New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-09-18

ty.ive dollars. and made bet five dollars that he
Would keep quiet for the next six months, on ae-
count of a difficulty between him and Joseph
Byrne. zrl F9
Letter from seI Riehrsaaon6i. q b'll
spesi.fto the View oiIeans creseenr.l
7&tas73tH + ~ . RcaxevD, sc5teabsr IL, 1860.
J M'. Edaor-Major Nixon, of Seott's Battalion Of
mounted men, has left for home. and have learned
with pleasure that he sueessaetl in attaining the
object of his mission in every particular. sF
In former letter stated as an opinion of yny
own, based on the messages Of President Davis,
that the policy of the Confederate Government
was embodied in the simple proposition Of z being
let alone.i Daily Developments, with the posses
sion of sorae important information, continues to
advanced. have sednloTisly avoided, IN myfor.
correspondence, the repetition Of the thousand
! rumors current in Richmond. The same set Of
faces can be met with here that 70 disgraeefnlly
infested the halls Of Congress and the hotels and
/ the bar rooms of Washington City in hye-gene
| days. They are here in full force and threaten to
have the same influence here which they exercised
/ in the old government, and are now picking the
| crumbs from the public table whenever occasion
Offers It is this class that accountable for the
exciting and harraasng rumars which you meet
daily in public hotels and thoroughfares, and so
authoritatiyeIy and pIausiby are the rnors shaped
into reality by those adroit sensation makers that
! the shrewdest become victims q tneE mgsnnity:
| sold by them, to avoid even partial endorsement
of these counterfeit issues, and may safely say
4 that I have not been instrumental IN hunbngging
| the readers of the Crescent by making them pub
| lie. now avow my fundamentally in giving to
| the public rumor which has reached me from un-
questionable sources, and Of which do not enter
tain a single doubt. The Cabinet is now, and has
| been for some time divided on the policy OF for
! ward movement Of the army Of the Potomac.
The object Of delay appears to arise from ON,
! destruction Of the Capital would thoroughly
i arouse the North and would speedily heal all the
dissensions which have grown up and are still in
thnv1 ha yrrf
Ipeace or a. further prosecution OF the war tt is
| urged that the entire North to man with means
and money, would flock to the support Of the
Il Federal Government, and instead Of an army Of
4 two hundred and fifty thousand men we would
have pressing down upon US q million Of frenzied
and reyengefnl soldiers, ready to butcher, lay
waste and destroy The difficulties which now
beset the Lincoln Government, in recruiting and
filling the regiments noW in service, Wouid imme-
diatey vanish and the entire North, in forty days,
! wonld be one immense encampments Others as
sert the true policy il to await the action of the
II French and English Governments, that our difficult
ties may be arranged without further ehusion of
3 fblood. The army desires an onward movement,
: the capture of Washington, the consequent up
rising in Maryland, and the possession OF Balt-
more for quartering the army in the winter. What
course will be settled upon Is unknown, or whether
} the army will cross the Potomac. or commence
the erection of winter quarters on this side is also
| unknown few days will determine every thing.
1t is evident that change has taken place m the
next field of military operations and II ID also evil
dent that the authorities here arc apprised OF this
change in the tactics of the Federalists. At this
moment large bodies of troops are being sent to
Y the Peninsula from Rehmond-5oe0s men and 400
:. mounted men have been ordered to Yorktown.
; The Thirteenth Louisiana Regiment Col. Aula-
!, kowski leave to-day. Cobb's Legion, the Thr
y teenth Alabama, the Second Florida, and another
es regiment to me unknown leave to morrow The
"a "a 400 mounted men reached Groves wharf on the
a. Peninsula, last night
Il Ihad the pleasure of meeting the model Quarter
2 master, Capt. Ben. Bloomfield, this morning. He
u is periecting his arrangements as Post-Qnarter-
#, master, for the reception and provision Of this
IT large accession to his severe abors He stands
., deservedly high bothwith General
as Myers and the troops the Peninsula. His duties
are arduous and unceasings and bis success in
giving satisfaction to officers and men speak
"a volumes in favor of his administrative abilities.
q That there preconcerted and sonte at
y, tack Intended on our Southern seaboard is no
longer questionable. Norfolk and Yorktown will
at he the first points attacked. Col Bradford, Of the
"' Fourteenth Louisiana regiment, had the kindness
be to show me this morning an order dated to-day,
e Ge directing him to leave with his regiment at 2
ria O'Clock and report to Cen Huger at Norfolk. his
,b regiment will be accompanied by Col. Maxcy
" Greggs' regiment, which has also received orders
ha to r9eport 70 Gen Huger at Norfolk The entire
he coast will swarm with YANKEES gunboats and ships
~ of war. Key West, understand, has been Sc.
I'm ected by the Lincoln government as an point q
~ taneously appear before Ship Island, Berwiek's
ne Bay and the mouth OF the Sabine, near Caeasieu
lie 4 very large and powerful feet viii pc in the
| readers can better judge o. the probabilities o.
H. success attending the movements OF an orgamzee
,r ,r fleet than we can here. That you will have vis
i'd from them is beyond doubt. hope you viii ot
prepared to give them o proper reception Foul
to hundred newy recruited marines have Just arrived
ls at Fortress Monroe, intended for the Gulf e2pe
dition.
nd Mr. Jos Maddox formerly of the Crescent Of
70 fee, and his brother Thomas, brothers-in-law O.
Purser Nixon, Of New Orleans, have been arrested
for treason and have been sent to the Bastile
| nyyS SorlS IOS Maddox pfganfHlng o. Dat
nt talon of artillery in Maryland, and his purposes
an were made known to the authorities at w ashng
ay, Mr.. Slidell. our newly appointed Minister t.
h France ID in the city have not had the pleasur
dat of meeting him yet. He is reported as sutferin
Of espty ysastaned u Mr. Mason is expected oday
"a It is surmsed that they will leave for Europe yer
Aea soon. l have also heard it suggested that ou
-ir- S. to France. This is mere rumor, and perhap
nm without any foundation, Ensts has already AZ
a1 cepted place in Gen. Beaeregard's staff.
i"u Dr. Hunt, of the firm of Ward Il Hunt, of Me-
der Orleans, has been appointed by Gen. Sidney Johl
ston one OF his aids. His staff, as far as ca
Dr. learn, is composed of Coils. Tom Howard, Hun
E. Dudley, Hayden and q. W. Johnson as aias, WV
r Captains Gilmore and Christie as topographic
ary engineers the other appointments nave not pee
~ s In myetter Of the lst there s misprint in tt
rl names of one OF the payties suggested as prop
nm committee for the purchase of horses for Gener
De, Beauregard II shoald have been Capt. Will
Ell Wiley, OF Scott ChleoP'
lth- .T ... y ~
ier, MHUNAN TREATMENT OF eER, PRIsSsERs.-Ti
ella Baltimore Exchange, of the 10th inst, says:
ne A note from oae of the party arrested on Sat-
Ht. y. day last at the North Point House, upon t
p charge of leaviRg the city with the intention
ch' Joining the Southern army, and who are still CO
'en lined in the middle district police station, sta
YAH that the first four Of the party captured VT
III III gagged with astck in the month, with rope r.
III NJ nng back of the head their hands tied togeth
s, saeir arHis drawn down their knees, ant
m stick run through their legs, to buck" them
= ~ ! fifth oae was tied to q fence.
llers ..,..s = = -,
hos. CONFEDERATE TROOPS IN hESTucKf'-ths M
y. ptis Avalanche of Monday says:
y j.; : We n,asume II ia unnecessary to conceal
'ffa fact that our troops in considerable force. h
.nee, occupied Mayfield, KY, point threatened BY
Iaria laft Conmhns for the uurpose it ia presumed