The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-15

when the latter poured her broadside int
~ her, knocking away her smoke-staeks, AM
s1i then sent men on beard of her, but she wa
/ deserted and riddied, and after awhile sA
i. drifted down the stream, full of water.
She was the last of the eleven we de
! stroged3 but the larger ram was still a
-, Fort Jackson, SbHtzthey say here she was
sent down before she was, ready, and tha
she cannot stem the current. She will have
to surrender with the forts. S11 . j2 f>1i Z
Com. p. here, gives the particulars Of,the
demand on Mayor Monroe feE the Surrender
OF the city, and bis reply, lalFesdy publish.
edl and then says:
This morning at six 4. N. 7 sent to Capt.
Norris, whose ship commanded the Mint, to
take possession of it, and hoist the Ameri-
can flag thereon, which was done, and. the
people cheered it. At ten l sent on shore
! again, and ordered Lieutenant Kortz, of the
navy, and Brown of-the marines, with a
4 marine gnard, to hoist the flag, on the
cnstomhouse-b the excitement OF the
| crowd was so great that the mayor and
1 councilmen thought it would produce a
conflict and great loss of life. az eleven,
| afsignal was made tozthesaeet for Divine
! service, under a, general order. 5.r 4f.elf
| April 26.--In the afternoon, having been
! informed that there were two forts eight
miles above the city, at a place called
| Carrolton, ] determined o take a. look at
them and demolish them. We accordingly
ran up, but TO our surprise, we found the
gun-carriages all on fire, and upon exami-
nation found the-gHns all spiked. 1t was
almost formidable work for Foote to en-
counter on his way down, but we took it in
the rear. They had also long line of de-
fenses, extending back from the river to
Tal1o Do - 11o4E,
the city, on which were twenty-nine and
thlrty guns each. ,ieg lrs s-r.e
Immediately on my getting above the
forts, / sent Capt. Boggs, who is now de-
prived of command, by the sinking of his
ship, which he had so nobly defended,
down to Capt Porter, through the bayou
at quarantine, directing him to demand the
surrender of the forts. His demand was at
fret refused, but the soldiers told their
officers that we were in their rear, and that
they would not be sacrificed. So this
morning,1 the 10th, the gallant Bailey
brought US the intelligence in the Csyuga,
Captain Harrison, that the forts had sur
rendered, the Ram blown up, and that the
American flag floats over both forts.
have sent down for Gen. Buffers troops
to'come up and occupy the city, and will
soon be off for Mobile Depend uponsit we
:"
Capt. Bailey home as bearer of dispatches. |
He has done his work nobIy, and that while
suffering under an inf1rmity which required |
attention and repose. Is "
ADDITIONAL DETAILs-THE VOYAGE FROM
THE FORTS TO THE CITY.
The New York Herald's correspondent,
describing the voyage up the river after |
the battle, says: -.,. s..a ---
At three O'Clock we were off Point La
Hache. It had been reported 70 US that the
tef9' line. At plantation named g Mag
noIia," we saw at leas: thirty teams ploW-
ing, and over two hundred negroes came to
the levee to greet US. They were in high
glee. ---'' --f "
During the afternoon we saw dense vol
umes of smoke in the direction of the city
of New Orleans, and we judged from ap-
pearances that something was on IRE. The
flames continued all the evening. Ateight
o'clock we came to anchor about eighteen
miles below the city of New OrIeans- -.
At eleven Friday morning two works
known as the Chalmette batteries, one on
each side of the river, were discovered. No
flag was flying from either, but both open
ed FIRE on the Cayuga. Owing to the very
swift current we were unable to go ahead
very fast, and it was five minutes after they
The enemy cracked away at US and the shot
few around US very rapidly, most of their |
shot raking along our deck and striking on |
or near the poop. For twenty minutes we |
stood the FIRE without being able to return
a broadside which we knew would soon |
silence them. In the meantime the other
vessels were working with their bow guns
on both works.
At the end of the twenty minutes we
were within about fifty yards of the battery
of ten guns, one being mortar Then we
let drive broadside. Its effect was terri
HE. and nearly sIIeuced tha work. An
other broadside of grape, FIVE second Shell
and a sprinkling of shrapnel finished that
work; but as the rebels did not hoist a
white flag, as they should dc, we gave them
another touch up, three cheers, and then
left them to run as fast as they CHOSE.
The other battery was soon silenced, this
/ ship throwing in a broadside to aid in the
| good work. The enemy fred at US with
| Infantry, and an artillery company was
/ coming to their support, when they found
it was of no use. I think the enemy lost
quite q number of people in the engage
ment.- We lost one msn, Thomas, Captain
of the forecastle and of a ritied Parrott 1t
is supposed he was blown overheard oy the
| wind of a passing ball.
For some miles the houses on each hank
were decorated with white flags, and III
several instances tattered and torn American
ensigns waved over fishing luggers
/ and houses We were greeted by the
waving of handkerchiefs, and the people
seemed glad to see US. In some instances
q rabid secesher acted with utter contempt
at our presence. Everywhere along the
river we saw people on horseback, riding TO
! and fro in great haste, telling the news OF
our advance The telegraph wires were
cut every few miles, but the people IN New
Orleans were warned early of our success
at the fort, and were preparing for u.s. AS
, we advanced up the river the plantations
spread themselves out in great beauty; the
1ayep- and seemed in perfect ecstacies at ouI
i advancing movements. In some places
: their demonstrations were truly ludicrous
they tossed their. hats in the air, bowed
:. cur;esied, and showed by every possible
: means their JOY.
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