New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-05
Late Northern Intelligence.

| Ex-senator Green, Of Missouri, has been re-
leased by the Federal commander, Gen. Todd
The St. Louis News of the 9th ult. says
Lieut.:Col. Ronanof of Russia, and Superin.
tendent of the Siberian Telegraph Company, ar
rived in our city yesterday and is stopping at the
Everett House. He is on his way to California,
and is probably seeking Information in reference
to the probability of connecting Europe and
America by telegraphic line across Behring's
Straits.
The Louisville Journal of the 26th states that @
fleet of five steamers, of which the Jacob strader
was the flag ship, arrived in that city on the'25th
with Gen. Nelson's brigade, numbering about five
thousand men, embracing the I'd Ohio, Col. Harris
the 2lst Ohio Col Norton; the 33d Ohio, Col.
sills; the 59th Ohio, Col. Fife and Capt. Conkle 8
artillery of 6.pound rife cannon Also that five
more regiments, the 18th and lth Indiana, and Sd,
9Th and oath Ohio, were on their way from West
ern Virginia.
The Office of Federal Adjutant for the DEPART
ment of the Ohio has been moved from Cincinnati
to louisville.
John Jacob Astor, of New York, has joined the
staff of MajorGeneral Mcclellan, with the commits.
sion of LieutenantColonel.
The Boston Journal says that if the Federal army
of the Potomac was in line, moving on a narrow
in files of four, accompanied by all the wagons and
ambuances and ammunition trains, it would reach
from Boston to Hartford-not far from one hundred
and fifty miles.
BLACK REPUBLICAN DISPATCHES To THE NORTH.
ERN PRESS -Wdshiagton Nov. 26.-Ex. Governor
'Wicklifte, member from Kentucky, has arrived
here.
Gen. Mcclellan reviewed the regulars to-day
On this side of the Potomac were 1900 infantry.
cavalry ha snfn rtilt
Near York, Nov. 26.-Itis understood that Capt,
d. d. Porters visit to this city last week was con-
nected with the outfit of small mortar-earrying
fleet.
Some twelve schooners at this port, owned by
| the Government, and already fitted for ordinary
armaments, are now additionally strengthened SO
as to carry, some of them one, and some of them
two gigantic mortars, some of them weighing nearly
2o0o0 pounds each. These vessels are nearly
ready for service.
The Government has just purchased vanderbilt's
Staten island ferry boots, Westield and Clifton
Ihey are the finest boats on any ferry running
from this city, and capable OF carrying from 5000
| to 1000 men, with considerable battery, while
| drawing but five or six feet of water.
From the Chicago Tribune, of the 9th ult, we
clip the following:
Preparations for the great expedition down the
Mississippi river goes on apace. The feet of gun.
| boats at ST. Louis will be at Cairo in q day or two
indeed it is said some of the larger of them are
now on the way, lest the river, now falling, close
| in upon them. The movement of troops from
Cheat Mountain to Jefferson City is now towards
the Mississippi river, with this one great object il
view Two or three weeks hence and the grea
events of the campaign of the West will be en-
acting in the Mississippi valley. Memphis ant
Columbus are badly scared IN advance, and al
| the available men and means of the lower valley
are being concentrated at Columbus to resist the
| advance Of our army at the threshold. They are
said to have hundred cannon and 90 600 to Is OO(
men, with more coming; not to speak of Hollins
| New Orleans fleet.