New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-30
FROM VIRGINIA.
THE following extracts from q private letter re-

me following extract is from d private letter re-
ceiyed BY a gentleman of this city from Virginia
FARsIv1LLE, April "A, 1861.
with emotions Of almost fearful joy / have
read the proceedings of the Virginians at their
meeting at the ST Charles Hote, on the 18th.
Thank God, Virginia is once more free. Her peo-
pie have been all right for menths-but IT Quired
a kick from Lincoln to make the ConVe ntioMR
Old Virginia is now on her War-path HerSstride
is that Of giant in his rage she means blood, IN
| every step she takes. Never have you or | wit
messed such fierce enthusiasm to do or die. The
Governor cannot find employment for all the COM
panies rendered. Over sixty Thousand men have
offered and been accepted, and others are told to
wait short time. We are all q unit now, East
and West. Augusta, Rockingham and Loudoun
have each two thousand volunteers in the field, and
will send az many more on ten days notice. The
Lynchburg boys passed here yesterday. three hun
dred and TWENTY-FIVE strong-consisting of the
Rifles, the Artillery, and the Home Guard, all
bound for the Potomac. Three companies go to-
day from Prince Edward and two tomorrow from
Cumberland. Our railroad has notice to prepare
Tomorrow for four thousand coming down the
Tennessee Railroad from Western Virginia.
The scoundrels attempted to burn Gosport Navy
Yard, but did not do one-fourth the damage they
Intended They left fifteen hundred cannon I'M
hurt and millions of dollars worth OF stores OF all
kinds.
You have seen that Harper's Ferry is taken by
the State troops, together with the machinery and
nine thousand stand of good arms. Virginia now
mas an dbHDuHHCe VI dTliS. IHt W NtplHhilltGe
has been buying secretly for twelve months. Even
our owl people did not know until last week how
strong Virginia was in arms, and particularly in
riHed cannon She has seyenty,hve OF the latter,
and engineers are now erecting batteries OF them
along the Potomac to command the river.
Just here secret. LinGolnWill not be in " ash
ington twenty days from to-day. You have seen
how Baltimore acted on Friday last.
Vice President Stephens arrived in Richmond
Yesterday Two thousand South Carolina and
Georgia troops arrived at Norfolk last night. All
the volunteers north of James river are moving
towards the border. Take all these facts together,
4 and you may guess the object.
The Petersburg troops were the hfst TO reach
Norfolk too late, however, TO prevent the escape
of the Pawnee. Twenty two hundred Abolition
lists are now in Fortress Monroe, and there they
win stay for some time, as we have bigger game
to fly at just now. Our old men all over the state,
who cannot leave, pour ont their money like water
to help those who can. Men Of sixty years freely
volunteer in the ranks, and our companies here
have refused good many Of that age. The wo-
raen old and young, work night and day, and hun
areds Of free negroes have offered their services to
build batteries and defences of all kinds, and they
are promptly accepted, for they work well. Can
such people as the Virginans be ever subju-
gated? Just say to the sons Of Virginia in New
| Orleans that they need no longer blush for theit
old mother, God bless her
Col. Robert e. Lee is appointed commander 81
our forces a host in himself and said by old Scot
| to possess more military genius than any man il
| the country. He is a grandson of Harry Lee O.
| the \ Legion Nearly every son OF Virginia II
| the army and navy has resigned, and come home
| to rally around and defend her.