Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-15
The Evacuation Of New CsieanEntaresslref DetaiIs
OF Events.


I'd, says We fnd 10 tie Jackson Aissssippan of the
sob ult, the following Interesting statement. We have
had no New Orleans papers OF LATER date than Saturday
evening" sad learn that m4i have since been recev
ed from there Where or how the subjoined account
was obtained the Mis5is4ppian does no1 state
Yestad4y New Orleans was Subjected to tie most
terrible hum.liaton and degradation which have ever
fallen mp brave AID true people. Alter yz+t4nt d.
fence by forts below the city after e3lausting all
resources and sk-tbe greater resources on water
OF the enemy enabled Them pass oar exterior fortif
cations with Their large feet, and they approached the
city with sqladrCn cf fifteen OF their largest vss5
all steamships, gunb1ats sn1 mortar vtsssls here
a age force If land trO p7 il the city; but O
what eva they against the SHIPS and guaboas If
ha enemy? Al the moment It vas guncs6 that he
s3p5 passed the forts, it became evident oil rh
ing persons that the city GeeDccss Steps were
taken 70 render baTren coEqaest. by 0rder Of
the Governor and military authOrres all the G0vrE
uent munitions and stores were 1t eray Such e.
teta's war could not De removed were rlyed.
OCdcs also issued 70 destroy al The cotton III the
city his was done. 'iue troops under the command
OF Gen Lowell were marched to the il erior lines q the
city-a teW miles below tdesa lines Wo-id have tie d
Formidable against army advancing by land; hut
Ihe netteFes near the river quite weak and iQes
ectve against tne speclay IL The present stage
II the rIyer-the hgh surface Ci the enabling
them completely to command the surrounding country.
La the condition OF affairs il was quite Oovious that
the nys feet YOU'D meet with serious obstacle IL
pass up tie river. Accordingly, II vas aon2uuced
at ali ,a:ly HCuF that they caojlg. ILer vessels
cane uf slowly, il i,en-; their way-the Hartford,
! The fig snip OF Com. Faragut, leading. hen t0l
lowed Brook yn, the IcdmOnd and other ships,
big ana little. AS these saips approached the batteries,
about six miles beOw the city, artliierss
opeued upon them from both sides II riyer but
The gus only 24s they nooucad but httie effect
The shs replied with several brcads!des which showed
| lhat they complete.y c0mmaud.d cur batteries The
batteries though manned by Impractical guuners kept
up the fce for some me bat with effect, ana under
SUCH disc0uraG0g circumstances as to render it OBJ
vous policy to withdraw the gunners and tie troops
the batteries were accOrdng Abandoned and the troops
were marched 10 the jackson Railroad Ia the meau-
tim3 the hostile sqQaCou steamed the river. A ter
riIe and melancholy spectacle was pconted 10 tn VIC
tori0us SHIPS. The whole leFoe, for miles, wrapped
in smok, from the burning cotton aud gun Carriages
which the autbolcs rad ordered TO he consumed. In
the river were mary bu5 of burning ships the debres
OF our Lee and Of the merchant vessels and STEAMERS
| which contained cotton
Tle squadron proceeded mp the river, the great mu-
itude clustered on the cVec looking On IN disgust aud
horror at the dismal spectacle. as they passed. few
shots we,e fired by OF our sOi3iers but Without
orders The ships did not reply but proceeded slowly
along eyee. A feeble cheer was raised on board OF
one Of the ships which responded TO by something
IKE cheer from ia few persons in the crowd. The
cheers " ether intended SUI NOT, drew upon the
parties who were suspected # giving tn SOM
or so cf pistol shots, by which several persons were
wounded The sQn4dgoD being advanced, me foremost
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ca le ashore with two Officers, C"r Bayles ,c0nd
II command Of the squadron lapr. lragur berry flag
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eHilg demonstrations. They had neglected 10 bring a
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i9ly Ia anu 'oiy ~ 's'5 ..;; - ~ ,' ~ y =
80 , - =; t3ll li- ,f.-s3 -, ta roe5, A. tse--7.r ~
ou' ,SDo "a d,~st[ or,6 (srv--r-r.o,t
49, ~ $780, co:rsd he E7o5 - Infonr. i f.. ff;oe
: '.oS l;- t1H,t E-j:as .a.-5 Ia In~-lr
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u''aH | a ~ - 80 SUI ~ s.ta 80 Tt 1e.honsa 80
go tb Mint er6 ~le ~ Hal he N svor re-
- thar ba ec ro+ fba r., DR. 81 ii,
it that he bad M aufhoritv TO sirrnder IT, and vo1
NOS do So hut that there vas military clnma dar How
no 90 ~ ~. a tlP o or3 @e.a 4o 6: - rs"va a
ra,I1 20 ir0 to - - - demand
r,oeeaDgor ,sss s-a4cl ed 10 Clan TGY.D Ii tae
ionrvoI - nnr,aar # c,zan,8 who We14 present. g,
;rto cCnv,rsation Y ith ths II = naval officers In
I;a,te,rt prea to he p courteous vol y-haycl zen
tlen,an who hnra tCs-,n7onv with aIrafes earuezuss
to Ip vigor and v,i.r oI lie dee5e II our 5rts uu
vTas orite rononnn;cafive TIE s n or officer vas ao
va hnt still more l,to- in PROFESSIONS Of ,esc
5p-,tfs II was ficult however for him t. cyucea
he bi5ter sectional hateof Massachusetts, man egeils
trna -nnthero comrunifv in the ceursa Of the cou
rersafjn. borever, tins ofi er remarked that Capta
l. Farr8gut deeply reeeed to sea lie spirit OF inc5ndiai
isr, v / cb nreyiel il tie cifv in The DIS ructsn
! cotton ard Other things Ihe Mayor rsma hvd tl-t