Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-08-27
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The Present Aspect of Affairs-Mat.
ters in Gen. Banks Department.

Correspondence of the New York Times.l
New ORLEANS, Wednesday. Aug. IL.
The wand of some enchanter waved ov-
er New Orleans could not have produced
a greater change in the city, than has talk
place within the last two or three weeks.
l do net mean by that that commerce
has resumed its old sway-that the levee
and thoroughfares exibit the swarming bus
Ting crowds that gave the Crescent City
the appearance of a beehive in the good
old days. Far from il. No sensible man
reflects that until this war is entirely over
AYE, not till long after that-for we must
expect the sea to be agitaied long after be-
ing swept over by so terrific storm.-
What l do mean to say is. that in COM
pairing the reviving, hopeful, reasoning,
light hearted New Orleans of day, with
the gloomy. plotting. discontended. des-
ponding New Orleans of only three weeks
ago, the change appears almost miracu-
ulous.
was on the levee on Monday evening
last. and was really delighted by the scene
presented. Great heavy bales and barrels
Of freight were being rooled and tumbled
about in real oidfashioned style, and ev-
erything around wore the aspect of revi-
wing business-and consequently reviving
hearts and loyalty. Three very fine boats
the Tecumseh. Arago. and Hannibal
had just arrived deeply laden with pro-
duce. and commenced discarging. The
Venus had also just come down from
ST. Louis, with $500 barrels of -four,
making a most extraordinary fall in the
price OF the "staff Of life." to the Joy Of
suffering thousands, but the horror OF
greedy spectators in human misery.
Some of the vast changes already so
rapidly wrought in favor of the poor peo-
pie here. can be CLEANED from the facts
that -four, which, three weeks ago.
could not be bought for less than
Sl3 or Sl4 barrel, can now be had for
81 so; that potatoes have fell from Sl1 to
S3 per barrel. and that beef, which so lately
as that, cost from 80 to 60 cents per pound,
is now purchased for IA cents.
This is but the beginning of results that
are going to stream upon Us from the fall oil
Vicksburg and Port Hudson-trifling lit
tie incidents which Mr.. Toots, of the Rich
moni Enquirer, would tell us are of mo
consequence whatever" No consequence,
eh? tell JEFF. Davis Il. Co. that every
quartern loaf which commerce filings among
people who are starving through their in
fernal conspiracy. docs more for the Union
cause than ten cannon balls hurled among
their deluded lsgions.
said this was but the beginning. Even
as / write, large fleet of transports, laden
with produce. is expected down from St.
Louis and other intermediate points. un-
der a naval escort, and may have gladden.
ed the eyes of the people of New Orleans
even before this letter gets into the hands
of the Purser of the Columbia, to sail to.
morrow morning.
While we are exulting over cur entire
possession of the Mississippi River, our
tenure OF the Lafourche and adjoining dis.
tricts-so recently overrun by the rebels,
in our temporary absence-is no less Sc
cnre. | cannot give you better broof OF
this than By sending the advertisement oi
the Railway Superintendent and Assistant
Quartemaster. Capt. E. A. Morse. which
appeared in the Era of this morning.
This ought to show the Northern people
how much the rebels have to do with this
part of the country.