New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-25
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.


New York, April II, 1868
Mon Cher C0'ORe2-1n my weekly talks with the
readers of the Crescent, have cndeavorod, as far
as possible to refrain from the discussion of polt
ical questions am, as you know, cosmopolite.
The attic is usually frequented by authors, artists
savaus and that much abused, but still very enter
tanning class, the BOhemians. Lattery however
the aspect of things has been materially changed
The events of the past week have excited the mill
tary spirit to most extraordinary pitch. On last
Friday night the town made almost wild by
the announcement that the attack on Fort Sumter
had commenced. The news was conveyed to the
public in an extra :" issued from the Herald Office
at clock The reports We're very generally dis
credited. but the mornng they were confirmed
by the dispatches to the Associated Press.
On saturday the circulation Of the Herald
reached the unprecedented figures of l35 600 and
on Sunday it was above 100, 900. The city was in q
state of excitement altogether unparalleled and
| indescribabc. War! war. was the cry on all
sides and persons who entertained Southern scnti-
| ments were politely informed that the expression
of them quite unnecessary if not positively
dangerous. Monday morning the Broadway pro-
| menadels were slightly surprised at seeing the
stars and stripes displayed from the City Hall, the
hotels and public buildings. The display of bunt
| ing was general in the morning, the exception
being the New York Hotel, the Herald, the sun
| and Day Book offices. The Herald office was es-
| peciay designated as point Of attack by the
Black Republican mob, and during the whole of
| the day, the building was surrounded by rough
looking customers. Late in the afternoon, the
| flag was displayed from the windows of the com
| posing rooms and the sun followed the example
| of its opposite neighbor. The Herald then made
| a complete sumnersct and came out Tuesday
morning, more Roman than the Romans them
| selves, going in for The support of the Lincoln
| Government at all hazards To-day tile paper is
| even stronger the Republican side than ever
This give you as an indication Of the public feel
| ing
Our fussy little Superintendent of Police, Zen
,rTh
| He has ordered the Adams Express Company to
refrain from sending arms, ammunition, etc., to
the South, aud has detailed men to see that mill.
tarv Supplies are not sent, by land or sea. to the
Confeaerated Stutcs. He states also that, through
| the agency of q correspondent for a Southern
| paper, he is in possession Of the names Of the
1ATeGtemen who send letters hence to the journals
I in the COufederuted States. He avOwa that he IN
| tends to arrest and mprison said correspondents
on the ground that they are guilty of aiding the
enemy, by conveying information. At the same
time [ hear that Dr.. Salter, the special CORES
p0ndent of the Times, at Charleston, has been sent
| ont OF the State. His place las been supplied by
doctor Palmer the author of " Up and Down the
Irrawaddy," and translator of Michoet's books
"L'Amour' and La Fvmme.' The Doctor
asked for the position and, dit, told little Ray
mond that he would take all the chances. and
would esteem it as a personal favor should the
| South Caroiinians conciude to hang him. This
| martial person il an opium cater, clever writer,
| but under a small cloud Just at present.
| 1t is quite unnecessary for me to say that am
not much frightened by Kennedy and his men,
and that hope to maintain my very agreeable, to
me- relations with you. 1t must not be imagined,
either. by your people that the feeling is uDani-
nous amongst us. Quite the contrary. very
great many people believe that the course Of the
Washington authorities is calculated to comphcatc
matters, and that after protraced and disastrous
war, the British Government will interfere. The
representatives of foreign powers at this poiut
refrain from the expression of any opinions what
| ever
| The war nnv2s nr1itn unrnt the bnsirncs Of the