Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-05-07
The Mississippi Fleet.

\ correspondent uf Snip Island, on the
18th inst, gives the following details Of tie
feet: The fleet entered the riyer by the
Southwest Pass. There had Jaen some in-
tentiJn Of trying u reach New Orleans by
way Of Lake Poncar;Taia, but tie enemy
became prenaturely advised Of the plan,
aui 50 1t was abandoned; and the Southwest
Pass esslyed. Tie water was 50 shallow
that the larger vessels c,uld not pass, and
the cannon, anchors and almost every nova
be article OIL board tie Hartford, Pensacola,
Richmond and Brooklyn weTe transferred 20
light schooners- The heavy war vessels thus
lighteuei sailei tr:umphantly over the tar.
and reshippei their armament higher I'D.
The Colorado being to heavy, was le:t out
side. The passing Of the barr occupied some
three weeks. the last vessel crossing only the
day before the Connecticut sailed fgola the
mouth Of the Passes.
Tie first vessel which passed ;ne bar took
possession 81 the deserted village Of Plot
Town, which IL the ilusL days Of Louisiana
was q fayu-ite wateri-g place, the Long
Branch Of New Orleans The place was de-
serted. and the spacious hotel was At once
occupied by our surgeons and fitted up as
hospital.
THE BLOCKADE.
The Blockade of the Gulf ports is very
well kept up now. The Sautee Is of Gal,
weston; the gun Loat Kanawha aud Ioops
Vincenues and Prshle of Mobile; the barque
Midnight Oif AiAtagor,iS; barque Antn0u and
steam propeller Montgomery oif Rahzas Pass
steamer Haiteras oif Timbelier Bay; the d
Soto of Bataria. tue Tahcma of Cedar keys.
barque kingfi.her of ST. Marks; gunboat
Saginaw of eastern entrance TO ApalachicJla
the barque Ethan Allen and tie schooner
eauregard-fcrmer'y rebel vessel, but
captured as q prize ard since placed in
blockaliug squadron-Off Tampa.
Preparations for land attack on New
Orlelns, IN conjunction with that of the feet
were made by Gen. Butler, and the embar>
kation Of troops from Snip Island, supposed
to Le for New Orleans, was in progress f.r
several days before the Connecticut sailed
l. Was understood ;ha; these troops would
be taken through the Mississippi Sound to =
/ point ABOVE tie principal rebel batteries.
! and CO operate with the feet when II shout 2
ascend to the designated point. At the Ia
/ test dates Of the Connecticut, 10 information
I had reached Ship Island nor the feet as 70
the operations &c these troops.
! ESGAG GSXENTS OF THE FLEET.
Flag Officer FArraSu:, under date Of April
+. 10th, communicates the reports made - hiln
by Lieut. COrnmandant Reed, of the steamer
New I-ond..n. dated March 26th and Apr
5th, Of two engagements between his yeSse
aud others au2 some rebel steamers. Ii,
SAYS: "on the afteruOca oi the - inst, w'
left Ship Island iu company with tie I. 5
steamer J. =. jackson and the transpor
steamer Henry Lewis, with the Connection
Ninth Volunteer regiment on board to CO
operate with tie army for the purpose q
. eff,c,ing q landing at Biloxi.
The landing was made on the evening
. the same day, the New London apd j.
, jackson anchoring Of the town. The pes
day al AZ O'clock, p. IN, the troops ealbai
&, ked. when all got under weigh and sale
a for Pass Christian intending on the follow
4 i.g day to effect landing at Pass Christia'
e Al ten a. M. having taken = favorao
( position for the-night, we came 70 ancho
i % the 4th Of April, at forty minutes pa
Is four, a IL, three rebcl steamers were di
= covers, stan ing down - make a. s;;so