New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-09
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Tetas Correspondents OIL tDr Sttat'"h
e DrcRow's PoINr, July Q, 1862.
Eds Cresce-Having short time to spare, will de-
vote II to YOUR service, although have nothing of Pc
cniar interest to present. down to this very
healthy and salubrous Point day before yesterday,
from Indianola on the j. l.. Day Bythebye, she is
vessel that appears be well adapted to this trade She
GOES IN to the Inanola and Port Lavaca wharves there
by saving time and much expense in Tightening This Is
very quiet and still little town; nothing appears in
clned to kick ups keep up anything like row or
roar. except Old Ocean, 1t has way. you know, of
doing just it pleases it pleases to keep up continual
and perpetual roar-sometimes rolling up and flashing
against the Breakers like it might be little rtt'ed,
sending forth sweet and soothing lullaby by which we
enjoy charming and refreshing sleep famed all the
while by cool and delightful breezes-no mosqutocsa
counterpart feeling comfortable all nghttoo cool with
out it. We have fine bathing, fishing. fowling- etc.
This point is about eighteen miles southeast of In
danola and attached to the main land by peninsula.
sixty or sixty five miles long and from two to three miles
wide. 1t is within few hundred yards of the Gulf OF
Mexico Mr. Decrow the founder of the town. has nearly
completed u beautiful mansion, affording an extended
and romantic from the balustradng the top the
Gulf prairies bays all spread out with fine effect
The town of salia is the opposite side of the Pass
which is some two or two and half miles wide saura
is on the northern point of Maagorda Island which is
about fortyye miles long and from three to five miles
wide it is commonly called ST. Tosephs Island. but St
osephs lies Immediately below Maagorda Island with
only narrow pass between. The St Josephs Island
about twenty miles long Between this point and Saul
ria is the Pass CAMILLA Horse Pass, the entrance to
Mataeorda and Lavaca Bays Lavaca Bay is an arm o.
the aagora Bay Through this Pass the Bay Of sant'
Espirito or the Bay of spirits'' is reached 1t (Es
pirito) connects with the Arkansas Bay forming long ex
tent of beautiful inland navigation far small vessels
This peninsula and AIatagorda Island are celebrated
for raising the largest sweetest and most delicious water
melons in the United States Some 900 left here day
two ago for Washington city.
The news of the wing nominations arrived at 1ndano;
just previous to my leaving did not create much excite
ment: did not give general satisfaction, especially th
Vice President think he ought have been from the gre
growing West. Both parties have given it the go-by.
At the time left Indanola the cholera still at it
fatal work in place taking off from three to sever
daily-some say SiNtyiye or seventy have dice
of it. cerainsome say hundred or hundred and ten
or hundred and fifteen since it first made its appear
ance there. think it will soon disappear, as the German
immigrants are hastened off into the interior almost
soon as they arrive. They have afforded the most foo
for the plague sanitary committee has been apponte
to have the town ceansed and purified and all nfectin
= causes removed Just what they ought to have don
long since They labored under much difficulty, as TIL
town not incorporated Had the citizens adopted hes
measures weeks ago Indianola might now have bee
what she ought be- of the healthiest towns tn
Bay Unfortunately for her she is the reverse sa
Antodo, Lavaca, Matagorda City, all free from tn
pesence at last accounts There have been few
reported in Victoria, Seguin and New Brau1;tels
Gen p. I. Smith still in Indianola He has bee
out sailing, and paid sailing or flying visit to Pollaco
Matagorda City, this point and salura. think he d.
signs tarrying there days yet Like true soldie
. he not from danger
Have Just heard that SOME sixty Camanche Indian
came up to the Government train between Fort More
and San Antonio three four days ago: and told Il
drivers or wagon masters that they 1.-THE Indians) did
want them to pass travel that road way any
as they had not given the Government any permission
to do nor had the Government paid them anything f
the privilege of passing through their territory.
y There were two Mexicans found dead at the Long
Twelve Mile SMot, back of Corpus Christi, about tt
same time, supposed to be the work of Indians.
The remainder of the materials for the lighthouse
y under way at this Pass, looked for hourly, wht
y it will be speedily completed.
Ia Crops are said to be very fine in Western Texas
Respectfully yours, etc, O1iE"A,