Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-05-21
THE CApTIR.. .tE,. U..LElNS.
Graphic account of the Scenes a tending the
Arr Val Of the Federal Fleet at the City.

The New York Herald contains volu-
minous accounts OF the brilliant opera
tions Of our fleet before New Orleans, and
of the subsequent incidents, On arriving
ut the city OF New Orleans, the CORES
pondent continues his report as follows
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIPPING BY THE
REBELS.
The river was filed with ships on f1e,
and all along the levee were burning YES
sells, no less than eighteen vessels bcin"
on fire at one time, and the enemy were
firing others as fast as they could apply
the torch. Such vandalism was never
heard of. The atmosphere y as thick
with smoke and the air hot with flames
1t was Il grand but sad sight Hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars acorM Of prop
erty aoas being acantoRly destroyed At
the levee just by the Custom House, lay a
burning ram (the Anglo-N Norman The
unfinished frames Of two or three were
squall came on, and after dod lying around
the river for some time we came to an
chor. 1t was then | clock
THE FIRST VIEW OF THE CAPTURED CITY
The View from our decks was one such
as Will never in all human probability be
witnessed again. \ large city lay at our
mercy Its levee was crow ded bv an ex-
cited mob. The smoke of the ruins Of
millions worth of cotton and shipping at
times half concealed the people. While
men were Fastening up to the levee firing
ships and river craft as fast as possible,
the people were rushing to and fro
Some Of them cheercd for tie Union
acheR they rere fired upon from the
cr0wd Men, women and children were
armed with pistols, knives, and ali man
ner of weapons. Some cheered for JEFF.
Davis, Beauregard, &c, and used the
most vile and obscene language towards
US and the good old flag. Pande.nonium
was here a living picture. Order was to
them thing past and forgotten, and the
air was rent with yells of defence
CAPT. BAILEY GOES on SHORE.
At two o'clock Captain Bailey went on
shore, flying a flag of truce, to communi-
cate with the authorities. As the boat
drew near the leyee the mob cursed the
flag and everything to it. 1t was with the
greatest difficulty that the naval officers
reached the city hall, where the CITY
Council, the Mayor, and Mai. Gen. Lowell
were awaiting the arrival Of eur commu-
nications.
THE DEMAND FOR THE SURRENDER OF THE
CITY AND REPLY.
Flag Officer Farragut sent word to the
authorities that be demanded the surren-
der Of the City Of New Orleans. and as
sured them OF the protection of the old
Hag. The city being under martial law.
the civil authorities, of course. could do
nothing; hnt Maj. Gen Lowell with all
the pomposlty he could command. and
with all the bluster he could mike. said,
" Sin | viii never surrender the CITY "
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was IN our power and as much as ve re-
GREETED the wanton destruction of proper
ty, we would not disturb them. proyided
they mate no dem0nstrotion oqafnst rs
Alter some talk Lowell agreed to evacuate
the city with his troops (from eight to
fifteen thousand,) and turn the city over
to the civil authorities, that they might
do as they pleased. The interview was
carried on with dispatch and Captain
Bailey and Lieutenant Perkins, his aid
took carriage and returned to their boat
On the rout they were insuted pistols
pointed IN their faces, and ali manner of
indignities offered to them The officer in
charge OF the boats-Acting Master Nor
ton--was the recipient of all manner Of
insults, but suffered no bodily harm.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE OTHER REBEL RAM.
Just before Capt Bailey reached the
levee. the ram Mississippi came floating
down the river, wrapped in flames She
was terrible looking affair, built to car
ry eight guns on each side and two at each
end-twenty in all. Ten davs more and
she would have been completed, and |
think she woI.'d have arite en- us out of the
river, sinking every vessel we had. She
resembled the Merrimac somewhat. but
think she would have been more rormida-
BILE. The enemy attempted TO tow he. up
the river. but finding we were sending
vessels TO capture her. they set her on
fire
TIE NIGHT BEFORE THE CAPTURE OF THE CITY.
boat from the ship was along tie
leyee to seize all the steamers for trans
portation purposes, and in course OF con
versation people report that on Ihursday
night the panic broke out i's tie ei1y and
all the cotton aeas bronght ont and set on
fire, and that tie mob could be scarcely
restrained from tiring the public buildings
and then tie pirate dscettings. 1t ,cas a
;.ight not equatled by anything, eren in
the French Revolutions.
A band of desperadoes had charge of
affairs, and they were backed BY Lowell,
who. however, denies it; but be i. sc-