New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-29
FROM asRxroo TO NEW oRLnANs.
For the New Orleans crsscent,l
New ORLEANS, Oct. 2S, 1865.

For the New Orleans Croscentl
New ORLEANS Oct. Is, 1865.
l deem it proper, though rather behind time, to
say few words about my late trip from Mexico,
as well as to give you few items that have not
yet seen print.
Bad health compelling me to return home,
came over by the last trip of the ST. Mary from
Brazos. Ishould consider myself lacking in de-
eency. if failed to mention with special gratitude,
thefcourtesy and kind attentions Ireceived from
Capt Tripp, from Mr.. NJ. j. Gomila the purser,
Mr.. NJ. d. Monserrate the clerk, and Mr. NJ. Harvey
the steward. I was an i'll and helpless passenger,
and can truly say, that was never better waited
uponin my life. Twill add, that the St. Mary is
one of the staunohest and feetest steamers in the
Morgan line. She isnot as elegant inside as some
steamers that are not half as safe but her rooms
and berths are clean, sweet and well aired. Har
vey, the steward, sets most sumptuous table,
and should the traveller get sick, he receives all
the care and attention he could get at his own
home. As the St. Mary will be on for Brazos
again tomorrow evening, advise all gong that
way to give her a trial, with the assurance that
they will have safe, speedy, and tbarring sea-
sickpess) comfortable time Oft.
Nothing noteworthy occurred during the trip,
except few robberies the first night out. One
of these consisted in seme adrot thief stripping
lot of heavy gold rings from the fingers of fat
Dutchman as he lay snoring on the after deck.
My roommate hung his coat on hook near the
window opening on the outside, with his large
portfolio pocket book protruding from the out
side breast pocket. In the morning the book
had disappeared, as matter Of course.
will add ludicrous incident that occurred
whilst we were lying at Indanola:
"He that hath not feeling in his nose,
and is not moved by concord Of sweet smells,
Almost anything, and certainly for stationary
figure in tableau such as | am about to describe.
1t was about midnight. A negro regiment was
on board, and the forward decks were impossible
by reason Of the snoring Ethiopeans stretched
and piled around everywhere. 1t was warm
night, well calculated to extract the pleasant ami
NAL odor of the darkeys, as their sooty faces
shone calmly in the moonlight. 1t was calcula-
ted to remind one of John Randoph's famous tri-
butes to Henry Clay's eloquence It shines and
stinks, and stinks and shines, like a arotten mack.
erel by moonlight" On the forward deck, also
was a Mexican family with alot Of pets-dogs Of
different kinds, parrots and last, but not least,
pet polecat! Mr.. Skunk got out of his cage and
started on q voyage Of discovery. He had to pass
over the bodies Of the sable sleepers. Whether
some one grabbed at and offended him, orwhethe1
he was insulted by an apparent rivalry in dis
pensing odors, he said to himself, doubtless
g You get up pretty stout smell, my friends, bu
! see it and go forty better.n
The perfume descended gently on some ffteer
or twenty sleepers, and the next minute the
whole forecastle was in an uproar. The rushing
and stampeding of the negroes, to keep out Of
the animals way, was ludicrous in the extreme
and continued until the pets owner gathered il
and put it back in its cage. The odor of this
affair penetrated the remotest e1tremities of the
ship. Luckily the deck remained uncontaminated
and next day the Mexicans went ashore with
their pets, as did the colored troops with the per
fume in their clothes. The thing created much
laughter on board. o.
I need not attempt to give you any Mexican
news, for that you already have in the papers.
Except that the day left Bagdad, band of Cor
tina's men rode in and took quiet and peaceable
possession Of the place, having no opposition to
encounter. This completes entirely the embargo
Jof Matamoros. aa5s ast .
i can give some further particulars, that have
not seen published, regarding the unfortunate
band of adventurers who, under the title of
The Sons Of Liberty left this city several
months ago to try their fortunes in Mexico.
After loafng around Brownsville while, they
crossed over, and joined, OF offered to join, Cor
tina. He received them conditienally, under the
title of the auxiliary force" and played fast
and loose with them for some time. The Sons
were called upon to do something only when the
revolt against Canales and in favor of Hinaioso
took place-a revolt which, as you know, Canales
whipped down.
On that occasion, the Sons raised their flag for
the first and last time, and that in the night time
when nobody could see it. Hits beautiful little
flag of Blue satin, with Greek cross in the CEN
ter, and over it the title g Sons of Liberty" One
of the played-out Sons who returned on the St.
Mary, had this flag folded up in the crown of his
hat, to keep down his distressful thoughts. -
Cortina at last told the Sons he had no use for
them. There was no use knocking at the door any
longer in Mexico. They returned to Brownsville,
apenniless, shabby, disappointed and played.out
crowd; and disbanded. According to their various
allowances of moral principle, they dispersed.
Many of them, in the greatest distress, begged
around, and finally begged or worked their way
back on the ships.
some thirty offorty, IN their desperation, banded
together and started out as fibusters, or regular
robbers. The papers have told you Of their pro-
gress up the Texas side Of the Rio Grande pill
laying all the ranches they came to- and of two
bands oftroops and one of citizens being in hot
pursuit. When left, nothing further was known
Of the flibusters or their pursuers,
Col. Young, q gallant officer in the United
States service, and lately attached to Gen.
sheridan's staff, had much to do with this unfor-
tunate adventure. He accompanied the fill
clustering party from Brownsville, and it was
believed he had gone off with robbing and pill
fering party, as its leader-a circumstance
creating much surprise and regret in the minds
Of those who knew him. But Just before left
Brazos | received, through what l consider a
perfectly reliable channel, the information that
Col. Young, although he accompanied them, did
SO with the view of restraining the men from the
criminal excuses which he well judged they
would give way to- that he used his utmost en-
deavors to prevent their outrages at the different
ranches; that at last, finding the men desperate
and perfectly unmanagable, he deserted them.
All this was said to be substantated by abundance
Of Mexican testimony, or of those who were