New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-12
TALK ON CHANGE,

| Inc week "Opens under considerable uuietness
| even for state of war The excitement of FRIDAY
and Saturday last has subsidized and the uuid nuncs
were sore puzzled yesterday for an item of news
Inc Geographic dispatches published last evening
were OF very little interest. Something was init
| mated about the blockade, and that two distin
gulshed individuals were said to be going to Eu
rope, on account of the Yankee Government to
| tnWart the action of Messrs. Slidel and Mason,
Inc movement, If carried ont, will not avail much,
NO apprehensions need be entertained about the
diplomacy Of the Southern Commissioners, The
generality Of the intelligence received Yesterday
was not OF very encouraging character. The
burning OF railroad bridges the tearing ND of rails
the evacuation of the batteries at Port ROYAL were
freely commented on. The resources of the enemy
have been much moderated. Although no Nancy
could be borrowed for them in Europe, tbey have
a powerful feetSof vessels, we'll armed, well pro-
Yided for their raid on Southern coasts, 1t was
supposed that sufficient time had elapsed to make
que preparation But there has been some unae.
eountable confidence created somewhere. In re-
marking on the appearance of the Hessan feet off
Fort Royal, the Savannah Republican of last We'd
nesday, the 9Th, says EeF
For the information of persons at a distance, we
10y ett.te tuat NE ueenceS OF Fort Royal are OLA
nature to resist powerful naval force. The eartb
WORKS are the best of the kind on the Atlantic
coast, ana the armament consists of numerous
guns, some Of them of heavy caliber and lora
range. tNAo
scarcely had the above views been given before
we We're Informed that the defences had been
evacuated, that the largest gun had been dismount
ga on me second hroadside from the enemy, and
that the Yankee flag waved over Port Roval
harbor. 8E ~ ~ y 4 -
There was some Qualification evinced with the
receipts of breadstus and other nrodyc.
tons from Memphis. The prohibition ssned hv
Gen. Polk has been SO far modified as to hermit
corn to be Forwarded to market and the permitting
OF wheat to come from certain localities. This in.
teiiigence has relieved consumers materially and q
check given to any further enhancement in prices
9llhtelllgenee has been received that the salt
springs IN Lever Arkansas have been resuscitated,
ana mat sntiieIent Salts being made for the supply
u large district Of country. These springs and
Works nave benin operation since last summer,
ana nave furnished Northwest Louisiana with an
apunaanne ofEthis necessary article The recent
advance Of nearly one hundred per
cent. between Monday morning, 18th November.
ana iast saturday night, had nothing to warrant III
"a thirty days 1t is expected the Charleston salt
WORKS VIII oe IN full operation. The salt Springs in
q arkansas were discovered over thirty years apo
ND were brought into use, but in consequence NJ
ne scarcity OF laborih that then sparsely settled |
country, the Indian title of which had not been oh.
aimed, the works were abandoned. &
So with baggtng and rope; there is a great
oarcity, SO said. But as the cotton is not To IA
orwarded to market till the ports are opened, il
the heightof folly for planters and factors to be
aging the present exorbitapt prices, supporting
peeulation not based on the iInmutable laws Of |
rade, because there is no market for cotton.
should the ports be. opened, bagging viii come
nth all speed from Europe. Good Scotch baggipg
AN De lad down here ataboutten cents (1oc per +
'aru. should the ports not be opened or the I
,leckade Faised, the cotton will not be wanted
therefore, it is an impolitic course for planters to
% submitting o.the present monopolizing spirit,
.fen should the ports be opened, Of which there
moi at this time the slightest probability, it will
axe four months to transport the cotton in the
ountry to market. Under the sresent attitude of
vents the requirement Of baggng and rome is not