The New York herald., 1863-10-29

weston Bay. The remains viii be North thus week
There are now four splendid steamers IN port sooa
70 be offered for sale the the governments
OF that Of private individuals. The Alice Vivian is
beautiful lmer, Hat botiomed, drawing light
draughi o; water and in splendid order Tue
Alabane Is about four hundred burthen, and
exceedingly handsome In TACT thore is not haodsomer
craft In the harDor. Tne steamers Warrior and Mont
gomery are also fine steamers. and all needed for
trade or war purposes on the Mississippi The
MONTGOMERY was originally the Habanero, and Is
pnkLoxn to old the capturer OF part of
Lopez exI edition. If the sir Robt Peel is condemned
tnen there viii be one OF the nnest vessels OF its size
that was ever built 10 England government use,
ss tns vessel was built originally for the Portuguese gov
ior brssh transport before she into the hands Of
her present owners who flied her up this trip
70 De captured by the United States steamer
Business in New Orleans to be toeraby brisk
during me ensuing winter Already travel from the
North and West has set n Every from Cairo brpgs
pilgrims 10 the city and every from the North
brings uii complement Of passengers. The Morning
Star her last trip brought hero two hundred and
twelve cabin passengers. The managers OF our theatres
seem anticipate the influx OF travel and have been
North companies Tor their various tutons
The Academy OF Music opened the 4th aud has been
crowded nightly Sundays not excepted. The Varieties
Gs as lawrence sp
Baker and Aexna Fisher Baker The theatre has boon
thoroughly renovated still continues 70 hod It's rank
a.0rst place The Orleans theatre
opens the 18th inst under the auspices II the Artists
Union Society The opening piece "Msrtha an opera
Dangereux."
Erw ORLEANS, Oct. 10, 1868
Presmtaon Of Co,ors 10 The Fs'y' Lossana volunee''-
The Dig Guns Landed at For, Jacsson- Welcome to Co
oe'nor Hamton, of Tc1as7he City Tar Qucs0n and ths
Local Pres-The Weann 6uy Squadron Actively ESs.
p'oyd-Crunse Of Me Gunbodt T3nessee--Cdrsme and
Desrsctton Of Blockade % Captain
Courtney, Of the Morning Sd,-Genero, S Grants Ldts
Order He7rc.ang Trafe on tie Mississippi. dc.
On the 18th inst stand Of colors presented tho
First Louisiana Volunteers The Iyccum Hall, where the
Affair took place. was decorated with patriotic sentiments
and names Of battle fields this Department. beginning
with Labadeve and including aii the scenes OF conflict
and the triumph OF our ar ms down TO Hudson
This stand OF coIors comprises beautiful United States
flag made o. six, trimmed with gin fringe and tasseh
Across the lover end Is Inscribed IN e't letters "First
Louisiana and splendid blue silk pcce. Tag with tho
state coat of arms. including the motto, n,on Justice
confidence" The New Orleans Era giving a histori.
c !, sketch Of the regiment, says
Their first active service the month OF October
year ago-when the regiment .oned General Wezcl in
his lalouIchc campaign They stationed as a re
serve at mpaldsonvile. which had bee1 and continued
Tor time tcrwards TO be- the cxrcme outpost OF
lines the river. In all tber services they
have evcr given the hghes satisfaction to the
General Banks. under the latter general they
have part cated In the strife OF every hed whose
you see Inscribed on these walls Their deeds compare
avoraby with those Of the best regiment this depart
mont They were fOem st H. the action ut Irish Rend.
an in the bloody ana determined uf Port Hudson
to lo their heroic AID beloved commander Colonel iIoi
comb, whose ,rit went up from the imm,neat deadly
breach aud loft behind
One OF the few, tho in, mortal, names
That not b. IN to die.
No regiment show evidences Of hard 0ghtnG
Thor losses before Port Hudson great but they
were never known to finch from periormance Of duty
This regiment was. as have previously remarked The
first iascd to fight for loyalty from State rebel
lion. At that time 1t was said by enemies OF The Union
thnt they uld n bo depended 10 light. but they
ha,e scc proved tho entire iasty Of such prophecy
utfed Cfrfnc ArCloi
tain W. Gray rcturnoA this city yesterday morning
from Fort Jackson where she landed Afccu.inch gun
The landing Of this immense piece Of ordnance was .
lnbor OF no ordinary skill with the hand A
sort Of launching ways constructed from the sides a
the vessoi TO drmo and. with the aid Of lifting
shears big blocks and tackles aud the services Of
hundred negroes the gun safely landed The bridge
the duch leidng tho fort will be strengthened
before tho gun put into tho fort aud mounted Another
Of these guns now being landed at tho same
pace II Is the utonton Of tho TO place
Of these In the deIences Of tho lower A-
sissippi for account OF whom may concern. ildB
The loyal citizens OF Ne~ Orleans and LouisianA,
through committee, have invited General A. j.. HamA-
ton Military Governor Of Texas 70 meet them. exenA
TO him g. Getting Of welcome The Governor accept-
Cd the Invitation, tho affair 70 take place to-m
Tho city question about the only thing of local
impo NJ this tine, and 10 made The subject of
siderable argument and discussion 10 the Now Orleans
pess Inc Era the leading paper Of the city. and .hs
oil cia 0rgn Of the civil and military authorities, dis
cusses the matter with seriousness and candor. Zines
the possession the city by the Union authorities sas
and ecopomy The sanitary regulations have been Of the
most character and the tpiice euations
PASSED sy any 0y 70 the Union on 10 c.rryas a out ,ns.e
red which are legitimate charge on the CITY, s'r which
taxes must be collected The half AMI hair secesh and
Uuion oppose the measure of collecting taxes
except certain qualifications arc made aud .immunttss
gwen to men nov absent Ia the concderacy serving
In tho rebel army which, n allowed, would render
nugatory The propcssd measure. The authorities
hs shown every disposition 70 be just in the matter
list Of the names o. the dcIinquenis is TO be pub
II they do not come forwrd and ply their
taxes In thirty days the Ordinary steps VIII bs
Governor shepcy this subject not an arbitrary ono
II is founded the law OF 1853 and 1869. aud tho
method prescribed In his order essentially the
Is provided by thosc enactments II man negccis 70
his taxes, his name must be pnblisned as dein.
and method of the publication and the colec
fixed bv law, and charged to the taxpayer him
self IL additional cust for which he alone respou
sblc, and which he is Justly required 10 pay
Tho Uned states sido wheel gunboat 1ernessee Lien
tenant Commanding george wggo, arrived at this pos
yesterday from short cruise OF Galveston. BY this ar
rival We have cheering news OF the success ul
and active operations OF the Western Gut lest
in the capture and destruction OF blockade runpors.
On tue 18Th instant, when the Tennessee abou.
ten mites of Louis Iass, Tcxas, sen was dis
covered la sight. IuIsut was immediately given, and
coming up the ccted sbo proved he the
rebel blockade Feudship, route ron. II vans
for Matsmorvs AZ the time she overtakcn by our
war vessel she evidently steering tor leissco, and
heavily lden with shot, shell, powder aud other mu
nilions Of The ca tam frankly ACKNOWLEDGED that
he contraband trader, and that his vessel was 10
gal prize The Friendship was taken IN tow and ths
Tennessee continued her cruise. In bllr an hour
more sail made abost ten mies 10 wndw.rd Pur-
suit given overtsking the vessel II dis
covered fire. beat sent lr m the tennessee Va
board and and the burning vessel but when tho
launch four hundred yards the sch blew
up With terrific explosion. niug the air with fragments
the vessel aud contents Of the cargo From The volume
OF II thought the schooner heavily laden
with powder and shells. The debris from the ves
the for hundreds OF yards There
was a quantity u percussion caps included In The
which apparent by the peculiar sound 9" small
and continuous explosions heard after the oxpsioa
The destroyed vessel was the Jane, q Nassau. N y.
The Cayugs also chased schoonsrs. which Arod
By the reoes and blown up.
Also United bockadinr schooner Kitiatnny
chased schooner. which the rebels succeeded beach
ing and blowing up
An interesting gamo OF cricket played yesterday,
the Deachaise sroands, BY ths ocers OF the British
war steamer Buzxard and tho -. CHARLES Club. Ths
Balls" defeated The grounA was not In good