The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-02
Correspondence Between Flag Off,
Ger Farragut and the Mayor ofNew

Ger Farragut and the Mayor ofNew
Orleans.
UNITED STATES FLAG SHIP HARTFORD,
OFF New Orleans, April 2s, 1862.
To HIS Ercellency the Mayor Of the City Of
New Orleans.
SIR: Upon my arrival before your city, I had
the honor to send to your Honor Capt Bally,
United States Navy, second in command of
the expedition, to demand of you the surren-
der of New Orleans to me, as representative of
the Government of the United States. Capt.
Baiy has reported the result of his interview
with yourself and the military authorities. 1t
must occar to your Honor that it is not within
the province of naval officer to assume the
duties of military commandant. come
here to reduce New Orleans to obedience to
to the laws of, and vindicate the offended
majesty of the Government of the United
States.
The rights of persons and property shall be
secured. therefore demand of you, as its
representative, the unqualified surrender of the
city; and that the emblem of the sovereignty
of the United States be hoisted over the City
Hall, Mint and Custom House by meridian this
day; and all flags and other cmbems of sovc-
rcignty other than those of the United States
to be removed from all the public buildings by
that hour
particularly request you to exercise your
authority to quell disturbance and restore or
der and call upon all good people of New Or
to fo f1,oir
And | particularly demand that no person be
molestcd in person or property for processing
sentiments of loyalty to their Government
shall speedily and severely punish any person
OF persons who shall commit such outrages as
were witnessed yesterday, by armed men firing
upon helpless women and children for giving
expression to their pleasure at witnessing their
old flag. ain, very respectfully your obedient
servant,
(Signed0 d. G. FARRAGUT,
Flag Officer Western Gulf SQUADRON.
MAYoRAL1TY OF NEW ORLEANS.
CRY HALL, April 2s, 1862.
Flag Officer E. G. Fanogut United States
SIR: In pursuance of a resolution which he
thought proper to take, out regard for the
lives OF the women and children who still crowd
this great Metropolis, General Lowell has evac
uated it with his troops and restored to me the
administration of its government and the GUS
tody of its honor. [ have, in council with the
city fathers, considered the demand you made
of me yesterday, of az unconditional surrender
OF the city, coupled with requisition to
hoist the flag of the United States on the
public edlfices and haul down the flag that
still floats in the breeze from the dome of this
hall; it becomes my duty to transmit you an
answer which is the universal sentiment of nv
constituents no less than the promptings of
my own heart, debating me on this sad and
solemn occasion. The city is without means
OF defence and utterly destitute of force and
material that might enable it to resist the over
powering armament displayed in sight of it,.
l am no military man and possess no authority
beyond that OF the execution of the municipal
laws of the CITY ofNew Orleans 1t would be
presumptuous in me to attempt to lead an ar
my to the field, if had one at my command
and know still less how to surrender an unde
Tended place, held as this at the mercy of your