New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-05-25
I'rorp Our Own Correspond ent.-

Camp Life Strawberries HE Cooas Per-
so1snel of the First Louisiana Reginssst The
Secession Ezection-hebuadsnq Of Fdz5 Bar
b0lrr, etc.
Special to the Now Orleans Crascentl a.7as4s
NORFOLK, Vs. May II, 1851.
Mr.. Editor-In this mild climate, and with this.
delightful weather, camp life is luxury. It can
be understood and appreciated only sy,aetuaR ex-
perience, and the most effeminate specimen of
manhood ought to become robust aad perhaps
stalwart, if properly put through regimental
Grill and subjected to simple mess fare, viz :
Westphalia ham and creole eggs, spring chickens;
Occasionally strawberries smothered inicream,
etc. This latter item is of a character to make
0rleanois open his eyes. They sell them in the e
market of Norfolk, and in our camp, at ten cents
per quart-strawberres large our Drum ,
Majors thumb-and yesterday TWO men of cur
mess went to place about two miles from camp
and brought back large basket full, which cost
them nothing but the trouble of gathering, The
cost of subsistence should not be great in Norfolk,
as most edibies are SO cheap that the dealers re-
sort to copper cents for the convenience of
s'making change.n We have removed from our
first encampment, and are now about two miles
from the townrather too far to avail ourselves Oh
N trket facilities.
"Our mess !, consists of Drs. Beard and Bell, Mr..
Fenner, Quartermaster Murphy and Your cores
| pondent-we having seeded from the eeioneFs
mess in consequence of being too numerous for .
table of tho size for camp naa-Our style OF cook
| ing may be new to the reader, as it was most GER
|
long, and one in depth circular hole eight or
ten inches in diameter is sunk it, connecting
with it at the bottom, and this is supplied by the
trench with air. Water placed in vessel over the
concentrated heat of this hole will boil in few
moments and there is sort of difficulty in cook
ing anything and thing that the camp larder
Affords in almost as good style as it could be done
| in restaurant.
promised in my last to furnish a correct list of
the commissioned officers Of this regiment, and here
it's
Colonel, Wna G. Vincent; Major, VIM. r. Shivers;
Surgeon, Major c. Beard Surgeon, DR..
J. F. Bell; Quartermaster, Lieut.. Ed. Murphy;
Adjutant, P. W. Semmes; Chaplain, Rev. Darius
| Company A-First Lieutenant Commanding, C.
| W. Lewis; Second Lieutenant, J. R. Ashmore;
Junior Lieutenant, A. Bornan.
Company B-Captan, G. E. Girardey; First
Lieutenant, - D'Aquin; Second Lieutenant, S.
| McC. Montgomery.
Company C-Captan F. Rawle; First Leuten-
ant, H. Montgomery; Second Lieutenant Fl. r.
| kenna.
Company D-Captain, James Nelligan; First
Lieutenant, G. W. Morgan; Second Lieutenant,
A. A. Wilkins Junior Lieutenant Penn Bedel.
Company E-Captain, NJ. Nolan: First Leuten-
ant, NJ. B. Gilmer Second Lieutenant, VIM. Hart;
Junior Lieutenant, saml McCleand;
Company = Captain, P. R. 0'Rorke First
Lieutenant, - Evans; Second Lieutenant W. G.
Tavinner; Junior Lieutenant E. A. Chadwick.
Company Captain, 7; NJ. Dean; First Lieuten-
ant Z. D. Willett; Second Lieutenant J. A, Blafer !;
Junior Lieutenant, A. n Cummings.
Company H-Captain, B. NJ. Anderson First
Lieutenant, R. L. Van Osten; Second Lieutenant,
Company Captain, G. E. oornier; First Lieu
= tenant, S. R. Harrison Second Lieutenant, H. G..
Parker; Junior Lieutenant. W: DeLaey.
, Company K-Capain, Charles Il Frost; First
Lieutenant, W. L. Randall; Second Lieutenant, III.
Audry; Junior Lieutenant, J. F. Moiair.
Most of the above named are well known in New
Orleans, and no regiment in the service possesses
a more soldiery looking and gentlemanly corps of
= The nupStiOn of their actual ettlCleQcV
will probably be decided on The field of batte be-
i fore many days, it already has been in the ease
of the Colonel in command and OF at least two OF
t his officers. 1t might be considered unfair to
speak in te ms OF commendation of particular
s companies, but without disparaging the others,
S may be permitted to express my admiration OF
z company H, Davis Guardsl the noble band of
Kentuckans Incorporated into the regiment in
New Orleans, and Of their captain, B. NJ. Ander-
son, who, unless his personal appearance and de-
d pertinent greatly belle him, was certainly born TO
: the profession of aEIls. He served in Nicaragua,
d and was considered one of Walkers most efficient
men; he is related to Fort Sumter Anderson, ant
| the family $50 have underst0nd) claim to be de
n scended from the Black DougIas of Scottish mem
l. ory. The Davis Guards hnc hooking, stal
e wart body of men, and when the day OF tria
| comes, will bring no dlscredlt upon the warnk
reputation of their native State.
l. The liual consumma'nn Of the act of secessio
If of Virginia by the vnte OF her people is to TAX
place on Thursday next, Esd inst, and many pee
pie here believe that day or Two previous, Q
perhaps on the day of election, the enemy WI
u make demonstrations at various points OF tn
II State, in order to prevent the fighting popuaho
from voting, and thus create diversion 10 faVoF
the Union. vers. One OF the editors OF the ArSu
o, thinks that, if everything goes suonthiy, the. ms
II iori,y tor secession may reach tt0,oEo
at To complete the defence ut Norfolk the reoas2s
nd inp of old Fort Barhnur is about to be commence
to on the site it occupied IN 1919, aud the papers
it this morning publish Il call from Gen. GWSnn up
the inbabtan1s for negro labor for that purp' ,
With the exception of a nacs"w neck OF fand \
>, folk is built upon an island, aud when p .oI
MS works are thrown across thus isthI&as, ths to-
Se ;li hp a1,ooether safe from any attack that can
lch made by the Yankees againstit u. W. S
p, P,S-Persons who have letters OF - ekages
send to tber friends in this reglmentp, should
is dress to the of Cob A. g. BlaneAss'd lst Re
ed. ment La. Volunteers.
The Petersburg Express treats With indiferaI
lily, the movements in Western Virg' MIA. Il saws:
Inc There is q punishment more severe for the l
Handle than the usual punisS men, for treason.
the Pan Handlers depart IL naaca Let Eirpi