New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-25
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Western NTi1isary ttorresp pondence.
No Fight Yet Of onY Fsrses-Prebabity
Long Stay The JaeksoH Rsaieat alsaduri Heroes
Arrival Of Gen. Johnston Tragedy In Camp Msnin
aHocIhe Sickness in Camp Gen. Pillow Abe Seam
boats Change in the Weather, etc.
speciaf o the New Orleans GsescentJ w.
1 coLessrs ~ sspt 10 1851.
Isar. Edstor4-The camp is so constantly full of
wariike rumors, and these rumors are SO generally
ialasous that it 10 fatiguing as useless to at.
tefnPs % trace them to any source Of reliability
am gesapg used 70 camp runiors and camp alarms,
different sources before think Of actually lending
my ear to IT, s54y 75-ss3 - 1'sS-o 1sN-o
u q former letter mentioned how our army had
reinforced ten JET. Thompson, across the river,
and how an engagement with the enemy was Ak!
pected on the Missouri side, Somewhere hsfpyeer,
this place and Cairo. Our forces toed ti,s marx
Tor several dsysshs enemy didnsand our
command) hsve returned to this side Of Tie river.
In my last letter mentioned that some Of our
force bad made farther advance into Kentucky.
fhs was General Chestham's Brigade, wfdeh went
TO Mayfeid, small town some twenty miles from
ahis place, and on railroad whieh leads into Pa
c8eah.= This advance was made to meet an ex-
pected advance Of the Hessians from Paducaa but
tiss Hessians didn't come, and yesterday Gen.
sClseatham and his force returned TO this carnr IT
nov begins to evident that the enemy intends
attacking us here he will not do il until he fancies
he acquires strength Of ingincihiiity on both river
and shore That tfs belief Is entertained at head
quarters mere seems apparent, only in the con-
eentrasion o. our army on the best Lighting grounds
around Columbus, bot in tie extent and STRENGTH
of the entrenchmsnts and fortiacations now under-
construction Our whole regiment ltiis Eleventh
Louislana} worked hard al day yesterday with
axe, pick and sEavel, aud other regiments win
lake their turn at the exercise to-day. These
doing5 very naturally create the impression thai
our aF my will remain here for some time to come,
y nossionger. The idea is NOT relished much. The
#hple army appears to be !. spiIing for q 6ghtH
ana VIII doabie.quiea it to any point willingly az
soon as ordered, II there be any probability of a
brush with the ensrrg on fan ground Meanwhile
our army gradually increases in strength
y The Jackson Regmens or Bait aIion. Col Miller
six companies, frozss New Orleans, arrived here
some days ago, under command Of Lieutsaant
cellent health and high spirits and their EVENING
drills are beautiful. The other day the steamer
Charm landed here from New Madrid, a COMPANY
Of French Missourians, from the interior, some
armed and some not They are mostly farmers,
and deserted their homes, families, property every
thing, as they represent, to avoid being impressed
or kidnapped into the Lincoln service 4 and in
order to escape efeetaaily to side they march,
ed thirty miles dag for six days. eating only one
meal each day, and suffering other priyations
such Is the spirit Of the men who are aghting for
the South. Conquer such men? Not whilst they
live! +! q %aG s fEE8 ~ a7s2 5l5Hs 5.=sT1 *
i Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston arrived Yesterday
to take command of the forces here. His arrival
/ was source of universal joy. Few commanders
have entered upon the discharge Of their trusts
under more hattering auspices Last nighs he was
splendidiy serenaded ard In response made STIR.
ring speech-se am told for coald mol be pre-
sent though could distinctly heaY the music and
excitement at our camp on the hill. latter tattoo
none but Commissioned officer or person accom-
panied. BY such officer can leave camp, thing
somewhat "A, tantalizug to me at times, for can't
wen cure myself, as you may Judge, Of. the old
habit Of running around 70 hear and see what's
going on Cen. Johnston's speech was falioWed
by speeches from other gentle,aen, and there was
an enthusiastic time generally ss VI. sS5
A,sad but anaV able tragedy occurred in our
camp. evening before last prigate Thomas Miller,
aged 20 said to have come from Louisville, "a meIn-
Der of the Cannon Guards, IN our regiment, vas
under arrest for drunkenness and insabor dination
In large camp like this, some men will find
means to get drunk despite the vigilance of@the
othoersl Escaping, after dark, from the guard
post, he undertook to fool sentinel with q, bit Of
blank paper for pass, the hour beug so late that
the countersign and not pass was necessary !; the
sentinel refused to let him pass; and he insisted
upon it. and raised fuss. Capt. Austin was called
to the spot. He ordered Miller back 70 the guard
post; Miller refused, and defed and cursed him,
with opprobrious epithets. The Captain took him
by the shoulder to arrest him, when he jerked
loose, Offering the NEST bitter and Bloody deianee
The Captain then drew his revolver, and ordered
him to so back under pain of heiag shot. His
abuse and defiance were greater than ever. The
wonnding and not killing him. He repeated his
defiant oaths and epitsets the Captain again
seized him, and struck him once with the barrel of
| his revolver; upon which Miller again jerked
loose, spraDg back and put his hand to his back
as If to draw weapon. The Captain warned him
not to advance, or he would kin him. With his
hand behind him, Miller began advancing, when
the Captain tred a second time, the ball entering
his heart and killing him instantly. The Captain
at once reported himself to Col. Marks and called
| for Court of Inquiry; hnt the killing was wit
messed by So many, and the reports of all agreed
SO wells that the holding of the court was not
deemed necessary, and Capt. Austin stood justified
and honorably acquitted. ssst ,
Last night, a soldier of our regiment attempted
to leap over Tut or rain gulley near the edge Of
| the hill. Not leaping far enough, he descended
some thirty feet, alighting on his feet unpjured,
but upon ledge, from which he could not escape,
| being unable to climb back to the top, and unWil-
ling to jump to the next ledge, some thirty forty
| feel further down. He shouted lHstily and help,
came; but no pole or rope could be found of suf
ficient length to reach him. At last the boys cut
down alarge sapling, or young tree, trimmed the
| limbs OF, poked it down. and up scrambled MIR.
Soldier, the hero of the evening, and not the first
| by any means who has acquired notoriety by for
getting the admonition, "look before You eap.i'
A fne cavalry horse, afew days ago, got nonsen-
sical and danced over the edge Of the river bluff
near here. of course he was fairly dashed to
pieces the bluff being over two hundred feet high,
/ and perpendicular nearly to the base. ee:5
The health of the Eleventh Louisiana Regiment
| is comparatively excellent. Or. Hart has forty
! two men in the hospital and has not yet lost .
1 case. With his assistant Dr. Mcdonnell, he has
treated over seventy cases OF meazes in this regi
ment since. going on duty at Camp Moore, curing
| thenlan without trouble. The Twelfth Regiment,
am sorry, is sorely afflicted with sickness, and
losing many men, principally. by the meazles.
Nearly half the regiment has been sick since Or
ganizing at Camp Moore, and their funerals pass
through our camp nearly every day. 1t is singular
| to note how much better the city companies pre-
i serve their health than the country companies.
One reason Tsuppose, is that all people from cities
have had the lneazles, whilst generally those from
the country have not. Our Surgeon, DR.. HART
4 will have an excellent hospital when he receives
i azfew more conveniences for which he is waiting.
| Gen. Pillow has issued q proclamation forbid
ding steamboats, to take corn hay, -four, ETC., from
this vicinity to points South, all such being re-
quired for the army here. The steamers ID. S.
Tucker and Cotton Plant having violat ed this or
der, by starting for Memphis with loads of supplies
were last night overhauled by the 9 rampus and
brought prisoners to this place. whers their truck
was bought at prices afording reas enable profit
to the shipper, and the boats heldts give bond not
| to repeat the offence. There are many men and
| horses in and around Columbus, au d they must be
| fed. There no less than eleV zen steamers al
| the Columbus landing this mornv 49,. Our army is
| making place of Columbus, ans no mistake.
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