The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-27
GENERAL BANKS DEPARTMENT.
Admiral Farragut's Expedition Against
Mobile.
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PsCparatlon for The BOmbardment
Of Fort Gaines.
Rebel Plot to necapture New
Orleans.
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Fighting at Vidalla and
Waterproof.
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LOUISIANA STATE ELRCTON MATTERS.
AAAirs at Brownsville, zexas, and
1katamoros, 1Gsxieo,

NJ steamship Evening star, Capt. W. r. Ball, from
Now 0r'cans ssbrOary 20 and Hsvssa 22d, arrived ~
IN port yesterday mornjss.
ans reports thas enc passed IN the river, bound up,
- schooner VIM. buster brig Ocean Wave banks New
Yesk and Pathfinder and at anchor outside she bar,
Aark Florence. AZ balfpast four H. Same day passed
BARK Investigator, steering southeast February 49, or
Capo Florida passed basks Rechabc and Orchia bound
north
m New Osabs the weather bad bssn exceedingly cold.
O. she lsth inst. In tbe city there heavy
equals during The entire day. The Inhabitants said
the coolest weather they have bad since the winter
- mesa. ,, se
Tho Evsains ssas made The run from New Orleans 10
sw Ysrh, WI Havana this and last voyage, uDdOr sir
AAya
TAe Disqualification Against Mobile.
OUh NAVAL OORRBsPoNDsNCB.
Orr NoBns, Feb. 1e, 1884.
Adstral Posyacsx, gih His FaaosAip, the Hartford,
and Sss Mortar ScAooners, on Nobis-The Latter to
Gp<n e~ Fort Gatm<s Immsdiaiely- rDenty Thousand
1soops In AVID Around Mobile TOO lron.C lads in the
Hdroor-F brtyfos Nutneeys Under Sentence Of Death
Rsoel Programme 10 Rccoptwre Nesp Oyleans-A Block
Sse Runner aground Under TIC Guns Of Fort AoyeaD-
Kscape Of 1Ares Daertsrs &C., De-. dc.
me Hartford, With admiral rarragut ON board, now
With the blocksdipg neet on Mobile for the purpose, 10
sid, Of inspecting u; but what he wants elk mortar
sahoobers 10 his wake on tour Of inspection for am
unable 70 state, unless another report which 10
circulation correct, namely that they will engage
Bort Gaines 70 day
The Hartford left New Orleans the 9Th inst, and
arrived at Pensacola The 10TH On the l4tb, the Admi
raj started for The blockadiog feet followed by
boats Three days after the Hartford left New Orleans,
Ma Tennsssee, Captain 0raud, sent with dispatches
70 the Admiral The Hartford slipped of quietly that
- This day ten Of tbose in The city
shat sho 10 gone
We have had rather narrow escape recently block
"a steames) while attempting escape
oggy night ashore under the guns Of Fort
Hsgan Two thrss Of gunboats once approach.
"a and opened upon her with shell, when, after nring
- they tbossht sufficiently long 10 drive on any force
a. the enemy who might have been sent 70 resist her
saptaro expedition planned 70 cut her out with
Scass The launches lowered, and abe were IN
se act Of getting into Thorn, when boat with three men
wss seen approaching the sebsgo They proved TO be
three ssers who managed 70 seize boat belonging u
- vessel aground aod escape unnotced n the darkness
yAsy were dressed 10 the rebel uniform The iniorma
ssa they CAV 10 Or great importance and that which
go conssaband lay before your readers. II II
very interesting. They state that there about
sweoty thousand troops in and around Mobile
Two iroselads, We Tennessee and the Nashville
gro 10 the harbor Ths former formidable vessel
ssen ssi q water The latter ia not yet finished
yea plated with Iron. The Nashville Is powerful
oads were assist 10 the reakDg Of New Orleans The
proaramme ls folowsThe Tennessee and Nashville
ssssted By other roucads from the Red river,
rom Mobile Maeruder and Dick Tayiors commands,
9 make land attack 81 the time. II the iron cladi
ai,sd 10 passing Forts s. Philip and jackson the troops
we're return 70 their respective commands when sh.
0sslAwsss Pass while The others above New Orleans at
v:.. The S.sSys and ss was
q Msblsrs. Admiral Buchanan, Of The Coufsderas
0tslss Navy commando she reunsseee.
"ss Ssss Ssy sos
~: HSsssa ~ iSispnssss know sss q he ssis
] e: sSs
- 10 irons and under seatence Of death. petition
's s ne y M 70
nslove none comes, the whole will probably DO shot
AouDd this massacre occur u will raise such feeling o
Ss ~ rebel csuss 10 hs
Mere b alreody strong Union feeling there, and VIII
aaost cessainy be much increased should this terrible
: ssesoncs - carried isso erect tsHM
Wx. HsDSy rhompscu's Dcspatchses
Nsw OaaEAxs Feb. 10, 1884,
Sv news IN ~ Dspartmens Of the Gulf is AZ stand
aM Az 10 vsy qs'ss.
nm ssrAssa nors,
SHotan Bavvsmcre. was sunk % wednesday last, pea
yafousohs BY being accidentally into BY the Unite
NaalAs sunb0at 10 No lives lost, though The ve
ss SUM- msedIaieIy afser being struck. sbe will prey
oevtaln loes.
mo Mcrrimac and No Molay arrived here on wedoes
cay, brseae troops 10 thic department
yrrrws AZ vopv sopasH- srwRmAss mcyE,WSys
spslIcuaap IN lhR city secc',cd letter Tow day