The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-14
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threatening to say their officers they not allowed
10 depart in pescs Lieutenant Colonel Edward Higgins
seeing his desperate ono, thought discretion
&c be the better part for him. and lot them 60 when they
ohed out and mp the river with their arns and
made prisoners when opposite Quarantine by troops
The following extracts from the consolidated morning
reports kept in the fort for the month OF April show
brief TIE events Of the week they them. II ap
pears from the report that there IN The fort
during The siege six hundred and ninety odd souls
April GA gunboat and steam sioop war appeared
in sight from Fort Jackson, and were fred at.
April 11--one private enlisted company Of sap
pers and miners Company Of 81 harys cannoniers ar
April I3-sevsn vssseh eams up to the Point Of Woods
One Of them fred number Of shots az the forts and
sos, and two gunboats opened fire upon the forts.
April 1.-Two mortar boats opened ere with great
precision, and fred nine shots.
April 1s--Nava engagement, bcfnbsrdmsnt u Forts
Jackson and 81. Philip commenced, mortar boat and
several gunboas opened Gre AZ quarter 10 nine O'Clock
AN; Smelling continued until balf.past six p. None
April Disabling commenced At half.psst six A. M. ,
and kept UP al day unntsrrupiedly. Fire continued
April 2o-shsling continued without in,ermssion
from last night.
April 2-frs from mortar vessels and sunhoa. con.
tnued unirterrupedly
April n and 25--shsning continued.
April 24-At halfp three A. H. four sleeps. ofwar
and number OF Eunboas made dash " pass the forts
some we're disabled and sunk driven back Eleven or
twelve succeeded in passing.
April 25--oDo private, Of tho Allen Guard dS~i this
morning.
April 2e--one private missing in Company d. Five
Confsdorats gunboas reported lying Quarantine.
fly ing flags OF truce
Arrii 27-At tcelre at nigh ne mojorsty If TIE covr.
son al fSyt Jackssn deserted
On the 2oth ths McfsAo had boen allowed 70 proceed
70 New Orleans With nag Of truce bearing wounded
prisoners and she returned tbs day with letters
The officers and garrison which may possibly have had
something to do with tho Gnal surrender At all events
the rebel dag hauled down the morning OF tho
2stn and negotiations for commenced Com.
odore Faragt had sent Instructions 10 Captain Porter
70 demsnd the u the forts the United States
and not either branch Of the naval service The
render demanded, and made, however, to the
tar feet Wills negotiations pending the Louisiana,
lying nj hs time beside the Harriet Lane the latter
having J. X Mitchell, principal rebel naval ocer and
Charles Mcintosh second in command (both formerly Of
the United states Navy, on board, WINS blown up by
their order and to the great danger Of tho Harriet Lane
and contrary to all OF warfare. Doth the oendcrs
81 % hold close prisoners.
MILITARY DBFEvCr.
Col A. " Jones OF the Twenty sixth Massachusetts re-
enent being left command Al the forts General But
cr proceeded to New Orleans with what troops could be
SCARED from those hrst landed followed quickly by tho
balance Of his forces in and about the river. On tho
2s,h he landed portioa Of his nan ~ Agisrs, epppss