New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-12

feers and about 700 or 500 Home Guards from the
surrounding country and two pieces Of artillery.
W bile write, two companies of Home Guards have
gone out to reconnoitre for the enemy from the
West.
Public THAsFss OF CONGRESS TO Gems JOHNSTON
AND BEAuREG ARD. AND THE ARMY AT MASAssAs.-l
Congress has passed in secret session the following
resolution Of thanks to Generals Joseph Z. John |
ston aud GustaVe T. Beauregard, and the officers
and troops under their command at the battle Of |
Manassas:
Reso7Eed by The Congress of the Confederate
States Of AaSeriea, That the thanks of Congress
are eninently due, and are hereby cordially given,
to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Gen. Gustave 7.
beauregard, and to the officers and troops under
their command, for the great and signal victory
sbtainedl by them over the forces of the United
States, far exceeding them in numbers. in the
battle of the 21st of July, at Manassas; and for
the gaiianfry, courage and endurance evinced by
them in d prUtracted and continuous struggle of
more than ten hoursa victory, the great results
of which will be realized in the future successes of
the war, and which, in the Judgment of Congress-
entities all who contributed to it to the gratitude
Of their country.
Resolred, further, That the foregoing resolution
be made known in appropriate general orders, by
the Generals in command to the officers and troops
to whom theytare addressed.
SOUTHERN WoNEN.-A letter from Western Vr-
gina to the Cincinnati Enquirer, says:
Two of the ladies we met proved to be strong
seeesslonists. One OF them was very apprehensive
that the slaves would be set free, as Gov Wise had
assured them that the Northern army was accom-.
panied by five thousand emancipated negroes. She
did not blame the Northern troops, but wished
that every Southerner who had taken up arms
against his own State might be killed. One of her
| neghbors, who is accompanying army as
tean!ster, came up to the house for water and
spoke to her. She replied ciyly, but the -naanent
his bacE was turned, said: = hope lie y..i ,e hii
cd hnG n T 14cbo hiY,lst T,,c+
then she caught sight of the revolver in my belt,
within reach of her, and added: sIf I had seen
that pistol f5efore would have taken it and shot
him. 'fDo you think you could hit him?" /
asked. 80, yes; have been praeticing lately.'
The other secession lady said she hoped and pray
ed for the success of JEFF. Davis, and that if his
armies were driven out Of Virginia, she would go
| and live in one of the Gulf States. She had q
| brother and lover in Governor Wise's army, whose
names she give us, with very solemn request to
see them nursed and treated Kindly if they should
! be taken prisoners. When we left, alter dining
| with the family, they shook hands with us very
cordially, including the two advocates of Dixie,
I who hoped that no harm might come to US, if we
| tgtre Abotionists.
| TIE FLAG or TRUCE-The flag of truce from the
rebel army to Washington covered a demand tG
| know whether any of the rebel prisoners had been
| hung, and threat OF summary retaliation should
| such be the case No reply was returned The
officer was, however, handed informal memo.
| randnm, addressed to no particular person, and
simply stating that the friends of Col Cameron felt
much socitude in regard to his fate, and that any
information of the disposition of his body if found
| would be gratefully received. Lou. Journal, Sth
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| A MILLION OF MEN, The Washington cores
pondent of the Philadelphia Enquirer says that, b1
| some process Of shrewd engineering two volunteer
blls instead Of one, have been passed by Congress
By each of them the President is authorized to ac
cept the services of 100000 men for the war. ON
OF the bills is supplemental to the other, and, afte
referring to it, and to the forces it provides give
the President power to call out, in addition to tn
troops now authorized by law" 100000 NOR
troops. Thus the President has power to call int
the field e million of men. A member OF tn
Cabinet remarked on Thursday that it was mue
to be hoped that there would be no necessity TO
bringing into the field more than the half mlllio
of men provided for in the first bill but that if
one, the Administration would not hesitate to ca
the other half million and even to ask for NOR
if it should be necessary.
Such is the senseless twaddle that characterize
almost everything now written or published in tn
North An empty treasury, no revenues, and
, million of men to be called out!
t Four PERSONS DRowNED-N Neacdrh, dug. 4, 1861
: Frank Baker, bath-hOuse keeper in East Newark
Mr.. Alan Donaker and Mr.. Ieller and his little boy
years old were drowned this afternoon in til
: Passaic river, near the Morris and Essex Railroa
/ bridge Donaker and Ieller were employed in
pistol factory in this city. They were in rowboa
sized. 1t is positively affirmed that the men wel
/. intoxicated, while the boy was held by his faths
and went down with him. There were parties clos
at hand when the accident took place, but viii
thesatng to act the men were drowned.
A PERTINENT QUEsTIoN.-The Albany Atlas asl
| this pertinent question:
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