The New York herald., 1862-12-05

clear and Intelligent understanding OF the slcsal
son visited Socially their condition s most depIOrabIs
and sd.
has prevailed among hsriHg the past 70
alarming extent and the scarcity Of medicines bad diet
and the disrupon Of all regular communications from
place 10 place have consprcd to laprecedened
" large ratio laortality. There scarcely family
along tut has suffered from the ravages OF dis
ease.
Then, aean .Ley are all panpers Tho destruction OF
negroes The lands rth'ess without the negroes
with the prospective loss OF the latter they left
pennilss and destitute Free labor will avail them
thing Their plantations are OF necessity protected by
eyees Which every spring require extensive REPAIRS
cesstatng the expenditure OF vast amount Of labor Of
kind that the ordinary farm hana of the free States
will not perform. The negro slave essential TO
plantation on the Mississippi bottoms pair OF horses
10 the New England farm.
Destution prevails everywhere There is not barrel
Of -four in all the counties visited ylg the west side Of
can afford that luxury. The principal and in fact the
onls diet is fresh beef and meal There is salt
In ne country little is occasionally brought from the
salt works near Lake Biseneau the Red river, in the
extreme northwestern part Of louisiana but this, hav
ing 10 be transported by wagons distance Of two hun
dred miles is too costly luxury TO be INDUCED An 70 any
extent The great price 1t commands utterly prevents it's
use for packing purposes and consequently no meats are
packed.
Boots and shoes have entirely gone out OF date few
Of the whites st wearing old patched apologies for
groes are bareooted Clothing of all kinds scarce and
costly.
DREAD OF EoRruERNERs
Men women and children negroes and all, are IN mortal
fear every thing everybody coming from the North
The sight of gunboat sets them panic Of terror and
they flee from Northern man as from the pestien
Whichever the gunboat approached landing there was
general stampede for tie woods and it with the
chasing that anybod could be found to with
And when found they all too much frightened TO say
thing Tho fear did not seem so much 10 dread
oft tbaN Nprth ag an
fate would be should they be seen converslng with o
Yankee Many Of the planters have deserted their homes
and taken their families 10 temporary tenements Few
miles back from the river.
IGNORANCE
noticeable circumstance is the general ignorance or
the people regarding current events They completely
excluded from communication with all parts OF the coun
try, whether North South They have no mails nor any
conveyance by which reach distant points. Some time
ago the planters dubbed together and paid boy hun
dred and fifty dollars trip TO bring them newspapers and
didn't pay him, and ne abandoned the enterprise. For
three weeks prior to the visit Of the Lexington they had
received no intelligence from any direction.
TIE WAR QUESTION.
They are all very anxious if this is TO be
prosecuted antsavery crusade and express their
vations and suerings and never yield Nevertheless
they all anxious peace, and cannot fully compre
prosperously as they did IN years gone by They only
console themselves with the reflection that is al the
fault Of the damned aboltonists."
coHIRARAEDs.
The Lexington brought away about twenty five negroes
who expressed desire to leave the plantations but gene
lily the slaves were as 10th TO come away their
ters to have them. They not particularly par
tal 10 enforced freedom among the "bobationistsn
willing servitude with their old masters.
NEWSPAPER AccoUYTs
The Granada Appeal OF the 25th inst has few items
Of interest
Herschel " Johnson has been elected u the Confcde
rate Senate by the Georgia Legislature
TAzEwKrL, TENN.
The army hospital and large portion Of the town Of
Tazewell, Tenn, werc burned on the 14th inst.
NEGROES couN1ERFKTEG REBEL CURRENCY
The Irpedrs Richmond correspondent Of the 18th
says
The in Of treasury Sney has been
up y s % IN the M
notes from the building Of the Treasury Department TO
dents oncs: turned out: upon es;sa,ns The NATTER
that he was acting II G with Other n G Of
blanks The expert WIN probably swing his de1
teriiy.
The same paper contains . special order from the
death q BTsaa!eg General yiIipsue, and recounsne in
euioglsii6 terms, his military career
%ss AN APocnRYPHAL Exrlof.
despatch from Kpoxyil!s says;z
Morgan was almost captured he raised as federal and
escaped Ills phooCraPh has been circulated by order
This confirmed and explained by the following extract
from the Atlanta Inteligoacer:--
lasp the gallant General John Morgan lett his camp
observation while absen. the appearance
After. SsIssn he isdsrsi sassr
rounded by the abolition soldery Nothing daunted they
denanasa wna they doing there when The damned
bells fast advancing upon the from the quarter IN which
to ,s retire & A. once In hn opposite Seesn This
We hass as stated this ncdsns from good
BEGGING OLD CLOTHES.
The following advertisements appear IN the same
TO THE PEOPLE OF YALLABAusnA couKrY:-
aaSe e 1osh KSaes 70
clothing &c. save what they had on which was in very
Of hs to overhaul STOCK Of goods a
asy hsus not e 0
those WHO 10 50 wiz pease leave their at mr
- A' Captain Company c, Fifth Confederate regimen.
AN APpEAL BLASKErs
This matter OF desttuton and the necessity that
exists Of begging for old clothes m further illustrated by
patriotic fraternity j. T. Freeman addressed 20 "The
ministers Of every denomination" representing that The
army is suffering for the want Of covering from the
trusts which have passed and will suffer far more from
those approaching II NOT speedily supplied and urging
appeals all the congregations for contributions Of old
blankets quilts aud other suitable coverings.
SUCH Of the makeshfts Of the great and glo
rious Southern confederacy. Already suffering from
hunger, cold and nakedness beyond endurance what will
be the situation Of this valiant army when the loyal
hosts Of the North shall be hurled against themS They
attempt borrow consolation IN their troubles from the
apprehended advance OF Gen. Grant
PRAYING FOR FEDERAL BLANKETS.
To this end fellow writing from Holly Springs says
The nseiy cold weather upon but yet rain
has fallen worth the taking Of Our troops getting
forUly hxed up and their nightly prayers for fight do
add petition that well
surped with bankets One good engagement with the
my would transfer OF these articles sufficiently
large 10 blanket all our boys
STEALING PROM THIEVES.
The rebels seem TO think II no crime 10 steal from
thief Il Of them act upon that theory. IL
viii be remembered that during the invasion or Ken.
tIcky Kirby smith stole some $50 worth Of jeans
from Much Of this pluoder no obliged TO
abandon destroy in his hasy retreat from the state
What he retaiued appears, lid not all come into the
30 scs sion the authorties rne following. from the
Atlanta aonfedcracy, tells the story
Yesterday Colonel Lee had hts time occupied in investi
cation which developed OF the gIaudest and bodcst
stealing ransae.on that have yet coms TO light among The
thieves The facts In the case have been in
formed about as foowsFor four hve days the po
~ served xo military gentlemen covering rather more
than became pain honest soldiers such loud
talking, ngns Of running the blockade, &c, aud
the parties had not reported Al headquarters
they were closely watched Tney had establish.
big lnics from
the c ang oing driving business with