New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-10


The Navy Department has received the following
interesting official details o. the capture of New
Orleans;
usTTxp STATES fLAe-snir HARTFORD,
Ar AscHon orr rHs CRY OF Nxw.osLKAs,
Tuesday, April ~. 1862
Sir, I am happv 10 announce 10 you tDat ODr
'ag waves over 10th Forts Jackson and 81. Philip,
anil at NewOfleans. over the Cuetom.liOuse. sm
takiug every to secure the occupation by Gep
Butler OF all the forts along the coast.
Ber6icks Bay aud Fort Pike have been aban.
doaed; ia fact, there il general stampede. shall
troops a. fact 40 pos.ible. We have destroyed all
the forts above the city-four In number which are
understood TO be all the mlejmens between this
and Memphis.
-in very respectfully, your obsasn, sesyant, ,r
Flag Officer, Gulf Bl'cksons squsdron.
Hon GIDEON WSLLRs, Secretary Of the Navy hinGon
DC.
4. s. SHIP BARHlEr Lsss. April 70 1862.
SfE: The morning after the ships passed the forss,
! sent demand 10 Col. Higgins tor a surrender Of
the forts, which was declined. On tie 18th J. sent
Lieut.. Col. Higgins q communication, herewith in'
closei asking again for the surrender Ills answer
j. iuclosed. On thu 2Sth I received a communcs'
tion from him stating that lie would surrender the
ior.s and ! came up and took porsess oD, drew up
articles Of capitulation and hoisted the American
iag over the fods.
These men have defended these forts with brav-
/ eIy MOTkly OF Dtlttf cause. 4 tLCn
all the consideration that circumstances would
admit.
Tho three steamers remaining were under the com.
maud Of Commspder j. X. Mitchell. The officer oi
the fort ackuow ledged connection Iith theu and
wished in no way 10 be considered fesponsible ior
! their scts.
While had Gag Of trace up they were employed
in towing tho iron hoaing battery Of sixteen guns
a most formidable affair, TO place above the forls
and while drawing up the articles Of eapituiaiion 10
the cabin Of the Harriet Lane II was reported to me
they Lad st FIRE TO the battery and turned sdriii
upon Us. l asked the General If it had powder on
board guns loaded. lie replied that he won'd mol
undertake to cay what the Navy officers would do.
lie seemed 10 have great contempt Tor them.
told him " We conld stand the Orc and blow up, II
he could !" and went with the conference, after
directing tho officers to look out for their shiTs.
While drifting down on us, the guns getting beated
eX ploded, throwing tse shot above the river. A
few Minutes after, tho floating battery exploded
with O terrific noise, throwing the fragments all
over the river, and wounding one Of their own men
in Fort 81. Philip, and Immediately disappeared
under water. Had she blown up near the vessels,
sbe would have det,Toyed tie whole Of them.
When had fni-bed taking possession Of the fort
got under way in the Harriet Lane. and started
for the steamers, enc Of which was stil flying the
Confederate Tag. fred II shot over her, and they
surrendered. There wAs on board Of them a num-
Der Of naval officers and two companies Of marine
artillery.
their infamous conduct in trying 10 blow up
while under flag of truce, i conveyed them TO
| close confinement as prisoners OF war, and think
they shoud be sent 10 the North and kept in close
copfnemeut there until the war is over, or they
should be tried for Their Infamous conduct. have
great deal TO do here, and will send you sll the
papers when an sble TO arrange them.
| turned over the force TO Gen. Phelps. Fort
jackson u perfect ruin sm told that over 800
shells fell ia and burst the center Of the fort.
The yrlclice was beautiful. Tie next fort we 20 ut
We will settle soOner this has been hard to get Al.
Ihe naval officers sunk one gunboat while the
calitulaiion was going on, but have one Of the
otiers steamer, at work, and hope so0n 10 have
the other.
fnd that We are TO be the "newers Of wood and
drawers Of water, but as the soldiers have nothing
here IN the shape Of motive power, we vii do al we
can. | should have demanded unconditional surreu-
der but with such force IN your rear, At was deslr-
ablo 10 get pos4estion OF these forts pos
sible. Tie oihcers turned over everything 10 good
order EXCEPT the walls and building, which ter
ribly shattered by the mortars.
N,fy respectfully,
u. u. PGRIER, Commanding ao,nA
TO Flas Ofioer u. q. F,ERaGrr.
ti.1lp sr.rgs SrE.sKe H,EEisr LAM,
mssIssrPI HIygK, April 81, lt6L
inclose here with the oapitulatiOn of Forte jack
son and 81. Pibp, which surrendered 10 the mortar
Go,ilia on the 18th day OF Apil 1862. also incose
in "A box ior garded On tnls occasioD Gil the flags
taken Ia tho two forte, with the original dag hoised
op Fort ~. Phihp when the State Of Louisiana Be-
ced Fort jackson il Il perfect wreck.
Everything in the shape OF building in and
about il was burned up by the mortar shels and
oyer 800 .tels fell in the work proper, 10 say
nothing of those which burst over and sronnd IL.
devoted but little attention To- Fort ST. Philip k1Ow
iag thnf WHEN Jsckson fell 81. ihilip wonld follow.
Ine mortar hotiilR r still ireob. Truly the back
bone of the rebellion il broken.
ON the 10th of the month sent tix Of the
roorisr eehOOneTs 10 the back of Fort jackson TO
lock 10 the bayous and prevent supplies getting in
Three Of them driied oven 10 Fort Living and
wien hey anchored the fort hung out white tieg
and urrendered. The kittatinny, which had been
lloekadug there for sOme ue sent boat IN advance
of ,he mortar vcrself, and reaching the shore first,
J.r6,y,d them OF the pleasure 0f hosting our Dag
over what lad surrendered t. the mortar nOtia.
Sill tie fort IL oars, aud We are satisfied. j am
Lsnuy 10 that officers and crew are ali We'll aud
illl OF spir1le
DAVID u. PORTER
To Hon o. wsrlys.
UsirsD STATES saiP HNRIEr Lane
Ponr, JAcsses AID 81. rBLr, MISSISSIPPI RrERI
April o. 1863.
By Articles of Clpitulation entered into this 18th
s.y OF Aph S6! between David d Porter Comm snder,
td States Navy, commanding United states Mortar Flo
tils of tho part, and B'ssder General j. H. Duncan
tho Coast DeDses and Lis4l.nsnt ColoB. I'd
ssd ssD. commanding Forts Jackson and st. Philip OF
Tho o,hsr part 4; y mutually agr,ed:
That BIig -brn. Duncan Lieut. Col. sbhl
,u,end,r 10 he mortar ois Forts Jackson ard ST. Philip
ib, ann, munitors Of war all the thereto
sether with ali pubic prop that may be under
ttrir e6ngs
That BRIG Gen Doncan and Lieut., Col Higgins together
tho officers nudri their and snsl poi med 10
rrsin their dde aud that all private property shall be-
re.peciod furthermore that they ths give their parole o
hor not Ia Inst tho United States until .hey
are regularly exchanged
II is furthermore sgsed by Commander David D Porer
aDdips tho mortar hctila, tho part Of the United
States Government tina, the officers, pm
ashall h. .I tn Dl,
and osher officers becoming respcnsbs for
tbem and has they sh deliver up tbsr and accouter
Of the Of hs sha be deaJe ~ the 0ov
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