Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-06-11
From the London Times. Mas -.
English Views Of tie Capture Of New Orleans.

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hammered. The last accounts we had
from the Confederates at New Orleans,
told us that the cannon Of the forts and
the impediments in the river were sufficient
to prevent the approach Of any fleet upto
| the civ. and that the Notifications on the
narrow passages between the lakes were
strong enough to prevent the transit of
troops to the landing place near the city.
I Upon the efficiency Of these works the de-
tensioilitv of New Orleans depended. tt
would seem that, like almost all other forts
UPON the river could not prevent the pas
saoe Of the eunboats, and tie forts which
Guarded the passage ion lake to lake
I were. we are told, DESTROYED or abandoned,
so that Gen. Grant and his land force were
able to push up in transports to within.
five miles of the city. If this be so, there
was a feet Of gunboats in the middle Of
New Orleans ready to shell the place and
a land force on the shore. five miles off,
ready to advance and take it. Forts
Phillip and jackson are still held by the
Confeierates. That must be small COM
fort to them.
This Is another hard blow to the Con
federates. 1t is another triumph to the
Federals. 1t is another proof that the
Federals can do no harm to- the Confeder-
ates than the Confederates can do to the
Felerals. 1t is proof that in the contest
now going on as to which shall have the
LARGEST share in the destruction of the
country which our grandsires nursed to a
nation, the Northeners viii bear away the
palm. The strongest can always do most
damage. If man and his wife illustrate
a domestic quarrel by the destruction of
the furniture of the common home, the
sturdy husband can always do more dam
age than the most hysteric and destruc-
lively disposed wife. After the mirrors
and the ornaments are gone, it requires the
thews and sinews Of the irate lord Of crea-
ton to break up the chairs and dislocate
the tables. Tbs strong North can do
more~in this way than the frantic, febrile
South ever can effect. But they can both
do enough, if they continue, to reduce the
matrimonial possessions to a very worth
less heap of chips. Up to the time they
seem to have done their utmost. 1t is
not, however, only that public and private
property has been destroyed, that the great
industries of both nations have been unset
tied, that railways have been broken down
and towns sacked and districts rayaged. 1t
| is not, even, that the profits Of very distant
We rs have been anticipated, and that the
industry Of genera ons yet unborn has
\ been mortcaged. It's that hatreds have
been sown which must endure forever
\ Our ouarrelsonae couple may buy new MR.
roys and oct new tables and chairs, but al
ter a few scenes Of this kind they had bet
ter 90 to Sir Creswcll at once, for their
lives will be only a. reiteration Of similar
outbursts. The capture Of New Orleans
I is to the Confederates great damage no
4 doubt. If we could bear that it had been
followed by any proof Of submission, we
might think it was something more than a
fGamage. But-again protesting against
any too serious reliance upon American
newt would appear that the Southern
heart is By no means sottened by this new
punishment. The cotton for which the
\ Northern fleets convoy capacious bulls was
not brought down to he coast or shipped
in the rver. Gall the 'otton and steam
boats except such as were necessary TO
transport coin and ammunition, were des-
troyed" Eighteen millions Of dollars II
specie weIe carried off as the invaders ap-
\ peared, and this was a prize which Mr.
Stanton must eagerly have longed for.
The Eedeeals in getting possession OF
New Orleaps l.ys GOT possession Of a city
which. ia tiniN Of peace, is the most yalu-
able city, perhaps, on tle whole continent,
for il IS the natural port Of the most fer
tile valleys which are permitted by the IN
terna waters Of the American continent. -
Bur it is now many months since this city
has been worthless to the world as any
village on the shore of Lake Superior
It's value was not for itself, for i IS m
unhealthy and even deadly swamp
It's value was an outlet. That il has long
ceased to be. 1t was blockaded, ard now
it is osrisoned. This is the only difference
its capture makes to the city itself I'm
doubleday it increases the Federal power OF
doino harm. From New Orleans destruc-
tive inroads can be made with fatal IA
cilitv. and fire and sword carried to every
part of the neighborhood whore ships can
float. But the grip Of secession is not less
fast than before You may cash the body,
!, ana even cut off the lees Of this bulldog
secession, aud he may be bleeding TO
death, but you do not seem to be loosng
his hold
How will this new exploit effect US -
The American Ministers at London and
Paris are, we are told, to assure the Cabl-
nets Of st. James and the Tuieies that
plans are now being matured for the miti-
cation OF the blockade and for facilitating
the transmission of letters. This promise
has been made, from time to time, at
Paris for sorue weeks past, and, as we can
well understand, with the mcst sincere de-
sire on the part Of the Federal govern
nent to fulfill it. If the Federals are in
possession of New Orleans, there is, OF
course, an end to the blockade Of that city.
All the world can go in and 60 out, and,
paying the appointed duties, import and
export wherever they can find buyers and
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