The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-08-13
Hsatheuisu, 10 New Ovleaps.

Tho New orlssas ENA, August list, presents the
following picture 0. . sI.nse phase Of IL "a tie
Crs.csnt Cty;
Last nistt, descent was made I y the police
force up,n house Ia MASS street, where OF 0.
Soulen were ENGAGED N Iracislng tn. Il sh rites
Known a. We Nouiou myster.es. There wCrs
slCui 'tIty II th'm IN . small room, eutiey
nssrd, engaged n the Mid Airi al d-ncs Aroun
pa o. ed ~itL q sorts OF charms. When ne IA
ter, appeared, al ne worsaipprrs' uiais f,L,t c
III Il to escAp', tut twenty ofren we're secured
ne uiins two d-tnuTs H. kin. whte women " %
bod ten PAT. pA,ins IA . Ierto rmsness. T.e
were suo.ed ~ urr-r, and t'n unArrnei OF TO he
polio" station. This II oruing he whue party s.s
tro sht before Judse HI, les, on the charge Of
"bsng elsN'rf H. an W. avid "a emit .sg for The
pGtp 30 o lri s!ts down ne curse Of 4 H,aver-
y f"'nsI upon ths heads d thoec they wi.h TO 70
re'tnsrd urn comInnuly G. led . voniou Is.
ssmtly.' Web hoy we're called upon or
ira, Asssts Mandavtr1 and Ah,l appeared.
AID asked TT time " prepare ,ls dcf nse,
And they were slowed vi the next morning
Th-ro - . ,rtst Interest taken IN these African
mysteries d tIr ,Oor,d popuA ion, an III re are
may pioH'i tee among tie white women o! the
| cNy. Ihs rtt-btoN e curious, borrow ed rom
Ne iuoiatnes vi the istish or serpent worphppera
o. AREA They Are performer by the vot,res per
| lot nude, led by tie Voudou queen. d.ncia. aud
| singing eoine vi song ,rouni = csu.dTJn Of
c1aIuIN placed IA their centre, SOMETHING after the
| manner OF the ~itches IN Mac 9th. The color,d
people place great rel ancc In tho power Of the
| N"udou qirens-think them the arb tiers 4 fate
| MAJ VI Old IN Neir hands ths lives aud fortuus,
u al men. aud ~ Toe power OF their charms IAN
scgomplsh So'd OF evil At pleasure. TIE bowls IN
Which ths Vudous Performed their ipcanta,iona
.rount which they he'd tier lndni.h, orgl.a and
danced their dances Of sncEaLtment, we're trou gtt
INTO tbs fsovosi Court aud SUI jtcsei " n close
| scrutiny by al! present. One was shout the
sze OF . large punch howl, whis the other
| ws much smaller. A. the commencement
| Of tier internal dance. the fowls had
| contained . mystc,ous comp und, made OF en-
| chsnt II lngred ents having the tpper.nce OF .
common sinser eaks, With tour llgutei csndl,s IN
Ne ceutre OF each but as the nude dan,,rs c.Ier.
cd round t"s bowl, c.ch threw ia be- o.i r " to
icreaHe The power OF tee .p,l and he result v a.
thAt tie owls presented curious mkt re IL all
sorts Of things there were slnioui and r.lsin,,
! sugar puns aud sugar sas, c-ndies mats and
! mscuons Of every dtscrIl ton, ~hile eros uinS
| The c. rus were several lok OF gr, yi,4 vol! oui
lIo the he.d, W. al. pose, Il IN @. the wvr-nip p
Ieru IL " Surprising, me nLmbi ol white women,
some ling themselves All. rs. vi l. - said tax
part m tLess uLsesinly myste . icy arc made
pos, lyts ~ the nh ty M y tshqge us, who
| ,nduo hem ~ b.lirye they c,l .u,u si item with
pieat .uss ehr. AS, sai u,.ss a.. &c o .. az un-
nat. cn.ra,ttr. Tae pess OF NO Iian NJ
i.nIy IA this city has 10 uo4trey u ttruu. the
| arts VI tAese o.d W Ers