New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-12-21

Carolina Artillery. The Artillery also fired int,
three fats filed with Lineolntes, sinking one AM
causing destruction of life on the other two. Tit
enemy Is concentrating on the other side Of tht
| ferry. The Charleston lighthouse has been blowf
up by the Confederates. 'Sigs Ess.a 49,
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Western Military Correspondence
Qiaeness Of Things Target Firing Battalion
BABY IN the Camp-Arfral Of RecrusH Moonlight Gaey
Oar hnstres-E Elections in tie Eleventh Regiments
dies among ls Tennesseean,Thsa Volunteers Ffiend
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Special to the New Orleans oreseea,s.l sa q @ Is szEs
- ~ z}zs5, ~ : CoLuspus, KY, Dec. II, 1861.
Mr. Editor: We are enjoying a glorious spell Of
weather, for change-warn and beautiful days
and the loveliest moonlight nights We have no
tidings of that 100 eco Hessans yet and no uneasi
ness about them, for we indulge the belief that we
are ready for them. Whilst the place bristles with
the preparations for conflict, and our scouts are
kept busy and our powder dry, a spirit Of gayety
and seeming unconcern is manifest on all sides.
Up on the hills and down in the valleys the boys
are fixing up their winter habtations as if they ex-
pected to become permanent residents, never to
see the enemy again. Present reports are that
things are quiet and the forces weak about Cairo
60 prospect of any advance of the Hessans on
this point, and no prospect of our advancing upon
them. Though their gunboats have ceased visiting
as and the truce meetings appear to have come to
an end, we still hear the snllen echoes of their
morning and evening guns at Cairo-a sound that
has become almost as familiar and homelike to us
as that Of the old "nigger gum of Congo Square,
in New Orleans. ,''R ~ 80 - ~ : ~
Our friends at a distance that is within radius
Of thirty or forty miles of this point must have
fanced we had another battle last evening for our
big guns opened their throats and kept up deuced
racket for some time. 1t was merely the punish
ment OF target or two, placed about where the
enemy's boats are next expected to appear. A
1t was mistake in the Memphis tefegrapher 10
report that the Third Mississippi and Thirteenth
Louisiana Regiments were sent to reinforce Gen.
Bowen at Feliciana. The two regiments are here
with US and will probably stay here. The Thir-
teenth has, twice been sent scouting up the Mis-
sonri shore. .F--,.gt :, = N, - - ~ - -"
The health of the Kentucky Battalion continues
excellent; and shall relate it !? we have another
battalion within a week! h The parents are the
EVoys, in the. .Askew Greys, and the blessed babe
has been named Samuel ,Askew EEoy--Samuel
after Capt Sam. Willis and Askew after Col. Tom
Askew, of your city, after whom the company was
named. The patriotic wives of the battalion are
fairly threatening to increase it to regiment. But
q crowd of more welcome recruits arrived here
this morning. sqaad Of twenty-five fulIgrown
fighting men, with more behind them on the way
hither. The battalion will probably ere long be a
reglment-for we hear of more companies getting
ready to join us-and it will be strong regiment
Itell you.
1AC souuus ol SdyeGy are nelbner lew nor lar
between these pretty moonlight nights. / was out
the other night with the minstrel band of the
Kennedy Battalion. Every house on the hill with
hoops in it was serenaaed, with a fair proportion
Of Colones, Generals, etc. The boys sing and
play well, and are lively feature altogether Last
night they were out again, and there was a tearing
Kentucky hoe-down at house under the hill In
all the camps at night, the sounds OF music and
joyiality are to be heard. 's r-4 Il :
Our neighbors of the Louisiana Eleventh--for we
are IA the same brigade and encamped together
have had quite number of elections lately COM
pany and regimenta Lieut.. Lingan has been
elected First lieutenant of the Cannon Guards in
place OF Lieut.. A Alexander, killed at Belmont-but
is now acting as Brigade Adjutant, under Colonel
Marks. An estimabe young gentleman named
sVinson has been elected to the minor Lien
tenancy in the company. IN srI.s. o. 4g-..-E ~ y
Capt. Shafner, of the Shreveport Rebels, having
resigned, Lieut.. Butler (brother of the deceased
Major, killed at Belmont) was elected his success.
sor. In the Continental Guards, Second Junior
Lieutenant Lott M. Sones has been elected Second
Lieutenant in place of Frank Babin, resigned. For
the vacancy of Sones, there was brave tussle
between Two popular members of the company
Sergeant Charley Sebastian and Private Hirs6h-
field They ran so evenly that after six ballots
and TWO days comm0tion the struggle was given
up, and, by consent, Orderly Sergeant Tom Pierce
was appointed to the Vaeancy-a promotion which
he had certainly well earned. There have been
changes in other companies, but cannot call
them all to mind. 7tti s.F5gfHag ~ s4srEEg u 1
A fortnight or so ago. there was an election for
Major of the Eleventh the office being vacant by
the death of Major Butler at Belmont. Captain
Ventress was elected over a number of eompefi-
tors, but soon saw proper to resign. To-day was
another election for Major. Three candidates.
Captains Austin, Butler, and McCani- ran so
closely that there no election; so it will have
to be tried over again. so - s- ss.,s 4 r,.s |
The Twelfth Louisiana Regiment, which have
suffered so much from sickness, now mourn the |
loss OF their chaplain forget his nalne-Who |
died few days ago of pneumonia. Il, 4.', ,sqs,,
Two tragedies within the week, in the neigh |
boring Tennessee regiments. In one regiment two |
soldiers, whilst in liquor, had fight which ended |
in one running knife into the other and killing
him instantly. In another regiment an intoxicated |
soldier attempted to leave camp without d pass.
The sentinel refusing to pass him, he abused him |
violently, and swore he would make him leave his |
post He went to his tent and got his, musket, and |
came running upon the sentinel at charge bayo-
net, when the latter, who had meantime loaded his |
musket, shot him through the stomach, killing him
In spite of the severity Of the law |
against liquor the soldiers will manage to procure
1t at times and get drunk !; drunkenness generally
bloodshed.
Ihave been gratfied with glimpse or two Of |
1.-THE Volunteers Friend,n the charming little |
paper published by your Fourth District school |
girls. The copies Isaw had passed around among
the soldiers till they were all worn and greasy for
the soldiers very naturally take proper interest
In this pretty and noble undertaking Of the young I
ladies'. God bless the girls, the women, all who |
thus kindly remember and labor for the welfare of
the absent soldier. Let me know, if you can, who
Gertrude G., Susie 0. and Mary P. are; forfsome |
of the boys, who fancy / know everything, have
been bothering me to death for the names. /. g.