, 1862-05-05


The following correspondence taken from,
the k1chmond Enquirer Of yesterday, which
city it reached by telegraph, WIS today re.
ce1sed at the War Department. The CORES.
pondence is between the Mayor Of New Or.
leans and Flag Officer Farragut:
UNITED Stairs FLAG sH1F HARTFORD,
OFT NEX ORLEANS,
...- april sG. 1862.
To hi= Excercncy, the Mayor OF the CITY Of New
Orleans:
slR:-Cpon my arrival before your CITY, I
bad the honor to send to your Honor Cant.
Bailey, U. s. n, second in command Of the
expedition, to demand Of you the surrender
OF NJ" Orleans to 1nc, as the representative
o. the Government Of the United States.
Capt Bailey reported the result Of M inter
We" With yourself and the military authori-
ties. Il must occur to your Honor that it Is
moi within the province Of naval officer to
asEnme the duties of military commaudaut.
/ came here to reduce New Orleans to obe.
dlt nee to the laws Of and to vindicase the Of
tended majesty Of the Government Of the
United States. The rights Of persons and
property shall be secured.
1tnefetorc demand OF you, as its reprcseu-
tatiSe, tie unqualified surrender of the CITY.
ana mat the emblem of the eo7ereirut7 OF
~ onHed , States be- hoisted over tie CftF
49, ~ at'nt, sni Custom-House BY meridian
LUIS Gay, and all the flags and other cmhlems
q sovereignty Other than this ot the United
States he removed from tte pnblic huiliings
ny that hour. particularly request that vGn
sttl exercise your authority to qucli dlst,urb.
ancr, restore order, aud call upon au the good
Eenple OF Ne" Orleans to return at once to
their vocatiou6, and I particularly demand
that no person shall be molested in person,
property, OF sentiments of loyalty to the1r
Government.
I shalt speedily and severely punish any
pelfon or persons who shall commit such
uutrages as were witnessed yesterday BIZ
armed men firing upon helpless women and
at .sitnessing The "old .Kag"
am, very respectfully,
D. G. FAREAGUr.
Flag Officer Western Gulf Squadron.
TIE REPLY.
NAIoR's OFFICE, C1TY or New OR1sANs.}
ciTE HALL, April s6, 1858 +
Flag Officer D. G. Fa1ragut, Z. S. Flagship Hart-
SIR: In pursuance Of resolution which we
n t5honght g proper to take out Of regard for
tn. lives OF the women aud children who stIl
crowd the metropolis, Gen. Lowell has evacu-
att d It with bis troops, and restored back to
me the administration of its government and
the custody Of Its power.
have in council with the City Fathers cou-
s:oeTed the demand Jnn msde of me yester-
day-nt IN unconditional surrender Of the
.ify, coupled with requlstiun to hoist the
tag OF the United States on the public edidces,
snd ha'l down the flag that still floats u 90 d
the breeze trom the dome Of this hall. |, be-
colnts my duty to transmit to you an ans wer
"nlch Is the universal sentiment of my con
tf1tuc1ts, no les than the promptiug of nv
own heart. divtafr4 to n1c Oh thus sad aud sol.
enn occasion. The city is without the Inc .ns
OF detensr, and is utterly destitute Of the
force aid matrial that might enable It to
resl6t IA oveTi'oWeT1ng armament displayed in
sight OF it.
L nH no military man, and possess no au-
Pal laWR OF the city of New Orleans 1t would
b' p'eeuMptnous In me to attempt to lead an
Amy to the field, if I had QUE .t cn1nu,sud +:
anu know still less how to surrender IN ur-
u.leputo Plhce, held. as tlAs Is, At the mercy
o. your gunners and your mortars. To sur
ing ccrttnony.
me CITY is yours BY The power of brutal
;nh',,. W. ~ my choice or the consent Of Its
an!n1!aonants M! T. Ii for you to determine what
wttt W ne ta1e that awaits hers As to hoist
~ nnns aa5 i LAX not o. our own adoption and allie
| Eianse, ~ me Say to you that the man Hires
net ~ our mfdst whore hand and heart would
| lot be psfalyEtd at the MIRA thou pbt If anc1
sn act. NOT could I IL IN nv entira con.
s'neepey sade ~ xo01d 20 aIse rene
| the tacrro emblem Of Il: .s-.si,,fauons. 'A1o
Sir, you have manifested sen ID ants vb;ca
| would become one engaged ms betteI
| canse than that to which you have devoted
| your sword doubt not that they spring
from noble though deluded nature, aud
know how to appreciate the emotion which
intplred them. You hare gallant people tc
adE'iuiss7ate duIiDg your occupancy Of thi:
cH{-a people sensitive to all that csn in tht
| issst Htteet their dignity and s<lfr+spect
Fray, sir, do not fail to regard their suscepsi
oihsdes. Tho obligations which 1 shall as
] Tn N $FH 4NrTx. .-fT
p!ieh with You may trust their honor
though you might not count on their sub
m,ssion to un1aer1ted wrong.
In conefasion, I beg you to understand thai