New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-07
FROM NEW-ORNEANa.

Coprts-Strict Administration of Justice
Perjury OF Yscbtls-'Thcir Crcduiity Of
thcir Reported successes-POiisicat AT
fairs-Regu,aiion for supplying Food 10
tho Poor-A Miiisnry Expcdiiion an
Preparation.
From Our special Correspondent >
Ew.ORIIANs, Ot 81, 1862.
When left here in the latter part oi June 'ue
CITY looked desolae enough indeed, but TO one COM
ing from the active busy hives Of the Moth. the city
looks like place suffering under pIalytic s'ioSe'
or as il stunned by some powerful blow. Hear 1"e
Not,o.oI Advocate of this morning: On tie Grand
Rre lCarondelet street. it sad and somber; not
a dozen of the old habiu6s TO be seen. Cotton fac
tors, cotton buyers brokers, shipping agents, with
the retnue of emp,oyees, are scarcely 20 be met
with. Note Brokers are eSt-as for eX-
change and bin brokers, there might have been two
or three wbistlng 10 pass away time" There Ia no
communication with the interior of the Siate-very
little comes into the city in the shape Of fresh meat
or vegetables, and OF course they are high. Chooe
Iieeves sold at the Cattle market Yesterday at w.
4 10 nett Hogs gross y 100 h, SIS a Sl1; choice
fbeep per head, $40; Mich Cows per head, SlUV@
al20. Salt meats ana fish from the North arc more
ycasoGabe. Tie trade OF this city at the present
time Is almost exclusively confined to articles OF
food and how could it be well otherwise when tell
YOU that the number Of persons that received iood
from tho II. 5. Relief Commission for the week end
ing Oct. Is, was 3l7OD.
The local courts OF Justice being gradually
opened one after tire other, aud it is 10 be hoped
tbat in short time The whole Of tie legal machinery
will be in ful operation. The criminal branch II IN
full operation, and doing its work IN earnest. The
day of retrbutiOn ia certainly near AT hand, ana full
Justice is being meted ont 10 those who made them
selves so active during the uncontrolled reign OF Be-
cession in this city, In lersecung good Union men
Already many who aided in driving Union citizens
away from here have been furnished with slcn nc
eominodaton as that elegant and retired spot known
as the Forts can Afford for various terms, accord
lug to their respective merits. There are many more
fhst the authorities have got in hand whose tarh
will come much sooner than they desire. Yesterday
one Of the well-known Thugs Of this city, " ked
Bill" was co v;cted of numbering German for ex-
--ressing Union sentiments the day the Umon neet
.srIe to the city, HIS sentence If not at present
ln wn.
Ihe strict and infexible way in which justice is
ut present administered here may be seen from the
following ite. A few days ago some rabid Secesh
folks pT1ertoox 10 prevep- coiored so!d,er from
riding ii the city cars; an aeTcalOn ensuing, 'ne
xnattsr WAS carried before the Military Comm md
snt, wht decided that the colored people had the
sam, right to ride N the cars other people, which
decision Of cocrse greatly enraged the followers OF
Uncle JEFF but they will have 70 grin and bear Il.
Although large Numbers Of the CoDiedeIates nave
taken tie oath Of allegiance 90 not ind them any
fte more Union in sentiment; they talk among them
selves aod those they do not suspect, as violently a.
ever and If spoken TO on the matter, reply, " On,
have taken the OATH" The fact Is many OF them
make no secret that they merely took the oath to
avoid the coDdscation of their property, or tne
chance of going 20 the forts" The reason OF
which is they pretend TO believe that the Coniede-
rates are going TO recapture this Guy ut no very
Gistan. day and then the oath Will 20 for nothing,
they having taken il 20 save themselves.
Your real Seoesh Is the most credulous being II
hns ever been nv fortune to encounter. There IA
nothing so absurd or improbable that he Will not
gTeedily swallow il If ii indicates success OF the
Confederate arms Daily hour y, the Uuion man is
hutton.hoed by of these cretulons dupes aooat
some great victory Of the Confederates or some
wonderful capture by the "290.' Anything, every
thug is food for the hungry fool and is always TO
wits such a string Of circums;antiality- pretended
copies Of letters &c, shown IN confirmation. Er
,ratIa. The steamer Tradewind lef: New YORK
for here the I'd inst e1perie pce1 heavy weanSF
and when 90 miles of Port Royal 5. G, became dis
silrd was taken by The u 3. steamer Pocahoniat
into Hilton Head. Tie Poeahontas brought on the
mails and passengers TO Ship Island. Tie steamer
Diana was dispatched from Lake Poltehartrain to
bring them 20 this city, where she arrived on Tues
day evening tie 2st. OF course the fscis as ~ the
fate of the Tfadewind were well known TO the Off
cisls here, also the wheTeabout Of her mails. or
they would not have cIspatched steamer TO bring
them here. Notwithstanding all this, even after
the mails Of the Trade wind wsre here. and the New
York papers she brOcgh. wee Tor sale Oh the streets,
while they held coilcs Of the papers In their
hands, these cgedOlous, silly dupcs intised that the
Trade wind mad be captured by The 2JJ'-" they
knew It"--"tney hai Trustworthy information -
g could show you co!isS Of the leie-' &c, Is, al
zaHseam.
Yesterday the Secesh element was much excited
in conseC uence Of the pretended receipt OF TIE Ns
sssipDi1n VI the 18th ia when il s stated that IL
certainly known that Bragg had complstel ly whipped
Bnell causing him 10 retreat some twelve miles,
capturing large numbers Of prisoners, stores, and
guns and that Bragg is at this time ~ Louisville.
CDt before
they pretended 70 have received an account OF how
Sigel had been bsg9ed," with his whole division,
an Virginia, by ruse on the part OF the COneder-
ates falling back and drawing on Sgel, and that,
an consequence Of the extreme Jealousy Of the Otht
Union Generals o. Sigels popularity, they did not
bring up their u tIGe, and 30 Sigel trapped
and the other Generals got nd Of dangerous rival
1t is hardly necessary % say that your correspondent
doat believe anything coming from such sources
but lie time, 1t IL very annoying to have 10
wait sometimes two weeks before we can know II
there is any foundation for such rumors.
The Union Association Of each District hold
weekly meetings On Wednesday evening the As
socation Of the Isl District held their meeting ia
che City Hall Judge Hitchcock of Mobile ad-
dressed the meeting. lie had been compelled 10
leave Mobile for ms Union senIments when the
war broke O1t The Judge was ole Of the delegates
to the Convection held az Montgomery for electing
delegates to tie Charleston Convention, and among
other things be stated significant foct b.
evidence that 1t bud long been part OF the
programme OF the Southern Democracy 10 break up
shs Union. Judge Hitchcock was oae Of five dele
gates who voted against insructng the delegates to
Charleston TO break up tue Convention unless they
inserted in their platform resolution pleiGiDg the
Presidential nominee 10 policy protecting Slavery
In the Territories. Mr. YaDcey stated that " he
was in favor Of dissolution Of the Union, either
sctA or uith0Vt cause"
There is some talk among Union men here as TO
the election Of Representatives ia Congress for the
Ist and lid Congressional Districts of the State.
What steps Will be taken in ths matter Is not at
present known.