The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27
Reported Skirmish I'm Giles County, Va
[Erom the Richmond Dispatch, May 21.l
AFFAIRS IN eE oRaIA AND ALABAMA.
Condition of Affairs In GeOrgf< - .Hfg NIL
Interesting Statement.

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fCorrsspendencs &C the Missouri Republican Mag 20
Reliable Intelligence from the interior Of The South ID
rare article and whom found ought 70 BE- well pre-
Engshman who resided near Augusta, Ca. and left
there only three weeks ago. and from his character and
position there HI, statements r.. entitled o full credit
~ defiant ~ ever, and apparently - confident. They
70 TAXA IL for granted that they TO achieve their
tss. Their late losses all simple strategic move
msnts whereby they gain strength and advantage
But underlying al their pretensons there are symphonic
Of fear and trembling which, mingled with the terrible
anger and passion they have aroused half craze The
public mind In fact the whole community seem
Of lifs adds much irritation besides. Accustomed
- the uxuriss Of life, they have not the
res. and these are dculs to b had. The oemmonsss
fare only DO had IN tna section. He states THAI
Augusta there are stored ninety thousand bales OF cotton
In houses The citizens mad public meeting over
burning. deputation visited the commsndant Of the
arsenal and he told them his orders burn every
bale Of Is wnenevsr che fsderas took Savannah. The
people opposed the policy, generally and there was talk
or defending IL; but they completely under the dss
potsm Of the military authorities, and IL expected
financial aspect Of the south he represents as gloomy In
the extreme. An "a instance Of the condition OF the
banks he mentioned the sof that. Of capital
Of half million, loaned -four hundred thousand
lars Of m circulation to the Confederate government foe
Treasury notes. Not more than thousand dosrs Of
that circulation has ever returned 10 the bak, aud
hence IL has only the Treasury stand on This
is nearly cf all the Southern banks In oil the banks
Of south Carolina there u only million dollars In
specie. The consequences s that the salvation OF the
Southern banks Is in the cf the rebellion The
same II true Of private irms and individuals; general
bankruptcy and ruin stare them In the face. In ANY
event. however he thinks the South csnnot recover her
former national prosperity for many years She has not
that rscupsratiys energy that the North has repairs
there slowly made. The issues Of the gov
are measured only by its wants. and how many millions
Of Treasury notes are now in circulation nobody knows
Ny informaua expressed great surprise that General
Mitchell did not destroy the works at Rome Ca, where
two cannon Of the largest cslbe turned every
day. Is second 70 Richmond only In Importance the
confsderacy aud two hundred could Demolished
the whole concern.
The conacrpon act be represents as unpopular sspe
cally In the northern part az Georgia. The authorities
had TO 20 policy in enforcing t. On b.. way hher
he passed through Nashville and had the pleasure OF
tending the Union meeting there He represents the
affair rs IN every way highly respectable gathering,
exhibiting great deal Of vitality and spirit.
The Union movement In TclIiessec he represents 40
genuine and nothing Is wanting 10 make is triumph
complete throughout the state but great victory
Cornth. Many Union Ia Nashville oven are az yet
afraid TO spsAk the Corinth question Ii settled
Any there 10 the federal would prove the
ruin OF the Union men W Nashville.
There similar Union sentiment 10 Georgia, but
latent. No outward demonstrations any whore be
expected ill safety liz insnred, DOS for the time
being, but for the future also. When that bs
done he had no doubt &C tho resuectou Of reliable
Union sentiment BsauregArdS army from su the in.
formation he could gather numbered about hundred
and seventy Thousand who weuid fght desperately
They were also well armed, and 10 TACT there was NO
scarcity u arms In the South General Hasec
receiving large rcnfcfcsments constant stream was
pouring in from the ohic and DO soub he viii equal The
enemy In numbers.
The proclamation Of General Hunter be sees With IN.
fegned sorrow, ami ne Greatly Fears viii destroy the
last yeetge Of Unionism The extreme south The ultra
sscsssonsta have all along told ths people that this
abolition war on the part 81 tie North Now they
this whence, and Just What they bavs wanted to
nre the Southern heart Nothing cord be more insAns
than such an siiet AZ this .rtnctns.