The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15

which had been pretty thoroughly dealt with In the
advance. After Farragut's fleet had passed the OBJ
structions and the FORTS I'm the dawn OF the morning
an attempt made to retrieve the fortunes Of the
fight on the part OF the COnfederates The ram Ma
nassas started up the stream, but encountered
by the Mississippi, which dashed towards her with
the fun velocity of steam and stream When they
were but fifty yards apart the ram put her HELM
a-port, lodged the blow, and, running full on the
banks, her crew succeeded in getting ashore. The
Mississippi poured in two broadsides thoroughly
riddling the Manassas, ana then boarded her, but
she was not worth the effort of saving.
During the fight, the Varuna one OF FaTragrts ves-
sells, went to the bottom, but not until she had
seized, sunk, or disabled six of the enemY's 1eeL
The Winona aud KeDnebec had got fOuled among
the hooks of the barricade and N daylight found
themselves the mark for the whole fire OF the two
forts against which il useless TO contend; they
had therefore been forced to turn their heads down
stream The Itasca had desisted from the attempt
to pass the forts only when several shots from Fort
Jackson had passed through her, one piercing her
boiler, making an aperture through which the'steam
rushed in dense cloud, filling the engne-room ana
driving every man below from his post. The seven
lays bombardment and the three hours fight with
the Confederate forts and feet had cost the loyal
navy 81 men Killed and III wounded, more than haS
of the loss falling upon the five steamers
Surrender of New Orleans.
Although Farragut found his fleet somewhat bat
he had begun. Word was sent to Porter and Butler,
still below the forts, OF the success which had at
tended the advance, and the latter told that the
way was clear for him to send his troops up to the
city in the rear OF the forts.
On the morning OF Aprn %, Farragut started up
the stream for New Orleans, encounterng further
opposition OF a serious character and at noon the
fleet rounded the bend in the river and cast anchor
in full view OF the city. The shore was lined with
blazing fires, the stream was filed with burning
vessels, and the levee swarming with an excited
mob. faint cheer for the Union was raised, but
the men who thus rendered a welcome to the in-
yaders were speedily hunted down by the mob, and
their patriotic ebulton suppressed. The rain soon
began to descend, and the crowd gradually dwtn-
died away.
While the rain was still descending, a boat put OF
from the Hartford, without flag OF truce. Two
officers charged with the duty OF demanding the sur
render of the city, stepped ashore amid cheers for
Jeff Davis and groans for Lincoln, and pro-
ceeded to the City Hall, some OF the crowd
acting as escort and attempting TO shield
the messengers from the insults OF the
yelling mob which followed them. One OF the
New Orleans journals the next morning said :-"No
violence was offered TO the officers, though certain
persons who were suspected OF favoring their nag
and were set upon with great fury and roughly
handled. On arriving At the City Han, It required
the intervention OF several citizens to prevent viO-
lence being offered 10 the rash ambassadors OF an
eXeCrated dynasty and government" The officers
presented themselves 60 the notorious desperate,
John n. Monroe, who was at shat
time Mayor of the city, demanding its
surrender and the hOsting OF the Union flag the
public buildings. Monroe responded that he had no
authority TO surrender the town, and declined to
hoist the nag. General Lowell, the military COM
mander, was then sent for and when he arrived. he
declared that he had evacuated the city, and there
fore could not surrender it, He said he wosd with
draw, and permit the municipal authorities TO do as
| they thought best The Mayor thereupon promised
10 consult the City Council and report the result the
/ next day.
On the morning OF the 10Th the city Council was
called together TO listen TO the response Of Monroe
| TO the demand Tor surrender. 1t was very bom-
bastic and Indefinite but received their hearty ap-
prOyal. 'rhe city yours, read the document, 'by
the power OF brutal force. AS the hosting OF any
other nag than the one OF our adoption, the man
lives not in our midst whose hand and heart would
not be palsied at the mere thought OF such act
nor could l ind in my entire constituency so
wretched and desperate renegade as would dare
10 prolane with his hand the sacred emblem Of our
| aspirations"
| On the following morning. the 2Ith, FaTagut sent
party shore TO hoist the Union nag on the Gus
tom House and Mint, with instructions 10 use their
arms only when assailed. Insult, but not violence,
was rendered them, and the nags were left without
guard, but With intimation that the feet would
open fire upon the Mint, If attempt was make 10
| disturb the flag on that building. About noon, how
ever four men ascended 10 the roof and tore down
the nag, which was dragged through the mire OF the
streets, torn into shreds, aud the pieces distributed
among the crowd. As soon az the attempt upon the
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guns had been trained upon the building, the strings