Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-05-12

Jackson M~ississippian of the 1st. has seen the
New Orleans papers o fTuesday (29th). The
authorities of the pity held out to the last
in heroic and stubborn refusal to lower the
flag of their adoption. All the guns of Fort
jackson were spiked before its surrender
Fort Pike was evacuated, and everything it
contained abandoned.
Commander Farragut sent a communication
to the Mayor and Council on the 18th,
complaining of their refusal to haul down the
Confederate flag, &c. and notified them to
remove the women and children in 48 hours.
The Mayor convened the Council, and they
decided not to recede from their position
The Louisiana flag still floats in the breeze.
Mayor Monroe nobly replies to Farragut,
saying We will stand your bombardment
unarmed and undefended as we are" Farra-
gut. on the 25th, again addressed the M,yer,
saying that Forts jackson and st. Phillip
had fallen, and that he will now proceed to
raise the Union flag on the Custom House,
and that the Mayor must have it respected by
all the civil power of t city.
The Evening Delta of the 3Oth says that
all the Confederate flags in the city have been
lowered, and that the Federal flag floats from
all the public buildings mder the protection
ofthe Federal guns.
All the city paper are still published, but
they are confined to local topics. The Fed.
erals expected to take military possession of
the city on the 30th.
The N. o. Delta of the LIST saws that bust
ness in the city is generally suspended
Most of the banks are closed, and the CITY
everywhere presents a sad aspect.
The mutiny at Fort Jackson was caused by
a false report that the city bad surrendered.
The Delta says that $50 men mutinied and
marched off to the enemy from the fort. One
company only stood firm.
The Tribune has an official despatch from
Camp Moore, dated the 2nd, which says:
"a deserter from the Yankee feet has
reached here who says that Commodore Por-
ter has left the river for the purpose of at
lacking Mobile. We have faith in his state
mont"
In travelling along the road the writer vas
panied and grieved to hear persons censurTng
Gen Lowell, and some who did not know him
had lost confidence in him. | did all in my
power to convince them of their error. for re-
f Gently have been thrown in contact with him.
and am prepared to write whereof I know
that Gen. Lowell has left no stone unturned,
= has left nothing undone that could have beeR
done-and has with sleepless energy that has
- A0OlSuSS 1u0 CNCly pOSSI OlG GlM0TC CG
4 defeat the enemy. And if: his life is spared
d his record will be full Of acts of braverF and
heroism-a record Of which his country wiIH
in all ages be proud. Let the base 5msiaSl-
atoms skulk back to the foul mouths that
z uttered them. Respectfully,
Y JAMES E. SLATER,
Il AUGUSTA, GA, Nav Sd, 1S61.-Tbe Little
r Reck (Ark.) True Delegate, of the Oath April,
says that a report is current that Stan3water
- azxSA sght IN uSyEtsa. saz@lAAc4h--Gsr>~
= ok94, thrashed the enemy souudly, and toes
tive or three hundred prisoners, and eighty
!; wagons. The Delegate has reasons to belieya
~ that the report is true.
le It is also reported that Mcbride has had a
u successful skirmish in Missouri.
The Memphis Appeal, of the 28tb ult.
IL says that we hear from above that daring
, the bombardment of Fort Pillow on yester.
): day three of the enemy's mortar guns explo
ded.
20 At last accounts the enemy had not APP
S. peared at Carondelet, sixty miles above New
g Orleans.
- The Argus says that the enemy's guDboat
above Memphis will soon be in our hands.
70 CoR1NTH, Miss, May IS o'clock P. M
NJ There was heavy skirmishing this afternoon
10 The enemy avaaced in force. Two batterie:
10 and several thousandmen were, engag ed
Brig. Gems. Marmaduke and Pickett led our for
ces at Harrington, four miles from Corith. Th
artillery opened at half past 5. After shell
N ing three quarters of an hour the brigade re
h tired. Our loss was about. 20 killed ant
IL wounded. The enemy is doubtless advan-
Of cling, feeling his way. A grand battle is ex
pected within three days. Our army is cor
al fidently awaiting the attack. De F.