Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-05-31

From tho New York Tribune.


From ,so New YORK Tribune.
The approaches to New Orleans, ASIDE rom 'bo
direct route up the river, which IS defended ~
Forts Jackson and st Philip, are from the Mis-.
slssippi Sound. Vessels drawing nine feet and
under may pass through Lake Borgne, thence by
tho Gordon River, into Lake Ponchar.eln, 10 mo
Rigl4t5, on the south side Of which, at tho end
Of the bayou, is situated Fort Pike inns Is
small lorlication, mounting one tier oi ca7emaio
guns, aol aiew pieces en- barbegs. Iho VOL; 70
built on The marsh, and IS entirely undpproaenaGIc
Nom the land side L stands on the edge OF Ilo
bayou and vessels Of lIght dau5 5ht may ,a9p'sach
close under It's vallr the fort may DO easily
sbs.cd by the heavy morlars oil Commodore Pog'
ter. llti.ll,
After passing Fort Pike, the unlon lorce' Wlll
encounter batteries at lAseylIe, or tho lake, Just
in roar Of the city, tue terminus oia railroad and
canal connecting Lake PonchaEtyaln and New
Orlean5' ,
A second approach to tho Crescent City IS OF
ProctoTyille on the southern border Of l-aRo
Borgne, Here IS tbs terminus oI tAo New orleans
and Gulf Railroad which may DO approached
within shelllng distance by vessels drawing nlno
feet water. ProctUr51llle Is port OF entry ana
consists Of q small village and an old sand lort--,
The land IN the vicinity ls low SGl marsuy, anu
the place eau not be opProached by land forces
The next accesslblepoint Of approach TO new
Orleans is q canal connecting Black bay with tue
Mississippi River, just below tho "Engllsh lurn'
On this canal, Eve miles from the mouth, Is stuatca
Fort Dupree. This S one OF the old forts bulls
in the last war, and can be approached oniy py
yeisols drawing less IlAh lvo ieS' inl' ~ !"
least iIty miles above, and IN tho rear eI tao
principal forts on the Mississippi
Proceeding to the south "a,a tao,' . narrow
canal, ilya mics oeOW HoF0S IA'fIIUM y"qIso''
connecting the water in the rear Of B!M la'and
with tho Mississippi, The canal wa5 blI.Ilor lna
purpose OF supplying tue SAT- ponds IN InH' heSh.
boIhood with salt water ana IS surrounded ~
land sufficiently nara to agn't o' tA2 passage u
land forces on loot ArIlleIy ana eaVGry cahlO
pass except III dry season. Inc Domo h1st can
operate here ,, VII,
We mex. come 70 the mouths o. tne M'aa'sapp.
At Pass IOatre tho principal Gn'ranso 70 Vao
rVer ogp'Ssu 49,. .{ p 10 Fa''v" f.,s otvI ' utS, t
una " Ip o9u,n TV.' Iio , panS 81 ,b, Pos,o'
"saJ1 li.I IO"'G FsYS ,s noint nnysrd tLn eastern
so0.N'eT' t' sS,ia,,,P sSii "a onw n,
suo'u VI 'no''''' 70 '"'''''''' '''' ~
army W rIo,' ,i,o, h,ro,, n, ,bo r,,, si5o
te" rs t''s' oin"5 ~" % ,Sa Irmn3 Vosso, Jr,winr
VI Wv ,,s', I't f ,ala rrora n, cnIfbroroh Wess
Elk .ea' 1i & w. h ,pA' n VI ba ' ryor NJ tbi3 nont
aI Su s".s ~ VI IL" '"V no,hhnrSnoS /, so m,rSS
ou' Wv E'oG'I =. 'nI ", S,ar.5 E,r oys, ;nsntry
ta' 10 loos,Oiu cI' o ~ hoi"1 oI ,r,, pbiin and
ihe upp''''H ID "''' O'''" ''''' "F 'N
To ,ba westward Of tho passes, on tho coast OF
roni.iano /, Bastian Bay, which ilconndctei Will,
t the Nis,issipoi by small bayou pass4bls only to
boots
Slnl farther to The westward Is Barrataria Bay
,be entrance TO which Is defended by Fort Ilyiogs.
tor a hrpk Ratification, consisting of one tier Of
cosemole puns and a battery, mounted en- Jarb,!ls.
The fort Is in good condition. well manned; but
s,il Il NAV he npproached from tho land side, q!
ibe sometime vessels drawing as much as oightsoa
feet may approach to within two and halFmIle'
or easy range Of the wors. Vessels drawing nlna
feet may enter Bauataria Bay, which is lI.eea
miles l0ng,
soye, fact NJ waler may bo carried into tho
!. ur0or % and ol thc Inv. Which connects with thu
SpSt sr n tbs rocr of NAV Oreopa bg meapS
Of % tbc Bayou Dennis and canal which passes
throuob marghy land, the water being six feet deep
This Is the passage out Of which small cotton
laden vessels in great numbers h1y0 escaped from
j New Orleans. 1t is used principally by oyatoImsT
in snpplyine the New Orleans market with biyal
yos, The Shore on either side 10 marshy save
where the surface is broken by chmps Of bushes
: and land forces would not be sa'a Of q footing By