Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-04-30
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RALEIGH: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 80, 1862.
The Latest News.

The Latest News.
Nsu Orleans surrendered, and e0aeuate@ oy our
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The few items of news from the South for several
DAYS past have filled the public mind with the most
fearful apprehensons to the fate of New Orleans
The massage of one or two of the enemys gunboats
above Fort Jackson was effected on Friday last
which produced intense excitement in New Orleans
All the cotton and the steamboats, not used for
removing coin and other valuables were DESTROYED
at once The fact that the two heavy iron-cad bat
teres the Louisiana and Mississippi were there to
confront the enemy, led the public off from the
scene of action to hope that New Orleans was still
safe. 1t was known too that the government had
expended large amount of labor and money for
the defence of that City, and the public assured
that if Forts Jackson and ST. Phillip silenced
taken, that still more formidable Notifications lay
between them and the City, which rendered it iul-
prcgnable
Subsequent rumors represented the enemy before
the city, but still some hoped the Crescent City
safe Our last mails, however, have removed all
Doubt and the public must yield to the settled as
surance sad it is, that Neao Orleans has fallen.
Official dispatches received at Richmond on Mon
day morning, confirm Its fall The enemy approach
ed the city in gun boats and demanded surrender.
Gen. Lowell refused to surrender but evacuated the
city with his troops, falling back to Camp Moore,
on the jackson Railroad, after destroying cotton
and stores which he was unable to remove. The
iron clad steamer Mississippi was burnt to prevent
her falling into the possession of the enemy.
There is rumor that the iron clad steamer Loui
siana was sunk by the first fire of the enemy's
mortar boats.
After the large amount expended, the length Of
time employed in the defence Of the city, and the
flourish of trumpets kept up of its impregnaga
bility by the government agents and the press the
intelligence is astounding. By this time we fear,
Memphis has fallen, and the Mississippi is entirely
open to the enemy, cutting off Louisiana, Texas
Arkansas and Missouri from the South.
We confess we have no heart for comment In
efficiency imbecility and disaster are playing sad
work with the South. This affair demands investi-
CATION, and calls for the most prompt measures
With the Richmond Enquirer, We say:
LET US have diligence among our officers, in the
place of foolish boastings and healthy distrust of
the completeness of our defences which shall inspire
constant vigilance in the place of that insane self
confidence, in itself disgraceu, and which has been
the source of so many humiliations. And no man
must stand for day in the way Of the cause. We
trust that the President will always, and without a
moments hesitation and in disregard of interested
clamor. dismiss or supersede any man who shows
himself indolent or incapable, and will fill his place
with man of better promise. The country is in
exgency and needs her best to lead her bravest
men,"
From Yorktown we have no news. Small skir-
mishes and the play of shells and musketry con-
tnue, but nothing serious has occurred. Much
doubt is now expressed of fight on the Peninsula.
The landing Of troops up the Rappahannock leads
to the impression that Mcclellan is removing part
of his force from the Peninsula and that the attack
upon Richmond will be from the front. Our troops
are concentrating at the point to meet the enemy.
Rumor says that force of 10000 Federals is at
Lexington, KY, to move upon Cumberland Gap.
1t is also said that the enemy is fortying at Hunts
viile Alabama.
We have no tidngs from Memphis, or Corinth,
= Savannah, or Ne~bern.
There was rumor day or two ago that the
Yankees were landing force at Elizabeth City to
march upon South Mills again. 1t is now said they
are landing forces at Currituck Court House, and a
battle is expected