New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-29
Loss Of the steamer 1Tnttle-Accident to the
Florida.


Loss Of the steamer 1Enttle-Accldentt to the
Florida.
Correspondence to the N o. Crescentl
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 27, 1866.
Editor CreSceat-I see no mention made anys
where of the loss of the steamer Hattie, in Apa!
lachicola bay, on the morning of the 18th inst,
On the previous night from some cause not clearly
demonstrated, she sprang leak, and Captain
Burrus, finding it impossible to control the leak E
after energetic efforts ran her aground where She
was lying when / left that city. All her cotton
was saved and with no material damage thereto.
There was an accident to the steamer Florida
also, yesterday evening, above Quarantine station.
by which she will be disabled for q few DAYS,
Wmle coming up some part of her machinery be-
came deranged and resulted in the blowing out Of
her piston head. Her passengers and mails were
transferred to the "Tradewind, y from Havana.
and she came to an anchorage toawait tile arrival
OF tow-boat. The chief engineer Mr.. Brock.
was the only person sustaining any injury from this
accident, and he is not badly hurt
Thinking these two items might be of interest.
submit them without remark.
Very respectfully, GEORGIA,
the Country.
For the New Orleans Cresceutl
ELKuoRN PLANTATION,
Carroll Parish, La, Oct. 16, 1866. +
LossngoOd, Cotton Factor 79a oaondee street. New
Su-Your circular Of October 9th, with a
bundle of circulars from other Carondelet street
houses, was brought out from the landing to-day.
We were glad to learn from you the real status
of.cotton, and from other houses that our several
sight valuations mad been h0nored.
Our crop, as l have written you at different times
during the summer, is progressing well, though it
is a remarkable fact that we are the only men in
the parish who have respectable crop. Cotton
on all plantations in this parish will prove total
failure. ....
Our 100 acres, at bale Of $50 pounds to the
acre, will produce 100000 pounds Of lint This,
at 43c, tour cotton is all strict mildIng) will make
1870 500. Deductng 50 900 for expenses, and you
see, we viii make $ls5 900 in our operation. In
view Of our future prospect, we draw Oh you
again for $500 which, of course, you VIII
honor.
The reasons for our success above either plan,
ters, are these
l. We are working freedmen brought by an
agent Of the bureau from Washington, D. c.,
where they had been directly under the Influence,
of Congress.
| ?. We got our seed from Illinois, and oar cot.
ton was ali ripe and picked before the coming Of
the worms.
0, During the drouth which ruined the crops of
our neighbors, our plantation received several
warm and genial rains.
| 4. After our crop was all picked out, TIE worm
md +har tla az-tra
and cleansing up the ground for next year. wei
shall draw on you on the Goth to pay for mules to
break up ground for next years crop.
5. Our freedmen are interested in the crop,
while the planters all about US are hiring by tie
month. Of course, if there is any cotton raised
within five miles of us-wcll, our boys will make
bale to the acre. Some fields, which our
manager had estimated at one-fourth of bale to
the acre, turning out from two to three bales.
These fields are generally next to DR.. Blackman
or Colonel Graves. Our freedmen next to General
McMillen and General Sparrow-they having
shabby crops-are not doing so well.
| c. Our freedmen are generally honest.
! T. The bureau is on our place almost every daNs
Men who work six hours per day, under the infp y
ence of the bureau, generally accomplish moa d
than the hands of our neghbors who do not II
ceive the benefits of this institution in whole
day. We frequently find these men in the field al
daylight with 800 pounds of seed, or lint cotton Z
as the case may be. The seed cotton would be
generally picked next to Colonel Graves field
while the lint cotton is almost invariably picked id
fields adjacent to our gin house. Don't forget I'd
send me the mules; also forward twenty pounds
pork andhonor allmy sight valuations. We mighS
commence hauling ourcotton to market if we had
twenty-five more mules.
We estimate the crop Of the parish at 1900
bales Don't sell our cotton until the revenue tax
is paid and the cotton received in New Orleans 1
Three government officers have been weighing
cotton for the last two weeks. They have now
sent to New Orleans for renforcements -
wants to buy our cotton, but we tell him it S
pledged to you.
Our neighbors have generally gottea heav
advances from New Orleans this year, but ho
they have done it on their shabby prospects "
cannot conceive.
We told Major Stephens that you would pay
mortgage of $4,000, which he held against OF
crop, and we shall be happy to have you cash OF
draftfor that amount. DON'T dishonor it, as it r
exceedingly mortifying to have our paper pre-
tested, This has been our experience. ).
AS you calculate that there will not be lock-
cotton in the world on the lst of July, we may #
ship till that time, and then to make your cirou i.
good, would it not be safe to not ship at all?
ask for information. F
Don't delay sending the pork, Has draft
favor of J. Dobbins for $4,000 arrived?
Yours, QUIxoTE PANzA & co.,
Ex- Maiol
P. S.-Our aunt, who has received adyan,
from you, has also fine crop she thinks she
make two bales to the acre Or, 4 &C