Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-06
The City Of New Orleans.

The population ot New Orleans. by the last
census, aas Us liz. lhs has, undoubtedly
been largely decreased, since the rebellion. Ine
commerce OF the city, winch was It's main sup
port has been totally ruined, aud thousands OF
The people have l.d 10 The counry.or anywhere
ju4t Ley could fad Il scan,y subsistence, while
0,hst thousands have baeH drafted INTO the rebel
army. HE city is the emporium OF the
Mississippi Valley, and is situated on the ieit
bank oil tuo river, ab0uta hundred mics from
rs mouth, Iae older potion u IAe cIly Is
bui, on tie convex side Of bend Of ,ha river,
which d, gc ,weeys around ID a northeast, east,
and southeast course. From this location II
/ dery.s 10, familiar slubr.qGct G. thc " Crescent
] City LA the progress OF It's growth up stream
,he cts has now 50 extended ltscIi as 90 hll the
/ hollow OF "a curve IN the opposite direction, 20
,h.t .bc river IrJuJ presents an outline soiueah Ina
resembling thc letter >. 1t stretches or stragg es
along tue uuuk "a The river some or : miles,
wleu auayerdse depth OF one mile, It only being
possible 10 band 0a tue narrow strip o., land
lying lmluedaiely VA the e1ge 81 the river, the
highest point beng IA 'front.' and 1hen RAPIDLY
sinking 80 tue rear anti lost IN uteImma1io
sWabls In the rear Ul New Orleans, "a h4if a
mue, perhaps, Is the Metarlc ridge, a narrow
| strip Jt hlgn land TWO Or three ect above hi h
water mara, ot an average Of hall = nile in
width tuen you come again 10 the swamp,
! Wuleu continues 10 tae shores Oi the lake be-
| yUnd, almost as dense as any 10 the surrounding
J valley, giuomey and peculiar AMI unlnhabiteu
! except by alhgaturs ana 0ltttrns. The front OF
| New Urlcans Is ol course On the river, and from
I the popularity oil the country aud the leyee
when serves To protect the city from beng over
| lowed 10y the Sprng rise, our fleet wnen it
reached The city must hare been aj0ce the groitHu
on eAich tse aiy as 6dpd, and commanded il q,
| from an tHHRtacc.
Iuis circumstance, with the TACT that IA,
breaking ul the eycc by cannon shot, or Il
ieS inmate, work Win the spade couH sub
mdyt NE ctOie ptdcs makes New Orleans, witt
It's leencelrss rear, the Weakest ANA leas. pro
ttcteG pla~u OF amy commercial importance a.
! the world.
Aluu- thc river front oi The city the eyee, OF
ARTIFICIAL cmbaikmcnt to Keep tae city IRON ia
uudauou, is excluded By continuous series %
wooden wuarls. \ sort q. esplanadc Is linus form
cd, several mlles ~ extent, winch, during tht
busy season pitsrnls Sceae OF wonderful yarl
ETY. and animation. Cotton bales, sugar hogs
hcads, negroes ana mule. dUys are Ia great ub
uudmce. Among the notable buildings are th,
branch mint ut the United o,atcs--which IN,
rebels so1,d year $50 aud stole part of III,
COLT the customhpuse, one OF the most massiv,
structures Ia America, but not yet completed
Tie cathedral VI 81 Louis, and sixty othel
churches, the St. Charles Hotel, which cos
5000 ne hospital, banks and bcneyolen
institutions GA Jacksun-square is a bronx
ques,ran statute Of ten JACKSON, by CLAIR
MILLS.
The population of New Orleans has long beer
remarkable Tor thc diversity Of It's clements
About one hall of the whites are OF foreign birth
aud among these The French ana Spanish ar
predominant. There is also large number @
N0rtheuers. PhOsc who sn " the city best be
ileyed that It would surrender when the fort
defending It should fall. The mass of the per
nauent population IS composed of lntelligen
, men, and the commercial interests have AWAY
mad a more clear idea Of the toll, OF this rebel
ion than the ihe people IN the interior. At al
events, alter the forts alluded to TALL, ard iii
sunbo,ts, which are not really formidable. al
taken. New Orleans is hclpless-more helple,
f luded than any other city eau be.