New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-10
TUE CAPTURE OF NEW-ORLEANS
Continued frsm First Pase.


marines slightly; D. Mc0iunis. boy. slightly Total, g.
TotsI killed -, wounded 10.
Several ves.els have lot vet msds their official rsurna
I'M FotIz Fee, Sarfeon:
Fls Ofcsr DAVID O. FARRiGUr Comdg U. g. Squadron
u S. FLAa SHIP HAEryoRp. }
Orr TIN CIrr ov Nxw.OmLxAgs, April Is; 1867.
DEAR SIR: In the excitement OF tue last lev
dav- you must not be surprised If leave undcn
many things which ought TO do ana one OK w.,e'
was TO write you on the occasion Of my taking TIN
city. But, thank God, IL has been done, aud II
what conceive handsome styls. had two UnioI
men on board who had been forced into tue Cobied
eruie service at Fort Jack.on az laborers.
They informed me that there were two forts nea
the city, aud rs approached the locality tired t'
concentrate the vessels, but we 5000 saw that VI
must take Il rsking fire for two miles. 30 we on
rot mince the matter, bvt dashed directly ahead
They permitted US TO approach within nnle ana
ouaiter be ore they opened on us. Capt. BAILEY o.
the CaYuga Lieut.. Comnandiulf Harrison, was 10
advance. and received most OF the hrst hire, tnA
although the shooting was good they did not dan
uge bis Little ves.eL 49,,
'Tb, Cayuga then fell back aud the Hartford took
her place. We bad ouly two guns, which had
laced on the topIalllnt iOrecaste, that could Dear
on hem, vnll we got witbid halt mile. We iuen
sieered off, and gave them snch fire "I they
never dreamed of in their philosophy"
Tie Prnsacols ran up after while, and TOOK the
stsrboarl battery off our bands and in few min
u,es tie Brooklyn ranged up and took n chance ut
my friend on . left bank, but they were sIsneed
IN, l should cay, twenty minutes or baif an hour,
but cannot keep note of tine on such OCCASIONS.
only know tnst halt of the ve,sels old not get q
cbauce at them. The river WAS too Darrow for more
hsn Two or three vessels to act With advantage, bat
al wers 40 spxious that ny greatest fear wa. that
we would fire iuto each othcr, ana tap'. "hih'
riglt and rnyseh were hallooing ourtelses noaise
at the men not to lire iuto our ships.
Tbis Isst affair WAS what | call one OF the eb-
oapcIes of the professional dash ana Victory
But iLe passing Of the Forts Jackson and St. felnp
WAS one Of tie most awful sigbts ever -aw: lie
smoke was SO dense that it Obly now ond then
yoa could zee anything but tue tasn OF the cannon
and the fre-shps or rats, one OF Which was |usned
down upon us tho HuItiorJ) by tie rao MsnaaSar,
and in u,y effort to AVOID 1t, ran the EMP oa
shore, ana then the fre-isft was poshed
aud in moment the ship was one blaze all aiony tOe
bort side half way up tie main aud nizzen-iols, buI
,hanks to the good Organization OF tbe hre Depart
ment by Lieutenant Iborlton, tHo n.ints "erc eA,
,iupnished and at tho same time We backed OH ana
ro clear Of the raft but all tbs Tine were pouring
he shells into the fos and hey into us, and every
LOW and then Rebel steamer wouli get uDucf our
fire aud receive our sslnlatloD OF broddsi9e.
Al length the fire sack.ned the smoae cleared on,
and we cav, 10 our sui pi1re, we were aVoNe ,ue
for,s, and here aud there Rebel eunboat On hfe,
ss We came up with them, trying to make TIER
escure. They were fired into aud rdolcd, 80 that
they ran them on STORE, aud all "bo oVuiu l'"N'
their escaped TO the shore.
I ain t.id. [ do not know nov truly, that G IN.
Lowell had gone Gown that evening 10 make ",
attack with thirteen gnnooats, large fhih oi i
xuus, aud the Manatsds. The MaDI-as ana tne
Iioss.iopi made q set al each Olher q. full speed,
and when they wore WITH 80 or 40 yalds tine raui
lodged the Mississippi and run ON shore, when the
Latter poured her DrOadside into her, knockiug
away Ler smoke-stack, and then sent on
board of her, but she deserted and riddled, aud
after u while ste driited down the sream iuii OK
water she was the last OF the seven we destroyed,
but IN. large stil at rort Jseksoni but
they tsy here that she was cent down Defore sbe
was ready and that she viii have 10 surrender with
the fors, which hope will be to-day or to-morrow
will give them my attention IS spOu as can settle
tho affairs OF the ii y.
Ideuand-d the surrender of the city yesterday of
the Mayor, through Capt. Baiiey, AZ Tho sscond In
command His reply was that t.s city wa under
uia,tlal law, and he would consult Ten. Lowell.
Hi, lorcsLip Bald he would surrender hOthing, but
AT the same tine he would retire and Leave the
Mayor unembarrssed.
Ihis morning the M,yor sent bis Secretary and
Chiei OF Police to rec nie, and sG! THAI be would
cali the City Council together 81 i0 O'Clock and
give me TN answet. Tuat the General bad retired,
aud tnat be Lad resumed the duiies oi his otnce as
Mayer and would ndeavor 10 teep order IN the eity
and pr, vent the destruction Of property.
j sent lin by bls Secretary the letter No. copy
Ia, oredl. also sent ilm IA letter deniiiuliS tue
dor Of ,re city, IN conformity With Tie demand
lladc ty no Yesterday through Capt. Bailey, copy
No =. This morunk, at q. m, ] ..Lt 10 Cap,.
Moriis, whose SHIP COMMANDED Tie Mint, 10 take
possusou of il aud hoist The American Is thereon,
which wns done, and the prople cheered II.
At l. u'clo,k ] cent on shore agsn, aud ordered
Lieut.. kori2 Of tue navy aud Brown vi the uarnee
18th maiine guard, moist tie flag on the Custom
House but the excitement of the crowd great
insl tue Mayor and tognCilmen tuoughJ /, would
produce a conflict and great loss OF lie. At ii, a
sCl was mau- 10 the feet ior divine service, ulder
IL general order, cOly No. 3.
Apiil 70 ia the afternoon, having been Informed
that there were two forts got nos above tue ety,
at place calicd Carrolton. determined 70 take =
look at them and demolish them. We accordingly
ran up, but To our surprise we found the gun car
rnges nll on fire, anu upon examination loud the
guns ull spiked. IL was most i0rmcthlc work Tor
roole 10 encounter op his wsy dowL-a long line OF
deirn-.s extcndiug back from g.. river u Lake
ontshsitrain, both above and below the city, On
" Lich were - aud 30 guns each.
immediately my getting above the iorts, sent
Capt. Bsggr, Who /, now deprived OF u comuand,
by tie oiuKing OF bis snip, which TO had 50 uooly
defended, do~n 10 Cupt. Porter, through The bayou
at Ouarabtioc directing him TO deWahd the tdrlvn-
der Of the lufts. Ills demand was a. nrst reiaiec,
bat The solulers told their officers that We were in
their rear and that they would no. be sacFiIced.
So this morning, 18th, the gallant bailey brought
us the INTEL. .ence III the tayuga, CaUt Harrison,
that tue iors bad surreuded, the ram blowa np and
that the American tsg floats over both forts.
have seat down lor Glen. Dun-r Troops 10 come
up and occupy this city, and VIII s3on be Oh ior
hiobile. Depend upon 1t We viii keep the .ta,n-
pedo mp.
1 send Capt. Bailey home as bearer OF dispatches.
lie uGs cone ts wolk molly, ani shat while suief'
iug under iutirinty wnch required attention ald
repose
siu very truly aud respectfully your obedeu servant
n. q. NARiiADir
Flag OGeer Western Ouii bioc.alsas squadron.
70 q. Y. FOX o,q ASK. secy. II Navy.
Here follows th1 letter rol riagOtceT tarss daeS
26tn Apnl, lUbl tic Mayor of New ~o.sns, wtch ha