New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-14

NJ MBEK loS.
Lyon and Slegel had disagreed, that Lyon cut |
3iegei over the head, and that Siegel shot Lyon |
dead.
dispatch. from Lyon to beadouarters reports |
the occurrence Of r skirmish on Sunday morning I
Lyon was probably at Springfield on the 8th.
STILES regiment at Lexington ia coming home |
leaging that city ia a defenceIess condition The
Secessionists have three guns, which will expedite
them, as they descend the river.
The Dutch are becoming weary of bush-whaek- |
ing. e
No accessions are being made to the Home
Guard. :
1t is reported that in few days the Missouri war
VIII be confined to the Abolition invaders and the
MissOurians.
Terrible Railroad Accident Near Richmond.
RTCFMoSD, Aug l2.-An accident occurred San
day near 10 O'Clock, about seventeen miles from
Richmond, on the Manassas route, occasioned bya
landslide deluging the rails. Eight cars with
soldiers were smashed and shvered to pieces.
Two companies from Louisville, Ky, were the
principal sufferers, viz:
Davis Guards-John Iarkn, killed. The wounded
are ". f. Donaldson, head, left arm, left leg bro
ken: s. M. Toulmin, shoulder, breast: Richard
Long, back, arm, ankle; J. W. Porter, spraned
hip T. d. Hansel, breast, hack; Sergeant G. H.
White, head, breast internally; John Tobin bayo-
net wound in the leg; Henry Mccullough, head,
tie, arm; II. H. Walker slightly, hip, side.
Davis Rangers-N0ne killed. Wounded Ohm
Coleman, head, back, hip; Richard Overton, shonl-
der, leg; g. H. Golfer, back, arm shoulder: John
Hemberok, knee; tf 7. Cst, hip; I. P. Monts,
collar bone broken: J. B. Quigglngs collar bone
broken, other bruises; j. j. G. swim, face; Lieut.
Gilmore, bruised internally; Geo. Holbrook, back;
Mcmahon, arm sprained: ]. A. Atkinson, hip
bruised; many others are very slightly bruised.
Confederate Congress.
In the Confederate States Congress to-day no
business was transacted in public session.
Another Railway Accident.
There is report in this morning to the effect
that the train to Manassas last night collded, kill
ing and wounding about twenty of Wgfalfs COM
maRd. No particulars have been obtained.
Gen. McDowells Report.
WASHINGTON, Aug. r. Mcdowell in his re-
port, says that notwithstanding the herculean
efforts of the QnartermasterG General the ammu-
nltion subsistence and horses for artillery and
wagons did not arrive but within one week of the
appointed tne.n He states that Sundays attack
should have been made on Saturday.
He concludes as follows ' should not push on
faster, nor could l delay the larger and best
portion of my troops the three-monthers, whose
time was about to expire. On the eve of the
| battle, the Fourth Pennsylvania regiment and
| battery Of New York artillery, whose time was
| up, insisted upon their discharge. wrote urging
their stay, to Cameron, who on the field urged
| them TO remain at least FIVE days. These troops
| marched rearward to the sound of the enemy s
| guns. In the next ten days, day by day, should
| have lost ten thousand of the best armed, drilled,
|
| other words, every day added strength to the
enemy and made US weaker
Arrest of Ex-Ministar Faulkner.
| WAsHINGT. y, Aug. b. Ex-Minister Faulkner
has been arrested and not permitted to converse
| with his friends.
u S. Minister to Austria.
The President has appointed J. Lathrop Motley
| U. s. Minister to Austria.
General Garibaldi and the Washington Admins,
| tration.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 The President made
| overtures to Gen. Garibaldi on The statement o
| COnsuls that he would come.
Garibad has made DO direct proffer of his ser
| Vices-scarcely IN indirect proter.
| Arrest of Spy.
| A. W. Flowers, ex-Government clerk, has beer
| arrested as spy.
Capture Of Ice Boats.
The Southcrners have captured two and, prob
ably, four ice boats.
From New York.
| New YORE, Aug l3. An attachment has bee
issued against Col. Burk, to show the cause 70
disobedience in the habeas corpus for the Balti
moreans confined in Fort Lafayette.
New York Cotton Market
NEW YoEk, Aug. l2.-The prices of cotton to
day ranged from is to Isle per pound.
Submarine Cable from Fortress Monroe.
New YORK, Aug. IL The Commercials Washing
ton correspondent phs that letter receive
| d
| discovered submarine telegraph cable, which
supposed to lead from the interior of the fortres
to the enemy'a camp.
Gen. ALBERT Sidney Johnson.
New YORK, Aug. l3.-Passengers by the Cal
| fOrnia who came part OF the way with Gen. Albel
Sidney johnson, state that his suite consists
thirty officers with servants. He would arrive i
New Orleans between the lst and 10th OF SEP
: l. ttmber.
The Steamer Chamuiou Signaled.
New YORK, Aug. l3.-The steamer Champion
from Aspinwall, with California dates to the 2ls
ult., has been signaIed oil sandy Hook.
Destruction Of Hampton.
t RICHMOND, Aug l2.--It is generally admitte
that the Confederates have destroyed the town c
| Hampton, to prevent its reoccupation by til
Nandals.
From Bangor, Maine.
BAEGoR, Me-, Aug l2-The Democrat wa
guttel to-day. during an alarm Of fire.
b Destruction of the Concord, n, H, Democratic
Standard.
. LOUISVILLE, Aug. l2.-Dispatches to the Easter
J papers announce the destruction Of the Democrat
Standard, at Concord, n. H., by the returned thre
months volunteers The proprietors of that pape
| fought wounding two of tho Gssailants.
is Aug 49, -Crittendcn, Davis and others, have le
Y | for Crab Orchard, to persuade the Union men
!. break up their camps.
5 Lieutenant-Colonel Tyler.
i The same correspondent says that the Cover
', ment has issued orders for the transfer of Lieu
II Colonel Tyler from Cincinnati to Fort Lafayette.
y European Intelligence.
II New York, Aug. II The steamer Nova Scot
= has arrived at Farther Point, from Liverpool
the lst and Londonderry the I'd inst.
Starlle won the Goodwood Cup. Optymst can
n in third
r The London Times city article says it would
:, dangerous for England to touch the America
e loan.
Lord Elgin has been appointed dGovernor-Gener
of India.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Post sa.
y that the British and French Governments are co
- responding in relation to the American affairs, al
II . will probably unite in policy in all respects.
I. The London Morning Herald stongly deprecat
III investment in the loan.
e CALUMNIEs OF TUE LINCOLN PREsS-A Cana
is Ad1lissi0n.-T Boston Courier, journal whic
we are sorry to say, stands alone amongst the =
pers of that city, in regard for candor and jul