The New York herald., 1862-04-28
THE REBEL sOLDIERY. /.

That there is but little true sympathy with the repslT
hon. sven with ths military o; Now Orleans, may BE-
asefy understood from the following paragraphs -,
The whole number Of muskets In New Orleans Il oplH
seventeen hundred aud The First and Second bf
gades volunteers Tor Home Guards) and BcauresardG
favof es Lea Enians rerdns IN The eily when
our nl eft. Tho city militia with the First &n4
Second brgadss have been ordered into oanps Of In
siraci enthis order incluaing all male whites between
IN arrs Of eighteen and forty-avs When formed in
no ri and review, all absences punishsd by
of three dollars aud forty eight hours confinement
IA tho parish prison Tho militia bong armed hH
Governor with pixies fifteen feet long, having for
midabe spears attached.
The militia IN New Orleans with tho First and sscona
brigsdcs, in the aggregate TO twenty thousAnS
the,nejorty being Germans, who have been heard u
s,y that they will Gght. On second refusal 10 drht
they ore declared "scns confined 70 prison during
the continuance ol the war. The throughout ts
city clcsed every Afternoon in order W afford ample
time for d,lling the mep.
The CONFEDERATE soLpIERy
The beet drilled well The best dressed regiment IN
New Orleans the negro regiment, and prominent among
them can "od Jordan" who " captain OF Com
pany A. All the officers OF this regiment colorsd.
Our informant says that the rsbel cncers and prvses
under his notice Che most drunken, demor.
a,re set he cvor saw Most of the officers drunk
tie ~, C,rles Hotel company called tho Hdreth
Guard and Is an adj,tant in Of the Louisiana regi
menus james O. Nixon, proprietor Of tho New Orleans
Is a colonel in scotrs cavalry company.
| now "BgAuEEoARD's PETS" ANSWERED uIs REQui.
srrIoN. 4
Tho "dsring chivalry" Of tho South striknaly
smr fed ia tho bearing BeaTesards pet company on
The following occasion:--
peanregard through eiter transmitted by his stan
Ao p- -uslin An M
forcemen, 5000 from New Orleans, informed the
military Of that city tba, they mast hasten to Columbus
n, ouoe as shat point the confederate key Of the
Mss,s.pp The First and Second brigados wurs thero
upon c,ilei out and Besuregsrds letter was read 70
,ncm by Governor Moore; but with The exception o.
ssn, three huadred they refused 70 comply with lbs
l reqD.ston
| ORLEANS.
rnerc aro masked batteries either eide u the rivera
extending eight milss These t.tsriss arc built In The
form OF trang bass 70 basc. This rebels have thrown
chains across the river which held BY RATS ~ each
and and then anchored. They ass have rAfts loadst
h tugpeptins in readiness 70 against the soldiers
Of tho Unon by floating them, when set on nrs, In O1s
| unity TO the Union hsot
,,hin abou, nine niles Of the city Il New Orleans on
The old battle ground OF tho last with England, the
"a rortlncaton extending from tho river TO tho lake aud
ridge and after crosses The Mexican Gulf Railroad Y
emsrses toto swamp, whore IL interrupted, aud aes m
commences on tho o,hsr side whore the Louisiana race
course formerly was extentns TO ths iaks hIs fors.
ocson mounts forty. guns, several of which we're
.pyed one light by tho Union soldiers while the sens
nels wore 'on duty"
within about four 70 ak miles Of New Orleans, neat
AVers which is situated on road back OF the river,
| Two forts are now built large enough to hold from
,r.ve 10 ortecu guns each, There an intrsnchmcat
h,cvn nm oppos,s Mint on the lcvse or bank OF The
r,v,r mounting one gun, bas four gems can he worked
| with gaciity there.
a, r.,o,Itop lvo mrs above tho city, two forti
extending across 70 Ksnnervllo thcnoe 70 the
Railroad ton miles from the oity, and on " the
| lake.
uc Of Now Orleans in regard 70 tho dsfsnces Of the
c,v stated 10 thsm that hs did ncs know what 70 DO
!, ,ba matter az he not ccupetsat 70 Oh shs pcs
ton hs held"
THE PROGRESS OF THE FIGHT.
The following reports indicate tho progress n lha
nght-
ru, ,orpARpxENr or Kew onRANs--ANoyaxf
NERRlnAc. ,
o0c,sl despaiches are sod 70 lye bees rsctiyed n
CONTINUED on Fn7H rAGEl -