The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-08


Iates: papers received a. this cmce, Will be
Iouni interesting:
NEW ORLEANS BHFoRH TIE susRxsDsR.
& ciuze. Of New Orleans communicates 20
the 81 ob,is Tribune SOM details Of events pre-.
vious TO his leaving, which we COPY:
Or Weduesd.y Q dispatch WIS published
from General Duncan TO General Lowell,
I . atiug hat the forts had Il. us far held cut
gOt derfuliy, and exhCr.ed The people 10 con-
tiEle coufasnt That evening Gen. Lowell
l 1t he city TO- the iol IS on tina steamer Doub-
i0ou. Several mem bers Of The Safety Com
mi tie also left ~ the stesmsc Eleanor, Tor
til same destination, for tbs purpose OF ma !.
ing au attack Ucon the enemy with fire, that
they lad labored day and night 10 prepare
the writer was advised Us to the natare Of the
nrs eitack-aud felt great cor fdencs AZ to the
resalt. Tn Thursdsy morning business open :.
iug as usual, at O'clock Gov. Moore received
:: dispatch stating that several EunoOats had
pass ed the forts. He in medtatsiy issued orders
to stop the Jackson train o: cars; but Mr.. Viii.
liauss, the Superintendent, thsught best 20
send ..cn at nine clock 1t became gener.
ally known or rather the report that had
been epread arouno-for such Wa, The cor A.
denee OF tbs people II they did not Eks 20
believe 1t un'n carther information was re-
csived.
Ths stores were Gil closed ard everything
was in De sres:est confusion Ut til II O'Clock,
n d his horse sent down to him 1T the Eng
Iish Turn. Upon his arrival IL would seem
as If the whole city felt his presence, and ev.
erytbing becsme calm. Gen. Lowell was
unable to reach the fort as the Federal gun
boats had passed the forts, and came very
near capturing his boat a. Wei as the other
upon which mem oers OF the Safety Oonmi
tee were on board OUr attack with f1re Wss
Of course thwsrted. Gen. Lowell e. once
addressed himself To the task before him
immense, ts Is was unexpected He issued
orders for he transportation OF sn public
stores to points not pru lent 10 mention. ard
twsnty minutes after his arrival every vehi.
Gle, wagon, cart, or dray, was pressed into ser
v ce, hsUnng. Ali the cotton Ia tho city was
placed where II could be burned without en-.
dangeriIg the city.
The peop.s We're no longer confused, but
soldiers were ssssm bling q. thsir headQuar-
ters fu ly equipped Exempt cii!zers were
F.. solitary individual who was willing 70 sur
rsHcer the city withou: resisting with all
their might Tha. evening the levees witnessed
the grs nest spectacle Tho world ever be-
neld-l2,coo bales Il COTTON rolled along the
levee in one sheet of dame Grand because
it, huge fame climbing high In the air, told
tae enemy that which they most wanted they
would gst II 9 least OF. Grand because 1t was
but the beginning OF sacrifices that our pa.
triotic people wonld offer upon the altar OF
their country. Grand bee auss 1t will show
England and France that In leaning towards
the enemy, they have leaned upon bruised
reed q I Will break aud pierce thsm. 1t will
conv!ncs hem tha. we are terribly III earnest.
The writer left the city Friday morning At
q
train, a. which hour nothing further was
known, except that Gen. Lowell had deter.
| mined to fight them In any way th 81 prom pied
success. At haif- pist twelve Major Picket.
came up with an ammunition train and la !.
formed us ID at eleven FEEDER IL gu boats were
within tee miles OF the city.
10 travelling along thu road the writer was
patled and gr1eved to hear persons cepsuring
Gen. Lowell, and some who did not know
him had lost conn ence in him. / did all In
my power 70 convince them Of their error,
for recently have been thrown In contact
with him, and am Prepared to write whereof
know tn At Gen Lowell has left NO stone
ruturned, has left nothing undone that could
have besi done, and has with sleepiess eaer
~ that mas spurned fatigue made every pos.
s,ble Effort to defeat the enemy. And II hts
ljfe is sparsd, his record will ba full Ct acts
If bravery and h.roism-a record OF which
his country will In all AGES be proud
tbs MONITOR AND fHl VIRGINIA
Ths Louisville Journal mas found out why
the Mentor did NOT pursue the Virginia mp 70
Norfolk On the oocaslon OF the notable Ell.
counter between those two vessels. Oonsid-
efng the editors opinion worthy Of prsssrva.
ton 6 ''part Of the history OF the war;" We
trausfsr /. to our solamas:
Many per sons wonder why the Monitor,
whsn she had crippled the Msrrimac in their
tirst encounter, did not pursue and aink her
he.ore she could reach N arfolk. The New
,rk Commercial shows that there ~ a. IN In.
su moun table obstssie to cHrryt Ing out any
such d. sign, for the rebels have sxeI sissd the
same pa tsnt care In tie preparation Of their
dsfsLcss at Norfolk that they mae Heated IN
waIS htrg tas MerTimas grow from kunksn
tstgl . 70 Q formidable iron .olad lsviAtAxn.-
Tae labor OF mo- tbs and the exCenditaro Of
hundreds Of tnousAG Dc Of dollars upon their
ptt scheme was o ,Fias tor them. and every
precausioa vas t"ksn - prevent failare-
they Gonstraetsd uap az the mouth of the
Elisabeth river, - hat IN easa the 0oSEtnoo
ahoSid - compelled to dee froIa an S.tasstAG
force, the plrsuing ships might - ensn&rod
l~A Tar ASk