Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-10
FALL OF NEW ORLEANS
CUNF RlED.
VC" FLEET HEFORE TME CITY,
THE TROOPS NOT YET LANDED.
al the Rebel Gun-boais Burnt.

THE TROOPS NOT YET LANDED.
All the Rebel Gun-bOais Burnt.
We have reports from two rebel sources Of
the capture of New Orleans by the Fe lefal
forces Tho Richmond Enquirer of the 9std
uls publishes brief despatch, announcing, In
broken sentences the capture Of the city and
the great destruction Of property by the rebels,
including cotton and steam boats, enough Of tho
latter being spared to transport ammunition
and coin. A fuller account in the Petersburg
Ezprsss Of the same day is dated Mobile, April
%. II states that our forces passed Fort jack.
son at four O'clock Thursdsy morning. As
soon a. the news rsschsd ,Nse. Orleans sre.t
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lighf of the occurrence, and ASSERT that tbey
have other delences to Ls depended upon; but
1t is evident that the city soon will be, il Il "a
not aresdy, in our possession. ss
Information has been published In the Hs.
vans Naro, to the effect that persons who had
lately arrived at Havana from New Orleans
said that tho rsbel defencss' were much .exsg.
gsrated- that Forts Jackson and Philip had
been abandoned by the troops without taking
away their cannon; and that there was moth.
Ing to prevent the Federal aeet from sailing
directly up to New Orleans, S
FoRTREss MONROE, April o.
kfugtive black just arrived from Ports.
mouth, brings the Petersburg ESpress of yes.
terday, which contains tho following dispatch:
"AoBtLE, April IS, - Tue. ,snsuy pas4sd
Fort jackson at four o'clock yesterday rneru
ing. When the news reached New Orleans
the excitentnt was boundiess. Martial law
was put IN iul force and business was com.
plstely suspended. ~ i5f
"At one o'clock to-day the telegraph opera.
tor bade us good bye, saying that the enemy
md sppeared before The CITY," rfti
There can be no doubt Of the capture Of New
Orleans The Southern newspapers speak Of
it in tho most dismal strain, aud demand that
fhs mystery of the surrender Of the city shall
be explained. The Richmond Di.pateh says:
"When the enemy's feet arrived opposite
tho city, aim demanded its surrender, Gen.
LoveI, refused, and fell tack to Camp Moore,
after destroying oil the cotton and stores.
"Ths irouclad vessel Mississippi was burn.
ed, TO prevsn. rer falling in,e the hands Of The
enemy. Nothing is said about the Loulsians.
1t was runored that sbs was sunk al tae first
fire" yrt44 rt
Camp Moore Is at Tangipaha. 7s miles from
1.-THE Yankee Comm9dord Earragut prom.
iscd the Secretary of the Mayor OF New Or.
leans, who visited the feet by flag of truce.
to make renewed demand for the surrender
Of the city, but he has not done so up to this
hour, B o'clock.
Our ship, the McRae, came up from the
forts under Hag Of truce with forty Of our
wounded. She communicated with the Union
bag ship, but the result is unknown.
"In conference held with ons of the Union
officers, after the correspondence between Maj.
Monroe and Com. Farragut, the officer eft, de-
claring that lie would sboot down the flag on
the CITY Hall if it was mol hauled down, and
he actually brought his ship wilhln range, but
has not fired thus lar,
ut is reported that French and English
men.ol.war are below, and will enter their pro.
test against sheili"g the city.
The city is remarkably orderly, but tbs
excitement il intense, aud the feeling Of hu'
initiation deep"
"RIcuuoNp. Monday, April %, Is =.
The following dispatch was received to-day
BY Adj Gen. Cooper from Gen. Lowell:
"MoBnE, Monday, April 2s, 1869. - The
frts ON Lake Puntchartrain were all evacuated
ON The % h inst. We have sustained cons'd'
s,ahle loss in supplies, and dsm"untimg but
not destroying lhe guns Al Fort Pike, all the
buildings were bu'nt, inclu lug the telegraph
office. The operator has gone 10 the lin'ls ol
the city To open an obcs II possible.
IAN the gunboals IN the lake have been
burned by our own people. The Mobile boats
" h,l,na., Brown, uud several Others, are run
nang troops, stores, aud ordnance to Mana,
chock, ,uitvrwh.ch NeI,ar they viii be burned y
: No such thing as gold or silver can be found
! in the city. livery business man ISSUES iil'
own money Gold is worth eighty per cent
Pierre Suule is now une OF the provost mar
: sbals, and has srcea huadrsd men engagrd Il
burn tic city at the a2pr0aeh Of the o"'o'
.torces.
, The following were the average prices for ar
, ticles In New Orleans at that tlu e:--Salt, Si
y per sack; butter, 81 20 q 81 20 per pound
cuilee, 81 70 per pouuu iaiu, y" Se".e ~
/ round; potatoes. SS per barrel; -four, $2O pc
d barrel pork, $50 per barrel boots Or Shoes
!. S25 per pair, aud in these proportions for every
:, thing else. The people would die of sar''
u lion il they had not The free market, who
supplies them with meat and vegetables twlc
'e a week. .,
:, WASHINGTON, April 20.
. The news Of the occupation OF New Orleans
y though coming through rebel papers, is full
k, credited here and causes the greatest r'Jocln
e., in the city tonight. 1t is evident that II c'
h, nc. be a hoax indigenous to rebsld"m, as
" apprars in both the Petersburg and R'chnor
papers to say nothing OF the previous ln''m
m lions from elPapers tnat our guh0os's III
,ss ia, s.d Fort jackson. - :.
i'm What Old England failed to do with all .
'N mower. has been handsomely accomplished
'o' New England The manner in which the S. !.
Iin cess at Forts Jackson and St. Philip was Il
lowed up Is highly commended. In thlr
hours our brave men consummated their
T. tory, and appeared before the great city oil
South. west to receive lis Submission.
ic. ty- On Saturday las, Acting Brig IT.
the F.rrero, reviewed the I'd Brigade OF the