New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-05
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The Baton Rouge Sugar Planter Of Saturday last
says: e6i1s s n 'es. ID ~
) We have had taste Of summer weather thus early
In the season. Last Tuesday was decidedly summer
sn Ins ,ss sa ~ came
At night, long neglected and ruraizing mosquitoes
who hsd been saving up and whetting their Bills for
an active campaign upon poor, frail humanity Next
dsy the wind shifted round e ne north and heavier
aside, It is the impression that our wet weather has
disappeared for some time, and that we may expect
long droughts this summer.
The Point Coupee Echo Of Saturday says:
Notwithstanding the unusual season Of wet weather
this past winter, the crops, throughout the parish
cane Is coming up finely and the stubble bids fair to
DO well, In most cases. In some instances the rat
looms OF two years standing have been injured to
some extent. Is, however, impossible just now to
say what the prospects are for the coming crop.
The Madison Gazette Of Thursday last says:
Bayou Roundaway has risen rapidly at this place
since Sunday last, but has not reached high water
marx OF last year, nor Is it probable that it WILL I'M
less there should be some new crevasses.
the nousn, ~ oss ~ whose we have
Of Richmond, planters will escape with less injury
| than they sustained last year.
The Rapides Democrat Of Wednesday last says:
We are having spring weather in earnest. The 70
lage OF the trees and the prousion Of roses are a.
ready evidences enough Of the end Of the reign OF
OF the frost king, until the close Of the year.
War PRosrEcrs :" lon's" Opinion.-Under date
Of the 2ath ult, the Washington correspondent Of
the Baltimore Sun writes:
All Europe brstles with bayonets, a. well Is was
the French Porcupine" himself. It appears from
an authentic statement published in the Pasrie .
month ago, that the number of men under arms in
Europe is over four millions, to say nothing of those
engaged In the military marine. This is large basis
for the projected increase Of forces by several Of the
continental powers Burdened with debt as many Of
them are, it is difficult to suppose that they could
maintain protracted war The improved arms, OF
which we hear 80 much may have tendency to bring
conflict to speedy termination. The greatest i'm
provements appear to have been made In cannon
and the Napoleon gun in France, and the Armstrong
rifle cannon in England, are spoken Of as almost
reaching perfection in destructiveness. The English
Of course claim superiority for their gun The merits
| of both are yet to be tested In Soon W
| Both are easily handled, both dispense with much
weight, both combine accuracy with fearful effects
The day up for castles for the Moros and the NAL
tas, and Gibraers. Any stationary fertilization that
may be within the range OF this artillery will be now
silenced ship, thus armed, may at safe distance
destroy fort or city. There are many who think
that Napoleon is so much bent upon war with some
body that he will turn his guns upon us If be has I'd
| use for them at home.
The English journals and Parliamentary debates
afford ample evidence that the designs of Napoleon
are dstrusted by England. The London Times, even
looks to continental coalition against England al
possible Who knows" says the Times, how
soon Powers that have quarrelled from ambition, and
made up for convenience, may make common cause
against us2" Who knows, we might say, that The
thunder now threatening Europe may not be turned
against Us? Napoleon wants field Of practice fol
his navy and new artillery.
1t would probably be found, in case of the sudder
occurrence OF foreign war, that we have too muct
neglected even such preparations as lie within thu
compass of our peace policy. Congress chose
wrong time for reducing appropriations for the ord
nance department and the armories
On the other hand it is gratifying to notice thai
our army is much smaller than that of the Pope
who maintained force Of sixteen thousand men in
Gliding the Swiss notwithstanding the protection he
derived from the presence of Austrian and French
troops. Our army may be accurately said to number
one man for every mile of our exposed frontier
Thus in case of foreign attack. can set up these
military milestones. The area of the United States
is over three millions of square miles, or about the
same with that of all Europe, and if their armies
were adjusted to the extent of their territory They
would not have in the aggregate larger force thar
ours-nstead Of four millions Of men in arms.
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