The National tribune., 1898-08-04

While he WAS eff-cling this. Commander
Porter. with his mo.tar-fleet b:ioH, resumed
and continued the bombaIGment, sending up
a flag of trace to demand a surrender, which
was refused; hut. next day. 80 OF the 9arri
son OF Fort .jarnsol. having heard, or in
ferFed from the blacNened fragments floating
down the river. that New Orleans was capt
ured. refused to fight longer. and, spiking
the guns ON the upper side Of the fort, sailed
out and surrendered themselves to Gen.
Buffers picllets-
Lieut. Col Higgins, who commanded the
forts. seeing that all was lost, now made
haste to accept the favorable terms of capitu
lation previously offered by Commander
Porter, before the latter shoald be made
aware OF Buffers position above and the
nutiny and surrender of half the garrison
While the terms of capitulation were be-
ing reduced TO writing, the Confederate naval
officers Just above the forts towed their ram
Louisiana out into the current, set her on
fire and abandoned her, with all her guns
shotted, expecting her TO drift down upon
and explode in the midst of Porter's feet;
but, just as she was abreast OF Fort st.
Philip, she blew up and sunk, injuring no
one bat a rebel soldier in the fort, who was
killed by fragment.
vi iiic ICDti StCdiuCI>, ouC
had been scuttled, the Others surrendered
without resistance, their officers, with those
of the Louisiana, being sent north as close
prisoners because of their attempt TO destroy
our fleet while capitulation was in progress.
| Commander Porter turned the forts and
their contents Immediately over to Gen.
Phelps, and they were very soon being re-
paired and fitted for effective service, while
Gen. Butler, leaving Gen. Williams in COM
mand there, and having easily reduced Forts
Pike and Wood, at the entrance of Lake
Pontchartrain, brought his steamers around
into the Mississippi, and, taking on board
1900 of his men, moved up to the city and
took possession-Capt. Farragut very gladly
relinqushing TO him the difficult and dis
agreeable duty of bapdying words with its
spiteful, Shutting authorities, and dealing
with its fcrocoCs and ruffianly mob. who
would have taken exquisite pleasure i'll max
ing nincc-nieat Of either of them.
| In the conferences which ensled between
the commanding General aid the munich
pality, Mayor Monroe was counseed and
prompted by Hon. Pierre Sou!e, a gentleman
whose ability and tact shone forth iii striking
contrast with the pitiable exhibition pre-
viously made of himself by the Mayor. In
fact, if SouIe bad had 10 or 10 GOD regi-
menis and as many batteries at his back, lie
might have argued Butter out of New
Orleans. A wide diversity as to premises
rendered the progress and res ats Of these
discussions quite unsatisfactory 10 the weaker
party.
DIFFERENCE IN VIEWS
| In The cot mpation Of Gen. Butler New
Orleans WAS city of the United States,
where rebellion had been temporarily
dominant, but which had now been restored
to lis rIgltlul and lawful allegiance, and
wher, in no authority must be asserted, no
! flag displayed, hut those Of tile Un1n
Soule, Monroe, and the mob could not see
the matter in That light, but insisted on re-
gardiDg our forces as intruders, who ought in
simple decency to abscond, but who, since
they refused to do this, should in all things
consult the feelings and tastes CT the patriotic
and indomitable Southrons, who, from be-
hind their baTricades of women and children,
delighted III hallooing, wherever Butler APP
peared or was expected, where's old cock
eyer" Let me see the damned rascal u
- ] see the damned old villain" etc, in
terspersed with 8 Hurrah for jeff Davis !"
Hurrah for Reauregard +" "Go home. yon
damned Yankees!" etc 1t was amid a
tempest Of such outcrics from the Threats of
80, 900 yenomous rebels that the General,
after vainly endeavoring to comply with a
popular demand for 4" Picayune Butter, !"
! which none of his bands were able to play,
and after having waited upon Capt. Far
ragut and heard his account Of all that lad
occurred since our feet first appeared before
the city, ordered the immediate debarkaton
of his troops, which began at O'Clock that
afternoon: the crowd requiring 10 be- slowly
pressed back with the bayonet TO Obtain
space on which our regiments were thus en
e abled successfully to land and form; Gen
0 Butler and his stafl;-no horses having ye
y been matchmaking on foot at the heat
v of the 3lst Mass and the 4th Wis to tn
s music of the .Star-Spangled Banner
5 variegated by nowise complimentary observa
S tions from the mob, along the levee Il
n Poydras street, thence through st. Charlie
d street and Canal street, to the vast, un
: finished Custom-HOuse, where our artilIer
: was duly posted and the men fifty quartered
> while the General and his staff returned +
his steamboat, and the 18th Conn.,, Col