The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-06-06
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
Nxw ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, !
May 18th, 1862.

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Nav I5tb. 1860.
Enron US,oy AND JOURNAL.
IL /. somewhat tantalizipr TO newspaper
correspondents, that there is such an institu.
ton as the telermpb. II IL natural. espec-
ially to Yankees. to be desirous to possess the
most important news of the day, and to be
the first, to impart Il to the public. But
the electric wires nrecluds the norsibility Of
carving out this net of human weakness.
and wbils tho NAOMI. ara sssor.d with Tho
most monument features Of information and
are discussing Il, probable effect, with regard
to our national troubles, those who occasion.
ally write 70 the paners are comne,led IN 70.
sort to paIticulari,ies and after n Thorough
sitting among the mass of events deducc
whatever might nrovo interesting You
were aware soon after the olorioos event that
Now O,,.a,s had fallen and was IN nosses.
sion Of the Federal troops Bv this advance
and ,,o,;o,s o,b;.vsmor, If our arm. ons
or ,ho mos, o..o,,;o, ro.;,;or, 10 Tho .ro.dv
-. - A.. ,oho,,;o, "a ~. -,
oo,,onnor, ~ ,hs son,h :. n o,r ,D..oss;or
III, -. n, .,,a ;ou >, 49, ,,.;o,;o
-. =. A.. vi =. !, DO. ;. h.na,oa. 81
49, ~. L. Al -. III a., .g,.;,n
IS n,ood comnored with the ob;ec, attained
ona Tho .,n,,;rarv contest that has marked
cha oo,rss Of our Western Armv il unite in.
s;,,;sco,,
Tho e,nodi,;on under General Butler. or.
,,r;,od under ;nausn,cious circumstances
and moe,;nc with manv DELAYS. has Mt last
hss, c,o,;ouslv successful. Although the
General !, commander Of the expedition,
Commodor, Farrovut with his fleet acted a
,or, oon.n;.;or. mar, As,er cot,;pc the
Ace, tbroucb tho Pas, to tho Mississippi, the
e., ro;r,s Of attach wer. Fort, Jackson and
9. plu;, IT,, e,r,. ,,oro oor.;dsrod bv
,,.....,n ;,n,orn,h,o ..,;r., ,rv force
-. s,-m;d,I,o ,ho, could bo broucbt
- hnr ,,,;r., them Tho inhabitants of
". o.. Lid With ;m,,;c;, confidence
49,. ,,o n,o,vo.. 81 ,hoss forts n dolend
- - s.au, ;nr..;on .,d ,hov were greatly
-. ..I ,.a., L., ;noro1,ious If
tbo;r .cnse of vision. when Commodore Far.
racut appcared with his powerful feet. But
littlo ;mnr,s,;on was mad, upon the forts by
onr a., F., J.o,son ho;nc IN m, level
With ,bo river The inside was flooded with
,va,or and oonsoouor,,v Tho .bslls sent into
A.. ,o,, +, r,o,, nrmh:r. Ala h,t li,,lo dam.
900 conmodo,o P,rro,,, now 5oterminod
&c mas. ,bo rorts 7, vas ~, daring and baz.
=. a.,..;,.on, .,a wor,d ho o,,omn,ed
;, on,v arch . daring ,n,rcnid shirt as
c,m,nnao,. E,rr.,,,. tho f.., WINS admir-.
III. - ,-;,h ,ho Ios. 81 Inn, two
-. 80, s,o.oodod IN ras.;nr Farra.
80, ,,oooodod ,ow.rd. Now Orleans msotinv
wi,h Tho rebel ocet If cunboats on hi, way.
40 Iii. ,ho,, % Tho ho,,om If Tho Mis-.
.i..;nn; Tho nossess,on Of tho forts bv the
-,,ao,oa s,,;,o and ot,er I'm,
,,,,. s..,,. 900 .,,r,o,dorod Tho aso,
-, now 5on. IL worL tho troons were
o,,,od mon 10 follow
......., ,.,,, ,,u ,o,,
in0 "''o''""' 'o - -. IN ~,
age from '"0 russ " VIZ Wy
So :" VI" ,,. "le' IN, - -. 40. III. 800
."o en - '';'',,,ra - t,;r.,,nd We ,oos
'a' 80. ,.a,..o,. n,;n,in, Of natural .cen.
T -, Ill rho, = n,r,siss !, seams I'm.
~, lie, !, n,,nro viewed from the Missi,.
III. -, a,,, ,;.,,ro of tho ;m,,.
TT w c,,n,oa ,,;,h ,ov.,v doS
ana :. ,ho mon ,,r,.rod ,ron m. de,l If tho
-. r,;d;n, .,or, ovsr N. smooth WA.
,or. Of the noble river. enchanted with the
vor;ed scene, which raised before them like
a panorama, they for a while forgot their old
native States, and many rowing spirit dccid.
cd when the war shall end, to revisit these
scenes, and perhaps make his future home.-
But then the sorrowlul thought occurred to
us that this land which is 30 bountifully
blessed by naturc-this garden of nature
which has so emnently prospered under our
benign government, and the Union of the
States was now in rebellion against that
very government which had been its protec-