New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-02
DAILY CRESCENT.


DAILY CRESCENT.
The Richmond Eva J Despatch thus ridicules
the late English stories concerning the move
ments - advances and Withdrawals - of their
redoabtable Baltic squadron. Thus far, having
been at sea nearly four months, it has only sue
eeeded in capturing tive little provincial towns
in Finland, and being driven disgracefully away
from third 1t has captured some dozen Of
Russian salt soows, and sent them to London as
aprizes.! It has sailed, and steamed and sent
letters home from every port in the Baltic
But it has effected precisely -nothing In a
short time cold weather and ice will send it
home, with all its laurels about it. The
hedgehog has too many quilts. even for
Charley Napier:
q The British fleet, it seems, after approaching
Cronstadt near enough to exchange shots, has
srifhdrapa. 1t performed similar operation
at Syeaborg also, at Helsingfors- The allied
Heet in the Black Sea executed a similar ma
neuyer ait Sebastopol The fleet approached
that stronghold, and, after firing q shot or two,
was scifhdTasca, Well, Withdraw is q genteel
word. But, in case Russian fleet had APP
preached British fertilization, and sailed off
again, would the British press have called that
withdrawing? When one man approaches
another with his fist clenched, and every dem
onstration Of knocking him down, but, finding
his antagonist ready to receive him, wheels
about and marches of as quick as his legs can
carry him--is that withdrawing? Whatever
it is, it is precisely what the allied squadron
has just performed, for the third time, IN the
Baltic
LEGAL Fus.-The latest joke in the French
courts is fixed upon the celebrated advocate,
Chalk DIST Ange A rich cameo had been
stolen from him. The thief was arrested, and
had the effrontery to choose NJ. Chalk d'Est-
Anee himself for his counsel. He could in no
way obtain more renown than in delivering me
from the bad box in which he has placed me"
earnestly said he, and will advise with hina (
Je Iui do,ssse ma confnnceF"
The above bit Of pleasantly reminds us of
certain leader among the Partisan robbers who.
in the same way, wished to entrust his defence
to well known counsellor of the Assize Court
But he sent of his client, telling HIM that both
he and his were thieves, since he well knew that
they had robbed his wife of rich Cashmere
shawl only the evening before, at the Vaudeville
Theatre. 6 Can it be possibles" exclaimed the
hrigand thief, ss the graceless fools II He imme-
diately went home and summoned those of his
men who had been on duty the previous night
ct the Vaudeville. and twenty four hours after
the lawyer received his wife's Cashmere shawl,
with line from his client, begging him to ex-
cuse the blunder of a beginner. [Boston Even
ing Transcript.
SOME "NATIyEs.H We clip the following
from the N. Y. Journal of Commerce for the
exclusive benefit of ardent admirers Of the mem
berc If the &C c,,ll af1 soc;etv 75FS -ln
ANY one DESTROYS Of seeing some specimens Of
the genuine African Aborigines, fresh from the
cane brakes and jungles, can have their Curl
osity gratifed by visiting the bark Carrier
Pigeon, lying at the Atlantic Dock Ware
houses, where her cargo of palm-oil is discharg-
ing. One Of the dusky individuals referred tc
is attired in full native costume, which consists
of q handkerchief tied around the waist. IL
stretch out on the deck, under broiling sun
seems to be regarded by them as the height Of
felicity. Their language is not taught in any
of our universities.
MINDFUL OF BUSINESS following appears
bona .tide in the Detroit Daily Advertiser of the
9Th ult.:
"A Card: Mr. Simpson returns his thanks to
the gentlemen who SO kindly volunteered their
services at his daughters funeral. He has now
resumed his business, and solicits share Of
public patronage
POETRY AS Is PoETRY--It is refreshing to
come across a gem like following:
THE first bird of Spring
Attempted to sing ~
But ere he had rounded note
He fell from the limb
All! dead bird was him.
The music had Jrix in his throat"
SCENE IN THE KITCHEN woman making
bread Enter little boy.
Little Boy: g Mother, it strikes me you are
very lazy just now"
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