Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-04
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We have been kindly furnished by a FRIEND
with a copy of the New Orleans Bee OF tho Boil
ultimo, from which we take tn following inter
esting intelligence:
A DAY OF PAINFUL EXCiTEsrENT-fes
teTd7v IS the sun rose the people OF New Or
leans might be seen. some packing up then
trunks. with the design of leaving for a Sc
cluGed spot. and the others, intending to stand
the Smelling of the town. reading carefully The
papers. OF going 60 and fro for information. AL
wer= iu a most painful excitement, for though
they fondly hoped that Commodore Farragut
would never shell the Crescent City, ID was not,
after all. So certain that such an awful deed
would never he cousummGted
Il was soon rumarg5 rh8t the garrison of the
forts below having mutiniei, with the eNcep-
tfou of "a company FROM 81 Mary parish, the
bray. commander ives obliged 90 surrender, and
had come up rn one st She United States ships
as "a PRISONER ci way TIE officers and men on
board the Lon siana bad escaped ashore, and
! the steamer was blown nap by the commander
Soon after his arrival in pert General Duncan
was released on his parole, and We learn that a
similar disposition was made Of all the other
officers and men cOmpo. ing his command. This
sad information was subsequently confirmed in
a letter sent hy Commodore k8rragut 10 Mayor
Monroe.
We stated yesterday that the common council
had fully approved the views expressed in the
mayors message, which we published in our
las. number Here is a copy of these reSolu-
tons
Eesoires. That the views communicated BY his
honor the mayor to tho common council, respect
ing the answer which Is bebooves the city Of New
Orleans 10 return TO the uItimatum of Fiag-Ofi-
Ger Fauagut. meet the uureserved appreciation
of this council, and embody their own views and
sentiments. and the mayor is therefore respect
fully requested to act accordingly
5 p D~ELABARRE,
President pro tenn Board Of Aldermen
J. MAGIONI.
President Board Asst Aldermen
Approved April 2Sth, 1862.
JOHN T. MONROE. Mayor.
A true copy
NJ a. BAKER. Secretary to Mayor.
The mayor sent accordingly 10 Commodore
Farragut the following reply to the latter's ulti-
matUm:
Cry Hall, New Orleans, April %, 1862.
To Flagl0Hicp- d. C. Fauagut United STATES Flagship
Hartford
SIR: Your communication is the first Iutima-
ton I ever had that il was by your strict or
ders that the United States flag was attempted
to be hOisted upon certain oI our public
edifces. bv officers sent on sh0re TO communicate
with the authorities. The officers who approached
me. in your name. disclosed no such order, and
intimated no Such design. on Your part nor
could | have for q moment entertained the re-
suspicion that they could have been in
vested with such powers to enter on such an
errand, while the negotiation for a 7urTender be
tween you and the city authorities was still
pending The interference of any one, under
your command, as long as these negotiations
were not brought TO a close, could not BE- viewed
b- FH1. DfFaFrrrga than sc a HguVauf violation M !
courtesies, # not the absolute rights, which
prevail between heil.geTeHis under such circUm-
stances Ny views and my sentiments, with
to such conduct. remain unchanged
You now renew the demand made Ia your for
meT communication, and you insist on their be-
ing complied with. Internationally. under a
threat OF bombardment within ioTty-eight hours;
you notify me to remove the women and
from hecity that they may be protected
from your shells
Sir, you cannot but know that there is 10 pos
sible exit from this city for a population which
exceeds in number. one hundred and forty
thOusaFd, and ToH must, therefore, be aware of
the utter iua8Jtv Of such q notification. Our
women and children cannot escape from your
shells, il ir b. yolT pleasure to murder them on
a mere question Of etiquette. But if they could,
there arg but few among them who would con
sent to desert their families and their homes. and
the graves OF Their relatives IN so awful a mo
they would bravcly stand the sight OF
shells. rolling over the bones of those who
once dear to them, and would deem that
they died not iugloriousIy by the side Of the
erected by their pjety to the memory OF
departed relatives.
You are not satisfied with the peaceablc pos.
of an undelended city, opposing no re-
to your guns, because OF its bearing its
doom with some manlness and dignity and
you wish to humble and disgrace us by the per
ormancs of an act against which our nature re
bells This satisfaction you cannot expect to OBJ
at our hands.
We viii stand your hombardment, unarmed
and Undefended as we are. The civil world will
to indellible iniamy the heart that will
the deed and he hand that will dare to
II. Respectfully,
JOHN T. MOSRoE, Mayor.
Yesterday morning Capt Baily and two or
hree Federal officers repaired again to the City
Hall, escorted this time with about forty marines.
Who dragged two small guns, and handed to the
mayor the following letter from Commodore Far
-agut:
L. S. FLAGSHIP HARTFORD,
Al Anchor rF the Tf+w Of NAur nrlao,g 2