, 1862-04-23
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Cieanings from the Eew Or
leans and Mobile Press.


DIXIE INDER THE REBELLION.
ASPECTS OF LIFE, TRADE AND
THE WAR.
t'rr reporter al nitts',urg sends nsa file of |
1ui> New Otleaos. Mobile aud Memphis papers !
ofseAc 81? aud 5:h i1let., WAi1h were taken |
from newsacy Jus; arrived within tae rebel |
Inns oa tic day c: the BATTLE. From these We /
nase o compilation Of rc~s whit:n willinterest |
our readers. Tie f.i;o;siug are the dispatches |
10 the New Orleans lTS:a;"uc on tic 3rd inst, t
TIC Thursday proceeding :hc battle
TIE BATTLE FoREsHADoWED,
CoE1S7H, April 3.-Tle encmy's force,
which vas yesterday teEegraphed Is having
lands that day at East rort, consisted Of about
two miles beyond the river Gol. Wood, who
wa ii lLka, commanding CAROLS Brigade,
vert out to meet them, aud they retired to
their transports, seven Of which were in the
rivsr, and under convoy Of three guuboats.
This is supposed, by high authority herc, to have
nccn demonstration intended to conceal tie
advance Of 1hc enemy at another point. Or
dcrs were Issued this morning for the advance
Of our army, nnd MI are on the move You
1l:ay look to hear Of q battle tomorrow. Our
boys are in high spirits, and auXjous to meet
;le foe.
MATTERS on TIE GULF.
The SAME paper gives the following, which,
doubtless, has something to do with opera
tiS.ns OF the Gulf:
No teleg1aphic dispatches were received TO-
t.ay by tac Southern liuc, the message to Is
trtr the Office here sfeing to tic c1tc: that it
vas in the hands Of thr enemy. We presume
lit Interruption is 1t Biloxi, where, VIC learn,
:. detachment Of Mr. Lincoln emisssa1ies lad
made .apGine.
THE ENEMI7s GULF FLEET,
From the n. Q. De1ta 4th.l
No little doubt and anxiety exist in this
city in reference to the !Hayen1ents and where
aiuu,s Of the enemy 5 Gult fleet. One moment
it il TtpC1tcd that he humber Of Federal ships
Is increasing at the head Of the Passce, the
rr1t thAt a!i but four or five have disappeared.
Ne have reason to believe that abuut the same
icrtc is il tic river below rs was there few
tnys a@o. At I'll events We do no: think that
t1en. LEVEL, who is thoroughly appT1std Of the
situation below, and extremely active in his
arrangements concerning il, entert2ins the he-
lief tua! tue rut1ny tia= evacuated thu mouth
Of tie river. Cartuinly the cne1nY's presence
Las Lot been without meaning. It IS very
probable that be meditatcs q simultaneous
attack upon Forts Jackson and Philip ana
Fvrt Pikc, and he will attempt to re.ucc at
III, same time cur river and our Lake def.nse5.
The reasons why he Elcu9d hasten TO attack
Afc obvious, If he u1eans to attack. Warm
Weather is gradually approaching, and tiic
deatly heat OF the Gulf ;iui Lake coasts, CON
biI-cd with pestilenec, will soon commit mort
TaSa1cs in his expeditions than dozen battles
would. Ec must strike carly, or lis arm wi
I've Tara1yzed. lie HAY l14ahe L fc17 flint de
n.o1strations, a few t.nt1tiye approaches; but
II short tine, he mus- strike in earnest, i
h. intends 10 strlke. He ayideut1r d-'als IL.
.LcoInttr; hut he must meet ii, or he mus
7v:irr With d confession Of tulcTe. Within
wsck The igh for the city on the river and tn
Likes ma, commence. Lit cur people Iace th
,1esIsect with firm nerves ard cool, unilincl,
i,r determination.
TuE DEF::St'ES OF NEN ORLEANS.
IFro1n IL: y y. Pieaune, 5th-l
a correspondent Of the (VA} D;spatcI
whiting from this city, say + what follows;
New ORLEANS, 1sG-.-Tlc Mississippi
fortified 20 Is 10 be impaseable for any h,,5tii
3ict: OF flotilla Forts Jackson aid st. Phil!
ST. armed with ITO heavy guns (65-ponnder
1i:1ed bv Barlsley Brit,v and received fro1
Erglandl. The navigation Of the river
stepped hy 3 dam OF about quarter OF
mile from the above forts. No Hotilla 0
eartl would force that dam II less th.n tn
hours, during which it would BE- within sho
ard cross range Of 10 runs Of tac hcaSlu
ca!brc, many Of which sousd be served wit
r.l hot shot, numerous furniccs for vine
Lave been erected in evrfy fort and battery.
IN S day or two We slaIl hare ready tw
iron cased floating batteries ~: Plates 8
four and half inches thick, OF the best hal
nc.ed iron, received from England al
france. Each iron cazed battery will nor
twenty Gs.poundcrs, placed so as to skim t.
water, and striking tho encmy's hull betwe
wind aud water, We have an abundant su
DIV Of inceud;ary shells, cupola furnaces
n,oultcn iron, conEreTe rockets and dreshii
Between New Orleans and the forts there
constant succession OF earth9 orks. -t t
Plain Of Chalmeite, near Janin's nropcr
there are rcdoubts, armed with Tiltt canne
which bare been found 10 be effective Mt Il
miles range i ditch thirty feet wide a
twenty deep extends from the Mississippi
In forts St. Philip and jackson there +:
5000 men, OF whom Il svo1y portion are {
1cricAced artillerymen and guune7s who III
served in tie Iayv.
At New Orleans itself We have $4,000
Eantry, and Is lllauy nore qilarte!ed in the
n.ediatc ncighborhood. In discipline
drill they are fur superior to the Yankees.
E;.vc two very able aud active Generals, =
;;osscss our entire confidence, Gems. Mans1
and Lowell, and Brig. Gcu. Eugyles.
Commodore We have old Ho.iins, q Nelson
lis way.
We a!c ready to give tic Yankees hot
cepsion when they come. Around me all
ulad with excitement aud rase. Our only fcs
ttat tho Northern invaders may not app
We have madr sucll extensive prcparatioa
receive them tlat il were EeHatio1s II t
iryincillc armada cecaTes the late We haS
Etore for il
WHAT THEY SAT or rs.
Ez-Goyer,lcr Pratt o. Maryland, sen
letter by underground rslsroad to Nr. IL
1I.!r, IL ulic! lie says that If We Gf the s
hold on month 1on:,r-~uutil the 1niid
april or thu last o. Nay-:ae Lincoln dyu
will c7u1l.llu under It's own corruption An
dchtcdn, ,ss--Eo.ac r JiS'er.
t#- The war debt Of the Yankees is
& Q,tSU,G0N. they expect to lay 1t
{ Southern lahor. Tesaulc-s and property
cs!,et 70 p1y II: :Ac ilrst lre.aliln1nl from
cruE, OF my ro4tioo o. The last cTup thai
TIC aes,:aytd orr~zaog=d: - Caar1ston Co
R1c7zMe>., Arril +-Srnator 6 1inn o1
itcruia, -:Tl:ra Yesterday from Mashin.
He reports N>{.:s:l'au ;,riu5 very uupo
with the l:.1:kt.r. When the army re.
Centrryi:le AID tns1rt: the fariiicaiions G
ated, 4 deuoEaliza!inn eusUed without pa
e!ncc the great 3ci'7i III July. The arm
came mE+iuous fur want Of provisions Ct
turned to the poto,nat ~. 0. Ptcaysae,
a NEW ARTICLE OF WAR
The Northern pn,,urs say that the folk
& new article of var tas passed Congress
will be Immediately promulgated for The
crur1cut Of the United States army. I
he seen ttat this is no less than an ope
] laration That slavery is TO be abolished,
2 a6 the unGs Ol tle Euenl} tHCIoaCu upo
~ territory, the sl1rcs within them are
= free, The article j. ~ follows:
All officers in the military or naval E
OF thv ruisrd States are prohibited froE
p!es:ng any of The forces under lheir re-
i've commands toE the purpose Of .1etI
fuEitiyes from service or lsbor who may
escaped frotu any persons to whom sue
vice or labor is cliic,sd to he due, any
"A who shall be found guilty By court 1nar
violating this article shall b: dismissed
ecrvice--N, O. Rcaynne, -M.
Tie negroes who have been stolen b
Wool, at Fortress Monroe, Erc arran
Y gangs for work, and are promised ten
I'tr month pa. nnl= with this important
1leatirr, thai eight dollars per month
served by the Yankees. The actual
therefore two doflaTs per month, payz
4 weekly iustall.ur,,:s Of fifty cents, pr
the negro does his fill task.-2fsu Or.et