The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-11
MIR. Henry rhompson'. Despatch.


NEW ORLEANS, La, April 2, 1884.
Whatever your readers may think OF the affair al Cane
river end tho occupation OF Shreveport, afraid that
the following from tho Fra OF the 30th u, In relation to
the sng o. the ehe Tennessee, cannot be true
we have had Mobile papers regularly TO the 10Th Of
March and .5ey gay nothing Of It., whio naval officers
who have arrived la This city from tho Dlockading squad
ron within the last lew dassay that there Ia no truth
whatever In IT, However give you tho account as pub
lisbed. You viii observe .has the Tennessee Is said to
have sunk on the LIST Of March
THE SINKING o. Tns RwpEI RAM TENNESSEE.
WEST GUY SQUAgRoN March 80, 1884
supp0se you have received my letter IN which | men,
toned no sinking ~ the great Tennessee will now give
o. .aFcn tue genr ,oec steamed up TO Dauphino
island 70 communicate with the vessels in the sour.
ssveral rebel sunboats, the Tennesss among them
seen lying Grants Pass The day equally and
at about three c'cock p NJ the lookout on board tie
Kennehcc seuS our 1.-THE Tennessee is sinking" AZ
officers thor deck Immediately looked towards tho
place where he tennessee was lying and, sure enough
they saw her 70 down
Al the time signals were seen on board the Octo
rara, LYING the sound, and sud signals, interpretei
read Tie Del ram Tennessee sunk" appears that
as ne ana sns' T"re Tr9 .s ~ hor
smoke stack car nov BIO seen above the water ~ me
spot where tho great once lay at anchor Tho Ten
down from Mobile when we first began b'm
harding Fort Powell and rebel deserters said tbo WaJ
expectedto sink whole fleet. She was An extre
poserfu vessel her trtn,- plates being six nchas "a
thickness. She very short in the hull, but had
long projecting RAM, which was entirely under
water Her extreme weight made her slow and hard
handle being mich tor her engines and she would
not therefore, have proved very formidable opponent
for our feet cruisers
consist Cd OF SIX FOUNDER red PARROT ns
three In front and three astern. believe there ero
three four smaller pieces also on board We Rave ha
some very bad weather but calls well' with the feet.
have not time TO say anything more In this letter
REVENUE Clerks DsxssED-sKlRhsu.
All the clerks and travelling agents for the lnlern n
Revenue Department, euder tho Hon. B. F. Flanders
we're yesterday mornit9 discharged and paid or There
reasons given.
skrmeh recsn.iy occurred at whitehall Saint
James, parish between squad Of the Second Ioui ANA
cavalry and nearly ,wGe their number Of rebels. Tho
latter attempted 70 Gsiodge tho cavalry from stable IN
which they were bo! suffered loss OF two killed aud
two wounded, when shey foil back INTO the woods and
seen ne more.
LOSS or The srEAssa rRE-sEvxRAL Iosr
lam now able seud 700 the full particulars a. thu
burning OF the j. H. Russell. on Saturday evening last
about O'Clock the cotton with which the Russell
loaced accidentally totk nre noar Plaqueminc fpark
falling from tho chimneys upon the cotton said q have
been the but learn from very good authority that
ri,nated from the accidental spilag Of scrae nr
10 course the flames spread like wildre, and IN few
nomcrts The boat wat erveloPod The pilot ran her
but sorry say the following have ocen
heard OF since -rwo gentlemen, names un-
and negrcss II feared that here others, who
either persisted in the lmes or the water
cattle These, together Gh the Adams Express fre ght
and treasure, were entirsy destroyed.
While the vessel burning and valuable lives we're
pershirg Eueras WHO had been attracted to tho spot
by the Ge added II horrors Of tho occasion by ug
our pickets whe every one In the neghborhood 10.
side lines doing all they could 10 render at
assistance 10 their power TO the unfortunate
board the III fated stea ner.
McHARL HAHN, CIVIL AND MILITARY GOV sRNos
Mr. Lincoln has written congratulaory letter g. tho
Hon. Michael Hahn whose name will stand In history as
the frat free state Governor OF louisiana ri,ng
n urdr rrknyn tha n F~il
tary governor in addition to those in his civil cs9acty
stances arise which would require tho Governor 70
this matter without this authority TO the least
unpleasant
The delegates 10 the Constitutional Convention on
Tuesday last called upon Governor Hahn at his resi-
dence. They were accompanied by band, and hal q
delightful time.
ACQUITTED on A CHARGE OF MURDER.
On Wednesday last young lad named Wm r. COX
aged sixteen years tried before judge Atochn Tor
the crime OF murder and honorably acquitted lie not
man named Cougf 10 self defence the plan ion
OF Mr. Kepner. Tho latter had order for the Coye
plantation, on which young Cor was working, AMI or
dorcd him on The young man obeyed, harnessed up a
team. and Leaving the place when Corgh dcmau led
the rent Cox said that he had mOncy, aud owed no
rent Cough then said he would take tho horses, and
the reins with knife The young resisted
this outrage when Clous struck and nsaited him In
shameful manner. Al this stago Coz presented pistol
and shot Cough 10 the bowels, causing death In few
momonta