Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-01

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once and particularly demand that no person be modest
ed in person property for professcg sepents of 10y
atty to their Government shall speedily and severy
punish any person persons shall corumt such out
RACES as were witnessed yesterday by armed men firing
upon helpless women and children for giving expression to
their pleasure at witnessing the old Flag.
am, very Reapeo fully, your ob't serv't,
[9igned.l D. G. FARRAGUT
Flag Officer Western Gulf Squadron.
MAYoRALTY OF Few ORLEANS J
CITY HALL, April Goth, Is" J. {
To Flag Officer D. c. Farragut,
Q. s. Flag Ship Hartford:
sIR: In pursuance of resolution which thought prop
to take, of regard the lives of the women and
children who still crowd this great opoIs Gen. Lowell
has evacuated with his troops,
administration of its government the custody its hon
Or have in council with the City fathers considered the
denand you made of yesterday of the unconditional
surrender of the City, coupled with the requson hoist
the flag of the United States the public edfces haul
down the flag that still floats breeze from the dome of
this Hail..
It becomes my duty to transmit you an answer which
the universal sentiment of my constituents less than the
promptngs of my IN heart dictated this
solemn occasion. The City without the of defence
and IS utterly destitute of force and material that might
able 1t to resist the overpowerng armament displayed in
sight of it, military man. and possess no authority
beyond that Of executing the municipal laws of the City of
to lead aa army to the field, if had at my command,
andI know still less how undefended place.
held this is at the mere Of your gunners your
tars To surrender such place weIe idle and
ing ceremony The City yours by power of brutal force
Lot by my choice the consent it's inhabitants 1t is
for Gu to deermne what viii be the fate that awaits Us
here.
As to hosting any flag other than the flag of own
adoption and allegiance, let say you that the -an
VIII hoorf
palsed at the thought of such act nor could
fnd my entire constituency, wreched and desperate
renegade as would dare to proane with his hand the
sacred emblem of our aspirations.
Sir, you have manifested sentiments which would become
engaged in better than that to which you
devoted your sword doubt they spring from
noble, though deuded, nature, and know how to ap-
preciate the emotions which inspired them. You will have
gallant people to administer during your occupation of this
city, people sensitive TO all that the least affect
their dignity and self respect. Pray, sir do not fail
gard their susceptbiIes. The obligations which l shall
assume in their Names shall be regiously compiled with
You may trust their honor though you might not count
| their Submission TO unmerited wrong.
II conclusion beg you understand tha-the people Of
New Orleans while unable your forces do not al
low themselves to be insued by interference of such
have rendered themselves oous and contemplate by the
dastardy deseron Of in the mighty struggle
which we are engaged such might remind them
painfully that they are the conquered and you the conquer
os Peace and order may be preserved without resort
measures which could net at this prevent You
Oc3upy ing the city their allegiance from
the Government of their choice one which they have
deliberately repudiaed and that they yield simply
dence which the conquer0r entitled exort from tn
conquered Respectfully
(Ggne1) JOHN F. MONROE, Mayor.
SPY HUNG -YAEKEEPRIsONERs FROM THE VALLEY
! OF VIRGINIA..
RICHMOND, VA, April 29h, 1892
Timothy Webster tie spy convicted by the Court
tial, was hung to-day at Camp Lee, this city.
Sixteen Yankee soldiers, captured by Gen. Jackson
AID eight Unionists arrived here this evening
TIE Valley.
| LINCOLN or BOARD THE FRENCH FRIGATE GAZ
ZEEDI--GEN. BEAUREGARD CALCULATING cor
INTH-EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS, &c.
NORFOLK, VA, April 29th, 1892.
The New York Herald and Philadelphia Inquirer of thu
26th that Lincoln was received on board tn
French gate Gazzsndi Washington on the 26th will
all the honors of crowned heads. Count MERCER was pre-
sent
negro from Portsmouth carried the Petersburg Expires
of She 9th to Gen WOOL informing him of the capture
New Orleans.
The Chicago papers OF the 27h state that Gen Beaue
gard is evaeuating Corinth AID going to Memphis.
Fl Gems Buell. and Beauegard have effected
for the exchange # prisoners:
Gen. Butler was busy preparing for advance Ner
Orleans
The Federal General Charles F. Smith is dead. H
death was caused by an accident.