Show from etwas it wab was stated in southern papers that president davis had recently advised the confederate congress to absolve all the confederate prisoners released on parole by the federal authorities from their oaths and permitted to take part in the wary warp war alleging alle alie girg that the federal go cemment had exhibited a breach of faith in the exchange of prisoners after the fall of newbern the people of oti I 1 charit charlt ston biton here A ere loud in their denunciations against the north cicolina Cj Ci rolina troops charging them with cowardice there wee we e itis it is said two regiments there from that state who were so eo much displeased with the epithets epi erl theta bestowed upon thea thoa by tb the e chivalry of charleston that they revolted ted and went home A recent new orleans di states stales that the is fortified so as to be impassable for any hostile fleet or flotilla fors foris jackson and st philip are armed with one hundred and seventy heavy guns 68 ers erg rifled by barkley earkley britton and received receive d from england the navigation 0 of oe the river rivert is stopped by bt a dam of about a quader ter fer of a mile from the above forts which no flotilla can force in less than two hours bours during lith hith lich it would be within short abort and cross range of one hundred aud seventy guns of the largest caliber many nady of which would be served edwith with red hot shot numerous furnaces for which have been erected in every fort and every battery t in a few tew days they would have hase two ed cd floa ing batteries ready the plates platta of which ars are ar toi tour four ur aad ide idl a halt hait thick if the hest hegt hammered iron ifo from in england an and france france each battery has mounted twenty 68 pound ere placed so as to skim the water ater and strike the hull between wind and water i they also boast of having an abundance rf cf shells cupola furnaces for mel in ing iron con greve rockets and fire ships the dispatch fu ther says bays that between new and the forts there is a constant succession of earthworks earthworms earth works at the plain of almette chalmette Cb there are re doubts armed with rifled cannon which have been found to be effective at five miles range A ditch thir y feet wide and twenty deep extends from the mississippi to la in forts st philips and jackson there are men of whom a goodly portion are experienced ar tille tillery men r and gunners who h have a ve served in the navy of the united states at new orleans there are infantry and as many more quartered in the immediate ne neighborhood 1 in discipline and drill L they boast of 0 bravery far perlor superior eu to the yankees they also boast of having two very able and active generals sorrel and mansfield and for commodore they have flold oid old ho lins a nelson in fa his way ly with their defenses and appliances they intend giving the yankees a hot reception in conclusion i the dispatch says our only fear tear ear Is that the northern invaders may not appear we have made such extensive preparations to re ceide them that it would hould be vexatious it if the r invincible armada escape thi th fate we wee have in store for it iff 1 i |