHEDS, The
ur0veuder from their barns, the sons from
their nearths anu give all TO the cause
which they deem sacred. Universal mad
ness seems 10 have gained possession OF
Young and old and the women. whoshOald
be conservative. ARE more rabid than their
husbands fathers or brothers. Nothing
Dat series OF successive triumphs on all
points, on the part OF the national forces,
can restore them TO reason. II We 60 not
make up our minds to crush out the reb H.
I9u by resistless forces, we might as well
cease this effort of re-tstabshiDg the mon,
and leave these SUutnern fools to the conse-
quences of their own mighty madness. 1t
is a common thing to ind OLD gray-haired
men Of wealth in tie ranks With beardess
DJvs do not believe that there has been
anv drafting for thc army. The force OF
public opinion is stronger than that. De-
nunciation as towards aud poltroons, and
as white hveTed \ Northerners, exclusion
4 iron all society, and cOntemptuons and bru
tai treatment, are the spurs that are applied
10 men to lorce them TO enlist
ARMY SUPPLIES.
Il cannot be concealed that there is great
suffering among the rebel soldiers, and that
immense proportions CT them are constantly
in hospital. The necessaves OF life are
very scarce the luxuries are not to be had
for money. In the matter of shoes, blank
els and hats, there is great deficiency, and
one which no activity on theirp4rt can sup
ply and think that if the coast were
thoroughly blockaded, aud all foreign and
domestic supplies cut off, the rebels would
have 10 yleldA AirOm downright exhaustion.
large coDsignments in supplies, provisions
and mules are received through Missouri
and Southwestern Kentucky. Nashville,
Memphis and Richmond possess immense
stocks OF -four and corn meal. The prices
iu Memphis, on the 10th OF October, were
eiplT-s.. -.................<9p per barrel.
Forh. ..... ..................30 80 cents per ID
3ltter.. ............ .......... 80 cents per 10.
'pNee....-. ................ 90 cents per 10.
Some goods increased enormously in price
such fJr instance, as gray wooen goods.
Steel pens sell at So per box, and soap,
drugs and paper command fabulous prices.
FoUNDRIEs, ARMS AND EQUIPMENTS
The arms in general used among the rebeT
troops are old United States muskets, alter
cd rom tiint!ocks into the percussion, and
rltlrd. There is a factory OF small firearms
at Richmond, and one at Fayette, North
Carolina. ln the former they rifle the
smooth OOres, and also rife cannon. The
Tredegar Iron Works, at Richmond, are
said to turn out eight small and four large
rihed cannon daily. There are also cannon
iOundries at At anita, GA, the iron being
procured from Dalton, near by; two on the
Cumberland river, and one at New Orleans.
Powder Is manufactured at Little Rock.
Arkansas, where sulphur is found in large
quantities. Gun carriages and fOrges are
made at Nashville and at Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
Among the crack batteries in Virginia
are the Washington Artillery of New Or
leans (Walton's), Kemper's and Fschel-
mans. Kemper received his education at
an Austrian school for Artillery.
! Small arms are in great abundance, and
bowie knives are among the favorite weap.
ons OF the rebels. In point OF general equip
ment. the Southern army is far inferior to
the Union troops. In fact outside of Vir-
gina they look more like an armed mob
than regular organized army.