Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-13
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, May 9


WASHINGTON, May 9.
The Navy Department has received the fol-
lowing official details Of the capture OF New Or
leans
u. ). FLAG Slur OFF NEW ORLEANS
April %.
Sir am happy to announce to you that our
aag waves over both forts Jackson and st. Phil
ip, and at New Orleans oyer the Custom House.
| am taking every means to secure the occupa'
ton by Gen Butler Of all the forts along the
coast Berwcks Bay and Fort Pike have been
abandoned In fact, there is ii general STAN
pede. | shall endeavor to follow 1t up. am
bringing up troops as fast as possible We
have destroyed all the forts above the city, four
in number, which are understood to be all the
impedlmenls between here and Memphis
| am, very Respectfully,
D. G. FARRAGuT
New YORK, May 10. Capt. Farraguts report
says he will soon be ready to proceed to Mobile,
and will keep up the stampede.
Special dispatches from Washington contain
nothing new.
Nassau papers Of the Both ult contain news
! from Charleston obtained from rebel schooners
which have run the blockade II. Adderly
appears to be the general Agent for all secess-
endom at Nassau The Charestonians were
expecting TO be attacked soon, and there was
considerable excitement among them. Business
was almost entirely suspended. Fort Sumter
Moulrie were baing furnished with heavy guns
and there was general uneasnesss relative TO
the result Of the success of Gen Mcclellan at
Yorktown.
Five schoouers had arriAed at Nassau from
! ( i'll md
ALBANIA, n. Y, May TO- A terrible fire Is
now raging at Troy. The bridge over the Hud
son took lire about IL 80 \. NJ. and has been
consumed. At this hour, 1870 p. NJ, the fire
has been communicated to various parts Of the
city, and vii destroy hundreds Of thousands
OF dollars worth OF property
WAsnINGToN, May TO- As our Government
was prompt in making restitution Tor the H.
legal capture Of the ship Perthshire, by the
biockaoing squadron, it is presumed that The
English Government will not hesitate % restore
the Emily 81. Pierre in ACCORDANCE with the de.
mands oi Mr.. Adams,
NV YoRk May TO- 800 soldiers belonging
to all parts OF the country except New YORK
and New Jersey, will stop at the New England
Rooms until Monday, As 1t is impossible to pre-
vide transportation.
Baltimore, May 10 the Old Point boat has
not arrived ana there are many rumors aaoat
in consequence,
L ). FLAG Snlr MlSNEsjrA.
HAMPTON Roads Nav O.
To HIS Eiceleny The PTeSdem Of the + s.
SIR -Agreeaoly to a communication lust re-
ceyed from the Hon. +. NJ. Stanton, have tie
honor To report that the instructions | gave
yesterday u the officers commanding the several
vessels detailed To open fire upon Sewal's Point
were, that the object oil the move was To ascer-
tain the practicabiity Of landing body Of
troops ihcrcabouts and TO reduce the works /!
1t could be done that the wooded vessels should
attack the principal works 10 Enfield, and that
the Monitor accompanied bS the Stevens should
20 upas lar is the works, end there operate 10
trout
On the Ncrrlmac .T}earance outside IT.;
works jte Monitor uaG p,dtrs 10 iail beck into
far chaunei WAY, aud only 10 engage her
serlou,, IN such position that thls ship Is
gethcr with merchant vessels intented Tor the
purpose could run her down Il an oppOr-
tunlty presented itself, the other vessels were not
to hesitate TO run her down, and the Baltimore,
and au unarmed Steamer Of light draft, high
speed. aud with a curved bow, was KEEP, in the
direction of the Monitor expressly to throw
herself scross the Merrmac either forward
or att OF her plated bows But the Merrimae
did not engage the Monitor, nor did she place
herself where she could have been assaulted By
our ram vessels 10 any advantage or where
there was any prospect whatever OF getting at
her. My instructions were necessarily verbal,
and in giving them suppose that was carry
ing cut your wishes in substance, ilnot TO the
letter. The demonstration resulted in establish
ing he fact that the number of guns at the
principal work on Scwall's Point has been
essetlaily reduced and is not greater now than
about seventeen that the number OF men
now stationed there Is apparently quite limited
The quarters connected with this work were set
on fire by our shells, aud no doubt seriously
injured
am respectfully Yours obediently,
l., Nj. GolDsBoR0.
) The news of the fall OF New 0rlean at Hl-
wanna created the greatest CONSERVATION among
che sccesslonlsts at that place.
HARD on TUE REBEL ADMINISTRATION 1t can
not be denied that the position of the Conied-
eracy is anything rather than desirable. Indeed.
n any country eUer had gloomy day il is ours
Row, How the great opportunities of the past
havn hann ,p,,r,vol hon, tIa ,,,,,..,,.,