New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-16


Battle Of Acknowledgment Of The Ttoops-4ow the Bay
lt Use hei Money9reaS Whisky Excitement, aad Hun
s for Weasel Where the Whisky came FROM The Ken
nedy Battalion and its Sceds-Dr McDadeas tew-Ees
z Method Of Recsathg-Ths coqtneptats aud their Dea
and Wounded Besoisrn Of John croIyTae Continents
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Special to the New Orleans cfescent1 ~
1# '7F'" GoLuARUs, KY, Dec. I, 1861.
. Mr.. Editorials this il Sunday, and as gen
orally feel more like writing on Sunday than any
other day here's at you one time more. 1t is said
!" there is no Sunday in war time yet the day il
visible by signs we get accustomed to as the sh OF
the week. AS in the city, we zee no elegant
throngs pouring into or ont of the places OF
worship, hear no sonorous bells ringing to remind
us Of Our duty to the Great Author of ALL. There
are two churches, or buildings once used as
churches, in Columbus; but they are now maga-
zines filed with the terrible missiles and machinery
of war; and we have beIEringing enough, hut it
is by the hourly watch-bells of the deathsdealing
feet at our landing. Up here on the hill the signs
OF the Sabbath are the cleaning out and fixing mp
of the tents; the inspection of the arms and
knapsacks of the troops; a crowd of Catholic
soldiers attending mass in front of tent here and
crowd of Protestants listening to their chaplain
IN the open air over there, or Joining in those
hymns of praise which elsewhere are to be heard
but in elegant temples; and in general cessa-
ton of drill and the severer duties of camp life
though the usual details work at the batteries,
and many voluntarily continue the work of,putting
up winter quarters. In Columbus, or g down in
town. as we say up here, the day is marked by
the most rigid closing of tue stores and shops and
by the unusual influx of soldiers from the various
camps, lettering up and down the bank or the
leyee, as the Louisanians will insist upon calling
it, and gazing long and admiringly at the various
craft composing the /" mosquito heet.p The latest
addition to this feet, which arrived last night,
arouses the unlimited wonder and admiration of
our wild baekwoods boys. The weather is com.
SO now. to other matters. 80 A. s..'g - ~ Z Il
Mr. Editor, / wish you would rise from your
chair, and open yonr bookcase in yonr sanctuary
just back. of my old desk. Unless they have been
disturbed, yon will there fnd, poked n among and
behind the books, an assortment of old hats, of
divers shapes and fashions, beaver hats, felt
mats, straw hats, hats to go to church in,
hats to get drunk in, hats to go anywhere in or
DO any good or bad thing in, now that / no longer
wear them the same having been worn out or
played out by your present correspondent during
his ancient reportoral cruisings around the Cres-
cent City. And from that immortal collection of
hats, do me the favor to select the one which in
your Judgment will best become man suffering
with the Chicago diphtheria-am man in whom the
truth is so deeply seated that ipecac won't bring
1t out-then put that hat in box, and send it, per
Adams. Express, with my compliments, to the
telegraph agent who at Memphis te1egraphs the
news from this place to you in New Orleans. And
should he persist in declining the honor insist upon
It that he shall pass it over to that everlasting
:" passenger just down from Columbus whose
stories he bolts whole with such ostrich-like
ayidity, sacrificing yeracity to hsyoracty. Ny
reasons, these: In the Crescent received yester-
day, frat under the telegraphs from Memphis, ap-
peared the following: z q 49, y s7g3 t
!" MEMPHIS, Dec. 3.-Last Sunday some Federal
gunboats came in sight of Columbus, KY, when
tive Confederate gunboats chased them for miles
but no capture was made. ~ "TFT -
d" The Confederate steamer Grampus captured q
lumber boat near Birds Point on Friday last, with
175 900 feet of lumber" s9S.e.- sS
Corrections.--lst.s The enemy's gunboats did not
come in sight of Columbus, or any other place this
side Of Cairo. I'd. Three of our gunboats, and not
five, Joined in the chase. Sd. There was no chase
it was pleasant Sunday afternoon, and our boats
went up on a accommodating expedition. 4th. The
Grampus did not capture fatboat load of lumber
belonging to the enemy, near Birds Point. The
load of lumber was bought by the authorities here
from friend of our cause, considerable distance
this side of Birds Point; the boat was ordered to
be and was set adrift to prevent the enemy dis
covering and seizing it, and the Grampus was sent
up to meet the boat and tow it down, which she
did. And in the following days Crescent, received
to-day, the Memphis telegrapher mends matters in
this wise: n .-.Er 9-- 1ssr=- Y ~. Y
f." MEMPHIS, Nov. 4.--Last Sunday three Confed.
crate gunboats went within gunshot of Cairo and
fired fifteen rounds at Fort Holt; the Federals
scampered out of theirtent and would not fight u
Our boats didn't begin to go within gunshot of
Cairo. The Federals did not scamper from their
tents or If they did, it was to man their guns and
fight. They did fight; indeed, they began the
fight, if firing the first shot is a beginning. Send
on that hat to Memphis, MIR. Editor, as quickly as
you can. .~. . 81 &s
Regarding that visit of our boats to Fort Holt,
we have since had the rumor, from Cairo, that one
of our shots killed two men in the fort We also
hear from Cairo that after our boats left their boats
started in pursuit, and chased ours all the way
home to Columbus; after which they returned to
Cairo, and their officers had a big drunk in honor
Of the victory. If their boats did come after ours,
it must have been after hours as well, or at least
at an invisible distance. Lord, how this world
IS given to lying! +" .,a. r. ,-..,a,sl ssE =
There have been several truce meetings during
the week, the boats generally meeting few miles
these meetings, as am informed, the negotiating
officers as well as attendant outsiders, meet like a
crowd of old friends and touch the social glass cor
lially. Though not disposed to oppose or even
,rticse these little amiabilities between fights,
cannot help looking upon them as does Capt. But
er, of the steamer Prince He naturally hates the
'ight of an enemy, and maintains that when it is
necessary to meet the enemy under flag of truce,
We should transact the business quickly but courte
,usy, and nothing but the business, and part with
,ut any humbug drinking or shaking Of hands
because they are men who have sworn to make
ilaves OF us, and are trying to do SO by every he'll
lsh means known to modern science and human
MANY. When the Prince went up the last time,
t was to deliver Col. sDougherty, Lncolnite
wounded and taken by US at Belmont, and who
could not be removed at the late exchange one of
nis legs having had to undergo amputation no less
than three times. Butler, who never has any thing
to say to the enemy on these occasions, was on
his last occasion approached by formal ac-
1uaintance belonging to the enemy's party, who
extended his haud aud said smilingly, y" Why
low are you, Captain ~ Butler looked as if shot;
efused the hand, and cursed him for all the sneak
ng hypocrites, ,sconndrels and SIS of BIS he could
ny his tongue, to. :" You dare to pretend to be
riendly with me ~ said the Captain, g when you
know if my hands were not tied I'd kick you of
his boat in minute" The Yankee sEunked up
Ind proposed to go ashore with him the Captain
It once accepted the challenge and they would have
zone ashore have it out, but for the interference
If the military officers. The Captain may have
'een wrong in getting into passion, but his prin-
,iple suits me. NJ
Capt. Butler is an enthusiastic ,Southerner, and
las been of great value here, with the two boats
u which he and Capt. Rieyes are assoeiated-the
'rince and the Charm. He now departs from us
IN Government business, leaving the ever-popular
REEVES and Trask in command of the two Boats
Both boats were well pierced by bullets aud can
ION balls during the battle Of Belmont; and the
loles, being in the upper works, are left un-
epaired as marks Of honor There is one
ady who, it inclined to boast, may do SO
q this effeet--that she was the only lady who
closely witnessed the terrible battle of Belmont
md was amidst its iron hail, This is the wife of
captain Trask. Coming here on visit to her
husband, and of course staying on the boat with
linl, she was aboard when The enemy SO suddenly
came upon us, and the boat was called upon to
erry troops over the river. Though admoDiahed