The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-30
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capture Of New Orleans Confirm.

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FoRTREss MONROE, VIA. WAsHINoTo.s-
April PA flag Of truce to-day took dis
patches and letters TO prisoners. No papers
received. The Telegraph operators having
left New Orleans, no news from there. The
operator attempted to return, but found the
city occupied by Federal forces. No other
news.
WASHINGTON, April 2S The following
has been receivvd at the War department:
Fortress MONROE, April 28.-Hon. Il.
M. Stanton, Secretary OF War: The news OF
the occupation Of New Orleans by our forces
is confirmed. Fo further news.
JOHN E. Wool, Maj. Con.
By the arrival of the steamship Connecti-
cut at Hampton Roads, on Saturday, the Ma
w Department mas received dates from Mis-
sissippi river to April 18th, including dis.
patches from Flag Officer Farrsgut and Capt.
Porter, of the bomb fio,ila At that time
the steamship Mississippi and Pensacola were
over the bar, and the hotiila moving up to be
in readiness to take their position
1t appears from these documents that while
sailing from Ship Island to Pass L'outre,
with the mortar flotila, Lieut.. Commanding
Guest, on the Owassa, leading the schooners,
at night chased and captured the two Con-
lederate schooneIs Eugenia and President,
loaded with cotton and bound for Havana,
they having escaped Through Britain Island
passage. The captain Of the Eugenia is an
old blockade breaker He was commander
of the Miiamon when she was captured. de
gave his word of honor to Commodore M
Kean to come out Of Mobile after getting
provisions, and leave our wateas forever. He
broke his word, and in the Eugenia has
made several successful voyages.
According to information obtained from
one of the prisoners, the soldiers would fight
little at Fort jackson, but when that fell
the people in New Orleans think the rich,
big men would all clear out and leave the
rest. Times were hard there. No work,
excepting for carpenters, who get four dollars
a day working on gun boats, being paid in
Confederate notes, and in many stores these
will not pass.
Five gun boats are on the Lake, beside two
new ones not yet equipped, and good many
on the river. Some went up the river short
time ago with the steam ram and ten thous'
and soldiers.
New YORK, April 28.-The rebel steamer
Florida has been captured by the United
States bark Pursuit.
Forts Barrancas and M M'Rae had been aban-
doned by the rebels.
The Connecticut brought eight ex members
OF the Galveston Artillery, who escaped
from impressment, also four refugees from
Tampa Bay Every port except Tampa on
the coast of Florida, had been evacuated by
the rebels.
The sloops OF war Richmond, Hartford,
Brooklyn, and Iroquos, were plated with
heavy chain cable from their ports to point
below the water line, previous to- commen-
cling the attack on the Mississippi forts.
The Captain Of the French war steamer
Milan, visited Fort jackson under flag OF
truce, with the view of assisting the French
residents Of New Orleans who might desire
to get out of the way OF the impending bat
tie. He was seized by the rebels and impris-
oned over night, but on the next day they
released him. He returned to the vessel
greatly enraged at the indIgnity. .e
New YoBK, April 28.-The steam gnn.
boat Connecticut has arrived from the South
west Pass, which she left on the 18th INST,
and the entire blockading feet She brought
200 sick and wounded seaman from the
squadron.
| When she left the Mississippi all the ships
of the expedition to New Orleans were inside
Of the passes and had their decks sanded and
were all ready for action. The crews were alb
in good health. ~''
HARRrsoNBURa, Va, April 27.-Yesterday
afternoon the pickets OF Col Donnelly's Brig.
ade, stationed eight miles hence on the Cor
donsville road, were attacked by large force
OF Col. Ashby's rear guard, and driven back.
One man, Isaac Seelley, OF the Forty sixth
Pennsylvania regiment, was killed and three
others severely wounded. ....
The reserve of the Forty sixth Pennsylva-
mia regiment, and section OF Hampton's
battery, then advanced and repulsed the reb-
els. They retreated 10 wood, where several
of our shells burst in their very midst A
wagon was seen gathering up and carrying off
their dead and wounded.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-The steamer Ja-
cob Bell arrived at the Navy Yard this
morning towing up five of the schooners
lately captured by our fotilla in the Rapa-
hammock. They consist of the following:--
Lookout, OF Baltimore, Of about rs tons, with
5000 bush. of corn, 5000 bushels Of which is
put up in bags marked Confederate States,
and the remainder marked with the name Of
the Cadtain. The sarah Ann, of Newbern,
N. c., with 1900 bushels Of corn; the Sidney
H. Jones, OF Baltimore, unaden; the falcon,
of Tappanhanuock, with cargo of the pungy
which had been cut adrift, consisting OF oil,
salupetre, bonedust, dry goods, &c.
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