Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-06
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Letters from the mouth OF the Ms,is,ip,l MI ID, .
in the Philadelphia Inquirer, OF las, wedptsI,,
not OF recent date, show the situation of AZ.
prior TO the attack on the fosls. We take 4,
tracts:
March 27.-Sncs my last letter to 70, ". l,,..
rejoicing over the great UGion yc.orit, ID 10 ~
Aiter the mail closed on board this .'io &C.,
two men who had deserted from Fort Pike. O..
ship carpenter, and had been employed in 4, -
tioi Of euDbosts a: New Orleans, and The OH, -.
ssilcr, but they both bal been forced 70 I'm ,,,,
company. They brought US consiierable le,. i
ton TO the disposition and bunbeis Of the lroon I
nsighborhocd They say that the people az hs,7s,,
Of The war and that there are secret soc.sue, I g
Orleans where Union sentiments are freely rtg,.
aud that msiorIIy Of the eoliicrs x5uld silE',,T
down their arms IL they only had a clatee MI.
own requi 5. they we're sent 10 NV York Ia b,a,l
lslsni, where they viii be released.
The military officers et Snip Island ,T,,e, Losl, /.
arrival Of General Butler, with ten tholslad fO. a.
they wi ne luther reinforced by he uo,ptT n,
Wet, 90 that there will be from fifteen 10 .s,.n ~
Sand Folditrs in the Gulf in a few deys
Ga Sunday the,Plett-Csp ain, H. II Ball rt,,n d,
the lead OF the psSscs Eb,rs Ia stiz al. h, 7,
found there. AID brought thsm down lc Re- tI,u,.l,
IN: flse.0ficsr. fhey would NOT tell lH5.hrg A.
the rebel movements or tie kind OF boa tty lu
the river, aud the old chief oil lsilncls D Ia ~
would not own that be had seen the ram Ahg-,
them on parole, they were re ,urb6d 10 her "a
On Monday thick fog envelopsd The ..v ID
though We could not Gee along the suEl4ca Of ls,,
At dis ance ct Two huadred yards, yet We coal! !,
vessels' m1sts nearly two miles distant Toe Az,
came In here day or two since AMI sllltsd "a !. y
ing on the enemy's eoss, snd fearing Il nigh, ,,.s
attention OF the enemy. We did not reply to !, uy,
to burn ponder Ia .uO,her and better IslHd. a.
assure you We expect TO fight a bard igb,, ,Litzyt
.ng on the river oar s0poun Ter PAuoV slA
On the poop, and two Mic inch glls plGerd ca :. T.
gAlan tofecaslle, so al 20 Iakl up aud dlsa s ~,
The liver "a so narrow VIC eHn): turn eAsii, FL J..
fore, We must keep the ships end Ga. TIE gs4s
Is only half mile vide, aad the egrrea. no, "a \,
OF soc ut Fix miles per hour. Batteries lgi ~ wv
fcrls gurd he approaches 10 The city, sad i.i AZ
Zee! secure non Our 7 oltstins tbYL Tie eJga
" two pien-wbo y d from ABOVE the iorsp,y
that the b is have chain from shore 70 s.wtai
the river near the forts. The chain "a haEDlii
means OF six vessels anchored at eal4 i-Ai.a H.
each ether. This vas tho Sotk Of may 80, tg
suppose IL viii be uGdOne 10 few hours LfGW
work. We arc making every preparation t0esi .
are only waiting the arrival CT the We sells Ia -nE
lcok &C the work before u.s. the more w s|Gha
ard almost iusaImount.bllty but We have iIGir
aud wiling hsnGs and We do lot for lncssz -
but thai We shall Schieye great aud glo'i9g' rlz
she ueslne. lie no. e.oeedisgly z le apa hssal =
hospital is dcs rtsd, aud to that state d raTFs
indebted to Or. Fol,G, pm Idelphisa u 's44T7i
should be foilored by every strip in the lcl INV
would have lee sickress On cupboard Toe ya.zi
10 excellent hea,'h and spirits, "a essT fc' b.
It requires Considerable PltieGcs 10 vat b.. -
time We trust TO be psid Tor our vsIi2s
APRIL llth.-The n bis are terribly M,srG q
alarmed / bad tcrgo.lsn 10 menliJa o. Il, b. =
aig Of truce won! up. the gunboN seat 't.zs'
yards OF little tu ;bo1,, and the crew Of lli y
men ed ard, strange 10 say, they o.! L. c. r %
60 fast dir sha burn lat, n1tHitasAndirg be 4ni
bosts crew from or gunbo1t, 10 ten fi.sahH
mass OF q ms, AMI birnt to the Ea;syt rs
We have tried TO get taes sGipoI's .l@ . ~ |
mont, but they viii lot ocme out. The iig ~ |
while on board Of the Irtqros, lrisd to- FL .'ai
get then to opor, tu. %, would rot. s...E-u
sand this they have brave II on AMI Insl q ..Aif
courlgr why then, do they nct c'ne GU "a
ground or, ss they hivs the greatest aiTr,Is
IL, m keep them, Only 'e n bsve ,hi' 6st'sl -
dons % soon fs prss.ble. ! for one, IN -e1l,H
aud tlrsd Of tho war, hui / - Waqt TO tsrsi u y
dreli &c uldy for their impIIeGce, he TIA 90
o'st tie st0s and Stripes az over ID. In =
BH9iand or any 0ther porsr Eo;hr5 ~, .A9 ~
until the whole so,. ID shall respect gs iCi ssS-
lions as well rs CUE poNc.