The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-04


great merit; but this is no reason to or
out, all is lost"
RECAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS"
The Mississippian of the lst inst. i
thus humorous at the expense of it
neighbor:
Our neighbor of the Appeal becam,
romantically enthusiastic in his issue O
Friday. In truth, the eflervescence O
his sudden fit of enthusiasm seemed t.
have raised him clear out of his boots
rising suddenly skyward, like a corl
tro4n champagne bottle when the wire
is cut! List to his rapturous ebullition
The capture of the Queen of the
West and Indianola is suggestive of what
may still be done by our little mosquito
fleet Should the last-named boat be
saved from wreck and repaired, we shall
have force sufficient to go in pursuit of
the Essex, which is, we believe, the only
1ron-clad boat the Yankees have below
Port Hudson. With this vessel in our
possession, the remainder of the enemy S
fleet, all wooden craft, together with New
Orleans, would fall an easy prey to the
prowess of our arms X 1t
would prove the grandest achievement
of the war, and would wreathe the brows
of those engaged in it with chaplets of
undying fame. The enterprise is not
only feasible and practicable, but in
vlting, and the whole country would re-
joice to see it undertaken
Did you ever! The Indianola and
Queen of the West to destroy the whole
of Farraguts fleet belcw-glide down in
triumph past Baton Rouge-anchor be-
fore New Orleans-shell out Banks
army from the city-land, take posses
sion OF the place, and hold it, in spite of
the heavy blockading fleet at the mouth
of the river, until the commander of
our little mosquito feet should choose
to float down and annihiiale Forts St
Philip and jackson! Of verify, our
friend of the appeal mounted his war
horse and made most surging charge
on Friday.
But, after twenty-four hours rest,
our military neighbor's enthusiasm
somewhat subsidized From fever-heat he
fell suddenly almost to zero. Back into
his $65 McClellan's, he, yesterday, sank
away down yonder Hear him:
The necessity which caused the de-
struction of the captured Union gunboat
lndlanola, and the running of the gaunt-
let by another turreted monster at Vicks-
burg, has obliterated for the present our
visions of the probable early recapture
of New Orleans, which we 'indulead j.
y>,,.s~-I I--y y-orcuIug. we snail now De
compelled to await the fate of this third
vessel which has ventured below to give
battle to our little feet. Should she
share the fate of her predecessors, we
may again revel in our hopes of the re-
capture of the Crescent City
by the way, neig hbor, how did you
monster, passing the Vicksburg bat
terieS?"
THE BLOCKADE AUCTION SALES AT CHARLES
TON.
A letter from Charleston gives an in
teresting description of the mode of con-
ducting the blockade auctions in that
city, which the public see advertised in
all the newspapers of the Confederacy.
After describing the quiet and altered
appearance of the city, the writer says:
On King and East Bay streets at least
four .hfths of the stores are closed, and
on Meeting street the only oasis one sees
in the great desert suspension is at the
houses where the piles OF goods that so
constantly run the blockade are auction
ed off Here, when an auction is to take
place, merchants, professional charac-
ters, and men of leisure, all eager for the
accumulation Of dollars, congregate in
vast numbers, and the stOrerooms present
scene of busy life which contrasts
strongly with the remaining portions of
the city.
have, by dint of extraordinary per-
severence, worked my way into one OF
these densely packed auction-rooms, and
found the scene presented one OF suth-
cient interest to describe. A burly man
of about two hundred and forty pounds
avoirdupos, mounts a chair, and an
nounces that the sale is about to COM
mence, continuing with the remarks that
the conditions are cash, and that no issue
of the Hoyer i Ludwig Confederate plate
will be taken. The crier, who possesses
a strength of lung of which " "Stentor
himself would have been proud, and
rapidity of articulation that has never
been surpassed by human tongue, is ac-
companied by little gray-headed man,
who wears wooden cap Of richly varle-
gated hues, the crown Of which displays
the Confederate flag. This little mans
chief occupation is to exalt the merits OF
the goods on sale, throw in occasional
witticisms, and catch the "winks and
blinks" of bidders which the crier over
looks. A wink is as good as nod with
the little man, and he bawls 1t out as
Justify as if he we're giving an alarm OF
fire or crying "stop thief" The great
majority of the crowd who attend these
cargo sales are German Jews, and one
is as much surprised at their numbers as
at their unpronounceable and strangely
sounding cognomens, which, at the knock
down of every article, CRATE harshly upon
the ear of stranger. For the amuse-
ment Of your uninitiated readers give
a few, which it was my privilege to hear,
viz: Lichtenstein, Mttledorier, Stein
lein, Retscrating, Slinglow, Uncrauphit,
&c.
Many of the merchants here complain
that although these immense cargoes are
sold at their very doors, yet, by means
of combinations made among buyers
from abroad, they are unable to purchase
articles sufficient to Justify them in keep
ing open their stores. For example,
three, four, five, or six buyers may CON-
bine and purchase lot of articles