New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-17
VOLUME XIV.
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""t tic Hotlcst Ody Ol lhe present summer. 1t
was drcadluy hot; people fairly smoked with
perspratiOn and the rush for the cars, for spots
where fresh air was supposed to be, only made
matters worse. We have one comfort, and that is
the thought that we have reached the maximum
| Of summer heat
DoING5 OF THE BLOCK ApGHs- How IAry Hare
Been GeHiHg Their LntO7rnntou.-Du During the year
young lady from this city, from whose lips we
have our narrative, had occasion TO accompany
some relatives to Martinique, French West Indies,
and was anxious to return before tire troubles Of
tue anticipated blockade should begin. So she
| sailed for New Orleans in the ship Hope, Captain
| simpson, which vessel, it will be remembered was
lately ordered on from the Balize or, as our in
lormant asserts, was taken as prize by the block
sradng steamer Brooklyn. The young lady and
Captain Simpsons wife were the only female pas
sengcrs the Hope, and when that vessel was cap
| tured the commander of the Brooklyn, Capt. Poor
directed that the young lady should be searched as
she wanted to come to the city, where her mother
| Is, and he suspected she might have some dis
! patches of momcntous Importance about her per
son. The young officer charged with the oXecu-
ton Of the order rcvoed at the idea and very gen
tlemanIy cOntcnted himself with her representation
on the subject borne out by the assurances of Mrs
| Simpson. The Captain was refused permission to
come ashore under any pretext, and his wife very
naturally remained with him on his vessel said to
be owned in this city, and loaded with fruit from
the West Indies.
The Hope had already been put in charge Of Off.
GERS and men Of the Brooklyn, and the result of
| matters was, that the young lady would have TO
make her way to the city, without Nrs. Simpson
| or any acquaintance, or remain on the Hope and
be carried North But for the parlcy and delay in
the matter, she would have had an opportunity by
the return Of passenger packet from the Ralize
| to get to the city without further serious incon-
TeAience. As it was, the opportunity passed, and
| she found herself transferred one evening to the
ship J. :. Parsons, one Capt. Scott, seemingly in
| command the same Scott who left this CITY. or
was advised to leave, if we are not mistaken on
| account Of lis Lincolnitc prOcliytcs. Of this
| however, would not be understood as speaking
| positively. The Parsons was aground at I'ass-a-
| L'Oure, and is a reputed Northern concern though
it seems she took the advantage to get ont of this
| port under the force of English charter, and
| got TO sea successfully according to late dispatches
| from the BalMe Our informant who had been
some forty weight hours on the Hope while in charge
| Of the Brooklyn, some twenty-four hours or
the Parsons, during which latter time she observed
the expedition Of the COnsus from the city to the
Brooklyn and amused herself as best she could in
reading New Orleans papers Of recent date lying
| about in the cabin Of the parsons-a fact which
leads to the conclusion that the officers of the
Brooklyn communicating with the Parsons, were
we'll posted as to our proceedings.
While informant was on the Hope, now in
charge of the Brooklyn's officers, two men, unsus
pectingly no doubt, came to the ship in little
boat from the shore, and stated, doubtless for
| effect, or were msrepresented to have said that
they left New Orleans on account Of their almost
starving condition." No tire
| fact that these men at once put TO the work
Of the Brooklyn; and, from what the young lady
saw and heard, she does not doubt that they were
| impressed for the service. During the expedition
Of the Consuls, Capt. Scott disappeared from the
Parsons telling our informant he would be in
| danger should he remain. The young lady claimed
as she had right protection as a French subject
Or She too, would have doubtless been detained
on the Hope. Capt Simpson and wife are we'll
| known herc-AIra. Simpsons parents living in
| Charleston, and the Captain, we think, being a
| SOutherncr He was suspected very strongly of
| having arms from France, by way Of Martinique,
| for the Southern COntederaCy. Our intOrmant's
mother is native of England, but has long resided
| in New Orleans. Her father was an officer in the
British service. Not liking the proceedings the
| Parsons Excepting the kind treatment Of the
mate and stcward) the young lady requested and
was taken under direction of the mate to the
| British ship Atricana, also aground at Pass a
| L'Outre. Mr.. Burton, an English passenger on the
| latter, kindly had her taken up to the BaljHe,
| whence she telegraphed to her mother, and after
| some twenty.four hours detention, got on board
| towboat bound for the Southwest Pass, where she
took another, (the first going back 10 sea- and
was brought up to the city under the kind atten-
| tentons of Capt. Lusk, of the Towboat Associa.
| ton.
The strange proceedings of the bockaders, last
| ing several days, were well calculated to keep
| young lady with no female companion, in the most
painful suspense as to her fate, so that she could
eat but little account of her great mental
anxiety. She desires US to express her gratitude
| to Mr.. Burton and to all who so gallanty appre
ciated her embarrassed position as well as to the
! gentlemen of the Telegraph office, and to Captain
| Iusk and all on board the tow. boats for their kind
attentions and refusal to accept compensation.
| So far as our informant could see, the Brooklyn
| had but twenty-four guns, but she was informed
no doubt incorrectly, that she might so report
that the vessel had masked portfolios for as many
more We are glad to add that Gen. Twiggs has
now taken steps that will, we believe, efectually
prevent the communication of further intelligence
from this quarter to the blockaders.
PRESENTATION OF A FLAG TO THE PELICAN
| REGIMENT" BY THE " PlCKwICK CLUB"-A friend
Of ours sends us the following interesting account
of visit of members Of the Pickwick Club to
| Camp Moore, and their presentation of a magnif-
cent regmental flag to Col Harry Hays regiment,
| now entitled the Pelican Reriment
We left the city on special car, attached to
those intended to carry the right wing of the regi-
ment to Virginia. We had jolly time during the
night, and arrived at Camp Moore at daylight on
| Friday morning We were most cordially received
| by the gallant Colonel and his officers, and found
the camp in much hustle and activity, striking
tents packing trunks knapSaGks, and in transport
ing baggage and provisions to the cars. This be-
ing finished at about o'clock, the companies Of
the regiment began assembling in full uniform
five companies to leave, and five remaining for de-
parmre on the 10th. All being ready, and the
| regiment drawn up in line, Col Harry Hays, aC-
comGani24 by a deputation of the officers and
members of the Pickwick Club, presented them
selves before the regiment, bearing with them a
magnificent regimental flag, made of two thick
| nesses of heavy rich blue silk, with heavy gold
| fringe and ornaments.
On the one side was inscribed the name, i" Peli-
can Regiment" name given by the donors to this
| regiment, with a large and beautifully executed
pelican as represented on our State arms. On the
other side in circular form, eleven large
gold emblematiCal of the eleven STATES of the