Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-13
THE OAPEVKR eE NRw ORLEANS,
Rnrfher PnrficuIars.

federate States navy, who participated in tn
late disastrous scenes at New Orleans, with
minute account of all that happened up to tn
occupation of the city. 1t clears up many pOlnI
upon which the public has been IN the darB
From memoranda taken from his lips we procee'
to give as connected a history as we arc aDle Q
these important events:
The bombardment of Forts Jackson and Phil
commenced on the 18th April and was kept u
day and night without cessation. The attacking
hotilla engaged consisted of eight or ten mOrta
vessels and fourteen or fifteen war steamers
The FIRE was maintained until Thursday evening
the forts maintaining the fight with the creates
gallantry. On the evening OF the 24th, Gen
Duncan discovered preparation in the feet to run
the gauntlet of fire and pass above the forts. l
was accomplished the same evening IN the fol
lowing manner; A wooded steamer was toweC
between two iron-clsd steamers, and with this
protection made the run. When eut Of range
above the forts, the iron ships cast loose and
returned for another, and in this manner the
whole feet of wooden steamers passed up.
To dispute the passage, besides the play from
the forts, the Confederates had eight gunbOats
besides the Louisiana and Manassas. The for
mer was commanded by Mcintosh, and the latter
by Lieut.. Marley. They all made s desperate
fight. The Manassas and the Louisiana made a
combined attack upon the steamer sloop-ofyar
Z IHuNhCOlA LC lam AhaA lIt ugl ulSLg d4tl AhA
mediately the Louisiana delivered her broadside.
Whether nom the collision or the fire, is not
known. but the result WIS that the Pensacola
almost Immediately went down with ali on board.
Her complement was 400 officers and men
The Manassas now became the first object oil
the attack of the Federal feet. The flagship
Hartford ran up at short range, and poured her
brOadside Of DahlgTens into her The shot went
through and through, iron bars, oak sides and
all The discharge was fatal. Lieut. Marley
ran her ashore on a shelving bank, and her crew
had Just time to get ashore when, filing by the
stern, she slid of the bank and disappeared in
deep water.
The Louisiana was the next object Of ven
gesnce, but she proved impregnsble to the metal
that had destroyed the Manassas. The balls Of
the enemy glanced from her sides ike marbles.
Commodore Farragut was very DESTROYS 10 cap
ture her. When the battle became hopeless, she
was blown up by her own people, the most Of
her crew escaping. The rest of the Confederate
gunboats were destroyed when about TO fall into
the enemy's hands. The destruction was com
plete.
In the action, Commodore Mcintosh had his
left arm and knee cap shot away, and his right
arm broken. He was conveyed to the city on
the Confederate transport steamer Lands and
placed in DR., Stones hospital. His recovery Is
very doubtful. Lieut.-C~ Commanding T. Z. Hu-
ger, of the c. s. sloOp-of-wsr McRae, received a
dreadful grsPeshot wound in the right thigh
His condition is very critical
In the action, the Federsls LOST uve vessels
the Pensacola, another slOop-oEwar believed to
be the Falmouth, and three mortar vessels.
Fourteen of the enemy's ships were now above
the forts, and the latter still unsUDdUed It
took them all night to run up to the batteries,
four miles below the city. At o'clock on the
morning Of the 25th, the conflict began be
tween them. TIL batteries opened a heavy FIRE
upon the feet, which was returned with great
force. Our informant was in a position 70 count
the enemy's guns, watch IN hand, as their supe-
rior caliber enabled him to distinguish the re-
port from those of the shore batteries.
The battle lasted two hours and twenty min
utes, and the feet discharged 4S shots to the
minute. The batteries We're OverpoweTed, dis
mounted, and sileneed. When the hestresched
the city it showed signs Of severe handling. In
the side Of one ship fourteen plugswer counted
Owing to the immense expenditure Of FIRE. when
the feet reached the city, they were short ofcoal
and ammunition, w~heTeUpon tho side-wheel
steamer Tennessee was dispatched down the
river TO replnnish. She never returned. She
was sunk in attempting TO pass the forts
Gen. Duncan was aware Of their condition as
to fuel and ammunition, and sent word 70 Gen.
Lowell not to surrender the city, that his forts
c0ulQ Sill uOlQ out, anu llaI tue vessels blat n2I
passed up "5osrs his prizes It might have
been so but for a disgraceful scene yet to be
described. After the feet had passed Gen Dun
can, Com. Farragut proposed a surrender Of the
forts on condition of paroling officers and men,
the former T. wear their side arms. Duncan re-
fused. That night occurred the act of mutiny
and cowardiee which lost us the Mississippi. 4
portion Of the garrison rose at night, spiked the
gun of the fort, and killing the sentinel az the
port sally, escaped. These men were Germans
and French. They had fought bravely Up to
this time, but gathered the belief that they would
all be put to the sword if the place was carried
by assault
These men fell into the hands Of the Federal
land forces and are prisoners. The loyal men
who survived are in New Orleans on parole. As
soon as Gen. Duncan discovered the disaster, he
Immediately dispatched a message TO Farragut,
to say that on reconsideration he had determined
TO surrender the forts on the conditions pro-
posed. The negotiations was completed and the
helpless works surrendered The naval officers
taken prisoners were Commander Mitchell, Lieu
tenants Marley and Harms, of the Manassas, and
Lieut. Beverly Herman.
Tn Confederate loss on the boats is estimated
at thirty-fYe killed and fifteen wounded. That
of the enemy, including those drowned on the
sunken sloop-ofweT, the steamer Tennessee, aud
the three mortar vessels, could not have been less
than 1000.