The New York herald., 1862-04-28
NEW ORLEANS TAKEN.
fcoNTINUEr, FaOM FIRST rACE.l

fCDNTlNuEls FROM Elasf fAGEl
Richmond, that ths mortar fleet Of the eneny IL bom
harding the works just below the city Of New Orleans
The bombardmelt has continued for three days. Eri-
lay, however the nre was general and ragged torriby
during tho entire day.
AT Forts Jackson and Philip, Gen. J. Al. Duncan IL in
oommand Ho is said TO be the most accomplished art
;erst service (Gen Bragg alone excepted), and
strong hopes entertained Of tho rspuse OF the enemy
IF As forts should Dc reduced The iroractad toas, he
louisiana which is said 10 BE- superior to he FfrTnd
expected 20 contribute to the dnao Of tae city We
grstied to learn that gallant tovnsman Capt
Robert b. Pogram, has charge OF the Louisiana Capt
pegram known " he Of the most experienced and
illant officers in the Confederate naval service Our
cause viii never suffer in his hands and wheu ho gets to
work In earnest the Yankees may expect roe that Viii
lnitct terrible injuries upon them.
TaK DEFENCEs OF NEW ORLEANS
From the New Orleans Crescent
Tho movement on the flags OF Carondolet, Is wei, as
On the grand boulevard Canal were confined 10 the in
tefchsnge OF civiities such as good day. 6D Mon
sieur The chief talk about The foot or Yankee YES
sells In thc river below the forts There is mistake
but what the enemy in force below the forts,
and thst our authorities are preparing 10 receive then
query arises whether there any troops on board OF
thase many reported vessels.
The talk for days past has been that the Yankees
have co0greyated largely at Isle Breton This would
iead 70 the that the land forces
up tho Bayou al Chenes within and hall aiio OF the
Nsessipp river, and dlstsnce er about thirty three
miles beiev tho city II Is well understood Ga 1t they
cannot capture the forts Bui should Llrec four
more their heavy vessels plss The forts we NAV havs
esoms waras work. In May ast called tho attention
our authorities TO erct fort or battery on the Old site
OF Fort st. Leon below the English Turn rather II that
away. There fort erected in 1914 by order Of
General Jackson near the Junction OF tho outlets in
s OF Lake Lery and Terre au Beui But tho Brishers
did not choose 70 come that way
There tax about The interrujyion OF trade
and communication between this city and Mobile. Our
sugar planters are suffering seriously by the interruption
OF faciitcs which might have been kept open with 50
very moderate an expenditure. We have heard good
deal about gunboaS and expect 10 hear something
1hs communication between this city Mobile can be
Kept open with tho glnbnats the lakes and In
Mobie Bay. We credbly informed there are twenty
deere uinfA
20 send three or four New Enganders back from South
q orr shores
MYSTERIOUS HINT.
From the ~ o. ieta, March 22.l
Sry and divers indications lead us 10 conclude that
whore II is we are restrained FROM even specHlatng
from prudential reasons, veil as out of kind regard
for The tender nerves OF The old male aud female ladies.
VIM are easily HURRIED who always seek the dark side
az every picture, and whose feyered inagnaons con-
sars ~ danger where 4 does not exist STILL we will
fbody's hurt will be far less truthful week hence
thsa whom II was first made.
TELEGRAMs.
HApouARTsss, DEPARTMENT VIRGINIA,
April "a, 1862.
lion. r. N. STANTON, Secretary Of War;
the Norfolk Day Book reports heavy bombardment
AT Fort Jackson the Mississippi river Major General
Lowell rs represented saying it terrific" II was
'etn continued at the last ad vices.
JOHN F. WOOL, Major General.
FORTRESS MoHRox, April %, 1862.
Hon. EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary OF War;
The Norfolk Day Book of this morning has telegram
from New Orleans, dated the 2sd instant from which the
following Information is obtained:--
There has been heavy coninued bombardment OF
Fort Jackson all night 1t s,ill progre. sing Tho
rcbes In the fort represent themselves std cheerful
with an abiding faith in ultimate success They state
they arc making repairs as best they can.
Inc barbette guns were sti in working order though
slsst OF them lad been disabled times They assert
wo have hrcd twenty five thousand thireen-iuck shells
Of which one thousand fell in tho fort They think that
ammunition must exhausted bu, assert
shsy can stand it as long can
JOHN TUCKER, Assistant Secretary OF War
WASHINGTON, April "a. 1862.
despatch received at the War Department TODAY
from Fortress Monroe says Richmond despatch Of the
18th states that feteral ganboat had succeeded In
psssing Fort jackson below New Orleans but the rebels
add they regard il Of little importance as they have
'o.hsr deiencos 70 be depended upon.
Our news today proves that 1t was OF more impor.
Nance thaa .hey choose Y acknowledge.