New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-22
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VOLUME XIV.
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TUESDAY MoRNINe April. %. 1852.
,iS.gss!a TALK ON CHANGE. .sss
- The very fine weather yesterday, and expecta.
ton Of later news. brought out large as
semblage on the flags. The chief inquiries were,
"wbat from the forts below ~ As it is not deem.
ed adysableto talk Of what is going on, we refrain
from giving heed or to notice The many ramors
travelling on the flags.
The telegraph from Richmond was silent yester,
day, as well as from the seat of war in The West.
The day, therefore, passed. very quietly, excepting
in and about three or four of The banks, where 1t
was quite active some bill-holders being very
anxious to handle the shining coin, which has for
many months been 30 quietly resting III vauIt
There is another description Of coin or metal
much wanted. Two or three railways will be
wanting ia rails. The Confederate Government
Will want large quantity of iron. The inquiry is
often made g g from where is IT to- come 2'' The
mines in Missouri are for the present debarred TO
our use, and the mines in Tennessee are not much
better sa In fact, the pig iron formerly received
here via the Cumberland river is completely under
our enemy's embargo. There are mines in Geor.
gia, but no laborers to work them. .s, s535ssi
Talking about iron, brings up the question OF old
iron which has been furnished the authorities
from the country. We observe, however, many
old sugar kettles apd CRATE bars forwarded from
plantations. These are useless, being burnt ont.
The posts and chains on the neutral ground (ganal
4 10 sa1Xn -
once be taken up and forwarded to the fonnderies,
particularly the so.called posts. The chains can,
with little trouble, be made to answer most excel.
lent purposes on the gnnboats. When these posts
were placed On the neutral ground, it was not ex.
pected IT would be given up for railway uses. We
again say, remove these posts and send them to
the found they will make splendid cannon
balls 81 81, ,s5 r 81
II 10 observed there 10 great want Of sugar and
moasses for the nse Of the hospitals for the army.
There ia certainly some remissness somewhere
that every hospital and depository for the sick
should not have an abundancesof these two arti.
cles, which are perfect drug on our market.
There are many complaints against the Commis.
sary and Medical Departments. It is something
unaecountable that in the calls for aid for the hos
pitfalls that sugar and rice should be two Of the art
cles called for, when both is SO abundant. Who Is
to blame we know not. But the complaints are
numerous, both from the field and hospitals.
We again call the attention Of our citizens to the
calls for immediate relief for the sick and wounded
of our army at Corinth, Holly Springs and othei
places. a special messenger will leave to-day oi
tomorrow for these places. See the notice signed
| bY Messrs. r. N. Wood and Lewis EIkin.
There " IS some talk about further rise in the
river. The river at Memphis was rising day before
yesterday. Heavy rains had fallen above, and
| with the falling of the snow the highest stage Of
water may be expected. We have about three
Il Red and Arkansas rivers should DROP in us in
the way Of morning call, we might be moderately
| inconvenienced, that is, we might be somewhat
| wetted, in case Of 3 strong south east storm.
The mails are at aixes and sevens. From Mem.
phs the trains come regular; from Charleston and
Savannah there are no later papers than the 18th.
From Richmond the same. 9 ts ;s ts q , 4s qs5.tt
The telegraph has been very silent for two days
past. The impression prevails that no public OF
private interests have suffered from its taciturnity
The day closed very quietly. The only active in
disidnal we observed during the day, excepting
some few persons who were round the counters Of
the banks, was the President of an important
Office looking around, hunting up the Attorney:
General. What is in the wind now We have
snffcent excitement daily without interfering with
The course Of finance.
ar The letter Of our Matamoros correspond