, 1862-05-14

thirty or forty Yards. the ram lodged the MIS-
sissippi and ran On shore, when the latter
poured her broadsidc into her, knocked away
her smoke stack, and then sent on board Of
her, but she Eas deserted and rldd1ed, and
after while she drifted down the stream fall
Of water. She WIS the last OF the eIevcn we
destroyed.
+ The larger ram vas still at Fort jackson,
but they say here She was sent down before
she was ready, and that she cannot stem tho
current. She Will have to surrender with the
forte, which I hope will be oday or to NOR
! row. will give them 1nY attention as soon
asl can settle the Affairs Of the city.
demanded TIE surrender OF the city yes
/ terday Of the Mayor, through Capt. Bailey. as
the second in command. HIS reply was that
| the city vas under martial law, and he would
| consult Gen. Lowell His Lordship said he
would surrender nothing, but at the same
time he would retire and leave the Mayor un-
! embarrassed.
| This morning the Mayor sent his Secretary
| and the Chief Of Police to see me and say that
he would call the City Council together at 10
! O'Clock and give me an answer; that the Gen-
/ e1el had retired; and that he hid resumed the
dcaror to keep order in the city and prevent
the destruction Of property. sent him By
/ his Secretary the letter No. l. (copy cnclosed.)
I also sent him letter demanding the surren-
der Of the city, in conformity With the de-
Bs1T n2as eop7 = T.: yesterday through Captain
This morning at sig 1. u. I sent to Cuptain
Morris, whose ship commander the Mint, to
/ take possession t it and hoist the American
| dag thereon, which Kas done, and the people
ordered Lieut. Kortz, Of the navy, ana Lieut..
| Brown Of the marines, with marine guard,
to hoist the tag Oh the Custom House: but
| the excitement Of the crowd WAS 60 great that
the Mayor and Councilman thought it would
produce conflict and great loss Of Life
"a efs roo1 11%1e 10 fn fNa fact
zine service, order q general order, {copy
No. 81
April 2sth, IN the afternoon, h.vIng been
lnformed that there were two forts eight miles
above the city, At place called CafTolton,
determined to take look at them and demo1
I ish them We accordingly ran up, but to out
| kurprise We found the gnn-carriages all or
/ fire, and upon examination found the guns al
spiked It Was most formidable work fol
Foote to encounter On his WAY down, but wt
Of defenEes extending back from the river II
Lake PontchartsaiD, both aboyeand below tht
city, on which were twentS-nine and thirt.!
guns each.
| sent Capt. Boggs, who Is nov. deprived of
command by the sinking Of his ship, (whie]
be lad SO nobly ,defended.l down to Captain
| Potter, through the bayou at quarantine, di
| rectir 6 him to demand the surrender Of tn
, | forts. His demand WAS at first refused, bu
+ | IAe sOld1e1s L0ia lneu Objects t1al VIC "erc U
their rear, and that they would not be sae.i
feed. 30 this morning the gallant Bale
brought US the intelligence ii the Cayuga
Captain Garrison, that the forts had surTend
} creJ, the ram blown up, and that the Amer
S can flag floats over both forts.
5 have sent down for General Butler
+ troops to come up and occupy this city, an
: will soon be off for Mobile. Depend upon
J, We will keep the stampede upon them
+ I send Captain Bailey home Is bearer OF di
: patches. He las done his work uobIy. an
e that while suffering under an inGrmity T1ic
: ! required attention and repose.
= I an. very truly and respectfully, yor
t friend and obedient servant,
= D. G. FARRAGCT, Flag Officer,
l Nasfatra Gt1lf Rio1l-aIfinet