, 1862-05-01
LATEST FROM NEW QRL cans
OUR FLEET BEFORE THE CITY.
No lf0llbf Of the Capture,

FORTRESS MONROE, April 30.-There Ian
BE- no doubt Of the capture of New Orleans.
lhe Southern newspapers speak of it in the
most disual strain, and demand that the ,nYs-
terry Of the surrender Of the city shall be ex-
planned. The Norfolk Day Book, in an edi-
Lorfal, says:
:" Il is by far the most serious reverse Of the
war. It suggests future pritation to all classes
of society, but most to be 1amented Of all it
threatens OUT army supplies
Ihe raising Of meat and corn and wheat,
instead Of cotton and tobacco is earnestly r..
commended BY the disconsollte editor
The Richmond Oi*patch Of yesterday says
:" " hen the cncmy's fleet arrived opposite
the city (NcE Orieans,} and demandclits sar-
render, ten. Lowell refused, aud fell back TO
and stores The iron-clad vessel Mississippi
vas burnt to prevent her falling into the
hands of fthe enemy"
MOBILE. April 27.-The Yankee Commodore
Farraeut promised the Secretary Of the Mayur
OF New Orleans, who visited the fleet bg ilap
Of truce, to make renewed demand Ior the
surrender Of the city, but he has not done 50
mp to this lour Is o'c1ock-) Our ship, the
McRae, came up from the forts Under q flag of
truce with forty Of our wounded. She com
municatcd with the Federal flagship, but The
result is not KNOWN. 1t is ruinored that the
Fedcrals refused to let her return. The ru-
NOR that Fort Pike has been evacuated is uu-
reliable In conference held with one of the
Federal officers after the correspondence be-
tween May or Monroe and Com. Farragut, the
officer left, declaring that he would shoot
down the flag on the City HILL ii it was not
hauled down, and he actually brought his ship
within range, bat has not fired thus far. Il Is
reported that French and English men-of- Har
are below and will enter their protest against
shelling the city. It is believed the fankee
vessels are short both Of provisions and am-
munltlon. The city is remarkably orderly,
but the excitement is intense and the feeling
Of humiliation deep.
Nothing is said about the Louisiana, but it
is supposed that she Was scuttled. It is ru-
mored she was sunk at the first fire. Camp
Jackson railroad.
The tollo~ing are the latest dispatches in
to-day papers:
K1cnMoSp, April 2s.--The following dis
patch Was received to-day BY Adjutans Gen.
Cooper, from Gen. Lowell:
CAMP MOORE, April27.-Forts Jackson aud
st. Philip are still in good condition and in
our hands: The steamers Louisiana and Nc
Ren are tate. The enem7's feet is at the city,
but they have not force enough to occupy it.
The Inhabitants are staunch and loyal.
NoBlLE, April eS,-The forts On Lake
inst. We haye sustained considerable loss in
supplies and disnantling, but not in destroy
ing the guns. At Fort Pike ali the buildings
we're burned, including the Telegraph oti:e.
The operator has gone to the limits Of the
city, to open an Office, il possible. AL tie
gnnhoats on the lake have been burned By our
oEn people.
The Mobile boat Whiteman Brown and sew
eral others are running the troops, stores and
ordnance 10 Mauchock, after which we fear
they will be burned. The Yankee deet WIS
returning again to Ship Island.
The New Orleans Dr7ta OF the 21st inst
published the following dispatch from Fort
Jackeon:
'Yestcrday the enemy's fire had much
slackened- He had fred 81, 900 pounds Of pow
der and LOCO tons of iron. This lombard
ment is unprecedented in the annals Of war
fare. Our loss so far Is five killed aud ten
wounded The mortar vessels are out of
sight behind point Of woods. We sunk two
oi them Yesterday and disabled steamer