Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-30

A CORE spondent in New Haven transmits
US extracts from letters recently received
from New Orleans UiG Havana. They are
from intelligent ladies resident there, and let
little light on the state of affairs in the
Crescent City. One of the letters, which is
dated Dec 3O Gays:
l suppose you have heard the report of
New Orleans being taken and the peopIe
flying in all directions, but you need not be
dlsturbed we are all safe. They can do US
10 harm. All they have done or can do is
to annoy the exposed coast between here and
Mobile, and as that is all deserted il makes
30 difference. DR.. Palmer, the Reverend
Apostle of Slavery, returned from Augusta,
and preached yesterday. He spoke OF South
Carolina, and said that she needed all our
sympathies and aid; that every man in the
State, from sixteen to seventy years, was
under arms, and that there was hospital in
every town from Charleston to Savannah.
can not but feel sorry that the govern
ment released Slidell and Mason. did not
think that they had that much sense left.
| was in hopes they could get themselves
involved in war with England and have
an opportunity of showing that they were
as smart as they boasted they were few
weeks ago.
h. has nothing to do, but his salary is
continued just the same as il he had.
The ladies are now conducting free-gifl
lottery at the st. Louis Hotel. The articles
are all donated, and are valued from $4,000
down to 81 each-from statue to a doll.
They have sold forty thousand tickets at 81
each The rooms are open every day from
ten to two O'clock each visitor paving 25
cents admission. In one room they have a
reieshmeDt table, and already they have
t4ken $4,000. The drawing of the lottery
is to commence on the I'd of January. We
all bought tickets and one for you. The
proceeds are for the volunteers and their
fsmilies. There were $4,000 collected last
week for the troops in Kentucky, and there
seems to be no bottom to the purse of our
people. The more that is asked, the more
they give; and the more men that are sent
away the more seem to come in their
place.
There was general review of the troopG q
month ego, and there were twenty-eight
thousand troops out two thirds of them fully
armed and equipped. They made an impos-
ing appearance. / remained from nine in
the morning until FIVE in the evening to see
them all pass in Canal. street. The Com
maDder-in. Chief of our city forces is a
Massachusetts, man, by the name of Lowell,
and feGT he 'o'H proVs a traitor, but hope
not.
Our brave soldiers bear their privations Of
camp life nobly, and do not complain,
though winter is upon them. know of but
Que who does not intend to re- en- list when
their time lie out in April.
We have always whipped the Yankees in
every engagement OF any consequence, and al
ways shall. II they only march from under
the Puns Of their feet at Port Royal, the
South Carolinians will settle with them in q
style they will richly deserve The miser.
able Vsndals. They won't get any cotton
there, for The whole coast has been set on
fire by the planters. This is reliable, as DR..
Palmer has just returned from there. The
Yankees got a few hundred bales, but not
near the quantity that is pretended.
We are all working for our soldiers. / am
tired Of aiding my country in this negative
manner. ] wish they would attack US here
WOuldnt Ifghi always thought could
not shoot person TO save my life, but if
saw a Yankee soldier fighting would shoot
him with as steady hand as ! ever had.
Another letter says Father says that it is
likely that, if you will write one or two let
ters to us by way Of Havana, that they may
resch u.s. as vessels are continually runnin1
tie blockade fem hat port.