Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-05-16

1ag on the Custom House, but the excitement
" the crowd was so great that the Mayor and
Couneilnen thosght Il would produce conflict
All o'6loek a signal was mad 10 the aeet iof
divine service, undet general order copy No. 3.
Alsil 20lh w the ailernoop haYing been in
formed Nhqt there we're tive foris eight miles
aboFo the city ,sat place called Carrolton, !
determfntd to take lock attheman demolish
them.
We accordingly ran up, but 10 our surprise
found the gun carriages all on fire, and upon ex-
Ieaipaticn found the guns ell spiked. II was
most formidable work for Foote to encounter on
his way down. A hong liue Of dsisnses vxteud-
ed back from tho riYers to Lake PopehatrPip'
both above and below the city on which weir
% and 30 guns each. y 4 4 ~ Al ~
Immediately on my getting above. the forts
/ sent Captain Boggs, who Is now deprived Of 9
conlinHnd by the sinking Of bis ship which he
had so noblY defended, down 70 Captain Porter
through the bayou at Quarantine, directing him
10 demand the surrender ofthe forts. ~
His demand was at first refused, but the sol
.disFs told their officers that we were in tl1eiI
rear and they would not be sacrificed. So this
morning (29th) the gallant Bailey brought uI
the intelligence IN the Cayuga that the forts bad
surrendered, the ram blown up, md that IN,
American flag floats over bothforts. l havs
sent down for General Buffers troups TO comC
l.
Mobile. Depend upon it we win keep tht
stampede up. 11fea daoF " .t4lspf5 oiii
5se | am very truly and respectfully, r. 7,sdi
1 t-.-- Your obedient Scryent,
D. @. FARRAGUT,
Toe.v. Fot, Asst sec'y ~ a'
L. uf corona u, s. SmP HARrFoRD, T.
At Anchor off New Orleans April 26.
/ To His Honor the Mayor Of New Orleans:
Your Honor will please give directions tha
no flag but that Of the United States will b
permitted to fly in the preseuce of this feet 81
long as it has the power to prevent it, and as al
4 displays Of that kind may be the cause OF blood
shed, | fhave 20 request that you viii give thu
communicaton as general circulation ne pos
sible. have the honor TO be, rHt Hi
very respectfully, your ob't servt.a
d. G. FARRAGUT.
The enemy had such force in the rear fila!
Officer Farragut, that Commander Porter of tn
Mortar Flotilla thought IL best to get possession
of Forts jackson and st. Phillip as coon as pos
sble and without demanding an unconditonn
surrender. The stipulations agreed on wer
; that the arms, munitions Of war, DC, Of th
Forts should be surrendered to the Flotilla an,
that-Gen Duncan, Col. Higgins and other OH
GERS should retain their side arms, and all pri
yate property should be respected: the officer
to give theirparole of honor not 10 serve in arm
against the United States until they are regu
larly exchanged, Noh-commissioned officer
and priyates to deliver up their arms etc, ant
be permitted to retire on parole.
The rebels placed much reliance on the biz
chain cable obstruction they had stretched acros
; the Mississippi Just below the Forts, which wa
to hold the advancing feet until the ships coul,
be sunk or battered to pieces Yankee ingenu
! ity and enterprise soon removed the chair
. which was supported on hulks. few night
lpreviOus to the grand assault, the gunboats Pin
ola and Itasca went up, under command of Fla
Captain Bell to cut the chain. The Pinola ra
TO the west bank, and succeeded In reaching on
of the huiks, to which Mr.. Kroell, the expert
menteE attached heavy petard. The wir
connecting it TO the battery on board the steam
er was coiled up on deck, but the current ran s.
strong and the Pinola drifted SO rapidly tha
the wire was broken and the attempt failed Ii
the mean time the Itasca ran up 10 one Of tn,
hulks on the east side of the river, when Actinl
Masters Edward Jones and Amos johnson, will
I eight men boarded the schooner and in half al
hour succeeded in unshackling the chain from
the moOriDgs and dropping it down. iao
The rebels had lighted a fire on the east banl
to expose every thing attempting to pass up, bu
the boat, with mufiied oars passed safely up
and accomplished all their purposes unobserved
although they could hear the orders given a
the fort, and hear the men calling and talking
very loudly about some business they were car
rying on outside the fort. The boat then re
turned and made the joyful signal, sail right
! the Itascas night number, two white and on
! red lanterns. This was preconeerted signi
with the flag officer, in order that no time shoul
e be lost Soon after the flag ship hoisted anotl
d er preconcerted signal two red lanterns. III
$, was to get under weigh, prepare for battle, al
6 pass up the river. Within two hours the file
: performed one of the most wonderful and br
d liant feats that ever honored any navy, al
made the glorious passage of the river"