Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-10-25
INTERESTING FROM rae SOUTH.
New orIeau. and Memphis papers to d. 8

New Orleans and Memphis papers to ths q
insisnt furnish ,be following intelligence:
The Mobile Register has letrer from Pen.
sacols, under date Of 25th ultinc. which says:
''We have reports Of several expeditions to tie.
South. Let them come. Their sombs are
open"
The Memphis Appeal (itsl:cs not ours) says:
.fIhe ruuaors relating 10 attempted raid By
lincoln horde Of $4,000 randais on our
Southern coast are not without plausible prob
ability Tnat the ezpeditian will meet with
warm reception 10 most ceTtsin. Governor
Brown and Gen. Lqnton have had their eyes
on The stragetic points Of the coast for some
tune, and what they have done 10 reference to
such proposed visits will be knoTn when the
arrival takes plsce. We have no doubt the
reports from that quarter will be oply such re-
ports as can be caused by the right sort Of
guns in the right place, served BY the right
sort Of arrillerist.. II will be no Haitsras
affair.
The New Orleans Delta states that Capt
Dan Hickok had made a requisiii1n on the
proper authorities for six rifed eannons, to be
placed at the pickets STATIONED a, the approach
es OF The pew cpnsl The e5itor ADDS: "The
cPtiiD I, suspicious Of gun ba,ts. eud wants
give then hot reception if they come pok>
iGg sbout there"
The slDe paper has full and accurate
description OF 'he new GU boa, feet built aud
building at the Government Navy yards and
private ship yards North. The names, tor.
age, number, and ealibre Of guns, g.. are
given 10 detail.
Coufrma'ory Of the verbal reports. VIC 6ud
in the NV Orleans Crescent az order from
he Governor of the State in regard to the
organiE ton IF tie State militia, ssin order
1--WE quite The Greseent) ",o prepare for 60
emergency that may come upon u.s." Il is
not doubted by the same authority that "tbere
j. force enough 10 the State 10 repel an inv2-
sIon, sowe from whatever quarter il m.y."--
TIE Governors order directs that captains
shall drill their companies each day, aRd EN-.
psweIs them to force the attendance of their
Uen by pl4eiug all who refuse 10 d. duty Up-
On he list of persons who are susp ,ctei of
being upsDuui rbeir sllsgiance t. the Con-
ter iaey. The Crescent .hopes that all per-
,on> VIII - on.e respond to this order from
the Governor, snat there will BE- no neces.
-sty Tor black list of Tecrezu and rensS 4des.
X We expect TO save our city from capture
and pillsgc, our wives, daughters, and sisters
from the fate OF rte unfortunate women Of
Maryland, VIC mus, ali shoulder o1r guns aud
prepare for terrible struggle. Ne eau heat
OF any invading force il true 70 ourselves, and
that we will do 1t is as sure as anything in the
future ean be-
The Balz' Telegraph on the 30;h announc-
ed. "a sloop Of war, name unkaown, off the
South Bir, steam f'igate Richmond at the
Southwest Pass, about ore mle above the pi-
loi station; sloop Of war ViDcsunss AMI steam
gunboat Water Witch at anchor outside the
Southwest Bar; the United States steam frig-
ste Niagara and soTe-sbp eff P4ssi ,.0atre.'
The Louisiana Governor's ssIIfder'' calls in
to active service sil persons from Is to As
except the subjects Of foreign Power OF Gov
erumept.