New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-23

Special TO the New Orleans Crescentl ...
BROWNSVILLE, May l8, 1861.
Mr. Edit0r-The safe return of the steamer Ari-
IONA on the 10th was great relief to the commu-
nity and the probability that we are to have
constant communication of some sort with your
port. is high encouragement to rs, dependent as
we are, in great measure, upon your stores for
onr living, and upon the columns of the Crescent
for news. We are so peculiarly situated that moth
ing can be had from the outside world except by
sea or over a long and tedious land route and our
own resources are scarcely sufficient just now to
begin the transportation of goods and provisions
in wagons from Corpus Christi, and probably from
Galveston and Houston. We have not got the
wagons or the animals, in the first piace and the
route is SO bad in wet weather aud SO dry III sum
mer that few teamstera would to put their
stock on the route. When it feared some DAYS
since thar the steamer would not be able to return
to this place, provisions were bought up in double
quick time, and -four and sugar and the other ne
scessaries of life were raised 10 speculative prices
all over, aud we were threatened with -four lit $50
per barrel. However, are TO have, in all
probability, constant communication with New
/ Orleans. this speculation fell through aud we
stand some chance of living while longer
The want If provisions seems to be more par
tlcnlarly apprehended in the garrison thanh the
cry, for the State has acted rather slowly in send
ing forward supplies ald the commanding officer
is apparently without resources to supply the de- f.
cheney. Considerable fault is found that Vol. Ford
does not come up to the mark in filling the role
whiohaha Convention put upon him, and. consider
| ing the difficulties by which he is surrounded it
will he credit TO him if his fame is as good
when he goes out of office it hen he came
| IN. mistake now would be fatal to himself aud
criminal to the cDuutry.
81 We have had quite lively time within the pa It
two weeks in discussing the shape and proportions
OF raid which it sAid Gurtina was making
upon The froutier. The Mexican population on the
Rio Grade opposed to slavery because. thpy
nc no bel inQp hahn
as gpud Nv themselves Whhe YER Interested parties
may say in favor of the Mexisan pupnlat'nn of
Texas it is nevertheless true that they are always
ready to hide Or assist runaway ngger, aud il 70
no two TO but that the d4rkey does not hnld
an office 10 Mexico in very short time after he
enters the Stste.
The volunteers have been sadly in want of cloth
ing slnce their arrival here, and several threats
were made thatth Intended til clofhe themselves
out of The mercantile hment- III tins place
II they were not provided fur. TRere are some
very bta men IN the garrison, but they only AS
one TO twenty and nil snrh talk the above
wand meet with sudden termination II an atte npt
should be made 10 carry it into Effect Arrange
ments have been made 10 procure q supply Of
clothes for the boys,
Several of the worst seamps in the garrison have
been drnmmed ont tor bad cnltdnct. Our Texas
boys do not intend To asarn%te with or couulenauce
thieves rs their ttllow soldiers.
Fort Brown is making rapid progress tow ards
complexion. TIE soldiers deserve the highest
praise tor their energy aud perseverance, il pre-
pairing To meet the enemy.
Great auxiety il elt h-areahonts TO hear of the
captnre Of Washington City, aud inluy Ola Vir-
giuans moving heaven aud rarih get off Inr
the wars. The volunteers ''cns~" all day because
they l4vA nnthns ~ d" hut build works and eat
their daily bread. ThrySay they enlisted tor fight
aud not Il, buiId farts and dig bitches. We have "A
npmner Of very wealthy mem the racks OF Iha
epHlgnah here, aud iE is hard matter make
maai,iies nnt ut thsn--iu TACT ii tMn'r he did
There Is Considerable talk OF breathing M bust
Ness here tbEipHrEnf#mpn who have heretofore
traded with Nav Ynrs; but when they have
gra@ti Older TINY viii grow wiser and stick 10 The
American side, instead Of trusting themselves TO
the tender merGies Of Mexican customhouSe mer-
seenaries.
Apa,oposipg military company was formed in
thla Sly yesterday t.,r h4ala pr4ecii',h VIZ. k+n,
Hedy was elsetad tiaptain. ana T. Scarborough,
wen DPlglas, II. Hiiig~hnry ard Hugh 0'Gon.
nor were eircttd i4ieu thauts.
Greet Frsins have fstian, the Town ia healthy, the
river i rlsiag, prppi.ianS are plenty ana We are
ell vel 4. % generally, notwithstanding Lincoln
aud his 2Rnkees.