New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-16
TALK ON CHANGE.

We could not raise much talk yesterday on com
mefeial matters; in fact, the flags of Carondelet
stfeet were barren. There were several remarks.
in regard TO the recent conflict at the mouth Of the
river The Yankee version Of the battle Of last
Saturday was talked of, as given in the evening
papers Some folks talked as thoughsthere was no
vessel sunk that the Richmond was the one the
Manassas went into. Then again tie Richmond is
reported as being somewhere with merely her bow
cut Of water; then again she was afioat, having
been merely aground which is an every day oc-
currence to all vessels crossing the bars Of the
Mississippi river As The adrices are 50 conflict
ing, shall have to wait till the official reports
from our side are made known before tho actual
results Of last Saturday can be understood. Up to
last evening there were no later adyices, known to
have been received from the Passes, talked Of on
the flags. Thentherewas dispatch that two YES
sells with aims, captured by the Confederated
steamer Of war Sumter, had been recaptured in at
tempting to enter Borwiek's Bay. This Ii, how
ever, idle talk. Where could the Sumter have
captured these vessels II loaded with arms for the
Confederated States That one vessel with arms for
the Confederated States has been made prize of
IS beyond doubt These arms, however, with many
others, could have been landed at the Pontchar-
train Railroad at any time within the past three
months. The steamer Miramon could have made
short trip to Havana, through Mississippi Sound,
and brought the very guns which were captured
on the schooner Teone, but red tape and sealing
wax, it issupposed, prevailed. That is tile talk
The Mramon might have been taken possession Of,
that is, seized as other steamers have BEEN Her
carrying British eoers was mere evasion of this,
that and the other. ~,
I There are many inquiries to whom the represent
atives Of foreign powers, say England, France,
Spain, Portugal Holland, Russia and others are
accredited? Are there any legal representatives
of these several powers recognized by the Con,
federate States of America Let us go further:
Is itnot debasing and insulting to the Confederate
authorities for all these foreign powers to be &C.
kaowledging and recognizing the Government of
Lineoln, Seward s. Co. IN the, Confederated States?
We DESIRE OF the talk is, explicit and unqualified
reply to these questions. We coneeiyeit impor-
tant that these Consuls, one and all, come out at
once and say what they do recognize. Do they
hold their exequatears under the Confederate Gov.
ernment or under that of the old defunct Union :?
Our view is, that the authorities at Richmond are
liberal and generous in the extreme in permitting
the several officials of the foreign Governments to
be pursuing their functions in the Confederated
States 1t is time for the South to speak out in this
respect i; let us have no more vacillating, We
merely inquire by what right the former offieias-
Consuls and representatives of foreign Govern
.ments--exeroise authority in this city, 10 whom
are they indebted for the privileges they enjoy?
Is 1t to the Black Republican dynasty of Lincoln
Seward y Co., or to w1oms Let US have plain talk
In this matter. Do these Consuls recognize the
Confedefated States of Americas? Let US have. a