, 1861-08-10
FROM THE SOUTH.
Aepofs ot 1fze Condition OF Affairs in
the Rebel StaTe1,


From the Cincinnati Gazette, August nth.7
M Pnyslc1an from Macon, Georgia, DR..
9sasoep, 5s;a IS new in this city, having been
Io1lee, Tor no reason except that he wos of
Northern birth, and Has known to be familiar
WIN S0ni hET1 detencee, troops, arnle. &c. DR.
blaisden las resided for 1nany years in Geor-
saa, anu aii Ass interests were identified with
Ihe south. He owned plantation, with some
foTly Slaves, all Of which, with large amount
OF other property, was declared conlscated
10 Inc State and men to whom he had loo.ed
considerable sums Of money but a few da7s
oeiore, absolutely refused to pay back to hin
enough to defrsy his travelling expenses. He
had Just returned from a two weeks, visit to
Richmond and Manassas, when he was Ordered
to leave, and some Of his statements concern
1rE the battle are Of special interest.
he rrenonnceEt The Whnle story of jeff Da-
Eis' having taken command in person in the
afternoon, or having been with the troops at
al! during ihc tight, "a pure fiction. So Of the
ether atory about the under;HiIing, around
Ms5assaR, which he faTS ftc rebels would not
dare to do, for tie simple reason that they
have too many saGeeted in their OWL ranks,
Kho would be only too glad Of. the opportuui-
ties that Hoaid thus be afforded. A inore i'm
pcrtnlt fact, and e1le which Te commend to
The attention Ct the military authorities hay
IFS control OF the movements in Western
Atlanta, Ga, last Sunday, on his Tay Norm,
I've Thousand volunteers were leaving there
for Staunton and Western Virginia, 70 wipe
out the disgrace Of Col Ramsay's crack Geor-
gia troops, Incurred at Cheat River They
7ssTe without arEe, but Davis had te!eGraphed
to send them On, as he had taken large lot Of
Northern arms, AID could supply them, on
their arrival in Virginia.
Dr.. 3. says that The Southern supply Of arms
ere almost exhausted-a statement which the
proclamation Of the Governor Of Georgia pub
!ished IN our columns q few days ago, amply
ccIfsEs. There were ten lEouuand soldiers
in Virginia, two weeks ago, entirely without
. arms EsIy few Of the soldiers have improy-
ed weapons; there are not more than 5000
3lin;e rifles ii the whole Southern army, and
the rtst faye only the stolen United States
mnsket. In Georgia, workshops were being
!: opcn' ior changing the country rifles to. a
Uniform bore. and for fixing haYonets to Them
and tG the Goub!s-barrslsd shot guns. At
! 1emrfs were being made, in accordance with
the Governors proclamation, 10 get these pri-
vate arms brought in for The use Of the troops,
Int TIC planters we're afraid to giTe them up
!! Tor fear o. Tie negroes.
Eli estimates the ruDher Of troops now in
Virginia at atout 175, 600. Some are 1inely
t'ri1ied, hut mest Of them are disposed to be
:1sueoFdlnate. But short time since there
Lad been an actual rebellion in the Third
Georgia Regiment, stationed at Gosport Nary
Yard, caused by dissatisfaction with tie r.
/ tions furnished; and the troops had been Oh
! the point of returning home. DiEaffectio1 for
|
Virginia, and troubles Ike that at The Gospport
: Navy Yard are constantly occurring.
! kE!ote the battle at Bull Run, the people in
! Virginia had been quite dependent, and the
! better ciaasee-Dr. B. thinks even majority
! still hope tlr the restoration Ct the EElon.
! The death cf Garne!t had been severely felt,
i bnt th2y ]amcntcd the less Of Col Barlow, TO
! whclG they attributed their recent victory, J
. n,urt than any If their otlur ulfieers Next
! to Beauregard and Lee, they new Looked upon
! M:gruder with the mcst confidence
! GtoTgie Gas IS 600 men nov in the fiela
: nftEese the regiments ircm the First to the
AiEth are enlisted ior til clys months, the rest
; ssr the Nar.
| Throughout Georgia ard some Of the other
! scntEern States the people HeTe very much
| discouraged with the operations Of their new
! Government, anl especially dissatisfied at
! having no chance to Tote for Members Of
! Congress CT aEy of their other officers Dtyis
! T:s iar trcn popular, and the continued
dzunk1rncss @: TooE1bs, Goth and others, did
&c. diminish lie dissatisfaction with the salE-
e: cied officers.
Tic heavy taaes, in some cases six tines
i :IeFe IL l.asi year, Wire also producing Gsa.t
Gisccatent. Alexander Ii. Stephens an,a ulhe1a
vile constantly traEcfsiag tic State, endeay-
of1IG by their sIeechc5 tu keep 10 the excite
nitnt against tic North, and ther:by to divert
tlriT attention frem their own sutferings.
The sta.elnelts il TIC Southern papers about
!hc excellence OF the crops wcrs sheer false
hcoas- IN GtoIE;a the corr crop vas very
bad; end TIC yield of cotton was not an :T-
ersse. Tn5y 81 hoped that the blockade
would soIn be raised, ST. FIR a: least as cotton
! WIS ccnce1ced.
It was mistake to suppose that the negroes
Cid not comprehend the present crisis. They
we're maturing their plans, and c negro insur.
I;ction wes regarded as ultimately Inevitable
The people themselves expected it, and thci,
| Only tops seemed to bc that they cc1lid keer
1t back unt5l the North would fe compelled
to give up the var.