The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-15
INTERESTING FROM new ORLEANS.
ARRIVAL OF yHE EMPIRE CITY.
Departure Of the Rebel Sympa-
thizers for Dixie.
EXCITEMENT AT EICKOKS LANDING.
FULL DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR.
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The United states steam transport Empire City arrived
u thispor last evening She brings dates from New Or
leans 70 Feb and Key West Feb TO- also cargo Of
ton and sugar consigned the United States Assistant
Quartermaster The following list Of her passengers
Major schafner, T. l. McConkey, Fl. J. Qunan, Captain
rsnsr sases Miss Nary Harrs oI LIEUT. Marshs
Higgins Lieut.. J. Perkins, Capt Starkey, Lieut. j. Co
g:n, Capt Pw Robbins, N.F livery Lieut.. 5; PInney,
Mrs Codney, A. Wheeler. DR.. A. orcutt f. Smith From
Key West-Corncus 0Neil, Mr.. McPhearson-and7 rs in
stserage.
The Empire City left at New Orleans bar, bound up,
steamer Illinois ships Belle Wood George Peabody barks
Albert, Of Boston, and whitesea Outside BARI She
Mt at Key West the United states Octorara,
HuntsviRe. Santiago de Cuba Magnolia sonoma Tahoma
r. r. Cnyer, and the prize Virginia Also the
United States steamer Rhode Island which arrived on the
10th, at seven A. N. The frgate 81. Lawrence bark
Gemsbok and United States transport shp Wizard King
win leave for New Orleans in about ten days.
Our New Orleans Correspondents.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 4, 1853.
Arrival Of Mrs. General Dunoan--7he Neu G,snboat
Baratarta Under Understanding Atsut Pilot Tow,s
&sd TIE Pilots-General Banks, &C., dc.
Among tho distinguished arrivals In this city have
ono from Dixe's Land Mrs General Duncan arrived at
Hickoks Landing Monday night last and TO the
city on Tuesday She from Pontchatoua and took
passage OF schooners that with load
q cotton She Ia the wife of the General Duncan who
bad command Of the defences Of New Orleans, under
General Lowell at the time the city taken by the
Union feet.
The new n-cad gunboat Baraaria is ready for
service and her commander Captain Frank t. Blanchard
has received sealed ORDERS with directions to be ready to
sail to Thursday. The Baratara carries two
twenty pound red pivot guns and draws only three
feet OF She Is propelled by stern wheel and Is
singular looking craft but well adapted TO the service
which she has been sent. ,.,r.-r---- --ssry,~--I
SOMETHING About riiof rows AND THE PrLOrs.
All the world knows that Pilot Town is singular Took
hg village in the Southwest Pass, built up spivs
inhabited by pilots and their families.
Ihav% Just had conversation with young gentleman
yho Ead 10 wait there two three days
Steamer, to this city, and who arrived here yes
tSrday His experience not very satisfactory, but
quite interesting that Pilot Town is nest Of
sccessionsm and the bitter and malignant hatred OF
the United states So btter the people
Mat they refused The young gentleman question the
vainly shelter from house house. One woman,
reply his request for shelter replied that she would
whore he had seen unocnnpied with n it,
md told the Of the nhosptabe mansion that he
shouid sleep that soa with his consent or Without
end might make the Of IT. and the fellow
submitted 70 have his house desecrated by yankee
about "settng rid Of him. and that he had been pro
0eunced yankee spy and advised him not TO eat
An exception 70 the general dsoyalty OF the pilots
found 10 Captain William JONES' Coast Pilot Of the uned
ns :rs lived in Mobile Aacama and the rebels once had
halter around his neck to hang him for his well known
Union sentiments but he escaped He keeps the stars
by all his neighbos He has received anonymous
iss.ers threatening his lfe and the other pilots have
Captain Jones recently informed some OF these gentle
that they did not behave themselves little better
toward the government which supports them he would
they taken or and this created reat
excitement Some Of the rebel pilots Immediately com
planned TO Captain Higgins who commands the United
States gunboat Pampero the Captain silly
% Captain Jones arrested and bound keep
the peace The captain OF the Pampero in fact Is quite
popular among these rebel pilots.
RECENT VISIT oy THE ALABAMA
The visit OF the rebel pirate ship Alabama OF te
mouth of the for the purpose Of capturing the
Pxmpero, which sort Of storeship and had five hun
bred Of the time. This coal Just
what Alabama after. While OF tho mouth OF the
river she boarded by OF the Pilot Town pilots,
was In possession o. Capt Higgins, OF the Pampero,
absent rom his post at the time, and had been
several ,a vs. and Capt Jones having discovered the aa
bama and the fact that shc pad been
Immediately elegraphed the fet to Admiral farragut
and the Admiral at once sent the Mississippi
down take or her, aud thgs the
plan Of capturing the coal hwartei The pilot
boarded tho Alabama was arrested, and now in oonane
Luke gsinS tne Of the pilots who dwell IN Pilot Town
fsfsed inc nrst rebel flag displayed in the parish Of
ro reSes Ssaaa me b. ' S,"vss apS nas - pa N
government transports, when Il s the business % Capm
Jons, 70 DO ~ and when he s qnite willing 70 DO T.
The Msssppi siil reuraius at the Southwest ass but
will soon be relieved by the yincennes when she win
join the deei for operations up the river
ry Governor shcpeys General Order No. q dated Jan
uary ~ John Mann and Robert II Tord branch pllots
Of the port OF New Orleans are appointed Board Of
Examiners the Port The importance o. this Board "a
apparent from the second paragraph the order which
declares that mo branch pilot WIN be Commissioned *
cspt upon the recommendation ot said Board IL Fxamt
ners and person will branch pilot after tho
10th dayof February next without commission from
this department
Now both the members Of this Board Mann and Tford
commanded rebel gunboats previous 70 the occupation q
New Orleans BY or lose ee s position e 70
they have repencd OF their treason, md that hey ire
now loyal 10 the government from which they obtain
lsotr orSxs,t rAsxs 80
The thousands Of friends and admirers o. aeneIa
viii be pleased u learn that no appears 70 De n
health and that he endures the great labor ana heavy
responsibility Of his posit manner most gralN uB
70 hs friends. He looks much ess careworn 400 es'
m every way than when he EFF New YORK is sncc 4
thronged daily with citizens who visit hiu 4, business
He receives them with his usual fankne and courtay
but the people here imagined thai the General orid
give the sccctsonss their u thew havc disco eec
Their mistake. lie treats ,eer all in polite aud gentle
hastily but when be does answer Ia means IN I,
what he says, and u " useless 10 press the matte
iar.ncr ne speaks very plainly . Wh
large All sorts OF spccuations projected AMI ~ II
,ooS. ocrass ~ lines ara ? getting con
piled for with such an object, however cunninylv ~
Hts willingness hear every one and his anyetv ~ N
strict Justice 70 all make his duties and abofs YER
orerous
A. ARriuE SUPPRESSED.
The True DsId Of Thursday evening contained an !,
tack the policy Of the government ~ tho department
and charging that Tie Presidents promise proiec, m
property u citizens districts which should reprs
scented 10 Congress hat bccu carried out II spoke
the priva.i0ns aud ribula,ons" Of the lnhsb
tants Of the districts OF louisiana, representa-
70 Congress, AZ being such as might b. fancied to be
fAi m Italian province subugaied by Austria, or th
citizens Of Warsaw II subjected 70 Coz sack rue,n an
plenty more talk o. tho same sort The editor Wa ser
FOR and Is reported 10 have declared bis determination
adhere 10 these views and the article suppressed
that Isl II not allowed ~ be Published the mornin
edition. Quite editlgn printed slips however
ADD sent North for distribution among person
whom II supposed they would please A packag
went 90 the North star, which sailed on Friday
. A PROMOTION
Captain Abbd<t, OF General Banks stan. Chief or IN
Corps o. Typographical Engineers, has been sppone
AT tho nth