New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-12
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Bienville Banner of the 2dsays
TIE past week have had. delightful s8srjng-
weather. and the soft sunshine, tie songs of birds
and the bursting buds, all betoken the departure
of winter. Most of our farmers are far advanced.
in the corn planting, and as far as our knowledge
extends, there is strong disposition to pant more
corn and less cotton than Usual.
The Cnddo Gazette of Saturday last says;
The atmosphere during the past week has been
damp and oppressive. Planters are busiiy engaged,
in the planting of their oorn crops, adtotherWise
preparing the soil foE another season So far the
weather has been favorable enough for this pur--
pose, and if cold weather does not again attack u.s.
may anticipate heavy yield of the staff of life -
AT least, we would fain hope so.
The river is still in fine boating order with a.
prospect Of continuing so for some time to come.
The line of weekly packets Just established be-
tween this port and New Orleans make their time
like clock-wolk, and are of immense service and
convenience to our community. We hope that
they may be sufficiently patronzed.
THE RETREAT OF NovARA-A Na1roep Escape
The following anecdote is related by a French
journal of Gen. Fant:
During the retreat of Novara, in ls49, the Gen.
eral who had the charge of saving the remnant OF
| the Piedmontese army had given the most severe
orders to his troops As it was all important to
avoid attracting the attention of the Austrians, thu
command was given that no one, under any cir :.
cumstauces, should utter cry. or, above all, q, e
| q gun, without the command of an officer, und er
penalty of instant death. One morning, durini ra
halt a soldier hearing the neighing of horsei a a
nelgh0ofmg thleket, ralseu us Sun h; anu ; led.
Gen. Fanti, who was near, rushed upon MN IN nrv
saber in hand, and pqnsng. the weapon 1uiI hIs
breast, extended him at his feet.
II will do the same,' he cried out, " to az ~ ono
who attempts to initiate this wretch, who was stber
a coward traitor"
Ten years have passed since this occ, ,rranoe
Ten eVentiH yuao, n W mtien ,b n;bd f med the
VlcloiS ol t'o'nl@ 1! amo ~ 49, ~ So Magenti
ana ooeIino. Du.iuS tI3e Si t5 y's; len FAINT
and compunctOn, also, this episode of b;s ,nl;tar,
life " brutal he would say a. 49, ~.
safety of the army at stake.' "
A few days since, before his depa rtura for +be
Neapolitan Territory, he was accost cd in a nubIi(
square at Turin by a man, who plac ed himself be
fore him. saying: w
"Do you know me, General?"
"Not the least in the world"
But General, look at me-"
a. am in hurry. Speak, whc arc vo,9n
"Genera il you have f0Egottf N mo ~ bouc ,
eDered here sew 'ttom of my heart
AT the retreat of Novara' '"' 'AeA'S
Yes General
"Whati are you not deadE
"You see; but came yer! ,noar;+ Ihoa roo
trouble in escaping" " AAN 5's"
lou can ooas ser1 oI ha9og' ha9 life but do youknoN
that you were d Tety oaa ~ ,lder ~
cEme enT to sHs see me- ne" too J very poor aborer"
$ Ihe next aay the sou sesu er of Novara presented
e woundn demanded tht General The TtaEsn
!. opened ms preast, ans disclosed deep scar
h 49, AM! sa,u lhe "enefa "it was a good stroke
Hold here some lntH nat will staunch tha wound
10 handing him handful of bank rotes
-~~@--
e, tELESTiAL NooSh"' ''--When a anxious to cook a.
" lamb in the highest yle Of art the Cbines hnild
st low muu "a,,: n % oSlhr, space of two three
y feet across a t W. ot,er wall outside, forming q
circus OF anGns % Nv" Nv; feet wide, in which they set
ro. pots cohaM,hpS M ne, vinegar, soy-sauee and so
of forth. IN IN ciron oe m space they light good FIRE
ana IN tlie atT omU' thus prepared put live lamb.
he me lanih % lray becomes thirsty from the great
heat OF te IRE, and drinks what he finds as he runs
oack"ans and forward in search of means of es
cape; hen the drinks are all swallowed and
Use arlea IL 20 the animals fesh the lamb becomes
~ ~hauste d, falls down dead and 10 very shozt time
} Is COZ 1pleely roasted. Turtle may be prepared
acc' riding to the authority. by placing it ovei
5ht ne re in pot of water, in the Id of which there
Is hole large enough to allow the turtle 20 put Out
ry' ms head. As the water becomes hot tie turtle ma
tnralIy thruss his head ont get al t,e cooler air
lgs Ehsn he is fed with spiced wilma and soy-sauee
OF Ehick he drinks readily as relief from the heat
OF This goes as long as he has strength To keep hi
head up, and as the turtle dues not part with ff
it of easily, he seldom fails go 6tutiug himself I'll
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