New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-10
sIaIE. IsLAND.

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An excursion n hypefhorean regions when the
|dos-star RACES has leng been accounted pleasan,
thing but hardly less pleasant il an escape, the
winter time, from the cold aad inhospitable North
where King Frost holds sway and e the winds d.
blow, to the balmy atmosphere Of the sunny
South. Such an excursion, made only as a plea
sure trip, seems to be the object Of Picayune But
Ter and his brother braves now occupying tn,
premises Of Ship IsIand
i is q matter Of doubt whether the Gorias meal
war actual, earnest. deadly war--anywhere. !
they do, they have thus far given very few sign
Iof il. But in the case Of the occupancy Of shil
Island, II is plain that the grimysaged monster
the last thing they are thinking about; and tina
they have merely come to that isolated retreat OF
alpleasure excursion, including the rural annse
msnt Of hunting raccoons and the aqueous recrea
ton Of shooting ailigatots. They are spending the
winter on Ship Island BY way of an agreeable ex
change for the rigors Of 3 Northern climate, JUS
rs Southerners flock to Canada and the Virginis
mountains when Sirius IS IN the ascendant and the
lmosquitoes are unpleasantly thick and thirsty. B
with the exception 81 q morning call, politely
made upon their neighbors at Biloxi the Gorilla!
have acted the part of hermits completely seclud
ing themselves and living upon the isle where. like
Robinson Crusoe, they are monarchs Of all they
Esnryeyst Even this visit was q violation Of good
breeding the rule in polite society being that when
strangers move into nsig borhood tie first call
must be made by the old settlers. &
The Northern papers are filed with accounts Of
/ the manner Id which these Yankee braves, are
annoying themselves upon the Island. They have
built houses as IT they expected to make pro.
Il han in
agreeable ways, snch as singing songs, playing
leap; dancing stag dances, hunting raccoons
and aliigators and angling for fish In short, they
are merely having an extensive picnic on Ship
island and only fail to attack and capture New
Orleans, d job which they were expected to per
their reluctance to leave the rural delights
;of their secluded retreat The only drawback TO
their happiness seems to be an inability to get
fresh news every morning but even this has been
proposed to be. remedied by some enterprising
Yankee who has offered 6for suitable considera-
ton, of course) to lay sub marine telegraphic
cable from Fortress, Monroe all down the Atlantic
coast, around Florida and through the Gulf to the
western border Of Texas.
NJ The news Of their capture of the Getty" Of
Biloxi, al the New York Herald calls it, has sent q
thrill Of joy throughout all Yankeedom Another
cotton porthas been opened say they, and Eng.
land will soon be able to obtain her usual supply,
EH was On achievement worthy Of: the warriors
commanded BY spicayune Butler, and Is scarcely
less brilliant than encing IF the little sand
battery On Cape Hatterss. Three cotton ports
have now been opened BY the Yankees Hatteras,
Port Royal and Bilexi--but we note that cotton
still sells in New York at thrty-six cents pound,
which Is . curiously high price, considering the
fact that three whole cotton ports the South are
new open to Yankee commerce. 81, q
But, however much the troops on Ship Island
may look upon their visit as pleasure excursion,
tits evident that the Government at Washington
does not regard It ia that light. No Government
on earth can afford to send 10000 men off on q
paying the piper out Of its own purse; and
no Government would do it if it could. Their real
destination, undoubtedly, is either Mobile or New
Orleans, but most probably this city, The ques-
ton then arises, why do they not come along !?
Why hesitates the yalorous Butlers flaurels were
gained by the capture Of Hatteras and it appears
that they were, for Butler was hero in the North
for three months afterwards still greener and
more plentiful ones may be gathered in the Cres7
cent City. Here Is the largest city Of the South Wy
here is d genuine cotton port, not a bogusone,
though there is little or no cotton here atpresent.
There are thousands here who would welcome the
intelligence that the refrain OF the old,song was
true, land that Picayune Butler was q coming to
town. The way is opens and Chalmette's glories
will be repeated, with the difference only between
defeatnga brave and manly foe, and such a. race
III sneaking imbeeiles as the Bnll Runners of the
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