New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-11
Yankee Telegraphic News.


The following highly interesting and important
Northern news is copied by the Louisville Courier
from late St. Louis, Cincinnati and New York pa
pers, received through its special arrangements
Times Special. -.
1RoN CLAD STEAM BATTERIES TO BE CONSTRUCT
ED-Near YORK; December The Navy Depart
ment is sending out specifications inviting proposals
construction of iron clad steam batteries. The
Government is very anxions that this class Of war
vessels should be Immediately constructed. 72
GEN. PRICE Al STANDARDIZATION oher.cile, Mo-,
Dec. 3l-One of our men, captured by the rebels
near Clinton, and carried to Springfield, has just
returned, having left that place Christmas. He
says Price, with 5000 men, had taken all the houses
nSpringfeld for his troops, turning women and
children into the streets. He had unloaded his
wagons, and was making preparations for q long
stay. The people of Arkansas refused to allow
Price to enter that Stata with any other troops
than those regularly enlisted in the Confederate
service, and he had only 1900 men enrolled in that
service. The country north Of Springfield was full
of men returning from Price's army, who said if
they were permitted to return home and take the
oath of allegiance, Price would be left with only
his regular Confederate troops. Since Gen. Popes
rapid operations last week, there is perfect quiet
in all the region between the Missouri and Usage
rivers, not runner of rebel camps or squads being
heard.
SUSPENSION OF THE NORTHERN BANKs.-Louis-
uille, Dec. 3l.-The Northern Bank OF Kentucky
has suspended specie payment. -, o.
A doubtful rumOr prevails that Cave City Hotel
was burnt by the Secessionists to-day.
Exciting rumors of general engagement in
Southern Kentucky, prevailed all day, but are gen
orally discredited now, no notice having beenre-
ceived at headquarters.
The Peoples Bank, at Bowling Green has re-
organized at Louisville, by new Board of Direc-
tors, who assume the direction of the bank to-
morrow. seS '"g @@s - S54
| GEN. BRENNAN RELEASED BY ORDER OF GEN. Nc
CLELLAN,-Neao York, Dec. 3l.--A private. dis
patch received from Washington states that Gen.
Mcclellan, on investigating the specifcations of
charges against Brgadier General Brenham, has Or
dered him to be released from arrest. and he is to
be ordered at once to duty. &f s,,ss 2y
HAVE WE RIGHT TO BLOCKADE HARBoRs WITH
STONE , HalttaI, Dec. 3l.-Passengers by the
Asia here report rumor that the blockade Of
| Charleston harbor with stone is likely to lead to
difficulty with European powers. 1t lis further ru-
mored that England's warlike preparations will
continue in view thereof, and that the surrender
Of Mason and Slidell not the whole of Engaud's
| demand. The steamship Asia will sail at s p. NJ.
for New York. Papers between the Etna and
1 Asia contain no real news.
| The Paris correspondence says the belief that
hostilities between England and America will not
| be arrested has become more general. The Admi-
Eralty had notified that instructions had been sent
to protect British shipping in the India and China
/ seas. at & l.sF 0-Ey c ffs @ /
:Ne,o York, Dec. 3l.-The London Morning Post
reports the instructions to Lord Lyons combine
such judicousness and temperature OF procedure
that the American, most tender of his pride, will
i be unable. to complain Of England's course as
menacing or naughty. sr
A telegram, Of the Goth instant from Berne,
Switzerland, contains the following important an
4 nouncement: -
The Federal Council has received the circular
addressed by the French Government to the
4 European powers, declaring that the arrest of
Mason and Slidell was contrary to principles
which are regarded essential to the security of
neutral flags. The circular states that the French
Government deemed it necessary to submit this
opinion to the Cabinet at Washington, in order to
determine it to make concessions which the
French Government considered Indispensable.
| large meeting Of officers and masters in the
Mercantile Marine had been held at London, and
they had resolved to heartily cooperate with the
Government whenever their services might be re-
quired. -
The Shipping Gazette says that either our mer-
chantmen must be armed or the Government must
detail number of the fastest and most efficient
| ships to watch American prvateers Mr.. Golden,
| in a letter declining to attend public meeting at
Brighton, strongly advocates arbitration in the
American dispute, and says that the object Of all
national men and true patriots, should be to enforce
principles Of mediation on our Government, on the
terms of agreement made at the Paris Congress.