New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-10
Letters from Virginia.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent
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Hr Ejior- When the fail of Fort Doneon was announced
here the feeling Of depression great en- so genera that
it become for correspondent, change
air. He therefore ayaled the frat opportunity 10
go down the river with flag Of and hundre
Yankees He tempted give full Of the trip
but the public Just this time having than enough
of he Yankees Suffice to say ediou, and deary in
the EXTREME for ained all day the occupied
every inch Of the bo that mad place
sleep and hardly sit With their usual good breeding
the Yankees ate and drank everything had, without
being invited either except few of them. negro brought
plate Of bread and Confederate officer and myself pu
1t by us on table aud almost before could help ourselves
tho wetchs gobbled 1t And they conessedly the
best lot Of prisoners had having
Of Northern seeey Nay Re Lord
on sasa, S the bali against
m the def sssnsvs sssl P0ey boyfs esTsa Fore;
Tl be sen. yos by need 40;
Popsy 'assfs ho1ss
s,ase n m s urged M h ss want of has 1
danly evident that might have Pensyivania
e. sd s ea s s m
s @ 80 M e 10 oS @
pese forces Psihaps mis- necessary 10 pro-
es' s5 'ss hs o 5 s
address ourselves to the great problem of what 10 be done
find hardly aeeordsn opinions this point Boyce
Bsaqrsgara aed TsGmbs SINE t9nk Lee i the
b TOO mpss.ivs What We need gnus Invention deng
he two men named by Boyse possess these qnas in
sfoad be wiling to trust the war to him but he could
1he remainder of coespondeu letter. which, though
dated 2 February reached only yesterday.
| items which have been alrea y published
RIcHHosp, February %, 1862
great m.aphyclan has said that spe: :sts,on or as he
phrases has charms every society savage
civilized, and confess frankly thai am wholly free
from its influence With the Ios Ihold that shares
the and Of her darling child man, and evnces her
sympathy tho outward shows and forms of he skya most
sensitive and expressive Of all faces. The truth Is doubtless,
that sympaze With nature and give back gh for sigh
and smile Tor smile ths changefu heavens but, st
there mast ba reciprocal member
how SUDDENLY the comet last july and hung flaming
actly the bloody field CT Manassas I the
that poured incessanty from the sorowfn skies all hs
next day. remember the oeep gloom the dark cloudy
continuous rain that prevailed day after day night night
when the flag of the confedeacy down ae though
baptized in heroic gore Donelson those thing,
and while science smiles at superstition still
clirgs rere7eAt to these strange And hence
that have watched with the deepest apec Of the
skies this day of humaon fasting and prayer day
tLut the permanent Government faith of The
Christian religion, and of troubles and envronng dan
hears the of people go help
from Him who is mighty and wiling believe
anyhipg cause just gallant peoe ever
a
although til. armament overcast for lime the went
seu may preSc rom the innaion Ss the dns
h sIess e o 1r d%s
heavy have eSpeenced then truce with the pro
A ,h precise ss The wnd blowing eoy from the
pophst 1s ces hasTs n i s
s e sn ns IN srss w tbs
,ees month Of March, the signs The times prop
M n sns as
quit MI sSor"E Has snG
60 to w1 K God sepd nd we may kesp steadily the doughty
fan seeuy-fEht is ill., word from time ont
p ss ss Ss % e S 1 ioe o
6a' sos sna G , Gn nm , vs
los Masraaer's attack Newport News seems,
eomnicaoh made enemy regard to he Msrr
sRsf tic 5
folk Richmond wl share the fate for there
Nothing authentic YET from Nasvs promnen member
from his denunciations Floyd aud
hns Vii Ss doas @ VIII : JS6nsea
your just rctues upon him which reached Us in Georgia
hss we W see n Az Is
wi tsll you Wy: Many has been !hs failures sines
Eaomnsa solitary has to ies iss
ns S M ISL % Ws % % Ess ss g
G @ y As y q sb s
he sasrss ESas co Goseerss pssis nsy essh
the the @ m M g fs na ps ans a Ike S "
The people Of his State much Excited in of
have determined abandon Virginia
denied in high authority hut it become military
cesy. 1t Is suggested that course
which il about to be brought down upon will
withdraw the portion of fOrcesiuU The
tain of Tennessee and North Carolina fory The
man'ain il good trim hocs the
That repeed, upon The foe, weakened
and 6eartened by his repues, and drive him the
It will be great achievement to resist successfully the
ss ns si. IF Ga III
Johnston had instructions from the President
thing Donelsor had he l00OO
forccments how dintrea tho result woui have been
wonder that he afraid make report
keeps the War Department this day profoundly ignorant
| every thing going ON under his command MAlOU.