, 1862-09-10
FROM NEW ORLEANS,

The negro sat upon the fence.
-Ersaing Post.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
We have New Orleans papers OF the 2sth
ult, three days subsequent to the date Of the
bugte,r story started by the Grenada (Mtss.)
Anptal, to the effect that the forts below New
Orleans lad surrendered to confederat fact.
As the ptpe contain not the remottst refer |
ence to any such disaster, and az federal |
steamer passed the forts named on the 29th |
on it's way to New York without any interf.r.
ence, ne think We may safely announce thst
the E, ory started by the Appeal is u conIed-
crate lie.
IlarpsarB ftum tho New Or1eans Ds2ta OF
August IS Il that John M, West Of the True
Delta, IVES ARRESTED the day before and sent to
Fort Pickens for aiding and abetting treason.
He was in the habit Of visiting secession
trookeriee,' and there harranguiug audi
eIces with news from the rebel States, which
he said he was forbidden to publish. The
DtNa adds:
q He is DOW on lis way to Pickens. It is
quite possible that he will ultimately be sent
10 Ohio, where be stands charged rish muc-
DIR. 1t is said that he killed q man in Colum-
bus.'
Tae order Of General Butler for the general
disarmament OF the population of New Or
leans aid vicinity, has beeu but partially car
rled cut, many Of Inc Rebel sym oatnIz3rs
1t eping 1hs 5r arms ard refusing to give intor-
malion as to their whertabouss. The country
Ieypld algier5 having become infested with
guer1illAs, G.nersl Bu:l+r determined on their
t2ternlir alton Accordingly, on the :25tu ult,
he ordered 4 company O. soldiers to make i
Ttconuuiss tnce lu that direction. Tue turce
J.. by rAll early In the morning, and soon af-
ter the eneul'sy pickets were observed ap-
1,roacLiDg. Al once the traiu Was stopped aud
the men got ont An advance party then pro-
csedcd al Dg the road. In ! few miuu IS
considerable body o! guerl11as dashed from the
woods iLing the Fad, Where th-y had been
lying concts1,d, and opened lire. Many Of our
pst ket5 we're killed and wounded before the7
Lad in opportunity Of returning shots. Tue
remainder OF OUT men coming up, general
engagement tnsutd, which was soon terni-
LATED BY the rapid retirement Of the rebels to
cover, unG Ger tic mistaken Impression that nur
N would room be reinforced. But very few
OF lie party escaped bekg shot. The suryiy.
r tar h ady1t 1age of the retreat of tie tte
10 rciuru to New Orleans.
B.:on Rouge has not heen entirely eyacu-
ait d by our forces; q company Of mAriats
ttil retaining possession Of the place. Tney
are uLdt The protection Of 1Wo guubolts,
Who: e fire the rebels dare not draw By :ven,ur-
Jug an attack. Very few of.the houses have
IS yet been destroyed, al rumors to the co..
lraTs nol lWithstauaIrg.
TIE enemy are }u1king in the vicinity of
Ba1o.' R''pge, evidently III stroug force. Tue
I pre- enct Of the national gunboaLs Keep them
| 1T respectful dis7auce-
SANITARY CONDITION OF NEW ORLEANS.
| IFrom the New Orleans Delta, Aug. g73
Despite the wishes and prayers of III alfp-
| uant lev, Who invoked siesne.s and dIseAsp
upon our fair city, in the frautc hope that fell
| pestntDce wUuIu swtep the denizeus OF ano-
ther CLINE alike with the regular inhabit .uts
| ot our city into one common grave, New
| orleans has never been iu heal hier condi-
| tlon tnan ut the present moment. For the
/, Wttk e1diDg August 23th, of the current
| year, there were ouly 1oS deaths, showing
| d crease If TWENTY-FIVE on the week previous.
| THIS y i'll compare fayorab'y with the oils Of
mortality Ut Any city in the North, and when
| We consider thAt the season is now pretty far
| ad,anctc, and as We nlpy soon expect to feel
| agaiIst tur check the health bringing au-
tuiunal brctzts, ne have every prospect Of 8
! ytar blessed almost bc5ond parallel here, so
; far Is its sanitary condition is considered.
The c1ty OF New UtlcAus is luenaced bg the
/ Iehci forces under Generals Van DJrn and
i Brkcklnrlcye, including part OF MAgruder i
! army ILelr aggregate. numbers are esti-
! natrd st 10000 10 $1,000 men. The rebels
have, However, made no demonstrations Of
attack.
Ihe number of federal troops available for
! the deaebse OF the city ca1luot tie less than
! IL, ,tQO. They are posted at convenient points,
principally a. Car1ollton, the only laud ap.
pToach 10 New Orleans. The appro Ach is
three ur tour Ea1les wide aud IS strongly de-
tended, partly By for;idcations built b. the
rebels themselves while they We're making
their city impregnanle." They did what
they could to destroy these tortlicatious
when they evacuated New O:leaus; but tllt
works have been repaired and strengthened
by Gen. Butler; large additions have alse
been made; heavy cannon. have beer
mounts d, to the number Of more than fifty
while four tleld batteries OF artillery assist II
the defence OF the position.
TIE TNOUrs-NEw ORLEANS FURNISHING
VOLUNTEERS.
The troops are principally New England
mt 4, with the addition OF the lst Loulsiau
| Union volunteers, enlisted under federal an
lar= lumter Of recruits who have enlisted
III the New England regiments.
Gen. Butler has not permitted the ranks 0
his regiments to he materially thinned. 81
lies recruited item from the population G
New Orleans. At present such recruits are i
the different companies of almost every re-,
meDt and battery under Gen. Buffers con
nand, and nearly if not quite, equal the nun
ber OF men who hare been discharged Q
been killed
elA NEW ofltaAs lttlututs, l1clu1fnE III
1st, which has been fully organ 'zed, are lortr
iDg. Two or three are far advanced to yard
| c. mpletlon. The regular government adyauc
| bounty OF So, With O months advance pa1
+. rm the pecuniary induc-ulent to enter IN
ranks. The Stale OF Louisiana offers no bou1
t} u Trcs,n n. 1t is believed that these trQor
/ nil do good service.
THE CITY SAFE.
The city is deemt to be entirely safe. A,
| rnrdjrr IN thH Or1fr {ynn Rn11A- ,fraad
lublished) ali the arms Of the citizens has
been surrendered. Up to Saturday before tt
steamer sailed men, black and WHITE We
4 carr. ing them in to the designated plact
have been dlsarmcd. No help to the cunte
2 srates can be given by them. Our troops q
almost wholly relieved from guard duty, at
lnay De employed at nuy point, in cAse
= attack, pherr their services are needed.
I 4 tee1lng Of general confidence prevail
We haYe Information that the story ex.en siy
j. circulate d, that the re1el Inhabitants
Orleans ould cooperate with the rebels OF
=. side when the attack should be made, al
;. that ihty would freely consent to the destru
y ZION OF 1beir property, iucludlng the enti
ci,y, for the sake Of driving out our forces,
Wholly untrue.
lFrcm the New Orleans Dc1ta, Aug. as.I
The first public parade of The lst regime
Of Louisiana Union volunteers took place
2 the ci j OF New Orleans yesterday, Wcdn :sda
Augus1 ~, 1862 The troops iooked fuel
and during their long march from the b
racks to Canal street Il distance Of fo
u.lrs.) were ogIcd and eyed By tho
saBds Of Creole laoies- After q rest of IL
hours in the city the troops set out Tor CARR
| ton to report ~ colonel and acting Brig. Ge
>. Dudley, to whose command they are to
attached. We anticipate good de Il from t
regiment The colonel, Holcomb, who IL
= Connecticuter, is good soldier and an of6e
distinguishing for energy and disciplinary qa
ities. TIE lieutenant colonel, Elliott, b
ready been under fire, and beh wed SO we'll
Baton Rouge that Gen. Butler hastened
. s'gpalize his appreciation Of his merits,
lifr,rg him right up from staff 1ieut-nant
- field officer OF high rank. The major, Fisl
ls from Maine.
RECRUITING coLoREp CITIZENS.
From the New Orleans Delta, Aug. ass7