The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-03
an, New York IN, pr, ~.


TIE capture Of New Orleans forms the leading
topic Of discussion by the various papers. We
quote as follows
Il 9N Ty,bue.--The key oE the Southwest is
I'm and the rebel army, pressed upon from the
Moth and cut off from retreat an all hore of
aid from where 1t, no doubt, calculated to make
It's last desperate stand, must son seek for safe
" In dlsorganization, and return to obedience
and hope for pardon in ia, scnrity Of citi1en-
chip.
The Times.--New Ollcan. is re-possesscd; let
the 10y al heart Of lie Nation reJoicc that the
Stars and Stripes "a H oAt over the Crescent
City Of the Southwcs'.
TIE Herald.-1he II ncst cotton port Of the
rebels has fallen into our hands. an event which
must change the whole features OF the war III
the South and West, battle the plans vt Beaurc-
gard at Corinih and Memphis, rhraly2e the action
Of Johnston at Yorktown, and reduce this nciari-
ious rebellion to a iss' feeble struggle
The World The capture Of New Orleans, Just
Of this time, Is most inopportune tor Beaurc sa,n'
The grea. battle at torinth occurs a,"u' tni.
si.... The Intelligence Ut the fall ct the great
city OF the Southwest must greatly demor"ii@e
his troops, and thoroughly unfit them for con-
flict which even before was almost hupolr,s. II
beaten, he has no place fer retreat. His avenues
of communication with the rebel army ot tie
East are all cut otf. lie will quickly find him
self hemmed in on all sides AMI his only alter
native will he either TO surrender his entire army
or to scatter it, In either case. his war material
would I've lost. and the war in the Southwc-t
would substantially be at an end.
. The Journal Of commerce. with Now Or.
leans in our possession, Mobile will soon follow
Savannah is sufficiently ours in the Ius.c--"u oi
Fort Pulaski Charleston can I've made t. Yield
In due time and then having the Mississippi
free to our navi CATION from st. Paul to the
Gulf, the United States will have tcpos,esscd
nl Ia i. .
insurgents, AMI the first great object of the wni
will have been a,'omrli Willie the nation
reoices over the successes already achieved. 1t is
source Of profound satisfaction that our army
takes into the cities II occupies the Constitute
u the chiici States, unmvslred, snd only Re
Safcs Tho ''"'..,an,s to suomi, 20 It's require
ments.
The C,nmercim advertiser. The capture Of
New Orleans is An event second to- no other SIM,
the war began.
Tie Er,aipg Fot.--The rebel Journals report
the fall ot the Crc>,e ut City they should
rather say it, rise. II Tell last year. when tn,
Union flag was taken duwn from its Custom
House and Mint, aud the money d., 'o.i'ei thcr,
was stolen hv the rrcs pou.iiie demn..ogucs wi,
persuaded md cocrcel the city aud the state OF
Louisiana into rebellion.
The TiMr, takes the EMPRESS and Journal
OF CoMMEn,r to task tor limiting that the w'rb
OF demonstrating the Union demands the ac
Acknowledgement OF mutual wrong.
A Port Royal correspondent OF tue Inirr NJ
writes:
Mr.. John Fila, formerly resident Of p'
Carolina, anu now claiming t. 10" ai.i To- LtN'
always been II loyalist came recently 60 tli
Department, and all, r,ins that lc was at
is the owner Of plantation and r'.;iu,- ca lon
Royal island preferred hIurr Gen. Steven.
lain to b, r,iu-tat,d in possession q ri. idui
erty both real and personal. Tie estate whicl
he claims il nov IN care OF a su
perintendcnt under Mr. Pierce, and cat
ried OH, like the rest. tt the com
mon benefit o. the Government and The
labOrers rpoa it. Mr., Ella made no All u
cation to Nj. Pierce, bat sought rc,il %
the first in 'G,uce from Gen. Stevens. Tia
officer anxious to restore the oft duc"i
ties OF the paiiiar,hal institution, and TO -
nand about nlly negroes 30 their natural guat
dian, who had Wc,iPitately abandoned thrm
referred him with a lc,lcr Of earnest recon-
mcndation 10 Gem Hunter. That GOucrl 4.
cisiycly declined to- interfere ia any way viii
the operation, Il the Treasury DEPARTMENT. %
to assume any Judicial functions whatever. MI
Elias claim WI, Icrcmptorv put s-ilo aud p
was summou,d 10 how cause ior his app, AZ
Ance within that jurisdiction.