The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-21
INTERESTIre FRGM TIE SOUTH.
News Not to be Found in the
Rebel Journals.
Opposition to the French
Invasion.
WHAT THE REBEL ARMIES ARE DOING.
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Where GiiiLiere's Swamp Angel Shot
Struck in Charleston, A
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WHAT THE aEDsl ARMIES ARE DOING.


From rensicmAD -ho left Rschnosd only tnn snys
e,ncc have derived usesus very resting
Information respecting anAbrs IN tho seush. lie bAs
curing tho pas, eighteen months boon positions
able him 70 judge Of tho fcsssns Intention the
ecple and their rsers and appears - wen Informed
to the numbers and dispositions OF the forces Of tho
enemy the Of Tho oonlederacy por
iion which at the present ps II tho intere stang
us OF The North. Ho enabled also 70 say much CONCERN
ing charlcston ani us surroundings, and gives
concerning the bonbardrncnt Sumter by
clads tbi conrrms many of the repor1 had of
its bcag seriously injured IN that attack
--~.l. ,E'e Army IN VIRGINIA.
Our Informant, says thai the reports Of Iees army
being much reduced in numbers without foundation
No troops have been akea from excepting tho divisia
South Carolina troops under General Jenkins, which
was 70 reinforce Bsauroeard abo two wcss since
Tho present location OF General eos army he says s
from Madison Court House towards Hanover, aud tho
force about seventy Thousand n for duty II
appears bc understood Richmond thai upo" on ad
vance by General Meade Leo win fall back rcba.ond
and It's deenccs and endeavsr 10 hold % tho . An
evacuation Of the rebel capital no. thought Of and tho
army pcopr appear confident OF being able 10 hold u
against any fore
U- GssEf,AL H. Is. LkE.
1he pe,pe OF The south says IN their
opinion OF General lee, The commnpocr Of
their Virginia army They consider him without an
erual anywhere, and believe tha, when he commands
victory certain They win not listen to his army being
reduced the contrary they unanimous IN desiring
II kept up full numbers and would rather sustain
deieat elsewhere tnan their favoro suffer rcduc
ton In the number OF his command When tho report
was in circualop that resigned account Of
IN
tense throughout rebeldom. The people declared he
should resign, they would rather par with thou
sand Presidents than OF General leo.
Tho report being supcrseded by General Johnston Ia
without foundation.
RICHMOND AsD ITS VICINITY.
The works Of defence around Richmond represent
ed bc Of the most extensive and formidable eharac
tor. The truth Is that 1t would be impossible to do
render tho city from attack The fort at
Drury's Bun " Gibraltar 10 itself and mounts,
with the other works ,t--sl defending tho river
approachone hundred guns, many of which are OF tho
largest and most improved character Of raed ordnance
The city is ssfc ho sAys from any attack by water.
Nothing pass these aud the obernctops in tho
river them 1hore also other batteries below
thai viii hs fsN bssore being seen ny attacking
| force A complete Investment Of tho city b looked
upon tho only plan that can over accomplish 10 cap
tore They the people, do not appear 20 fear an attack
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
The rebel force in Western Virginia said 10 be very
small. najor General Jones, with small division. s
known os stationed at rnion. Monroe county limbo
dso's reported be mlcs west Of Harrison
borg ana consists about three Thousand men Colonel
w. L. Jacksons command Of nearly nfeea hundred mon,
is al Camp Northwest three miles this sids Of Hunters
vsne.
THg CROPS
The story about the rebas being state OF starvation
absurd. They have plenty eat OF bread and meat
but very ne d anything else. LuIurrsare not thought
of-,hsy things Of the past. very large crop OF
whea, and corn been raisedcSough for all their
this respect Their diet for The balance Of the
viii be extremely simple. but ample
CHARLESTON AND IT'S VICINITY.
IL has been but very short time sipce Informant
left city OF Charleston OF which place he has been
rec dent much % The time during tho war Hc was
there shen sumter was FIRST bombsrdcd by tho iron
cad. be has positive knowledge OF the injury
tanned by that fortncaon during the attack Ho says
That breach made large enough TO drive horso and
cart through and that after the vessels withdrew the
utmost exertons used, by sending to Tho fort
bales and sand bags TO repair tho damages
ned Every supposed there would Of the
attack The daythey imagined the afst 10 be only
reesrand thought Mh was sumters chance would be
poor the attempt determination TO reduce
the work uanIe@ted he gives us tho process ioeh
,y whero four Of the shells from General Gunore's
s~amp Angel struck Ia the city q Charestoh Three
or them struck within blocks each other aud the
four we're within the space Of haR mile Que hit the
rpre u st Mchaes church the o Mcotug aud
Broad streets burst tho and warehouses Of
John Fraper Co. Fnst by tho Post once; an
other al ot Broad and Church streets, oear
The telegraph Office, and the fourth struck the bath
b5ass located The Battery, rather tho Park d
Cnstestou Ashley river Tbo utmost confederation
prevailed In the city. when thcs terrible mEsias
began to arrive tho hremen were all ready 70 er-
tnsash any IRE that might be ca1sed by The exploding
hcis tho alarm beIs summoned every one 70 arms,
no one knowing what nigh, be srprtcd neri. Al ihs
time there not than three or four hundred non
combAlans the city and ttsse have since taken tnsr
departure for safer locality leaving the city eaiirey 70
The care of bose would rather light Than away
lie sAys that the cltzns of Charleston have fully
mined destroy the city rather than surrender ~ Tho
ser they will not do. and have everything ready 70 a
ply ihs torch In a 10 render s destruction com
plsto when found they longer keep posssssoa
OF IT, They have hopes ~ being Aoe much longor 70
hold a. they striving mainly 10 dstay - ant every
thiag valuable and movcable be earrci ao tbe nts
ror Tney swear charieaon ahsll be ruled By
Butler or another like him; atd appears ceriala te
staemeut " thoes 10 authority mag 10 believed thai
destruction will be the rule rather lan permit 70 ob
au eoctrol u smother of their large cities Ty
say the fate oi New 0resrs ~ people aud sfopcrg,
has been a warning 10 them and rather tbaa scpBt V
anything nss they vii dealroy everything sna irs 10
The ~oods " nsoessary. our Informant thinks this
solve si be kept u v universal Sth al, poor a. ~e
A. rich ami they Icok forward v i nov s,itisd
thing pan Dot 70 be- departed from aoder my circsm
STAGES.
Beaurcgards force h. estimates about une thousand
men before the reinforcement seat hn from yr.
sinA q .hs divaior n GeDerA jenkins rhs nay ring
10 lo tbouasad, ~hch lbclales tho garrtsus
IL an ths fostsoaisona around ctrlsstoa, force At
pocalaiiso, Aaamas ran. and point b~sveen Cn.risst
apd nrancbvns, the sogih Carolina RalfoaA Tbsse
uoopa are al u tho bert, mary u them vsserans,
and even the hoDs guards vsa drilled rsgal.ss
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