The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-03

ana baAksts now for ne rss time soos have Az
most ssssre han storm ever witnessed, Jumps Of ,oe
ss..y s size q wsns, falling Tor sDo nS n;ssI e ss M ~
tsrnoon gale from che north.
General Banks and sta have returned 70 New ossAus
Our New Orleans Correspondence.
New ORfxlSs, March 20, 1893
1s Dssyuction Of the &eamsAtp Bio Bio-Opsioxs Of No
vo Officers Respecting tAs Late l6aiy Al Port HwdsoS-
Intreting Incsdests-G0eral Weilss and a. Operations
On te 7tchs and Bayow B0sf Pensaeeld ESaouoisd b.
Our ~rce-TAey NoW Occupy As Many Yard ard Fbrts
Only-Delighhul WeatA0-kaHers IN ~ Cyty-Nsss
from he Hartford-7As AancAdc Espedatox S.ccsss-
ReYsrts from Port HSdsOw, de-
The destruction Of tho stsamshp Bio Bio on Sunday
morning last Of which you have had partial account
was In all respects complete. She burned until two
M then filed and sank p deep water, with all her
cargo great part Of the passengers baggage
sengers have great congratulate themselves thaa
she destroyed alongside the evee instead Of ., sea-
for II well established that her being ne very
usual occurrence. On her passage from New York 70
New Orleans, in November last the light wood work
around the sm0kestack and cook galley IRE
stanty, 30 often that hose led along from the
forward deck pump and hands stationed by constantly
In order " prevent the hre from extending beyond tht
locality II Is folly for any one, owners agents, 70 deny
this assertion The fact well known 70 every one On
board, and your correspondent formed Of the
passengers at that time, he speaks not from
hearsay, but from having seen for himself all that he
asserts.
Since the sailing Of the stoamers New Brunswick and
Mcclellan Sunday lAst, had nothing Of inter
est 70 occur 10 this department. The rebels have the
means will be perceived at glance Of concentrating
In few hours any number Of men they need, and 1t
would be folly when these circumstances considered
TO venture upon assault Of their strong
without their equal in numbers 70 attack and having
strong You will have heard through rebel chan
nes, long before it would have been in my power to
mnncate It, their account Of the attempted pas.
sage OF the feet the night Of the 14th inst.
They claim 70 have sustained but small loss. II
10 the opinion OF many naval officers with whom have
convsrsed and who present the OCCASION that,
had the Admiral carried out the Instructions he himself
gave to the other commanders of the squadron before
attempting the passage OF tho batteries, the majority
not all tho squadron, would have passed up with very
little any INJURY. Tho Admiraps instructions were
that the fire Of the batteries not be returned, II
works but the Hartford the leading and the aagshp a.
the rst gun red replied with her entire star
compelled to follow the Admirals motions what was
the consequence The Hartford with the Abatross ashed
alongside went sosn ~ out me sv o'ner s sn I
Two OF them grounded, OF which, the Mississippi
was destroyed ard the other the Monongshes, riddled
The officers of tho Mississippi ray that up 10 tho
time she ashore she had been struck but three times,
aud had sustained po injury Whatever bus soon as
sne yo0 ~ w INA .uc onoy ~ ~ sa o A.s., h
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