The New York herald., 1862-03-08
INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS.
Are the Cotton and Tobacco
Crops to be Burned2
THE REBEL CONGRESS.
Introduction Of Bill to Regulate the Dcstruc-
tiOn Of Property Under Military Necessity.
PROTEST AGAINST BURNING CITIES.
Twenty-Five Thousand Arkansas
Rebels in the Field.
Appeals to the Southern
Soldiers to Re-Enlist.
TIE LOUISIANA REGIMENTS In VIRGINIA.
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Clothing for Union Prisoners i'm
New Orleans.
THE REBEL MILITARY ORDERS,
&C., &c., &c.
Appeals to the southern
Soldiers to Re-Enlist.
THE LOUISIANA REGIMENTS In VIRGINIA.
Clothing for Union Prisoners in
New Orleans.
THE REBEL MILITARY ORDERS,
&C., &C., &c.

We have received another batch of Southern papers
some DID, and Of very late dates, from which we
have selected some interesting items and extracts
Four federal gunboats appeared of Fort Morgan on
Wednesday evening, the 26th ult
New Orleans has sent one hundred and twenty-seven
companies TO the war.
Carlo Patti, brother Of Mdle. Adelina Patti, the
Charming vocalist, is soldier in the rebel service He is
PRESIDENT of Memphis Tennessee.
Tho Governor Of Texas has issued procamat pro-
hbitng the transportation storing cotton at such
points accessible to the Union forces from the Gulf
large meeting Of the citizens of Columbus Georgia,
held the 9th ultimo at which resolutions were
adopted pedgng the entire conservation Of the lives and
property OF the people to the prosecution Of the
Emmet R. Johnson, son Of Ex-Governor Herschel "
Johnson, died at Columbus, Ca, on the goth ult.
Fort Gaines Ga, has again been visited by desruc-
tive fire. which destroyed the office Of the Advertiser and
numerous other buildings.
Col Edward Johnson, OF Allegheny Mountain fame has
been promoted to Brigader General and Captain James
Deshler promoted to Colonel Of the Twelfth Georgia. in
place Of Gen. johnson, promoted.
All rebel soldiers and officers on leave furlough,
except those exempted by sickness, ordered
port themselves Immediately to thcr respective
manding officers by command of Major General Polk.
The Adjutant General Of Arkansas advises that ,ha,
State has raised for the twenty five regiments and
six battaons Of infantry and cavalry and ten companies
Of artillery The State Journal expresses the opinion
there still twice that number ct for military
duty left in the State.
is stated that the commanding officer OF the Ordnance
Department at Baton Rouge has been compelled
OF MATERIAL to discharge seventy eighty Of the hands
employed. In the Ordnance Department cannon, mus
ket and rife cartridges made by hundreds Of thou
sands old shells empted and reflled, bullets and
buckshot cast grape and canister shot put up hun
dreds Of other deathdealng missiles manufactured
arranged for instant In tho laboratory rockets and
pyrotechncal missiles are manufactured. In the de-
partment under Mr. Collins, gun carriages made and
repaired and, believe knapsacks and cartridge boxes
manufactured.
Tho cotton planters Of Natchitoches parish have in
public meeting, resolved that planter, no matter
what may be his force, Should plant than
e bales Of cotton Of five hundred pounds each in 1862
unless the blockade is raised before the LIST Of March,
Lessburg is being strongly fortified, and TO bs made
Of the nvunerable places against the Union troops
Seventeen large boxes Of clothing, Blankets &c., sent
from Fortress Monroe under flag Of truce for the prisoners
Of in New Orleans had reached that city Those pr
confined in the Parish prison exert their nge-
nuity making toothpcks rings crotchets charms &C.
with the bones OF their pittance. Some Of them find
quite revenue in the sale Of those articles. Yankee
under all possible circumstances is q Yankee, will i'm
prove machines and mako bargains.
The Concordia I,ueLigencer of tho 10th says
Since our last publication the gin house OF Mr.. John
Holmes, on Brushy Bayou Miss. and seventy five bales
Of cotton were destroyed by fire Also the house and
two hundred and nfty bales Of cotton belonging W.
Dunbar, ia Adams county, Miss
Tho Sugar Planter Of the Iith says
Our planters are fast finishing the rolling season. II
two weeks they will nearly all have done II ha
been unusually busy season, and accompanied will
fewer mishaps than might have been anticipated from
the large crops. Taking everything ato consideration
planters should BE- thankful that prices
Tho Pointe Coupce Echo Of tho 1lth says
Tie sugar planters Of parish with but few excep
tons have finished grinding. The crops this year W,
think will greatly exceed that OF any previous season
The Paquemine Gasdte OF the same date Observes
We have had frosts yet even the joints
tho stubble The planters arc generally through
with grinding and from what learn great deal O
sugar is stored away indefinitely in the purgeries.