New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-24
AY MORNING, APRIL "a, 1862.
TALK ON CHANGE,


There fair amount of talk going on yester-
day. 1t was, however, something Of q vibrating
character; it was first what ne.w.s from below,
meaning the forts the next, what are the banks
doing? AS regards this latter question, they who
had anything to do with the banks, or any claims
on them, found out what they were doing by
merely calling them. As regards the forts be-
low, they will be safe enough, provided the neces-
sary means furnished.
The General Government cannot, with the I'm
mense press on it, do everything. Our local au-
thorites are doing much, the Committee of Safety
is moving onward, but every individual must put |
his shoulder to the wheel during the crisis. The
forts below cannot be captured if our citizens move
and act, nor New Orleans be conquered the
present six months. If the enemy does not sur
render to the superiority of Southern arms it will
| have to succumb to Bronze John he will be along
| next month. 1t is now nine years since the old
vsitant has had good FEAST and taking the fatal
| ity of 1858 az comparison, the Yankees, if they
| landed in Louisiana, might reasonably expect to
| lose out of so 900 soldiers fully one.half.
The commander of the mortar squadron now in.
| vesting the forts below is David D. Porter. HcWa
born in this city, at least traditional history in
| forms His father, David Porter, commanded
on this station previous to the war of 1872. Of
| course, history gives US to understand who CON-
Porter, of the Essex of 1872, was. He left the
vice of the old United States under the sentence of
a six months suspension during the administration
of John Quincy Adams. He entered the service of
the Mexican States in 1926. In the summer of the
year 1877 he visited New Orleans for the purpose
of recruiting and aiding the Mexican Navy. One
of his sons accompanied him. Whether it was the
one in command of the squadron now investing
| thp fOrts hpIOU NaE frlpana the who
wounded in the attack on Fort Henry, we cannot
say; but this much we can assert, that in the
month Of August, 1927, the citizens of New Orleans
gave something of public reception to Com.
David Porter, then Commander.in- Chief of the
Mexican Navy. A public dinner was given him at
| the old Planters and Merchants Hotel on Canal
, street. at which one of these Porters, then mid
shipman in the Mexican Navy, was present, and
made speech or talk.
| The writer of these remarks recollects the occa-
sion as though it only occurred last year. Others
Of our old citizens will probably, on refreshing
their memories, recollect the convvial party. The
prominent movers Of that dinner were Richard
, Ref Beverly Chew, Martin Gordon, ST., Wm. l..
: Robson, Samuel B. Slocomb, Nathaniel Cox, John
Nicholson, Judge Joshua Lewis and Thos. F. Nc
| Caleb. All these have been called hence Among
the living representatives on that occasion note
Charles Harrod, Joseph B. Wilkinson, Wilhelmus
Bogart, John Sidell, H. W. Pafrey, Alfred Penn,
Charles A. Warfed, John Mitchell and Cen John
. l.. Lewis. There are some others living who were
present. The address of Com. Porter was pub
ished at the time. The talk is, that our citizens
are preparing to give the then midshipman Porter
something of different reception, provided some
= of our sharpshooters do not pick him off.
The telegraphic advices yesterday were Of very
l | l;+tl III,
gard to them. Three days since private accounts
from Memphis were that the Confederates had cut
through the levee On the Arkansas side of the Mis-.
= sissippi to prevent the Yankee troops from advanc
~ ing. Now we have it from good authority that the
v Yankees done the job to drown out the Confeder.
4 ates-so much for telegraphic advices. We trust
4 Gen. Beauregard will order all special correspond
ents out of his encampment, follow up the order Of
Gen. Joseph Johnston One day we learn that the
- enemy is completely demoraized, the next day we
learn he is making the greatest preparations for
renewing the battle. We again repeat for the
IF South not to place the least reliance in the
If ports that the Northerners are becoming tired
the war that their war debt amounts to thou
sand of millions Of dollars it is more than that
y and further, they will raise another thousand mil
:, lion or ten thousand millions
u We place no reliance whatever in the opinions
L. of ex-senator Gwin that the North will back dow
Is there not a bill for appropriating $30,O00,OO(
before the Northern Congress to build iron claG
steamers? 1t will pass. 1t surprises US to heal
people talking that the Yankees are backing down
Is They will not back down until drive them from
Southern soil, which we shall do with the aid G
Bronze John. Bronze John will not fear steel
plated vests or clad armor. We welcome Bronze
John. Come on, John. Stop at the Baize or be
low the forts before you pay your respects to tht
IL. city.
We notice that the jackson Railroad Company
-, managers have given up large building within
the range of the depot for hospital for the scl
~ and wounded of our army. We learn that it vii
= be under the care of the benevolent ladies of ou
~ city. This is commendable and highly mportan
-. movement The sick and wounded can now b
- received Immediately arriving at the depot, ant
- taken in care until arrangements can be made 10
conveyance to their homes. This is most praise
a. worthy object. Our citizens will, of course, con
le tinue their aid towards this project The buildiu
le is on the left hand side of Calope street going
vs. the passenger station, and cannot be missed b.
of those desiring to promote and further the design
IN of the undeltakers of the project Without bein
n advised of any wants, it is not out of place for
i, to suggest that all necessares medicines and 81
H. on, required for the sick will be received.
$ Why cannot some of our wealthy citizens estab
10 10 lish one, two OF more hospitals? Have not i
n our midst citizens who worth 800 000 100000
We and $500 GOO, who can, without detriment to thei
IN worldly prospects, spend onc-fourth of their re
h. puted wealth i'll aid Of hospitals and the holy caus
ae of bcnevolence and the South! What is the US
G. of accumuations, then die and leave all as Joh
Ia Macdonogh did? QUEEN sdJe2
IL
is is VESSELS AsnoRE.-The large Yankee sailin
,d | vessel which, as we mentioned few days age
s had got ashore, laden with cotton, furniture, etc
he stolen from the Sea Islands, has become tots
~ ~ wreck. On Friday last Mr.. James Hopkinson wa
a. watching the vessel going to pieces, when strang
W. to say, the first article he distinguished loatin
nj ashore was q bale of his own cotton! Some al
he tices of furniture marked E. NJ. S. (E. Mike Ses
to brook), also hoated ashore.
at an early hour on Saturday last schoone
was noticed outside the bar, making rapidly tc
ps the land and it was discovered that she was pu
sued by the blockading steamers. When of Lon