New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-06


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'ssisss1 BROW VILE, April 26, 1861.
" Is,,;tsT The turmoil and trouble of war is
,,of confined 70 yaar neighborhood, by any means.
NE fsaye our full share Of work, excitement, pre-
naFatson, gun powder, cannon, enthusiasm and
sear talk. Troops march and eountermarch. or
degs are given and oountermanded, and all things
partake Of the furore incident to the times.
AS you are aware, the Arizona did not make her
regular trip on the 18th owing to her unavoidable
detention at Brazos Santiago, and, therefore, we
ssere one week behind the times when she did ar
i've on the oath. However, private conveyances
brought us information of the bombardment of
Fart Sumter and all the incidents that followed
thaE event. up to the 18th, Besides the tele-
fwapfic dispatches Of the fleet that left New
Yosk fUr Bra1bs Santiago, Col. Ford, in command
on this frontier received private dispatches, warn
fI9 him OF the impending danger.
Hilan news could have but one effect with Ford
ana his men, and that was to create the most war
IiSe feeling, and instant steps were taken to put
matters on the best war footing possible. Capt
Powers iii command at Brazos Santiago, was i'm
snediately ordered to eyaeuate that place, if the
enemy appeared in force, and IN the meantime to
relaoTe everything valuable from that exposed
gJeinG to Brownsville. Capt Powers executed the
Order as ALI old Nicaragua officer would; and in
double quick time the guns, 1ortars and siege
foWifzers were dismountea and sent to this place,
where they are new, with an inexhaustible supply
If she'll canister round shot, grape and powder.
til tbs meantime, Col. Ford turned his attention
ko fha home defences, and the whole disposable
force IN the garrison vas sent e work ~ Fort
OF was made memorable, in the war with Mexico,
is situated about half mile below the town of
Brownsville, On somewhat of an eminence, be-
fexaEon form, with six bastons. ditch ana counter
Hcaris RI III designed TO mount forty guns, and,
when fully equipped, ought TO contain eight hun
dreI men. Thus manned, 1t commands both
gsowhsvile and Hatan1oras and also the river Rio
Grande. II ii unapproachable on two sides, and
The advance of an enemy in the accessible quarters
would he under d direct and cross fire for the
distance Of a mile. It is now being put in COM
slese order, the brush has been cleared away all
around the Notifications, and when the time comes
I'd ght il the Yankees carry out their warlike pro-
gramme, we shall treat them with bloody hands
10 tile most hospitable graves The citizens
turned Ont and worked gloriously 10 tle trenches
y Next ia the programme was the order to the
tf08fis sent up the line of heriyer to return and
concentrate in force at this place. and already we
haVe had a material addition to our force in the
return of Capt. Littletons command.
The whole diapasable force or this frontier,
asnnIY supplied with arms and munitions of war,
syi soon Sc assembled in ana about this place,
Hd an invading force will have to fight all the way
from the coast over every inch OF the ground.
Iacontrast with the above encouraging picture,
lit ii r1y painful duty 10 inform you that in some of
stha upper counties Bad white men have stirred up
the Mexcans. and small revolution was the con
setfnence. In Zapata county, where a fellow
nanied Haynes has considerable influence, the
1exieans assembled, and refused to change their
allegiance and they also refused allow the local
fEeers to take file oath of allegiance. Capt.
QAl
and aster killing nine Of the party, the balance
c4vBd III and gave up the old Union. Capt. Nolan
had one man wounded. The Mexieans mustered
d force Of seventy men at one time.
81 sanuniUipal election took place in this cityyes-
8efday for Mayor and Aldermen, which was rather
warmly contested, owing To the avoWed intention
Of the GustomhoHse to beat the old Mayor, George
Dye. Mf. Latham is a fearful visitation from Sec
Rotary Memminger on this community, as he med
dies his hands in al matters of public and private
concern. He dictates who shall be our financial |
political and Judicial officers, and his patronage,
derived from tlle allows him to con
troll auch an influence that he has virtually ruled /
the rosst heretofore. But We beat him yesterday
by FIVE TO one, and we shall beat him again. The |
election resulted III giving Geo. Dye los votes and
ANsB esOn 2D.a Messrs. Miller, Henkle, John |
sam ~ alyan, Xtnfria, Alexander, Kennedy Dong
las ana Eingsbury were elected Aldermen. a !
very small vote was polled, as the people felt sat
isfiedSas 70 how the election would go.
Fe are to baye an election in August for Judge |
hefs ut she Legislature, Ana for one or two county
1sfioess. Tle District Jadge refused to take the
oath OF allegiance and went out of office.
5u,snenee enthusiasm was manifested in this
city BIZ the SECESSION Of Virginia. We have been
firing salptes IN such rapid successionin honor of
te great events of the revolution that the AIexieans
sag Ne have contracted one DIT their habits
We are antfering dreadtully for the want of rain
However our inarket is well supplied with green
peas, new potatoes, beans, cabbage, radishes, tur
ups, carrots bee1s, ct eetera. cheap
Ihe theatef has respened under the manage
mend IA Afesstss Lata y Wise, and report speaks
savorAbiy of The performances
Measrss Howard. Weber and Cunningham non
sesa missioned officers Of the Fort Brown com
nalid. dispatched By Col Ford In pursuit Of horses
stoAan from the garrison, and who were fur
asshad with AM escort into the interior of Mexico
sg Gen. Garcia, Accommodate DC the line of the II
Brave retnfAed yesterday evening after an ali
lence ofseight days. They overlook, or rather
e1nd, the horses at San Fernando, one hundred
niles from Matamoras. Upon the fequisition of
len. Garcia, endorsed BY the civil authorities of
EataEnaras the horses were promptly delivered
Ia Flle thieves were not 8vertaken, nor Is ii
.naanaby whom the horses were stoten, further
tass that one was an American, the other q Me1i-
an.