The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-27

me Heydih-T6e rebels, IN Sh,s sudden raid up
| on Winchester, would like " can back - weaksA
| our army which 10 in ftoue u RsAmouA DsG this
AMI ,.owdcr, practically smouais 70 nosa5ag IL
prompt reinforcement Of Gen BankA 70 thS sxtsus
| twenty thousand men, will soon fspsf NE mig-
ortunes o. this retreat and this force We hope, VII
| 10 Immediately furnished Ivy The governments.
Tho Washington correspondent Of the TINES
writes:
Tho MteI'irsnce received late 'as, evening n the
eTr,t ihat G,n hanks had fallen back from strns-
| burg 10 Muci pa,cr, was understood ~ ind ieato
ra,aar precautionary measure on Lis pert, nan
the result Of ray imme iiato movement Of tho tue-
| M. To ti.ie9 o; tuis morning, ann1uncing the
| ocrupan' " Of N'hchc'tor ~ Jackson. md the
withdrf wal Of Bu.ks, after an engagement Of sr
hours, in the direction Of iiattinsburgh and Her-
| pe''s fc'ry, PAGES matters ia ntw hght, and
t-,sised griiur bIprt .ons, no; only for the
safety Of rs it'c command. hut for the Baltimore
and Ohio Il d, the dty of baltimore, aud even the
r,sn,irnc. ne arrival u reln,orcemen,s At Bait
rcr.r aud VIZ .tinrt -. and Ne abundan, prepara-
= la msdc Oh cvfry lido 20 prevent tic advance Of
| q 'sone rq.i" ier", ',ust Umpire confidence that
/ eviU do ..;.c more d,'D',", aud be able W hold
| tis aivltrtd post lui few lays
| Tic Conmer1iat hdrcrt iser Its N vain 10 dis
| euisc tie fac that q ~ fctograde movement oi
Banks virtually dis,strr, Rad t,att 10 morti-
| i3i'g ~ y.w q the oon,Aurl ''cccff VI 1t has re-
| emily followed or arms. II aa dsNter, hOwev-
sr, that IL no ioNe ton upon the General Ia COIN
| sand. IL rather been brought about ~ tho
! cr,enttic aii W. .ccountsle movements ordered
by tnc Secrctstgof WEI.
| TIC Epeuino Post We do not sec any resson for
| alarm In the present asTect ~ Affairs. There ID
| need for energy, AZ there always hos been and W
| hope his LITTLE show Of revere Will convince Lose
who yet DOUBLING that nothing but The sevcrost
| reaim,nt will crush these daring insurgents.
Az eve witness TO scenes which occurred on
the capture Of New Orleans relates the following
interesting particulars to the JoUnsAL or Con-
MERGE:
| Wien the Hcet had passed the forts, and II was
| certain that thty were ascending the river, The
| troops evGcuttcd with the exception 81 one rsst
| mett, who threw down their arms and would mol
lcnye The mob took the place of Tie city trooiA
| and commenced 10 burn all the cotton they could
fnd, 'lron lo,O0D 10 1900 bslcs,l rolling th'
sugars intp the river, kno liking Ia the heads .
m1lasses casks, and doing whatever damage the!
could. Commencing IN the upper PVT OF the city
they took T. Loats With lighted trchos, aud frc'
nearly every thing anOat ships steamboats, An,
other craft, with the exception of one ship, DO
longing " gcn,lcinsn whose par'ne,-, ,ra
,ayed II by declaring II tier property. Only
three four vessels escaped. Duua''eu
| had ship loaded with cotton, as also an Engs'
house. name UNKNOWN, which shared the fate O
o,hers and the pow erfl ram yet on the stocks Al
blown up and dcstroyed, and the powder appropri
ated to tie guns on t'o ievee was thrown into th'
river. The noxt morning aoer the ships arrived
All Immense crowd assembled ON the leyeo, OF both
sexes aud all ages murrnur Of applause In th'
crowd drew tie attention IL tie wont II those PEG
pie, who fired their pr'ols. killing upwards oi ecv
enty five AMI woundins others This Ia referred
| by Commodore Farrnyut Ia his dispatch 10 ",
| Mayor One of the parties KILLED WAS nh English
man, Of the name 81 Moody, whose ody WAS sw
| fully cut and shot, aud was hanging ~ atcegrspi
pole In front Of Lis door, upon which hung sign
| !" Oct your shirts OF Mpody's." The man ha
lived fourteen years A New Orleans
| hal acquired hnn'k'ome property. an
wsss good citzen. Many then SEED on board III
slips, fearing other Csitrag anl the parties VIII
directed Csp, Bailey o. tho Chy Hall, were chase
u tie Ievoc where they eachr,i H. the losts ~ tn
Unite ststcs Sect. Thitty in.n ATTEMPTED ~ boar
one o tho United States vessels; seven were killo'
ly Ire arms, and othcfs drowned Ia the attempt q
tis desperate act II uses were set Oh IRE, AMI th
~ atpr saws II WA tic mot awtil night he eve
asset, and tie next morning he tnok his fam y I
Mut ie nom q cit house ia New Orleans, for sa'c
on the lst MAY thofe w,s not soul IN tho r,ftet6
tho stores hotels, and every place 81 business wa
4 closed, aud tie oiiy al pesrod disInAl.
] The troops ON their way up burned all the cotto
they found, and for 100 miles up the coast all tina
was at the landing shared tho same dCstruct on
The banks paid oil their dcpnsitors la gold O
Conf,,let ate money, whichever they were euttlo'
t. anil sent their specie books, &c, with their
| pe,ti,e clerks 10 Columbus Miss, at the head
waters Of the Tomhgbee river. Tho currency nov
In New. Orlcaus IL solely Confederate nptes thos
having specie are holdnr on ~ II no doubt n vi
by and Gy find II way North for sterling, as som
Il tho foreign houses hold heavy balances Al u
high rates that tho banks asked for their Londo
exchange, they would not purchase.