New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-02
THE SURRENDER on NEW.ORlBANS.
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THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH The MAYOR
Graceful but Patriotic Letter from
Flag.0ficer Farragut'
THE RESPONSE OF THE MAYOR

wAsmIseros, Thursday, May }, is@
The following correspondence, taken from 5hs
Richmond Enquirer Of yesterday, which e'ty
reached BY telegraph, was to-day received at the
Wax Department. Tho correspondence Is between
the Mayor Of New-O.leans and FlagOdieer Farrs-
gut:
UNITED srAqss FLAe-ssip HAnsvoRo,)
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Aorii %. 1862
| 10 liz Ixe.lesev tae NIvor u the Guy J EsD-0isasa
SIR Upon my arrival before your city, had tho
honor to senl to your Honor Capt Bailey, U. J. N.
second in commsnd Of the expedition, TO demand
You the surrender of New-Orie.ns to ne, as the
Representative of the Government Of tho United
STATES Capt. Bailey reported the result Of an inter-
,iew with yourself and the military authorities II
must occur TO yoUr Honor that it Is not within sne
province Of naval officer TO assume tho dates OF
military commandant. came here 10 reduce New
Orleans TO Obedience the laws ot, and % yindisas
The oficuded majesty Of the Government Of The
| United States. The rights Of persons and properly
shall 10 eecuTod.
| there. demand of yor, as lie repressDtatse,
toe unqualified surrender of the city, and hal tie
emblem OF the sovereignty Of the United states -
hoi.,ed over the City Hail. Mint and Cus'o n Houss
| BY meridian this day. and sll flags and other em-
blems Of sovereignty other than this Of the onted
States be removed from oil the public buildings oy
thni hour. particularly reqnes, that yon shall cx'
erciss yoar authority to que disturbances, restore
order, and call upon all the good people OF Ncw.Or'
leans 10 return at TO their yOcations and par
ticula-ly demand that pcson shall be molesEed ID
person, property or sentiments Of loyalty 81 their
Cove rnruent.
shall speedily and severely punish any person "
rs.son. wLo shall commit such outrages were
| witnessed Yesterday by armed men filing upon help
les. women and children for giving expression 70
! their yl.qsrre a. 's,tsessiRg the "old fag.'
ra vety res2.efeIy, D. g. rAIR.GUr,.
Flag 0aieer Western Gef sqaAllres
The Rep,y.
MAYORS OPPicg. CRY OF kRw-ORIgAs
Cry HA,L- April 7s. lss2
! Fye7.poe., d. O. FARRAsur 4. s. Fia9'hip Har.ESd.
! sin: 10 pursuance Of resolution whish ~s
thought proper TO take out OF regard for the lives Of
the wo,oen and children, who still crowd the
r.e..opolis, Gen. Lowell has evacuated it with HE
tor-. and restored back to ne the administration Of
i.s government and the casody Of its power.
Ihaye n council with the City Fathers considered
tle demand you made of me yesterday--of AN nn'
conditional surrender of the city, coupled With
rs0risition 70 hoist the ag OF the Unitei Sates oD
the public edifces, and han DOWN the flag that still
so,ts upou the breeze from he dome Of this Hall.
I. becomes INV duty 70 transmit TO you sn aoswer
which j. the universal sentiment OF ny eonentnenf'
no less than the prompting Of my own heart, af'a's
10 ue on this sad AID solemn occasion. The city 10
without the means o. de.enss, and is utterly des''
tue o. the force and nsarrai lsat nigh; enable % to
reslrt sn oyerpowering armament displayed N "S's
Of IL.
lam no Military nan, and possess no authority
beyond that of executing the nunicipa! laws Of the
Civ of New.Orle.ns, it would be presumptuous in
iae 10 e.tcnp. 10 lead army to the field, if bad
one al ooamand; and know still oss how to SUI
render an undefended place, held rs this is at tie
mercy O: your suaners, and your nortars. To sur.
render such a place were an idle and unmeanns
ceremony.
Tie ely lis yours by the power Of brutal force, no,
by M choice the consent Of its lnhabitants lie
! ef YOU to deteriGine what viii be the fte that
await. here. As 10 hoistiug any flag OF cur Own
doption end allegiance, let Ge cay to you that the
nan lives not in cur midst whose hand ard heart
would Tot be paralyzed at the mere thought of sneb
sn uc, Nor could find in M entire constituency
:, despers.e and wreched a renegade as would dare
10 nrofpuo with his hand the sacred emblem oi oW
aspirations.
! Sir, ycu have mantle ted sentiments whieh would
become one engaged in better cause than that to
which you have devoted your sword. doubt no'
tls, they spgipg from noble though deluded naluss,
and know Lcw TO appreciate the emotion which
inspired them. Yol have gallant people 10 admin
i.tiaie during your occupancy Of tits diy-a people
sensitive TO all that can in the ess, affect their dig
''v and sefresrec Pray, Sir, do not fail 10 regard
- ....,,s -, .'.'ias. The Obligations which sbal
s,srwe in ,her marie shAn 10 re'i1'""-" . .".~n
with. You may trust their honor, though you might
not count on their submission to unmered wrong.
IL conclusion, beg you TO understand that tho
reople Of NewOrleans, while unable 10 resist you
force, 10 not allow themselves to be nsuted by toe
interference Of such as have rendered themselves
odious and contemplate by their dastardly desoron
Of our capse in the mighty struggle in which are
engaged, or such rs might remind them too forcb'y
that they are the conquered, ard yours the con.
querors. Peace ind orier may be preserved with.
ou, resort 70 meamres which could not at this
moment prevent. Your occupying the city does nee
tran fer ALLEGIANCE from the Government Of their
choice to ono " hicb bave deliberately repudatsd.
and that tLey yield the obedience which the con.
queIor 10 entitled to sxioH from the conquered.
Respectfully, JOHN r. MONROE Mayor
EVACUATION OF CORINTH.