New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-16
Returning "Regisfered Enemies" OF the
United States 10 Dixie, under q Fling
Of Truce-Expedifion Of the j. ID.
Brown from Ncw-OrIeans TO Madison

! ST. CHARLES HOTEL, N.WOh,kANsf
Feb. 1, 1863.
l have spoken in previous letter of the steam
boat J. d. Brown, which has made trip or two
across Lake PontchGrtrain TO Madisonvile, on it'
northern shore, conveying such persons whose inci
nations prompted them toward that destination into
the realms of Dixie, under flag of truce. Two
days ago l wss passenger on board the steamer
during similar expedition, thinking it Of sufficient
interest to deserve some record in IHE tribune
Here are my experiences:
/ / rose at the unnatural hour of 6 Il. H., having
scribbled until 3 for was not The Marion 10 depart
on the morrow with a mail for Newly orh, and just
after the sun had followed my example. ELECTED n
hasty walk through the French quarter and tie
dauk morning to the depo, OF the lonchartran Rnil-
road. No; that there auy necessity lor doing
So Tor The point Of departure Law elsewhere, soon
appeared, bni relying n my iellow-cIedtule', WAS
/ deceived One Of my two companions bad been
msiniormet hence we found ourselves a. 'r ride
OF about twenty minutes, through "a picil4tt4ue
swamp at a point on the lake shore at least three
miles eastward Of the right The conductor, ~
elderly tIeUchman (whO, IN common wnh most OF
his class IN this vicinity, had negro 10 relieve nin
of the burden OF carrying the lckeis III Oruet Us,
la broken English, tuat the j, II. Browu had de-
raIted Yesterday, and that lie did NJ believe that
any boat = ari,d to-day; bat BEYOND th cheering
niece OF international cour-e incorrect-he had
none TO impart. So thai when We ali shtel al col
lection OF snabby wooden houees woich looked ~ II
they mad Welded 10 the drcary influences OF the To-
Guilty and settled down into suicidal rottcnnessl. it
was 10 learn our mistake from an Intelligent United
States cold er, who also pointed out the Wy o.
reneoy il, namely, walk along the margin OF Tie
LAKE ~ % llick ~ 5 Landing
Wees. out, accordingly, at 4 brlsk PACE, bting
haunted viii lively appreuensions that we shou!I
he 100 late for our Iuio.ua' iJn-)f courte errO-
neuns-stsi,ed il al elgLt pr,c.seS. Ine road, at
first good enough and straight with the excl uOn
II occssioual beuls round tue bryon-, lay '"r"-sr
the elvamg, which cpru letcly euc!tc.es Lake Iunt-
clartr:dn, Whose wIIs wsrte OF urcafy wat 70
stretched away from our ngnt 10 the lndennAu le
distance. lie sun, - yet bui low on tie hpuLYu,
cid MS bet 90 cheer pf"rpeet OF winch the pre-
dop,,aar, characteristic wGs dts0latiJn, but WITH
hall ad,zeu gqthc' ~ % help tim he would have
fuied 10 40 IL slil, M he warmed oar backs ana
The raw morning sig, We were grateful 70 INN. lie
nigh. have looked On slcn sctue fccs no. Oei0ro
Insu ,,as an iun,iiiaai Of thIs piauei.
In the swamp al tho inciinthoiy ,fecs were
he,r.ed SI,h mOsr, luusle OF under -svr,l, o.
,yee.s Of reels aud iubner. hiding the md Id
waller in which ,heJ had foOi, Tie whole beng a.
prolrIatclv bor1sred by q t'IHgu.cnt chai, ~
winch u0y var nsAinE-he ralt .of perez, "a, ]
en-le,t !lJgs. hltogo. Ter, dgniliceut l.e--gys
for I'D gtoIr, g which, 30 doubt, tLere were
w r4s nothing u Item, however, nor l'r h 90 t
mile any triiR animate iai ger thHu nF' oil VIII
du, r. or o." lake ana Il lonely mVcdll-ihu 100
tb. s.aul--oels. Jed, probably, VI ie would ncver
h.... been there. 'l.ea or diiDc1ies brgln A.
nyiay ~ a ti;on, hare on9g a 90 ~ I..ie ilter,
or gnlci "a stli-1ohi manned by luGtn- Wah % g
lro,.lie ak " .ros, we crossed ioJt-tpdse ''-
SOfd which Was a hOJrc iigh fence ana garden,
1ug where orr path rrrlutd aDrui tly % ftlulute.
t.rsi We iqquilcl of an lIsh rui.,f a. los-,t.
e,on oI the housc the locality oil " "a kos 81, "aJ
rep 1Ldod with Celtic pIOmpinehs anu With tho ut
mofs confidence by Io.nt.nS cHect.y 70 "he.- n'o
. l. I'd cJ..e iron. on Our oelhinas at thn, 80 ~.
.ettei Our rEirtitg tie lr,jccupu ou Nhic1 tHt
noase ana gIoln.s good, ny means Of = tow, atn
leading iyiar,i, 20 nov aeio. Oar tiurt IN iiiui
81. 20 We asked al 0- td $3.50, hu~n WAC Obj t.i
80 tine loa.itlh ana vel mrA'y insisted, hif- .h-.
+ We wa.fcd 80 e3 TO New. OH "ur, th"u 10 ag uD-
known place, Tie namc u wl.,n sounded ike ire
drawing vi "a cora O4t @. "a bottle. Abandoning
ola. v.,u Ice Aad so. .ed hlns - Into % STATE %,
7 l4ul my a. our EOt staining lnnc4l .tc = o..
tnc latter. we attempted several Indian, negro,
anu ai nd. ylolal VITO JOkod IKE hyJud BET ~, en-
j Tue Two vin - Gabu o. 10 h.Dermtn thrown 40.
I lie ,l..td4 tcr.Da OF re nl llgence aud, r-c.y
Ailue Tie WOtd III k3N'r' contested -fouuy allI
hIs couptii,rs fwho al 20 nted Gilstcut way J
Iaaiy overriding tAtm. Vi e sAIrtrd iue grounds is
guessed b. ,i.e L.Isunon, ioratd bayou - lne'ns
of 81 pulk, and tr-A A-I t,.O and ii L4l. mice %
ne most aboui'nali. travelling bei,.e us co-.cl,-
able.
/ oar feet were o. tie mud OF Louisiaun, our name
E&UsI cIat,A Inc rya' d mere iOo' jctbi .oalteiy
di-eefnlDe, followed the lIie4ya,l-ia cl The lake,
hereby aiOidug g5 aH aJdl. mi uil auC ill
iooom0' ion, agfeelbiy diters.li-d by walng. Some
ii.es TIC irscl, aisaDpea,ei wholly, wrsn 20 had
TO trust Ia Providence and the ic9RtL oar boDtH.
! An lciuy Osau4us, 4 caynan, an eel, might .d'e
found Lin-eii charmed y IA 'lo !o.h.iy, nyt ~ y'u
.nls.oo. den. AID bis comrades. Ch'clt1. hos Vs.
I,y tl Dro-pecJ "a tyD tl sr;ok s-Fta'ks 10 tie BE-
,al.e, Sc Lid On aud presently arrived aI thc oe-
I inca ldLlIn pi.tc,.
Uickox ia tfls proper, belonging 10 Tie p'p.
piaJl of "a hotel, % appears to have Dcc" "a
Tor Tie purpose If Keeping 1t, OF mt eb!he A no
! IA a { ltlin IndIaIubber' team Owned D. ID
friend of IT, and oi atDIding Col. orge Org Al !
Sury-v o., su'ioc' ior IudicfOus Store. Ii'"'"
r.coiv us aQi, ably condoled vii Ut 49, 10 uiuo
and produced bfeskias. Ihit daPosod 81, we
tuned oHt 10 IGaee observations.
! Il was % bufy scene hIto which We is''ed' ru'-
lO1fdln4 ihe nrt.L suppose Laudaol.'s1 u" j.
B,Jrt house, On irci-I Win baconea ''c- ln 'if"
II iing-.iko Veriaie, gardens tei,-iin alleys "''
/ 10 gai.pes bis vi artificial lawn, fual nlcl'H
Ing Oh, tOvs ID sle lake, bridge over u. " h l".-
/ icert ''tnelr' road m-land-'Loee coptuiute ,A'
llGdity. fiii 1t up with ihy of more Fe"c'es
eifieI siybah, ply4te carriages or uh-lhieu 'ut
/ iNsw On,ans .bones Now Yo'k in tne Later 'o"'
yti ncel. by and .rOm which axe mOuehi ..!iy 49,
nyiug iGJles oiilers, aud cv. uni--a paiu'ro'o eo
crowd ile.sant Sc. Tue first arc ci,ner " re H.
i3f.d eA-niIes VI t.e DnneG S1-'ee OJu"d 10 DlA.e
Or ..i,l1B "koiugiO sec tgCm off, ia recon. mere
Oh du'y, The thirl ACQUIRED by cuuaaiy or loil zeal
symla ANY, We need not hsve hurried olrcv,r,
aites al! Toe the ), u. Blown ies ga e.is ehjh q ~
iI- cuud, Dcy oAd tabU0eO space vi ia VI, ana ue
cDls auily iic ra-ing crowd Tue A5r sice ~ ~
20 Ter ban tie les Of baggage rbont tho hOetiI'
ccase tat there's good deel - b6 done before we
20. 81, WicJ proves - be Tue ease.
. III 50 20 NaE 20 he aA"ulysd. " .tAa'I 10.