Smyrna times., 1862-05-15
The Naval Battle Below New Orleans


Inc annals of our navy, as well as those O
our army are henceforlh to be male illus,riop,
~ victory near New Orleans. Although the
Teoei accounts had prepared vs. to expect ,c
near Of glorious success. yet the reality. zoe,
beyond all expec,atio 9. The con,es, 81, Eo,,s
jackson and st. Philip was, wit,out donb, tho
sA"ue'' Oa'ue IL which naval force was en-
Raged' that has occurred since the preat wars
between England and France. The punbo,,s
ana mor'araoaIs, it appears. were engaged with
LhS tor's Tor ak days, when flag of truce wa
sent from the forts and arrangements we're made
i0r Their nncordHional surrender on the 27,b Of
A'rll' IAe hre of the forts had been silenced
on tue 10Th, and this enabled fourIeeu ~ On.
war steamers to pass up the river.
Inc IRON clad steam ram JTouossos ,,;,h
which HollIns expected to des,rov tho ,,,L.,.
o"'on heot' was run down by the wooden steam
"iga'e '-h'SS'sstPpi. Eleven rebel ennbos,s
S'ne OF winch were ron.clad, were des,rovaJ
oy our iurces Il does not aprear ,ba, MAJ.
''aA Two oil our vessels were DESTROYED Ooo
OF theee was the mOrtar-tchoooer Mo-;, r.,
ron which was sunk by the guos of,h,f,
'"e o'"ef was The steamer Yaruna--a ye.s.l
purchased by the Government and ad,o,ed =
war purposes. She appears 10 have been ,nos,
eHec"Vely handled by Captain Bogp, IN, j.
an encounter with the rebel lron.oIsd s,...
"eO'ter' shs was sunk. Her gallant of5oo,.
eno crew, however, emulating he soIa.,.1
'O"uO'' S' 'ne Cumberland, fred eight guns.
as sne "aa gong down. into the Ve6,,sr .na
'"e 80 Vessels sank together.
4he commandment appears to have beeo .lr
>" ''' '''1'9 nave represented II 10 be--one
- 'NS '''. * terrible that ever took olaca g.
t'-II 9i a week, day aud nlght r.
FHday' the 23th, the hre Of the fri
''uch e'aekened as 10 allaw of the na,..esa ' %
"e river oI number Of Commodore F.,a..t,
"''unlhg frigates nd gunboats wh,ch
dI'er some desperate 6gbting vv,,L
'Ioe' gunOoats, 10 clearing the river ,o
~" N'.es"s--sInkInR and otherwise des,rov.
slsssa oil The eOemy's vessels. and dem~I;.h;!y
sus Hmoup ram MGnGSSas, which was com,
rstey I'uuled 6y bToadsides from the ateamer
-1eenstPh The gunbott Varuna was es
30 1--we 'h 'hese opera ions, dis posing of
- "o 'eoeI vessels single. ha nded. She
sau desperate encounter with the rebel oun.
vOss "eO'leT' whcn she succeeded in sinking
bs' vas s" much disabled herself that she also
%sn' down. her last guns being fred with her
ueSsS oeIow water. Wehave lready received
accoqg's from tho rebel OF Commodore Farm
guEs arrival at New ORLEANS. Alter ne b,d
PasSeq Tue forts, and succeeded 10 ciea ring the
.Rs senl a spatch 10 COnnlodore Porter.
psioN' enhUEncIng his success, and THAI he had
captured at tbs Quarantine ground -four hun.
dred rebela whom be had released on parole. mn,
being able TO take care of them. The rsho,
forts, thoseb cut of entirely from commun.cn.
ton With the Gi'y. refosed first 10 sursende,
aheooditiehally but subsseu ,ntly concIuded
todb so. o.93 sai"9
Not only 10 New Orleans caotured b,,,r
Jackson, st. PhIIip. Lyingslon and p,La % o''s
our possesslon, tog,ther with all the bat,eriss
below and above New Orleans, and The who'll
khe Of ,ha Mississippi River. from ,bs a'Is %uo,S
Baton Rouge, AMI Probsbly 70 Mempbix Tss