New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-26

To the Editor of the Examiner:
RIcuMcs,p, June II, l861-On Thursday morn.
ing last while passing through some of the Streets
Of l}iChnond with the prisoners from Yorktown,
not particularly surprised at the contempt Of
your people, when theysaw the live Yankees, as.
they call us. Indeed, u would be strange II they
did nCt show some demonstration of the kind .~
when ahey come to see some of taose who have.
come TO invade their soil; and truly, every true
Ame1iGan should feel a contempt for himself, foE7
being caught in suck.a scrape. But let me ASSURE
yor, while the mass are to blame there are many
who are among them from the Horth who hayer
beaE deceived and brought here against their will -
and who will leave as soon = an opportupitYy
oHers. joined the regiment with which LCam.a
here, with distinct understanding that we wfers
rGt, under any circumstances, to leave oEr~ Nga
nee ports. The integent rGGt Of our mon diGl the
same, But WEea we found thGt VIC had to Come,
We thought it nG sin to desert am the inst that
left them. Sft the morning ghile OH oar Fay to
tho battle of .Sethel. Before. gun fred, and
Hot five mnltos before our regiment vas fla ed into
I by Of Oar own trOOEs went ir4lqdi ately to
one of yo@r, picEetgnards and tol2 hiHh of the
movement 3f the troops. went to the c amp with
him and had talk with lo Magru Der, a nd stayed
on the battle field durirs the day, AIsylng myself
! by lodging balls, rOG they fell thick. and fast.
never thought before that battle could be fought
with SC mucf GOODNESS and con2Sdera .tion, that
was fought. The n.oT TaPpeared to axe it as easy
as il i was ma4aer OF coarse. The number
against them was t3ree full RI gnseI IS and detaCh
merta from others. But yO4 can hardly expect
mc, dghting for eleven doltaE7 er,nOnth, TO fight
as hard thosa who are tGhFmg for their homes
| G..A falilicS.
.erent material from wha1 years Is. OF she COM
| E1issioned oG&cors, car say nV$1iDg, fC1 know
hut little about them, bat the yhgueutEs are made
| no of some few intelligent yo4ng men, who have
L 6iped og ohe sake Of lice or as cause hey wera
Q assured they would not har8 T. leave their owl
parts. Since they and the var aggressive, 20
more will Join therl. In filing up heir regiments
} they Gnd some trcable. Cuh of the few first ca,
listed til y choose their ocers, and start them out
in search Of reoFaits wbioh they Gnd in the streets
without work CT money, and may be, do not know
? where to get their next neal. These are easy sub
$ iects, being anxious TO find home ang There
t Others led to join, by the story THAI if they
G fight down slavery-they can the better and worl
for them-~they would have no free labor to con
tend with. By these means, together, with telling
l. them of the eleven, dollars per monbh, food an!
3 clothing, they get the number required. The regi
1t ment once full, they are at one4, placed in tn
hands of Government to be sent where required
a. The greater portion Of all the regiments / hay
If seen are foreigners, who have 40 more interest
the Government than SO many strangers. sen
you these few lines, thinking you may take pain
Of to read them, They are true, and from one tina
na knows. Yours, truly, ARMY.