Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-05-05
Capture OF New Orleans

~ W nniop"lches nave been received at
10 war department, from General Lov.u.
Or,sans Tue capture by the enemy at New
The dispatches are dated the 9stb instant
from Camp Moore, which is about o;.h,"ar
miles from New Orleans, on the ra;,ro.d -
jackson. where General Lowell had Ellen
back with his forces.
lhe dispatches state that the enemv,s aoe+
nad appeared in the harbor of New Orleans
ana mad demanded the surrender of the c;tv
Uenera! Lowell telegraphs that he refused to
make the surrender. 1t appears, however.
That he had no hesitation in eyacuatino thu
city. 'ne
IL IS not known what amount of force Gen
Lowell had. The most considerable norton
OF MS forces was composed of { Home Guard
troops, and it is considered doubtful whether
ne drew off with him more than five Thousand
troops.
General Lowell telegraphs that, before fall.
ing back from the city, he DESTROYED the cot
ton IN the warehouses and a large amount of
public stores.
The iron-clad steamer Mississippi was de-
stroyed. 1t is supposed that she was still
IN stocks, as a dispatch was received here
by the government but recently stating that
an attempt to launch her had failed, on &C
count of the ground having been sunk be-
meath her stays. The Mississippi was an
lron-clad frigate, a superior vessel of her
class, and accounted to be by far the most
important naval structure We had yet under.
taken.
Thus has fallen the largest exporting city
IN the world, the commercial metropolis of
the South, containing a population of one
hundred and seventy thousand souls.
Richwond Examiner.
MOBILE, April 27.--Commodore Farraeut
promised the Mayors Secretary, who visited
the fleet under a flag of truce, to make a re-
= newed demand for the surrender of the city,
but that has not been done up to this hour
9 g P. NJ
Our ship McRae cam up from the forts
under a flag of truce with forty wounded SOL
diers, and communicated with the Federal
y flagship. The result is unknown. 1t is re.
ported that the Federals have refused to let
her return.
&c The foreign legion is keeping guard over
the city, and preserving order. 1t is ru-
mored that Fort Pike has been evacuated and
~ blown up-unreliable.
y In a conference held with one of the Fed
eral officers, after the correspondence between
Mayor Monroe and Commodore Farragut,
= the officer left, declaring that he would shoot
- Viva S"S Los "a liz Slty Auh IL II WdS lot
nc hauled down, and he actually brought his
e ship in range, but has not fired a shot thus
a. far. 1t is reported that the French and En-,
az stish men-oEUar bel0ao haue entered a pro-
Is test against sheIing the caty.
1t is believed that the Yankee vessels are
III short both of provisions and ammunition.
The city is remarkably orderly, but the
us excitement is immense and the feeling of hu
GU initiation deep. Further than this, every
Oh thing is the same as when the vessels first APP
peared. All are awaiting the Smelling O
the city if the Yankees dare do so.
LATER-OFFICIAL.
nv The following dispatch was received yes.
~ terday at the War Department by Adiutan
~ General Cooper, from General Lowell, date'
~ Camp Moore, April 81:
". Forts jackson and St. Phillip are still
'n' in good condition and in our hands. TIL
" steamers Louisiana and McRae are safe.
us The enemy's feet is at the city, but hav
r rTn no forces to occupy. The inhabitants ar
ia ~ staunchly loyal"
eu MOBILE, April 2S.-The Forts on LAX
IN Pentchartrain were all evacuated on the 25t
~ in haste, with considerable loss of supple
and the dismoupting, but not the destroy
~ ing, of the guns. At Fort Pike all the bui
dings were burned, including the telegrap
~ office. The operator has gone to the limit
of the city to open an Office, if possible
mn All the gunboats on the Lake have bee
burnt by our own people. The Mobile boat
10 Whiteman and Brown, and another-nan
unknown-with several others, are removir
-; the troops, stores and ordinance to Mana
,"a chock, after which, we fear, they also will
; 20 burnt. The Yankee feet off Ship Island
~, returning to the station.