New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-06
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asdy Of tic army WIN ncf rarucipate. = great
have therefore been made to
sssIs Bssse sor furoughs, but the General refuses
43sisa 0r gaupg soldiers nnust abide by their
enragsn1srs. N0 reason but absolute disability
gil entltls any man III This army to release or
adtlough Even sickness is decided 70 be no ground
,s release as the General told several appli-
sants taas they could NOT and healthier place in
fhs se5araey than Pensacola now is, For better
aosJsstea Recommendations OF medical attendance.
0neSnsaa desired to be released on the ground
thai he was loo deaf TO hear the orders. Qh,
then replied the General. 4 yoa viii be too deaf
To hear the big g1ns on the other side, and you
Mill therefore M "A coed ssasi al our batferIes.s
This iii d sHse determination Of the General. Our
young men must be more patient and nsiderate.
This Ii too poftant a point; matters have gone
TOO fart and The end is teo to justify any rest
lessness Of Trap atence on the part Of oar young
soldisfs Though Gen, Bragg army has increased
nsess Ii III none too large To defend this I'M
portrait point. Even Though the men ere not oil
needed for and may net be required tes operate IN
q The field, they are Required to establish and
strengthen the batteries, To work the guns, and
Nfien the rannonsde is CONNER and prosecuted
4o d successful result they viii be required for
stornsne parlses AIl With fhus share The glory Of
4 tlie achievements Notwithstanding the numerical
force III HE army, there ID abundance OF hard
sssSrk ior AIT II IS to be borne in mind that Gen.
Bragg line extends some eight or ten miles that
Till gtars aiones ii edIn2 severe 20
prevent the feet and the MAIN
p!sesd at short Intervals oil along the beach, and
IA the rear Of the camps. 10 tighten this same
duty small marine guard composed Of two little
til es and In schOonefs, has been placed under
pn sfhav
H MILL prevent aiy sfiehs annoying occaFrences as
EfaI which referred NJ iii my last, of tle passage
across the bay Of a man oSed TO be spy.
who had been hanging about our camps for several
sisys "A 96asos of that Affair." constable was sent
over Nndef Gag of triee To the island with war
arlt for the arrest 0f this man On arriving at the
Hlar aHd stating his ohiHet, te constable was IN
formed bg SieaaIer. tlie hero ID green goggles,
that they were not police Ulcers and that the
people ON Gle other side must take care of their
own rascas. The constable replied that General
Bragg wosild not only take cafe of them, but in
tended, iii d FEW days. to extend bis Jurisdiction,
aiid get fid af large ga1g ef rascas. Ihereupon,
Eienlmer tald the man be had better leave, which
the Florida constable concluded to do, wishing
Siefnner q pieasant time in his rat,hole
Since this occurrence, the guards have been in
eFeased and the utmost vigilance enforced. Al
4 bundled glasses ARE liked All day 1.-THE fort and
squadron To NJ atch their movements, and see that
q they have I'D communication with persons oryes-
sais coming INTO or going ont of the bay. Every
thing that occurs on the island or the squadron
is observed aud noted. They must have d very
time Of lii that fort and on those ships
Il They have very gloomy and forlorn as-
pect cut oH from the world, receiving no news ex-
cept the holesene and iRdgestible items which
i are sometimes sent over 70 them from this side
such AS irginia ID out " & 5000 Virginians on
Arlington Heights Il and such as reached them in
THE transports which arrived eight Or ten days ago.
Besides, they are Thought 40 berather stratened
& for good drinking water and are constantly hard
3 up for fresh pro vsicns. LII the meantime we on
this side are living on the fat of the land. In evil
iance of which, / wish You could have been
present, knowing your genial tastes and high ap-
probation Of an artistic and generous spread, at
The quarters of The Goaaves to-day, at "a dinner
given by the officers OF that gallant corps to Col.
GLADDEN., of tile 1st Louisiana. 1t was d dinner
which could not have been excelled by the pre-
pared reports of the 81 Charles Hotel, in the elab
oIateneAs and stump nsness OF its arrangements.
Iinagine n dinner m camp tor fifty persons, with
dainaak tablecl0th, napkins, china plates,
gAss, with the names of The guests on cards at
cash plate "a dinner Id which roast turkey dec
ts1.tFesi pigeons with olives. chickens in every
atyle of French art, and all the other eomponeuts
T pf ii eomplete French and Creole dinner, with
every kind sof wine, and all the usual aceompan-
HaeIts of such fasting, speeding, singing
ete al this testiyity and joviality carried on
uader the batteries Of nienacing foe, within easy
reach Of hiszbig guns, which are expected in few
to belch forth fire and destruction upon their
very quarters. When this change of scene will
occur III Still profound secret known only to the
General commanding who Keeps his own COUNSEL;
hut, from certain Indications think the time is ap-
preaching when old Discretion and Dispatch
Brown will he served with notice to quit Santa
Rosa. 20 facilitate his retirement, he is OBTAINING
tha vessels here which is a wise precal-
ti1a General Bragg has received his ten mortars,
and Will have them and some additional ten inch
eol1nibiads Id battery in q few days. Your pho
phst has been busily gagged in taking views,
and has thus far been very successful. For two
days past the weather has not been favorable for
hs Operations. Tomorrow he goes to work on
Tie views from the lighthouse, which viii include
HeRae and the neighboring batteries the strongest
Id Braggs 3ioes. By the by, your photographer,
who has hitherto been treated with great kindness
and ronrtesF by the officers and men of this army,
fell into the hands Of the pistinea the other day.
when he trusted himself into The camp of tic
Georgia regiment with his queer-loeking wagon,
which has The appearance of a noyeable battery
With port holes. Preparing his camera in the
front Of bis wagon to take q view Of the camp, he
attracted the attention Oft the sentinels who re-
gafdinE him bis wa 0n and his movements as de-
cidediy hostile and belligerenf called out the
guard and arrested the astounded artist and march
ed him OF 10 the guard house, where he was de-
taiped lntit his pass, signed by general Bragg,
could be sent to headquarters and verified. Fortu-
nntely toos ganr photograp hst was befriended by
\ Captain GIEAfdey BIZ Il Georgia artillery company,
on account of his being from New Orleans ana
fteatcd with great kindness and courtesy. Captain
Girardcy y 8 brother Of Captain Girardey Of the
Louisiana Guards. and Is gentleman and d soldier
Captain Ddple wski. whose services have been
& Invaluable here, in the ordnance department, has
hseF sent f1r u Id I'd Montgomery To assist in the
organization Of DIN ordnance bureau, hut General
Bragg oaHgst spare him at this time, and he will
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Ilay9 heen interrupted by the reports Of big
sntls from the squadron Everybody is alive to
n0R glat it means 1t ii thought to be the salute
~ the Mihasaota VIII let You know in my next
What II u. M.
speeiai 10 The New Orleans .erespentl
WaRRNGaos NAVY YARD May i, 1861.
net. ~ some Of Your readers, this cam
paign may appear too serious an affair u justify u
description OF its luasraus scenes Martial law
makes everything tragic, but cannot resist the
temptation Of indulgpg an incurable propensity,
BIZ initiating q maidens chat on a beidanes gossip.
Commodore Ingraham Hsft yesterday for Mont
gorefg, 70 take charge Of the Ordnance Burean
alnpt to be organized there. The Commodore, as
yen know, Y from South Carolina. he reminds
yer much u appearance Of the descriptions Of
& beTd &elsoa. ~ u aaie small man, thin and
aelicate il appearanee, apparently Of weak con
shtutieA The ssa, the sun and the winds have
done sIIsjt work in bfonzing his delicate features.
s ami 10 giving q rugged aspect to his expressive
j siaAge. To- listens much, speaks little. but when
hsaaess his atteranee rapid hneatnis sentences
short but perSpicuaus and full Of meaning t1ia
manners are auurteous. He is true Southern
gentleman, Hho knows the rights and feels the
wrongs of tie South, and who as seen in his soil.
tary walks aud penslye air, reminds one Of 6 Sol
N50sH ghost waik king nfA yefiged aioutyst