Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-28
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
nav ORLEANS.

Since TIVE receipt Of the kilograms Of yesterday
forenoon from Fortress Monroe and Frcdereks.
burg, announcing the publication by the Peters
burg Express and Richmond Dispatch OF the
fset that our feet had arrived opposite New Or
leans and that the rebel leaders there were burn.
ing all cotton, steamboats,, Sc, &c, TO prevent
them falling into our hands, the Government has
Taee we'd two or three other dispatches from the
former point confirming this information, and
representing the existence Of great excitement
and condensation On that account In Norfolk,
Richmond, and indeed throughout the South,
wherever connected with Richmond 10y tele-
graph.
The fact that our feet was in The river opposite
New Orleans Is equivalent 10 our possession Of
~; as, being without defences there, our shells
could lay Il in s.hes In an hour
IL Is taken Tor granted that our land forces
moved by another approach to the city simuta-
nsously with the prog ress of the fleet up tue Mis-
sssippi and had arrived within easy striking dis
tanre Of New Orleans-withln haif DAYS march
OF it-when the arrival OF our fleet there iOdnced
the rebel leaders TO leave In great hurry with
The specie In the banks, the ammunition on hand
there, sc.
The fact that they did 50 leave-narrated by
the telegraph operator. then about 10 lose his
odics and absquatulate with them, is regarded
here IS proof that their bosSird home guard of
~ 90 nondsscripts had not vartured to contest
1he rear approaches 10 the city, with General
Buffers troops.
We have no room in which 10 speculate upon
the consequences Of the fall Of New Orleans to
the rebel cause; but may say that H. as alleged
B.auregard 10 already abandoning Corinth, his
act in so doing has doubtless been caused by that
fact.
There 10 no fear that b can send any consider.
able portion Of his troops to Richmond in time to
be Of any assistance whatever to the rebels at
Yorktown. MitchelI;s success In destroying some
two hundred miles OF their direct railroad con-
nection makes IL necessary TO take the poorly
equipped and otherwise iReficirn, route via
Mobile, in now passing by rail between Corinth
and Richmt nd, over which hardly a regiment a
day, at most, could be transported, we opins
Thus our successes in all directions are yrad-
ually exploding, the rebellion by cutting OF tine
facilities and means Of prosecuting the wal which
the rebel authorities lately had.
10 must be weeks 10 come ere we receive definite
accounts Of the operations of our feet in the
lower Mississippi, up to New OrleS rs, from Union
sources, unless Capt. Porter took fancy 10 pro-
coed direct to Memphis immediately afte, Gen
Butler probably occupied the Crescent city There
u beliyed to be no defence between New Orleans
and Memphis that could delay his trip up the
river one hour; nor any there that would prevent
him from reducing II to ashes at once on reaching
II, IL that might be necessary
AP,opos:-TLe account Of Beauregard's evacu.
alton Of Corinth becomes probable in view OF the
otherwise utter defencelessness of Memphis
against our hest, after the latter couId take and
pass New Orleans.
NAVY YARp-AHRIvAL OF PRIZEs.
The STEAMER Jacob Bell arrived at the ward
Yesterday afternoon, towing up FIVE of the schoon-
srs lately captured by our notilla in the Kappa
hanhoek, which are now at the wharf They
consist Of the following Lookout, of Baltimore,
Of about seventy Eve tons, with 3 COO bushels Of
corn, 1900 cf which Is put up In bags, MARRIED
"Confederste States,' and the balance marked
with the name Of the captain; sarah Ann, Of
Nevbern, ". G., with 600 bushels of corn;
sidney z. Jones, OF Baltimore, light; Falcon, Of
Jappahannoek, light, and the Monterey, Of Tap.
Pshsnnock, with the cargo or a psngY which
had been cast adrif consisting OF oil, saItpetre,
bone dust, dry goods, &: The Bell has the
marks OF a shot or two, which she received ffo.n
some ofthe rebel piclets on her TIP to Fredericks-
burg
The Ericsson, Of New York, arrived from old
Point this morning for stores.