New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-26
Ueh Orleaus QaiIp Gres&ent,
FRIDA Y MORNING, APRIL 2G, 1861
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leave OF absence to four VI their YOug men, paving
their salaries in full and retaining their situation:
all the time they are gone; and this, after having
contributed some $4,000 to the different military
companies in the city. Patriotic acts like these
speak their own praise.
LIE NURSES FOR PENsAcoLA.--On Saturday the
LADIES who are to devote their services to the sick
ana wounded from the siege of Fort T'ichens will
take their departure by the Mobile boat. Mrs.
NicnoSon, whose residence is 30 Lafayette Qate
| Hevia) street. between Basin and St. Paul streets
has letter from Gov Moore to the commanline
| General, and will doubtless receive a hearty vel
come from both rank and file. We heard that
some eStmable ladies' connected with the Military
tar were raising a small sum of money to defray
thelr expenses over, and only hope that the rumor
l5 correct We reiterate our remark of yesterday,
that no more laudable object possibly be fur
thered at this time.
THE MEETING LAST NIGHr-Some three c3rfour
thousand people assembled last night, on Lafay
cite Square, to hear Lieut.. Hodges, of the Davis
Guards, from Kentucky, and Dr. Blackburn de-
| liver Their promised addresses. The Hon. Mayor
John T. Monroe presided, with Messrs. E. S. Bur
| ford and H. NJ. Montgomery as Secretaries, and
number of citizens as Vice-Presidents. Lieutenant
Hodges, on behalf of the Davis Guards, made a
stirring speech, in which he set forth the present
| feeling of Kentucky, and the circumstances under
| which the Guards left Kentucky to come to the aid
OF the South. He was tremendously applauded.
DR.. blackburns speech was explanatory of the re
| cent course OF kentucky, and gave an exhibit of
the present feeling there, which aroused the heart
lest enthusiasm Of his hearers, with many cheer
! for brave cold kentuck" We could not remain
till the meeting closed. It was largely attended
| and highly enthusiastic meeting characteristic of
the times and highly complimentary to the Ken
| tuckans
! TIE FEDERAL Troops AT CAIRo-Mayor Monroe
| yesterday received the following dispatch from the
| Mayor OF Trenton-What Trenton, the dispatch did
| not state:
| TnENToS April 25, 1861.
| Troops at Cairo Ill., stop all boats with supplies
| a1 uth iry-a ham
| Soldiers smugglcd on boats, to be placed on un-
protected borders. Mississippi and Louisiana coun-
try unit to repel them. Can arms and ammuni-
| ton be had?
T. J. PARKER, Mayor.
| TIE SEIZURE OF THE CAHAwBA.-We yesterday
| reported the seizure of the steamship Cahawba
the night before, by Capt Shvers and his com
pany, the Caddo Rifles. The seizure being unau-
| thorlzed by either State or Confederate authority
| the vessel was yesterday released by order of
| Gov. Moore, and left last evening for New York.
| The Rifles were summoned to account for their
| action. What showing they made we did not as
! certain; but we heard, and have reason to be-
lieve, that they acted upon orders which they be-
| lcved to be genuine, but which proved to be
| base forgery, palmed Oft upon them by some
| hung scOundrel.
steamer j. +. Pargoud arrived yesterday morning
from Ouachita river, having on board two volun-
teer companies, the Pelican Grays, of Monroe, ll5
men, and the Vienna Rifles, from Jackson 50 men
as fine body of men have yet reached this city.
The companies are differed as follows:
PeS1can GraNs = Captain, A: H. Martin lst
Lieutenant F.. P. Stubbs I'd Lieutenant, S. D.
McHenry; Sd Lieutenant, II. B. Holmes; Orderly
Sergeant, BOfeuscher I'd do, B. B. Heedken; Sd
do, B. NJ. Hidson; 4th do, D. T. Head; lst Cor
Poral, Byron Mckeen; I'd do, Robert Eudonn; Sd
do, John Valentine 4th do, w. A. Clark: Secre-
tary and Treasurer, W. B. Stubbs. Total, lis men,
| rank and fle
Vienna Rihes--Captain, H. W. Perrin; lst Lieu
| tenant, John j Nelson: ID Lieutenant J. G. Huey:
| Orderly / MrGuIInpb. do
Maydeld Sd do, r. s. Richards 4th do j. r.
| Heard lst Corporal, j. L. Saint: I'd do, J. E.
Maylicd Sd do, J. r. Times; 4th do, Jas Stall
| ngs. Total, SO men, rank and file.
TIE LAForECHE GUARDS. - Another large and
splendid band OF Louisiana soldiers, the " Latourche
| Guards, arrived last evening by the Opeiousas
| Railroad, numbering ll9 men, rank and file. The
following are the officers of the company Captain,
I. +. Wick; lst Lieutenant, G. Belcher; I'd Lieu
tenant, H. Donserau; Sd Lieutenant, J. T. BelleuX;
Orderly Sergeant, p. Lono; ID Sergeant L.
L. F. Morchead 9TH Sergeant, NJ. NJ. Ancain; lst
Corporal l.. Allen ID Corporal, j. NJ. Forest: Sd
Corporal, G. Quicksall; and l07 privates
HONE GUARD IN ALGlaRs.-Th members of
Pelican Fire Company No. !, of Algiers, organized
| themselves into military company for home pro-
lection, on Wednesday evening. Algiers is as
sound on the protection question as any other part
of Louisiana.
TIE PERRITT GUAEDS.-This new company, com
manded by Capt. Arthur ConnOr. is composed not
only of the bravest men that New Orleans can
muster, but to a large extent of men who have
"seen tun'' in Mexico. Capt. Connor served with
distinction in the Mexican war, and the men now
at his back will sustain him to the death wherever
he goes. Lieut.. Rufus r. Hunt and the other
officers are men Of the right stripe and emphati-
cally men of action. The company is named in
compliment to Mr.. Perritt, who subscribed $1,000
IN getting it up. Hurrah for the Perrt Guards
TIE POWDER MAGAzINE.-The unprotected con
dition of the Powder Magazine, over the river be-
| ing reported to the Common Council on Tuesday