Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-14
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
From the south.

From the south.
ArriraI Of a Refugee from Richmond at The feet
of Fort Piilop-The Effect Of Rerers,s on the
Southern Leoders-UniOn MaayesfGfions ia
Memphis
FoKr PlLLow. May IL via CAIRo. Nav -
have had A conversation with gentleman
direct from Richmond via Mobile He is an in.
tslligent man. and heretofore a prominent South
ernor. enjoying the confidence OF the rebel Gov.
eminent When he left Richmond the evacua-
ton of yorktown had been determined upon.
and the news OF the surrender of New Orleans
had been received. The President and his Cabi
net officers were utterly dispirited, though they
attempted to put good face upon their reverses
and ObStinafely refused to openly admit a de
feat. With the evacuation oil Yorktown, they
fully calculated upon the surrender of all Of Vir-
GINA.
The rebel capital is in process Of removal TO
Montgomery, A ALBANIA. the place of is nativity
This i being effected in the most quiet manner
possible, 70 avoid creating ans increased public
alarm. The Government officials would not
take their departure from Richmond until the
last moment. hoping by their proximity 10 en-
courage the army opposed to Mcclellan, not 20
victory, which was conceded 10 be impossible. but
10 an obstinate resistance; entaillng the greatest
possible loss of life upon the victorious invaders
Indeed. this marked out the policy in all
Southeastern Virginia. No point is to be evacu
ated without a struggle. and the Federal army
must be decimated, il possible as the price OF
every victory they gain.
The fall of New Orleans was an unlocked for
and disheartening event. Davis has not exple
tives sufficiently severe with which to denounce
his officers engaged in that affair. Poltroons,
towards, traitors knayes, abolition tools. &c, are
mild terms for him To apply to them. The loss
OF New Orleans closes the door Of cOmmunica-
ton between the rebels and the outside world.
Ii also shuts up their most profitable field of sup
ply, and in fact the only field they had really cal
culated on. Texas. the grain and cattle growing
State whence the cOmmlSsary department ut the
South has hitherto been largely supplied, is now
cut out from rebeldom, and starvation, the terri
/ ble alternative to submission, Is now offered to
/ the reoel army This is the great trouble now
bearing upon the pretended government. They
can still make show without Virginia. but it Is
impossible TO keep army in the field with moth
Ing for them to eat. Very nice plans had been
laid for the distant future. The cotton fields of
SOu'h Carolina, Georgia. Alabama and Mississip-
+ p weie to be planted with corn, by which means.
after another harvest they would IN this respect,
/ be indie endeut of the rest of the world, but un
fortunately the rest of the world is cut off from
/ them before the harvestls ripe, and they are lett
/ in sad dilemma. Counting a successful re-
si>tance at Cornith they still have some hope OF
having the superintendent crops OF the North
brought 10 them. by barges and floats on the ex-
IRENE L PIPER Tennessee river from Eastern Ken
lucky and Southwestern Virginia: but ii Beau
regard is compelled to retreat from his present
position, this whole channel is cut off. Their
next reliance is to run their produce across the
Mississippi by stealth from Texas via Louisiana
and Arkansas. They argue that it Is impossible
for the Federals 10 guard seven hundred miles %
river 80 closely prev the transit of consid-
cradle quantities OF supplies.
In this stretch OF the Mississippi there are in
Vulnerable sire ms running into it from far up
/ III the interior OF the western country. Boats eau
/ be loaded at the headwaters of these streams and
when the proper time arrives, Aoated down and
/ run into some convenient bayou or creek vn the
/ eastern shore and unloaded Such are the des-
I perate expedents resolved upon 10 exc out u liv-
ing until another harvest.
Should Beauregard he defeated at Corinth. a
new line of defence has already bee determined
/ upon. extending from Charleston. South Carroll
ma along the line OF the Georgia railroad IN a di-
/ rect westerly course through Atlanta Georgia,
/ jacksonville Alabama, ana Columbus, MiSslS-
sippi. An attempt will also be made to hold the
/ line of the Mississippi Central railroad or a pOr
/ ton OF il, IN order TO prevent It's use by the
/ Union forces Failing in this they will fall back
uuon the Mobile and Ohio road Such are some
OF the nice laid schemes for the PRONUNCIATION of
: the rebellion.
! My authority is indsputable, but cannot with
! proprlety be given IN this connection. When
the gentleman lett Richmond nothing was known
/ OF Beauregards intention to evacuate COrnth.
On the contrary the confidence was sought to be
inspired that he could hold tine place; but at Mo
/ bile il generally believed that he was evacu-
atng, and at Memphis the report had II that the
\ place was already occupied by the Federals, and
that Beauregard. after making teint of falling
back on Grand Junction, had executed flank
movement, and taken position OH the line of
I the Mobile and 0iiO railroad south OF COrir.th
/ At Memphis there was much bOldness mani
tested in the expression Of Union sentiment. in
/ view of the probable occupancy OF the town by
/ Northern forces.