The national Republican., 1862-05-02
FROM THE SOUTH.
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scAHcirv or PROVISIONS.
Burning of Cotton.
IN N6fslk Day Book Rwailsth the Lsss 0
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From The Norfolk Day Book, Of Tuesday lest
we CLEAN the following, - -.' ,m-
Tbe editor Of the Norfolk Day Book sppeuds
70 The teleKraphio diepatches giving notice oi
he arrival Of tho Union forces ut New Orleans
the following remarks: y...
About the only consolation We can draw
from the above is, that the irOn.clad steamer
Louislana is "safe." "Safs! !'--how "sAfs !
where! Was Il /" SAFE plan 70 send u steamer
away from the city which she was built 10 pro
tect, to . pslt OF the river where the enemy
were not making hurried operations for its de
rtruciiou, whilst they we're operating much
more thrsateuingly nearer that city : The Lou
isiana is safe |" But Ia the city Of New Or
barbor, threatening its bombardmsnt every
moment! Whose blunderlng management d
.hisf ls the Secretary OF The Navy responsible
for this! II not, who is? ..-.I.- i.
While speaking on this subject, We would
like 70 know II II Ia really true that our Iron
clad vessels are not permitted 10 move an ioch
unless by the orders Of the Secretary Of the
Navy? We have heard Il announced as 4 fact
that such In the Gaze, and that their command.
ers are tied up with such INSTRUCTIONS and rs.
strictionsas to toc0mpletely prevent them proviI I
Of any value whatever N m sans OF lnjurintI
the enemy. II this Il really 20, we think the
sooner. we procure glass cases " put our iron
clad steamers in, 10 prevent tho enemy'r
wooden guubosts n, m hurting them, tho better
SCARCITY or PROVISIONS. - -
The editor Of the Day Book says that never,
in bis recollection, did the markets Of Norfolk
aud Portsmouth present such an appearance
o. they did on Monday morning last. So small
was the supply Of eatnblcs, II bscame Incs-
tiou Of great moment with him where aud how
the people were TO be fed.
BURNING COTTON. ...
A letter from Nashville Gays I am informed
hat Ten thousand bales Of cotton have beer
burned 10 the counties Of Will arnslown
Msury and Rutherford alone. General Pillow
overseer burned six hundrsd bali OF cotior
before leaving his hsury county Plantation.
A DEsERrER SHOT. ..
WIN. Rowland, private In Colonel Fowler
Fifty fourth Tennessee Volunteers, who dc
serted aud was captured OF the Shiloh battle
fiold Of the 9Th, 10 the eneDy's ranks and
clothed In Federal uniform, was subsequently
shot Ia pressucs Of all the renuessec 7, ,gimenis
DISCOVERING THE TRUTH. s,i
An editorial In the Richmond Eramiser, o.
the 22d instant, denvunc' d the rebel Secretary
oi War for deceiving the Southern people BY
asserting that great victory was gained Uvcl
the National forces In the IwO days 6ght a
Pittsburg Landing. The editor states that al
the evidence collected on the snbj .ct goes Y
show thatthe Confedcratss were badly defeated
and, as an evidence Of the fact, b. quotes Beau
regards own letter TO General Grant, the da,
afer the battle, asking the latter, who WAS Il
possession Of the field, for permission 10 burg
bis (BeanregArd's) dead. :. .. '"..
ANOrHER CALL FROM GOV. LgrCHER r
Goveruor Lstcher, oi Virginia, is ous, 10 IN
other proclamation, calling i"r mor~ troops
Ia the course Of which b. uses ihls languages;
The loyal citizens cf the west aud NORTH
west, In counNes not hsTeir named are ear
nes,ly i.voked O form gueriils companies. and
strike. when least expsctrd, once more for tl,.
State tia, gave them birth. With st-rn resolve
aud manly courage uphold the \ X and the un
uHrnisaed amc Of The Old Doninion"