The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-07

questions 4, all tia, mi.ht ask him, and u, The
same time drawing on his gloves, tr.t Oh one hand,
taking u on ashin, aud then on VI. other, until
growing calm, when he sat down and entered into
chat with the Generals around linn, During the
conversation, he cpmphmonted Franklin tot the
part his division took At Yves, Point, saying that IL
had glory enough fhr ogc day Never was Gen
rral more beloved by HIS men ,lsn T. Mcclellan,
Hnd The army rciuires to that lie malgners are
rrhuked q his success, and for ed ~ allow him to
bs the military geuius of the war"
WHILE Capt'm Davis squadron Of gun
honta has been dctAlusd above Fort Wright, part
~ bcoau.e II tic formidable htrengui of that
wors, and partly because of the sbscnce q, ioats
fitted up a. rms 10 encounter the rebel rams Ia
that vicinity, farragurs fleet has hccn RAPIDLY
clearing the navigation oi the MssissiIYs from
below. within a few days after the occuI u,,un of
New Orleans portion of the fleet HHceud,i the
river e. Baton X lusc, tie capital of Louisiana and
t"ok possession. ON thc i2th Instant Captain Jas
: Palmer. commanding the lroquols, APPEARED on
Nrtchrz with his ship and summoned that city ~
surrender, AMI although NO formal captuntinu had
been made T III" last Rdyices, Naichcl vas
virtually roduccd asn lay ut thc mercy OF the guns
If The lrqu0is, aud on the 18Th, OF three move
l,n-hnata. which hal IN ~. meant me arrived. 4 he
Mayor Of No city-Wlo, hy the why, IL much
mo sensible man than Monroe, NJ New Orleans -
while making som. show of opposition to ~ formal
surrender, writes Ia Capt. Palmer, a. :. "cnminR
ass c"nIuei"r y"u need not tie iut'rIuslii"u oi
the city authori,s to posses this pirt amt 80 far
~ tie city autn"fie" eau prevent, there viii he no
opposition g. VOW Possession nl this CITY" N,thcH,
therefore II ~ an under the authority eft tibet uit'd
states. A feW d1tS 7trr; tour .uniohta hnd pro-
gre4sod ~ far AZ N-k-lur.,h Here there was the
usual tx about burning ia. c,ty. T.. it.i .icd
patriots II the mob ~. ily, uu 4. poets t. lose,
hciug h. favor cd ir" f1ud Iili,lr. - '..ir,rl,
but the solid men, backed hv tho uu-a, lc.
ing NJ dust Il, common fsI-r once more CAME /
+ tie dry. ON tie 1911, .udus from the
.uuhuat4 wac mad" NJ Wu~,fiinn, 1910 uut.vu. tih-
urb co. Nckshurl, md the guu,vsln4 g. surrender
% ,st have been srut Immediate y, as NO currr. pom
dcnge which onHuel is published u the mobile "a.
pors ot the 22l. This ia the Int We h, e. ma a.
rect manner; hri, ly way Of CUrinth, uud,r dat
I Of tie 2,to, Hc learn Eat NIckslurs tat suttoiI-
dcr'i Hnd tia, the fleet Wnt ou TIE way T. hru-
rls. This is couolorutcd hy refuge. from NJ ~
] phi-, who reports int ten Federal vre.ol- li.l
reached tho mouth # white river, AMI trad citn''.
! lishcd n blockade there. Tie hookair o.
the Wlitc river closes the only available
/ channel of e. ape for the rebel 81 u,dron
ne Fort Wright sn that with uouSruIr iulca t.,,,
and lommsi IN by Davis above anil fariHgu lc-
low, The last remains Of tho rebel navy must share
the f" If the Morrmac, or,sR she VIVA Etorlv cal.
| al, the Nirgiuin, the boastod Louisiana npi I, .
/ really powerful and splendid irou-iu,lcd steam
| run Mississippi. Thus in -hut time, viii have
disHppenr,d all that left p. tlnt most renIl Nl,
production Of tie activity nnd enterprise of oul
Southern foe, it, imIroy au troublesome L,i,l
! Of AftuuI,d l'uIbpats aud iron rams