Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-03
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.

.V"ihS IslNciVshfES PaAaiJtlAsSs
The Memoirs AcEI-drts of The 26 \ ult saws
"The indications are not 90 encouraging FOL
holding the river against our fees as the were a
one reriod felt by MS"
The crops in Arkansls are represented as very
promising IN Georgia they are backward. Cor,
Is Just bs ginning to come up. Wheat looks wei
IN middle Georgia, but Is badly damaged by rus
In Western Georgis.
The Richmond Erquirer rays tbat rs,be wal
will end when we have made TIE FeGerals ives IT
Of Il, not bof0Te.n
General Albert Pike has issued special order.
complimenting the Indian allies fer their gallan
try IN the action OF Pea Ridge
From Corinth the Memphis Appeal learns "ths
Federals have withdrawn tbei, forces frcm The
Mississippi, snd concentrated upon the Tennes-
see. 4 great blow will be given or received with
In the next two weeks. Our people are hopeful. ,
Gen. Wise says Of the Roanoke Island defeat
that whoever IL responsible for the disaster de.
serves death.
The Avalanche "a despondent rs 70 the safety Of
Fort Pillow ard Memphis, and advises all holi.
ers OF Confederate notes to convert them immedi
CuraiiOn Of Memphis by the Fedefals may render
Corf1 deTatP currency worthless.
The EIchMnnd Examiner openly chaTg@s the
Rebel Cuag ress with teroEning panic. stricken
even before the receipt of the fall Of New Orleans
end rs having hastily adjourned and fed the city
leaving important business unfinished
!, says:-''lt would b- amrsing II It were noi
s1d to read and lear the protests * St tlP opinion
they ran from "snp'ehs nsi0rn ~as altoget the
IN itCTtEidr idea and nat their Adjournment
VIA due to the simple fact that Congress ad
jnuTned because Congress had ''nO more business
10 do, ," while their record shows that the tariff,
lung ia me5iaS, while one hundred and forty
r'ne military commissions lay unopened on the
table: and while listening 20 a message Of the
PresidC declaring that he he retc cd nsiCn ed
number Of bills, the titles Of which he had not
the leisure to relate, nor Congress the time 10 In
quire.
Went az Occupation certainly was not the reason
a
her,onn had nothing on earth to do with il, az
we ere bound In politeness TO believe, then the
Lord knows why Congress Is gone, and the Lord
knows when Congress will come back 10 vi,
We tore that all ether persons in Richmond
who intend 20 prefer flight To Aght, should the
city ever be In danger. will do what they do in
that way-l!ke Congress-without "apprehen-
sionn or panic. IL Richmond falls Il will not
he a sudden tumble. There Is not the least dc n
ger that their precious csrcasses will be caught
under mash trap. Abundant time for an ai-
inu,nment will always be afforded by the opera
tions OF such ofHcers an both parties have In the
field. NO large CITY, defended by extensive lines
and several great armies, ever was or can be sur
prised Richmond will always be open on one
side, and those who want 10 get out Of u car do
81 at any time IL Is hoped that here az least the
Confederate armies will net bounce off after burn
ing a steamboat or two and a bridge the moment
they learn the enemy are In the nele bborhood
with5u knowing how many they are nor whether
they are rot worse frig htfned than themselves
Again we repeat the falling Of Richmond, If Il
take place at pil Will BE- slow process, and we
shall know all about long before it comes IN pass
Let therefore, get out Of breath before the
race. II the Confederate Government Is worth q
rnsh II will defend Richmond 10 the lest for the
leavIny oft, though IL will giyeun TO ruin many
tHCuIaEas Of its citizPns will not be less fatal 10
the Government itselk Nothing will remsin to
the heads OF q Government but speedy resigna-
ton 20 escape = load Of execration and I'M. nv
such would crush the greatest corqueror and
deSp9t that have ever ruled the world. they had
better seek death On the hsld that will decide the
fste cf TIE Capital than attempt TO prOlong n no.
maSic existence az Montgomery. Though the
psople OF the city and country would lose terribly
by the occupation q! Rich nond, the members Of
the Government would Suffer more than any other
individuals, and IL they lave grain Of commcn
s-use, they know II Hence Il may be safely pre-
dctSd tha' they will defend this place with all
the force that they can command. We have no
DOUBT but that the drTar gements Of Mr. Randolph
ar efficient, and our armies competent TO meet
the demands or the crisis. Soldiers and officers
Eaow the stake and will play for IL accordingly.
Many nation has owed It's redemption to a de-
ciSive victory before the walls OF its Capital.
The Richmond Wh'g also elIudes to rumors
shoat Of an intended abandonment o. Richmond
and Virginia by the Rebel Government, wh'c1
1t terms ''tresson and SANDER" though ev.
IDENTITY Itself believing there 10 truth in the rumo-
Hon. JOHN N. BoTIs SENT SOUTH
TIE conditions on which Hon John M Rstts
was released from his in prisonment in Castle
Goodwin bY tie Court Of Inquiry that examined
the charge Of di.loyelt7 preferred against him.
aTe:First, that after being permitted to go 10 bis
residence IN Henrico he shall, with all convenient
speed, prepare TO remove to lo~stion further
South; ard when tie same Ia Indicated by him,
IL must be approved by tie War Department CT
the c. =. Government. IL haI already been intI-
mated that had not Mr. Rot's, with his characte-
ristc obstinSry, dec AIRED himself neutral In the
rresent war, the Court of Inquiry would have
recommended his dacharge. OF this we know
nothing, but the conditions cf his release, as
specified ABOVE, II. aY be relied on.
IHE DAY B OK HINTS AT TREACHERY IN NEW Or
LEASs.
From the Norfnlk Dsy Book
The telegraph tells this morning the most de-
plGrable tile ever heard in America, or, we BE-
lirve, In TIE whole world. Two contemplate
little steamers have come up ID tie great city Of
NEW Oileans-inhabitsd by population OF two
hundred thousand souls defended BIZ miles upon
ing SIX floating batteries OF immense power md
containing within her bosom not less than thirty
thousand disciplined noops-and have command
ed the authorities 20 haul down the Confederate
flag AS we write, there bad been no inteliI.
gence Of It's having been hauled down; but we
are prepared to expect the worst.
Sailing through miles OF the heaviest artillery,
IL does not appear that 30 much as 3 single shot
was fred at these two little steamers. On the
contrary, everything seems TO have been prepared
beforehand for theif quiet reception. The troops
were immediately withdrawn, lest they might
feel disposed TO demuT; all the defenses on the
lakes were dismanued; the guns were thrown
down Without being injured; the STEAMBOATS,, that
could have gotten up steam In one hour and been
on, were burned, and the defenders were drawn
Gil 10 a distant point.
Never since the world began was there such a
Transaction 80 dark 30 Inysserious, 90 altog ether
unaccOun,gble.
The telegraph, thus far, eivts a very confused
account ofthis most mysterious and most deplor.
able efsir. Terribls suspicious are ahoat, but we
hold IL best not 70 give voice 10 them until some
thing mole definite shall have reached u.s.
AFFAIRs At RICHMOND.
Norfolk and RieAmoad mast be DeTsndsd-Jt6
DariS SayShs triI nsvsr Sxrre ndsr.
lCorrespondence Of the Norfolk Day Book1
RICHMOND, April 27.-The news from New Or
leans confirming the fall Of that city, has been