New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-31
Aelu OrIeaus DaiIp Greseent.
THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 81, 1861
TALK ON CHANGE.


There was very little headway made yesterday
in matters and things in general. At an early
hour it was bruited about that some twelve or fif
teen vessels of the Yankee fleet had appeared oil
the mouths Of the river. At later hour this in
teigeuce was confirmed. This is supposed TO be
the advance Of the great armada which is coming
to capture our good city. This feet sailed before
the Intelligence of the defeat Of the Vinccnnes,
Richmond and others conl1 have reached the
Northern ports. The talk is - what do you think
of it?n Well, we don't think much Of it, except
that our naval folks will have opportunity to
turn the vandals ont. The fire boats and the Ma.
nassas are more feared than our best guns. In the
meantime, our timd citizens can keep quiet; it is
of no to give way to fear and alarm. The van
dals will not reach New Orleans this season. The
military fever runs very high just at this moment
Onr military corps are daily increasing; but there
| are many persons Sinking militia duty, and daily
| arrests are made by dctachments Of volunteers.
! It has been suggested that city authorities
| should make a Distinction and employ on the light
| public works. the streets, etc, those who are eX-
| empt by age or otherwise incapacitated from per-
| forming military service; and the strong, able
| bodied men, who merely sweep the streets, take
their routine OF military duty. II what the Yam
KEGS threaten is attempted to be carried out every
| able bodied man in the city will be required in the
| ranks.
| Another change in, the weather occurred yester-
| day. noltler came of, which will be productive
OF great good to the sugar planters. The receipts
| Of sugar and molasses have been large this week.
The shipments to Mobile and Virginia have been
free, with some purchases for Carolina The pack,
cts for Memphis are partially loaded with these
articles for Virginia and other Southern States.
Talking of sugar brings up the purport Of letter
addressed to the editor Of the Cincinnati Enquirer
in regard to the sugar crop. 1t is hard to believe
that any respectable cutvator of sugar or cotton
should so far forget his high position and Southern
ism as to correspond with Black Republican
paper, located in the very bed of i-inconiaIn
though it may be fungus piece of paper; but here
is what the Enquirer says:
| From all sections of the South where the suga,
cane is grown, the reports Of large crop never ii
the history of the country promised more abund
ant yied. one sugar planter writes US that never
since he became grower of the cane-noW thirty
five years-has there been anything like the pros
pect now opening.
The Enquirer also states that the promise for tht
ensuing year is said to be about Sir hundred thou
| sand h0gshedds, and that it is certain from tu
best information it get, it will be the larges
ever made The Enquirer does not say that Suga
Planter informed it the crop would reach 6O0 00
hogsheads. That is surmise Of its own. 1t mat
ters not whether the crop be more or less, as TIL
Ohioans, who have heretofore depended on Loui
siana for sugar, will not get hogshead this sea
son. No, the great West can look elsewhere 70
their sugar and 1nolasses this season. We wish
a good time in obtaining supplies from the Wes
Indies through New York and Boston. The quar
/ tity sugar-excusiye of the stuff mape--consume
in the United States for the year 1860, was 93C
000,000 pounds.
| We published the annual statement Of the cotto
crop of the United States two days ago. and alude
to several inaccuracies which were very palpablt
as made up at the office of the New York Price
Current. We append below table Of figures take
from the same source.
We begin to feel somewhat interested to kno
how the New York brokers, dealers and jockie
will pass their time this season. under the susper
y y sion of the cotton trade. We shall no more b
weekly amused with the figures, fancy ideas an
p views Of Col. W. P. Wright; and how we shall g
through the season without the weekly etfusions
Messrs. Neil Brothers & Co., we cannot foretel
By-the-bye, Col Wright has never informed
about that great retreat of the Confederate arm
which was sure to come off in july last acCordil
to his episte forwarded to Liverpool towards II
close of the month Of June to bambOozle and shutt
= the Liverpool market. We hope the Colone
q if he is not torsaken and forlorn, will endeayor
forward US his views Of the present state Of Il
question. Sic transit gloria nt01di, Colonel.
/, CONSUMPTION OF COTTON IN THE UNITED STATE
| Total crop estimated iElret up by he lew B!l
York Shipping Hnl Con!nnerciai I.1st....., 1856
: | Add stocks q hand at the the
| year list SeptenhGr) 1850:
u In thc Snhtil m - 10
| III the Northern pors....,,' 63,I"5
| EIr
Makes supply of. ..:................ s,SS3,
| paduct iMeL etrnl ll. e..Llrt 70 iLlrLiglt COMr-