Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-09
Il Z NERAL NEWS.
LATE FROM NEW ORLEANS

NERAL NEWS.
LATE IRON NER ORLEANS.
From tho New o,l,sas Delta, April Qa
oER GREAT DISASTER kGD E0AILIA.
YI0N
Yesterday Now Orleans Eas subjected 10
! the Iaost terrible humiliation and degrade.
tion whinl nave eYer fallen upon brave and
true people. Alter valiant defense, by our
| forts balow the oty-after eXhausting all
our resources and skll-lhe greater resour.
oos Oh water of the enemy enabled them to
pasa crr exterior fortIicatious with their
largo feet, ard they approached tho city
win z squadron Of 6flsen Of their largss:
VESSELS, a.l steamships, gunboats or ,uortaE
vessels. There Was large force Of iinG
troops Ia the ntty but OF what avail we're
they against tho ships and gunboats Of tina
enemy . AT ths moment it was announced
that the ships had passed. tho fcrls, it be
cSmo evident 10 Mi rejecting pGrsons that
F.: tsr cty was ce.ens:!ess. Steps were then
! taken 10 render it barren conquest By
order of the Governor and military sutho.l-
| ties MI the Government munitions apd stores
pc.e sent away. Such material OF war IS
oould not be re owed was destroyed. Or
de:s xe.o also issued to destroy I'll The cotton
] IN this city. Tuis Tas alsc done. The troops
! under the command Of General Lowell were
| marchsd 20 the interior lines OF the oity-a
| fe8 miles below, these lines 4ould have been
formidable sgaiEst al sfIny advancing by land;
bus tho ba;teri"s near the rlTer were quite
weak aud inlf.ctive against the ships. cs
! pecialiy in tho present stage Of the rivsr--thc
| high aurtaaa Of the warsr enabling them com.
pIe,ely 70 Command the surrounding country.
Il the condition Of Affairs it was quite obvious
! ina. th. eucnYs asss would meet with 10 SO,
.ious obstacle IL passing Up the r;var Ac-
cnrdinglJ it Was announced at an early hour
tAa: they we're ocmog Their vessels csme ap
! slowly, as il feeling theis wsy-the Hartford,
the flagship Of Commodore Farrasut. leading.
Then followed thu Brooklyr. the Richmond,
and nine other ships, big and lit,!a. As these
ships approached the batteries, about six OF
sovaa miles bslo~ the city, our ertillerists
opened upon item frou both sides CT The river,
duceG Sut little f,ot- The ships replied with
; =evo5a! Srosds:dss, which showed that ihay
conplttriy Commanded our osttcrics Tne
batteries, though manned ny unpractioei gua-
nsTs, kep: up the fire for some time, out With
s.onces us to rendsr it al obvious policy to
-lihdraw the eunnoEs and the lruops The
! batteries were accordingly abandoned, aud tha
troops ssrs marched to the Jackson Railroad
lc the meantime the hostile squadron steamed
Up tho river. a terriola and melancholy spec
tanls was presented 70 the victorious ships
the Thols .pTee, fvr miles, was wrap; il smoke!
I:en tho burning cotton and gun carriages,
which the authorities had ordered to be con-
suned. In the river were many huls Of burn.
iDgs ships. Inc debris of our feet and of the
merchant vessels and steamers winch contained
cotton.
The squadron proceeding up the river, sha
great multitude clustered on tho lsvee, locking
Oh in disgust and horror 81 the dismal spec
taole. AS they passed f.w shots were fired
by soala Of anr soldiers, bu, wilaout @. .dsrs !.
The eh! ~ did uos reply, bat proceeded slcsly
along our isvce a feable cheer Tas raised OF
board of ore Of the ships, which wss respond
ed to by something Ike cheer f!cn few
persons il tie crowd. The cheers. whether
intended As suoh or rot, d1nw upon tbe parties
wcc wore suspected OF giving them aornoi
dozen Or so of pistol shots, by which several
persons vars ~ounded. The squadron being
advanced, the foremoatship, az far ss the Fourth
District cams 10 an ancbor-the ships 70 the.
number Of thirteen tsking up positions Ia front
Of the city go as to command the several
streets After remaining N this position for
half an hour, boat calIe aghUrs with tTc
officers, cne Capt BnyleiE second IN command
OF the squadron. Capt. Farrsgut being dag Of
6cer, auG Lieutenant. These officers were
gGeeted on touching the shore With the nest
uproariCus Luzzas for JEFF Davis and tho
5ou:n,' a1i with tho most Threatening demo1
sraIiuns. They had neglected 10 bring q flag
of truce, and It Tas proof Of the good sense
OF even Al iniuria:sd multitude that they were
allowed TO laad. They, however, proceeded
under lie protection OF some gentlemen, who
undertook to conduc. them to ;uo Mayors Of
Fee, in q drenching rair, followed ~ furious
AID escitcd mob Though 40 7ioencs wss
offered to tho officers, certain persons, vino
were suspected OF favoring their f,g and
cause, were Sc: upoa with grentlury, hno ysry
roughly handled On arriving at the City
He'll, it required the intervention Of several
cI:is.ns to preToat violence being of.rcd to
tho ash Gu b.GGador of an e1ecrassd dynasty
and Government
Tho Mayor received the FsIsral officers 10
h's cfRce With prope- digaily, Oap!. BaylsIs
stated tho purport ot his mission. Hs had
been Ecu: by Capt Fsrragut to demand tts
surrender Of the city and the elevation Of inc
asE Ct tho United States over tho Custom
House. The Post Ofice, the Mint, ami the O;.y
hat Tbs Mayor replied that lie was not the
military coGInand-r OF lao CITY, that he had
no authority to surrender il, and would not do
so, out that there was military commander
pnw iE the city, and he would send :or lin, to
receive and reply to the demand.
3 messenger was dispatched for Gen. Lowell
r. tns iuterval number Of citizens Tho we.e
Ircsen!, cot il conversation viii; the .. S.
ravai officers Ths Leuterant seenad to be
courteous, we!i behaved gentleman, VINO bore
testimony with apparent earnestness TO the
yigor aT.1 7alor Of the defense of our iorts, and
was quito COMMUNICATIVE. Tho senior officer
was more reserved. bur still mado large pro-
fessions Of peaceful intenls /! Tss difficult
however for him to conceal the bitter sec
tional hate of Massachusetts man against a
true Southern community. In the course of
the conversation, however, this cmcer remarked
that Captain Farrsgut deeply rngrnttcd to gee
the spirit Of iuccrda:ism which prevailed in
the city in The destruction Of cotton and other
thiIss. Tue Mayor remarked that ho differed
from him: that the destruction was Of our
own property, and did not concern outsiders
Captain Bayleis Spilled that it looked like Bit
i6g cfI ONES nose to spite his faca The May
:. replied that We had judged differently.
Alter awhile, General Lowell arrived n front
OF the CitT He'll, and Was greeted with loud
cheers By the crowd outside. On entering the
Mayors Office, Captain Bay lsis introduced him.
sell; as second in command of the United States
SQUADRON in front of the city. General Lowell
repled, II am General Lowell Of The army of
ths Confederate States, commanding this de-
pa7tment." The officers then shook hands,
and Ceptain Bayluis stated his mission to de,
nand the surrender OF the city and the eeva.
ton Of the United States fsg over tho Custom
House, Mint ard Post Of6ce-addag that he
wns instructed by Captain Farragus to etatc
that be cano to protect private property and
.-,,-,1 r;,.b.c. that he hsd M danioo RI in