Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-01
THE SOUTHERN PAPERS ON THE
FALL. OF NEW ORLEANS.


FORrREsS Monroe, April pa flag of
truce brought down the family OF Parson
BrOwnlOw also, the wife of congressman
Maynard. They bring report that the Union
families OF Tennessee have been ordered by
proclamation to leave the state within thirty
six hours. Eighteen hundred Union men lett
for kentucky week ago, but party of four
hundred attempting to leave, one hundred
were killed.
The newspapers speak of the fall of New
Orleans in the most dismal strain, and demand
the mystery of the surrender to be explained
The Norfolk Day Book, in an editorial says it
is the worst reverse of the war II suggests
future privation to all classes of society. But
the most to be lamented is, it threatens the
army supplies. The raising OF meat and
bread, Instead OF cotton aud tobacco, is recon.
mended. The Richmond Dispatch of yester.
day, says that when the fleet arrived opposite
the city and demanded its surrender, General
Lowell fell back to camp Moore utter destroy
ing the cotton and stores.
rhe ironclad gunboat Mississippi was burnt
to prevent her falling into the hands OF the
enemy. Nothing is said about the Louisiana
but it is supposed that she was scuttled Its
rumored that she was sunk al the first fire
Camp jackson is seventy eight miles from
New Orleans, on the jackson railroad The
following are the latest dispatches in lo-days
papers,
MOBILE, April 27.-Com. Farragut prom.
Used the secretary of the mayor of New Or.
leans, who visited the fleet under flag of
truce, to make renewed demand for the sur
render OF the city, but he has not done SO yet
One ship. the McRae, came up from the forts
under a flag of truce with forty of our wound
ed. She communicated with the federal flag
ship, hut the result is unknown. 1t is rumor-
IL. L l.. -
" There is a rumor that Fort Pike is evacu
ated and blown up. Unreliable. In con.
ference with one of the federal officers after
the correspondence between mayor Monroe
and Com. Farragut, the officer left, declaring
that he would shoot down the flag on the City
Hall If it was not hauled down, and actually
brought his ship within range, but has not
yet fired. 1t is reported that French and
English men-of war are below, and will enter
protest against Smelling the city. 1t is be.
lieved that the Yankee vessels are short of
provisions and ammunition The city is re-
markably orderly, but the excitement is in
tense, aud the feeling of humiliation deep.
"CAMP MOORE, April 27.-Eorts jackson
and ST. Phillip are still in good condition and
in our hands. The steamers Louisiana and
McRae are safe. The enemy's fleet is at the
city, but have not forces enough to occupy it.
The inhabitants are staunchly loyal.
MOBILE, April % The forts on Lake Pcnt-
chartrain were all evacuated on the 25th. We
have sustained considerable loss iii supplies
and dismounting, but not in the destroying Ol
guns. AT fort Pike, ten buildings were burnt,
including the telegraph office, and the opera.
tor has gone to the limits OF the town to open
an office if possible. All the gunbOats ON he
lake were burnt by our people. Mobile boats
Whileman, Brown and others, are running
troops, stores and ordnance TO Manchac alter
which we fear they will be burnt. The Yam
kee feet that were at Ship Island are again
returning to that station.
Samue. B. Todd, brother of Mrs. Lincoln
died on the battle field OF Shiloh from wounds
received in that fight
The Charleston Mercury of Saturday says
that nine schooners lett on the previous Sat
urday to run the blockade. The Guide, Wave
and two others were taken. The crew Of the
Guide were landed on Guides Island on
Wednesday, and on Friday they were seen
by our picket and fired upon on the SUPPOSE
tion that they Yankees. David Cauff1er of
Augusta was killed. The crews of the other
vessels were sent to Port Royal.
The gunbOet Mount Vernon arrived from
the blockade at Wilmington on Sunday night
She LETT there the jamestown and Victoria.
The Cambridge left here for Wilmington on
Sunday.
The Mount Vernons boilers are defective,
but she will return in few days.
Fort Caswell is being strengthened by the
rebels, in expectation OF an attack.
The schooner Kale, from Nassau, was cap
tured by the Mount Vernon two weeks ago,
while attempting to run the blockade.
1t is reported by the flag of truce that the
Alerrimac has her steam up, and it was eX
pected in Norfolk last night that she would
come out to day. She has not made her ap
pearance, however.
One hundred OF the Vermont wounded
leave to night in the Richard yelling for New
York
1t is raining here.