New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-26

~ ,ats,,,.ys,e <a SATURDAY, March a. 1852.
Mr.. Edttor-At noon yesterday got away from
Island No. 10, being compelled to leave behind all
the tents and camp equipage, as wellas much OF
| the public and private property Of the regiment;
SO utterly impossible wast to get the things hauled
to Tptonville and so nearly useless to send any
thing there. My favorite beast Shank's mare, car
ried me the six miles tie Peninsula to Tip
tonyille., Enemy boats in same old place. lesurely
banging away atthe Islandan at Ruckers battery,
when eft-of course, nobody hurt. I2g e @s:=S.
Arrived at Tiptonville, in cold wind and rain
a miserable place is T.-only to find that no more
boats were coming up, in consequence of the
enemy's new batteries on the Missouri side above
and below T., and sbotl within sight, and that it
would take ten more miles afoot and wading
sloughs waist-deep to reach the head of steamboat
navigation. Resolved to make the attempt, but
unluckily, or rather luckily, find the sick l sent
away day before, lying on corn sacks in an old de-
lapidated warehouse, exposed to hunger and cold.
Ransack the place for house--all the inhabitants
gone, but every crib and shanty filled with sick
soldiers eayings Of the evacuation Of New Madrid.
Rig up a sort Of hospital for our men amid corn
fodder and moasses in a little tighter warehouse,
and get them some supper Nightsets in bitter
cold, wind blowing gale. The gale brings a
binding snow storm and drives the snow sleeting
through the shingles upon us, as we lie snuggled
around amid the corn and fodder and molasses
Weather and situation altogether dismal, and pros
pect more so. Get to sleep at last, the old house
shaking at every report from. the ortar-boats OF
Island No. 10, now firing, as on several previous
occasions, at night. zE- ~
Am aroused at midnight by the ting aling-ling Of
an engineers bell, and other sounds of q steamboat
quietly landing. Oh, what music! A boat has &C
tually run the blockade! 1t is the Kentucky ;tshe
is escorted by the gunboats Pontchartrain and
| Maurepas, and aall those land provisions, to be
hauled up to No. TO-. All the lights are darkened,
| and the work done quietly and speediy-tor al
are under the guns Of the enemy's upper battery
whose watch fires blaze brightly, about two miles
distant. AlIis in more or less suspense, for shot
or shell is liable to. come at any moment, and can
| reach easily. I get the invaids aboard-the Ken
tucky, covered by lhe gunboats, gets down stream
again-some suspense as we slip past the lights OF
| the enemy's lower battery--again we breathe
1 freely, in unmolested waters, not having beer
| shot at.s7 .s1 M "a ss4.sf5 ; 4s--s. rs
M Find Com. sHollins and feet all well though thu
gunboats and especially the Livingston, are pienti
fully punctured with cannon-balls, the consequence
of their recent impertnent visits 70 Point Pleasan
| and New Madrid Below the fleet, we take OF
board whole gang Of sick and distressed soldiers
some fit to die and here we are, steaming it dow1
toward Memphis and to new scenes, perhaps o
trouble and excitement. 1t has teen my fate
i since joining the army, to see most of the mserie
and sadnesses of war, without any of its glories
i But this cannot last always. Weather. still coli
i and wjntry-ony the sun crossing the ne.s I. G.
| TIE ENEMY Ar NAsHvILLE.-The Atlanta Intel
laencer has information that the enemy at NASH
vile arc not quite as comfortable as they Wlsn
The testoath is Sbeings applied to the citizef
4 in the city, and also to- those 5ot +DaVidso
| county. But Notwithstanding all their vigilanc
the enemy are excessivelyiannoyed in the city ar
it's vicinity In the former they distrust almost
ofthe Inhabitants and in the latter, the loyal r.
nesseeans, especially Of Rutherford count" P,s ps
sad havoc with their pickets every n.sns. ~;
nigh, last week no less than thirtr nso :.
, 4 pickets were shot. There is mDay hlotsau "
l 4 after them. Even Buell. J, himself does no' ie'
A safe, and keeps quite eloss to -Mn us qauf'e's'
9 5m-..-..an.,s ON THE IssUE.-A specit
.o,, fron, C.1iro, to the Chicago Times date
9 49, ;,at reports that the unanimous diso.
B. w.. - the citzeus in and about Nashville Is 60
D. ivy y Nv every arrival from the Cumberland
as M, disnatch adds: The difference in sentlme
na,weens the people Of the Tennessee and Cu'
n herand rivers is very marked. On the former a
" naanv unionists-on the latter none have yet ma
- their appearance - - = - 70
The LATE NAVAL BATTLE M n aaarToS ssnste oApy
nssota ns that was SO badly injured by the Merrm
in the recent naval fight IN Hampton on Roads, ~,
snce sunk, and proved total loss Her armam nam
was saved. This makes three s o. 'e wers destrov
pi IN the late engagement with the Merrimac, hesl
Z number Of small tugs rp,.,uond Examiner, 1871
4 ~ -5