Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-22
New orleans Correspondence.
Nrw ORLEANS. May 18, 1858.

0M%G EIIz III -
The principal event Of The f ap u
the arrival here a few daysdayszs'ncee9 % q
Il, renow ned Gen. WV. Bowl'ko.s, late
Of The Florida Everglades accompanied
' his faithful co,nranIons BIC DRUNK
also L,r1rIlE DKuSK, SOME Drunk ('he
luterpreter,) Always Drunk, besides
numerous other warriors, squaws, pap
pooses, u s. agents, and the conc|us'o"
Of the Florida war. %Tl4e renowned
William and lis army were CHARTERED
At t lie .. s. Barracks, and owing to par
~ticuIsr business with his friend BIG
EDnusk, tie. big .cl'inftnin. did not get up
to town until yesterday, when he, cut "
large sized swell AS: he rolled the streets
in n carriage, and a 5stitl7larger swell at
the City Hotel, where he to''k dinner
The establishment il. expected to break
upl Isl and move off to the West Tomorrow
evening. 1t is said BY the Selnino|es
now here, thai SAM JONES, the veteran
warrior; who is.stiH in the Ever ladies',
has twenty faithful followers, and thai
he will never consent to leave his native
home. He is said to be l07 years old.
and that lie has never been seen by bur
one white man F; the late Capt. CASEY,
U. S. A. He has lost the use Of his
legs, bu. has sufficient strength and viz
or to hop about by means Of q pole
Gen. .BowLEes is as happy as lord, and
generally as drunk. He pays high conn-
pIiments to the efficacy Of New Orleans
i" fire wafer" and hopes lie will get AS
good in bis new home. Another of on,
uotorie;ies, Gen. CoAoSFokr;, 4tog1,he.
with his suite, left here some days since.
on a our through the North, and b.. is
now at Niagara Falls. 81. ~s,
The past week has not been parlicu~
larIy fruitful 10 events, aud the. where
witllal to make up IN interesting letter is
rather scarce. A second edition Of Il Z
Teu'onIc speculation yclepta "Vo|ksfe~.,'
came of on Sunday aud Monday: and
tie Sunday gathering was quite as larg'
IS that which took place a week previ-
GUS. The games OF 3 VaterIand" wer.
extensively revived again, and, the flow
of lager was immense. Whether tia:
liquid was mixed with something more
potent orspot, is a question will not al
tempt to solve, but certain it is that in
due course Of time, a considerable num-
Der Of people made tie jolly discover,
that every body bu~t5tl,einse1ves Were l.ll,
drunk. One individual having been
thrown to the ground by tile violent
pIunging Of one of the wooden horses,
declared his intention Of sending the
animal. to Mr.. =RAnkY to be properly
tanned, and another, lying al. the foot oI
|7tbe CREASED pole, loudly asserted his
ability to climb it. if some benevolent
stranger would only bring tbs pole u,own
where he was. Al classes of our pppu-
|.tioa were represented on the occasion
and my cherished friend SA1rHERs, VIII"
took copious notes OF what lie saw, par
lieu arly, BY starlight, has furnished tn'
with a mass Of memoranda that could
not fail 10 prove highly interesting 10
numerous parties. The ul,bending u dig
nifty was perfectly crushing TO tue ':bou+
aud sinelw,2 and sn1rHEks il. eonilvt,
that tlli. circumstance is by no, mean
ewing to the near APPROACH. oftIle Ci,fa'-
! e.r election, as he. noted the CONVERSE.
ton Of several saSsIpiirasnts " with The
bone mes : etc y IAN and YdI from I'll i: i strictly 'crpti'"
I'D to'lagger, ~satsqagges Glider, and ,'lle
happy condition Of things whiclh nigh
he brought about it certain cl,aa,'tettss
should take rIace ID =tlie management. Of
INV y # & = t-5H43 E4sio1aG E57a
d Tie! TOWN. is now infested with a nos
rn'ttserp,'riiss dir "a and ta ae,,a 4{zi gang 1y Of bur
lars, and TIER * exploits, 50, re proving. Il " .lary.e-
" profit .lls TO them. A policeman put.
tlood-lounds on the tracks Of a couple
'Jf these. gentry few nights since,=#who