The New York herald., 1862-09-19

accommodating expedition got up by Lieutenant Colors
wholden, Of the Thirty Massachusetts, Volunteers N
Fort Pike merecornossanco not intended FOR any
parte rurpesc but only 10 afford the soldiers oC
portnniiy Of seeing what they should Well they did
see something ana DO something too, and mistake
EnbakiDg on the stesner J Morgan with two u, Of
artillery and company and hal Of infantry, the itie
iorco went np 10 Builiaslea where they fell III w!th the
steamer Ielta. oaains with lumber She akcn D.
session Of at once aud brought away About twenty-five
pectcd that the rest viii be easily ebtainabe Colonel
Wheden deserves gret credit for the sagaciy courage
and euersa he exhibited in tho conception aad carry
ing out OF this eSpedlt on.
Another Illustration the doiugs Of gicrIl'sF ue tho
river has been brought % my notice Eve DAYS ago tins
steamer Angle American happened 20 he passing Port
Hudson abou, fourteen miles above Rouge whore
she was fred upon by field battery fon the shore IL
Is said that no fewer than 50, enty shuts tok effect
her hu but nobody was hurt and the vessel not
crippled The AngioAmercan returned TO her wharf at
New Orleans on Sunday night, with twenty-five bales c
The health The city is not only good As II was
when last wrote, but II s better The weekly bills Of
mortality show wonderful. decrease OF Deaths rao,t of
which Is owing 10 tho excellent sanitary regulations now
prevailing In h.s arrangements Gcncra Bslel to
have particular eye tc the combination Of tho useful
with the beautiful AZ tho time, employ men. is
given to Thousand labo.iug mon, who. Otherwise
These mon are thus employ ysd---Fise Lund: ea
repairing the wharves and filling up the batteries
along the leyoes two hundred and City repairing
the Streets Of hoci.y wo aud tfty cronins
Out and clearing the canals in the rear Q. The city
In a recent letter said something about the repairs
then being done to the levces but was hardly aware
thea OF the magnitude Of the work being done have
since been enlightened. What before plank l.
being filled with solid earth and to such effect is this
being donc hat three four squares or blocks
viii be added 10 the CITY, and to the citys finances, 70
the extent OF three or four millions OF dollars while the
cost is about tenth of that would be Almost
criminal in me we're ! to omit stating that the able
oSautor Of Genera, butler in all these hygicoc and civic
reforms, is Colonel Thorp, Stree, surveyor who at the
head OF his Irish laborers, is accomplishing wonders.
under such an administration New Orleans Is more
healthy than ii has hecn One week aud the
fear OF yellow fever will be an old wifss tale.
What funny OF follows the New Orleans secession
1aa,0w
in the precept OF 81 Paul. to be all thags to all men, in
the hope, perhaps. that may some though as
believe that the soCesh damned beyond redemption
seldom try it on with such set Of reprobates. call
them funny, though, because they constantly but
0nhSns sn n rom 'hsr % 1vsr
Jackson has logged Pope Clevor fellow is Jackson
none IKE him n the Union army :, &c &C. While an;
by rebel force, and another ri-mphanty tells me that
Washington is taken President Lincoln ''skedaddled,'
in rather more primitive costume than the celebrated
Scotch and cloak; and, il fact, TINT the govern
Of the Confederate States superseded that
the United States. And the best of tho joke these
poor actually seem to believe all this stuff Last
evening old cotton broker told that he conf
the occupation Of Baltimore II not Philadelphia, by the
rebel army; and them said he You will see the differ
ence between the barbarism Of Lincoln and tho mild
rule Of the Christian Jefferson Davis. Then the
old gentleman went on to tell me Il was fairly
Ssonnoe in the street, about the gSres
dent or Kins-he did not Say say which, III. age Of
bliss would be insugurated, and every would be
u
and aog his own niger no ran daring to mako him
afraid The good forgot that between us there
unnecessary protestaton that the South bs
conquered, when pleading very pressing engagement
in fact, write this letter though did tell him
gradually got myself unbutonholed and skedaded"
quickly as the rebels did from Baton Rouge.
have dwel this little incident because 1t furnishes
index Of the state OF feeling here among certain and
very influential tiassthe cotton brokers' II is no use
Disgusting it, this class Of the population, generally speak
raapc Ho man Sf ~
glance by the 23d inst the last day Of grace allowed by
the law Of Congress, remains to be seen bit the oss OF
Of them thus forced into an acknowledgment OF al
legiance TO the Dcnt under which they were born
and lived ell their lives viii not appear TO thinking mon
to be worth much moro than "dcers' oatls "
The markets of New Orleans have much improved OF
late Sunday, according TO the French style that still
Inc markets were better supplied than they have ev
been since the city has returned TO federal rule, and
sons ars sn cSt senps But better thar than sns the free
markets. where the are fed, through the admirable
management Of General Butler are still in operation and
remain monuments is hoped they will continue in
the recollection Of posteryof the bengnant sway Of
that great good but much maligned because misunder
stood man. BENJAMIN F. Batler.
Our Pensacola Correspondence.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept IL, 1852.
arrived ef the Fitsens Mains ToluneersHsahA Of vii
sons Zouarxs-Colsnel Wilon Acting Commander at
Fensaco,a- 1esM Of tie zouams al bsns Ordered to
Join General Bmiev--Iu,sssitatos,s, Dc.
bound North, presents too favorable an opportunity Of
writing fer me TO discard II.
Tho Fifteenth Maine Volunteers smong the arrivals
board The They not the best state Of
discipline imaginable; but, as that will not prevent them
from relieving the other troops from great deal Of heavy
guard duty they win be received with open arms
me Ssyenty-nfth New York Volunteers and battalion
Of regulars len here time since, also did General
Arnold and stan The staff, line officers and were
enthusiastically cheered and tigered by the Wilson
zoaavcs, who very intimate with them. The regu.
lars returned the cheers With interest," and thus parted
two bodest men who had learned TO know and respect
each other.
the place for they are in every battery where there 10
any likelihood Of an engagement The navy are great
postpnty Of prasfng aud euogzng their esprit d corrs
Colonel Wilson has been in command during General Ar
nods absence and all notice the difference oil the two
men one allowed persons and leave the city
almost wIli the other allowed none whatever to
glory in the change and hope tlla, Colonel Wilson
win be permanently appointed In command Of West Flo
rila he 10 evidently tLe man in the right place.
Speaking OF Wilson's Xouavee when they heard they
be General Buffers department, they had
grand i'lumlnatsn and great reloicnes, they
hope to be under his command in New Orleans.
The Ninety fret regiment are undoubtedly improving
both drilEand soldcrly bcarLg, and viii make One
appearance 10 short time
Tortugas Free from YELLOW Fever.
TO THE EDITOR or TILE HERALD.
HEADQUARTERS, foRs JGrFssoS, ToRruGAs,
sept. 8, 1862.
Under the heading Of Deaths your issuc OF the 3lst
Of August ultimo, Gnd" den.AjTcrtugas, Florida
on Friday August Is, Of yellow fever Thomas G. Golden
aged thirty seven years" Whoever gave you this
nation told you fnsehood Not only Golden did not
die OF yellow fever but there the slightest indca
ton Of that disease this year this island where tire
sanitary condition cannot be better satisfactory
l ge number VI mon Of my command have wives rels-
tyes snd friends at home correction Il your paper
to this msstaemcnt win dspe all " anxiety from
the minds of many fanatics. Very respectfully, yours
l.. W. TiNkiILI, Colonel commanding post
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
\ Exploits OF the Gupbost Essex ON the
Mtsstsssppt.
From the New orleans fo..a scp,emterpl
Tic UriYd states iron clad steamer Essox, Commodore
W. y. rorfcr, arrvdfrom up tho river yesterday We
have surBo very important and interesting news by this