The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-06-05
Friday, April %
snIps ANp coTroN on FIRE.

SHIPS AND COllbF ON fi"H'
Alta few minutes past midnight the
cry Of sire raft startled us, and look
ing up the river three large lights we're
seen, and to avoid any danger We got
under way and cruised about the river
for an hour or so, till we found that the
lights became stationary, BY the time
we had dropped asleep the order came
to up anchor; but it was not until half
past five o'clock that we were all under
way. As we steamed AloNg we found
that cur FIRE RATS we're Ave large ships
with full eargocs Of cottca, and they
wcrc nearly consumed.
THE BATTERIES NEAR NEW ORLEANS
THEY OPEN FIRE.
At quarter Of II we discovered two
works known as the Chalmette Batter
les. ono on each side of the river. One.
should Judge, contained ten and the
other eight guns. The signal was i'm.
medintely made to prepare for battle.
No flag was fving on either work, nor
did they hoist one at ANY time. At
10 o'clock both batteries opened FIRE on
the Cayuga. At the end of twenty
minutes we we're within about fifty
Yards Of the battery Of ten guns, one
being mortar. Then we let drive n
broadside It's effect was terrible, and
nearly silenced the work Another
broadside of grape. FIVE seconds she'll
and sprinkling Of shrapnell finished
that work; hut as the rebels did not
hoist white fag. as they should do, We
gave them another touch mp, three
cheers and then left them 70 run as fast
as they chose. The other battery was
soon silenced, this ship throwing in a
broadside to aid in the good work.
DESTRUCTION OF THE sHiPr1Na BY
THE REBELS.
The river was filed with ships on Gre,
and all along the levee we're burning
vessels, no less than eighteen vessels be-
ing on fire at one time, and tho enem7
were firing others as fast as they could
apply the torch. Such vandalism was
never heard of. The atmosphere was
thick with smoke, and the air hot with
flames. It was grand but sad sight
Hundreds Of dollars worth of property
was beingwantcnly destroyed.
THE FIRST VIEW OF THE CAPTURED CITY
The view from our decks was one
4nch as will never in all human proha
bility be witnessed again. A large city
Law at our mercy. It's levee was crowd
ed by an excited mob. The smoke Of tn,
ruined millions worth Of cotton nnC
shipping at times half concealed tn,
people. While men were Fastening NJ
the leyee. firing ships and river craft a
fast as possible, the people were rush
ing TO and fro. Some of them cheeret
for JEFF. Davis. Beauregard, ETC., ant
used the most vile and obscene Ian
guage towards us and the good old flag
Paudemonium was here a living picture
Order was to them thing past and for
cotton, and the air was rent with yell
of defiance.
CAPTAIN BAILEY GOES ON SHORE.
At two o'clock Captain Bailey wer
on shore, flying flag Of truce, to CON
municate with the authorities. A
the boat drew near the levee the mo
cursed the Gag aud everything pertair
iug to It. 1t was with the greatest di
fieulty that the naval officers reache
the City Hall, where the City COunci
the Mayor and Major Gen. Lowell WEI
awaiting the arrival Of our communic
fions. Nl
THE DEMAND FOR the SURRENDER (
THE CITY AND REPLY.
Flag officer FSrrngut sent word 70 Il