The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-05-08
CapimIa.ion OF New orleans.

CaptGulaANOn OF New OEASahS'
FoRTREss MONROE, May 1.-The flag
oftruce from Carney Island this after
noon brought down an English noble
man and seyeaal newspapers, giving
the particulars of the capture. of Fort
Macon, and some additional particulars
of the fall ofNew Orleans, Nsth Other
interesting items.
The Norfolk Day Book of ibis
(Thursday)morning, says: o tele'
graphic messages were received last
night"
, The Wilmington Journal Of Tues
day has the following in confirmation
OF toe fall OF Fort Macon, photographed
here yesterday:
We have Just learned that the fire
upon the fort was opened a quarter
before six o'clock on Friday morning,
and that the engagement between the
fort and the Federal batteries was
kept up until seven O'Clock flat even,
mo, when the fort became wholly un>
tenablc and was surrendered as above
stated. All the guns inside the tort
opposite to the side attacked were DIS.
mounted, and all but three of the guns
bearing upon the enemX,s batteries
were also dismounted. ri enemy's
central battery of preaching guns was
within 100 yards OF the fort. The
right and left Aanking batteries were
more distant.
It turns out that the report oftifteen
Of our men having been killed in a
scout some days since against the en-
emy's pickets is untrue. One man on
" was wounded and none were killed,
until Friday last, the day of the attack
on the fort.
From other accounts it is gathered
that during the bomJardment OF Fort
Macon seven rebels were killed and a
great many wounded.
Col. White and one hundred and
fifty men were released on parole by
Gen. Burnside.
Generals Breckenridge and Hindman
have been madonna. Generals, and Col
onel w. A. Beal a Brigadier General
The Richmond Dispatch of to-day
says:
"The panic on the subject Of scar
city of food is one Of the most cause
les imaginable.
The road from Danyille to Greenbort
israpidly constructing, and will opeI
North Carolina, Tennessee and even
Georgia and South Carolina for sup
plies to feed the whole state Of Fir-
ginia.
How causeless the panic above allu
ded to is,may be inferred from the fac
that in an adjoining column Of ths
same paper is chronicled sale Of bat
ter at 81, 40 per pound in the city
market
Six YANKEES, seven domestic traitors
and one recreant Confederate soldier
arrived at Richmond yesterday. The
former belonged to an Ohio regiment
and were captured in Bath county
Va.
The following additional items re-
garding the fall of New Orleans arr
all that can be cleaned from the pa
pers.
Com. Farragut had proposed terms
Of capitulation to Mayor Monroe
which the latter accepted, and the city
of New Orleans was at last accounts
held by a battalion Of marines from
the Federal squadron.
General Buffers forces were with
in few miles Of the city, having land
ed on Lake Pontchartrain.
Information was received at NorfolI
yesterday that Capt. Mcintosh, tn
supposed commander Of the gunb0a
Louisiana at New Orleans, had bee
badly wounded. When or wher
was nos stated.
From another source it was ais
learned that Captain Thomas Hugel
supposed to be The commander Of tn
McRae, was mortallg wounded IN th
same engagement
New YORK, May IA special dis
patch to the New York Times, from
Fortress Monroe, says three OF fou
rebel boats off Sewall's Point to-day
appeared to be placing buoys to mar
the channel.
Gen. Prentiss and seven hundre
Federal prisoners had arrived at Sc
ma, Ala. The officers We're to be SCI
to TaIladega and the privates to Mon
gomery.
Com. HolIins passed through Co
lumbia, South Carolina, on Saturday
en- route to Richmond. lie is amaze
at the fall Of New Orleans He state
that there were one hundred heay
guns in position between Fort Jack
son and the city-that the gunbo;
Louisiana was ready and waiting
that numerous boardlRg parties %el
organized to capture the national We
sells at all hazards, and that the guI
boat Mississippi, though unfinished
could be brought into action.