Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-16
moment to sec hin beat retreat into IL,

TO His Honor, the Mayor, and City Couacl!
of New Orleans:
GEsrLE4ES-I informed you 10 my con-
munlcstion Of 2Sth Of april, thai your
determination, as | understood, WaS 10:
to haul down the nIg OF Louisiana, OF
the City Hall, and that my officers AMI
men were treated With insult and rn!eneS:
even when they landed with flag Of truce
10 communicate with the authorities, e., AL
Thar if such was t., bc the determined cnutS-
Of the people, the IRE Of the vessels might ts
a; any moment drawn upon the city.
This you have thought proper to c'ns;g.
iato determination on my part TO murder
YOUR women and children, and risdo y0u' ic:
ter so oti,nsie. that It ~ill. terminate our ~
tercourse, and so sooa n Gen. Butler arrseS
with his forces, shall turn over The chnrgt Gi
the city tn him, snd resume my n"'.i dutif:.
Very respectfully,
Your ob.dient s5rvaG',
D g. FARRAGCI,
Flag Officer Western Gull
Blockadng Squadron.
Tie Mayer laid this precious documon. D.
fore the Council, accompanying it with -Aorl
m.ssace. in which he exhibited the shsurdt,
Of Flag Officer Farrsg CUTS attempt to cud- ha
responsibility Of his lnfnmou, threat to h1m
bntd tho CRY, and terminating with tHc,e
words:
Flag Officer Fsrraeut ought to he ocrsraU-
that wo sought no communication either wii1
hin or bis forces, and that cessation Of in
tsrcouse, while it depends entirely On b.
will. cannot ne mere agreeable to HIM than i;
is to us. 1t would add still further to ctr
orss,fi,ation should Gen. Butler ind it coGSr
unpleasant to hold communication with Us
would take occssinn hero to correct liz
statements which have boen freely circulated
Of the hanging and shooting OF supposed
UnIonists It Is undcniahiy true that no ore
could have lived five minutes aftc- tzprcssi7-
sympathy with the invaders, bu: it is equally
true that TO ore IVES heard to express arc!
sympa,hv. We know, with to!eTahie CERTAIN
Is ~! only one Unionist, and rs be disrppe:.
ed in medlatcl7 after The arrival Of the a=et, J"
was supposed to have taken refuge with II"
enemy. The public mind was very much A.!
tated and cxciloi, ard popular vengeance cam?
7ery near being exercised IN SUMMARY ma'-
nor on some unfortunate persons who uera
seen sponking TO the Federal scnt'ne's at H.
Post Office These persons narrowly cscsiei
with their lises.
ltis also proper t0 state tks. Enen Gea0,I
LUVCil IlcaTu tildl tJS hos ee'' '''''-''
and that in consequence The river forts ST.
remaining intact, there #as chance to pre-
serve it, be came du@n from Camp Moore e
investigate The situation, and SEQ what c"n'G
be done. He believed that the presence ofh!S
forces even at the lines beyond and in rca. u
tho city, would bring on a hombardurent; bal
the people we're willing to take that r!sA.--
They thought that, with the forts still boa;He
ont, and the cneny'S transports unable 10 yet
M the river, the city might be ss7cd Tfc
Zee. hsri no forces with which 10 occupy !:
and tnors as no access for ar army except -
way Of the lakes. they had determined !C
cut the creca below should Gen. Butler 3;
tempt an approach from Like Borgne. ari
above the city, Should be make the er,! ';c!y
Lake Pontchartran. In the last reSnr: my
wore determined to man tho lines around ;i"'
city, armed with such weapons as thcJ cou':
procure, and rsht tho Federal land forces
Whenever they might niaka tncr appearance
The surrender Of the Tort; ard the destruction
CT tho Louisiana rendered ali these plans MI
gatory, and dispeled :he last hope Of success
iul resistance Bu., in the mean.!ma, Genera!
Lowell, IN spirit which does credi; tc h's
gallantry aud bis patriotism, had a1GreSssiiha
following letter to the Mayor:
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMEEcA,
Headquarters, Dept re ],
New ORLEANS, La, Apri go 1862.
Hon. JonN T. MONROE, Mayer Of New Orleans
S.r-When the enemy, having succeeded i.
passing Cur Getences on the river with hiS
fiac:, anchored abreast tho city, i! was app.-
rent that the infantry troops under my c5u
,uand could offer no tE.ctual resistance, ami
their presence would only serve rs o p:e,ex,
aid Justification for tham to open their gurs
upan city crowded with women and c;II
dren when it was imposslhin 20 reinnv"
Under tho circumstances. | ds'ermi!r.i =.
once To withdraw my troops and leave 1t 10
Tho Gitiza7s themselves to decd" upon IT,.
COURSE Of action to be pursued in relation 80
the 1seisre of their families and property
row beg leave to sly that il it is the d.
Termination Of the people of the rity to hold i,
at any and all hazird. will return with ,ny
troops and share tho danger with thom That
my return will DO followed by hnmbardment
If, in my opinion, CERTAIN but ii that is tic
conclusion come to- will aflrd ell the pro-
lection in my power.
Very respectfully,
Your nbd't scrv't,
N. LOWELL, MSj. Gsri
have thus fulfilled my promise NJ cor
nnacation, though long, will not, trust, bs
found tedenus. II presents, believe ina
comprehensive form, the circumstances attend
ing the capture Of New Orleans, and is the
first consecutive narrative Of that important
egont. Some of the documents have inserted
mny nayo already appeared in your column.
but it was necessary 70 repeat them in ordeT
to preserve the consncutiveness of tho nara
tive
A word or two concerning the actors IL
these remarkable events may not bo considered
amias. David 6 Farragut vas born in Ten.
nessee, hni is now about 80 yosrs Of age lie
has been twice married, both times to South
FRI ladies'. Bis first wife vas resident q;
Now Orleans, his second Of Norfolk. Al
the commencement Of the sectional diff
no va; 3 strong sec.ssonist. or Capt. Bill
] know nothing more than that he il Nprt5
Car9linian by birth, and WAS, liks bis srpcrof
officer, q violent dtsunionist at the UgEi1nir.
OF the war. John 7. Monro, is nsiivo II
DinTidtie county, Virginia. He was taken u
Missouri when at infant and resided thcTs
during his boyhood. Among his relations arc
s me OF tho most prominent mon Of that STATE
At the age OF 6 be ran away from homo 40!
joined trading expedition to Mexico, in which
country and the Rocky Mountains he spsn.
several years. After this time be camc /,
New Orleans whore he has ever since resided
lie vas elected Mayor Two years ago bya
largo majority over two popular competitors.
His administration has beer vigorous ami
and popular. II, is now 9s year:
OF age, and it is hoped will live long enough 10
see the flag Of Loussiana and Of The ConfcdeT,
oF wave fer many year over his adopted CO.;
D. ( 3
The following noble compliment, n"bly Won
was Conferred on private in his army, by U,a'
Basu7cgsrd. Alr. Jones is a native OF Farts1
county, but resident OF Warronton, Virgi'a