New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-11

Special 10 the New Orleans CtesceSt.l
Rlcr@0Tn Sept, /, 1851,
The Government, this morning, ordered the mill
tary possession Of the East Tennessee Railroad.
The inattention and gross negligence of the super
ntendent and employees have resulted n the accu-
mutation of near four thousand tons of Govern
ment freight between Chattanooga and Bristol in
cluding hospital stores for the sick and contrihu
tons TO our soldiers. III taking possession Of the
rolling stock on the road, instructions have been
sent out to-day to pass into the service Of the Con
federate States all the engines which reach Chat
tanoOga from Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama
The wisdom Of this measure will be acknowledged
by ALL and Notwithstanding the personal inUon-
venlence to which many will be subjected, every
patriotic citizen will submit with pleasure. In
cluded in this vast accumulation of Government
freight, may be mentioned sugar, coffee, rice and
blankets, medicine and hospital stores The army
is suffering greatly for the last-named articles
Many OF the regmental surgeons have access to a
less variety OF medicines than the medical bags of
country doctor at the close OF the sirhy season
would exhibit. In four or Eve days, all the freight
on the East Tennessee road will be landed at its
place Of destination, and the travel on the road
will be free and uninterrupted. For the future no
superintendent will be permitted to form depot,
at bis Whln or pleasure, for Government freight.
| An agent OF the Government will be always pres
ent to guard against recurrence OF this shameful
| abuse. 1t is to be regretted that the proper
| authorities neglected this measure so long as it
was well known that the entire population, about
and contiguous to the road, was more or less dis
| affected towards the Contederacy.
Major Bradford, of New Orleans, has this morn
| ing received the appointment Of Lieut. Colonel of
| the Second Polish Brigade, and with the addition
| of two more companies to the eight already mus
| tered in and en- route for Richmond, will be pro-
NOTED to the command Of the regiment. Colonel
Bradford will bring into the regiment experience
energy, courage, with military education quail
| fcationS of paramount consideration at this time,
| "A t,;T1 rtp,,t t1,ND tInt,
has the authority to appoint be seduousy sought
| after by him. All the energy of the Cabinet is
now being put forth, and if the military prepara-
tlons were heretofore considered great and impos-
| ing can assure you that they are now gigantic
| and immense. Observation-Disclosures the rendcz
vous Of lounging officers on furlough, or frOlicng
soldiers idling away their time and spending their
| money, by Indulgence in every eXcess-has under
| gone thorough change. All the officers and sol
| ders on tur0ugh have joined their respective
| regiments by orders of the Adjutant- General and
| the few you meet perambulating the streets now
| are either recent arrivals or belong to the various
| regiments encamped around Richmond, awaiting
arms and o. derS.
Mr.. A. B. Cammack, of New Orleans, who has
| been employed by the Government in conjunction
with u Quarternlaster, in purchasing 5l5 horses
and mules in Tennessee and the borders of Ken
| lucky, has been obliged in order to avoid dcten
| ton on the East Tennessee Railroad, which would
be fatal to half of the stock purchased and render
the residue unfit for service for months to have
them driven to Abingdon Virginia, in order to
avoid the railroad traversing East Tennessee
Johnston's and Beauregards command have been
prevented no doubt by want Of this identical
stock, from forward movement weeks ago. The
power to injure and perhaps endanger the Gov.
| ernment should not be longer committed TO ire
! snonSihn and may be reasonable agents. The
step taken this morning looks like business, and
will bring health, joy and comfort to many a
poor fellow now suffering for want Of those indis
pensable articles, piled up at Knoxville or at
| other points. The punctuality and dispatch OF
Adams Express Company, which was an agree,
able although expensive convenience in former
| times, has now become a slow coach. Hundreds
! of packages, which haye been expressed at hi
freight detained on the road, and if any sup.