Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-03

To heights Of fame and fields OF power
And glory sll untrOdl
WAGEueGoN, d. C., April l6i 1852
Tbs New Orleans ExpedItion--.T The Pre-
llmsuarlos---Rebel Accounts Of the Bonn
baF1mens.
We visit with great impotence for the
details Of the advance Of our feet to New
Orleans, BY federal reporters snd CORES
pondents, or By official reports. Mean
while We present below, in ss brief form
Is possible, the situstion dp to ss late a
period as We have reliable reports. We
also give fhs rebel aae0unts Of some Of the
esrIier bombardment upon, the forts.
b tAe sixteenth of March, Z large POr-
f6n Of the feet was ct the head Of the
Passss-ths point where the many mouths
Of Che Mississippi converge into one chan
mel Some Of the moFtar-bOats Fsre kept
below, out Of sight Of the enemy's feet
that our real strength might be concealed.
I'm REBzL EoRTTEIOATIoEs AND Oh
sTRUUT1oHs.
q. The following summary from the New
York Hsrsld's correspondent gives q very
.qood summary Of the dihculties 10 be sur
mounted IN proceeding much farther up
siFsam:
he hsst thus far, consists Of forty-six
sail. carrying tEO hundred and eighty-six
rims, and tWenty-one mortars, the whole
Tnder command Of Flag 0fhcer D. 8. Far
raeutZHenry B. Bell, Flag Captain. The
frst obstacles TO be met BY this formids-
he asst, in its approsch TO New Orlsans,
aro re tFo forts, Jackson and 81. Philip,
iuSt sb5ye us-zthe frat on the western, the
ond On the eastern bank Of the river
Bolh ara strong Publications, and viii, no
doUbE be ably defended. Oomplsted under
he supervision Of General Bsauregard,
hey Were pronounced years ego to be
capsule Of & beating of any navy in the
world"
Fort st. Philip oommsnds some three
miles Of the river, exposing an ascending
aest to . direct IRking fire for the dis
tsnee Of more than mile. 1t is supported
By three or four batteries, and hss in all
eighty-hve channel bearing guns, several
Of which are supposed to be one hundred
pound rifles, Of English msnufa0ture. Fort
Jackson, upon the left side Of the river in
ascending, was formerly concealed from
view until Q boat coming from below was
ouDasits but the thiokly wooded point
hitherto hiding It has been cleared, and i
nov appearsin sight st . distance Of about
two and half miles, where an attacking
force comes within range Of its shot, and
soon after, under the ere from ST. Philip
Fort Jackson, with its hanking batteries
MOUNTS ninety guns sixteen being in case
mate, andsvis g. very formidable work.
Both f1Fis srs built Of brick, the dust from
which, in case of good practice on the part
Of our mortar feet, will render the defend
ora5 anything but comfortable in their
Quarlprs. just below the two forts
stretched diagonaliy across the river, sup
ported BY raft and seven vessels, ere
several heavy chains, which must in some
smannsf bscut or Otherwise removed before
the forts cen be passed. These chains are
strongly protected By eaFthWorks ct each
end, besides being directly under the Ere
of both forts. At their western extFemi-
ty, where they are made fast 10 an an
ehorei rsft . asBage is left for the rebel
aset 70 pass up and down, and through this
passage they daily issue.
6bIkbS tTn VIsa on FHn r1nET.
The New York PosPs correspondent
writes;
The dest Is q splendid one, and during
nv cruise in the QonRsotiqut have sDjoy-
sihaple opportunities Of examining 1T
The fsg-ship Hartford is the ocean home Of
Commodore Farragut, who however, has,
With untirine activity been yoonstantly
running around in 3 little boat from, one
vessel o another, conferring with thsldif
forent oommdnders and cheering the wait
ing Crews with prospect Of speedy work,
Whioh viii give them yarns TO spin indeh-
nitsly after TIE war is over, and jack is
GO tlio1asing around the forecastie Rnd almost
A1ahins that the piping tine Of peace had
not come quite 90 z0on.
l1 After the Hartford came The sloops- Of
sarVruf sPensa0ois, Richmond and Brooklyn,
asd dnd TIE old vessel Mississippi--s vertiable
De- oId var ea-hOfso-armed with heavy grns.
borroWed from the Colorado. Fhest YES
q teis 65hstitute q most formidable arm Of Is.
seuis. They are provided with guns as No
YasssIa we're before; besides the usual com.
Pltment- os tRen4y-Hix guns, iiouiizsfs ar
PL0ee7 n a. to1s The hfst cross piece On
emast-Ed5.1 Besides these, there are thl
lroquais5 Oneida, Verons, (of twelve guns,
hiami, and the sailing sloep of-WaF PORTS.
mouth, which is lowed by the Mississippi
2 Who has taken her under hsT special cars
Tksh came the gunbosts WissRhicEon, Wi.
+ = 1o16T OFssts1 ItSsc1I Pinola5 KsnHebec
3 saiota, Gayugas iKatahdin, and fshothsi