New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-28
TALK ON CHANGE,

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/ Unless some move is taken. the flags of Carolde
let will be one of the things that were. How the
mandate of an official can check all business vide
the mandate of Governor Moore in regard to the
forwarding Of cotton hther, is. developed ever,
| day.. There are some sales Of the great staple
made daily. The best joke of the season is, tina
several small parcels of cotton have been taker
for Algiers, and it was surmised they were fol
Algers, Africa, not the quiet unpretending village
/ ctsG-uis. But all excitement was abandoned when
| 1t was known the cotton was purchased for caulk-
ing purposes in the shpyards over the river, pro.
1 Tided there was no installing the Opelousas Rail,
| road for ship yard, whence, if the cotton was
safely ensconced in some of President Hewes' nice
box cars, there is 10 knowing where it might bring
| up. l@zr s.=g z57Ts-rS :
We note the receipts this week of $50 bags Of
coffee from parts not generally admitted in talking
on the flags. We continue to receive favorable
adylces of the extension of the manufacture of salt
IL the interior All apprehensions of scarcity o,
famine In the article is abandoned. The weather
however, IS too mild for curing meat, and we can
not expect any increase to the stock of provisions
| Tor some weeks to come. In the meantime, if we
should have no winter, we recommend every indi
pidual 70 be bis own commissary, and 90 to work
and raise his own pork, beef and mutton. There
IS an abundance OF land and other facilities on the
jackson Railroad aud in other parts of the country
adIacent to the city to raise sufficient provisions
Tor three times the number of Inhabitants that now
compose the population of New Orleans ~
There was some mysterious talking about the
captain OF the steamer Anna on Mississippi Sound.
The Anna was loaded with turpentine--a very
valuable commodity to the Hessians at this time.
ihe report OF her being burned contradicted The
captain and crew were taken, and II negroes, with
their owner, who was on board, were permitted to
go. As there are two sides to a report of this
character, we should be glad to have it explained
whether the Anna was net conveniently captured.
The channel next to Horn Island, or rather inside
was not the route years ago from Pascagoula to
New Orleans. tits further bruited about that the
Anna is owned by Northern folks II is yerv diff
cult TO ascertain how many vessels of the Hessans
are in Ship Island harbor. Two days since it was
said there were only three, last week there were
said to be twenty-five, and the week before there
were thirtg-al said to be visible. These accounts
all come from what may be termed the highest
source. The latest advces from the Sound, M to
yesterday morning, say there were only five Yam.
zee vessels to be seen from Horn Island to Cat
We're eleven sail of Yankees outside of the Balize
Where have they gone to? Nevertheless, we NAV
at any moment be caught unawares We are Ger
tam OF twenty-six steamers having been built for
me express invasion Of Mobile and New Orleans.
IN the eantlme, the propretors of the steamers
fao'ng between this port and Mobile have taken
ausaintaee OF the war and advanced the rates of
:ifeght TO unheard Of prices, something like what
were hfty years ago, when three or four small
sehoonefs did all the carrying trade between the
e~o places. There is some risk, however, attend
icy tne navigation OF the Sound. The Yankees
lafe 1ie steamer Goatzacoalcos, formerly of the
IenuaLIepec hne, armed and forming onesof the
.plockaae. she Is OF light draught, and can
come up to ST. Joseph's island without anv diff
euty, ana 81 nigh tide can easily pass there and
enter the Rigolets. In the meantime, we hone we
shall be prepared for the yandals. If we can en-
courage 10000 or more of them to land in the
swamps on Lake Borgne, in the vicinity of Proctor
vile, very few of them will return to Lincolndom,
because some OF our volunteers and soldiers are
cot inclined to follow Secretary Beniamin's re.
quest That those invaders and eutthroats shall be
CONSIDERED as prisoners of war. Following the in
TENS OF Garolinians and Georgians our volunteers
WIN % willing TO allow Secretary Benjamin to fol-
loW ms NOMINATIONS after they have got through
with them. !
The Geographic wires were silent yesterday. Well
they might pc after such mass of contradictory
rumors and sensation accounts, as were
inflicted on the public through the Associated
Press returns, yesterday morning. There was
suficient nonsense received night before last to
meet the demands of the quid nunos until Christ
mas. E&
According to the last advices from Liverpool
Orleans Middling cotton had advanced to I21d.,
equal to 25e., ordinary rate of exchange. Unfor-
tunateiy for our folks it is feared these shipments
were oil sold long ago. The stock in Liverpool on
tae sth INST was sufficient, at 600 bales per week.
70 last till the 10Th March to which may be added
1ae expected receipts from the East India, which
Whl probably in January, February, March and
April, reach 100000 bates which will carry them
through the middle of May next. -