New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-02
TALK ON ,CHANGE.

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The movements on the flags of Carondelet, as
well as on the grand boulevard, Canal, were con-
fined to the interchange of civilities such as good
day, bon Jour, Monsieur. The chief talk was
about the feet Of Yankee vessels in the river be.
low the forts. There is no mistake but what the
enemy is in great force below the forts, and that
our authorities are preparing to receive Them A
query arises, whether there are any troops on
board of these many reported vessels.
The talk for some days has been that the Yam.
KEGS have congregated largely at Isle au Breton.
This would lead to the expectation that the land
forces were. to come up the Bayou au Chenes,
within one and half miles of the Mississippi river,
and at distance of about thirty three miles be-
low the city. 1t is we'll understood that they cannot
capture the forts. But should three, or four or
more of their heavy vessels pass the forts, may
have some warm work. In May last we called the
attention of our authorities to erect fort or bat
terry on the old site of Fort st. Leon, below the
English Turn, or rather in that neghborhood, the
old fort of lSl4-'l5 having been washed away.
There was fort erected in 1914 by order of Gen.
Jackson, near the junction Of the outlets or in
lets of Lake Lery and Terre-aux Bnuf. But the
Brtishers did not choose to come that way.
There was some talk about the interruption of
trade and communication between this CITY and
Mobile. Our sugar planters are suffering seriously
by the interruption of facilities which might have
been kept open with SO very moderate an expen-
diture. We have heard good deal about gunboats,
and expect to hear something more. The COM
municaton between this city and Mobile can be
kept open with the gunboats now on the lakes and
in Mobile Bay. We are credibly informed there
are twenty four guns on three gunboats in Mobile.
considered ample to send three or four New
Enganders back from whence they came Con.
irmatory of our remarks, we learn there was an
arrival yesterday from Mobile via the lakes, and if
the gunboats at this end of the route and those at
Mobile would act in concert, the intercourse could
be kept open, and the cost of carrying hogshead
of sugar would be considerably below t,oenty.fue
dollars per hogshead or q cents per pound, and
molasses ten dollars per barrel or twenty-fv
cents per gallon. Melasses was held at rs to 9Oc.
per gallon in Mobile, and our planters will gladly
furnish almost any quantity-more than ample to
meet any demand-at 20 to 22c. per gallon on our
leyee.., We reiterate that the Intercourse and
trade between this city and Mobile can be kept
open, and challenge remarks to the contrary.
In extending the various products of the earth,
our attention has been called to palma christi or
the castor bean, from which is produced the far
famed medicine called castor oil, worth now in
our market So to $40 per gallon, and sold in Char
lesion week before last at $40 so per gallon-ordi-
nary price about 81 per gallon.
One of our patriotic citizens having fine place
on the Jackson Railroad, a short distance from the
city, intends to go into the cultivation of the castor
beam. He has two bushels of the pure seeds but
is at loss how to go to work to produce the pure
product, the castor oil. Will DR.. Stone, DR.. Nc
Pherson, Or any other Of our learned physicians or
apothecares send US information how to produce
the real, unadulterated castor oil
We think our correspondent is making CON
siderable Of demand of US to solicit information
about castor oil. If he had invited us to take o
slice of good bacon and corn dodger at his plea
SAINT place out on the railroad, we would have
gladly ayailed ourselves of the invitation; but to
solicit from Mr. Talk, who has never taken but one
dose of medicine in thirty years, Information about
raising castor beans and making castor oil,
(though it sells at ten dollars pergallon, instead Of
two dollars) is making too great demand on the
press. But who will furnish the information how
to cultivate the castor beans? All such, great OF
SMALL and on all things to aid and assist Southern
Independence, will be thankfully received.
The flags were very quiet yesterday. The
weather was mid with now and then some sharp
remarks about the interruption of the trade will
Mobile, which might have been SO easily KEEP
open, as we have before talked Of.
The telegrapbic reporter, in aluding to the
Nassau report about the Miramon being captured
hovo oi1 Ma,
which was the name of the steamer that fell into
the hands of the Yankees.
The passport office for the First District is or
Carondelet street, next to the corner of Common
and the office of tho Proyost-Marshal. No pas
sengers are now taken by conveyances for Cuba
1t is surmised that heretofore Poydras stree
merchant, an operator in bagging and rope, ha
availed himself of the liberaIity of anthoritie
to take his departure. There are other partie
| gone recently who should have departed month
ago.
There were rumors from below last evening tha
| the Yankee squadron was edging up towards tn
| forts in Paquemne reach. The great morta
boats will not frighten our boys at the forts. Th
three days bombardmens at Island No. 10 confirm
that these bombs and shells will not hurt any bod
| within the sphere of o contracted locality. Th
| has been witnessed by the writer in tho war
1914. d, =. ga.sgs-s ...s-- -. -
| Our respected confrere of the Algiers Newsbo
| says no has been hunting dead wood of the nav
We ara grati6ed to say that he has not been wit
ont success For really his friend or Mr.. Conrad
friends appear to have been awakened by b
movement.
Our confrere thinks we were mistaken in su
posing he was after Information as to who VI
President of the Southern Confederaey. Howeve
the War and Navy, Departments, the Cabinet al
Congress, have been lighted up, and we belle
that they are fully prepared, or are preparin
for the exigencies of the times. y -.
| Our cenfrere says he leaves war affairs to &c
| Foote and others in Congress, and that Jefers
Davis is President of the Confederate States
It is manifest that the Administration of
| Southern Confederacy is now alive anti adopt
measures to meet the crisis and establish the
dependence of the Southern ~Confederacy.