New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-22

Yesterday we gave some account Of the outrage
perpetrated by tile New Orleans and Mobile Mail
Line Company, i'll directing the Alabama, after n
days delay, (of which the BiIoxians had no notice.
to proceed to Mobile to lay up, ard In Capt Board
man eooly informing the distressed citizens and
temporary residents Of that worst wrecked of all
towns that they conld get baI 10 New Orleans
via Mobile at nine dollars perflead: ,..., .,,.
We also mentioned the indignation which this
created, and the riotous action which followed, in
the seizure Of the Alabama's two boats and part
of her crew at that place, and their detention by
an armed force; the boat being compelled to pro-
coed without those boats and men.
We further mentioned that the Company, having
at last put the Creole in place Of the Alabama,
had announced that in consequence Of the outrage,
or the " robbery and piracy" as they termed it,
at Biloxi the Creole would not touch at that place
for the present.
We are eredibIy informed that the Company are
afraid to land boat of theirs at Biloxi for fear Of
violence. The man whom the Alabama officers
designated as the leader Of the mob, came to the
city in the schooner Maj. Ranney on Thursday.
They say he got up the mob, and led t; and that
after they left that night, eight men with guas were
guarding the captured boats on the beach
Nothing but vindictige feeling and false pre-
tense Of fear could have prevented the Company
from stopping their boats as usual at Biloxi. Yet
they did stop the stoppage OF their only boat, the
Creole, at that place, thereby leaving numerous
families, their best and most regular patrons, to
encounter the distresses of the place, many of
them having escaped from the disaster only with
their lives being thrown on the CHARITY Of their
luckar neighbors, the food Of all growing scarce,
and many actually suffering the fFst pangs OF fam
inc. The Mail Line Company had all opportunity
Of knowing this, and when the Alahama, after a
days delay, appeared, and the sufferers crowded
down at the beach to welcome her, they were
cooly Informed that they would have to pay 50
each and return to the city via Mobile.
On The Mississippi river, when disaster by fire OF
by water affiIcts people on water or on shore
every and any steamboat captain feels it his duty
to 90 to the succor of the distressed, as a com
mon act Of humanity, and exacts no price per head
nor claims any particular honor for the assistance
Afforded.
The Mobile Mail Line Company seem to fee
| differently and we are of opinion that that Com
| pany has perpetrated the most inexeusabe, un
| mtigated, and dastardy outrage that ever any
| company inflicted upon white people during The
| whole history of steamboatng.
| Our limits forbid our giving some other things
| that we would like to state in this connection.
| Another schooner load of the wrecked and sut'
ering people of Biloxi left there on Saturday even
ing, and reached this city yesterday afternoon
half enough to eat and suffered considerably from
hunger before getting here. There were over NIFTY
| passengers Including ladies and children. 1t was
| cold on the water on Thursday night; the passen
| gers were crowded in the schooner like animals II
| q pound what little bedding or warm clothing was
| on board was given to the women and children
whilst all the shelter the men had consisted of thu
| cold and comfortless tarpaulins.
| We state only facts, and leave this remarkabl,
| indulgent public to draw their own conclusions.
4 By reference to an advertisement elsewhere,
| will be seen that the schooner Major Ranney whic
brought over the first load of sufferers on Thurs
day, leaves again to-day with provisions for Biloxi
| and will take such passengers as may wish to go
| and no haggling about prices. We call partlcula
| attention to the advertisement.