The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-04-18

last Tuesday night four soldiers ol LIE reDel army
deserted from Savannah in a snall boat and arriv-
ed at Fort Pulaski the next morning. Their names
are William McCullock and Francis Doyle, of Co.
B, 1st Geo. Vols, (Irish Jasper Guards) Thomas
James and John Coin, Co. d, 22l Batt., Geo. Art.
They saw very little interest was felt at Savannah
in the Charleston fight. The Georgia troops are
tired of the war and long for peace. They also
state it was rumored that Sumter was badly breach
ed, though the papers brought by them say other
wise. We were fortunate in getting dates to the
18th, but so badly damaged as to be almost unin-
telligibla. We make the following extracts:
Information has been received here By telegraph
that the negroes and abolitionists have abandoned
jacksonville and gone to Hilton Head. The town
was set on fire by the vandals previous to their
leaving. Gen. Finegan reached the place in time
to save the greater portion Of it. His troops are
now occupying Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE EVACUATED BY THE YANKEEs.-
It has been known for some time that Gen. lin
negan was making al. angements to attack the
Yankee vandals at Jacksonville, and We have for
seve al DAYS past been expecting an account OF
fight in that neighhorhood. Gen. Finnegan had
Just made his arrangements to clear ont that den
of mongrels and thieves, and had his troops in
order to make the attack when the Yankees sudden
ly evacuated the place. We learn that all the
forces embarked on their transports and gunboats
on Sunday last, taking everything they had with
them, and carrying off their stGlen property 1t
Is thought that they emrarked for Port Royal.
BEFORE leaving, they set fire to number Of build
incs in various parts of the town, no doubt with
the intention of destroying it. Welearn that Gen.
Finnegan Immediately went in and succeeded in
stopping the progress of the fire, but not until a
number of houses had been destroyed.
FROM Fort PULAsKI.-The 49th New York
regiment, Col. Barton, together with detachment
of light artillery, garrison Fort Pulaski at pres
ent.
A copy of a small paper called TIE NEW South,
pubIished ar rUrr KUyat, uarec the 10Th uIt, con-
fains an account of the laying of the stone
of the new Catholic church in this city, on the
18th. copied from one of the Savannah papers of
the 18th.
RICHMOND, March 28.-At an auction to-day,
Confederate Bonds for the fifteen million loans
sold at one hundred and thirty y-fve, large advance
the one hundred million loan, long date, at ore
hundred and two to one hundred and two and a
half. Bankers are selling gold at four hundred
premium Bank notes at seventy.
The President has 81. med the impressment bill.
Corn whisky is selling for $1,000 per barrel in
Atlanta
Corn AND GoLD.-The Salisbury, n. C. Watch
man saws there was sale in Rowan county recent
", when corn sold at 40 cts per bushel, paid in
gold. The ruling price is 81 in paper money.
CHANCE OF COMMAND IN THE WEsr.-A gentle
man from Arkansas says that the appointment of
Gen. Kirby Smith to the command Of the trans
Mississippi Dept, in place of Gen. Holmes, and
the substitution Of Gen. Price for Gen. Hindman,
who has been ordered to report to Jackson, Miss,
has been highly gratifying TO the troops; and there
is every reason to expect that the unsatisfactory
condition of things which has prevailed in that
department for several months past will now be
terminated.
Hon. John Blair for many years member Of
the U. S. Congress, died at his residence in Jones'
boro on the 22d ult
GEN GusrAvUs w. SMrrH.-In noticing the ar
rival in Savannah, some days ago, of this gentle