New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12
AFFAIRS IN NEw-OELEANs.
Correspondence Of The ". Y Tribune.

ConeIpOndsnee Of The ". Y. Ttibupe.
CIAcISSATI, Sept. Q, 1861.
A young man, fo'i3ry student Of Antioch Col
lege, and who has Of late been teaching 1t Grena a
village across tie river from New-OfleaDs arn'ed
here TO-DAY, having left Eew-0rleaDs on "Wednesday
morning ast. he awaited himself of his British bi'th
to get through. lie seems TO think tba' there Is more
Union feeling in New Orleans than is generally
imagined, AID Gays tlGt the Unionisis a'e alarming
the city by their strong though ecei manifestations
Two days brfo he left the Cus'om-iou-e was barely
saved from beng blown up by "A skiuiiy ld bansI
of clmpheue. Tue man WHO plADned the matter was
taken and all mention of the Affair suppressed by tho
newspapers, because Of the peculiar suggerveneGs Of
the met 3D. The Germans be states, are constantly
watched and not considered at heart loyal. Lately
company Of 6 Germans deserted, and ran towmd the
BaJou and ,ey rearly succeeded in reaching The
United States squadron. They were overIaken aud
iinprsoled. They assigned IN ter reason that the
French placed on them all the heavy work Of the
camp but it was generally believed tht the Teu,ons
regard all work as heavy that 10 done for the South
em CouiederScy.
There Is 10 doubt that agents, with the means Of
bribery are yet IN the North. The Conledentes have
also gained some imp acs through tie indseree
talk Of some Of our Irishmen, who, liquor have
been pumped" without kno"ingit.
He came ON with a number Of troops far as Can
ton, Mis., but there they ALL without an exception,
veered of for Virginia, winch State they seemed " be
in GREAT haste to reach JEFF. Davis is not dead yet.
| Nv informant says that Gen. Memminger has been
seriously III lately, aud thinks, if tue flags OF the
enemy rave been seen at half mast that 10 may be for
his death He rays il il almost impossible t0get newr,
Masonic g, stem prevailing among officials, and the
people left " their own conecuIes. TIE only way in
which be can form any opinion TO the Confederate
loss at Bull Run (which he thinks far greater than
ours was from the fact that there great and wide
spread monruing in Newt Orleans where il was stated
that almost the entire loss OF the army wa from that
city, and that wherever he went afterwId, he found
each other city draped in mourning and claiming also
that the entire oss from lis midst. lie Gays that
our oss at Manassas il ret down at 600, and this n
qnas official wayi
The sensation produced by Fremonts proclamation
was tremendous, and threats against Gen. f.s hfe
were numerous and loud. No incident of the war has
sent suc terror through their hearts, and already the
lculiies in the way of leaving their homes, il
he happen be in reach Of Missouri lines, " enter
The army, are iet My informant states that in come
parishes Of Louisiana there only about three
whites TO one hundred slaves lett and that procana-
lion Of emancipation by the Government would imnt-
d.a,ely dlabdHd tie entUe Southern forces, and pin
eperv rohte man 10 his home instantly. There b not
enough risk OF insuuecion TO keep from leaving
home, very few watchfuI and completely armed men
being sufficient to prevent cOnipiracy and collusiou
among the negroes for any purpose; but proclama-
ton of freedom 10 each who may reach The shadow OF
the United States Dag is what the Confederates most
fear and whnt would resolve the whole Southen army
into Home Guard.