The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-27

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yer, and succeeded in capturing one hum
bred and thirteen Of them. So say The
afternoon dispatches.
ESCAPE OF SLAvEs.-The Suffolk cor
respondent of the Petersburg Express states
that some fifty negroes have left, that see--
ton recently. and thrown themselves into
the hands of the enemy at Old Point. The
excitement abont Suffolk is considerable on
the subject, and the people are taking active
measures to arrest the stampede. The Nor
folk Day. Book says that many valuable
slaves are making their escape on the Rap
pahannock. -l.
PATRIoTIe.-The ladies of Louisville,
Winston county, Mississippi, have spun,
Wove, and made up full suits for the Win
stoR Guards, now in Virginia. 81
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.-We cordially !
sympathize with the desire so generally ex-
pressed that the present flag shall not re- |
main the permanent ensign, of the Confed- |
eracy. It looks altogether too much like 4
the old concern for the emblem of q sepa-
rate and independent nation. While we are
emerging from the chrysalis, the present /
flag may appropriately represent transit
ton state, but, when we have attained our
| unquestioned place among the nations, let
US have flag as different from the United
man to devise. We want nothing in our
| insignia any more than our principles Tor
| sentiments to remind us of the hypocriti-
cal despotism which we have thrown off.
Bgy-A bill has been introduced into the
| Georgia Legislature to appropriate five
million dollars as war fund for the de
Tense Of the State for the year 1862.
IRON CLAD STEAM RAM SH1Ps-The Sec
rotary of the Confederate States navy in
vites proposals for the construction of four
sea-going iron-cla5 and baiI-proof steam
ram ships, to carry at least four heavy guns
each.
The Nashville correspondent of the Ar
gus, in letter dated Nov 18th, says
Events are crowding on us very rapidly.
Battles must be fought soon in Virginia and
Kentucky. In the next few days, in all
probability, battle will have been fought
at Manassas, at Bowling Green, and Column
bus. Richmond's fate depends on the first,
Nashville on the second, and Memphis on
the third. Ny impression now is, Memphis
is in more danger than either of the other
cities. The question very naturally arises,
win the Confederate States neglect the Mis-
sissippi Valley Win they not reinforce
Polk at Columbus and save Memphis and
the Valley2 / trust they will. One thing
is certain, the tlg of war has eome-from
this time on the war will be no child's play.
Look out for great events.
The prospects of the rebels in Kentucky
attract much attention The RusselIville
: (Ky.) correspondent of the Argus, in a let
ter dated Nov. goth, only week ago, says
that Breckenridge, with 5000 men, was
there for the protection of the Convention
} which was about to take Southern Ken
r lucky out of the Union. Geo. W. johnson,
! of Scott county, is to be the new Governor.
> The writer says of the movement of Brock
9 nridge;
The idea of marching 5000 men from
Bowling Green to this place, distance Of
twenty-five miles, for the admitted purpose
of protecting and assisting a body of over
: two hundred Intelligent men in perpetrat-
r ing one of the Eeriest farces of the age, i:
Iaascs 81 gsisIitarx.. vslursaI,-u
= about the estimation in Kentucky.
The following speculations. under date O
Green correspondent of the New Orleans
=: Picayune:
the l4th, are INDUCED By the BOWLING,
: II may De considered settled now. think
shaS the Confederate army will make M
. forward movement from this place this sea-
; son. Such movement 1 yet believe MIGHT
nave been made month ago, and if made
/ ehen would have been successful. Six
we95s ago our troops could have gone to
! Muldrough's Hill without firinoea o1In and
when there could have been snficienfIv
strengthened by the Kentuekians who
would have Joined them to have held that
position and Kept the enemy in check That
time has now passed .5 Is =
Inc enemy had time to recover from bia
panic, while our friends everywhere in the
interior and Northern Kentucky have he
come dispiFited to some extent. in r eo6se-7
quenee OF the seeming helplessness ofspccor
Delng sent them. And not only have the
enemy recovered from the panic caused nv
General Buckner's advance, but they have
| pen reinforced till their strength must now
De az least double that of ours, and their
loIGes consist IN the main Of Northwestern
souiets' Dne oest IN their service, and all are
Their forces are divided. their right 1v;,,or
under Gen. Crittenden being at Calhoun
thelr center, under Gen. Sherman. ON the |
Louisville railroad, and their left. under /
UeneraI W. r Ward, at Columbia or Camp- |
bellsVllle- The wings of this army are II
ing gradually pushed forward or-c,1r Hsnlrg
Whce the center might be thrown forward |
at any tme General Crittsnden has GER
tain sent at least two regiments within
the last forty-eight hours to Rochester. or
some point near there, and unless these are
quickly attacked and cut to Dieces 80
merely driven back, they will probably be-
followed by others in few days.
On the whole, the position of the Confed-
crates in Kennedy is rather ernbarrassinp
and cannot well be bettered without rein
Iorcements, which the government cannot &
IN All probability send to them. The Fed Fl
erals have poured IN troops here until thew i.
lSrgely outnumber as, and VIII continue to
sven their number, day by day. Without {
Felniorcements our only hope is in the de- :
g srs ana promptness of our generals.
The troops here must be emploved at ono
and vigorously, or the army here must fan
back fear Ward should be surprised and
cut to pieces at Campbellsville or Columbia
and by the time the troops sent on that Ell