, 1862-04-23
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
GleaningS from the New Or
leans and Mobile Press.
Dixie UNDER THE REBELLION,
ASPECTS OF LIFE, TRADE AND
THE WAR.

Our reporter at Pittsburg sends us file Of
late New Orleans, Mobile and Memphis papers
Of the 18th and 5th inst, whiah we're taken
from newsboy just arrived within the rebel
lines On the day Of the battle. From these VIC
make compilation of news which will interest
our readers. The following are the dispatches
to the New Orleans Fca1unc on the Srd inst,
the Thursday proceeding the battle.
THE BATTLE FORESHADOWED.
CoRE'7H, April 3-1he enemy's force,
which was yesterday teegraphed as having
Landed that day at Eastpoft, consisted Of about
three thousand uen. They approached only
two miles beyond the river: Col. Wood, who
was at Inka, commanding CArroll's Brigade,
went out to meet them, and they retired to
their transports, seven Of which were in the
river, and under convoy Of three guaboats.
This is supposed by high authority herp, to have
been demonstration intended to conceal the
advance Of the enemy at another point. Or
ders were issued this morning for the advance
Of our army, and all are on the move, Tou
may look to hear Of q battle to -LlorroW. Our
hoys arc in high Spirits, and anxious to meet
1he 1oe-
MATTERS ON TIE GULF.
The same paper gives the following, which,
doubtless, has something to do with opera
tions On the Gulf:
No telcgsaphic dispatches were received to-
day by tho Southern line, the message to us
from the office here being to tie effect that it
was in the hands Of ttlr enemy. We presume
the interruption is st Biloxi, where, We learn,
u detachment Of Alr. Liucoln's emisssarics had
made Z landing.
TIE ENExY'S GULF FLEET.
[From the n. Q. Delta, 4th1
No little doubt and anxiety exist in this
city ir reference 10 the movements aud where.
abonts Of the enemy Gulf fleet. One moment
it is reported that the number Of Federal ships
is increasing 1T the head Of tie Passes, tho
next that all but four OF i've have disappeared
We have reason to believe that about tue saule
| force is in the river below u WIS there Il few
/ daysago. At all events We do not think thai
i Gen. lovc1l, who is thoroughly npprised OF tht
| situation below, and extremely active in hiE
| arrangements concerning it, cntertalns the be
| lilf that the enemy has cyacuated tho naontf
| Of tile river. Certainly the encmy's presence
! has not been without meaning. 1t is yer,
| probable that he mcditates simultaneous
| attack upon Forts Jackson and Philip an<
| Fort Pike, and Lit Will attempt to reduce
the same tiu.c cur river aud our Lake detenses
The reasons why lie should hasten to attacl
arr obvious, If he means to attack. Warn
weather is gradually approaching, and th
deadly heat Of the Gulf anj Lake consts. eosn
| hfnvd with pestiltncc, will soon commit NOR
rIyagtS IN his expeditions than L adozrn battle
would. He must strike early, or his arm vii
bc pa1alyzed. He may mase i few faint s1e
| mopetrltious, 4 few tentative approaches; bu!
II 4 short time, he must strike IN earnest,
lie intends to strike. He evidently breads til
encounter; but he must meet it, or he mu:
retire with a confession Of failure. Within
week the fight for the city on the river aud th
Likes may commence. Let our people face til
prospect with firm nerves and cool, unf1inci
i1tg determination.
THE DErESCEs OF NEW ORLEANS
| [Fron, the n. o. Picaune, 5th-]
A correspondent of the Way Dispatc
writing from this city, says what follows;
NEW ORLEANS, 1s6a.-The Mississippi
fortified so as to be impas sable for any h0sti
t'ect or tlotilla. Forts jackson and St. Phil
are armed with 10 heavy guns {G5-pounder
/ 1lted by B;rhlcy Brltten, and received fro
England). Thu navigation OF the river
! ! stopped by dam OF about a quarter Of
mile from the above forts. No 1loti.la {
earth would force that dam in less than tn
| hours, during which it would be within sho
and cross range Of 10 guns OF the heaEie
calibfe, many Of which would be served wi
red hot shot, numerous furniccs for Will
| have been erected in every fort and battery
In 8 dsy or two We shall have ready t.
iron cased floating batteries. The plates i
four and half inches thick, Of the best hal
Ynercd iron, received from England q
1 Franco. Each iron ca6ed battery will mou
twenty 68-poundera, placed so as to skim t
water, and striking the enemy's hull hetwc
wind and water. We have an abundant 81
ply Of incendiarJ shells, cupola furnaces I
moulten iron. congreve rockets and freshil
Between New Orleans and the forts therc
a constant succession Of earthworks. At
I. Plain Of Cha1mette, near Janiu's proper
there arc redoubts, armed with r1t1ed cannt
= which hare been found to be effective at +
q miles runge 4 ditch thirty feet wide q
4 twenty deep extends from the Mississippi
La Cypriere.
In forts St. Philip and Jackson there
5000 men, Of whom goodly portion are
| petienced 2rtllerYmeu and gunners who Il
served in the navy.
IL New Orltaus Itself we have $4,000
fantry, and as many more quartered in the
mediate neighbothood. In discipline
! drill they arc Gar superior to the Yankees.
j. have two yerS able and sctlse Generals, =
possess our entire confidence, Gems. M4nsf
and Lowell, and Brig. Gen. Ruggles.
Commodore we have old Hol1ins, a Nelsol
We are ready to give the Yankees hot
cep1ion when they come. Around me all
y mad with excitement and rage. Our only fe
that the Northern invaders may not app
We have made such extensive preparation
receive them that it were vexatious II t
iuyincible armada escapes tho fatc ne haE
u. store for it.
Ex-Governor Pratt. Of Maryland, sen
letter By underground railroad to Mr. Be
n min, in which liz says that II We Of the s.
hold On month longer-until the middl
April or the LAST OF May-ths Lincoln dyn
will cturnble under its own corruption an
debtedness.-.MoHleR Register.
E The war debt Of the. Yankees is
&1,20o, 0O0.0O0 They expect to pay it
Southern labor, resources and property.
1 expect to pay the first instailment iron
cotton crop. Shall we let them have ant
. crop, or any portion of the last crop tbs,
be destroyed or removed? Chdrlestos Co..
RIcHmorD; April 4-senator G wtnn, ol
noTuia, aEiEed yesterday; from Washing
..> he repqItS. n M9Sf;1eIlaa being very uupo
with the Yankees. When The army rea
p7f Ccntreyil1e and d8oant the 1ortiH iHcstions q
IHD ated, desnns11tzaptu4 *ensued Without ps
IN since the crest defeat in july The arm
III came mutilqna fof ;ssht 81 pps sidoaa au
:" turned to tie PotAf f a.1:l (. Easaasata<.
- A NEW ARTICLE OF WAR,
The Northern paRe kR}eFs RsFs9sHSs UT th4t the fo11lo