New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-16

Srecta tn the New O5leaaS CTesceatl
RrcIIHoSD, Sept. 7, 1851.
- Mr.. EdRor-TEe New York Herald, Of the 4th,
has li-t of the vessels purchased by the Federal
Government for the purpose of making inroads
upon the Coufederated States, from Cape Henry,
Va, to Point Isabel, Texas, and the number is in.
credible. Thousands Of workmen are employed
in preparing than for sea, and every day completes
from live to ten for lhe work for which they were
purchased and intended, and the assertion may be
safely INDUCED in tha. within the next thirty days
Lake Borgne and Pontchartrain will be dotted with
them. The city Of New Orleans will not be endan.
gered much by their presence but it will require
sIeepless vigilance 10 prevent the landing OF the
Federaliss, and destruction of individual property
on the shores of Lake BOrgne and Pontchartrain.
The British gunboats had possession of the Lake in
l>l4 for moths without injury to New Orleans,
but there were many inets on Lake BUrgne of
which they were ignorant, but since that time have
been settled and stocked with negroes, and the
approaches to them well known to the Yankee
pilots. The game Of negro stealing has been re-
Gently naugurated by the Lincoln Government,
and is now in active operation in Maryland. Thirty
five negroes were stolen a few days ago from one
neighborhood, aud not day since but from four
to five has been rau off by the Yankees. This is
the danger to which the lake coast will be sub
jected before thirty days, and the reliance for de-
fence must be oHr own soldiers If, as II is sup
posed our Government is concentrating its ener
gie5 for great and decisive blow in Maryland and
near the Potomac, they will permit no threatened
danger from any portion of the Confederacy to
divert them from their purpose, but will proceed
regardless of everything else to the contamination
OF their purpose.
Everything here is kept secret; the camp fol-
lowers at Manassas have been sent outside OF the
lines, and Gen. Johnston has stopped the mails
from Manassas to Richmond. The difficulties of
getting passes to Manassas increase, and none sue
Ceed, except those who state on honor that they
have sick or wounded sons and brothers, whom
they are anxious to see and to provide for Col.
Robert Hunter, of the city, after exhausting every
eXpedlent to procure pass, succeeded at.Iast by
the influence OF one OF the Louisiana delegation,
and the next morning the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad carried from Richmond perfectly happy
The rumors had fixed the day Col. Hunter
left here as one on which great and decisive
battle to be fought at Falls Church, and the in
creased speed of the railroad was additional
evidence that the battle coming off. Col. H..
arrived at Manassas junction, which is some 70
miles from Falls Church. exhibited his pass to the
Provost Marshal, Major Bayle, who quietly in
formed the Colonel that he was at the end OF his
journey. The Colonel demonstrated, the Major
was firm; the Colonel then expressed his determl-
nation if he could not go further that he would re-
turn to Richmond to this reasonable conclusion
the Provost Marshal objected, and for two mortal
days was the fiery and impatient Colonel re-
strained. After two days of restraint the influence
Of friends among the Louisiana troops procured
for him permission to visit the line of deiences.
The battle has not been yet fought, and the Colo
mel, who is now high private in Capt. Pat.
Carey's Company, will have an opportunity of not
only seeing a fight, but will have the additional
pleasure of taking a hand in it.
There is a marked change for the better in the
health of the troops now in Virginia. Those from
Louisiana have suffered comparatively but little,
and have been exempted in remarkable manner
from the malarious fevers which have prevailed on
the Psnnsula-those from the city, with but few
exceptions, escaping altogether. The Perritt
Guards held an election last week for first lieu
tenant, in place of Rufus Hunt, who was compelled
Dr0tra1tPl jl-lpaltl a
first lieutenant of that crack company. Lieut..
Hunt gave great promise of becoming most ac-
compiished of1lcef, and with his galhntry, energy
and activity, his success would have been certain.
But an insidious disease set upon him, which was
combatted by medical skill and good constitu-
ton, but the contest left Refus weak and attenu-
ated and the convalescence was so slow and
tedious that he was compelled to resign. Thos.
Il. Eames was elected lst Lieutenant in Hunts
stead, and Thomas Janney was elected I'd Lieuten-
ant, vice Eames promoted to the first IF the ser
wees OF Lieut.. Ea1heS are lost to the Confederate
States, the loss will be occasoned by either bull
let or sword thrust; it will not be by disease, for
a man with half an eye see that Tom has
had the hives, 1numps, measles, whooping cough,
He is a man of perseverance, and inexhaustabe in
his expedients TO accomplish his desires, but
'sionally fails. A few days ago he discovered his
Colonel engaged in little handicraft about his
quarters, which Tom supposed that he could assist
him in; and volunteered his services, which were
thankfully accepted. After the completion Of the
W. ~, coi' mum invited IoHl luto HIS teHb, duu,
ffter being seated, the Colonel commenced CON
IersatIon, to Toms disappointment, about regi:
mental ailars Tom supposed that the Colonel
lad iofgotten to ask him to drink, and to remind
AIM OF it., commenced complaining about violent
spasms of the stomach The Colonel expressed
great sympathy for his suffering subaltern, and
unlocked his trunk in haste, when Toms hopes be-
gan to rise, snppo9sing the brandy to be in the
trunk; the Colonel withdrew something, and pro-
cured a tumber and spoon, and having measured
with care portion from vial filled with dark
looking liquid, mixed it with water and handed it
to Tom, assuring him that the relief would be in
Simultaneous. The medicine was taken and acted
"a like charm; Tom declared himself cured, bade
the Colonel good day and left, not only disap.
pointed in not getting drink of brandy, likewise
compelled to swallow the first dose of medicine he
had taken for fifteen years.
The 9th Louisiana is still at Groves Landing, a
portion also of the 10th, Col. Margny. The ID,
Col. Levy, has been ordered to Cockertown, six or
eight miles from Williamsburg. Gen. Magruder
keeps the boys moving, and all now acknowledge
that the General has improved them by hard