The Placer herald., 1862-05-03
II.NIt II
Lit. Col. 4th Infy. Cal. Vclu
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
The telegraph reports that the Federal
fleet passed Forts Philip and Jackson on the
oath of April. On the 18th inst, the SD ips
of the fleet ascended the passes of the Delta.
On the 25th they arrived before the City
and demanded its surrender. Gen. Lowell,
the rebel commander refused and fell back
to Camp Moore, after destroying all the cot
ton and stores. The ron-clad vessel Mssis-
sippi was burnt to prevent her falling into
| the hands of the federal forces.
MOBILE, April 9th.
Commodore Farragut promised the Mayor
of New Orleans, who visited the fleet under
flag of truce, to make renewed demand
for the surrender of the city, but had not
done so up to five o'clock. Our ship, the
McRea, came up from the forts, under flag
of truce, with forty wounded. She commu
nicated with the Federal flag ship, but the
result is not known. 1t is runored that the
Federals promised to let her return. In a
conference with some Federal officers, after
the correspondence between the Mayor and
Commodore Farragut, the officer eft, decar
ing he would shoot down the t1ag on the
| City Hall if it was not hauled down. He
actually brought his ship within range, but
has not fired thus far. 1t is reported that
the English and French men. of war are be
low and will enter protest against sheling
the city 1t is believed that the Yankee
vessels are short of both provisions and am,
untion. The city is remarkably orderly,
but An exceedingly intense feeling prevails,
and The humiliation is deep.
The Southern papers speak in a most dis.
NAL strain of the SURRENDER Of New Orleans
The Norfolk Day Book says it is the most
serious reverse Of the war. 1t suggests future
privatons for all classes, and threatens our
army supplies.
The following are the latest dispatches in
the Richmond pape.s received by Adjutant
Generul Cooper from General Lowell:
CAMP MooHE, April 9th.
Forts Jackson and St. Philip are still in
good condition and in our hands. The
steamers Louisiana and McRea are safe. The
enemys fleet is at this city, but have not
forces enough to occupy it. The inhabitants
were saunchly loyal.
MOBILE, April 28h.
The forts on Lake Pouchatrain were all
evacuated on tie 25th. We have sustained
considerable loss in supplies in d>mountin ;,
but not in destroying, the guns of Fort Pike,
All the buildings were burned, including the
Telegraph affice. All the gunboats on the
lake have been burned by our own people
The Mobile boat Whitman Brown and seve
raj others are running with troops, stores
and ordinance to Manchoct after which we
fear they will be burned. The Yankee fleet
was returning again to Ship Island.
New ORLEANS, April 2lst
A special dispatch to the Delta, from Fort
Jackson yesterday says: The enemy's fire
has much slackened. He has fired, up to
this time, 900 lbs. of powder and over
thousand tons of iron. Thi, bombarment
is unprecedented in modern warfare. Our
loss, SO far, is five killed and ten wounded
The mortar vessels are behind Point Woo Is.
out of sight. We sunk two yesterday, and
disabled one steamer.
New YORK April 2lst.
A letter from Washington, dated yester
day, states that most positive information
has been received from the vicinity of Mem
phs that cotton in immense quantities has
been destroyed in that section. 1t is now
past any question that the plan of the rebels
long ago declared is being put into active
execution.
FoRrREss MONROE, April goth.
Our earthworks before Yorktown begin to
assume very formidable appearance. All
yesterday and last night the enemy kept up
a brisk fire, trying to draw us out. The
the work was not interfered with Yesterday,
Gen. Hancock, with portion of his brigade,
went to drive the rebels from the woods
near our works. Our troops delivered a
we'll directed fire, causing the rebels to re-
treat, leaving their dead and wounded.
WAsH1NeToN, April goth.
Specials to the New York papers say the
War Department has received an order for
supplies arms and clothing for the loyal
blacks 10 be enrolled in General Hunters
division.
Gen. Halleck says it was General Sherman
who saved the battle at Pittsburg Landing.
Gen. Stone is to have trial as soon as it
is compatible with public interest.
Gen. Banks column is still advancing to-
wards Staunton, Virginia.
The Border ruffian Jennison was arrested
at the solicitation of his commanding officers
who charge him with grave and serious
crimes.
The great floods on the Mississippi river
had destroyed an immense amount of prop
erty in the vicinity of New Madrid, Mo-
Haleck was on the advance towards Corr
inth, having occupied Pea Ridge.
Later.
News by telegraph has been received to
May lst The Memphis Avalanch of April
26th has been received at Cairo, that paper