New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-17
Letter fron a. orleans asist.

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The heavy pressure upon our columns cornpeis
US to abridge and cut Down the interesting stssra
Of our correspondent, e i. E., = an 0rIeans Gaset
now at Pensacola. From his last two istters We
have room only for the following extracts;
N4r7ib, fssfs
Mi. Editor--You would scarcely fceognisa ns3
now, in eur camp or fatigue dress, If you were iii
expectediy to meet up With ms. As we have 70 dp
most of our own cooking and all of our own WASH
ing, we do not, am sorry to say, present Ii yey,
neat spectacle although we are Immediately oil
the bay, or rather on a narrow strip OF land De-
tWeen ne pay and the lagoon. We are somewhaE
eEcusable f0r this, however, as no one feels dis
posed 70 o make anything like permanent arrange.
llehts ~ TINS place. as we do not know how long
| we WIN nave TO remain here. #s7
Onf tents face north and south feigf1t y, a;tber
slde) each one having its peculiar name 9r title
such as Harmony Lodge II Me- W ooeys Horss,.
a,a gaie as ete "a kagsnse . ladies' Retreat
fine specimens Of lettering done By d certain
ber who is quite genfus in bissWay. Nj
The position we occupy that Of piekatau8rd H.
one Of importance and some honor. and reqaires
ceaseIess vigilance. Te show the efficiency sf ssT
sentines here-a suspicious looking little craft En-
deaFered to pass us few mornings since not sseu.
Ping or paying any attention to our hailing it did
not take us long to fire shot across her bow usto
which the helmsman Immediately jumped over
board, and the other men fell fat in the boat
Finding that he was not hurt and recognizing org
himself. n IA m
few nights ago, when on patrol, we heard
quite halloaing at the other side ct tls
bridge, which proved to come from q certain.
| member of g Georgia company who. Yenorfinee
himself TO our Captain, said he was halIoaiag ba
cause ne was lost He had been to Pensacola with
his Captain in the morning, to eee their wives and
IN returning his horse had got drum and hence I,e
got lost, and therefore be wanted place to sIeep
at We quartered the high spfritedp solder rsgS
morning, and then sent him on his way rejoicing
How much longer we are to remain here we Sfc
not know. was told yesterday that but two COM.
panies more OF regulars were wanted ID make rp2
Col. GIadden's regiment, without our VoIuntaerg.
II may be that we will be transferred TO some other
point, perhaps to Virginia or Cairo, when these
| two companies shall have arrived.
In regard to the attack on Fort Pfckens I cannot
| tell you when it will be made Nest of our erlfs
| and ammunition will be here sonletsme daring ths
week, and 80 soon as the former are u,euufad pga
shall be, undoubtedly, in o position not only to-
resist the attack of the enemy, but to do nnctfs
damage to them and to completely annihi1ate the
| famous Piekens. sf1#
| Doubtless, finding themselves worsted, the YAM
| kees may burn down or blow up The fort and
return to their vessels and put to sea- Shotd tbav
do this, McRae, Barancas. ths Navy Yard and the
| batteries all along can hold Warrington against
any feet the foe may send. Oar boys, tired as
they are getting to be Of this inactive life are asI
willing and eager to remain to witness the con
summation Of the taking of Fort Pickens.
| may llh.-I wrote you last on the 7th inst,
since which time nothing special has occurred Wors
| thy of :" the record. We are pursuing q the ever
tenor of our way attending to the soldiers duty
SO far as the present circumstances will allow, d
also to the pastimes Of a soldiers recreation as
such place as this, viz: fishing bathing play
and sleeping. Our men, far, are all in good
health, complaining only occasionally, and mostly
| when the weather is very hot and the patient IL
troubled with fits of lazness or drowsineas which
are affections of the mind or body pecniiar to the
constitutions of a. few Of the Cadefs as wen as tfa
balance of mankind, no doubt
We heard yesterday from our friends OF the gfes4
cent Rifles and the Louisiana Guards at Pensaegls
who are reported to us as being wen ana of cheer
ful Spirits
Our men were aroused yesterday afternoon ~ 8
rapid succession of heavy firing from the Navy
Yard. We thought at first that the long-looked fol
and desired bombardment had actually begun
| whereupon good, healthy shout of applause went
up but as the shots soon ceased, we concluded
they were fred q salute in honor Of AFkansas
who had at last linked her fortunes with ours Ss
| the cry is still they come," and BY oyeFwhelMs
ing majorities, thus endorsing the grand old doc
trine Of States rights. SO be it. We welcome
them gladly as one by one they come 10 Join the
band Of Southern sisterhooti.