The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-30
NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The steamship Fung suey, CAPTAIN ldreth, from New
Orleans 2lst inst, arrived at this port yesterday


EIr. VIM. Young'a DeGpntch.
NEw oRrEAss July II, 1854.
COMPUTATION FOR oFFIcERs' cuARrERs
The excitement relating TO the inpressment OF horses
has been succeeded by excitement less intense,
latpg to the occupation Of ccnsoaed houses for officers
quarters. In few instances, very rare house have
been connscated expressly for this purpose while in
many other houses that been leased to tenants
at low rents by the Treasury agent have been rendered
officers quarters have been assigned IN them
The reaeon for this new the reception OF
an order from the War Department prohibiting further
commu.at:on payments in greenbacks for o1icers'
quarters and directing that they be assigned to quarter
In conHscatsd houses
RIvER-rwo INCIDENTS.
with Colonel sherburne Chief OF Cavalry in the Depart
mcnt Gulf, Or. Sklton and Captain Wasson Of his
san and few other officers, started up the Mississippi
on Sunday afternoon the United States transport
steamer Colonel Cowles, purposng TO visit Morganza,
Port Hudson aud Baton Rouge and inspect the condition
Of camps there and hear the music Of their mosqu
toes When twenty-five miles distant from New Orleans
O soldier Of the First Texas cavalry fell overheard from
barge towing, and es the pilot refused TO stop
The without an order from the captain and tho
deck lower the yaw without order from the
mate the soldier, who could not swim, had ample oppor
tunity TO drown before these orders could be given.
There profanity the occasion at the brutality
or the pilot and deck hands.
The barge in tow was double huled capable Of carry
three hundred horses, WlCn were ON noF
decks. But Of the huls sprung leak and on Mon
day morning the barge was abandoned. Anticipating nc
more incidents. mounted OF the HERALD steeds,
gay eparsoned and proceeded up the river without an
escort, arriving sa ely ut Donaldsonviilc.
PLANTATIONS
The Of and cotton the plantations mp tho
coast viii be abundant successful crops on
the came plantations before the war. Tho Held
hands are not yet sufficiently disciplined since their
emancipation from slavery to work IS field hauds did
when slavery existed, and it is Misrepresentation 10
assert that they shrk more than they work noswh
dSnr fba old fanfur ri
systom
Lieutenant Colonel Wkeson, OF the Eleventh New
York cavalry Scots Nine Hundredl, reported tor duty
Department Of the Gulf, Tuesday, and
will probably bc assigned TO stat duty.
ORDERED INTO THE FIELD.
Scots Nine Hundred yesterday ordered to report
At the cavalry camp at Greenvile i9r .ne PURPOSE
in the field Il has been stretched along the left bank OF
the Mississippi above this city, for distance Of sixty
miles.
Lieutenant Colonel W.. Babcock, Of the Seventy nth
New York Volunteers. Acting Inspector General
staff OF General Davidson, Chief OF Cavalry De-
partmen, OF West Mississippi, has been relieved from
staff duties and will rejoin his regiment. He sails on the
cApruRs or rHR MRcrMo SPARK
The report OF the capture Of the mail steamer Electric
Spark by the pirate Florida Is not pleasant intelligence
those who have had letters from the North since the
last mail arrived from New York bringing dates TO June
risks are little unhappy; but the community generally
inclined TO congratulate themselves that tho mails
longer be entrusted to such duh sailing vessels a.
the Electric Spark locust Point The importance Of
the mails between this city and New York is such a.
demand the employing OF first class ana feet steamers
on the route.
/ ruREs xxBxI CRUISERS ow OUR COAST
Tho scceeh people here that the Florida is moi
alone off coast, but that there two otbe
rebel cruisers cooperating with that vessel In tie do
/ struction OF our commerce.
Tho merchants hore Will toke out war policies on oil
the goods shipped from the North TO this port until the
Florida s captured or proceeds to remote waters
| MACMILLAN COMMISSIONER THE oeNyRDKRAcY.
It is asserted by the southern sympathzers in New
Orleans that Macmillan has already privately
| commissioner TO the rebel authorities at Richmond.
Tho most jubilant individuals 10 the world The
Of this city, who boast that the
will be recognized BY trance and England within three
months.