New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-12
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Correspondence Of the Nautical ket

| correspondence OF the NAUTICAL Eette.l
Armed with fourteen days leave of alb
sence from the executive OF the State, the
two last copies of the Nautical Gazette and
a good supply of small stores, your CORE
spOndent, in company with a few friends.
left the upper part of the Crescent CITY in
small steamer for cruise to the Passes,
through the Mississippi sound, TO the water.
ing places most convenient and most gen
orally patronized by the people of New Or
| leans.
As we passed the many vacant wharves
along the levee, the scarcity of commence
was the first subject to be discussed there
beng but SIX sea-gOing vessels in port
And az the party was made I'D of people
connected with that branch of trade. the
result OF their arguments l will lay before
you: OF course all know that it is ALWAYS
Guliest IN any country just before the pro-
| Duct OF its soil become marketable SO it is
with rs to-day. But when we follow this
great river to it head, and go through so
| many different climates, and such different
| SOIL, and different products, we find that
| there Is something merchantable and mar
ketable coming forward and ripening al
most every month in the year. And had
| the West and the Northwest full confidence
| IN our carrying trade, we should have bust
! ness the summer through for all those that
| wished to remain here and attend to it.
But their confidence is shaken, owing to
| the uncertainty of ships at this season OF
! the year.
Now, one of the greatest drawbacks we
| have is that Of the shipmaster, who is al
ways fighting against coming to this port
| during what they term the yellow fever
| months. OF course, there are many who do
| not have much control over their ships in
| points regarding chartering, etc; still. they
manage to steer clear OF this port during
| the summer SO cargo after cargo is denied
| us through this great scare-w hile we are
| living in one of the healthiest cities in the
| Union True, occasional epidemics visit us
| with fearful results, but are other large
! cities more fortunatt! Not in the aggre-
| gate. One would suppose that class OF peo
| pie, the seamen, of whom so much is said IN
| regard to facing death so often, and fearing
| 1t so little, would as soon come South III
| summer as go anywhere else. But 1t is not
| go; they use every endeavOr to shun US un0
| til Jack frost begins TO CONCEAL their blood
| Then they are very anxious to- come and
| bask In our delightful winter sunshine.
| which we are always happy to- share with
them, but would feel more generous did
they show disposition 80 help us out a lit
| tie more IN summers
| But let US once get our Fort Sc Philip
| canal dug, 80 that we can bring in ships OF
twenty-five feet draft. then our wheels Of
| commerce can not be stopped 2 single week
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| way for those that will come and carry Oft
| the vast amount of produce that must fnd
| its way down the Mississippi
| But to return to what we sec along the
| banks of the river, as we are now many
miles below the city, and opposite the large
| sugar plantation of Bradlsh johnson. tcr
| miies-ves, as far as the eye can reach-the
| flowing cane stands up in It's healthiest con-
| ditiOn. 1t Fever looked more prosperous or
more plentiful, and gives positive proof OF
| an ambitious agricultural head being in
| charge. Next comes the Mag nolia plansa.
| ton, which, in point OF cultivation and
thrift, is equal TO the last mentioned, Mr..
johnson only exceeding his nelghbOg In the
| number of acres planted.
We were now off "Riceland," which is de.
voted wholly to the cultivation Of rice,
which ls successfully and prOtitably carried
| on here, the chance for overlooking the
| fields being so good. Below this point. to
the mouth of the river, the cultivated land
| is in small patches. with many very exten.
| sive and profitable orange groves. Nine
| o'clock in the evening finds US made fast
| alongside the steamship Caledonia, at Pass
| a-lOutre. where she had grounded the day
before, bound ont At daybreak a little
| wash on the bar from an out wind caused
| the Caledonia to sip off, and after wishing
| them bon rOyage we turned our Prov toward
| Ship island, u distance OF seventy miles,
| where we arrived III Tue dILeFuOOus Aust
| drawing seine several times and nearly
| filling our boat with croaKers, crab. mullet.
/ lady tisn and sheephead, We bathed in the
| cool, placid waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
! went on board refreshed in both body and
mind, and wondered why this innate fever
| of going North took possession of all South.
erners that were able to 60, while here in
| their own immediate neigh bOrhood God has
given them every thing but snow and ice.
Next morning We were under way before
| the sun, and in an hour were at anchor off
Mississippi City. a distance of twelve miles
| from Ship Island. And what a city-two
| hotels and private residence, horse car
| without q top, with track of about three
| blocks distance to the depot, and opposite 60
| the bath houses. This city we done up in
less than al hour. when we headed toward
Biloxi. some ten miles to the eastward.
Here we were at home. Each person we
| met We knew. In fact they were mem BETS
of our club 1.-THE t-get-awavsl. Here
there are many handsome residences. ali
| fronting the beach, and it richly deserves
| to come under the head of genuine water
| ing place. Here we were the guest OF our
| old friend and yachtsman, Harry Rareshide.
| who did the hunors such as he only can.
| and on making return visit to Gur craft.
| in full uniform Of the Crescent City Yacht
Club he donred a vest informing US that
| twas the first he ever wore in Biloxi during
| a period OF thirty -hVe years. After TWEEN.
| ty-four hours visit we are under way for
| Bay st. Louis, To attend the first regatta Of
| the season. boats coming from New Orleans
| and all places along the coast.
Bay St. Lols is chiefly built up of fine
residences belonging to the class we call
| the oldest and BEST" creOles to the manor
born, who Can sit longer on a wharf, fish
pole in hand without feeling nibble, than
any other class in the world; and why be.
| cause that hamper by the side of that mid
die-aged gent, with the green shade over
his eyes, is filed with cold bite of the
choicest viands, and a large bottle of Bur.
| gundy to wash it down. You have his see
cret-his patience is prolonged by the con.
tents OF the hamper. and the thought of the
great meal of the day, that never-tailing
five O'Clock dinner
But enough, l have already taken up Zoo
| much OF Your valuable space, and am sat
| istied that | have given you very little maui
! teal matter. Still as we have so little to
| report from here at this season of the year.
! and fearing that yon, who were not posted.
| would pity US who have to remain through
| the long summer months, have given you
| a rough sketch of my trip, to show you
| that we have all the comforts, all the lux
ury we need, and we want no sympathy,
no pity and no help, only that which we
| owe one to another. And Tor our love and
| good will toward our Northern brethren,
| we only ask that they in return helm us re-
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