New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-25
How the confsderates are eating On.
y KEApouAMrERs CONFEDERATE REGIMENT,
Camp Csseline, MeSairio Ridge, March q, 1862. :


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~ Crescent n must say ! owe You q good
scolding for, with att the inducements offered 70
you. not ono from your sanctum has yet made lis
appearance onour eamp-gronnd; and as youhave
Always expressed and shown such great interest
for the soldier am astonished one Of you did not
egive;ns your presence to witness model inatitn-
ton inshat line. While I write, the sweet solemn
sounds Of sacred music, from 9 fine choir q mas
euIine and female voices, greet my ear, holding
forth their devotion ID the large mess-tent Of com
spany @, where q sermon will he delivered by Mr.
Jones' so, you see, with ~ the frolic and fun q
soldiers life, we do not forget our devotion and
duties to that Supreme Being, who holds our lives
and interests ihis hands, and to whom cur earnest
supplicafsons Win arise with tie same heart and
incense III II We we're In great chapels. u d
Nothiagsof any moment has occurred in the
camp sinceSI wrote last, except the interesting
esrensRy Of presenting Capt. Jos. Ellison of COM
psny G, with superb service Of silver, from the
officers and members of his company, each Of their
names inscribed ON the shield OF the pitcher. His
Fist lieutenant, TO whom the pleasant task was
assigned, although pretty good at times on an ex
temp0Ee speech, could not do Justice to the coca
sion not from want Of nodesty, 4 can assure you
This compliment was SO entirely unexpected to the
captain, that for some moments he could notutter
Asentenue; hut recovering his eomposure, thanked
them III befttng terms. The whole camp consid.
ers this proper testimonial to his worth and ex-
scellence asa commander and Q man. ~ III ~ N
" Our fair friends are now crowding the quarters
with their pleasant faces, and If all camp.life
Could he attended with tie comfort Of this one,
the trials Of asso1dier in active service would
bemade light, " 's 4f e$y.f =ss5s
Our battalion dill have been req liar, since the
5fair weather, and 7 am sure We caa now equal any
sregimentin the State We ~ tltt
H Orders have been received for the evacuation o
thia piace tp.norroW but We shall not leave any
of our big gunssor ammunition behind. under
stand We go Ato camp ID some square IN our city
Ehut outside the expense to the State, think 1
a bid resolVe, as am certain our community il
sweh satisfied the Confederate Regiment are willing
tc perform any duty which may be assigned to
them. n ~ sf S7t y Y Sss1 n M s . s \
After the storm Of last Wednesday the Colonel
and several others who were up past tattoo, heard
distinctly the Of what they Imagined
to be big guns, il the direction Of Fort Pike, and
your correspondent fully shared in the belief, al
he was present; but NOT receiving any confrma
ion the next morning attributed the sounds ID ths
distant runlbling Of the retreating storm. Ths
ations protesting the citysby the Pontchar
train railroad are y few hundred yards from rs
and your Subscriber then made up his mind II Il
WAS an attack;and the Federals successful, per.
fhaps the Regiment would be in for work and have
the first honors. s7ss ~ " ~ y.
IS a splendid bill of fare has been shown me Of
the dinner To-day ii the mess tent of Company G,
and already many invitations have beensextended
ID the fair gentlewomen who are visiting us.
The stair ana officers christened with bu1nbers
the silver presente to Capt. Ellison this morning.
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