, 1861-09-10
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH.
NEWS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
CONDITION OF NEW ORLEANS.
From the New York Herald. 6th.1


full description Of the condition Of atfair8 In |
the Crescent City-snch description as
might 60 far to justify the hyperbolical figure
Of the lfcay71ne, that the industriouB owner
OF sharp scJthe could do a good stroke OF
business BY moving the grass IN the streets.
With oil the bravery which Southern people
assume to possess, the citizens Of the great
mart OF commerce on the Mississippi are au
the time possessed with the alarming ldea
that the Federal fleet Is about to pounce upon
them, oiow s up !heE strong places, eceupy me
clty ~ lolCe slo commlI al soFts OF atroc1tlea
tlon OF that kind Ia their fear By day and their
dream by night Unfortunately, up to this
time they have been exposed to dlsappoine-
ment Probably when Gen. Butler and Com
Modore htrlDghaua retnrn from their Northern
trip and resume their commands they may be
similar to that which they made at Hatteras
last week 1t would be charity to DO so,
aud TO relieve the mercantile community Of
that city from the rElnous stagnation which
rebel fire eaters have brought upon them.
1t seems that while some hope for, others
dread, this visitation. Thesepeop1e have been
ST. long accustomed to elEdeceptiou that they
cannot realize that one Of the first results that
viii follow our occupation Of New Orleans,
will be to throw open the port once more lG
legitimate commerce, and to protect good cit
liens in their rights. The SANDERS Of Beau
regard and Polk upon the army Of the Union
are swallowed in New Orleans, as well as eve
~ where else through the South. and booty
ard beanty" are believed to be the main Oh
jects OF all who at6 armed for the maintenance
Of the National Government. The idea Of IN
attack upon the city produces, therefore, the
Widest state Of excitement. The arpreh:c-
elon Of this is the more lively, because itsesms
to be adniitteed that there is nothing to pre-,
vent q strong naval expedition ascending the
Mississippi 10 the very leyee at New Orleans,
aa6 Of course they look for nothing less than
s bombardment.
It appears that the Confederate government
does not keep any portion Of its army there,
and that the citizens have tc look alter their
OWL defence in case OF al attack upon the city.
A couple Of months since roster was made
Of ali who were capable OF beariug arms, and it
MSS fourd that they could raise, 81 leas- on
paper, about twenty Thousand men. But that
cid lot restore confidence. 4 night attack
from the fleet Was ezpcc: ed, and it was prOyi-
ded that an alarm cf twelve strokes on the
bel should be TIE signal for every man to be
at his pest. The Inhabitants 90 to bed every
night tullE expecting to hear before morning
! that onincus signal.
| A ludicrous story is told Of merchant who
! having retired with his miud full OF taat
| te1iify ing 1dea was awakened il the middle
ot The night by severe thunder Storm. Con
! f'ureing the artillery OF heaven with the SIX
| tyiouf lonHd6T5 Of our men.of war, he made
~ A41 ~" AAAAN WIN"
at last, anG tEas 1t was time 10 seek ! place OF
| safety; Making q lnan ter The staircase, lie
came IN COLLISION With door f hlch was a]aT,
| Sud tie consequence was terrible smash Of
/ bis role. Shriek;Dg with pain auu terror, the
who'll household vas eooa around him, and
WEen tie cause OF llsg:rigat BECAME knoWn,
i!c 1IdIcrous feature OF his mishap was zoo
! much Tor TER good bature. His moctitlca-
i tlou led him Ie2t Gay 20 Eeea1t his Union sen-
| t1HtSt:o dAl ~ uAtcG El1t@S5atHa9 aaLo tIr
| Thr nrost ration Of tnsi7.css in New Or}eaas
| ie said to bc cotplete, and the most ea5aaniu.
! gloom brocds orCr that cnce thriving seat oi
| coIruitTCe. TIE collection of rents. whether
Of stores or aH e1lings, may be said to be en-
| 1ircly aI;an6ored. as general thing the pso
| ple lave not the mee1. Of paving rent. aud
| those who have the means pr5fer not to Dav
| owners WHO attempt 10 collect their rents &c
the Committet Of Safety as abolitionists iz
diser;se.
0rc statcmt nj. in raulcu}ar. made nv on,
insoTmant is wort.y Of The stEention II on,
| au-hc1i.its. Tie asserta thar cons:daral;1
e1,I;.s ri s,erc7 taye hcTn c5ilecfed hv snh
scr;7,tion r. Nav O-!;ans for the nnrn1se n
s1,>i,;-;nr ~ New Y5Tk Day, N1,ns :s5,f nj: :,c
reasonable newspapers At tss Nortf in tl,i
efItrJs T.. wax an itr General Govcr7ment a NJ
ais1-.ct the 7,,,hi;c MINI, Nv 1,e crr of nea"o
The sane intimat;on has hsen made },efnrc
and 1ye ha?e "a 6rTht thas tAe nasce crga,
1lat arc n1,h1ished snd the nsare r" nant3ng u
.n,t ar,. tha1a in n1t ef thu 49, WaT r;1l,rss :,
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