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

The flags were not altogether deserted yester-
day. The sky was overcast the greater part of the
day, with little sprinkng of rain, and both sides
of rue Carondelet were shady. In and around
Col. BaXter's corner there were, however, fair
gatherings for the season of the year. There was
some talk about the return of the Consus from the
Balize, where they had been to consult with the
commander of Lincoln, Seward & Co.'s pigmy
squadron. The commander of the Brooklyn has
been graeiously pleased to allow until the 9th
instant for outward bound vessels with foreign
property, to proceed to sea. The military and ma.
rine defenses of Louisiana ought to have been in
better position at this time than to ALLOW one soli-
tary steamer to dictate terms to the Southern Con-
federacy. Three months ago it was resolved to
blockade the Southern ports There ought to
have been a sufficient force within the military de-
partment of Louisiana to have blown this Brooklyn
out of water on her first appearance.
The further talk was, that there has been some
tremendous gouglng going on in some contracts
with the Confederate Government; that the
Southern Confederacy has been paying the most
enormous prices paid for transportation of troops
and stores; that contracts have been given out
without being known only to such and such parties
that the most eXtravagant prices have been given
for charters of steamboats,; of the transportation Of
stores, munitions of war, the purchase of steam
boats, and many other things too numerous to talk
about in hot day on the flags.
1t was talked of, there are two or three boats
now in the Memphis trade, which are owned in
Missouri or by parties unfriendly to tAe South ;
that these boats were engaged in St. Louis for
purposes averse to The South, and vet they are
allowed to trade to and fro in the Southern Con.
fpHPrapV. AFT he anti MI
that the chief owners are Northerners. How, is
this what does it mean? we are asked.
AS regards the Quartermaster and Commissarv
Departments, there are numerous complaints con-
tracts have been given out without going through
the usual iOrmalities of proposals.
General Twiggs has entered on the duties of
Commander-in.Ch Chief of this station. 1t is hoped
and believed, that the course of things will be in
harmony, with economy, and a rigid system of ac-
countabity.
The flags were relieved yesterday from the usual
sensation dispatches. The deprivation of the
hundred cock and bull yarns was received with
inc greatest stoicism and GOODNESS. The European
aoVleea by the Galway steamer had no effect what
eFef-there was nothing to affect--there is hardly
more taan good sized ship-load of cotton on sale
III our market at this time. Talking about the
staple orousAt up the last circular of Col. Wrong
OF the 28th ult., per Europa. The Colonel is yerv
elaborate in his general remarks, he says that all
the vessels detained on the bar at New Orleans all
went to sea last week. This will be news to soma
shippers, as there several vessels waiting at
the date Of his circular. It is evident that the
Colonel is interested in few bales now en- route
for Liverpool, or how could he be SO very cruel
towards Lancashire as to indite the following re-
marks:
Ihs growing c.0 does not promise well far too much rain
mas fallen the p4N looks sCky In portions at least NJ
the cotton reg bas ban passed recently by M
er way 70 this city fe iGa Is general tina large cnn has
het oen paned that in former land In corn wa oni
seen mere and there whe this corn is seen in a
and cotton in lesser abundance. ~ " 9''"'et
We take direct issue With the Colonel and assert
that the growing crop Of cotton far and near does