New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-23
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Talk ON ;CHAEGE.
Tatters and things moved along very quiet

.hdttSE5 taiii luittbo HoFSd tiipHB Wy HuiSHJ
yesterday. Tbceoncourse of promenaders on the
flags does not appear to be diminishing with any
degree ofrapidlty. In a few days we shall begin
TO experience the usual weather Of the tropics,
aud fa fcW cases OF high grade bilious fever and
pernicious fever, which is about as bad as Bronze
john, should occur. it should not be considered as
sufficient to create any alarm. We shall have an
abundance OF BfoDze John, or is characteristics,
should that great afmy-o Of Northerners and North
Westerncrs land on the shores of Louisiana; yea,
Bronze John has already commenced paying his /
annual respects in Vera Cruz. From Vera Cruz |
be is travelling to Havana; ;in fact, he has already |
safely arrived there enor about the 1st inst In
few days we may hear Of him in Key West, and in
afew weeks he will be among the Lincolnites at
the Balizs, with some few chills and pains about
Slip Island ard Isle au Bron. In other respects
there was very little talk going on. &
| There were some inquiries about what the banks
were doing. Presenting that every one holding
bill Of our banks feyery one in the city) are per-
lectfy aware what the banks are doing, it Is Hnne-
cessaly to ande to them only through our none
! tary columns. .s, ,z,..zs. "a az
We observed one feature of the day, One OF
our old bankers has got fine, seek-lookipg male,
| with a buggy, and can be seen any afternoon
with bis darkey riding about town. 1t looks pa
! lFlOliC duu .iuiSptuucup'- oul C'.'Aeti oSSA"S
with silTer-mounted harness and plated bride bits
Col. Fassmsn's carryall and old bay will have to
stand aside on Carondelet street. ----5.
| The constant inquiry from the opening OF busl-
ness {that is if there is any such thing as business
| going en) is, .swhat news from below?n From all
information at hand it IS clear that the enemy has
/ not obtained any advantages. Some days since we
Incidentally ailaded to the mortar or bomb-prac.
tce Of the e.eny; that these mortar or beinb-Ees-
sells were not so fearful as expected In support
/ of our position that we have not much to fear
1 from the dozen or so of the mortar vessels now
| bombarding the forts below, promising that our
1 guns and defences are managed as well as they
\ we're in 1914 and 1915, we annex an extract from
the report Of Major Walter H. Oyerton, command
ing Fort St. Philip in tie memorable campaign OF
4 1sli andlSi5. 1tmustbe understood that Fort ST.
4 Philip at that time only an ordinary earth fort
The officers and soldiers were nine days and nights
under arms. Lieut. Cunningham, of the Navy
4 commanded the water battery. But to the report
or extract thsrefror addressed to Gen. j 1ckson,
4 dated
II T'f.- Fort ET. PBLIP, Jan, iia, 1875
A t balf-pas 3 o'clock 2. NJ. the eneniy's bomb
vessels opened tacr fire from four sea mortars,
two OF thirteen inches, two OF ten, and to my great
modification found they were without me eee.
4 tive range OF my shot, and as many subsequent
experiments PRAYED they continued ,helr fire with
little intermisson during the 10Th, llth, 18TH 18th,
| l4th, 18TH, 10th and l1th. occasionally opened
my batteries them with great givacity, partIcu-
II larry when they showed disposition TO change
their position. On the 18th, in the evening, our
II heavy mortar was said to be in readiness. or
G4fed that excellent officer, Capt. Wolstonecratt,
of arfiliesists. who previously had chargesof it. to
| open fire, which was done with great effect, as
. the enemy from that moment became disordered,
and at daylight ON the 18th commenced their re,
Il treat after having thrown upwards OF a thousand
heavy shells, besides small shells from hoWltzefs
ruuud shot and grape, which he discharged from
:. boats under cover Of the night.
Il Our less iu this affair has been uncommony
small owing entirely to the great pains that W as
| taken by the different officers to keep their nleI
under cover, as the enemy left scarcely ten feet Of
this garrison untouched.
The enemy commenced to fire on the afternoon
of the 9Th Of January. -ag
: The loss 10 tic defenders during this long honl
: bardment was two killed and seven wounded. Il
may be said that there is no analogy between the
!. fighting Of 1915 and ilatnow going on. We thinl
: there is. The force Of The English was two bomb
. vessels, one sloop-of-War, one brig and one scheo
! ner. They anchored within two and q quarter
:, miles Of the fort It viii be observed that thu
: enemy kept without range Of our guns, the SAINT
, way as they are now cndeayoring to reduce GU
II !, two forts.
. We observed many drayloads of hospital store
= and other necessares on Camp street en- route TO
Corinth. These are not sufficient, though the aE
I peal has been feelngly responded to- Many NOR
" can he sent. la addition TO the calls alluded to il
our last, we find that the Oxford hospital, Mssis
sitpi, is in need Of almost every krd ofstores an
K supplies for the sick and wounded. Supplies 70
v this place (0xford) can be forwarded to Messrs
a ArtAura& Co., cqsner Of Canal and New Leve
ri Streets There is also another strong cali tbroug
Il nr er ctr
le Every appeal to our citizens eau be responde
lie TO-. Sugar, molasses and rice are in abundance
k, Tea aud coffee are not scarce Medicines are j
7e fair supply. Many valuable lives can be saved b
s. Immediately forwarding necessaries to the poin
,e designated. We repeat again that to insure diret
" transportation aud certain delivery, competel
: person should accompany all shipments. The il
= attention and carelessness Of agents and raroa
j. conductors from the Grand Junction are wei
of known; il fact, they are proverbial.
ir
r. OF the blockade of the Rio Grande, a late issr
IL of the Brownsville Flag has the following "a
,dl| We have the pleasure of announcing that thel
H. are now off the mouth of the Rio G'ande q Britis
: and French maa-ot-war. whose business is, it
- said 10 look after the Yankee outiaw in th
vicinity. The British frigate phaton Admir-
II Teathaln, carrying ffty-six guns, aud the Frenc
to corvette Bertholet, Commander Jonqueres of 81
"A gnnS SU pounders, 1)leu, are our Visltofs, al
their presence is as timely as if their comir
had been regulated from Richmond.
- Admira, Teatham paid the city Of Matamoros
~ visit on Tuesday, aud remained over till to.da
m when he goes on board again. He visited Brown
vile yesterday, and our citizens would have ie
~ the hig nest qualification n honorng his present
e. with i public ball, III his time hadialloWel him
er remain On shore. -r5'a -s- .llE
Admiral Teathau speaks in the most favorab
: terms Of the South, and is evdentlyin sympatl
-, with our revolution, as the public sentiment
IN universally becoming. He denied being here ho,
d. ever, to take any part u the difficulty, or to
anything with tie blockads; but simply stat
tllat his mission is to keep the month'of the r
of Grande open to the trade Of the world, at all ha
M ards. The English evidently do not intend
: alow.the paper blockade of tile Yankees to extel
= itself to the ports of Mexico. ~ zs.ss sss.
~ The officers Of the French vessels have n
at visited the shore as yet
p l. PATaIorIc.-4J. Starke simIns, Esq, of Gfinda
rs Shoals Pacoet river, S. Co. has refused to allc
anything made in his factory to be sold for mo
- than it brought before the war. While others ha
- sold yarn at 50 90 to 3 rs per buach he has he
3 it steadily at 81 Co.,