New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-23
TALK ON CHANGE.

The flags of rue Carondelet were yesterday des
| titute of the least animation. The weather was
| again on the pluvious order-rather more of the
element than is required for the good of the crops
True, in some sections cotton picking is progress
ing at rapid rate. In other parts the opening is
retarded by the rains, which have fallen almost
daily for twenty-five days. There will, however,
be more cotton picked than there is baling OR bag
ging on hand to cover it.
There were some remarks about Gov. Moore's
appeal for Woollen blankets for the wounded and
sick of the army. The appeal is worthy of COM
mendatlon There is, however, very good sub
stitute Immediately at hand, and which has sup
piled the place of woollen blankets for years on
steamboats,, in hotels and in private families. 1t
is that of coyerlids comforers, made entirely Of
cotton. 1t is out of place to think that the South
ern army is dependent on the supply of blankets
for the coming winter. We leara that FIVE hundred
pairs of comforters or blankets can be made per
day in our city. We yesterday observed two
wagon loads passing our office, and it is presumed
that many more wagon loads can be had from the
same manufacturers.
The factors on CarondeIet street-always pro.
verbal for generosity-have large lots of cotton
samples, amounting in the aggregate to many
cause, and with other available resources, thou
sands of comforters (Which will answer all the
purposes of wool blankets) can be made and fur
nished at less cost than woolen within sixty days.
In the meantime. they who can comply with the
Governors request, can forward their donations to
A. B. James, Magazine street. But let an ilnme-
diate start be made for the manufacture of COM
forters. Cotton will be given gratis, and though
the article of CALICO or prints may be scarce other
substitutes can be obtained.
We are daily asked if Lincoln, Seward g. Co. will
succeed in raising the 100000, 900 in Europe. We
reckon not. We heard somewhere on the flags,
( and saw it in some print, that Monsieur Belmont
had offers for two millions of dollars. Later ad-
vices say that Belmont, anticipating no results
from his mission now gives out that his visit to
Europe is not for the purpose of negotiating the
Black Republican loan. In talking thus Mon.
sieur Belmont is giving the preliminary of his
failure in making the negotiation. We refer to our
financial column for the views of the London
Thunderer, as taken from its money article of the
I'd of August.
The good cotton freighting ship National Guard,
for two or three years past engaged in transport
ing cotton from Galveston to Liverpool has been
chartered by the Hessans for q guard.ship off
Pensacola. She is mounted with six guns. She
left New York on the 18th with large parcels of
ammunition and provisions for Fort Pckens. She
will prove valuable prize if she comes within the
range of Ship Island. The steamer Joseph Whit
ney, built in Boston, drawing II feet water is also
detailed for business in Mississippi Sound. Her
name may be changed; SO, should she appear in
the Sound, our ganboats will be aware Of her
dranght of water
Some Liverpool private correspondence of the
"a and ID instant came to hand day before yester-
day The cotton market, with stock ON hand of
Iozo,0oo bales, and With only 1000 bales known to
| pc ae SEES from America, was not active-9d was
| expected for Orleans Miadlngs on the list August
The stock Of American was s2s 900 bales less than
az inns time last year Spinners gere wel supplied
and it will the LIST Of September before I.auca
shire will understand the real situation of affairs on
this side, and the discrimination Of the planters not
to send cotton forward until the ports are opened
The dags we're deserted Al an early hour The