New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-25
The Yankees upon the Louisiana Coast -
Their Attack upon an UnarIned Party
of Gentlemen-An Illustration OF YAM
Gee Perfidy. .r ...-.

We find in the Civic Guard published at Houma,
in the parish of Terrebonne, the following commu-
nication from correspondent, giving an account
of the treatment received by party of gentlemen
on Caillou Island from the Yankee scoundrels now
blockading our coast:
Editor CIVIC Guard A party of gentlemen,
consisting of DR.. D., Mr.. K, and Mr.. g., of Issa.
quena county, Mississippi and DR.. R., of Terre-
Caillou Island the 18th inst. partly for pleasure
but principally in search of health. After spend,
ing few days at !" Campment Mulatre' luxuriat.
ing, on the choice fish aboundng on the seacoast,
and shooting duck, snipe, plover, etc., we pro-
| ceeded to the island on the 10Th. Arriving there,
we hastily unoaded craft, and carried our bag
gage to the vacant houses intending to select one
for our use during our stay.
When within fifty yards of Mr.. Henry Collins
house we discovered on the beach, some hundred
yards distant, party of armed men, twenty-five
IN % %humber a approaching ao US in much confusion
there was no possibility of escape we concluded it
best to put on boldvface and meet them fear
lessly. Our party advanced to the beach, and,
haltng, the armed party came up and shook hands
with much apparent cordiality. Being SO cordial
in their greeting, one of our party remarked to
them that they could not be Lneolnites or thew
would not be so friendly. Taking them for party
of Capt. Dardan's Coast Guard, we asked if they
were. They replied that they belonged to an
English vessel anchored outside We soou found,
however, that they were Lincoln men, and that we
were,. in all probability, in for one of Lincoln's
boarding houses.
They were very communicative they had
loaded two OF their boats with beef, slaughtered
from Madame Claiborne Thibodaux's stock on the
island that when their present supply gave out
they would get more Of it. They said that Lin
coin was played out; that they were all Bell men
and fighting for the Union; and that of the three
hundred men on the steam vessel and schooner
outside not one was an Aholitionist. Espyng the
"contrabands," they called on "Cuffee" for a
dance, but Cuffee had lost the use of his limbs and
showed fear in every feature. They asked one of
the negroes if he did not want to 60 North with
them and be free, but he replied. with much en-
want to be lemme lone = which created much
merriment among them. The gentleman from Ter
rebonne, being blessed with good pair of lungs
talked for the crowd. He gave them the particu.
lars OF 1he, hgnt AT Columbus, with the killed,
wounded and prisoners; also, the seven mile race
from the battle field to their boats
He said we had whipped them in every fight,
and would continue to do SO, as long as there was
Lncolnlte left on Southern soil-thatif the North
should overwhelm us with numbers our wives and
children would arm and fill up the ranks. As for
reconstruction of the Union, he said that was i'm
possible, as there was not a man in the Confeder-
acy wAo would not prefer going to h--l ont of the
Union than to Heaven in it. They did not appear
to relish the conversation, remarkng that the old
gentleman was very patriotic" Expecting mo-
mentariy to receive summons to go aboard their
vessel as prisoners, we were agreeably surprised
when the most decent portion of the men ap.
preached us, and shaking hands wished us a plea
SAINT sojourn on the island and left
After hasty council of war we determined to
reshp our baggage and leave the island. We did
not carry itintO execution one moment too soon as
we had just got aboard Of our boat when
body of men, who hastily advanced 10 the house
and not hnding us, but saw our boat pushing out
from shore, started for the landing at Bull Rup
speed with white flag flying. Reaching the
landing they sent shot over our heads but find
ing we needed neither their shot nor flag they sent
volley at US. At this time we were three or four
hundred yards distant had Just hoisted sail and
were buslly engaged taking the reefs out, thus
exposing every in the boat to their shot
After getting our craft in good running order each
man looked around for the best shelter he could
find from their balls Two of the party. stored
themselves away in aremarkably small compass in
the stern, ono Of them protecting his cranium with
pair of saddle bags. A third ensconced him.
self behind the folds of q buffalo robe and the
fourth spread himself as fiat founder OF the
bow where he could see each ball strike the water
ahead.
Our pilot, Oscar Price behaved gallantIy, expos.
ing himself fearlessly until every arrangement was
made about. The Lincontes continued their fire
by Patoons with gr4;.. rapiaty until they had sent
one hundred Or more balls at us. Fortunately the
Bay was rough and covered with "white Cans u
which prevented their seeing where their balls
struck, consequently could not get the range Not
pail struck the hull of the boat although the sail
was riddled. They all passed to the left of the
mast and the most of them struck the water from
two to four hundred yards ahead. One ball strik-
ing the stern rcocheed in fearful proximity to
the gentlemen in the stern, sort of =" bark from