, 1862-12-13

kNAAHA~-AS~
NEW ORLEANS, Nov =. 1862
Nothing OF particular interest has occurred
l: Ills department >iucc my last, so fur us
military 1;,AttcrS arc concerned, even ru1nors
OF Invasion by the Confcdcratcs have ceased.
The opening ,,p Of the Lafourclle country has
1:ilta our '''Sec With sugar, ;ndalrcady large
cror TT sugar has enriched our commerce.
The *eccsIcrs here insist upon it that tht
President Will back out Of his emancipation
proclamation; il such should be tl1e case do
not scc how the cas,sc Of the Union c!u
t1cr recover from such 4 sad event ANY
hesitation now, ail,l yihin&., i'll 1ly opin-
loE, is lost. see nothing in ihe late Con-
grcssional elections but the usua! rcart:onarE
r1lt & that follows every exciting Presidential
contest; th natur:ll effect has iio doubt been
eNaGgtra, ed by ccrt;is, acts If tie ottcials in
power. pni believe lint there is no case
where hi elections following Presidential
contest have mol gore against thu party in
POWER in Washington. As the result forces
un Mr.. Lincoln toa more vigorous rroseru-
alon Of thc war, liz has nothing to fear from
tAc past. tie people want the war ended i'll
ilsc shortest possible fine, and that policy
anu Issal sort u action Will carry the iudorsr
mint Of the people
Nrarc just 1t this time excited Dy the pre-
!lMlnarics OF 4 Congressional election. l am
sorry to sly ti:.; thu ;Enioilis1n Of many voters
j: OF ;he ,,ost tishE kind. Ii is very apparent
ti:at the ''l'rsh- ;ots Of Egypt are moi forgot
1h.:l1is 1irthnT more than again gettin. pos
scs- ion Of the niggers- This party has ACCENT
cd for 1hcir candidate gentleman who WIS
prominently 4 member of thu convention that
voted Louisiana, against the wishes Of her
people, out Of the UniGn
FEEDING TIE rooa.
Tic following provisions werc distributed
By 1l.e Cllitet} States Rrliei Commission dur
ing tho week ending Now is, inclusive:
h:s. D.:
loFS. ..-..--.--....~........11s 93ta0)
IIaTii ircai sS:S1 @
A-oa'es o. hieaa --.....-.....---.--. 1:i1d
Tie number Of .ariliy: r:c.:vin: aid i.gs rs
Families OF Federal soldiers. 172:i
Destitute 1l,A fricndcss css....,.7SSe1 H. 5:1
Ean,ilics q Confederate soldiers ~ '''''''
Number Of pcrSOns receiving aid AZ an
Total No OF families who have received aid 1ssia
NAT1v1II-Alnerican, 1900; Irish, I,G57;
Gernsan, 5. vs.: English ;5Ss Scotch G4; French
%: Spanish, 5:l, Italian, I'll; Portuguese.
y: Acxig'n. 2t: Russian. 10; Greek, =;
l2,>7a,
n. BIT will be observed that Of the whole
nnmecr OF families that Int have been fed,
3or' families arc British bora, making Il ar
grcgatc Of oytr 11,op0 persons, or more tuan
Nile-l::lt # the whole nasahcF. Oa.!:t n,. the
London ltnuS abuse Gen. Butler for feeding
British poor.
DESTRUCTION OF TIE REBEL STEAMER RISK,
Tie Nt'tH publishes the following letter
from IN officer Of the United States steamer
Montgomery, Of Mobile, giving an account Of
the destruction Of the rebel steamer General
Rusk:
We set sail from tic New York navy ward on
the sssth September and B"dloc Island on Tie
18th, for Havana, via Hole n-ti,c- Wall AMI
Nassau. Al Nassau we lay outside while the
captain visited the town by boat We sailed
again at about two and had just got under full
Roadway when NC discovered i. steamer IN
our port side making for Havana rs fsst as pos
| slbi1 VIC altered our course and bare down
nrs'n her, and as she did not stop, sent !: shot
from 4 ritlcd gun across her bows Is she
paid Eo heed to this polite intimation from
our commanding officer that he desired AL i'll
t,ry1ew, another shot went On its way She
tneh altered her course and put
| lor Inc sEorc at the distance of
| aoout ono 1n1!e, and us she had the inside, and
| M:1S 'Ne OF thfec miles :leld, she was run
ulSu anu ory on The s,each before TIC rot TO
her She drew les wafer than W. do eThev
raised the rebel lag, ard in i few minu;cs
pulled 1t down and raised the Enr;ish ,,ne
under the Spanish, claiming to be ~ En,l;sh
vessel under Spa1aish protection. W. sant
TWO armed boats crews 10 board her On
a n1aruuag afa 1g cong forward stlloisc broke out
al around them- She proved to be til. Gene.
| II Rusk, formerly frequent visitor At NJ
| Orleans, believe. Sh. was burnt tn +ha
! waters edge, with all her cargo. worth in ~
| some sou, GOO. She lad run tile blockade some
| six times. 0--As
OTHER REBEL VESSELS.
! The same officer adds:
| Si:;ce writing the above wc hare c,ntnrea
! Tie rebel steamer Arizona. She Was to run