Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-08

reach the city in AGt boats and sk but 10 steamboats,
would be allowed.
Com Farragut Motif the Mayor that he would hold no
further communication with the city authorities he had
been msrepresented stated that Gen. Butler was soon
ed. when he would the command of the city
over to him.
THE Charleston Mercury gives edtorally some facts
corfrmaory of the suspicious to which We made
reference days ago, about Mr.. Mallory and the
contracts on the Steamship Mississippi We copy the
Mercnrq'S article -
The Capture of New Orleans.
We have been favored by an interview with an intel
gent gentleman of character, who has just come from
New Orleans, where be at the time OF its fall
From him we obtain the following particulars of the
capture OF the city:
The Yankee feet consisted of seventy boats of vari-
ipons-gunbOats, .4ortar boats, steam frig
ates &c. The defence of New Orleans rested upon two
forts, Jacks0n and St Philip few inferior batteries
above the forts and ret of twenty boats the strong
est Of which thu McRae carrying seven 32pound-
and one 9inch gun,) and the Manassas Ram. The
Louisiana carrying eight large guns) complete
ia ue She bad to be towed down the river and used
floating battery, for the two large wheels working
10 the middle OF the beat interered with another
aud rendered her unmanage8be She was an old hulk
rooted with iron. The eDemy's fire concentrated
chiefly on Fort jackson, until the work only bat
behaved with great spirit and torttude. Three of the
enemys boats said to have passed by without the
knowledge Of the FORTS The river is about a mile
vice, and covered with heavy fog at night
The naval engagement extended for some miles
up tie river. Exchanges OF broadsides and
c)is )ns were continuous until but of the Confe
crate bOas-a steam hulk with one gun returned to
the city, and was burned and turned adrift Calves
ton steamer sunk one OF the best of the Yankee gun
boats alter running into Der three times, She soon
| L, D.
ing brOadSde for breads de with two dOubebank fr
ates. Size commanded oy Capt. Tom. Huger of
Charleston, and was sunk. Her commander is said to
be 10 New Orleans, wounded, having saved his life 10
one Of tie small boats: it is supposed The Manassas,
commanded by Lieutenant Marley of South Caro-
Ina, disappeared, but it not known whether she
betook herself to one of the bayous, was captured
or sunk. The conduct of the Confederate Navy
was desperate in the galantry and devotion displayed
But their fight was hopetss from the beginning
The great Mississippi steam ram bad just been launched
few days. and would not have been ready to operate
for forty days She was propeller, with three
screws ana SIX engines, to carry twenty guns of the
largest cahre. Her projection, or ram, was twenty
feet OF solid Timber to be shod with additional stee
point. She three time large and powerful as
| the VUg5nl2, foated beautifully and was seagoiDg-
All the naval officers who her say that she the
finest ship IN the world, and it is confidently asserted by
officers OF high rank that without gun she could have
destroyed the whole Yankee fleet She was to have
been ready by the LIST Of February The contractor
was a Nj lift, broher-in-aw of Mr.. MALLORY
The woodwork finished long ago, and there has been
great anxiety and Impotence about the dilaory manner
.! completing the iron work and machinery. The peOple
OF New Orleans and the surrounding country offered NJ
Government aud It's agens all their mechanical resour
ce3 aud workmen. They declined until three days
before the attack. Up to that time night work had
been put upon the boat. 100000 bounty was, some
tine since, offered to the contractor to get it ready il
time Rewards were offered to others. Lowell said, tC
the remonstaDces of cizaDs, that his hands tied
and that he could do more than he doing. Gov
Moore said that matters going on well, aud thai
the city Was safe. He could do nothing. The citizens
offered n nty and labor to Ory the evee between tbs
city and the forts, but their oilers declined
necessary Three days before the appearance Of the
Yankee ships at New Orleans, Governor Moore quietly
depard with his chief counselors by way of the Car
roon Railroad, about dark, having a steamboat anC
picket OF soldiers at that point. Anonymous letter
probably caused it. Two days before the surrender O
The cyau excl ed crowd, prepared With rope appear
ed at the shpya:d in search of the contractor OF tht
Mississippi. He gone. The Mississippi was burn
ed aud sunk by The authorities.
Our informant states that there is feeling Of pro
found CxasperatiOl a-ainst the Administration arc it
agents he people feel that they have been systemaii
caty r fed With and sacrificed When the Yankee of
taos landed, five : ciaus who cheered them shO
d IVA by the crowd. All VINO showed any gns of ia
vOr were In cktd down as traitors The feeling wa
intense All the COTTON WIS burned ard all the obac
c., except that claimed by the French Government
b. sugar a. mOasses remains in the city, private
property, IL Immense quantities. Much, however, il
Oh The plantations still; the crop being very large
Gen, Lowell carried Cf, by railroad, the hnery
the workshops and iron N is AID ali the rolling stool
OF the raroad The machinery is important, ard en-
tiles him to credit Ia preparation for the defence
the city lie has either been PERMITTED to do little ha
dyne little OF bis accord. His forces are at camI
OF instruction at Jacks n, Mississippi, protecting tn
railroad whtre it crosses Pearl River. He IS not ex
pectd to reinforce Beaurcgald, except as a reserv
corfs His forces ere sa to be ab' ut twenty thou
sald, Twelve thonsaf foreign denzens in New Or
ieaus had Cr5anzd o fight in d-teDse OF New Oleu
bu1 declined going of to fight in the Confederate CAUSE