The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-05-16

The capture Of New Oricn uF--
Futi Details Of the RcductiD ~
al the Eort--Ihc Destruction
of tho Rebel Fleet t--Thc Dcm-
oiiiioN Or tIic Ram Mannssas.
Etc. Etc.
Events Of great importance follow enc
another in such rapid succession that the
daily issue of paper is hardly sufficient
TO Keep its readers posted in the detail,
Of who, is transphiny. We yesterday
gave many particular. of the evacuation
of Yorktown md the purfuit toward
Richmond, and We trust shortly to d, vote
couple Of columns TO the history of the
entering and occupying OF that caIi,al Of
rebellion. To-day we give, from the
full ord clear c,rrospoudcncc Of the NJ
Y. Times, a CONDENSED j history Of the adj
vance upon NV Orleans, with the cap
turo Of the Forts aud the destruction Of
III rebel fl,ct The iirrt date is Friday
April 18th, aud gives the
RsIriuS ~ THE ArT'CKiSG FLEET.
The vessels nrc arranged in parallel
lires. On the outside urc tho lricotcs
aud gunboais, and inside, literally moor.
cd tpthc stumps aud margin OF the stream
brr the mortar schoouc!s.
A. the bomburdmrht IL iu be made
FROM point not more than hall mile
hb'v" or pr sent position, will attempt
TO describe the natural fcn;urrs of the
plaor. Tho river here il nbcu' is uvcr-
ace width OF iivc-cigh,s of a mile. aud the
velocity Of the current Is lrum three 10
five milcs an hour. Commencing near
the forts, and extending ci 1T mice be-
low th N, ON tile west or lc bank Of tho
stream a. we ascend, is dense strip Of
forest, about iiIty yards wide, excepting
tr space of quarter of mile IN
length, where thrriv.r bends iE its rCursc
tt which the enemy has cl rrrd awuy the
trees for the purpose OF getting q better
rungc upon our vessels. H. youd this belt
uI woods the land disappears in an i'm.
pcnetrable swamp. On the riuht hand
ur eastern bahk there arc no trees. Tut n
d AL level ol marsh, probably half nilo
wi.c, and there IL sufficient water on ci-
tlicr sl,ori for vessels of the largest irall. .
From the miHl-hrads of oil the v, sscls
the forts my be- seen plainly, away across
the marshes. over the TOPS of the vii.
hws. murgruvcs urd r.cs of lDrgor
growth.
cUNcIALMrNT tF TIM NJ RTAR u ATS.
The mottHr-S chooncrs at best afford Il
fmull target Tor the enemy to fire Ht, hul
the chonccs of striking them are sill ur.
thcr decreased BY the screen of WOODS
which hides the hulls completely from tho
turts. Still further to ronccUl The m from
81 scrva,ion, their nasts have becn dress.
cd with evcrgrccns, All yesterday after
noon, the suilnrs were husy in the tangled
chepparcl, cutting the branches aud limbs
Uf the tross for this purpose. 1t was great
iun for the tars, who felt no fears, in the
glow Of their excitement, at disturbing
the rattlc.snakcs and plligatots which IN
{ Il the morass.
Imagine the PLEASANTLY peculiar an.
pcarunce of the schooncrs in their lcuN
dresscs. Eighteen of tho m converted i'm.
10 shady boworsl A tree dashed 10 each
masthead, INTERVENING ts branches, md
buulhs beneath, laced to the rigging ON
either side, iutting n refreshing shade. -
They look prepared for festival instead
of war. IL is May-day, Palm Sundpy and
Chiislmss tine exaggerated: Burnum
woods come Ia Dunsnanc; a "lor, II of
mnsis," with the Sdjuacts of branches and
l,axcs.
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=,
~" NV. wv, '.o Nv cWi lnr men hnu
vrry.'u",V !" os' n'a Iro',i'u' man
IVY III IL Wv We ,"' u'eu"! np w" r"''s'
""u h'! r,oNe" ~ oc an oVmfIoIc sue
wgu .ouulu W plo'h SMOKE
"'S"s "'"' - s'"uu' Muou, was seen ap'
,."'"'"s "S "N" INC ''Vlh"y OF me
i"ru'
Sehui l'pnts were haoc, 'hc varied
.uo's ol wn,ch l't"uu'eu oceu'iol ci'
r'o, uPSe oc iohage oi The river hHnk'
ahu rendering ,he darkness 'nienscr hy
contrast wNvn thcy d'sapperredi inst0nt'
nunut'u n""'s shot out toward The
ia"' wh'eh now was blnz ny herccly and
eosung VIDE zone ct light upon the wa
er' iwoor tlirce ei the gun-6oats then
~. I,Ic' LUZ %e'gn aha steamed boldly to-
"f I'm ,bem yw. ~. Wc.,seH ee S' ,''ISh ,,' ome
calamity opens her stcnm valves aud
fasies turionsy uon Il, making the
snarks fly aud timbers crash with the force
Of her blow. Then u stream Of water
irom her hose plays upon the bluz ~
mpss. Nov he small boats lay alongside
coming hcltcr.skcltcr, aud nc heN en-,
ploying thoir men. We scc everything
distinctly in the broad glare-mcn, oars
bonts. buckets aud ruprs. Tue SC n,
looks phantom. like, supernatural intcns
ly interesting, extremely exciting, mex