The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-09


3la1 ~ ~ h Asy6 recsived tbs
sse Dsiss epd. piisyssss sd.y. from
6llowi.R tsns u interest:
Gek n D9Nc31, tlss eommsnds - y, Fort Jack
sSn, xseehSd shs Sly ep 1,ossa tSsi. having
come mp onsthc United State sl'ips Is prison-
sr Of wer- He i,ss been released on his parole.
A similsr disp,%,tioa has tsep mede. Of the
other officers aud men Of the forts which have
lsurrehdered to the Federals.
The Louisiana was blown up by her. COM
manLer, tho officers and men on board of her
having cscaped on shore.
The authorities Of the city held out to the
last in their stubborn and heroic refusal to lower
the flag Of their adoption, and hoist in its
stead the. hateful emblem Of impression.
The Delm congratulatcs the city in the pre-
scrvation Of its dignity and honor, and cxclaims:
"Fallen. but not disgraced."
/, We learn that our guns 1t Fort jackson
were all spiked before the surrender.
Fort Pike has been evacuated by the Con-
fedcrstca, who abandoned everything it con-
tanned provisions, munitions, etc, etc.
After the cnclny's fleet arrived off the city.
an attempt was made tn raise the United
States flag over the Mint building. which stands
near the Ievce. A frigatc was warped IN near
the shore with her hroa,lsde bearing mp the
street, and file of men were then sent ashore
and n flag hosted on the Mint. No sooner
had the Yankees left, than crowd Of citizens
hauled down the flag and running down on
the lcvee tore it to shreds and trampled ON it
in full sight Of the enemy. A number of shots
fiom small arms were fired from the frigate.
c"nsng the crowd to.l;sperse. without damage,
and one shell from the howitzcr, which passed
through the wall uto the house of roored
man near the Mint. but did rot explode.
The following communication from Commo-
dorc Farragnt shows that he wishes to impress
upon the city authorities that lie is bent upon
either the sutjugation Of the City OF New Or
leans, or its destruction:
U. s. FLAG SArp HARrroRp,
AT anchor off the city Of New Orleans,
April %, 1852.
T" His H,nor the Mayor and CITY C.uncl IF
the city Of Nrw Orleans.
1tnr communication OF the ZSth inst, has
boon received, together with that of the City
Council:
! deeply regret to sec both by their contents.
and the continued display of the flag Of Louis
lana on the Court House, determination on
tho part Of the city authorities not to hanl it
down. Moreover, when my officers and men
were sent on shore to communicate with the
authorities, and to hoist the United States flag
on the Custom House, with the strictest order
not to use their arms unless assaird, they were
insulted in the grossest manner, and the flag
which had been hoisted by my orders on the
Mint wrs pulled down and dragged through
the streets.
All Of which 60 to show that the fire of this
fleet may be drawn upon the city at any
moment, and in such an event the levee would,
in all probability. he cut 10y the shells, and an
amount of distress ensuc to the innocent popu
aton which have heretofore endeavored
to assure you that desired by all means to
avoid.
The election therefore, ia with you. But it
becomes my duty to notify you to remove
the women and children from the CITY within