New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-30

80 s aXyo,u' Wv I.nSeGan with pleased sur
ono hundred 1ndtwenty gsIlons!' Policeman lin niyej
by bright aspiration Of patrioismJ-" Ir's Wet
country boat; Why do"f the d,izens seize iti And
whisky rising from f1c. 20 3jc. galonw Ci,i1ars
murmur approval, and (, ei the wi-lr,, ra,t 80 L
cargo . not safe. A" Yes Sir" saws CITIZEN Ti,ee
hey re all our properly at CAREY Carol md pr,
Tor haGiDg an example Of this cargo" Further
soh ior the seizure Of the article were addnced and
Is Po5aoie they were az ftrougas the whisky, Which
hhs no doubt been drunk long $50 on the yerv nrc]t
| nhiqiss. In cOprse OF conyera'ion with he Can
D'ro OF Taste wbieh had assembled IL WIS revealed
lhose boats which aro freighted with whstv
Forbidden to tie slaves, and with nrioef-
pies, when they. come from the West coun-
ny eglany ooJeetlonabIe. "Did you hear,
ca ght the other dayl" "No Sir. what Wa /, -,
Wei, Sir, be was a man that came here and went
over among the niggers at Keuuersto buyther click
ens from them. He wa. took up ard thew fo1nd Io'd
money to bay the Chickens" "Yea, Sir bat It looked
suspicious. He was West country fellow tew. and
he might have meant tanlpcrin' with EN- Lucky no
was not taken in the arte loon" "Why so 4" ~ Re-
cause if the citizens had been drunk they'd have hung
him on The spot" The ACada WAS now alongside
and in the eaIlymorang Donadanville receded rapidly
into trees and clouis To bed, and make amends for
mosquito yisits. On awak DO, find that 1 an in tao
same place started flom at least The river looks just
the same. Ii is difficult 10 believe that have been
gng II miles an hour against the ttibid river which
OF the SAME appearance 90 below, the
banks, bends, dIiItwOOG and trees.
Beyond the levees there Were occasionally largo
ceariDgs and Plantations O. aud cane, OF which
the former predomhated. The houses Of the planters
were not 60 large or so good as those on the lower
banks Largo timber rfts, nayiyaie1 by couple OF
men, who stood in the shade Of a couple OF upright
boards were encountered at oug intervals TheriycP
was otherwise dead. White egrets and blue herons
from the marshes where the banks had been bored
through by craylsh, or crevasses had been formed by
| tie waters. The i.eICs not much more lively,
but st every andilg the whites who came down wero
in soiGe sort Of UNIFORM and few negroes were IN
attendance 10 take II or deliver goOds. There
| two blacks on board in 'ous--cap,ured ranaways-
and very they looked at The thought OF being
restored 10 the bosom OF tue patriarcha family from
| which they had, no doubt, 60 prodgaly elOped. l
their backs TIE river is about half mile wide here
and upward of 100 feet deep The pllnteGs houses
in groyes Of pecan and margOias, with verandsh and
blyeteEe, became more frequent as the steamer APP
preached Baton Rouge already visible 10 the distance
over a high bank or Uluti on the Ight-hand side.
Before noon the steamer baued alongside station.
ary hulk which once walked the waters" by the aid
Of machinery, but which was now used as floating
hotel depot, and storebOHse3l5 feet long, and fully
80 feet on the upper deck above the level OF the river
Here were NV quarters till the boat for Natcbez should
arrive The proprietor was somewhat excited on ny
arrival because my servants was away. Where
have you been, You -r' away to buy De news-
paper, AIassa." " For who you -" " Me bay
EN- for no one, Massa me sell 'um sgiD, Massa."
" See now. YOU = ii ever you goes aboard to med
die with newspapers Pm - but III Kill you. mind
that W Baton Rouge is the capital OF tue State Of
Louisiana and the STATE House Is quaint anc
very new example Of bad taste. The Deaf and
Dumb Asylum near IL is in much better style.
II was my intention TO visit the State Prison
and PeneIiiary, bu; the day was TOO ho', and
tho distance too great, and so dined &c The oldest
little Creole restaurant, with the funniest old
hostess and the strangest company in the world On
returning to the boat hotel Mr, Conrad, one Of the
citizens of the place, and MIR. W. Avery, Judge u
the Couit, were good enough 10 call to invite me 10
,ist them but was obliged 10 decline. The old gen.
| tiemen were both members Of the Home Guard, and
drilled assiduOusly every evening. O the l,5OO voters
al Btou Rouge more than 100 arc already OIL TO the
wars aud another company IS being formed 10 follow
them Mr. Conrad mas three IL the field already.
The waiter who served our drinks in the bar wore
urilorm and his muszet lay In the corner among the
brandy bottles At night patriotic meeting OF citizen
sCliiery took place IN the bow, IN Which song and
whisky had much TO DO so that sleep was difficult
but al o clock on Wednesday morning the Mary Il.
came alongside, and afterwaTd bore me on TO
Natehez through scenery which became wilder aud
lees cultivated "a che got upward. Of the l,JOO
steamers on the river not lthe are now IN employ
ment and the owners are In bad way 10 was
late al NIGHT when the steamer arrived at NatcheZ,
| and next morning early l took shelter IN another
enQueless steamer which was thought to he hotel
Ibyi,s owners Old negroes on board, however, said,
There was nothing for breakfast; 90 TO Currys Oh
shore" Walk up bill TO Curry s-a barToonl, awalter
| and flies, " Can 4 nave any breakfast NO,
rec; it's over half hour ago." Nothing 10 eat 1T
all lp "No, Sir" "Can get something an where
elser" 81 gdess not" IL had been my belief that q
man with money in bis pocket could not starve in any
country soi-disGnt civilized hie Exceptions prove
miles but thew are dsagreeabe things | chewcd the
cud of fancy t1He de aea, and became the center OF
attraction to citizens, from whose conversation =
learned that this was Jef. Daviss last day"
| Observed one sit quite puts mo in mind Of
| Sunday: all the stores closed said another,
"Wel soon have Sunday every day, then, Tor spect
! II won't be worth while for most shops 70 keep open
any longer" Natchez, place OF much trade and
coor eSport in the season is now outlet say
as Harwch without regatta. But II Is ultra-Seces-
si,nist nH oJstdate. Ny hunger was assuaged bys
frecd who drove me up TO his comfortable mansion
through country not unlike tie wooded parts OF Sus
sev aboundnQ In fine trees aud in the only lawns and
uara.like fields have yet seen IN America. III me
evening alter dinner my host drove me over 10 VlsI1
a small encrnpment under a wealthy planter, Who hae
raised equipped, aud armed bis company at bis own
e3pensc. -
We were obliged to get out at a narrow lane and
walk toward the encamPment on FOOT sentry stopped
us, and we observed that there was sembhnce OF
military method in the camp. Ine captain was Walk%
ing up and down in the yerandah Of the poor deserted
hnt for which he had abandoned his splendid home.
Book eff Tactics (Hardics )whch Is, in part, trans
laton Of the French NQanGi-iay on TIE table, our
friend was fun Of fight and said he would give all he
had IN the world 20 tie cause. But the day before,
and party of horse, composed Of o0 gentlemen Ii the
district with from 2D,UO0i. TO JO,OOU. eaeh, hec
started for the war in Virginia. Everything TO DO
,een or heard esfes to tie great eel and resolu"
ton with which the South have entered upon the
quarrel Bat they hold the power of the United
States and The loyalty OF tue North to the Union az
far too cheap a rrie Next day passed IN
Jeiahtful drive through cottonlelds, Indian corn,
and unduhting woodlands, amid which were some
charming residences. crossed The ryer at Natchez,
and saw one fine plantation in which the corn, how
Svcr was by no means 50 fine as have often seen.
ME cotton looks we'll and some bad already burst into
dover-bloon ms it IS called--which had turned 10