Washington telegraph., 1862-05-14
Telegraphic,

Peal 1Oth nit. Fort Macon was surren
aered on Friday the 18th tand on sunday
aisef bcmblrtimnrt from tile land harrn-
rics Of ten and half horrs. The bat.a-
r.eS were planted behind heavy laud banks
the preaching battery being /, 100 feet
distant, and the mortars were 100 feet
I distant. and entirely concealed from The
fort. The garrison was allowed t, capitu-
late with all the h6uors of war. The off
GERS retained their side arms-all were
parollrd. Our loss, 7 killed aud Is wound.
ed, two mortally. The enemy's loss is no.
known. Col. White and I55 of his com
mand arrived off the bar yesterday after
noon on board the federal gunboat Chip
pewa, and were transferred to a river
steamer under a flag Of truce. They
reached here as stated in a former des-
patch. The remainder were sent up the
Sonnd from the Fort
Richmond, April 29.-Timothy Web
ster, spy, convicted by court marril',
was hung to-day at camp Lee, near tlif
city. Sixteen yankee soldiers who were
captured By .jackson's men and s union
lists arrived this afternoon from the valley
Norfolk, April 20. The New York
Herald and the Philadelphia Enquirer of
the 2S;h, hlye been received at Norfolk
Lincoln was received on the 2Gih inst. j..
with all the honors Of crowacl heal w
board the frgate GasScnda at Washington
Count Mercicr the French minister was
present \ negro from Portsmouth car
rcd the Petersburg Express Of the 27sh
to Gen. Wool, containing information III
the capture Of New Orleans. Chicago
papers of the 9th, state that Beautcgarl
i evacuating Corinth, and is going 10
Memphis. Gcn'ls Beauregard and Buell.
had, they state, effected an arrangement
for an exchange of prisoners. Butler is
reported busy repairing for further ai-
vance~ on New Orleans Gen. Chas. L
Smith Of the federal army is dead, the re-
suit OF an accident, particulars not given.
Memphis Argus, May I'd, says Mr. J.
;. Davis, Of this city, who left New OIL
leans Tuesday evening and arrived here
yesterday. furnishes the following: the
river j. uuw thoroughly open from IT,
mouth ~ .'urr Pillow. BrigG. Gen n. .
can reached New Orleans from bcl.v n.i
Monday aboat . o'clock, and formal ar.
rendered Forts Jackson and ST. Phillips
two hours afterwards The surren-ar va.
Imperative, as the garrisons were tlrost
perfectly exhausted, having sustained cx-
cc>i'nt bor.barimcnt eight days Prom
best Information Mr. Davis could obtain.
We hid stationed at forts and other , irtS
this side nearly six thousand men, III OF
whom were included in terms of surren
der IL i proper to state, however, q Ill
DIncIn nni entire forces were released pu
parole. The batteries between New Or
leans and the forts proved only a waste
ot time aud expense. Three of our "a :
bon's were destroyed BY hot shot, which
entered The sides and iguited the ca.l
pressed cotton No, bale of cottoi. has
been Ir!t to reward the enemy. cv-ry
pound has been burned, and sugar. wv
lass,s, iyur, srlt aud meat and pruvi-ip :
Of every Kind we're distributed amOry III.
poor people Gen Butler with transports
and large land force i below ani W.
expected hourly. lie is, ere this, il tic
cit:
According to statement OF Mnhile
News, published yesterday, the com y w.
ders of the Confederate gunboats on |. .1c
; Pontchatrain, although five or six miles
from the enemy, hastily destroyed their
eunboats upon Commodore Farragat's ap
pearance before New Orleans. Fort PIKE
shared the same fate.
Corint'', May Capt. Cross Of tie
l54th Tenn. regiment has just come il
from Berhel with three prisoners They
report the euemy's force at ninety thou
sand, aud that Fremont's division has
come up. The enemy i hard az work 81
roads, aud are furnished with ready built
bridges, and are throwing up work ks of de-
fence as they advance. Prisoners also
report great disaffection i'll the fed ;rI
army.
Western men refuse to 6ght against the
South, To put negroes on par with whites.
There has been considerable skirmishing,
between pickcts today.
Cornth, 8 p. m.-Enemy is throwing
up entertainments, making plank roads
and building bridges over swamps and
ditches a. he advances. Gems. Beanrc
gard aud Polk were serenaded last night
by Gen. Prices baud. Former made a
speech, in which he said he hoped soon n
be in possession Of some northern cities
to compensate for the loss of New Orleans.
Memphis, May Our aavices from
New Orleans arc ~ late as last Saturday
evening 3i inst. Cen Butler had issued
his proclamation we learn up to that
time seven regiments of federal troops
have landed aud several transports FILED
with many more were lying near the wharf
ready to disembark.
Our informant denies that any OF the
city officials were arrested or any news
papers suppressed. Censors we're appoint
ed over the papers. -Four sunboats and
one transport with troops left for upper
rlver Saturday. We learn that several OF
the federal gunboats belonging to Farra-
CUTS feet from tile mouth Of Mississippi
passed Natchez yesterday afternoon en-
route for upper river. They cut the Ba-
ton Rouge line i miles above New Or-
leans.
Richmond, May 7th, via Helena O.
An Official letter from Gen. Johnston
states that he had fight in Williamsburg
an Mnnd,v The enemy attacked o1r