New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-08
THE CAPTURE or NEW-OELEAAS.
FULL PARTICULARS
Forts jackson and St. Philip Bonn
bardcd 6 Days and 5 Nights.
THE FORTS SILENCED.
Eleven Rebel Gunboats Destroyed by
Our Navy.
TERRIFIC NAVAL COMBAT,
TWO OF OUR CUNB0ATS SUNK.
The y. \. GunbOat Verona and the Rebel
Steamer Webster sunk Together.
cUr30AT NJ. J. CARLTON SUNK BY The FORTS.
The Ram Manassas Sunk by the Frigate
Mississippi.
The y. \. GunbOat Verona and the Rebel
Steamer Webster sunk Together.
cUG0OAT N. J. CARLTON SUNK BY THE FORTS,
The Ram Manassas Sunk by the Frigate
Mississippi
O u II 10 S S I 1 4.
400 EI3UL PRISON 2 q 6.


Adams, we have the frrt Union accounts Of the
bomb ,dment OF Forts jackson aud St. PbIlip, the
capture oil New. Orleans and HE destruction of the
Rebel navy. We are indebted to the Purser of the
Columbia Tor forwarding tue interesting advices gwen
below;
We copy the following from the Cuban liiayana)
Hera'd extra Of Msy 5:
TERRIFIC BoMBARpMFNT OF FORTS JACKSON
AND sT. PHILIP, ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
By the arrival Of tie bomb-bost Daniel SYiih,
Wi eaue into our port on We'd esday lsl, bring
inR distutches for tie Cnied Stses Government
we hive teen fnrn ,hed ih Inform ton relative to
the boubrrdnent Of Forts j. cl bon end s.. Philip.
viieh had teen carrie or with uDaba,ed fury Tor
FIX dsy, md FIVE nights. The Daniel Smith lei, the
scene Of action on Saturday, the 26'b lust.
Ib. chnin ~liob placed across the nississppi
Eiv.r wns D.. saon b. t'v" OF tue gun-'-,a's.
Tweuiy-one monar-bosts sud three gun-'oa
have been engaged in this attark uIon The forts and
succeeded Friday last, The 2jth lust. in slencing
the fortifcaions AID securing tic rafe Isssage np
the liver Of fourteen war eieaueis, who are bound
for New.Ohesns, which is about ~ miles above.
The Hartford was SET on fire by coming in con'aet
viii one Of The hre-shiys, but tie fire WAS eAtin-
puished before much damage wac done.
Tie Union forces baye Destroyed IL Confedemte
gunboais.
Tie Union gunboat Verona, and tie Confaderaie
steamer Webster bad an engaeene eni and the Web
tier iato the Verona, njuriug ler so badly the
Ncroun lLa, RIO was in a sinking condition. TIE
Verona, while IN this des crate state, discharged
.ighl guns into the Webster with such destructive
and crashing effect that they both went down TO-
getter
The Uuisp gunLoat Maria J. Carlton was sunk y
tie gunf ofrbe foits.
Gen Butler had landed 1000 men above The foris
On lle 18Th a flag Of truce was sent on board TO
Com. Porter king what rci ns wonli be d-mand, i
IN tie surrender Tue reply Of tie Commodore was
" Tn, opdiriousl,' aud tie arrangements ior tie sur
render were TO be made on the 21Ih.
4, Is said lhs, tie contest hss been Il very hard
one. many of ibe men On lie n.0rtaf-bosf falling al
ller porte with fatigue, 30 necessarily have they
been keP, at work.
The no.ling battery Manassas was sunk by The
steamship sli,si-fippi.
Fire ships hsve been seat down the river every
Light by the Conf,dera'es. but force wac dctml'd
with small boats, for the purpose OF towing item
Of where they souli 10 no BARN.
The loss on The psrt of the uuOniss is said TO be
,ll. while that of lie Coniederstes is not known.
Fonr hundred Confederate prisoness have been
.akcu.
As .-On Tuesday last, several small
boats were noticed sailing around The steamship
columbia, having hoisIed on their vnrons masis the
i,u of the soutlern ConfeIericy, and the persons
,u board frequently shouting 10 those on tie CoH'
,ia VINO hal flying from her gull the hig Of the
it,ited stares, "Tuke down that rgf' Tie
maine. sud.otber persons on the Columbia became
- appoyed nj the constant repetition OF these tauuts
ba, they as-niled the occupants OF the small boas
,;,h The valous missiles at their hand aud drove
lem off,
short time afer, Capt. Adams was ordered 10
,rpesr at The oice Of the Captain Of the Pot and
answer to the charge made against Pefons on liz
.,sel for assault, which the Captain promptly
,beyei stteuded by his entiro force u. ma
1ne., who al ced in their holiday suits. Bat
1 reems after proror explanation was made to tue
,enllemauly Captain OF our Port, End 40 Que appear
~ against then. the psrlies were dlonissed, aud the
Capt. Adams invited .henl 70 parIake
II some relroshmeus.
InE SUMMONS 70 SURRENDER.
One OF our reporters visited The steamrbip Column :
lis and learned tha passenger from {
Havana on the United States mor,ar.boat I
hut brought Tie Iews In conversation with the I
tewsrd, however, he learned hat the crew OF the
uoItar-bat bad told at Havana Whit does not ap-
ear be distmctiy slated above, whether il wsS
rom tho orS or tie city the inquiry respecting sur
eudsE came, shss ass Of Ep,v esms fr0ua New. y
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