Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-01
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THE WAX NEWS.
THE FALL OF new ORLEANS
CERTAIN.
Great Destruction of War and
Transportation Vessels.
Genera1 sssvprt.e Of the 60,ssh.
sirss Press.
MCDOWELL ~ sHIxG ON TOWARDS
STANTON.
The Legal Blacks to 10 Unifernea
and Armed.
FINANCIAL CONDITION Or THE TREASURY
From Fortress N onroe.

down the wife and family Of Parson Brownlov ,and
! also the wife Of Congressman Maynard. The par
| ty. consisting Of four ladies, Two gentlemen and
SIX children, ire all from Tennessee. They brins
the report that all the Union families Of Tenaess
have been ordered by proclamation to leave with.
! in SO hours. dDne th ousand eight hundred linton
men LETT for kcntusky week ago Friiay. Of q
party Of 400 attempting to Leave, l0o had been
killed.
There can be no doub. Of the capture Of New
O,leans. ThDSouthern papers speak Of it in the
most dismal strain, and dem nd that TIE NY stsry
OF the surrender OF the city shall be explained.
Tho Norfolk Doy Book, in - editorial, says il
Is by far the most serious reverse Of the war. 1t
suggests future prvation to all classes o! society
bu. mes; to be lamen.ed Of all, it threatens ou,
| army s"ppies. The Rising Of msat, and corn and
wheat, instead Of cotton snd tnbacco, is earnestly
recommended by the disconsolate eiitor.
The Richmond Utxpatch of yesterday says when
the enemys fleet arrived opposite the city and de-
msnded It's surrender, Gen Lowell refused to fall
back to Camp Moore. After destroying all the
cotton and stores the irol-c'ad vessel Mississippi
was burnt, to prevent it from falling into the
hands Of the enemy.
N,thing is said about the Louisiana, but it is
supposed that she was scut.ied. 1t is rumored
that she was sunk at the FIRST FIRE
Camp Moore is IS miles from New Orleans, on
the Jackson Railroad.
The following are the latest dispatches in To-
days papers:
MOBILE, April q.
The Yankee Commander, Fa1sgut, prom . d
the Secretary Of the Mayor Of New UTieans, who
visited the feet by flag Of tru:e. to make q re-
newed demand fot the surrender or the city. bat
ae has upt done so up to this hour 5 o'clock.
Our SKIP, tho McRae, came up from tho forts
under 4 flag Of truce, with ~ of oCr ounded.
She nun nicated with the Fe ieral g-sLip, bat
the result is unknown. 1t is rumored that the
Federal1 refused to 10, her return.
The rnmor that Fort Pike has b. zen evacuat ed
AID blown up is unreliable.
In tho conference held With one of the Federal
ofhcenC after tho correspondence between Mayor
Mon, oeHnd Com. FArragut, 'be officer left declar-
ing that he would shoot dUwn the hsg on the City
Hall if it was not hauled down, and he actually
hrougt trAis ship within range, bus, has not fred
1t is reported that French and English meo-of-
war ae below, and will enter cir protest against
sholiing the city, anl it is believed tae Yankee
vessels are short Of provisions and ammunition.
rhe city is Ienarkab y ord der'y, but the excite
ment is intense, and the feeling Of humiliation
deep.
RICHMOND, April %.
The following dispatch vas received TO- DAY BY
Adjs. Con. Cssper, from Gen. Lowell:
= CAMP MOOSE, April ~.
Forts Jackson and St. Phinp are still in good
COZ Sitlon, and in our hands. The steamers
LouiSisns and McRae are safe. The enemy's feet
occupy it. The inhabitant are ste unchly loyal.
MOBILE, April 2s
Tho Fo-ts on Lake Ponchartrain, we're oil evac-
usted on the 25th inst. We have sss:ained con-
siderable loss in supplies and di.mounting. but
not in destroying the guns at Fort Pike. All the
buildings were burnt, including tho telegraph
Office. The operator has gone to the limits Of the
. ~ 10 open an Office il possible. All the gun
boats on the lake have been burnt by our own
people Tbs Mobile boats Whiteman, Browo. and
several others. are running troops, stores and
ordnance 10 MuLchock. .f.er which, We tear they
will be burned. Tho Yankee feet was returning
again to Ship Island.
Ia local paragraph in the Norfolk Day Book,
under the head Of markets, it mentioned the very
alsuppiy Of eiibles exposed tor sale, and says
it becomes question OF grave moment a. to
where and how the people are to be fed.
The death of Samuel y. Tod, brother Of Mrs.
Lincoln, is announced. He d,ed on the battle
field. from the effects Of the wounds he received
at Shilcab, in the action Of the 7tb.
1t is reported by the flag Of truce, that the
Merrimac has steamed up. 1t was expected in
Norfolk last night, that she would como cut to-
day. She has not made her appearance, however.
Tho Charleston Mercury says that nine sc:,oon-
ers let: the city on the previous Saturday to run
the blockade. The Guide, Wave and two 9TH ere
were taken. The crew # the Guide was landed
on Gibbs Island, on W Wednesdav. On Friday they
were seen BY eur pickets ana fred on, under the
supposison 10 that they were Yankees.
DAVID Kanffsr, Of Augusta. WAS killed. The
three other vessels were sent 10 Port, koyal.
The gun-boat .hount Vernon arrived from the
blockade Of Of Wilmington. She left tkere Sun
day night. The jamestown and Victoria were At
Wilmington.
The Cambridge sailed hence for Wilmington on
Sunday.
The j omit vernon's boilers are defective, but
she will return to her station in the course of
few days.
There 10 but little Levs.
Fort Casweu is being strengthened BY the re-
bells ia expectation Of al attack.
The schooner Kate, from Nassau, was captured
by the Mount Vernon about two weeks ago while
attempting 10 run the blockade.