Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-07-24
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 An erroneous impression seems to prevail that adeouate defences were not provided for New Orleans The truth is, that the fall of that city was the result of an accident, and not due to the want of precaution or to Yankee vaor the almost unprecedented rise ip the Missis- sppi river had net occurred just at the time ii dil. New Orleaus would have been yet unpol- !uied b, + tier. Indeed, very few persons have an idea he preparations that had been made to meet tae invader. A raft of logs chained together, ;a.',rd and clamped, extending from bank to Lam, iInpenetrable to boats and which could not have been cut through, was placed on the river near the forts. To form some idea of this raft we will state that its cost was $8O0,- 000 There was also, chain of boats so con structed that they could be immediately fired, and form floating line of fire that could not thousa nds of logs and vast quantities of drift piled against the raft and despite all efforts, swept 1t away The boats shared the same fate. To give |. further idea, we give the following clip:
 TIE REBEL DEyEcEs AT NEW ORLEANs.- The extent of the rebel preparations at New Orleans, against the anticipated attack by the national troops and navy, IS poorly compre- hended Of some of these preparations, apart from casemated forts and numerous heavy bat teries, the following passages from letter from Con- Porter will give some idea. His letter IS dated Ship Island, May G:
 Four rams and floating batteries, such as the world never before saw, have been destroy ed in the late attack. The Louisiana, an invin- cible steam battery, was set on fire and sent down on the vessels while l was engaged in drawing up Q capituato9 for the surrender of the forts-a flag of truce flying at the time. She exploded within 300 yards of us. and sunk in one minute. her splendid battery of rifle guns heinz lost to us. Her fragments fairly covered Fort St. Philip, and killed man of theirs in the fort. There was southern honor for you.- That vessel was 1000 tons, 270 feet long, and he'd l6 heavy rihed guns, all made in Secessia. She intended to take position that night, when she would have driven off all our teet-for, as proof of her invulnerability, one of our hea~ viest ships laid within 10 feet of her, and de lvered her whole broadside, making no more impression on her than if she was firing peas. The Lousiana's shot, on the contrary, went through and through the above mentioned sOop- otwar as if she was glass.
 "The iron ram Manassas hit three vessels before her commander ran her ashore and aban- doned her. She has been troublesome custo mer all through.
 "In New Orleans our naval officers found the most splendid specimen of a floating battery the world has ever seen Ia sea-going affair." and had she been finished and succeeded in getting tQ sea, the whole American navy would have ptPu oNsat "Jr7. ~.~v..-- 1000 tons o7n Ca. long, 50 feet beam; had four epmnes, three pro p+ll rs, four inches aad in some places more of irou and would sieam l l knots an hour. She cost $H000,000
 "The best one saw Aoa ting by me was a dry deck turned into floating battery, mount inc Is guns, and the entire engine. which was to propel it, hermeticay sealed by thick iron furet against shot. She was sunk but dri.ted down to south West Pass, and is now aground on the bar, and can be easily raised.
 Besides these monsters the naval part of the enemys Ge'ences at the forts consisted of six or seven iron clad gunboats; almost mper- vious to shot, and certainly against vessels coming bow on. We had nothing there on our side but 20 frail mortar boats. five sloops-ofwar, nine or ten poor gunhoas tin ali itile over [ in eqnable forts in this or any other country, mounting l27 guns (many of them ritled,) three iror plated batteries mounting 3l guns, six or seven 'r D plated gunboatS, and nine or tel things g1t p fer the occasion, soon destroyed, and rheir wer never to be known
 We fir r:g following in late number of the St. Lou;s Democrat
 
 OFFICE OF THE PRovosr MARSHAL,
 ST. LOUIS. June l4, 1862.
 Order No. 834.
 Information and proof having been filed in this office that Mrs Mitchell, Miss Calvin and Mrs. Hannigan, residing on Eleventh, near Market street. in the city ot s. Louis. are disloyal to the government of the United States: that they frequently manifest sneh disloyalty publicly 10 the anuovance of loyal citizens residing in the same neighborhood, by displaying secession flags, ny singing secession songs, by repeatedly insutlng ioya persons because of their loyalty, it is ordered hat the said Mrs. Mitchell, Miss Calvin ant Mrs. Hapnigan be required to va cate the premises occupied by them aforesaid within forty eight hours.
 In case of failure to comply with the terms of this order, the parties named will be arrested and confined in the military prison at Eighth 1 anu OTdllUt SItSt.
 Upon repetition of such conduct, the par ties will be arrested and sent out of the city of St. Louis.
 Capt. Tunncl;f of the U. s. Police is charged with the execution of this order GEO. r. LEIGHTON,
 Provost Ma, shal, St. Louis."
 These ladies would play the piano and sing {" Dixie" and other patriotic songs. Alas! for a great government that makes war upon women and children.
 ITEMS
 The sugar crop of Barbadoes, this season, is about 10000 hhds
 The editor of the Circlevie (Ohio) Watch man was arrested and sent to one of Lincoln's bastiles His offence consisted in publishing an editorial article on Butler, the beastlv," which . contained this sentences Are there not in New Orleans some men brave enough to rid the earth of such monstrous hell-hound?" This was called melting to the assassination of their generals, and the writer forthwith put in quod. He appears to have been decent man and tol