New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-17

boys here from Yorktown, Norfolk and Manassas.
Our troops are suffering much from Intermittent
fever on the peninsula. Robinson, OF the crescent
Rifles, is here, quite sick. He is thin, and looks
very bad. he is, however, in fine spirits, but
acknowledges that he prefers the Citizens Bank
and its comforts to the inactivity of camp life,
fighting against chills and fever, and bad water,
instead of the insolent Yankees. Capt. Ricketts,,
of the U. S. Artillery, stationed formerly at Baton
Rouge and who was sent for to protect the Gus
TOM House and employees, during the vigilance
wounded He is tenderly cared for, ana mas ms
wife with him. He was with Shermans hattery'
and compliments the Washington Artillery iof 'ne
rapidity and wonderful precision OF us htinei
Capt W. c. Templeton, who has been Ill Jan III
the city, suspected as spy was released on yes
terday after an examination. His status mas eeeh
satisfactorily established after thorough hlFes!l-
CATION into the charges, and he Is no" al noer'y ~
the city He has suffered the most intense moru-
tication under the charge, and impored those VINO
arrested him at Manassas to shoot nm raIher Inan
| bring him to Richmond as q te!oh' SapI. 'aSh
! Wheat commanded the escort, and testneS 70 me
| mental agony endured by Tcmplcton during his
| trip to this place Templeton was suspected OF
| having impaired to the Grand Army of the North
our badges of distinction, salute and countersgn,
! charges of most serious and damnahe character.
| and none who knew him believed him guilty. /
rejoice that he is relieved entirely of the charges.
Arnold Harris is still in jail have endeavored IN
vain to obtain permit to visit him, but am in hopes
shall get one to-day. He has given mortal of
fence to the Cabinet by lending himself to the in
terests of Secretary Cameron, and proposing to
seek for his brothers body, and thereby attempt
ing to relieve the Lincoln Government from the
necessity of sending flag of truce to Gen. Beau
regard, in which it would be necessary to &C
knowledge us as belgerents and address us as
powerful and respectable Confederation. demand
ing in usual and respectful TERMS the removal OF
their wounded and the burial OF their dead. This
the Lincoln Government has failed on every or-
casion to do but on the contrary from Harvey
Brown at Fort Pickens to Secretary Cameron at
Washington. have persisent1y endeayOred to ignore
our claims to being respectable power with
| which the United States were at war, and nave on
all opportunities alluded to rebellIOus sub.
| iects belonging to them and which they intended
| to punish tor their contumaclousnes5 and ohstl-
| macy.
| The peace feeling is growing with rapid strides
| in the North New jersey has made the T0st
| formidable demonstration, and in the face OF al!
| this cur government is assuming confident and
| defant air, increasing the army and preparing tor
| q great movement at any moment. me activity
| in the Quartermaster, COmnNssary and Hospital
| departments, is On a gigantic scale. Troops arc
| daily arriving and daily sent off, Wise, at the
| White sulphur, has been joined by Gen. Floyd and
| his command, and is receiving from TINS place
| large accessions Of men and stores. Hc has now
about ten thousand men, and will move to-day or
| tomorrow towards hanawha.
| In my last letter | mentioned meeting Ten
nessee regiment at Bristol returning from Virginia
| to Knoxville. supposed it was intended for the
I Cumberland Gap, but since then | have learned
| that it dispatched to Tennessee for the arrest
of Maynard, Parson Br0wnlQW and Nelson, Inc
| first two escaped, but Col Battle succeeded in
| capturing Nelson, the member Of Congress elect
| for the Lincoln Congress who is now en- route for
| Richmond. Br0wnlow and Maynard have taken
| to the mountains, but hopes entertained that
! thew will be captured. Gen. TOClludu has re-
| signed his command Of the Polish Brigade, and
| Col ZHlakowsky has been appointed by tue Con
| federate Government to take command of these
here and it is confidently expected that he will not
| only bring them into complete suhJecuOn, but VIII
make it one of the most efficient regiments in the
| service He is thoroughly educated as military
| man, and will be sure to command the respect Of
| all his subaterns before he is in command a month
| James Jackson, of North Alabama, Well-knOWn
| in New Orleans, particularly TO the Turtles there
| abDuts, volunteered as private, and Joined the
| Fourth Alabama Regiment, which suffered so
| severely the 2tst. On the first charge OF that
| gallant regiment, Jackson was shot through the
| lungs and when the regiment was pressed back,
! he was left amongst the killed and wounded.
Shortly after, a Yankee approached him and said
| " Friend, you appear to be badly wounded what
| can do for your Jackson replied, some water
| for Gods sake.' The Yankee, in giving him the
water noticed fine f0b-Chain hooked in his vest,
| and said, d" young man, ! you cannot survive,
! give me your watch and ! will send it to your
| mother'' Jim looked at him askant, and said,
"horse, that game is played out: know you
| will, take the watch from me, and want to make
| trade with you; if you will place me in the shade
and fill my canteen with water will give you the
| watch" The trade was struck in a minute, and
after placing jim III a shade and filing his canccu
| until it gurgled over, Jim told him to unlock her
and draw her out, and before ne left, sand TO him.
| % that if ever he should make a match race, and
! wished TO know the speed Of his horse, to time
| him with that watch, for he had given $2S5 for il
! at Liverpool. and there never was better one
| turned out from the mannfactory.h Jim is getting
| well, having laid until Monday about 10 O'Clock
before he was found, and declares that his watch
trade was the best he ever had made since he had
! arrived at mans estate. CUlCOT.