The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-08
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The gaeat naval expedition unde, nv. "
rasut, against New Orleans, has o ao,a ta>
splendid triumph over the enemy T rt"''el
effort jackson is in ruins, and the c r"s clat
navy destroyed. ' N0'eae'ay
The citadel of Fort Jackson wac -.
and destroyed on the evening of the s rs IN Dr.
the BON bardment, and the fort ser;oa a., uay VI
aged by our tire: The rebels fought w,tS a .aa.
desperation, sinking one Of cur mor, r,.D great
| the second day. ''&Fs
On the night of the Goth The chain m
which the rebels relied to keep back the p Sga
raj fleet, was cut by the gunboats Ita "s iVls
Penota, under CALLING fire from the for r," aa
the hulks which supported it swung down. a a.
river. "D 0''
The rebels nightly harrassed the so0.a
with fire RATS which did no harm, but turn;sb's
amusement for our sailors ''D''
On the night of the oath the souad,,, .,
Flag Officer Farragut dashed up the river 'D at, vi
run the gauntlet of the forts under ra, r1.
fire, which they sustained with the loss abna.
l20 killed and wounded '''
The ships that passed the forts sustained un.
OR less injury-lhe Richmond losing sevpnts,,
men kllled-and the Hartford TWO killed. owl
eight wounded.
Our squadron encounted thirteen Confedea,
steamers as soon as they passed the forts, and 4,
short and decisive action followed.
The notorious ram Manassas ATTEMPTED fl cir,
the Mississippi sloop-ofwar, but failed most Sd,
nally. She WAS SET on fire, her captain taken
prisoner, and, floating down the river she sun,
The gunboat Verona set fire TO and DESTROYS
six rebel steamers, and was sunk by the enemv
with IL loss of three men killed and ~ys,
wounded.
Eleven of the enemy's steamers, includjD,
three gunboats with iron-clad prows, were ds.
troyed, and their officers and crews either killed
or taken prisoners.
Only two Of ten rebel steamers ESCAPED uptb
river. Among those destroyed were the VI
Webb, jackson, Phenx and Palmetto
The telegraph wire Was cut and all comuu.
nication destroyed between the forts and New O.
leans.
A flag of truce was sent to demand an uncol
ditional surrender of the tort. The rebels irei
upon the flag Of truce, and Col. Higgins, tt.
commander of Fort jackson refused to yNl.
saying that the terms We're nadmlssable.
The enemy were engaged IN mounting gun
on an iron clad battery, when the mortar: re
opened to-prevent them.
The bonbardment was kept up until la:
evening, when experimenting an attack from h
battery, the mortar vessels retired to Their an
chorage in the South Vest Pass, under cover y
the gunboats attached to the mortar Aotilla am
Those which did not succeed in passing the forts
There has been no communication past th
fort between the two divisions Of the expedition
but Commander Boggs arrived below the ioE
to-day with dispatches from Officer farragut
Commander Porter, he having passed out OF lH
Mississippi through Quarantine Bayou ao
come down IN the rear OF Fort st. Philip.
From him | learned all that have stated
having occurred above the forts, and also Ina
between 800 and 400 Confederate troops at tn
Quarantine station surrendered to our sNIE
yesterday and were released on their parole .
ffiug officer Farragut. After ourylng lne'
dead ut the Quarantine station, the Flag oncv
started for New Orleans with the Hartford
Richmond, Pensacola, Brooklyn and MiSSIsslEF
together with the Iroquojs, Oneida, ana sl
gunboats, and is probably at anchor OF the ls''
tonight.
AT Quarantine station the fleet found lals
quantity Of coal, which providentally VIII u
nish them with fuel to maintain the serge Oh "
forts above. The soldiers taken prisoners felO
that the Conlederates placed their sole re'lan'
IN the forts, their gunboats and the obstruc'lol
across the river for the defence OF the city, ~
that there are no batteries to impede the Pl0sle
Of our ships up the river, except at Lala!e',
where they have a heavy battery on f'''
oppose Com. Foote. Liam.
The bold attack, made with such suddepn'
and success, has doubtless taken the peOPs :,
New Orleans by surprise, as their papers =, " n
Odd which we found Cd the steamers maAe
mention of the bombardment. The tore c'nH.
hold out long, as Gen. Butler is marching "" IN
strong force to attack Fort st. Philip IL "
rear.