New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-07
FROM NEW-0RLEANS.
CONTENTS OF A PIcAYUNE.


CONTENTS OF PICAYUNE.
One of our correspondents in Kentucky has had
the reading Of a Nete- Orleans PiedyHAe, Of Oct. l8
from which he makes the following summary:
From The Sev- Orleon. Piodysas, oeL 49,
ANOTHER sKIRsIIsB AT TIE PAssEs-THE EsE
MY AGAIN DRIVEN OUr.
Forr JAcxssy, Oct. II, 1861.
AT noon to-day, tho jackson, Capt. Gwathmey
going down the South-Wett fsss, met TWO .hi..u @
States steamers, one supposed to be new gun
boat and the other the South Carolina. At TIE
head OF the Passes they STOPPED, meeting Tue IVy'
ard opened upon us with their long range guh''
The shot fell thekly around our sIea,ners the Ivy
returning the ire The guns Of the Jack.on not beiDs
able TO reach the enemy, size retired. The Ivy con
tnued the fire until the euemy's vossels hauled on
and stood down the Souih-West Pas, the Ivy fol-
lowing TO watch their movements. One shell ir0A
the Ivy, during the engagement, bnTst under The
bow of tbo large steamer and another under That OF
the small one. The Ivy returned and anchored at
tie head OF the Passes. 49,
Amoug the stories received at Richmond, The
Rickmoad Examiner OF the lith sys; Hundreds OF
bales Of blankets Enfield rifles, ammunition, few
imported cannon, boxes and barrels a provisions
etc. ETC., were being landed yesterday from the
Petersburg cars The Blankets and OF the other
articles were not made ia the Conftderecy.
The Eramiaer Of came date ,ays: IL was rurnored
the etreet Last night that Lord yops and cutie bad
lett the edcrHI NAIltbl, were stopping
more; aud that Lord Lyons mad requested his govern
ment 10 recall him. This action on the part OF Lord
Lyons is owing is said 10 the fact that tho Lincoln
Government has repea edly detained and imprisoned
Lord Lyons's bearers OF dispatches.
FOREIGN MAILS FROM NEw-oRLEANs, VIA
TAMPICo.
Arrangements are being made, aud are already put
partially in operf ton, for foreign mail from New
Orleans by tho Overland route through Texas, to
Tsmpico, connecting with British steamers at that
point.
TIE Pieoyaas makes notice of Tie LouiSville
Courier, issued at Nashville and Bowling Green
and expresses the hope il will soon be enabled, by
the success OF Confederate arms 20 make itsway to
Louisville, its original place Equalization.
WINTER CLOTHING FOR LOUISIANA yoLUN-
TEERs In VIRGINIA.
MI Lanier, who was appointed to 20 TO Virginia
Tor the puTose Of asccrtaiDng the condition OF the
iouirians volunteers In regard to supplies of
sary clothing, and their requirements ia view Of the
advancing winter oesson, has returned from his
mission. /. 4. Among their most pressing wants
are overcoatz article Of prime necessity in in.
element weather; also warm vests and pants. Ii is
found very difficult for tie authorities to provide
sufficient quantity of overcosts for the armyalmost
an impossibility. In this emergency, Mr. Lanier
suggests that contributions OF secondhand overcoats
would be very acceptable. 80 also secondhand vests
and pants, adapted TO the season Contributions OF
these articles may be cent TO MIR. A. Is. James, No.
~
obtained Mr. Lauier will return to Virginia to dis
tribute them. We are ture II needs no words from
Us TO iDcite the thousands OF our rcders who have
spare overcoats vests and pants, TO contribute them
for the comfort Of our gallant men who are lighting
our battles.
A Richmond correspondent of The Pieayune Is
inpatient OF delay, and earnestly dcsires battle
wigall, he says, cleft for Manassas wiki bis gal
liant Texans" This, he thought augarcd the in-
slant approach Of q battle. But the correspondent
sat tkn. faf hutat "a.
say, no battle came Of in consequence. =.
Old Abes Scotch cap and military coat still hang on
their peg in the East Room. Maryland, with Its
tall poppies topped, has ceased TO struggle with is
cruel destiny" He denounces speculators with it,
tense severity, and Is alarmed st anticipated high
prices. 1hings cell quite reasonably in Richmond
at present. For example, soldiers shoes are worth
only $40 pair; coffee sugar, ~ cents per pound
crushed sugar, 80 cents; bacon, 30 cents; lard, %
cents; coffee, so cents; green tea, ", aud so on.
Special to Chaies,on Courier.
FAmrAx G. H., Oct l3, 1861.
Ore Of our soldiers, just escaped from Washing
ton, brings the intelligence that Gen. Mcclellan has
al army OF 100000 Infantry, O0C0 cavalry, and 10
batteries. lie is waiting to drill the latter two
nrms OF the service, general attack 10 not antici-
pated until the middle OF November. His policy Is
to advance 10 three columns, mile at time, and to
fortify s he proceeds. Several tuns OF bales,
soaked In turpentine, have been provided, with
which the troops intend burning the woods after the
leaves have fallen, their object being To smoke out
our masked batteries; second TO illuminate in case
Of night attack Fort Ellsworth and other FORTH.
cations have been mined. The commanders of tho
u. s. forces this side Of the Potomac, are Gener-
els Franklin and Kearney. The force on tho vir-
ginia side is lot less than 70,000. Washington is
strongly fortified In the rear.
SCARCITY oP ICE AND SMALL CHANGE.
The Pieoyune sayu "Iheso articles are about
equally scsce in Richmond, We judge. A friend
who Las lust returned from that city, says that,
going into a fashionable saloon with fiend, TO take
n dript, bis attention was attracted bya placard
posted over the bar, to the effect that drinks were