The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-22
NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NAY %, 1868.
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH.


Monlx, Nay 10, 1858.
Two hundred and any New Orleans exiles ct Pascs-
goua and I'VE hundred 70 arrive 70 night Con-
vsyancos 70 be ssns them In the morning.
despaieh from Passasoula, from New Orleans 1ssh
inst mentions rumor that the Hartford was burned By
YHragut After being stopped.
DrMAL Fosu OF THE RRssL PRESS.
The Southern editorials devoted 70 the from
Mississippi, and are very despoudng In their tone
UNION PRISONERS AT RICHMOND.
The Richmond Ssninel Of the Goth inst, says-Thsrs
tho Libby prison yesterday Yankee prisoners -
folows-Prisonsrs Of war; os citizen prisoners suslsrs
&C., IL dseerters ifom the Yankees, 1os; negroes, TO-
total 7sl. sixty-one received yesterday morning
from Atlanta Georgia. where they had been collected
from different places There s.nl number Of ofosrs
on hand with tho rank OF colonel lieutenant colonel,
major, captain and lieutenant.
RErALIAroRY MEASURES OF THE REBELS.
Tho Sentinel Of the 10th says-It reported that the
Confederate authorities have determined to detail one
federal captain and lieutenant, with view Of
atng kind for the hanging Of two Confederate officers
In the West by order OF Gen. Burnside.
UNION MOVEMENTS AT WRIST POINT.
The Richmond Eraminer says:-For days II has
been suspected that the enemy has been removing his
forces from West Point. On Sunday Lieutenant wse Of
General wses brigade made Of tho po.
that the enemy had evacuated. On the contrary,
vary officer who the day reconnotered from the
east King Queen side reports that tho enemy had
not evacuated had posted his forces dense pine
forest mile or above West Point. What the exact
number Of the enemys force he had Of est
mating but believes "a not third great has been
represented The best opinion TO be that largo
force perhaps asen thousand men, landed at tho
point simply by way OF diversion but that tho greater
part OF them have since been reshpped and sent TO
Hooker, who Is knob to be in sad need Of men.
THE GUNS RECOVERED FROM THE KEoKuK.
The elevsn-ineh Dahlgren guns Of the Keokuk which
have been raised BY the rebels mounted In the
forts at Charleston. On the 10th inst they arsd
throughout the day n intervals the Intelligence Of
the death Of stonswall Jackson.
noRrALIrY AMONG rus REBEL WOUNDED.
Great complaint made Of the mortality among the
rebel wounded In Richmond and at Fredericksburg The
assigned s scarcity Of medical supplies and mat
teatton Of the medical officers.
AFFAIRS IN ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.
In Arkansas and Missouri ths-rehsls profess 70 have
great faith All the dsaected troops Of General Hind
mands command back again tho ranks under Gene
Price They were dssats9sd with Hndman, and Left
sitter his battle with the Union forces Kirby Smith 10
being reinforced with os the best roops The whsAs
crop in Arkansas IL being harvested Corn twenty nve
weight
MONUMENT 10 sroNEwALL JACKSON.
Eleven hundred dollars have already been subscribed
for tho erection Of mouumsns 10 the memory Of Stone
wall Jaetson.
| rHK REMAINS or LxurKNANr NOAH wALKsa.
The remains Of Lieutenant Noah Walker, Jr OF Bait
more killed IN the battle cs ChAncelorsve have reach
cd Richmond, and are being embalmed.
THs RICHMOND MARKETS.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Nay 2o.1
II appears that almost everything has IN advancing
tendency The butchers predicted have raised ,hoIr
prices The supeabundancc Of spring vegetables has
effect upon the charges Eggs 81 per dozen. Butter
is beyond the Of the masses and young chickens
high that man Of moderate means dares not
dream q ever gazing upon ther like again. But Of
these things IT is believed, must soon DO lower.
ARRIVALS AT CASTLE THUNDER.
Among the arrivals at this prison within day
past, the following "A. McGee sent by General
Lee for dsoyalty; some sixty odd bridge burners,
bushwhackers and other reproba,es from Tennessee,
among them a nephew OF Andrew Johnson, and
named D. white considered sspy aud traitor.
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE PROM PIusoS.
Another attempt made 10 escape from Castle
Thunder Monday night There q saving on Of
bars rope and brbe, but the whole thing a fail.
ure Strange residents delightful retreat
should be discontented.
VIRGINIA STATE ELECTION.
Thursday week merit the general election this State
for Governor, members Of Congress, &c.
PoRErGs coSsULs ~ THE SOUTH.
fFrom be Richmond wing, May IsI
Mr. Crdand FOR soe years past her Britannia Maestys
Vice Consul at Richmond IN about % leave this city Tor
Mobile having In his pocket the cmmisson of full Con.
sal 50 runs common report, which has not yet been
denied
merous friends In this city, where he Is sincerely re
spected and warmly esteemed. Ba hs % aoeroit,d 20
recenf This intelligence, 80 long a. II remains
contradced, will not ave pleasure TO In the
south. To be sure. we know that We have national
existence outside q our rnaginAiions and that n tho
eyes of Great rtan still part and parcel n tho
United sats and destined, Tor all she
We know further that sundry private citzens
OF the South ncknsmed minister's cooling their heels
earthly purpose 10 the ante chambers q 81 James
and the Iuleres and this useless Refrigeration of tho
caLfi ncssrs. Mason and sde has going on
for above year Nor are ignorant that
ln,r.,,ons q these things have reached tnc 90 cale1
coufoc ate government" without exciting the east stir
80 novemsrt on the part of the I" so-calsd."
FnoAns all ihi, our duty as good citizens and beev
w lound political dogma, tbe government II IN
tho OF ACTS - 10 initiate the called, :, aud
MAJ -, n''iou or stir. Accordingly we make none
Ss,e the ess, the oreation at this late day u Lin
ooiah, nsul At Mobile, by The Fnslish Secretary u
rorcgr airs, and tho acceptance of such commission
by that nsu nay well excuse " II docs not ercte
enaoscj tho part u southern psope 70 take tho
liberty making remark. There s certain newncss
about hing which might Under ether circumstances
occasi u prise and 80 W speak, Tho mat
ter that ~ ght ordinary times pruducs ssusatiOn
bordering The dsagrecabie. But these Contingencies
arr remote We quite sure tha there mao in
the c0sd racy who Zee ihe sizbt inclination make
any until ths sar y uver, and the pubic well
A. uiho sosaed confederate government b. W POSSES
sion u to- "a awful fats vhch the unorclaI mind
would b. stne "a bssng opinion. and ln tho ibsenoe
NJ which tie griytte citizen " dutfuly and rsysrepty
drmb
- far no NJ. cridlsnd ennoernei the stal1ments
made above may be unioupdcd We shall BE- sl,d 10 neu
n-if glsdress atibe with gsSd citlzcu-hp aud
the ftcis posse sol Dythe "fD called" d s rossibs
ihouah no, probable, ,hit ifers Bril.h oofsus
accredtei 20 The ibited tats- this o cniederacy 80
eisewbefe II sB,h be The fact, may venture 70 bs
agrecaby surprfo1, =" s~'n the VI nabs and
the mysterious IOsaessioDs o. the sOcsed se g~nr
rslly dstributed en1ng the hOesyer, We shall
esteem great rfiyiege ~ be permitted ~ iha so
called % be ~ ndnerent 10 the dgnty hor q tho
cDyury - we are Ign raut the appalling fscs n toe
sess "a OF tie s..ressfi so cslied. q
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