The New York herald., 1863-10-12
JOHN BULL IN Dixie.
Views Of The Richmond Correspondent Of the
IeRgOn Times On the lostti0n aud
Prospects Ct The Rebellion.
ssussins GRaptes cs Rsbel Information,
aoRioetures, Prescriptions, Fis"
tons and Ftummtry,


RtcsAoso, August 20 1858.
TO scorcnns eaervpins heats e snch an august ~
nta.ai iat9e ari geAltaU ~h'D follow excess u enos
such "a 90 both adee shed ouroe the three days N
aaAe - Geliysblre tic ia erion IN the West y Con
ssAaps Nloio. hns nhlL D. N Niny Mlns ~ ,n,Ma.o n
.es OF river ana twenty iiiaeu posts which he has no
la1iee bat arra0n, tie renewed ssnmption D, ihe
>ealsderHe ermies 10 every quarter OF aenerahy do
frsa Sc pOe tue ni Drhns ino. est WIN Which IN b IN
seanons ib ,psaros agains Galveston are wsiohe d.
hage eonsplrei for me iasi seven weeks u impose
sBln the hosis Nh'ch for one tioGsa'd iss hundred
1;ee fons each other IN battle hs necessity for
MAINTAINING whit has been op b IN sides regarded as
tesiery hacyity but the afe got wanting signs that
.se ne I few weeks viii witness change attitude. In
Virginia, wn"reli always more than usually hazardous
~ and read The future there 10 NOT see TO be tnd
saons that General Leo, who 10 more than ever lord Of
ihc ascendant, C0ntempiaies an immediate advance
Nothing material wood appsreoty be gained by mis-
srgug the federae pcli me iato their works as Wash
np, aud ltls doubtful whether hshs oher IMAM from
belt Id the Washington brssstNofk- could be got Out of
Gen Meade unless Oen Lee lgain crossed tho Potomac
40 early batie between the forces which Chattanooga
And Rockville obey Ceneras Bragg and Buckner and hose
which marshaled against them under Geuerals Rose
Grams and Burnside The Western Confederate army
Morton patiently uniorg ing reorganization at the
hands of Gener Hsrdeo and has suffered partial eclipse
by relson at vcksburg and OF tho
interest which attaches at this nomont to court OF nqu-
ry engaged at Atlanta In investigating the causes
which led the all Of yicksburg and likely as It seems.
disclosures In order 70 attend this
are for the rnonen. detached from their several com.
ands and at present unconnected with the operations 10
she Geld Of tho Western armies. for tho TRANSMITS
sssippi troops occasional yevslatonsof thor
uens furnished by the mistiest Of teegrams resemble
the transparent through which the mariner
secs false cebegs and imaginary headlnnds, and which
more dangerous and guding than profoundest dark
Kirby Smith Price active and enerprising but
such the ignorance OF Washington and Richmond IN no
fexas and Western louisiana TINT the dim chronicles Of
Northern and Southern writer's who profess 10 give nfor
NATION about these remote must be received with
ss many grains OF salt Nebuhr sprinkes the
fvrera eqlogies aud family narratives which
principal guides to much of the history Of the hrs' few
iurtca Ot
The principal points Of interest for the momsn.
Liter district the federas have two large armies
tue teld--the first unier General Rosecrans. who
Tor eight months has stunned any renewal terrible
Snsagsmens which at Murreesboro inauguraed ceebra-
tton OF ,hristmas s'dy at variance with the docrnssH
peace and good S by that estve season me
reported OF thirty thousand men, is descending from
9ahep Kentucky and threatening General Bucknsr asd
She slender force with which he holds Knoxville In Ten
nessee Modest and unasscmng as arc all the best OIL
eers Of the confederacy, calm and sagacous, aud well in
oeTuOed in hts trade Of soldier and military engineer,
beloved and admired in his native State Of Ken
sueky, tepacons and enduring, General Buckner will
4 he does not prove himself. fully equal to his
Opportunity, which seems at hand, and MAINTAIN
by sticking his post and being taken prisoner when
ts associate generals themselves by light retreat
which the federal journals. especially in the west have
la,ey teemed 70 the effect that Braggs army is very
weak s morale bad and its numbers thinncd by deser
son last reverse the truth OGcsrs character
aad position who fresh from the OF action speak
ags army with soma considerable eIperisncs Of tho
press and s antics during the progress Of this
ysous iis statements than during the las, elk weeks
e!cspticns are OF course TO be found among
ssspsioo By most Of the organs Of Northern opinion,
the rebellion y stasgeries on i,s last legs. and
vss,dsnt Davis and 0eosrai Lee (both Of whom have
evss .sen in better spirits than during the past wsek
s, wss ssd ri ~
French publication entitled "Tables du Temple do Ia
:ass .ss Ssas s S AL
esivss n The course Of thai war was obvious that in
s The .na W
- that she correspondents OF divers Northern Journals
<secisly IN the West, take their inspiration. and gain
sad Of whose hospitality they are perhaps permitted to
atAks: r. At the beginning Of the last century Sr Ro
ssssss Of history could no. be repressed, what would
= have said in the present day. when the materials for
he truth, BY those who reside in the heart Of
eouIsass.cy IS IN reality ss IoIiows;wNsysr from
vss shs spirit ismpef southern resistance more
keen and exaspcra,ed than at this moment 1here have
bssn times during the progress Of the struggle when, for
various reasons apprehension has weighed heavily upon
sAs minds Of the great rsbelons pilots No s now
Noorsst for instance that during the nrss eight
6eaths OF the conflict There Was not enough gunpowder
= single battery for three hours Al present what is
9e CASH Without entering into minute particulars
sSs sc.vsis 81 work in the sonfsdsracy, and that
o. daily supply OF powder exaced fer tbs Confederate
ssysIy occupied fully furnished BY two Of these mills,
oosas the third ard largest has 0een many months
80 snsagea supernuous powder which
- now grown into large reserved stock aud Is being
easy and rapidly increased Take another ITEM There
:.s 1.sI moments . when ,s tbs supply Of small arms has
soevcnience has been great II will be remembered by
year readers that n .as nrs half Of Jug prisoners o.
eaeaured by Abe 70 derals TO the extent OF neTiy
1900 men i "a true ha, a, Gettysburg al leas,
MAJ alS hv
cooederates by the fedoras but Ear as the present
aEsnment s concerned this iact rs ihii ad There
ee than 30 COO muske,s The reader will be surprised
g is,rn that fully this amount oi muske!s has. during
ssoSsn the blockade % say nothing e cannon aud mul
ss s oHer Supple % o. an knss u may .S be con,
N country which not only pcsesses all the resources
the % eo.iessrscy but also sas: IN supple, TO o asy
fall Of Charleston (vhich, though little believed IN
a this motnen, at RI Rihmood, Is s,iil possibily)
Affect the question. In the hrst place, Wilmington,
Mobile savannah and Galveston have sti 10 be redsced
and Is believed that two ont Of these four places win
eefy the utmost malice OF the fcderals Secondly along
the whole Southern c'ast from the oapcs OF the Cbesa
psake to the Rio Crsnie the Altogether
assinal proportion has fallen into the hands o the
rails What chance is there OF such country being ef.
supeiea which she to keep her alive supply
all that s requisite for her resistance Lot those Who
snd Cbarson full aslend one ot the large auct on
sAee o. blockade goods which take place every morning
ahs Coniodsrais states would be f the supply OF
Eoocs were permanently. cut oa u IL moment
sseed That some with the exterior world
vitality necessary for the conice acy but such commu.
ncaton need eny be slender and nfreauent and ron
such communication ~ impossible secession can he
cut on.
There anoiberel ae Confederate future 70 fan
of hopo and prcrsse that is my duty 10 notice H.
Many o, readers must be that n large
portion - The Confederate states the hsrves, Iart year
vas unusually defck6t and, consequently, durldr the
srrrF month"; of the present year there men
TONED a, tho time. considerable snxe;y about the
supply o food. an such anxiety has dssappearcd
In presence OF the boupfifnl and xcdundaot harvest
shh whsh durirg tbs csrrcnt year. the Coricderate
states have been blessed. su assured that The abund
ancc n cereals : such that q would supply ihe slole
palu.ou tor taree years TO come. Nor is tiG sbup.
conhnod 10 ocrcsr The crop OF vegetables such
wouid amaze any fngishm,n % the poorer tA'srsc-
soove az lee supply Of po.aioas Irish potatoes o. hy
secalol bore 70 distinguish them from the swse,} yN
os sacieni 70 admit u ralcps Of that esculeAt bet,g
~, heft wlnier TO the army IN conjunction wiic
meat and hour With guupowaer In eyceaa OF tho usznos
al ssmalas oi the neHt two or three years, with
pAhoe oi 70 slch aclies ha avarea nf sposu-
mtorr, Nth arm es 10 the field which are ne anna h.