New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-15
TALK ON CHANGE.

The flags were not altogether forsaken yester-
day. Squads of old steadfasts were seen at the
usual places of rendezvous talking of this that and
the other, but summing up very little in the end
There was sympathy eyinced for one of the old
frequenters of the flags. Com. Robinson his
famous yacht Gypsy have been captured by the
Brooklyn. So far we learn, the Gypsy was play
ing around Pass a-rOutre, under British colors,
and fell into the hands Of the Philstines. The
Gypsy is just such craft as they wanted for a
tender.
The privateer Savannah, fitted out at Charleston,
after capturing one valuable prize, which arrived
safe, was afterward captured by the Federal brig
Perry. Our priVateersmen must keep better look
out than this, particularly when close in shore.
There was very little going on yesterday. A
steamer arrived from Memphis with good lot of
breadstutfs. Spectators have an uphill work to
carry prices Of flour and corn above present quo
tations.
The recent movements of the Commanding Gen
eral of this military department have relieved the
minds of the residents of the sea-shore villages.
Visitors and all need not be under any apprehen-
sion of invasion for the present. Col. Barrow's
regiment of Louisiana volunteers is now stationed
at the several points on the coast. But what is the
most essential is gunboat dotilla for Lake Borgne
Two or three tugboats could have been obtained,
fitted out and manned at onethrd of the cost of a
regiment of troops and kept the entire coast clear
from the Rgolets to Mobile. The residents at the
several villages on the Gulf shore now feel very
safe from invasion. There are, however, some
feld-peces or artillery wanting, of which the
enemy will be duly informed through the numerous
spies and sympathisers lowering about.
ic oil oh That SoH1o F,oY +I,o
blockadng ship Brooklyn dined at the st. Charles
Hotel on Wednesday of last week. There are a
great many oyster luggers, with their shoulder of
mutton sails, skimming in and about the lake
shores. There are amateur oystermen and fisher
men taking matters and things very calmly, and
appear to be well posted up about garden sauce''
and catching turtle. word to the "powers that
be" ought to be sufficient.
| The Confederate Government has no armed YES
sci, cutter OR steamer on the lakes to intercept
those craft. Some of those big guns looming out
of the port holes of Fort Pike would be much bet
ter employed on board two or three steamers
cruising about the Gulf shore, off ship and Cat
Islands.
We are receiving highly favorable accounts Of
the growing crops. Thus far Providence has
specially favored the great South. We have every
prospect of furnishing England and France with all
the cotton they will require, particularly as New
England and Northern manufacturers are not to
have bale until the Southern Confederacy wills
it. Weshal have nearly three quarters of mil
lion bales more to sell to England and other Euro
pean markets. by refraining to sell to the Northern
Or Black Republican States.
The following figures give the quantity OF cotton
allowed to States north OF Virginia for the past six
years: