The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-11
VERY IkTERES ING FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Rebel Accounts of the surren-
der of the City.
Official Proceedings Of The Common Council
Deciding to Surrender.
Speeches by Pierre SCuie and
Major General Lowell.
what the New Orleans Press Says
Of the Situation.
The Property Destroyed by Order
Of General Lowell.
Rebel Condemnation Of the lncen-
diary Act.
General Appearance Of the City
ms Described by its Press.
.~ON<>~<>~>~~--~>e->~~~>~~->
insult 10 Our Gallant Navy, and What
Resulted from II.
THE EUROPEAN BRIGADE PRESERVING ORDER.
Provisions Scarce and starvation
Impending.
Insult 10 Our Gallant Navy, and What
Resulted from Il.
THE EUROPEAN BRIGADE PRESERVING ORDER.
Provisions Scarce and starvation
Impending.
TERES TING INCIDENT S..
kc., &c, &c.


from the New Orleans iolia, Aprfl ~.
Yesterday New Orleans sui ected 10 tho most ter
ribe humiliation ard degradation which have ever fallen
upon bravo and true ooie. After Il valiant defence
By forts below the cy-iier eNhaustng all our re-
j, II ces sktbe - eater wafer OF tho
enabled them 20 pass our ex;e ior ~ tihcpons
Ia thar IN ge isct aud they 1proacho the city with
siIa fifteen OF their largest ve.ses, all steam
SHIPS, gunbOas or mortar yesse.s. Tn ro Was large
Of land trool IN tho city: b 0. what avail were
thoy against he ships and gunb ats Of tho myY A.
the IT need that the ships had passed
tn forts became evaen to al rejecting persons that
city defcnceloss Stos NO thea taken to rem
der IL barren cnquest by order o. tne ooveInor ana
military authorities, all the COVE nment munit;ons and
s,o es were sent away. such as ol war ~
destroy all the in this city This also done
Tho troops under General Lowell were marched
the interior lines or the ciy-a few
mlss be.ow-thess lines would have been ior-
miaable against any army advancing by Land;
but batteries rihe ri, quite weak and in
effective against the shil ses ecaiy in the present
stage OF the fvcrthe high surface ni tho water enabling
them completcIy to command the surrounding country
tho condition o affairs il lie cbyous that the
enemy s leei would meet with no serious obstacle IN
Isssng UP The river Accordingly II was announced a.
an oariy hour that they wcro G ring Their vessels
came up slowly, as II feeling ther way-the Hartford,
the flagship of Com. FarragIt Ladng. Then followed
the 81 0oly n the Eicamond, and nine other ships, big
and little As these ships appfoachoi the batteries,
about six milos below the city, our arerisE
opcncd upon them from both sides o. Tho river but as
tho guns twenty oura. they prcdnced hnt ht-
tic effect The ships rclicd wih several hrca!sies.
which showed thar they ccupcoiy commanded oar bat
t.ciss. Tho batteries though manned by unrfacticoc
gum srs kept M the time but With sf
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p u onaa tbo MINI and ,hs rlry H,i rhs u.yor "a.
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not o so bat thar thero y as military com sander now
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nss "a ~. gr IA van,r ,f the defence Of o,r ,orfs
and vas ou,,,, ce.nrpieativs an senior ofcor VAS
,nars resa,,e1 brt stil made large pro,,ssions ~
,aoeeyn, ,r,ents II, was d,fiicull however for
him 10 esrc.s, tAs bitter sectional hat, of A Maa
81, husetts man against a uuc southern cru,.
mueity In ths course OF tho c,uycrsation
ho y.yrr this officer kod that Ca Fsrragut dsop
~ reyrstted 10 tho Pit of ncepdiarsn which pre-
va led in tho eiy the destruction cotton and other
things The tsyor remarked that he Uttered from him
lha, ibe dcsructicn was OF property, and die