New Orleans daily crescent., 1862-01-25
iTALK ON 'oHANeE.

The flags Of Carondelet street were quiet enough
yesterday to permit the grass, wheat and cats,
which are spronting up, to advance promisingly,
that is, a fine crop may be realized if warm
weather does mol set in too early. There was
some talk about the receipt OF 1880 bales ofcotton
by one boat. The greater part OF this cotton
comes from Tensas parish, Rodney and Grand
Gull; under special permission, and is intended to
beshpped forthwith for some trans atlantic port.
However, it is going the right course to prove the
ineficency Of the blockade 1t will take a good
many thousand bales to create the least degree Of
activity on Carondelet. The grand boulevard
Canal was thronged during the day. Itappeared
that all crinoiinedom had donned its best and
spread grandy. The flags of the grand boulevard
were taken possession Of at an early hour iii the
day, and undsputed sway was conceded to erino-
line; yet the occupants Of those splendid palaces
did notrealize any great benefit from the turn out.
The weather was beautiful. It ELECTED many re-
marks. Yet it was manifest, in the turmoil of,
shopping and trade, there WIS very little thought
given to our soldiers in the field or in camp. II
one.half of the pedestrians who appeared on the
grand boulevard yesterday had extended their
walk towards the river and called on the President
and Managers Of the Volunteer or Free Market,
and deposited the small amount Of one dollar each,
we are sanguine Colonel Murray would this morn
ing have the pleasure Of acknowledging the receipt
Of d thousand or two thousand dollars. Now then,
dear ladies, allow us to talk to you, and beseech
you that iu your excursfons, favored as they were
by the heavenly weather yesterday, you will on
every Tuesday and Friday extend your walk or
ride to- that ron. building at the head of Canal
street, and witness personally the efforts, labor
and devotion Of few Of our good citizens in the
holy cause OF the South, benevolence and charity.
Ladies', when in your carriages out on an airing,
direct your drivers to the Volunteer Market, aght
walk inside and witness the great good few hun
dred dollars the cost Of cashmere shawl, the ex
penses Of IN evening soree, or the disbursements
set of useless fashionable toggery and dress,
and We 0pine Y0u will derive much pleasure by 30
doing. But, dear ladies, you did look charming
and beautiful yesterday. The old fogies and the
young bucks did talk Of you, freely and liberaly
ything pertaining to you was freely canvassed;
with all your charms, you cannot arrest the talk.
We however, have to talk OF our own observations.
We did mot observe one Of your fine carriages
wend its way to the Volunteer Market, nor did we
perceive going in the direction Of that
temple Of benegolence. 1hzk IS almost ubiquitous.
r. among the bankers, the inaneiers, the cotton
factors the cotton buyers, the note brokers, the
pMssSA M pbusIb among the bulls and bears he has
been among tho legislators they have adjourned,
thank God, and gone honey blowing up the salt
speenlators, denopncing the embargoists, endeay.
oring tc drive the Ahin.plaaser currency ID the
wal, and now begs 70 pay bis respects e erino.
linedon, and trusts that II tho next days of tbe
4 Volunteer Market should be blessed with j
charming and heavenly weather as On Yesterday
the market will be visited By hundreds who can
4 dishurse afew dollars. S fasst 81 }
There were some further teegraphic adgiees re-
ceivad last evening. There is no question but what
the Confederate army has met with reverse in the
late battle at Somerset. It he made up within
. short time We are reminded, in this defeat, Of
/ paragraph we read in some Northern paper, that
the union mem aliaa Black Republicans Of East
Tennessee would be found in the ranks of the Con.
federatea, and would do service forthe Hessians.
This may account in some way for the defeat-that
Ii ese Unenists enlisted in the Confederate service
ana turned traftps. The discharge Of Tint great
ratio. Brownlow BY order Of Secretary BENJAMIN.
has bee. Of great injury to the Southern cause,
when afl Investigation is made Of this battle. i. ID
hoped il gh take the broadest range, and bring ID