New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-11
EVENTS OF THE WEEK,


During the past week the Confederates nave !
suffered defeat and gained yictsry, But the
defeat was only partial one while the victory is
most glorious.
The descent of the great Federal feet upon the
South Carolina coast was something not anexpect-
ed, as we knew that the feet had sailed, and the
Northern papers, which were in the secret, have
been lately very abusive of South Carolina. They
proclaimed that State the head and front of the
great rebellion, and declared she was deserving of
special and severe punishment. So the great feet
set sail for her coast attacked and carried two or
three weak batteries lately established there and
took possession of the place. The advantage
gained is very triiing one, and amounts to but
little. ~t.r
This is the opening Of the cotton port. of which
we have lately heard so much. But now that it
is opened we do not see that it will do the enemy
much good. 1t is well understood in South Caro-.
lima as in all the other States, that no cotton shall
be allowed to fall into the hands Of the enemy, as
it will be burned in case it cannot be removed be-
yond their reach. Thus, then, though the port is
opened there is no cotton to go forward. The
Yankees SO far as this is concerned, have had all
their trouble and expense for nothing.
Nor do we see that much damage can be in
stolen, and some neighborhood pillages may be
made, and that is all. We scarcely think it is the
intention of the enemy to make march in the
country and attack Savannah or Charleston. As
we understand tile instructions given to the com.
manding officer, he is mott go beyond the protec-
ton of the guns of the feet-but if he should, his
whole strength does not exceed fifteen or twenty
| thousand men, and il South Carolina or Georgia
cannot defeat them and drive them back to their
ships, we are very much mistaken in the spirit and
temper of their people. Fighting on their own
soil against people they hate more cordially than
any other on earth, every man in South Carolina
will contest, with invincible desperation, the adj
vance Of the enemy. They may be badly armed
and without organization and all the odds of battle
may be against them, but we believe they will
fight only with tine more ardor for that They will
close upon the enemy give no Quarter take no
prisoners, and fight until they conquer, or else
perish on the field. This is what we think the
people of South Carolina will do if the Yankees
advance into their State. But we do not think
they will have the folly to do it. They WILL most
likely, content themselves, at Hatteras in North
Carolina, with inaction and idleness, reposing upon
the cheap laurels won by whipping a feeble garri-
son with mighty feet, raising their flag, and fe-
flcitating themselves with the idea that they are
great heroes and warriors. So the "great naval
expedition which, according to the North, was
going to do such wonders, has done nothing very
wonderful after all, and we do not believe it ever
VIII. ~
on the other hand, our victory opposite Column
bus more than eompensates for the reverse at Port
Royal. The lnsolent invaders have again been
driven oack' with terrific slaughter in holly con-
tested battle Sneaking down the river ia their
gunboa at night, they thought to surprise and
capture our little force Of fifteen hundred men,
encamped opposite Columbus, but in this, as in
other instances, they reekoned without their host
Our little band calamity held them IN check until
reinforcements arrived, when the Yankees turned
and he'd leaving tour hundred dead upon the field,
and suffering total loss OF eight hundred. Another
brilliant victory has crowned the Confederate
arms
/, 1t seems from this that there must have been
some sort of concert of action contemplated by
the Lincoln leaders. The advance on Columbus