Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-07
NASHVILLE UNION.


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We make the following extracts from
Southern papers respecting the capture Of
New Orlesns.-
THE LOUISIANA.
The Norfolk Day Book, OF the 10th nit,
says:
Abont the only consolation we can draw
Is, that the iron clad steamer Louisiana is
"saie,p But n the city Of New Orleans
safe With the enemy'B feet In The harbor
threatening ils bombardmeni-ev moment?
While speal,ing on this subject we would
like TO know II il is really true that our iron
clad vessels are not permitted 20 move an
inch tiDlegs by the orders OF The Secretary
Of the Navy We have heard 10 announced
as fact That such il the case, aud that their
commanders are tied up with such instruc-
tons and restrictions as to completely pre-
vent them proving Of any value whatever as
means Or iDiurng the enemy If this is
really 80 We think the sooner We procure
glass cases 70 put our iron clad steamers, to
keep the encmy's wooden gunboats from
hurting them the better.
1.-THE Louisiana was plated with railroad
iron, had ihe engines Of the propeller Iugo
mar, and thrce propeIers, and carried thirty
gunal
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 2s h ulL
says
NEw ORLEANS.
We regret to say that the news we have
this moraing is by no means agreeable. or
liciAl dispatches received Yesterday confirm
the fail OF New Orleans, contrary TO our be
liel and he belief Of niBe.tenths OF this
community. e..T
Oue rumr says that the ''iron clad bomb.
proof " stesmer Louisiana was sunk the first
fire from The euemy's mortar boats, and it
Would boo relief to know whether, in fact,
she played any part in The matter IL was
believed bero that she was tested with CITY
rounds pi ball Of one hundred and fty-f0ur
pounds weight, without doing her any dam
age, ara much was therefore, expected from
her We express the universal sentiment
when we sey that the mystery attending the
iall OF New Orleans should receive speedy
solution.
THE FEDERAL GUSBOAfs.
The Despatch says
II Is q heayy blow: bat 10 Is verv far from
being O fatal blow. We may exptct 10 bear
Of disasters wherever The tncmy's gnnboats
can be brought Ia bear on al TIE points stiii
in our possession. Give him all of them
every one-and still he IL q. Jar from bis oh
iect as be was ibis time iaat year. Hatteras
fell, Hilton Head fell, Roanoke island fell.
D0nelson fell, New Orleans bas fallen. Bat
our great armi, are It'll, in the field. They
have nos a.eu-,boY have not been wor.,ed
they hove always beaten iug enemy where
yer they have encountered him. When they
shall have been beatsn and dispersed g that
they can sever rally again. ihen it msy be
time oiee gloomy about cur prospects.
cSLyHEAG ROW uE Blows.
Bc8nrcaard, with powerful force. is still
the gusrtian Of ihe Southwest. johnson.
with O 3ice still more powerful faces Nc.
Clellan al YORK. St0newaA jackson presents
an undanaied front in the valley; our armies
In Georgia and South Carolina are uusubdu-
ed, and we continue to hold our own in the
Old North state, The enemy has never been
able % obtain an advantage over us except
by means Of bis gunboat. Take him away
from them and We can Away, defeat them.
"cuR BRAVE rEoors.7
by tle loss OF New Orleans we are sepa-
rated from West Louidana, Texas, Arkansas
au Missouri Butmany OF tbe brave troops
from taa, side of Che river ere with as, aud A..
those t1at are there will s,l keep up the
ight Ia spite Of theirisolation. They will /
thus constantly employ large portion Of
the eleuy army and serve as powerful |
diversion 10 our favor II every seabo'rd !
town ia the Coniederacy, and every river
town which can be reached by gunboats,
were % The possession Of the enemy to-mor-
row, 70 woald nos have the slightest feet
upon the issue OF this contest 1t would not
be so disastrous as a defeat Of Beauregard's
army, or give half the same cause for des-
pOndency Fortunately, they took no pris-
Oners; our troops remain to reinforce Beau
regard or 20 80 elsewhere as they may be
ordered
HOW CoNsoLNG.
The event OF this war is sdll as much in
the hands Of the people as il was before the
fall OF New Orleans. Having made himself
master Of the river and scaboard towns, the
enemy. 81 be wish 10 conquer US, must come
into the interior. There he will have TO beat
oar agmses, githeet the cid Q! bis igoa clad
boats, before he can boast OF having subdued
the country. la the meantime the occupa-
ton OF SO many points must necessarily tend
TO the weakening OF his strength upon those
points on which the grand issue Is to be de-
cided and thus far his success is scarcely
disadvantage to n. bet oIT eouhtfyHieH
initiate the Grm and maguauimous conduct
of our sires in the revolution, aud we doubt
not 20 see cur cause gloriously triumphant
WHAT THE YANKEES Will DO.
The Norfolk Day Book Of the 29th ult,
gays
When tho Yankees have completed their
i-on-clad navy they will take every import
aut point upon the coast, except in those
cases where wise discretion may perma-
nentIv obsiruct our harboIs. We must OBJ
strucI the chauue.s leuding 10 The seacoasl
towns we wish 10 preserve, aud abandon the
iupracticaDle attempt al holding any point
which cannot be thus protected. Aswe fall
hack we shorten our lines; as we shorten
them they are strengthened. The PREPARATION
of this disaster SO far as u may be repaired,
rests not With The Executive, nor with The