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MoBrEs, March 81, 1856. j
DEAa BASNER;-Here we ere In Mobile, and /
whata preatcontrast to the noise and confusion
of N. d. Arriving on sunday, we found ever ever
hing closed mot cigar and .nary'' drink could
Be had, for love or money. Some Of our COM
panions hurried from the boat to the city, with |
bright anticipations OF enjoying a delicious
s'cocktail,' but whatwas their chagrin and hor-
Porto End their hopes destroyed BY the "Sun-
day law,p passed by the dathers OF the City.
Wo1eft Yazoo on the 18th February, and
after pleasant passage to Vicksburg on the |
fine steamer Home, took the magnificent .Map-
|nolia," to N. O.. Capt. sThomaston, her COM
|mandcr is princeof Captains, ever attentive to
bis passengers, andalthough an, ssoid Bach he
Is .'darlint" with the Ladies. Tie trip on the
t"Magnolia" was-a pleasant one, and many a
quiet scheme Of mirth and roguery was planned
and executed on the passage down. Among
the passengers was Cant e. Of the Army, the
very personfcation or fun and mischief, who
created no little curiosity in Ladies' cabin, from
his custome, "la Turque." Or. G. Of Louis.
vile, was early one morning sent to State
room in the alter part of the Gentlemen sscabin
to see a sick man. Thesi man being cog.
nisant OF the joke, innocently pretended to take
the DR.. for a servant and tossed his boots to
for him to black. The DR.. returned to the
Social Hall and meeting the smiles Of the pas
sengers saw at q glance, that he was sold. Like
Others who had been similarly victimized land
in which he assisted he was compelled 10 treat
as penalty forhis suspectibllity. Arriving at
New Orleans we took carriage and drove to
the St. Charles. After waiting in the Lade' s
Paror abont an hour, we we shown to an ele.
CANT suit of Rooms with every convenience to
make one comfortable.% We spent several days
here, during which time we saw many old friends
and made the acquaintance of many ladies from
Louisiana and Mississippi, who are here on
visit. New Orleans is more crowded now with
visitors and strangers than it has been for many
years, the Hotels are full, and room can only
be had by making application week previously.
The Theatres, Circus, Opera, Mosques, and
other places of Amusement, are crowded nigh.
lilly. On Tuesday last we visited the Orleans
Theatre, and witnessed the Opera Of s'La Fa-
vorita." The music was superb, the singing,
acting and dancing, perfect. Miss Agnes Rob-
ertson is performing nightly at the Gaiety to
lcrowded houses. The beautiful extravaganza
of the "invi.iblc Prince" in which she takes a
leading part has won for her, unfading laurels.
Among the sojourners in the city we noticed
Col Parker H. French the rejected Minister to
this Government from Nicaragua.
Saturday evening we took the cars for the Lake
when having partaken of fine dinner, we booked
our name for passage to Mobile on the beauti-
full Lake steamer Florida. We had rather a
stormy passage round, the wind blowing hard from
the north with rain, and very cold. The steamer
rocked and pitched awfully, much to the inconye-
nience of certain nervous passengers. Quite q
ludcrous scene occurred in the gentleman's cabin
|, About one o'clock at night the passengers WerI
f-,~v. fho:- L.
q rending cries Of murder. 1t seems that the YES
sel In making q sudden pitch forward, threw a,
occupant Of an upper berth in State Room
2 down on the floor The noise and CHATTER he mad
in his descent, awoke the man in the lower berth
who perhaps dreaming of robbers jumped out o
bed and commenced mauling his room mate in
o beautiful style. The cries of murder, robbers
thieves, awoke most of the passengers, who tot
tering through the Cabin as we'll as the unstead
motion of the vessel would admit OF, many of ther
half dressed, bewdercd and half awake, presente
D IA picture, at once curious and laughable. Quie
4 being restored and matters explained, the passer
: gers went grumbng again to bed and we reache
Mobile next morning, without any accident w
; took rooms at the Battle House, which is beau
l. tiful building, and is TO Mobile what the s
: Charles is to New Orleans or the st. Nichola
to New York Its decorations and appointment
far surpass the st. Charles though there is nc
half the attention paid to guests that there shoul
= be- We heard several gentlemen complain of II
u system Of "Black mail" levied by the servants
e this House who are all Irishmen and who unle
,fI you grease their palm with bride will never NJ
. tice you. Gentlemen quietly disposed. frequent
leave the table without bite. Others of mo-
jbeligerant nature, mot caring to be imposed N
lon,) by kicking up rumpus, can secure attentio
These Irish servants being much lower than Il
1t negroes, can be had cheaper-hence we suppo
- the reason Of their being employed.
The mail is about closing which causes us
re hurry and finish. Tomorrow we leave for Mon
gomery and after visiting many points above W
/ return to Yazoo.
erl Yours truly,