New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-06

Special to the New Orleans Crescett.l
BROWNSVILLE, July u, ISL
M. EGEor-We are still in the same uncer-
tainty as to own position in the war, that we
were three months ago. Are we to have block
aiding feet on this coast Are we to be invaded
The mixed character of population makes
these important inquiries to us, for there is every
probability that an invading force would meet
with considerable aid and comfort in this section.
There gre q great many woo-dyed Yankees here,
who have net, because they cannot forget or
f0rego the MON. They made fortunes in tie old
ooucein, and to make money, with them, was the
highest object Of ambition. Under the new order
OF things these old business connections have to be
broken up, and they will probably have to give
place to merchants and people of Southern birth.
Tie trade, which was carried on with Boston and
New FORK honses. will break down. first because
most OF the Boston and Gew lOrk houses will GO
to the wall, and, secondly, because they cannot
compete with New Orleans merchants. Men will
strive to avert their pecuniary ruin, and IS the
ankaes hereaboutS constantly claim that the
United States cannot be dissolved, they are Just
about green enough to lenc OLD Abe their strength
and muscle to Keep it alive. Therefore | say that
il this point is ever attacked, the invading force
will meet with prompt and efficient encouragement
from many residents of the frontier, and some of
them now holding Office under Texas and the Con
fedcrate Government.
We are rather nervous Just nov at the reported
departure from New York of Billy Wilson's Iou-
aves, lest they may come down here. In fact it
is directly asserted that force from Fort Pickens
is inevitably bound to land at Bra2os Santiago for
the purpose OF carrying out Mr. Lncolu's projects.
We have seized the forts and public property, aud
Still hold them. We have large quantity OF arms,
ammunition and other available effects which we
captured from the late United States forces. Are
we to be allowed to hold and possess these things
| without some effort being made to "disperse " US
and take the things again?
More than that Greeley has said that the Con
tederate States must be hemn1ed in, and that the
Rio Grande must be held, because in thatw way only
was slaverv to be environed. If Greeley has any
idea Of the policy of Lincoln, has any influence
at Washington, will he not make some effort tC
have his favOrite policy carried ont by the author
ties at Washington? More than that & letter has
been received in this city from lady in Washing
ton. who is the wife Of officer who was once
stationed on this frontier, and she says that pre-
paratiOns were under way to make demOnstra-
ton on the Rio Grande. do not put much faith
in all these reports but, then, go the line OF
probabilities when assent that it is probable, be-
cause it is possible, that a force may run down
here from Fort PCkens with one or two thousand
men in it, and before it could be met, immense
damage would have been done. Billy Wilson'S
Iouaves most proper persons TO engage in such
| predatory warfare. Why should they not?
| To meet such a force we have about three hun
| dred available men, with plenty of ammunition
and more guns than they know what to do with
LHeTC are al ltdst lWcIly i've at IlS pOluL
ranging from a sxyrour siege hcwitzer to a four
pound brass field piece. All this material is
mounted and magazined inside of Fort Brown ant
would be defended but their force could take
them, and we have many fears that the thing vii
be attempted. II it is, promise you that matters
1 will be complicated with Mexico, for our neigh
bors over the river will take sides against us.
Gen Comonfort left this place on Thursday
night, the llth inst, at II O'clock for Mexico viz
Monterey, I4catecas and the revolutionary State
| Of the north. He was escorted by body -guart
Of twenty men, who had been sent to his aid BY
Gov. Yidaurri from Nuevo Leon.
Most Of the Texas troops at this point refuse tx
he mustered into the Confederate service, claiming
that their enlistment expires in the month of Sep
| tember, and that they intend to claim their dis
charge, in order that they may so where they cal
see some active service, II they are disbande
| when their time expires. We shall be without an
/ tGTCa 10 uGtehtt ttlio liO.4ti1r.
Capt. Ruth, Qaartermaster, and Surgeon Rogers
of the Confederate army, have arrived at this post
A man named Ilchariah Fermen was killed, an
his house robbed, at Point Isabel, on the night q
the llth of July.