The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-11
The last Eorty-eight Hours.


No, never he poop.e Of New Orleans thrown 50
repeatedly from OF joy OF dcspoad.
cney and pass again 50 Unexpectedly from the greatest
despai, TO thc widest nope We are al acting history,
presently most eventful chapter in the history Of Lou
saaa an those cveas are 50 extraordinary that re al
most fancy we arg reach. novel.
We rotated ia oIr last tgo numbes, how, at the very
time @a we're o! ling a. tho gaat defence Of our forts
below by Gene raj Duncan ana nus brave men we fecev
ed thursday inorning,a most teri ble shock when
came tue news that number Of federal gunooas had
Ciy e7s coa idefsa as ,os jor he Confederate sor,ra
ea and the United States vessels expected hero
81 ErGay marn.ng Bu. "A thursday evening iafogma-
ton this place from what source know not,
to the eli ct that there were but three ganhonts, very
much damaged one IN the number. above tho
Qaarantins. 1t would not require more than one
thousand brave young men 10 like these gunboats,
and no doubt they would be recruited in less than
twenty our hours. This new raw Of hope faint as it
was, did not last long, or or Frday morning number
n United states vessels SCANNING mp the river
ready TO sweep away every obstacle which might be
thrown up 70 sop their progress Eee'y hing tcds con
sldsTei lost again. and he burning Of Ssp,g Of COT
on and II The Confederate ,osnt during the
prepf1as night.
We related in last number how Captain Baly,
second III command Of the federal feet the RIVER
came on shore list Friday afternoon 10 demand from the
Mayor ami the City Council the surrender OF the place,
The host the Mint, Post ONCE and Custom lylse
u e does 81 Scr Sdn lel Banner which so few among
Is can nov So without sfel and shame and the pulling
down OF the louisiana iag. This intelligence
manicated in message sent by the Mayor 10 tile City
Council, and published IN full by Is last Saturday. As
the City Fathers did not wish 10 give hasty
such momento1s questions hey adjourned iii saturday
ncrlag a. ien O'Clock.
Here Va take u gau the history Of the drarnac last
events aad we viii see whether New Orleans surgen-
sered and paled down the louisiana dag, whether the
authorities insisted their first resolution which
lat reiusa about that same State tag the City Hall.
il he meantime three officers from the federal squad
ron. accom-. anicd by sergeant OF the navy, bearing
flag truce landed the foot OF Poydras street. AID
went, surrounded By very large crowd TO the City Fall,
whore thew delivered 10 me Mayor the following letter
written b. the commanding olcar himself -
This letter of Flag Officer Farragut has already ap-
reared in the HERALD
When he had read this communication in silence the
Mayor went TO tie Council where was read to ali the
members by the clerk OF the Aldermen. Tho Provost
harshas were admitted at that secret session. We
could read the faces of all these gentlemen marks OF
e aspsr q ~ Gea 10 Q t nees e's.on o. ,sr s
paror where he ha left the foug federals and quar-
tor to twelve The latter went back TO their boats in
pany with hr. Baker the Mayors Secretary, who was
the bearer OF the following addressed by tho Mayor
. Captain Baiy il reply u his verbal communication Of
the day bcfcre:-
Mayor Monroe's TO the Flag Ofhcer was pub
l.shed in tie Herald Of May 81
AL about halt-past O'Clock Mr. Baker back He
said tina. nmodorc Farragut insisted the execution
Of all the tenanes contained his letter, and threat.
eGei 10 have ali tina Con eegas soldiers he would End
IN the city shot o. the pot. Should the Mayor refuse
to haul dOw the LOUISIANA Tag, the Commodore said 1t
and onybsdy rszlreGtSd for Che erpressioa Of his
sympathy Tor tAe Uied SGse he Whole city goald be he'd
Tcsronlus. Bii the Commodore added that ho would
send his uitmataIH IN wrfg Mr. b. ker had brought,
at the same tine, 70 Capt Farrsg, the follows pro-
test 10 regard TO he federal flag which body OF
had come IN the morning TO hoist the Mint
SRI informed that . ~ OF men from your yes
sells hoisted the United States fla the Mint
that this act, committed before the city surrendered
and while negotiations between yourself and the city
authorities were sti pending not Terpetrated with
your sanction. hereby protest against that act by
waomsoever and whatever authority may have been
Committed. Respectfully,
JOHN I. MONROE Mayor.
The Commodore informed Mr.. Baker that this fag
hoistsd by his orcor. But tie old flag eft
waving to the breeze tho Mint for the de-
partuTe OF the navves crowd hauled it dos and
1t pieces. In the Of the day gang Of boys
went TO tbs levee. Poydrus street. Il suiau
n.cde ate flag, rifle was ared at them from the
federal vessels and old man named Hill, quiet wit
ness o. this scene, killed.
Before conclude must state that the written
utiTnatgm Is received. On the other hand two
cheering letters from General Duncan, written on
Wednesday and tho other Friday, received by
the Mayor. In tho last, which came yesterday the
General states that he has plenty Of provisions but he
docs not SEQ The necessity q holding the forts II the city
sufrcndes AZ this last letter discussed in the
Mayors paror the C1lfederate McRae arrived
from the forts with dag Of truce having board about
twenty killed and twice as many wounded msn.