New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-10
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1r. Etfitorz-T gave you in my last an accoaas Of
the review and inspection Of the LouisisnH troops
stationed at this place. Yesterday the remainder
Of our troops, including The second battalion Of
Col. aladdens regiment, was reviewed md m
spected by Gen. Bragg and staff at Pensacola. The
appearance Of our gallant boys was exceedfsggy
impressive and dreu upon them the admiration
and praise Of all behoiders. There was q large as
sembage Of ladies' among whom the darh-eyed
daughters of the old Spanish founders Of this an
cient town were rsost conspicuous, TO cheer and
animate our gallant soldiers. The volunteers ap-
peared in their Lest G bib and tucher5 and did as
Hiuch credit to tsiF lauE5Teases sg to- thejr drill
sergeants Ihe s5aafds and Rifles we're especially
brilliant in their newlywasisd gassers. Major
Bradford commandsa in his usual prompt and
soldierIy style. The troops we're formed On lie
plain, near the railroad depos, Id The foIlo#fag
order : The Louisiana Guards, Capt. Todd On tns
right; Crescent Rifles, Capt. Fisz, next; then tlre
Griyot Guard Capt. Regiitor: the Shreveport
Greys. Capt. Beard asd the Caasseurs agPisd,
Capt. ST. PaE5. In the review Gem Bragg was acs
aid. Cur boys marched eEeeedingiy well and the +
whole review passed off to The infinite qualification
Of all WHO behesa it, elicitins the warnsst comeen
dation5 from Gea. Bragg ard staff.
In TIE afternoon, Col. Gladden. reviewed the
Georgia and Florida battaseBsT Of his command.
These battafions iscIuded between sever and eight
hundred n1sn,e anty though ire Florida battaiiGrJ
has several ecompsaies that Esve been 20 hastily
raised as % prevent their being uniformed the ap-
pearance cfthe whole line was 7ery good, and tie Y
men embodied all tse qualities of good soldiers.
The Georgia battalion, Major Leng, Is q very fine
body Of so2aiers-weH uniformes, oificero9 and
armed. Their matcEEDg and w3aeling wasvery
good, and TIER who'll bearing creditable 20 tte
% Empire State of the South Yea must bear I'M
mind that this bsttalion il but aE8a portion Of
the Georgia troops here. There are, besides,
fall regiment Of ten companies, commanded by
Col. Ramsey. agd tWo Independent artillery eSnI
Eanies.
Last evening, slittIe measure of dessnce and pre-
canton, which he'd been much distressed for the
last two days, was consufnmated. This Was the 1
stoppage of the chsnnel 50 as to prevent the ships
of-war from coming into aae bay whsa the bonn
bardment should commence. Ii was discovered, 3
from the charts andthe statements ol pilots and
others, that it was quite practicable, by sinking
vessels at certain place ID the channel that the
war ships could be Kept ont CT the ..arbor, or
brought SO near to- Tort McRae as To- be ez
posed to fire whiSh they could not survive.
Through the agency Of Commander Rensfsaws and
Captain Lowell of the ggitman Artillery, Natchez,
a brig and three scows were brought to the Navy
Yard and large details from the regiments were
set to work to load them with heavy rocks. This
occupied one night. In the meantime, Capt. Ste
phens, Commander Renshaw and Capt. Lowell, pro-
| ceeded quietly, at midnight, 10 survey and sound
the channel which they succeeded in doing, and in
marking out the spot where the distractions should
| be placed. This was not dene without meeting
some attention and suspicion In Fort Piekens,
where the lamps were sudGefity nghted, and gen
| eraI movement was quite peFueprlnie. The boats,
however, returned safely 70 tie wharf During THE
| day the expedency of This measure was much dis
| cussed in camp. 1t was generally apprehended
| that the fort and deet had seen put the qttSa
! pipe, and We would be fred at in attempting ID
carry out and sink the vessels. In spite of this
great danger, there was the hriskest rivalry and
zeal among the applicants for permission to 60 ON
| the perous expedition. The party, however, was
| limited to Commander Rensha one OF the steam
| tugs, and Capt Stephens, Chief of Engineers, and
| Capt. Lowell, with his company of sixty muskets
| in the other. The vessels and seoWs were toWed8
out between forts McRae and fickens, passing mn
der the guns of the latter at point blank distance,
and reaching the spot Indicated Several sailors
tunder the command OF Commander ReDshaW got
aboard, and pulling out the plugs, had barely tifnes
Ito get out of them; and, indeed, two of them had
to swim for it, when the brig and scoWs began Ea-
| pidy to sink. Commander Esnshaw remained
| near them until they sunk and disappeared from
tsght and then quietly steamed back TO the wharf,.
There was no indication that this affair was seen
by any one the ships or forts. This is very re-
| markable. The successful execution of this mea-
Esure afforded great relief to many of us in the
| camp, who apprehended that its attempt Would
precipitate action for which we shall be better
prepared in q few days.
II To-day there is to be q general review of the
whole army by General Bragg and as we have
been notified by the General that a large delsga-
tion of ladies' from Pensacola will be eonfded to
our care and entertainment, we must go to work
land make arrangements for such reception as
they will expect, and as patriotism and ganantrY
demand. NJ.