New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-07


TRYING TO OuTLlE EACH OTHER.-The best lying
we have yet seen over the Fishing Greek affair is
in a letter to the Cincinnati Commercial from
Iaokee, who says he was there, but who, for that
reason, we must suppose was anywhere else.
After stating that 300 of the rebels were killed
outright, and that the small arms captured were
so numerous that it was impossible to count them,
he proceeds
They fed in the greatest confusion. Many were
drowned, and others tore off their clothes to swim
the river, and were seen ten miles beyond stark
naked, running like wild men! They had noble
breastworks, and a splendid encampment. On
Monday, (the day after the fght the citizens state
that the soldiers were about to mob Crittenden,
and one fact we know, 1900 guns were thrown
down in one pile. The men, the citizens say, de-
clared they were going, home, and would never
| spiraey. Iolicoffer was killed early in the en-.
| gagement. 1t is him; saw him and knew him.
| To conclude, it is impossible to conceive OF the
| extent of this victory. After all the powers of
vey the result, the half has not been told nor i'm.
agined. After saw the whole thing, examined
infinitely the scene, and retired from the place,
and the excitement calmed down, i was tempted
to believe had been lost in the reveries Of imagi-
nation and there was nothing real in it, 1t cannot
be described. 1t is impossible to do unto the sue.
cess of our arms and the complete victory achieved
in the rout OF the rebels, anything like ~
. One might suppose, from the above extract, that
the fellow was simply burlesquing the Munchausen
stories of other correspondents of the Northern
press, but the previous portion of his letter shows
that he wasn dead earnest.
| ...-H S-- 80.
GENERAL BEAuREGARD.-A letter from Knox.
vile informs us that General Beauregard arrived
Enthusiastically received by an immense concourse
Of ladies' and gentlemen, who had informally con
gregated to tender the hero welcome to his new
field of labor. Hon. Landon Haynes, of Knox
vile, escorted General Beauregard to the railroad
platform, and In a few appropriate remarks intro
duced the Hero of Manassas to the immense audi
: tory. General Beauregard made a brief but very
pertinent address. He paid fitting tribute tt
the soldiers who at Manassas had routed the per
fdious enemy, and hoped that in his new field O
labor he should have the same cooperation ani
the same success. He promised to change tht
| campaign and the aspect of affairs in Kentucky
from which it was inferred, by portion of hi
Il auditors, that he intended to fight the enemy
wherever he could find him. He said he had lef
| his home for q few days. as he supposed, bu
already year had elapsed but he was deter
minedto continue at his post till the war was over
He had fired the first gun for Southern lndepen
! dence, and he hoped to have the honor of firinl
. the last one.
Gen. Beauregard's remarks were enthusiast
cally received, and our correspondent adds that
ten minutes after he was on the cars, en- route fo
Columbus via Nashville and Bowling Green. H
/ | will probably reach Columbus tomorrow, an
then we may look for stirring times.
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