New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-07
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Movement from Montgomery on Pensacola
special 10 The New Orleans cresceatl
MOBILE, jan. A, 1851.
Mr. Edito,'--As the dogs of war are apparently
about being turned loose generally, | fancy that
some report Of their naneuvers in this part OF the
"cotton States, will interest your readers. The
Governor let slip" the Mobile pack last night,
and the runlor is that the uncoupling was simuita-
neous ii Georgia and Florida. the intent thereof to
prevent any more Moa1trie or Sumter work at our
| points Of coast defence.
| The only work of c0ast defence which Alabama
possesses was attended to last night, as also the
Mount Vernon Arsenal of The United States, i'll
Washington county, forty miles up the river, At
eleven o'clock last night, the Cadets. Captain
Sands; the Fusears, Captain Stenberg; the In
dependent Rifles Captain Stkes; and the Artillery,
Captain Ketchnm, embarked on board steamer
and padded offfor Fort Morgan, which guards tie
Jaws of our harbor. Their objects are those OF a
corps Of observation and their duty will be to
lay eneamped in readiness to prevent the rein
forcement or dismanting of the fortress, and to be
ready to occupy it at moments notice. The fort
is now held by only corporafs guard, unless, IN
deed, it has been quietly reinforced from Pensa-
cola. There is a rumor that such Is the case tor
yesterday a man.of-war, strange visitant in our
waters. tie u S. steamer Crusader, entered the
harbor and anchored off Dog river bar. Her ap-
pearance created some excitement, and, as if ex-
peetng it, or as if to cover some other design her
commander, Lieut.. Matfitt, thought proper to i'm
medietely send up to the city for publication in
the papers OF this morning, an advertisement as
follows:
noe RlyFE 4saE DAN s. lsilThe q. S. Steamer CRUSADER,
ID Mobile il casha ,feasuy draft 70 Jae the pie
money dug on rscenl captes tnaae y s ssSel lFs
c5as of Cabs.
This may be part of the object Of the Crusaders
visit, and if iii her commander will have happy
time getting United States paper cashed in this
market. He may getitott at a hundred per cent.
discount. / doubt if she leaves for the coast Of
Cuba; she is probably stationed on the watch in
our Bay, and possibly She may have reinforced the
fort. No news has as yet been received froih the
lower bay this morning, the fort being thirty miles
below the city, as you are aware. There is a
runlpr in town that the report of cannon down
the bay was heard this morning. Perhaps the
Crusader was sent over to intercept any expedi-
ton to the forts and has done SO.
At the same time that the Fort Morgan detach-
ment embarked down stream, f" the Rifes,h Capt.
Woodruff ssthe Washington Light Infantry Capt.
Oracle and the Gardes Lafayette,' French
company Capt. BelIoc, embarked up stream on
the steamer Selma, for the Mount Vernon Arsenal,
which is occupied by a force Of about twenty-five
men, garrison and workmen included in about
equal numbers. Nothing has been heard from
] their expedition either.
There is a report in town that regiment left
Montgomery, By rail, for Pensacola yesterday, to
seize, if possible the important forts at that point
the Navy Yard and Arsenal. Unless they take
them BY surprise they can do nothing with these
impregnable Qualifications. There are service men
and Government employees at the Navy Yard aud
forts to equal the regiment in numbers.
Yours in Taste. SOUTHERN CROSS. .