Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-30
TELR6 hI0.
LATER FROu asW ORLEANS.
SURRENDER OF THE CITY DEMANDED.
Between the Yankee Com
manaer a. q the ayor.
INTERFERING PARTICULARS.

The following Is the correspondence between the
Mayor OF New odsans and FIrrsgu', the commanding
tfi:er Of the Federal squadron:
UsIryD STArEs Flag sHIP HARTFORD. I
Orr Nav 0ALEAKs, April &c, 1882
TO His Es'slisHey, the Mayor Of the CRY Of Nsv Or.
leans
sIR: Upon my arrival before you. city, had tie
honor to sni to your Honor, Cap! Hey U. S. Navy,
second in command Of the txpedion d-mand Of you
the surrender Of New 0heaas to me- the representa-
i've Of the Government Ct the United Safes. Cap.
Biley rep,red the resu. Of interview with yourself
aud the military authorities 1; must occur to your
Honor that it is not within the province Of naval cfi-
Ger 10 asi upe the duties Of military comnandant
c,me here to reduce New ORLEANS obedience to the
lave, and to vndicats the Of snded N, iss:y Of the
Government Of The Uaited Statep. The rights Of pei
SOUS ard propsriy shall be secured. l. therefore, de-
and o! yon, ia representative, the utqIsli6ed sur
render OF tie city and that tue emblem of sovereignty
Gf the Ufiei S;4e3 BE- h9isied owe. hs City Hal, siot
aud Custom House m rldian this day. AL 4 .gs and
other enbeDs of sovereignty other than those of tho
led States to be removed from all the pubic build
ipgs by that hour.
particularly reqles that you shall exercise your su-
thory qasl GisuI baoces restore order, and call ~
tn good people of New o,leans to return At euce TO
,her vocators and particularly demand that no
person shall be molested ia person properly for pro-
fsssng sentiments Of loyalty to their Government.
shall speedily ard severely punish any person, or per-
s,ns who sh. commit such ourages a. were wtnees'
yes erday by AIMED men firing upon helpless women and
chill ireu for giving expression to their pleasure at vii
ne;sug the 81 fig,
am, very resp ctiuly, your oSed ent SERVE,
(SiguCdl D. @. FARRAGUr,
Flsg.ofi,pr Western Gali Squadron.
Tx REPLY
MAY Rally OF EIw 0sLSANs
Oily Hall, April 20, 1869
To aq.OScsr D. G. Rirrasu!, U. S. Flag Siip HART
ford:
Sir: In pursaSnos Of resolution which hs though.
proper 20 take out Of regTi fer the ves Of the women
and children who s crowd the great metropolis, Gen.
Lowell has evacuated il with his troops, and stored
buck 10 me the adninsrstol of lie and the
custody of lie honor. hGvs, ia uloil with the city
fathers, considered the demsnd you made Of ne yester
dly OF An unconditional surrender OF the city, coupled
With RI ison % hoist the H,g Of the United States
tho pablo ed fee, and haul down the ag that sill
floats u,on the brstz frcm he dome OF this Hall.
I, bee Imes my duy TO tracsmii to yoi an answer,
less than the prompti1gs OF nav hssrt dc.aed 10
IN. on thiI sal end solemn OCCASION Tde city with
OFT the means Of Defence aud i5 utterly destitute OF tie
force and erl thai nIai enable E TO resist al over.
povering amman: displayed in sight Of il. sm NJ
miia:y man. and p,ssesl authority beyond that Of
iog the municipal laws Of tia city o. New orlesrs
It would he pro4umpuou4 In re tn aissnp TO lead 40
army to the del if / bad command, and know
sin lss- ho7 10 su,fsnl undsfsniei place. held rs
this il at the merry OF your gupners and your mortar
e SURF, p6er .och pace iio ami uaGolpiae
r.mouy. Thu ely Il yours be- ;be poNer CT bfuial
forcs-uo, by ny choice the consent OF its iuhab-
.ats l. i. Tor you TO tesesnae What viii be the fate
that awaits Us here
A to holstiug any fss o:hcr THAI the flag Of our
adOyt AID aegAec', LEI me sag TO you that the
IN IN lives Ia midst whose hand and heart would
not he piiel at the though. OF such sci rof
c,u!i Gud, in ny entire oo4suency wre;chCd ami
despsrat, a renegade would dare % pro!arc With his
hand the sacred emblem Of Ger aspirations.
Sir you have mIa.fss ed sent IN .n:s which would be.
come one engaged iG better than that to which
y,u haze devoted yeur ssord. 1 6tub: not tu. that
hey spriag i,oa noble though dSIadaj nstu-e, q:
kipx hos TO appreciate tho emotions which Inspired
during ycu occupation of this city, pecpl, e-s i've to
al hat cal ia the lels 90 C, ;heir dGa!ty and sl' re
snes Pfay, sir. do fail to regard tier sa1cep.ib
es Toe obligations ~ach shall E',una in sheir name
shlg 81 rssi1i,J 81 ap;si with. Yju may trus! their
houoy though you night no: count their submission
to ulmsrited wrong.
In conclusion, beg you to understand that the pso
pie Of Nes Orleans, Will, unable to resist yOur force do
no. ALLOW themselves to b. iosrl;ed by the iacIfcresSc
o. su,h as have eadorai themselves Odious and
tsmp!b!e by their d4ssrdy d5s,rion Of our cause in
tre mighty struggle in which are engaged, or such
a. r''. remind them to- Ta'aiuly that they ID
cinag7-cd AL 700 tie corql,Fcil Peace sEs order
nay De preserved Niaru' Jrt to measures Nhich
co ~ not =, uis iucrg poeveu Your occupying the
~ does o. rareSr sicgS,ce from the s5ver. ulont O.
hir CHOICE 20 ons wh ch they have deliberately r.Pr
1,,sd ID TIE: hey yield s7ply the 90 Gisic' wicS
the conq lcror % cuu I'D 70 from tbs corq Tered
Rosp.c. uiiy,
lSgreil iolS F. SeNroE, Mayor.
SUR6ENDER OF FORT MACON