New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-25
TALK ON CHANGE.

The movements on the flags yesterday were
Iicbt, The gatherings at the usual corners were
void of interest Shippers Of cotton were Gratited
with the last intelligence from Liverpool, though
they would feel much better if Midding Orleans
were quoted at Sd. Tie stock now on sale in this
market is so greatly reduced that very little inter
est is taken in the receipts. The total receipts
now at all the ports may be assumed at 3,6Oo,oOO.
We shall be in fog for fully 10000 TO 100000
bales until the close of the commercial year.
The war accounts military movements, form the
chief topic of conversation. Our good port is not
vet blockadcd. Mr.. Lincoln has very few vessels
to spare. The privatcers will occupy the attention
of all his sQuadrous. The telegraph advises of
most cowardly act perpctrated by orders of Cap
tain or Commodore rendergrast, at Norfolk, in
scuttling and sinking the vessels of war; The re-
doubtabe man in epaulettes could not remove the
vessels. and ordered them to be destroyed. This
Captain Pendergrast is a native of kentucky, but
after this exploit she will hardly acknowledge him.
The telegraph continues to be employed in trans
mittnc fabrcations. We have it that William B.
Asor was to loan the old concern Sl4,00O,0 GOO, IN
one way Or another. The old man has not one
tenth of the amount in ready money. He holds
largely in stocks of various kinds, but they are
falling so rapidly that it will be difficult to sell
them at fifty cents per dollar The talk ls' that
New York is laundering, and they are WhlstIlnS 10
keep their spirits up No friend OF the South dare
| omen his mouth in New York at this moment. The
merchants are ferced to contribute daily to send
of the frecb0oters for Washington.
The further talk was, why don't President Davis
order the seizure Of Northern vessels now in South
ern ports? 1t will be bad policy to seize on yes
sells having British or other property on board, as
is the case at this moment with vessels in our port
All these things will work right British vessels
| are arriving daily, and are paid high rates OF
| freights. We have now in port nine British yes
sells say $500 tons; three Bremen, 293l tons ; one
| Hamburg l433 tons, and six Spanish, 25l5 tons.
These vessels will take about 5000 bales cottCn.
| There is one steamer under Swedish cOl0Is now
loading with cotton. One Of our c0temporarics
| Cover the way) has the steamer Star of the West
| Capt. Griif5n, up for New York. We should like
to know when she will leave arrive at that port
II we mistake not the Star is in the hands of the
Confederated States, as will be, we expect, some
| others in q few days. The Star was owned by
Marshall 0. ROBERTS, somewhat of a conspicuous
Black Republican. The Illinois, belonging to
Vanderbilt is looked for with some interest.
Private telegraphic dispatches of yesterday
date, from Cairo, advise of 1900 frcebooters being
assembled there to intercept boats bound South.
We shall see whether Kentucky and Missouri will
stand this move. The communication with Nash
vile will be interrupted. 1t behooves Kentucky
and Tennessee to meet these fellows at once.
There was some talk that great dissatisfaction is
expressed about the military arrangements. Some
| companies cannot be received for the want of
| barracks or other accommodations. Many have
enlisted under the expectation of being provided
| for; they have given up employment Others have
engaged to go and have no means Of livelihood. 1t
is supposed that there are some large warehouses
which can be available for at least temporary aC-
commodations. There is some backwardness OBJ
servabe on the part of many citizens to subscribe
or contribute towards fitting out companies There
are several citizens who did not take a dollar in the
loan if they have repented, they have now an op-
portuniy for promoting the holy cause of Southern
| independence.