The national Republican., 1861-11-26
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:, : From Fortress .M9nrSe.,t !
ARRIyAL OF TN q ssvr DNrp n

l., ., ABRHtyAL BRH OF tn ssTEsMEe LOUISIANA.
T' 'Kt An esily hour,esp tN,dtaaJ morning, the
Sssssassai Stars '.,stf =, ot Porter ca~se
.aassps sf sSsuR s$ r1Rse,s pscs sns sns
=, about . ready g 3 ss lferss HstFras within
1mS past Week, nunbsr1slsrbgimepts, \, had
reached Fortrsss,a aMonrosofroti AnnapoIis,
ssxsE ssa%s,. hssaE s. 9o'p
1,oa,a5S e s.y .ssy1F r true.
Csxpc1ta9eed, and ftactsstesmsrn der Ared with a
bundle o. unseaIed lstesrs,Stfy precious IL
dsed to AL who ortostve them ,Iiet ri, ntar.
ested, however, understand, t0at the convey.
ance OF these letters is'restffcted bv General
| 'Moai' to- prisoners, and none Others. There
was out single passenger, II lady, who went
"a Norfolk with the hag OF truce, land she had
ESSssaea M"slss,.. IN EGtgng y pass under Generai
noO'etiahaow signature. This ID the second
sSs i%i ss,. se Aa' passed !Re RueioT it will be
gehsraI ,BJijer went, down to thd fortress on
= anaifsday ,lai Shtspsnt Friday at tport Newf,
w@ Teceiysd. withps ssate;gdamt up in the
mornipg, 4, and lwentpn'tb'shs capital upon busi
tSrss Ss hi, rss;sS;. ~ ers"de ~hie copsiss of
W., AsRfviI DR., fHE srEAnEp ADkLAsDR2
' .IhSAtsafaer ADELAIDE, Capt. iambs ., Crnnap =,
fStcned bar wharf 9 esterdsy morning al seven
O'Clock, bringing the mail and asn Ails number
os passengers, amongst whom wdre several
omcers OF the army. The state OF affairs At
Fortress Monroe are reported quiet. and, no
souve movements of any character are noted
with the exception that several steamers,
VI xithia the past rev days, have been engaged in
the ttsnspSftation Of volunteers from Annap /.
ntayld sPSinti whefN they are cohgreg eating
Nrssthe pntpose Of accompanying a second
1ASN Ntxped ltipn 10 sosis Southern destination
TtHH ns2 Ruohc, ana the aotien Of the Min.
EsRCEn1R FROM THE REBEL Amy. g. 4
Among HeSpassengers whb came hp in the
steamer waS M. James johnson, a private in
LlRS YsDtt Georgia Regiment, who gives an in.
tsresting account Of three months experience
W W tne secession army. A native Of the State
-vith'a frhend, to'5avalhah, ia the early part Of
rsss;, rutx 'T4nf Of .sucosss and Of beans SIN in.
duced htms i9 the month ef.August, to enlist il
R6R@oad Sith,his oo2msSd And wss Stationed ID
near there ever since. OnHwednesdAy, after
many heartfelt lOhgfifgs for home, ID deter
mined to attempt an escape, and SUCCEEDED in
'passing two hbeSof pickets without being stop
Ped. long journey on foot was also success
'faify nads ~ far as a place called Houng's
Mills, which Is about ten miles from B g Bethe,
here he was stopped bya cavalry pic ket, but
MS request 70 pass over 10 the opposite side of
= creek tor the.pgrpase.of purchasing provis-
IONS AT small country store was granted and
as soon az ne gained tho shere, he made good
haste towards tho Federal sneampments which
were soon safely reached. 1t chanoed 10 be a
Massachusetts siencampment, and the ftst men
ne met were old friends. Mr.. Johnson teports
that the discipline of tho Confederate srmy is
very strict. but generally speaking the officers
we're Kind to the men, They had plenty Of
good bread served to the men, but no coffee
nor tea, and boef not more than four times per
week. The supply of vegetables verb also
very meagre and the men complained lpudy.
The soldiers wore well shod and hs for
their uniforms, NJ ,tsa specimen which is
OF the coafsest kirrr a light grey negro cloth.
lie left. here yesterday AFTERNOON fot the
North. -. = ~ WV
Mr.. Johnson communicated some impdrtant
views to General Wool, In relation to the loca
tion. or . newly -eEeoted Confederate battery
net fsrfrom NewpprtNews, which was shor ly
the movement being based upon the infdrma.
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