New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-28
TALK ON GRANGE.


There are more merchants, traders and citizens,
generally, in city at at this time than ever be-
fore known at this season of the year; conse-
quently, the gatherings on the flags continue from
day to day, well sustained If there is no business
doing, it creates no wonder; for beyond furnish
ing supplies for plantations, and few shipments
ofproduce to the West Indies and some small mar
kets, there has not been for decades of years any
operations at this period of the year. We have no
cotton for sale; relatively speaking, there is
very light stock of sugar on the market. True the
| blockade above does cause some little Interrupt
ton; but the effects are harmless compared to
what they are in the Western States. The city of
st. Louis is irretrievably ruined for the war The
States of Illinois and Wisconsin are out-and out
bankrupted. Indiana and Kentucky are following.
| The European mails by the Africa, of the Sth in
| slant, came through yesterday. The Black Re-
| pubcans are relaxing in their prohibitory meas
sures. Private adyices from England are much
occupied with the great contest on this side. The
death of Count Cavour is regarded as great Euro
pean calamity in what way it is to be so largely
| conceded our correspondent does not say, The
blockade of the Southern ports does not appear to
alarm them on the other side, because~they are
aware it cannot be sustained. By the first of July
they will learn that Gen. Scott dare not move out
of Washington City; that Lincoln, Seward 4 Co.
will be preparing to migrate if they should not
happen to be taken prisoners, so much the better
| for them. There was some talk that several car
loads of public records and archives were received
in Philadelphia few days since from Washington
City.
Contributions of cotton, sugar, wheat and other
productions continue to be made throughout the
South towards aiding and sustaining the Southern
Confederacy. From the liberality evnced and the
manner in which, cotton is being subscribed, the
Contederated Treasury will have control of one
half of the present growing crop. The liberality
of rendering crops, on the part Of planters and
others in Louisiana is extending from day to day
Among the last tenders, we have to notice that of
Capt. Levi Wilson, of the parish of Rapides, the
senior of the house Of Wilson, Pomeroy & Co..
factors of this city: Capt. Wilson, who was a
quarter of a century ago fayoraby known, as con
nected with the great steamboat interests tenders
as loan to the Confederated States one hundred
bales of cotton and one hundred ,hogsheads of
sugar, of his present growing crop. Rapides is a
wealthy and popuous parish its planters are
proverbial for their heightened generosity and
liberality, and we expect TO have the pleasure of
recording many acts of a similar nature as we now
have to talk about.
We observe that the appearance of the enemy's
squadron on Mississippi Sound somewhat startles
the denzens of Jackson, Miss, and other interior
towns. The public prints of Mobile, of Tuesday,
notice the movements OF Sunday last with some
surprise. What else could have been expected
from the great oversight of our authorities? They
gave $53 900 for the Spanish steamer Marquis de
hapana (not the propeller Habana) and she has
aohe' no goods not silver of service has been
feanzed out cher as yet The same money would
nave purchased five or six small propellers, or
even salilng schooners, which could have been
promptly fitted out, and doing good service on the
lakes at this time. It appears TO be entirely over
looked that the first great battle in defense of onr
city Tin the campaign of 1874 and lsl5l was fourbt
by gunboats on the lakes, some carrying one and
others three guns. It is not too late now to renair
the neglect, by purchasing three or four of the
small propelling tugs row lying in the Mississippi
river, but not by paying :" Yankee y prices for
them. These small tugs are just the things: they
can be got into lakes Pontehartrain and Borgne
with ease
The accounts from the cotton.growtBg section
are favorable. In isolated places there is want
q rain. Judging from appearances for the past