, 1862-06-26


are totally demoFa'ized, and refuse to fight
again. The CONSUMPTION aleo has furnished
great numbers.
TEE BLOCKADE.
We give the following extract Of Command
er Wocdku1i's report u his present voyage:
TIE blockade is, usual, well sustained
throughout our whcle coast, and is doubtless
IS efhcient-possiblg more SO than any
blockade ever before established by any
ua1ion.
The cruising vessels arc light, active and ef-
fcitut rs the list Of captures will prove. ALL
are in good discipline, looking well, and no
doubt will give good account Of themselves
whenever IN opportunity occurs to test their
The health Of the men and officers OF the
different vessels visited, continues to be ex-
cellent. At length, 50 far as can be ascer-
tained, the Department has right to con-
gratnlate itself upon the generally satisfactory i
and fms condition Of the fleet nov distributed |
en- our immense extent Of coast.
The following letter, just published in q !
Mississippi paper, il going the rounds Of the !
Southern press:
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
following extracts from letter received in
this city:
NEW ORLEANS, La, June 2, 1854.
Gen. Butler is still in New Orleans, at the
st. Charles Hotel. He visits the custom
huusc cnce day under 4 guard OF ono hun
dttd men. At prcscpt he has Increased his
army around the St. Charles to 1000 men.
Occasionally be takes a pleasure trip to Dan
Hi,cbcoehs Hot.l ut the Lake, out on the
n,aen fctnt shell road. He is so badly scared
at the results recently taken place in the
city, that he will not permit Commodore
Farragut to leaTc even with hts feet Of seven
Vessels, who is extremely anxious to visit Rcd
while the river is high; and strong comnu-
nica;ion has recently passed between them on
the subject Gsn. Butler demanded Gommo-
dore FarTagut to remain, because the navy
took the city, and his services we're required
tne!c Commodore Farragut replied that the
army wiz in possession If tue city, and should
hold IT, lie did not think his services were
required, and that he ehould be permitted to
proceed up the river on other duty. We would
like to scc them pitch into each other. If
Commodore Farragut will go up the river, we
dolbl it Butler will hosd the city forty-cight
hours, judging from the present state Of
thi1gs.
TIE confederate regiment which disbanded
have tlci- arms e1owcd away securely, and
about 1000 Of our best Louisiana boys have
up,'' which will give Us 5000 men to do what
1 don't think ought to tell you at present.
Gen. Butler has recently stationed ut Dan
uitchcock's hotel 500 men, to protect him at
that r!a,c while sc enjoys other p"ople's lux
uries. On last Tuesday, two United States
| army officers and one United Suites navy off
Ger hired I cn5riagc and visited this hotel; tic
! driver was hoy eighteen Years Of arc, and
| f.it1 full TO the cauee Of the South, he picked
| NJ fr;erd CT his on the carriage box The
ard one o'clock II, night, but nothing has been
es ed Ct 1ts e osSsTS IRss Nc oouns yon
iig our ladits, and guess he regrets it very
| fNr 1n7in M a t.xt
| crssion flag eewed en- their boso1ns, and they
| plairly show revolver in the right side Of
tbcir Eelt, and small dirk iu the left, and in
ulauy cases they are seen turning up their
! 1,okes, With peculiar pout, and significant
shake CT Tue head" I ou nasty Yankee, you, -
and russ on. I am happy to say that the
ladies Of this city have taken a bold and de-
cidcd stand.
No Upited States officer or soldier is per
uailted to ride in The city passenger raifro Sd
| carF. If two or three New Orleans ladies' art
il, it. Mr.. lawson, the proprietor, has pub
]ish. d q card with regard to this matter, ane
OIL the following day Two United Stntes Off
Gers got into car un the Canal street line
! 7'wu secession ladies were in the car 1t tht
time; they pitched into the driver with fist
doubled Tor Permitting them to enter, ant
after driving him from the cars, turned tt
The officers and eeid, t'Sirs, these cars WIRE no
made for Yankees 10 IiG2 il, BID set up and ge
OUT The officers left, and without sayln!
t one word.
} Al present the sickness among Gen. But
| lcr's troops is very bad. The flux, typhoi
fever and ema,l-ro is doing good work anon
| them, Nineteen Of his men deserted with
the last two weeks; and as lescrtion has CON
rieEcCd, VIC expect to hear Of more. It IS in
| possible for them to stand the heat. A In
ted States surgeon reports that from six to t.
die daily from sun-stfokc. The firms Of Her
dcrson i Gaines, D. McCann s Co, foundry
: Leeds l. Co., Qoundry,) and several other
coi;!d nanlc, were each fined S100 for not II
= 1or1ing to Butler their business SC. Messr
Leeds & Co. we're Imprisoned on the fleet II
hot requiring the machinery Of the Wat stcau
IT'S, which was badly treated in the late figh
It The mint, the custom house, St. Charles me,
ica1 college, school Of medicine, and oFphu
house are all used as places Of rendezvous f
lis army and navy. Eoglisil and French has
| other nhtioEs are seen.
IFrom the Charleston Mercury, June 10.
GUSIoATs, AND TIE LANDING AND lSTnENC
, ING OF THE ENEMY's FORCES.
The defensive policy, pursued by o
authorities in the conduct Of this war, II
brought invasion upon the people Of the Sout
Our want OF H navy renders these att:mp
l, eaEy to make.
y The laws Of mechanics and the results
n,atht NAUTICAL deduction froin the premis
:, given, .rc Little less certain than the issue
= = OPT r:.tiuns between the Confederate a
o. United States, when conducted on the pr1
+ ciplts of trench aid ordnance fighting. Ju
~ as certain as that part is unequal to t
:. whole, or that The power OF a lever is reci
- rocally as the lengths on each side the Fl
c1um, SO surely the Confederate army
Ike, by the Inevitable deduction Of rcasc
TO bc wo1stcd, whipped and driven back,
fore The heasy earihworks and superior ari
lery Of the United States in tnat species
I'D lighting. Wherever the war is thus carried G
there the a11uies of the South generally ii
=, military necessity for falling back. Nor
,ai nd the fault in the falling back, when there
nothing else TO be done. 1t is conducting t
50 oef es at
ton, at Yorktown and n Corinth, teach us
'nt probable conclusion Of thI. style Of warEt
H. and why should we persist in going throu
The same routine, with the same disastro
rcsrltBs The failure occurs in the eA
H. strategy. When We permit the unresst
US. landing Of troops and the erection Of wor
which we are no better prepared to storm
ess tetward, and before the advance Of viii
With their superior and unlimited ordnan
tie falling back becomes necessity, then
. | give up tic issue and the stake.
Ia The conditions Of fight early offered the &
in | ftdt rate troops are seldom bettcred. II troc
aa csnnot be attacked and ronted immediately
''' to<'n after their lanaing, there is lcss char
quent stage Of their military approaches
/. | the desired object, whether it he camp O
. city. Instead Of being punished, dishearter
IS and dtmoraIized forthwith, iuapunfty inspi
rs the Invaders with confidence, while it l
He down the tone OF our OWL troops. The inv
IN LEGATIONS Of each day brings better knowlee
aM. OF locations to the foe, depriying US Of
Il" great advantage dcriyab1e FINN our early
~ pe1iority in this respect heavy e.rthwo
- ;rc capable Of being made not a whit
troublesome than guuboata. Masked +
:. tr,ie1'' and g. guuhoa:s" have much etfec
s. the l1nagfnations North and South One
the other we are likely to encounter. It
- time to learn that this is no sale waJ Of fig
ing with effect; and that dangers, boldly c
fronted diminish. Troops which, on aeco
Of guns on board OF boars, CARROT be beat,
day OF night, under all the disadvantages {
recent landing in strange place. and with
? Of works, Will be harder to overcome In
ina. day time, aftr. thorough pr:patst' on, v
1fe reinforcements, q good knowledge OF tho
- | calisY. and more numerous guns mount
. and several on teeTa tiT1'G, behind poWc
Notifications The decision Of the first u
- ton wculd seem to render the last q tore !
". corc1uzion. It is equivalent to i judgtnl
that we are considered whipped at our y
and that the place that is to be defendcd4u =
.,d 1eDablc-its fall being mere m.tter:N u
: ii and of activity On the the ps1t Of thefnem
,fer military necessity. The LAST folio 6 tne u
I'll. conclusion with logical precision 9cola'nR
Eely the rules Of engineering and stgo ssfA1e
and Nor do re perceive boT delsy IN a'tack
=. ~ can add to the pro.pect offctofy on
. the part Of the invader. Tme and postpo
r.R ment arc not friendly Fanng rivers and 81