Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-07
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been Published. The nllusion of Commodore
Farragut to the firing on defenceless women
and children for saluting the old flag by the
rebel soldiery would seem to indicate that q
reign of terror and blood must have accom-
| panied the appearance Of his feet in the har-
! Dor. The demand made on the Mayor for
the surrender of the city and the restoration
of the Federal flag is responded to by the
Mayor in strain Of mingled earnestness and
misrepresentation. He first says that not one
of his constituents could be found base en-
ough to pollute the - sacred emblem of their
aspirations" and then expresses the hope
that the Commodore will not avail himself of
"the interference of such as have rendered
- themselves odious and contemplate by
their dastardly desertion Of our cause in
the mighty struggle in which we are en-
gagged" He does not deign to allude to
the massacre of loyal women and children
pressed on his attention in the letter to which
he replies.
Gen. Lowell after Withdrawing his forces
to Camp Moore, seventy eight miles above
New Orleans, telegraphed TO Richmond on
Sunday that Forts jackson and Philip, pass
ed by our feet were still in rebel possession,
and that though our vessels were at the city,
we had not force enough to occupy it. There
is no doubt that this deficiency was soon sup
piled, however, by way of Pontchartain, as the
rebels themselves appear 10 have opened
the way there for Gen. Buffers approach by
evacuatng all the forts on Lake Pontchartain
on the 25th ult., and burning all the gun
boats they had there.
Extracts from the rebel newspapers of
Richmond, Norfolk Petersburg and Atlanta,
Ga, relative to the capture of New Orleans,
express an almost universal opinion of sur
prise at the disaster" The rebel journals
appear to regard it as something mysterious,
while they do not pretend to deny It's truth
Some Of them are disposed to hold the Secre-
tary Of the Navy to blame others are in a
fog as to the conduct of Gen. Lowell. They
all admit that it was a disaster wholly unex-
pected, as they were "deluded" with the rep
reSentation that the city was securely defend
ed but they console themselves with the re-
Election that Gen. LovelPS army is now free
to co operate with Beauregard at Corinth, or
at some other indefinite point with some 9TH
er rebel force and drive the vandals" out
of the Southwest. The whole tone Of the
rebel press indicates that the occupation of
New Orleans has completely taken them by
surprise, and disheartened them, and thrown
them back upon a dismal course of argu-
ment and logic, by which they endeavor to
make the best of it.
The comments of the Rebel journals upon
the condition of affairs in Yirginiaare hardly |
more hopeful. The Richmond Examiner says
that large reinforcements have been sent by |
Gen. Mcclellan to Gen. Mcdowell, on the !
Rappahannock, and that a junction between |
Gems. Banks and Mcdowell is imminent in !
which event fierce battle nsrth of Richmond |
may be expected within a week 1t says that |
the Rebel Government is hurrying up rein /
forcements in that direction, and urges spec |
dy attack on our troops as the best means of |
protecting Richmond.
By 81 arrival at Fortress Monroe from
Newbern, North Carolina, we have official ac
counts from General Burnside of the recent |
battle at Elizabeth City, which was most
brilliant affair, the enemy being driven back
to Norfolk, and our troops-under General !
Reno-remainiug six hours in possession of |
the field. They had positive instructions not |
to proceed beyond the Canal locks, which |
they destroyed, the object being to test the
enemy's strength in the rear of Norfolk. The |
enemy was entrenched, with batteries in pos |
ltlon on the edge of woods, and they were !
driven tron their position at the point of the
bayonent with heavy loss Colonel Hawkins
was wounded in the arm and Adiutant Gads |
den was killed Our loss was one Office killed !
and seven wounded non-commissioned off |
GERS, two killed and thirteen wounded and
six privates killed and forty wounded.
General Hunter we see it stated has com
menced organizing the contrabands into a
military force, to be armed, equipped an d
used for service in the swampy region about
the Carolina coast during the summer. This
is right All the localities where the north
ern troops will be expos te disease and death
should be garrisoned by the colored troops.
Iwo official reports of the comma nders of
pennsylvania regiments engaged in late bat
ties have been made public. Colonel STAN.
baugh has forwarded to Governor Curtin an
account of the noble part taken by his regi- |
ment (the Seventy y-seventh) in the battle of
Shiloh The regiment was thirty miles from
the scene of conflict when the cannonading
was hrst heard, but at once started off to lend
Its and; and, after being en- route for the en-
tire day-after marching distance of TWEEN |
ty three miles-and after STANDING for airbt |