New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-08
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Pretender Davis-Times i'm New-OrieaBs-
Thousands To BresIfnst-Navy Ward Ac-
tiyity-A Prize in Court-O'Neil Defeated.
From Our Own C Correspondent.

From Our Own CofresDondent
PHILADELPHIA, July 3, 1861.
Itis known that Louis Philippe. when only Duke
of New Orleans bad 20 little faith in the stability of
things generally France, that he made extensive in
yestmsnts here and in England, which TO fall back
when the day of overtuming came. Even long after
being proclaimed King he continued TO increase these
foreign investments his faith iu The future being sill
weak All know that the result fully justified bis ap
prehensions as well as the wsdom VI bis precauton
Do you know that JEFF. Davis has been doing the
identical thingl Jeff's brother Joseph lives on and
owns The plantation adjoining The former. Both bro
thers are very wealthy. Las Summer Joe Davis went
to France with some 5000 eco 10 invest there and TO
make arrangements for tie transmission of further
sums. He passed tn .ougb this city at the time.
There parties th, knew the game they had in hand,
that ebeion was to lie inaugural ed, that by mis-
hap might turn up failure that they might possibly
escape unhung and that any bow it would be wise not
to risk everything ON the chance of Thus,
while their dales were made risk all jeff has made
things snug with himself. When the break down
comes you may thus know where TO look for him. If
allowed to escape the gallows, Europe will be his
asylum, for he viii follow bis treasure; and if
clause OF our exradtOn treaties Can be made to reach
traitors, there his infamous will rot. This
hitherto unpublished fact may be relied on His parti-
sans win deny that he has thus transferred money be-
yond the reach Of coniscaion he viii probably deny
HIMSELF but he has done it. Perhaps nothing could
more clearly foresladow his doubts Of the sue
cess Of his rebellion. How much money he has
thus sent TO Europe probably no one knows but brother
Joe. JEFF has thus, like Louis PHILIPPE seen the end
from the beginning. by the way, his likeness was
last week placed il the Rogue Gallery at our Mayors
Office where will have to he covered with glass TO
prevent lie being spit upon by every who sees it,
There it hangs against the wall the vile center piece of
large collection Of otber thieves and murderer. ali
his fellow thieves and musderers are 10 be similarly
nailed TO the counter. What an end % come to-
gentleman who reached here last week, direct
from New-Orleans, informs it was currently re-
ported aud believed there that the Rebel flag was Ay-
Ing from The Mayors Office in this city, and be ex.
pressed himself greatly surprised at finding il to be
otherwise, in spite OF bis being firm Union man. He
describes the condition Of things in New Oreans ss
awful, no law butelnb law, perfect reign of terror,
the mercantile community dead broke the poor whites
nearly persbing for food the blockade ut Cairo has
sent up all kinds Of provisions 70 famine prices, while
the Gulf blockade has converted the business portions
oil the city into .oltude He doubts if New Orleans
can recover from the ruin Of the rebellion under han.
dred yean. lie lef and loses everything, got of in
disguise, and would as lief die as return.
Duh tunes IN tue cilies producing their usual Of.