New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-10
TALK ON THE FLAGS,


Atseveral Of the prominent corners Of our great
thoroughfares are verandahs, OF coverings to the
sidewalks or flags; these were availed of yester-
day during the slight showers of rain, and consd
erable throngs of citizens were observable clus-
tered under these preventives against the sun and
tropical showers. 1t would be supposed that the
general public had sufficient of curiosity seeking
and looking on during the week. Never in the
most brisk and prosperous eras of commerce,
trade and finance, have the flags and certain cor
ners been SO greatly thronged as during the pre-
sent week. Our merchants and occupants on the
most central streets cannot open their store doors
the sidewalks being monopolized by idlers and
lookerson. We urge on all citizens, that if you
have no business to transact, just remain at home,
and not, by your presence, add to the crowd and
sensationsts.
The mails are non est, the telegraphic wires are
suspended, steamboats, cannot be expected to ar
rive and general communication with the outside
world being prohibited, it is useless to be walking
about the streets, congregating at corners and in
quiring what is the news.
There were more stores opened yesterday, but
only in the way of half doors or one door. From
time immemorial, all regular merchants have at
the close of the seasons taken inventories accounts
| of stock, balance books, and so on; many have
availed themselves Of the present interregnum and
| are now anticipating the usual period by month
or more to close accounts and books for the sea-
son. All communication with the country being
prohibited, it of course follows that trade nor
sales with planters and country merchants can be
realized. Even if some planters were desirous Of
| coming to the city with their crops they would be
debarred from one circumstance alone that is
l 1F <ho
threatening, as it were, each successive houl
to submerge them. In fact, no planter at this
| juncture can be expected to leave his domi
Gilt therefore follows that business and trade
! must languish Nevertheless, we are glad tina
we can talk of the gradual opening of many
| stores, and more enlarged desire to resume gen
| eral operations circumscribed as they may be by
| a total absence of our great stapes--the basis o
our heretofore great commerce.
Many of our citizens are leaving for their sun,
l mer residences on the sea shore and in the pine
/ woods. This, Of course, adds to the general stag
| nation and suspension of trade. Our banks ope1
| daily. The Insurance Companies also open door,
as usual during the summer; and, possibly, if thu
local currency, or change question: could be PLACED
on safe basis, the position of business would as
sumo more gratifying aspect; but we regard
| as inutile to anticipate any enlarged improvement
in general sales, so long as communication witt
the country is inhibited, and under the fortunes o
war this inhibition can hardly be eXpested to b.
removed for the present.
TWAS talked of that two schooners had arrive
fro N the coast with molasses for the refneres un
der the general orders of the Commander 6 Gen
eral. Sugar and cotton are allowed to come t
the city with the owners in attendance. In tn
meantime, we should like to have to talk of som
thousands of barrels of -four, two or three cargoe
of bacon, hams, and other necessaries rs havin
arrived. There was talk of two or three vessel
having arrived from Havana with cargoes, but W
could not discern them at the levee. If they ar
loaded with provisions, which is not very probable
they will of course be permitted to land If loade
with general merchandise, we are not informe
what course will be allowed.
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