New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-22

orders Of the Governor, that squads of armed men
are constantly seen on those days burryiug TO the
houses and places Of business of the dsaected VINO
are arrested and tried. A young man, fisherman
taken on board one of the smacks captured oy me
New-L London. told me in good faith that abie-boded
men seen in the streets Of Nsw-Oreans were I'M
pressed into the rebel srmy and that he do ho' uaFe
90 on shore parace days, forfear OF oeig a'Ieseu
and sent OF TO fight. lie OILY veh'uIeu IRON Iis
vessel az night Scarcely single man couIu re
found in New. O1eaus, all having gone Noith win
the army while the gfcr f0hatii0S were organized
into Home Guards One on the prisoners nhiheu
that he did not know how the people OF New-OTieans
m ia rs, along siX months longer under The present
c,,1,;or of things Business Of al kinds was at
..s.,.fill and he would rot know what to do TO get
lrc.d for bis family if he should 90 back The ques-
nau Of euacing more stringent laws for the malhlen-
euce Of the militia is likely to be among the hrsi 10
come before the legislature Of LOUISIANA ht the pres
ent session.
SCARCITY OF PHySIC.
Tie scarcity Of medicines and surgical infirnmen's
IN the South aud the fabulous prices offered for The
same Is one Of the strongest Inducements holi out 10
adventurous and urscrupUous men 10 rGn tie block
ade. An adventure 10 obtain quantity OF these e..
sential commodities, tie success OF Thich would
have enriched tue dautg prosecutions, 10 an extent
almost incredible, was recently frustrated by the
seizure OF the schooner a. j. View, Of NcwOreans,
as she was attempting to ruu The blockade of Msis
spvi Sound. The vessel WAS loaded with three hun
dre barrels Of turpeufiue whic1 cost the captain and
supercargo, who united in the venture, fOrty.two
cents per gallon or about $1,000. Ills they eXpect-
ed "a sell in Belize Honduras, for y 81 per Gallon
or $4,000. a freight from Honduras TO Havana
was expected TO pay The expenses Of the voyage,
and with the proceeds Of the original cargo invested
n drugs, medicines, and surgical n-iunents, they
hc1ed 60 return to New-Orleans, where they could
have disposed OF their cargo a sc advance OF from
800 - $40 per cent tie cost OF The lurl entlre
Had they been permitted TO carry ou' this liitle ar
rarpeweni, they would lave realized the Astounding
profit Of 10000! The parties who attempt these
hayarduus enterprses are mostly foreigners aud men
OF Northern biuh, is proved by the nativity Of
tlose who have been capiuTel BY the blockadng
squadron. There j. scarcely master or pilot sailing
ont Of New Orleans who cannot trace bis lineage 20
the North, while their crews are mostly Spanish,
Portuguese, French, and Italian sailors Through
the vigil nee OF The Federal oihcers this station,
one Of these games least has been checkmaed.
Tie cargo Of tie a y. View was not exchanged for
qunine and surgical Instruments, and while Mr..
Black, the snpercargo, has returned 10 New-Orleans
g rOOrer II not wiser man, the bod captain may,
from the quarter.deck Of the Cuyler calculate the
probable fc of bis vessel at anchor near by, and OF
her cargo piled MP on the beach. set Of surgical
instruments presented 20 Dr. Watson OF the k X.
Cuyilr hy a friend, and worth PERHAPS so, excited
tie cup1ity Of OF the rebel prisoners, who said
he could Obtain $500 for them in New Orleans.
The SITUATION ON sup ISLAND.
Next to providing Tor security against The enemy,
the good soldier attends 20 hs cuisiue for experience
tuLit MN mat ne can ilgit better on lu tLhl
an empty siomachi and in this individual taste and
skill war developed. Here every variety Of
apparatus Tor cooking, from the ample camp fire,
its crotch and cross bar, aud the old.gshicned cim-
ney with crane, pot-hook, and trammels 70 the most
approved army stoves some Of tie companies went
Immediately TO work and constructed 0vens OF brick,
which the drifting SANDS OF tie leland had buried,
bat which were soon discovered and uneauhed; and
their example was soon followed by oihers. Stray
boards which the rebels failed To consume were
collected and from these very comfortable shanties
and Kitchens were impOyised While the more
ra,ien soldier braided mats Of long beach era,s FOR
carpeng their tens, others laid floors Of bricS The
maiorit.> however c0nieuied themselves with strew
ing grass over the candy bottom" which, with
blank aud knapsack, made a comfortable couch.
Pure water IL plenty, AID each company bar !ts
well. made by digging hole IN the sand and rink
ing bread barrel FOR "A curb. In some cares thee
are protected by nclosuFe Of stayte driven 10 The
sau0. Tho water j. pure and Yastly superior 10 TIE
nauseOus LIQUID produced by disiil,8tion on ship
board. AZ soon n the troops laudtd, scouting par
ties began to explore the isiand, sud came IN at
night, bringing samples q tie aniun productions ~
tie shaVe OF Taccrous Wild hogs cattle and oysicr,
which latter are plentiful and can only he equaied
in favor by " Prnces Bay or Providence kiver.'
These formed pleasing variation TO Tie coarse rare
Of " hard tack md salt beei which hsa Deeh served
=, out 10 them sbipbOald.
SOLDIER hike sailors, when separated from the
amenities Of home and the objects Of their Affection,
search for some channel in which to eXercife their
tured litter of sucking pigs, which Immediately be-
came PEI Of the company, and were rapidly domes
ticaied sharing tie attention OF ihc soldiers, with
numerous dogs and solitary cat, which were
brought out. The men have not succeeded In bag
ding any cIOcOd.ee, but tracks Of tie reptile are
while around the LieoOn. One party, which went
ont exploring came suddenly upon that most ven
onou- Of tie ophIdIan trile-a copper-hea9 snake
cOled ny hcsce logi and quickly dltI atohed IL WIN
their reyOlyerf.
The prev iling winds at this point during the
; Winter months are from The North. six days out
Of seven the wind siir IN that quarter. The weather
has been moderate thus far, tie thermometer rang
! inc from % t. so, above zero. While II las not
roined since the troops landed, the heavy dews
which prevail here have rendered tic nights cool,
aud owe rcoas after dark are not 1T all uncOmior
allie. Ola Boreas has made one attempt 10 raise n
.'Norther" which though only an apology for the
genuine article nevertheless ret yessels admit ~ the
harbor and drove iuriously acr0ss the Island which
from the drifting white sands, brought wildly 10
mind the Winter scenes Of New-Enghnd.
THE FEMALE TRAITORS.
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