Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-09
rHE FALL OF NEW oRLEAss-ADDIrIoNnP PAR


owoR additional particulars Of the fall Of New Orleans:
A the enemys ships approached the batteries abou.
sx or ssyen niles btlow the city, aFersis open
ed upon them from both sides Of the river but as the
guns we're only PAS they produced but little On c.
The ships replied with several broadad's which shoseo
that they completely commanded our batteries Inc
batteries though manned by Impractical gunnefs kept
no The Gre for some me with 10 effect and uud5r such
dseourAgiDg circumstances as to render It al obvious
pol;cy TO withdraw the gunDeri and the troops Toe
batteries accordingly abandoned, ard the troops
we're marched to The Jackson Railroad. In the mean
me the hostile squadron steamed up .hs river TER
rihs and melancholy spectacle presented 10 the VIC
torious ships The whole ieVee for mee, was wrapped
IN smoke from the burning cotton and gun clrlges,
which the authorities had ordered to be consumed lu
the river were many bulls Of burning ships the debris
Of our feet and of the merchant vessels and steamers
which contained cotton.
The SQUADRON proceeded up the river the grea. multi
tude clustered the levee looking 10 disgust aud
horror at the dismal spectacle As they Ia'scd few
os were fred by s)ne OF soldiers, but without
orders The ships dill not reply but proceeded slowly
acpg cur leyee. feeble cher was raised On board o!
the ships, which was responded TO by something
like q cheer lfom few persons in tho crowd. The
oheers whether intended suca or not drew upon The
parties wbo were suspected Of giving them some 6pzan
or so of pistol shots, by which several PERSONS
wounded. The Iqu dron being advanced, TIE fore
mcst ship as far the Fourth District cane to en-
archCf-the ships 10 Inc EcMOef CT tDrteeu takrg
W positions In front CT t9e city so as to c)mmgi
tho ssvsrsl streets. After remaining in this posilS
for half hour d boat came tsiors With two tfi
osrs; oae containing Captzn Baylsls second in com.
maud Of the GqcaaIop, Captain Farrsgu. bcirg hig,
ofiesr and Lieutenant These eff ,ts CRESTED
cling the shore with the most uprcGrous LUCAS fer
JEFF Davis snd the Souto," aud wiki the most threat.
tuing Representations. Thgy tad Neglected 10 bring
hlg OF truce and il vas proof OF the good sense Of
iJluriated multitude that they we're allowed to
land. They, however, projected under the protection
of soma gentlemen Who undertook TO con5uc; thJm 20
tae Mayors Cfice in drenching raio followed by
fur Qua and excited mob Though no violence Of
fsred the officers certain persons, who suspect
cd Of fsvorr their Ig and ciusa Get upon wish
great fuzzy ana very roughly handled. On arriving q.
tue Gay Hall i: required hc Intervention Of sevara. CT;
tizeps TO prevent viceroa birg offered TO the rash
ba1ador Of an tx.crsted dynlsy aud Government .
Darag the interview, an immense and excited crowd
Of pcoele had congregasd about the City Hail. who a.
te ns:sly hu:rabed for JEFF DAVIS for General Lowell,
sni mOsi vigorously groansd fos "LGoslH and his
50 1alron"
10 calm this multitude, Pierre Sou!o addressed them
in few eloquent a. f.ctive words counssng mod
ratlou sefposesson icri.ude and confidence 10 their
cause clai1g that tho honor OF the Government ald
" was IN safe hnds and that Gen. Loveks answer TO
tas demand to surrsder Wss worthy Ct the commander
Of brave people.
Gen Lowell, on appearing on the steps, was also lord.
" chreied. he addressed the multitude in Snort
speech declaring lis puTposc not 70 Surrender the city,
bu 10 retire With bis army and fight the Li1colnitta,
WON they could tlsays whip on land He bdsHy
ssecsed bis course In the preparation 10 the defence VI
the civ He bad done sl be could do wish the mssIs
al his disposal That De olmo hers six months too late,
and Nss beyond his Resources 70 contend successfully
ag.ns. the snemy'S power on water.
He advised the ci.zsns 20 bear themselves malfuIy,
never TO sicop submit 20 The Lincoln domination and
10 wait with patient foTru1e fer the deiveance from
bondage which must soon come to them The General
then mounted biz horse, aud accompanied by his staff
rode 10 the Jackson Rnroid where he took tbs last
car, having already sent bis arm! ahead Of him.
Tas Charleston NsrcarJ has Oh aimed some interesting
particulars Of the cspure OF the ely from gen leman
drec; from there We copy tho f,lbSisg:
T,e.cagduc. of tie Confederate Navy was desperate
n ne gar,ntry ans devotion displayed. But their iht
was hopeless from the beginning Thc great M'sippi
Steam ram had Isi been launched dH days, aDd would
have bssa ready 10 operate for forty days moro
she was propeller win three screws and sx;sen On.
zines 10 garry twenty guns Of the largest esbss. Her
p-riscon or ram was twenty ct OF solid timber to
b, he'd With 81 additional s'eel psir'. She three
times as largo sad powerful IS Inc PrciHic hoa.ed
bsautfuy and Wss sss--cirg. All the naval Ulcers
wo cav her say that she Was he iest slip 10 the
world AID l. cOu6 isrty asserted b. Officers Of high
ranF, that ri hou. Ga" ShS e0uid hove dss'rcssd
.ls lsk ls Yankee i:st SbO vas TO have been read
5ytle l OF FotruarF. The ctor was Mr.. TIT,
Il tr9'hrr IN tdip n NJ. VI uHy Zoe NoCo Ncfk Na'
G7ihrd long ago and there has been goat SuIcty sud
impatsose about the dAtory manner ei compelling 'ha
iron work and machinery. Tie people ct New or',rs
And the surrounding country OF red the Gsverrms5i
and It's AGENTS ell their mechanical sud work
men They we're declined, until thIee days before the
attack Up TO that time nigdt work had 70: b'cn put
noon the boat Ore hundred Thousand dollars bounty
s,s some time since offered to toe cODtrc or 70 get
il ready in time Rewards were fl red 70 others.-
Ly,ll saii 70 the r-mcnsranccs Of ciz M, TINT he
hands we're lied and hI! he soud do no more than be
was doing.
Two DAYS before Che surrender Of the city eeilcd
crowd prepared with robe spposrcd at tho ship yard
in search Of The contractor Ct the Mississippi he
gone The Mississippi burned and sunk by the su
Jh5ritieF.
Our informant states that there ia fe,liug OF pro
found evaporation against the Administration odd its
agents The people feel that they havi been sysiems
csllv trG a Hih ard saoiifs d. When the Ysrkee Of
r. landed 20 Sicilisns woo cheersd hen, slot
dosn BY the crowd All who shawsd apy signs Of favor
ware Knocked down ators. The feeiJ & was 10
tense All the cotton buracd, aud all ths to5s n,
s-esp. ha, claimsi6y ths French GJasrHm.nt. The su
gar and mosses rem,irs in the cy, az private proper
~ In inmsn5e quantities.. Much, bo-evsr, is Gu the
LIMITATIONS sil; the crop beicg very large. GEeTel
Lowell carried If by railroad, the macbreIy Of the
workshops and iron mills and all the rolling stC ok Of
tie railroad The machinery Is Important and entities
him TO creci,. In preparation for the defence Of tie
CITY he hrs either beel permitted to do lde, or hiss
done little of his own accord.