New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-06

Orrs regiment had large sick list DO less than 533
being reported sick week slice. There are now
very few troops above Charleston on or near the
coast the movement Of all that be moved being
rapid toward Beaufort and Charleston. There >.e
probably but two or three thousar3 more available
10 send 10 the coast toward Savannah without weak
etpg Charleston. .
There Is senaral armament Of small boats at
Charleston, and i've new gnn-boats are buiidlng'
The mn-keto fleet Of Tatnall has been up there TWO
or three times, bat /. is now all below beaufort.
The condition. of the lower coast district Is evi
derily one Of. great disorder and alarm. Many Of
the plantes are burning their cotton, glh-hou'es,
and gathered crops. The names OF two planters are
eivep IN The CDrfer Of Friday, the 10Th, as having
me 40 the patriotic sacrifice, and The Rchmond D,s
,otch of Saturday. the 3Oth, has the following tele
gram from Chsrleston:
hourly applying the torch to their crops 81
and lice who not heart TO apply inc tocn
her rom the r.yags. and the enemy ds.oy
everything before them. The plantations on NORM u.s. .
aud Il. shborhood sheet OF hsuo ana suo
throughout, Parties from below mite in sayn. that every
thing is wrspped 10 one vst fame
This does not look as though much confidence was
felt in the future maintenance of Confederate author
ity however discouragiDg il may be az to the sanity
of the planters themselves,
They are confident at Charleston that they can
gather forces rapidly enough 10 meet us at any
point on tho main land we may choose, AZ least,
North Caroliua pretty freely and expecting to have
soon portion Of their own men in Virginia to count
upon, they are perfectly quiet now, aud have not
yet Withdrawn single company from the general
Confederate service.
Their local preparations for defense arc more sue
cessfal than is generally supposed. A new battery
il in course of erection Salivsn's Island, ono on
james Island and line of Entertainments near the
.ame place two miles long. There are two powder
mills in the Pickens District one In North Carolina,
and Nm abundance Of powder at Charleston and
eIsewhere Arms are also abundant-the great
stock In be Arsenal and the late importa,ions by
the Bermuda and Fingsl being sufficient to arm
everybody.
Tie Bermuda brought abont 5000, Of which
Charleston got about 500; and the Fingal brought
1850 superior Enfield rifles, entering at Savannah
on Wednesday, Nov Is. Percussion cops are made
ia Charleston ard cannon are also cast and rifed-
a fouDdery establishment having fully 30O men at
work at tie busine e. and a successful percussion cap
making machine in operation. All other military
equipments are abuudahty made.
| Provisions are abundant, and cheap. The Courier
of Nov. % quotes -four at $40 to ell; bacon and
hams. 3ic per pound salt $40 per sack; brown SUI
gar, 10 I2c; no coffee to BIO bad and cotton, &c.
Tor Upland. Generally, provisions are more sbun.
dsnt than is supposed at tue North, throughout al
the South Atlantic States.
The tone Of confidence held by South Carolina
seoessonigts as well by all those seen by oar in
lformsnt in other States, leads " the belief that
secession i not TO he killed, sboFt Of triumph over
The Confederate army in front Of Washington.
Coast expeditions all there declare Themselves con-
hdent, will not 80 cripple their power as to induce
them TO yield.