New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-13
NIilitary Correspondence.
Special to the New orlsans. crescent :.

Military Gorresloondenees
Special 10 the New Orleans ctescentl
PENSACOLA, FLA, May 6, 1861.
( Mr., Editor--The review of all the Louisiana
troops BY the General commanding, came OIL
yesterday, with great 6Gldt;; Col. Gladden's COM
mand appeared in all its splendor and strength.
six companies Of the Regulars five companies OF
the Zouayes, and the Orleans Cadets, on the eX-
IRENE right made up the line. There were over
a thousand men. LeutenantC Colonel Adams, at
the head of the Louisiana Regiment, and Lleute-
nant Colonel Coppens, in command OF the AouaVes,
acquitted themselves with great credit, and their
respective battalions exhibited state OF drill ana
discipline equal to veteran and regular troops;
Genaral Bragg expressed himself highly pleased
with their appearance and performance. he was
accompanied by his staff, composed OF GaPtan
Wood, Assistant Adiutant-G General, by captain
Forney Inspeetor-General, by Captain Y bahnon,
Assistant Quarterrnaster- General and Captain
Tones Chief Of Subsistence, all mounted. Inc |
troops were reviewed in line, ana Llarchea III
review by companies, executing the IlaIeh,lig
and wheeling in excellent STYLE Late IN Tue aay
the Florida regiment and Major Lary's Georgia |
battalion were reviewed on the same ground by
General Bragg and staff. These reviews attract-
ed quite number OF Pensaeoa iaaies ~ Gnu
navy yard, who were entertained with collation.
Al The HEADQUARTERS of the Louisiana regiment,
where they were greeted by General Bragg ana
staff Colonel GLADDEN., and the heid ohcers Oh ehe
| Louisiana regiment.
| To-day our camp was enlvened by an incident
which has afforded some relief for the dull mono
| tonv If our life. A citizen of New orleans, VINO
| recently arrived, having letter 10 dever ~
/ Lieutenant Semmer relative to certain eHects OF
/ hrother officer confded to his care When STEM
| mer retired to Fort Pckens, obtained the use OF
/ one of the steam tugs to go TO flckehs unuer
far of truce. There was probably some irregular
| itv in the way of going. Several gentlemen,
| officers and citizens, who desired TO nave d heut
1 view of Pickens, accepted invitations TO CO. AZ
| cordingly, quite q party got aooaFo, anu the
! steamer with white flag, proceeded towards the
wharf in front of Fort Pickens. On approaching
the wharf the sentinel called out to the captain OF
the steamer to halt. This order was obeyed
/ Presently an officer came running from the 1ofl
1 accompanied by several others, and asking tue
cantain what he wanted, was answ cred that there
/ was a gentleman on board who had communlca-
/ ton to make to an officer IN the garrison. Leu
/ him come ashore in the small boat" Accordingly,
/ our citizen proceeded in the small boat to the
/ wharf and was permitted to land, when he was
/ ciyilly but coldiY received by . stout officer ID
/ citizens dress and by several rather fierce and
| sunburnt suhalterns, who collected around and
surveyed him with the curiosity and Intensity OF the
first gaze of villagers at the tenants OF the cages OF
/ the G Grand Managerie and Caravan He stated
the object of his visit and asked for an Interview
| with Lieutenant Slemmer. Slemmer was sent for.
i In the meantime the stout, goodnatured looking
officer in citizens dress told the boatman 70 ask
the other gentlemen on the steamer, who desired
to come ashore. Accordingly, several gentlemen
1 got into the small boat, and were nearing the
4 wharf when an officer, with sash and drawn
I sword came running in hurried and excited
manner from the fort, and ordered the boat not to
Il land. This order was made more emphatic by
4 the marching of twenty-five men, with bayonets,
4. whose appearance gave great impetus TO the re,
i treat of the visiting party, and then turning to
i our citizen who was already standing on the
i wharf, he asked him in very emphatic manner,
"By what authority do you come, SIR" The
/ citizen informed him of the circumstance and
object of his visit. He then requested to wait
4. n1,n fNr Prnof
Meantime, Lieutenant Slemmer arrived, and en-
4 tered into long conversation with our citizen
/ who, seeing several other officers present, pro-
ceeded to give all of the late news which he thought
Il iudicious to communicate, and rather dstatefu to
1 digest. Whilst he was thus detained, those on the
steamer had an opportunity of carefully inspecting
and observing the fort, and some OF them OF
/ taking sketches of it. Everybody in the fort
/ seemed to be on the gui uiUe as to the object
character of the visiting party. The ramparts were
4 armed with blue jackets and the outskirts of the
i fort were dark with them. After fifteen minutes
party and delay, our citizens came aboard the small
/ boat and regained the steamer, which safely re-
/ turned to the wharf. So far SO good. The party
/ had had pleasant excursion, and near view OF
j Pickens and OF Its unfortunate occupants; and
were unconscious of having violated any law of
war or rule of propriety, or military etiquette.
They returned home greatly moderated in their ap-
prehensions and ideas of this fort by near view.
About an hour after the steamer had returned to
. the wharf, a U. S. ships boat, rowed by eight U
S. sailors, was seen approaching our wharf bear.
ing flag of of truce in the bow and the U. S. flag
4 at the stern. In this boat were two officers o.
: the u. S. army in full uniform. They were me-
at the wharf by q guard of the Louisiana troops IN
der Captain Farrar who, being informed that they
were the bearers of dispatches from Colonel Viii
son to General Bragg, escorted them to the head
, quarters of Commander Brent, where they were
received by the commander and by Colonel Glad
} den. Message was dispatched for General Bragg
:. Meanwhile, the boat lay anchored of the beach
, where great crowd of the Louisiana troops were
, | idling and amusing themselves. The brazen jack
tars in the boat looked on our boys with an indie
scribable expresson-half friendly and half belll
II gerentas if they wouldn't like to fight us if they
. could help it, while our men couldn't help throw
ing friendly and plying glance at poor jack, who
was compelled to fight in bad cause merely fol
, pay. When General Bragg reached the headquar
I'll tiers of Commander Brent, at the Navy Yard, &C
companed by his Aid, one of the two officer
: bearing the dispatches from General Brown hand
ed a communication to him. which proved to be
protest of Colonel Wilson, commanding the Depart
r ment of Florida, against persons going to thu
island under flags oftruce and observing his position
: and camp--referring to the visit of the morning
!, General Bragg replied that he would send Coone
Brown written answer, and after the interchang
+ of few courteses, the U. s. officers returned II
their boat escorted by Colonel GLADDEN. and Com
. mander Brent, and as they passed detachment o
: our Louisiana troops they presented arms. The
s S. officers, who proved to be Captain Hartsluff an
Z Lieutenant Witzel, then courteously took leave Q
i Colonel G. and Commander B., got into their boa
y and rowed off toward Fort Pickens. Of cours
+ so ostentatous an embassy gave rise TO much spec
II ulatioD in the camp The prevailing idea was, tina
. the object of this mission was to notify Generf
Bragg to dispense his illegal combination asre
]. quired by Lincoln's proclamation. Others though
II that it was notification of blockade. But 10
a here was regular illustration of the fable of tn
!, mountain in labor. These showily dressed gentle
2 men only came over with all that pomp and cert
q: mony to protest against being looked ata reque
a. on their part which General Bragg will have
particular desire interest not to grant, So theI
: will be no more visits to Fort Piekens, from til
70 side, until that final visit, when one of Generi
Bragg's aids shall go over to receive the sword {
is the commander who may be left alive to proter ii
4. unless it be won without blood and lost witho
! honor. NJ
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i Camp Walker, Metairie Ridge.
,e MAY TO- IL o'clock P. NJ, 1851
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