New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-23
NUMBER 272..

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sS 2sslA3sa ss4tsss aGofDxscs XVI jan II. 1ssL FL
y 1E .Edaor-- morning reconnoiteting party,s
consisting of Neey's Fourth Tennessee Regiment,
Kennedyis FifthI ouisisna battalion and asquadsH
ron of scasalryLalI belonging to Gem. MeGown's
idisisioHawen up the ,Msyfsld road to ascertainf
the whefeabouts Of the enemy, and to- give him
brnshif neeessary.s The eipafty went some eightor
ten miles without seeing fheenemy. People along
The road stateasthat sheSwas encamped In strong
force somewhere suph abont Mayfeld creek,aand I
that ccnsfderabis body Of his cavalry hadthedayl
before approacbedto within q few miles OF cur
pickets. The road, being frozsn,was easy enough
to travel in the morning; hut during the day |
thaw set in, and the march back threugh the slip
perry mud was pretty hard, especially to The ins
fanty.t The boys didn't seem TO relish the idea Of
taking such q tramp for nothing. 7s ag..,s1$ . @
. IT IS now generally believed that no considerable
force " the enemy has been landed this side of
Fort H0lt.S The report Published by me Ia apreSl
vions letter, that 20 900 of the enemy had landed
at PutneY's Bend, Was issued from headquarters,
as postscript tothe order To turn ont. OF course,
cannot be held for reports enfanating
from headquarters, should they prove to be ineor-
rect. s,y&i sSs ss.s1sae q 8bse x1SStg@saf
Passengers who came up on this evenings cars
ssase the he va Ware bowling and
Columbus. II was reported that the struggle had
begun at Bowling Green bnt as there we're sim
larlreports from this place, we are open to doubt
I anything Ebes going on there, however, you viii
hear of Il much sooner than could tell you Of it,
fonst this points; s4srG s5s ssTs sss5 i 4sss Il
tie river againtis afternoon and stopped at their
old place in Bend ont of reach Of our guns
One ofsonr 12s-pounders, however, sent one shot
bowling ~ them, polite invitation for them to
made no reply. They are too full Of respect for
those terrible torpedees. gr TsFA ,eaaga y u
An Interesting scene occurred this evening. ON
the parade gronnd OF the Eeventh,L Louisiana sKegis
/ ment. As beautiful silken Canfed derstea flag WAS
presented fto4the regiment, from Mrs. Butlars
/ mother of the lanented Major Batler, whofeil at
i belmont, in memory Of whom, the spear was ems
sen q
senfationin fitting aanguagei and Col. Marks re-
cevedi the flag for the regiment In language equaE
feeling and appropriate. The gallant braves of
coming asdtaiid fr0mssuch soufce, and at this.
time when they know not at what moment they
may be required 10 follow II to' fresh scenes Of
!. The army hers asufers many onsenietces,
81 arising from the impossibity Of procuring every
thing requisite for maintenance 30 long in one spot
Gofeeis getting very scarce; but this article Ne
I pounds to the hundred men has been reduced to
three pounds and this fora hundred mens ID Just
no coffee tail. Ithere ia anything TO comfort or
cheer the soldier this cold weather, y the morn
ing and evening cup of Coffee The deprivatonss
i severe one. Some of the boys, who saved their
u coffee when the ratons were full ARE no retailing
it to their less saving companions Hat4$l SO per
pound. Lard has several times #been issued in
j place of bacon or any other hind of meat, to the
i e,eatdisgust and growlihg Of the boys. MEehsof
the fresh beef issued has been perfectly abonainas
i ble. Col, Kennedy told onesof the beef contraes
II tors thathe would have to make requisiton fora
lot Of flies to sharpen thesnen's teeth with, or
N der ito enable them to masticate this meat: and
! begged him, as 30 many shanRss and necks were
: being weighed Out for Gods sake, MOTTO com.
E mence throwing in the hoofs and horns 81 ss
Hay ia very @soarcess and in consequence the
? horses and mules sauftar much from acolics and
, Hampers, and gnaW and chew everything they car
!, almost entirely eaten up. The other day, Old
sawbones, that ride, got my cowhide Mn his teeth
! and had toSbe boxed and kicked before he would
give itjnp. He had no spite against the whip,sbu
4 I itwas luxury to his infamed mouth tochewit
The mules can't be held hy rope halters ;sthey
chew themselves loose, ana eat,up ne poles les ane
} 1stumps they are htched to-; pen them up, and
:, they will eat through the fence. As the mule is
visiting anima,t wretched mule drivers are con
stantly on the lookout for him, ito take him in in
place of some mule of his own, gone visiting, and
9 thus keep his team full. There is an epieurean
mule in our battalion who, whenever he gets loose
goes around chewing the horsesi tails8 He has
: bobbed Of several tails beautifully; and one tail
belonging to q horse who seems to admire the
thing is shaved almost as clean as IL barber had
been at it. Il call him the old foolmule, for he ha:
the face of prize6 ghter, from kicks administered
by horses who don't wish their tails barberzed.
1 The army regulations allow straw for man ant
beast, but ncta wisp Of straw is to be had. we
II are ont sof stationery, and none to be had II
many cases, oficial notes and orders are writer
upon the most dsgraceiul shreds Of soied or once
: used paper. There Is great cry for boots, bu
Z boots there are nor,e blankets are dreadful,
scarce; the last aimsy scrapings Of this kind hav.
been issued to the men At twelve and fifteen dol
4 Eiars per pair. Many OF the soldiers sing out
a Where are the overeoats? and echo answers
|. Andwhen it comes to lumber, don't talk iaiIt
1 tenough to. say, that the quartermasters have
81 ms s Ct ys bg saeas sssE sg eT
' doing impossible things. When Col. Kennedy too
his battalion ont on the scout this morning, be sai
" his chief ambition M was to meet the Yankees 2, on
" make requsition upon them for horses Wlth0t
: the lampers and oyercoats and tinware. sssas 9&
Tomorrow will have to go after lot of thing
know deyilish well can't get, and SO III just dr
a. up about It and 80 to bed. .sge, v;1litG. 9.
re- H. "A Cara from n, Brig -een. Mcculloch. y
~ To the Editor Of the Richmond whig: ~ sst 81
caon tx Sai signed ned j. Tuoks in answer o which
,e think proper tomake the following reply, swhic
n you will please giyea place in your paper 9: wy
,e Your correspo mt says i With the excepti0
n of the battle Of Springfield not sword has bee
n drawn for the release Of Missouri, except BY he
n own sons.''s Onathe 4th Of July, General Peare
ie Of Arkansas and myself, with all the forces W
a. tcould command, entered Missouri, marched to ai
8. the Governor Of the, State in cutting his wa
ID through his enemies, capturing over one hundre
Al Of the enemy 2at 4Neosho, point where wee
lll pected to attack Colonel siegel with hisswhe
"a command. ,fe % es5t Mis- n!;s,s sstsEa b.snS
I'LL So much for his Grst assertion s.srs
II, He further says, speaking Of the battle Of Oa
re- Hills - The Confederate commander was Saske
for the assistance Of three regiments ito pursue
al defeated and foe, when 1000 men on
a. 81 600 900 worth of property were within Q,
.w reach, but Gen. Price asked in vain" Immediate
pn after the battle was ever and in TRUTH before
Ia my forces had returned from the pursuit Oft