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From the Savannah Advertiser, April Il.
The New Orleans Picaystae OF 5 late date
mentions the fact that eight monitors are
being put in fighting trim at the naval sta
ton before that city. What does this war
like motion mean? Just now we are at
peace with everybody but ourselves. There
is no war going on anywhere save in Loui
siana, and there the negroes in Coifax town
and Grant parish are robbing, plundering
and numbering white people. The monitors
cannot go to Colfax town in Grant parish.
In fact, they can't go anywhere without
good, strong steamship to tow them and
keep them from sinking. But what are
they being fixed up for?
Surely, Grant can't mean to float them
up to New Orleans, and under threats of
bombardment, compel the unhappy people
of that prosecuted city to pay taxes to his
brother-in-law, Casey, james Lons street
and the Kellogg usurpatioD, which is being
supported there bY the army of the United
States?
Still, the fixing up of such war machines
as monitors means something. There has
been no announcement of the sale of these
iron-pots to any foreign government.
From the Savannah Advertiser, April Is.
An article in The Advertiser of Saturday
morning, which alIudes to the warlike prep.
arations going on near New Orleans, has
enabled us to lay before our readers some
further and Interesting information.
On yesterday afternoon we received
visit from gentleman of our city whose at
tention had been attracted By the article
referred to, and who gave US the following
items:
On Friday morning last ne had an inter-
view with sentleman-late an officer OF
one of the United States volunteer corps
who had just arrived from New Orleans.
Before leaving that city he stated that he
had been approached and offered COM
mand in an expedition then being organ
lied to move on Mexico.
He was told that the advanced guard was
10 be composed of five thousand men, COM
posed of Texans and others, and was to be
commanded by James Longstrest, hate of
the Confederate army, now of the Kellogg
militia. he was further informed that the
United States government knew of and
sympathized with the movement, and would
aid it in every way possible. He was also
told that enlistments for the purpose were
being made in Mobile and other points in
the Southwest, and expressed some surprise
that nothing had been done in Savannah.
Our informant is gentleman of intelli-
gencs and reliability, and his statement is
doubtless correct in every particular.
If there is such movement on foot, It
must be made public in short time, and
it is not unlikely but that the fitting out of
monitors at New Orleans, and the pres
ence of military men of high position in
that vicinity, may have more significance
than has been attached to these facts.
Grant may desire to relieve his embarrass-
ment at home by gobbling up Mexico. II
so he has started in a bungling way.
Texans, some of them, are pretty rough
and reckless set of fellows, but they are
proud and plueky. While they might be
delighted at the prospect of using their
navy skies and Bowies on Mexican greas-
ers, they would hardly consent to be led by
James Longstreet, brigadier of the Kellogg
PiDchback ragamuffiins.
General Scott, it is said, marched to the
halls of the Moatezumas with six thou
sand muskets, but that is no reason why
James Longstreet, of the custom house
bummers, could repeat the feat.
There may be something in this thing.
We allow Grant the largest margin for
laundering Obstiuaey and stupidity, but we
can scarcely credit that even he would
hope to capture Mexico with James Long
street, Field Marshal Of thu Louisiana
niger zouaves.