The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-04
St Jossph's 1sland-The Frontier, &c.

6T. JosEPH's ISLAND. April "a. 1s49.
Eds. Creseent-St Joseph's Island-which the Fanny
nd her sister steamers have made but suburb of the Cre
cent Cy-s decidedly the most glorious camping ground
Tor your hsRng and sporting gentlemen that be found
in the compass of the Un'on. If the Mexican
cooked up expressly to make fo building excel
lent wharf and large COOL commodous warehouse to
landing and tent for the hunters of health and pleasure
on this lovely bay. they least the best results which
am able 10 see in that of bag for indemnity for the
past and security for the FUTURE with stake of million
of dollars and twenty thousand lives on our side which
did mt exactly did hav MT got the stakes
The indemnify for the past won't say much about
but the security for the future is certainly any thing but
attained The Indians and the Mexican bandits league
with them. having every thing their way along the
whole of o Mexican frontier and the force with which the
United States affects protect the boundary either nan
try. who helpless against the indians mounted their
wild steeds OF the desert few a goons no carefully
posted at the most pleasant interior towns where the officers
can have handsome. comic table quarters without The in
convenience Of being disturbed by border forays This mil
itay imbecity mainly imputabe to the dscords of the
last Congress whose arng factions denied every thing they
could to the public service rather than give credit
poneht or any valuable suggestion Thus was that the
only efficient defence for extensive and thiny populated
frontier regiment of Rangers vo.ed down by party
and sectional spite This helpless infantry these soldier,
quartered 15o miles from the possibility of prompt service
cost much than would have given the torder suit
able defenders Perhaps the veteran sighted and incor
ruphble Gaines will have the power, he has already
shown the wisdom and the WILL remedy these evils and
the cong month witness the has done the
sacrifice OF hundred OF our peope-many Of them women
and children. murdered open day. almost in sight of our
frontier towns. and our military force looking if
were merely the rehearsal of Il stare tragedy.
But all this not telling you of the piles OF fish of every
size shape and variety, which have caught here this
green island-nor of the crowds of adermanc turtle which
are waiting to be caught finish our net nor Of
the and decous milk which always command from
the submissive herds OF the three four families that make
the agreeable society of this equeered place nor of he
fine crabs and oysters which they will the
OF the red deer and ther spotted fawns that are
ready to try wits with the hunter all down the chain of sill
ponds that sparkle the whole length the island nor
OF the es invgOating breeze from the which blows
steadily without faint of miasma, for there is not
within hundred mes-yet these passab
realities. The chlden ST. Josephs and Corpus Christi
the finest falres and ardestpaIdon the ateon-
that in ife This strikes every one and it
crowning evidence of The heahfuness of the climate It's
bracins and delightful freshness be felt to be appc
ciated never experienced thing perfectly delicious
as this bland Yet invigoratng sir.
One OF our friends Mr. NJ K, has Just come in from
shIns and for the first time declares himself seriously dis
c0ntented He has caught but little forty pounds of
ish-noy perch and founders-n the whole afternoon
and this has dsheaened him that he has 20 bsaks him
self to the surf for bath his spirits instead OF
taking ride along the beach, which, like that of
edge The foam sings laves the of your horses
while its cool breath fans your brow.
have forgotten to give of my visit to that
Eden OF health and beauty. Corpus Christi but it will hold
good for another day-and so for the present,