New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-21

PieAieh ne III exceedingly dark Tor white man
and If he be elected to the Vice-P Presidency,
stranger would suppose that the Senate were pre-
sided over by Black Republican literally.
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MOBILE ENcAMPMENT AND DoTrrNGs.
| MOBILE, May 10, 1860.
Mr.. Edttor--Leaving our heat oppressed city OF
| Wednesday last, | was soon inhalng the fine AMI
invigorating salt air of the Gulf, and being forum
ate enough to strike the Florida, encountered my
old friend Capt. Meyers and his very capable ane
efficient clerks.
Nothing of any note occurred during the trip
except an egregious sell which was practised upor
your humble subscriber by some funny fellows
aided and abetted by an old chum and intimate
friend, a knight Of the quill as well as an old sol
der, and sometimes known by the euphonious title
of I" Bill Beans"
1t appears the SAID Beans, being an old cam.
paigner, when he travels always goes armed with
a certain black flask said to contain very combus.
tible matter, but having peculiar and fascinating
manner with him, induces one to risk the chance
of an explosion in order to ascertain the contents
well, this part of the joke was very good after
repeated sights reducing the contents to about ff-
teen drops, it was agreed all round, the fifteen
x,
and after spinning yarns until the wee hours, it
was generally concluded we would carry out our
original intention, when your subscriber being the
most venerable of the party, was helped first and
his ration carefully measured out when instead of
receiving the Initiating and expected effect, found,
after getting his mouthful, that he had good dose
of horrible water which had replaced the original
contents by some internal wag. Good joke on an
old sinner it gave me cramps for an hour.
was up at early dawn, and saw Dame Luna re-
tire with her three days old crescent crown, and
watched old Sol arise out of his bed in the east
with the reddest of faces landed in good time for
breakfast at that haven of travellers, the hotel
par excellence. as have heretofore remarked
the Battle House, where that q Darlingu fellow
and Sam and their associates soon made bashful
individual like me feel quite at home. After
hearty breakfast, that prince of Samuels indicted
me in buggy behind his fast bob.tail gray and
we propelled towards the encampment, where we
were received with due military honors by the
Dirty Muffs," an assemblage composed of about
thirty of the most terrible scamps from the various
companies on the ground, in the most grotesque
fatigue dresses that could be gotten up for the oc
casion, with their fifer and for the drum banjo
held by two individuals and beat upon by third,
and for cymbals two tops of tin boxes, and then
the eyolutions and military manoeuvers of the
" Dirty Mu6s," the bon mots and wit of several
good wags composing the crowd, was enough to
make an anchorite split his sides with laughter
WhenI reached the camp flag had just been
received, consisting of an deliberately soiled hand
kerchief attached TO a broom stick, said to have
been donated by the ladies, for which they asked
me- distinguished guest, to return in their be-
half a few suitable thanks for the great compliment
SO unexpectedly bestowed upon them, and, after
feeling and patriotic address, retired with them to
their numberless tents, and partook several times
of sardine punch.''
in turn visited the headquarters and the several
messes, and will say that it was day, all in all,
ong to be remembered by me.
The encampment is at the old Bascombe Race.
course, about three miles below the city, and ap.
preached by many fine roads preeminent above
them all stands the bay shel-road, and although
thought our shel-road could not be equalled, must
,andidly acknowledge the superiority of the Mo-
bile road, not only for its perfect order, but the
delightful scenery along the route; the broad
ind noble bay on one side, dotted with hundreds |
If white sail, and the other the beautiful villas
md country residences of the citizens. There are
~" " eA' s.ounu .le ,o'io"ins ooinpanes, ana
very one Win Iuil RANK and he, VIZ: The City /
Troop, about so horses, Capt. Cottrell, equipped /
according to army regulations; Washington Light
MIA ntrv CAN'T Cracia. con,inonta1s &c.
80. 9aps. 100 S uom'non'a,s' oap'. BUCK
'aiayette Guaras, capt. Beiloeq fuseers; 1nde-
'endent Rifles; City Cadets, Capt. Sands Mont.
.omery Blues guests Of the Cadets: and the last
bongb mt least onr valiant a,a -, nov,
nousn NV ioa, ' oet 'ananv anu "el-ariiled
washington Artillery, Capt Walton, guests of the
,ontinentals and at evening parade yesterday a
ompany of 60 cadets from Snr;ng Hi, co,,aa.
= y 49, ~ - opi.us ~ ooaese
iuea y ihahs we allaf ohe q 1ae most brilliant
nd interesting spectacles that it has been my
leasure to witness in many years, and Won must
ct think I am exaeeeratinp when state ,bot l.r5
o;nr, sa,a,,rtot oe ,.". saho
e,ns " h,n'afy man myseli, can