New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
r,,p CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS.
npr,ct.L REPORT OF GEN. BUTLER.
p.IDQUARTkks hEfAhTNhNi VI INN W ~ \
Fors Jackson and St. Philip, April 2s, 1927


NJ STANTON See sGry II Wrr;
Ts'S. have the Donor to report that, In Goeaience
s'N' ,'.Tr,.tions j remained on the Mississippi
~. 49, viii tie too named IN my Torn er Gspacn'
RVel: ,ho act, N Of the fleet engaged in the bonn
swaliu w., ,f the Fora Jackson aud st. Philip
esiur "a Pc dnce q en- after s'x days Of lneessant
fa,dps officer Farruput de'erC.ined 10 attempt
ore, s-,.e with biz Wa lie fiee, except thai por-
,pe" tfsreof under the immediate command o' Capt.
W" pDsr Known a. the mortar heet.
Porter h,,, Of the 2fth inst Il e feet got nnder
w I'D twelve vessels, inciuuing The !our soops.
~si-n -, ,he Gauntlet OF the fire of the forts and
dwSi .,7 above. OF the gaantry, courage, and
W. NJ th- heroic action. unprecedented III naval
ss, sOnv c,,sid,Ins the character II the works and
rer too ng,L cannot be sald. Oi It's casualties
.o1 ,he details OF Us ierIornan'e 'ue ras onicer
A.s ~, svs an account 10 the proper department.
wa WI ih,. da.i g eN' lott from p0lut abou; 800
""pt,,o lort Jackson. aud unwittingly under it's
- ~ su Unity OF the scene can never be ex-
a., pressed IN mp the river 70 New Orleans
vim TWO gGuooas D. protect the quarantine sta
tjop, ave nlcs aOoNe'
a. asst 90; Nv them, i, had been arranged between
ls ss,..icef aud myself that should make land
W. fr1n n e Gulf side III the of The iorts AT the
ossrap,ife aid from thence attempt Fort ~. Philip
!, .to,,o and assault, while The bombardment was
ecniinaed by he heet' -. 49,
4 H p.
-. ,.velve miles IN the OF Fort st. Philip
H. ~cars,t point al With a sufficient depth OF water
- ,- ;onnd Tor them. Capt. Porter PM az my
49,, ,ie Miami drawing ! feet, beng tue hght-
90 d,snght vessel IN the heet TO take We troops
g, tle feet a. lar in as the water would allow
~ ere ieLlved twentv-four hours by her running
H. a. Pas a Ontre The Goth Regiment Mas
~l,.siis Nnllnteers Col. Jones, were then put on
h,.1d her aud carried within siX miles OF the fort
wiere again grounded.
C,si Everett, of the 9th Massachusetts bauerv,
living very fully reconnoered the waters and bay ous
int a. cnity and ioreseeing the necessity, 1 mad
collected amt brought with me some thirty ooa's,
,no wl p the troops were again transhtpeu anu
cpveytd rs "a mcst fatisune and laooIious row
.ors ioar and half miles further there beng with
IN ose Alle OF the steamer Only two ana hali letl
oivdteg.
A l,rre portion Of this passage was against
heavy crrrrui through a hayol. II the entrance OF
hsueels Caual, 8 nile and hait from the point OF
hlGi,-, lOwln. became lmposs Die, as well from the
ugrlWr,,s OF the canal the strength Of the cur
rent vrirb ran like mili-race. Through this the
hos,, .l.. only be impelled by dragging them sing
Il. vi, me men up to their waists in water.
Fl. due to Ills ine regiment, and To "a portion OF
the a. E L. uusIn Noln'te aLd 2ist Indiana, who
b. de- nader This hardship W thout murinur, that
their lhars s7ould lie made known 70 the Depart
neul as Well 10 account for the slowness OF our
o.rgilOns.
TIE enemy evidently considered this mode Of at.
,sck imiossitle as they had taken no measures to
op,ose Il, which might very easily have been sue
os.sfally done.
We ccc,r, iei at once both sides Of the river thus
,EauaNy cutting them of from all supplies, In
formation OF tuocor, while we made our dispositions
for the assault.
H,a1'ime Capt. Porter bad sent into the bayou.
u be rear OF Fort jackson, two schOoners OF his
nOnsr feet 20 prevent 'he escape of the enemy
iron the YdIt in that direction.
of n( .t.
fo the flag officer had oyerlo ked three OF the en-
sny's curb ATE All the iron-c'ad battery Louisiana,
which were 10 anchor under the walls of the fort.
:uy osing that al the Rebel boats had been de-
soyed ani - dozen or more had BEEN, he passed on
b re city, leaving these III bis rear. The iron
Eum-laiter beng very formidable, Capt. Porter
trsned IL pTudent to withdraw mis- morfar-tieet
sEs miles below, where he could have room TO ma
ssnyer II # attacked by the iron monster, and the
| bad got Brig. Gen. Phelps In rrv .;..o- below
with two regiments to make demonstrations in that
direction if il became possible.
4 In the ri-hi of the 9Th. learnins that the fleet
hsd got the city under Its guns, ] left Brg-GeD.
Nnlams in charge OF The landing Of the troops, and
went Up the river 10 tie fag-sLip 10 procure Light
traught Transportation. That night the larger por-
ion about 259) Of the garrison OF Fort Jackson
ueuiioned, spiked the gums bearing up The nver,
cane mp and surrendered themselves 10 my
4 rkets declaring tha, ar we had got in their rear,
feed. No homb had been thrown at them Tor three
osys roI had they fred shot at from either fort
1bey avsrred that they had been impressed, aud
vollo got no longer.
On the 18th the officers Of Forts jackson and ST.
PklD surrendered 10 Capt. Porter, he having means
II ws;e- transportation to them. While he was
res0iatiog. however, with the officers Of the forts
adsr white flag, the Rebel naval officers put all
asi munitions of war on the Louisiana, set her on
q, and adrift upon the Harriet Lane, but when op.
Il h 81 llfnfr ana nj
her own men by the fragments which fell into that
br4
have taken possession of the forts, and find them
rbsisniially az defensiblc as before the lombard
Delt-St. Philip precisely so-t being quite unin-
md. They are fully provisioned, well supphed
vita ammunition, and the ravages of the shells have
Nl defensibly repaired by the labors Of the Rebels
vii cause Lieut.. Wietzel OF the Engineers 10
rske detailed report Of their condition TO the De-
Gment.
have left the 10Th Regiment Massachusetts, Volun-
sr 10 garrison, and am now going up the river 70
tapy the city with my troops and make further
saons rttions in the rear OF the enemy now at
C1.ih.
lie Rebels have abandoned all their defensive
vrs in and around New-Oreans, including Forts
re and Wood, on Lake Pontcbartrain, and Fort
lSngstOn from BaTataria Bay. They have retired
ite direction OF Corinth, beyond Msncbac Pass,
q abandoned everything up the nver as far as
9xaldsonville, some seventy miles beyond New
Nsans.
propose 70 so far depart from the letter Of my in
Nstilons TO endeayor ~ persuade the Flag
her 10 pass up tie river he far as the mouth Of
Ate ryer, II possible, so 70 cut off their supplies
.ee make there landing and demonstration in
AZ rear al a diversion in favor Of Gen. Buell., il al
kqle.
ssAie Is ours whenever we choose, and we can
8 'esI wait
MID The city under the dominion Of the mob
Az! a! nave insulted our fag-tOru it down with IN
rs,"S This outrage will he punished in such
1 ,1f A Nd NV ludlment will caution both TIC