New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-09-27
From Louisville and St. Louis.
The Memphis Avalanche of Wednesday says


The city yesterday was crowded with refugees
from Louisville and st. Louis, who fed hither for
the purpose Of enjoying the life and liberty such as
+ was guaranteed them by the government we once
acknowledged. We would give the names of
score of these, whom we know personally. were it
not that their families and their properties would
be sacrificed on account OF it, Fl. .-.-
One of the gentlemen referred to left here some
two weeks since for the purpose of bringing his
family from Cincinnati. A Vrginian by birth cir
cumstances prevented him from sooner making the
undertaking. He arrived in Cincinnati. made the
necessary arrangements, and was on the point of
leaving, when he was arrested as spy. He under
went an examination which lasted four hours, con-
Quoted by the Custom-house officer and Wharf
master of the city; when, after taking the oath,
which he did under protest, he was permitted to
depart. In company with his wife he arrived at
Louisville, where he again subjected to rigid
examination. Foreseeing the difficulties he would
encounter, he sent his wife back to Cincinnati and
determined to try it alone.
Navigation below Louisville has been entirely
suspended but Capt J. B. Archer of the Com
mercial, (an avowed Secessionist) obtained per-
mission to make one more trip. He secured pas
sage, in company with some two hundred others
in a similar predicament and reached Henderson
where he employed a wagon to convey him to the
State line. Many of the other passengers debarked
at Owensboro', and came overland from that
point.
Wren our informant left Cincinnati, large num-
Der of volunteers were crossing from Ohio to Ken
lucky, and five hundred came down to Louisville
on the same boat. The regulars at Newport Bar
| racks had marched into the interior Business in
Cincinnati was at perfect standstill and the
work of enlistng had nearly played out At Louis
vile Secessionist dare not utter his sentiments
The Union men, it is said. deprecate the suppress
sion of the Louisville Courier, Of the editors OF
| which, Mr.. Mckee, had been " bastiled.n Capt
| Haldeman is supposed to have fled to Nashville.
A large party arrived from st. Louis yesterday.
| In addition to !. taking the OATH" which seems to
be very popular up there, they were permitted to
leave the city only upon their parole of honor. In
issuing permits, the names, age, color Of eyes,
hair the height, the destination ETC., etc., put
in it, and nobody to whom the slightest suspicion
attaches can leave the city. To such point of
slavery has Lincoln reduced that city that the
sentiments and acts Of each citizen is known, and
he is marked and ruined man, who is opposed
to 'i the powers that be-" Acts of nhuman bar
barity have struck terror to the souls of the most
daring. r-' o.
Six gunhoats are being built at St. Louis. Two
of them will be finished by the 1st of November,
and the others will not be completed until De
cember. These will all draw six feet of water.
\ proclamation for all loyal" engineers to
come forward and take service with the Govern
ment, had been Issued, which caused quite flut-
terng among that class. 1t was understood that q
similar order " would be issued for the benefit of
pilots, and sudden secession movement was aC-
compshed by all who could leave. The St. Louis
refugees went to Louisville, where they took the
Commercial and landed at Owenshoro, from which
place they made their way overland to the Ten
nessee fline. win one exception they were moi
| molested. In Todd county, they came across
Union man, who informed them that he was 'tProf
d. A. Carson" who proclaimed himself the I" Pres
| ident of the Union party of Todd county, A lit
| tie blarney induced him to give the party the fol
lowing pass, which, as literary curiosity, we cop,
| verbatim:
| 81 Have STOPPED and examened -- and -
| and - and found theme True Patriots all pirsel
pleas let theme and Wagun Pas Throughe our State
| "I The President OF the union partey TodG
| County. d" PRoF. D. A. CARsON.'
! After pointing out to them the houses of Seces
! solists to be avoided, the {" Professor permitted
| them to proceed, but they did not have occasion
| to use his =" Pas"
| 1t was understood that martial law would be de-
| clared in Louisville. on Saturday, and it is un-
| doubtedy true that such was the case.