The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-21

IN artillery company vas cooine % their -.
port, when they found is vas Of no nee. Issif
the enemy loss quite . nuober Of pecpIs m r..
engagement We lost enc man, ThemssI -
tain Of the forecaste snd Of q ride Parruts n
is supposed he Vas blown overheard bv The v;nS
Of passing ball and reached the shore in s.fssr
heard Of one man being blown overheard IN.
the Brooklyn. Ysur correspondent vas hin hv .
splinter. bat not eeriously injured. From t.
time the batteries fred on as ill We had az.
them and On our way again to the city, il us
less than an hour. -
rHE DESTRUCTION OF tn. SHIPPING BIT rur ar>.
The river was flled With ships on Are and a,
along the levee we're burning vesseis, No -
than eighteen vessels being On fire Of one s;u..
and the enemy were firing Others as fast q thew
could apply the torch. SSch vandalism never
was heard OF. The atmosphere vas thick v;,h
smoke, and the air hst with flames IL a. .
grand but sad sight Hundreds of thoassuds AZ
dollar we're being wantouly DESTROYED. A, N.
l-vee. just BY the Custom House, Law burp;,,
rsm-the Anglo Norman. The unfinished tr.ucs
OF two or three more we're on the stocks N A.
giers. A terrible rain equal came on, and a.,
lodging arosnd the river tor some time. we en-
to anchor. Ii was then one O'Clock
FinSt siA" W Iuk SAfil kkD CITY.
The view from our decks was one such n v;n
never, in oil human probability. be visuen.d
again. large city lay at our mercy Issleves
vas crowded by An excited mob. The smoke a
the ruins Of millions worth Of cotton and chin.
ping at times half concealed the people WIKI
men we're Fastening up the levec. firing ships
and river crafts as fast As possible. the people
were rushing TO and fro. Some ofthem chssrA1
for the Union, when they we're fired upon b, the
crord. Men, women, and children we're srmei
with pistols. knives. and all manner OF vespoos
Some cheered for JEFF Davis, Beaurecard' kc
and used the most vile and obscene language to.
wards ~ and the good old dag. Pssdeuouiuu
here Vas living picture. Order Vas TO thcm
thing past AMI forgotten, and the air wa rent
with wells Of defiance.
CAPTAIN BAILEY GOES ON sHoaI.
| At two o'clock Captain Bailey veut Q. shsee
flying . Tag OF truce, 70 Communicate with the
authorities. A the boat drew scar the levse
the NAB cursed the nag and everything pertain.
ing TO it, Il vas With the greatest diihcslsy that
the naval oficers reached the City Hall, .hsss
the City Council. the Mayor, and Major General
Lowell, were Awaiting the arrival Of our comm.
nicatiens.
THE DEnAxD FOR rHE suKRESpsR or rus crrr
1 Anu hkFLu
| Flag o6ieer Farragut sent word to the susAse.
tiles that be demanded the surrender Of the
city OF New OrlsAns, and assured them q he
protection Of the old Gag. The city being m.
der martial Law, the civil authoritles Of cosrss
could do nothing; but Major General Lowell
With ell the pempe<ity he could couassd.
and With oil the buster he could make, sail.
'Sir, will never ssrreader the city"
/ IL nni;talv ;~fos ebss sk~ -, q.
our power, and. - much - we regretted the
wsntoa destruction Of property, ve would nss
disturb them. provided they made No dswsas1vs
tion against Us. After some talk, Lowell agreed
to evacuate the city With his troops (froa 500
70 $4,000. and turn the city over 10 the civil
authorities. and that they might do q they piss-
ed. The interview was carried on viii cispeich,
and Capt. Bsiley and, Liest. Perkins, hs cid,
took . carriage and returned 70 their boat. O
the route they we're ipsulted, pistols pointed h
their faces, and al manner Of indienities sesssd
TO them. The officer in charge Of the boats-
I-ActiIG Master MortOu-was the recipient 81
all manner Of insults, but suffered no bodily
harm.
THE MIGHT BrvoRK RE cAPruRs or TIE CIT.
A boat from the ship WAS along the levee 10
seize all the steamers for transportation purps-
ses, and in the course Of conversation people n.
port that on Thursday night the panic broke OF
in the city, and all the cotton rss brought oct
and set on fire. and that the mob could Be sessss
ly restrained from firing the public 6uii1'.es
and then the private Dwellings,. II was a night
not equalIed by anything, even in the Frsaca
revolution.
A band Of despcradoes had charge Of sAsin,
and they we're backed BY Lowell, who, however.
denies il but he IL accountable for the destsuc.
ton Of property, As be Sc. the example By firing
his own cotton first A ram lay alongsids OF The
levec, partially sunk, and her wood work uas 81
on FIRE. Anotaer ram Was sunk ON the Algiers
side of the river. am unable 10 obtain the de-
tails Of the loss by fire to shipping and cotton.
Il will be weeks before it can be sscertained,
and have . right to suppose that We viii nevsr
be able to give the fall particulars, Of the wss-
ton destruction OF property which has occurred
10 aud Ground this city during tho last too
days.