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JOHN MARRIOTT. la a Devonshire lane, as I trotted along rTother day, much in want of a subject for song, Thinks I to myself, I have hit on a strain— Sure marriage is much like a Devonshire lane. In the first place, %is long; and when once you are In it It holds you as fast as a enge.does a linnet; But. howe'er rough and dirty the road may be found Drive forward you must—there is no turtling round. But though 'tls no long. it is not very wide, For two'arc the most that together cau tide; And e'en then, 'tin a chance hut they get in a pother And jostle and cross and run foul of each other. Oft Poverty meets them with mendicant looks; And Care pushes by them, o'erluden with crook•; And Strife's grazing wheels try between them to pass; And Stubbornness blocks up the way on an ass. Then the banks are so high on the left hand and right, That they shutup the beauties around them from stght; And hence you'll allow, 'tin an inference plain, That marriage In just like a Devonshire lane. Outthinks I, too, these banks, within which we are pent, With bud, Llossom, and berry are richly besprent; And the coujimal (mice which forbids us to roam, Louks lovely, when decked with the comforts of home In time rock's gloomy crevice, the bright holly 'grows; The ivy waves fresh e'er the withering rose; And the evergreen love ofo virtuous wife, soothes the roughness o f care, cheers the winter of life Then long be the journey and narrow the way; I'll rejoice that I've seldom a turnpike to pay; And whote'er others say, be the last to complain, Though marriage is jam like a Devonshire lane "Heart To Heart." Heart to heart. and lip to lip, Bead thine eyes on mine! Let sue feel thy !ashes sweep With their curve divine, O'er thy cheek and mine! Let me (eel thy bosom's throbbing; Stan not, child, at mine! Wouldn't thou hush its bitter sobbing, Soothe this heart of mina! La it break 'gains' thine Closer, Maier let thy breath, Balmy vapor, blend with mine; Thus united, pitying Death . Pauses over mine— Merged, absorbed in thine. Loose thy hair in glittering fold, Angelwire o'er mine— Let the mingled black and gold (Light and fhade) entwine, Like thy 1410 and mine! Guiltless now our fowl caresses, Thou art wholly mine: Death anoints the brow be presses, And the shining sign Seals me his and thine Railroad Faoilities between New York and Washington. JORNSON, FROD THE COI/MITTEL ON ROADS AND CANALS. MADE TUE FOLLOWING REPORT: The Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred a bill entitled "An act to secure increased railroad facilities be tween the Cities of New York and Wash ington," have had the same under consid eration, and beg leave to report: That the incidents of the past year have demonstrated in a striking manner certain great wants of the government, and among these developed wants and weaknesses, none is more conspicuous than the lack of safe, speedy, and reliable railroad communica tion between the cities of New York and Washington. One of the most depressing seasons that ever betel the country was that period in April last when the present rail road line between these cities was broken up. The extraordinary measures•th:st then became necessary to establish a new line of communication, the extraordinary expense that was incurred- by the government in doing so, amounting, it is no exaggeration to say, to millions of dollars, are facts so freehand impressive as to do away with the necessity of an argument that other and more reliable routes of communication than the existing ones are needed. The personal•experienee of members who have been obliged • to travel between Wash ington and New York might safely be.ap pealed to, and with entire unanimity they would declare that a more disagreeable, an noying, and unsatisfactory , line of railroad, for the length aid • importance of it; is not to be found in the United States. From twelve to _fourteen hours c.f time .are cork mealy consumed, when from seven to nine dught to be sufficient: Three - changes of ears are inflicted," the great 'majOrity of passengers where not one should•be.tolera tcd. A, failure of trains to connect is fre quently occurring, Whereas. no . suah breos should be,possible; Oil roads of itiferierinal penance - saub'fitsts knight' berreorded as only of locelfaad 3odividaal Concerin..bal eziatingaa thotto - oet traveled. and most vital thoroughfare aestimellae propOrth7ll6 oft ; Not only in the discomfort and uncertainty inflicted on the travel over this line of rail road is it an offence to the country, but in the special taxation imposed is it unjust and oppressive. Every one who travels between Washington and New York is compelled to 'contribute a part of the money ho pays to the State treasuries of the States of Mary land, Delaware and new Jersey. The very mails of the government, which it is a tax of millions a year on the people to transport, are subjected to the oppressions of a like spirit of monopoly, the Post Office Depart ment not being able to make with this line of railroads reasonable contracts, but being compelled to pay such price for service as the companies may exact. And at the pres ent time the yearly tribute of the govern ment to these monopolies for mail carrying is $93,050, of which you will find the official evidence accompanying. The late annual report of the Postmaster General calls atten tion to the impositions inflicted on the gov ernment by this and other railroad lines, and admits that the government "at the mercy of the companies." in 50 These accumulated evils, so recently and so urgently pressed upon the attention of Congress and the country, leave your com mittee no room to doubt that the interven• don of the general government is impera tively demanded, and that no public senti ment is more unanimous than that which demands the establishment of additional, safer, and speedier railroad communication between the cities of New York and Wash ington. There are several modes proposed of ac complishing this reform. One is the con struction of an entire new road between the two cities as nearly as possible in a straight line and to be built and used chiefly as a military road for the government. There are several objections to this project. One is its very great cost, which the treasury cannot at this time wellafford. The sec ond is, that anything very" dear a straight' line between New York and Washington would be too near the coast line to relieve the road of danger of interruption in case of foreign invasion, which is one of the greatest objections to the present line of road. And lastly, it is never good policy for the government to enter upon a system of internal improvements, however vital to the functions of government, if the ends of government can be served by a judicious intervention or private enterprise. Your committee, after examination of the whole ground, have come to the conclusion that a new and very valuable improvement can be effected in the communication be- tureen the cities of New York and 'Washing ton at absolutely no anal cost to the govern ment, but only requiring the extension of its credit to a limited amount. The Reading and Columbia Railroad, in the State of Pennsylvania, now in process of construction, will fill up, when completed, the only link wanted in a continuous lino of railroad between Washington and New York, wholly from the serious breaks in the present line occurring at Philadelphia and Ilavre de Grace. The new route will be inland, entirely out of danger, by remote ness from the coast, of interruption by in vasion of the sea-board; it will be free from the special tax imposed on travel by the States of New Jersey and Delaware; it will afford u quicker and more reliable con nexion between the political and financial capital of the country titan any route now existing, and by the competition it will introduce against the existing route, it will insure the reduction of fare, and the prompt and effectual performance of public service in the transportation of the United States mails. To obtain such benefits as these, at once, would, in the opinion of the commitee, jus- tify a liberal omployin ent of the .government credit. The improvement sought might save millions to- the treasury, and prevent griat national dangerand humiliation in case of foreign war. If they can be obtained without serious cost or outlay, there should, it appears to the committee, be no doubt or hesitation in the matter. The Reading and Columbia railroad, as any railroad map will show, is admirably adapted to serve the purposes contemplated. The road wilt be furty-tivo miles .long A considerable portion—fully one half of it— is already graded, and the bridges built, the latter being superior stone structures, and the road-bed ready fur the.superstruc tore. The northern or Reading terminus of the:road will connect with the East Penn sylvania and New Jersey railroid, leading directly into New York. The southern or Columbia terminus will connect with the Northern Central road, leading down to Baltimore. The line established • will be thirty miles shorter in distance, and, owing to stoppages in Ilurrishurg, nearly two hours shorter in time than any inland route be tween New York and Washington; making a difference in through travel and transpor tation, if the thoroughfare should become national, of millions of dollars annually.— The route, by being inland and secure from seaboard •invasions, would be 'necessarily somewhat longer in distincettlian the route hyf . Philadelphia and Havre de Clritee; hitt, by,reasen of the delays and interruptions et thesa.poiuts, it .would beahortdr,in•point_of tinfe,"thart the route thidugli,Phillidelphin: The Aea!iing and Colombia railroad is; in the opision•%of your, ocsiomitteei .00titled to thetioolldenceofOongtess:'ll pipsofeir:thipukh LTie•Aiiaoillifr. "NO ENTERTIMMENTIS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LISTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 17, 1862 . Sylvania, which are two of the most popu lous and wealthy in the Union, and have a character that is really national. The sources of wealth and revenue along the line of this road are unusual. There are 83 flouring mills, 223 store, 13 bleat furnaces, 1 large rolling•mill for rail road bars, 10 gun-barrel factories, a number of tanneries and distilleries, 23 lumber yards , and all the incidental improvements that a dense and thriving agricultural country af fords. The road passes directly through the well known Chestnut Hill iron ore veins, and in close proximity to the Cornwall iron ore deposit. It will drain the wheat and dour product of the counties of Lancaster, York, Berke, Lebanon, Lehigh, and North ampton; and certainly a more remarkable wheat region is nut to be found, as the num ber of flouring mills (83) on the line of the road and in its vicinity sufficiently demon strates. The coal fields of Schuylkill, Carbon, and Luzerne will also be made ac cessible to Washington, by this road, by a more direct route than any now used, and if the connection were at this time made not only would government, but the citizens of Washington be saving weekly many thousands of dollars now expended in the extravagant prices paid for fuel and every species of marketing. But it is not thought necessary to go more into detail on this subject. This report is accompanied by authentic tables, showing the nature and liable of the products of the counties that this road is penetrating and developing. These products will be found truly enormous, and will satisfy any intelli gent mind that the Reading and Columbia road, if never made a part of a national railroad between New York and Washing ton, would be a safe and profitable enter prise. But if made 'a link in the grand in land route between those cities (which the desired action of Ceing,ress would make it) a safer and better security of the government credit bestowed on any other project would not be possible. It may be said in reference to this im provement, that it does not cover the whole line of difficulty as to railroad communica tion between New York and Washington. This is true; but it does ail that the cora ' pany have power to do. And they really do remove two-thirds of the obstructions to travel existing in the present route, to wit: at Philadelphia, Havre de Grace, and Gun powder river. They aro a State organiza tion, and can operate only on their link of road in the State of Pennsylvania. But that link is vital to the new route, and mast be made. The improvement of the route through the State of Maryland and the Dis trict of Columbia other parties will undoubt edly undertake if the government shag choose to sanction it. Entertaining these views, and expressing anew their conviction that public sentiment and the national necessities urgently de inand new lines of communication between New York and IVashington, your committee report the acconitaning bill, with a recom mendation that it do pass. 117/: s k DVAI4I CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS OFFICIAL REPORTS. OFFICIAL REPORT' OF COM. FARRAGOT. UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP IfARTFORD, } AT ANCHOR OFF NEW °REARS, April 29,18(32. Sir—l am happy to announce to you that our flag Wares over both Funs Jackson and St. Philip, and at New Orleans, over the Custom House. lam taking ovary means to secure the occupation by General Butler of all the forts along the coast. Berwick's Bay and Fort Piko have been abandoned; in fact, there is a generaal stampede, and I shall endeaver to follow it up. I am bringing up the troops as fast as possible. We have destroyed all the forts above the city—four in number—which we understood to be all the impedimenta be tween this and Memphis. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, . D. G. FAREAG ur, Flag Officer Western Gulf Block'g Squadron. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of Navy. OFFICIAL REPORT OF CODS. BAILEY. UNITED STATES GUNBOAT CAYUGA, Or Nvw ORLEANS, April 25, 1862. Flag Officer —Y oor boldly conceived and splendidly executed plan of battle have re in_perfect success, leaves me time to make up the report of my division. You will find in Lieutenant Commanding Ilarri son's report an accurate outline of the noble part taken by the Cayuga under his com mand, and bearing my divisional flag. We led off at two A. M., in accordance with your,signal, nuffsteered,directly upstream, edging a little TO"iitarboard, - in order to give room for your division. I was followed by the Pensacola in fine style. The remainder of my division follow_ ing in regular and compact order. We were scarcely above the Room when we were dis oovered.wnd Jackson and St. Philip opened upon us. We could bring no gun to bear, but steered directly. -on. ,were struck from stem to stern; at length we, were close up with St—Philip, .when we opened with grape and canister.. , Scarcely ware we above the dine of fire ! when we found ourselves at tacked by the . Ftnbel fleet of gn obocts„ This was hot, but more congenial work. •Two law 'steamers. attempted to board, cue ou our starboard bow, the other astern, a third on our starboard beam. The 1.1-inch Dahl green being trained on this fellow, we fired at a range of thirty yards. The effect was very destructive; ho immediately sheered in shore, run aground, and burnt himself up. The Parrot gun on thcforecastle drove off the ono on the bow, while we prepared to repel boarders, so close was our remaining enemy. About this time Boggs and Lee came dashing in and made a finish of the 1 Rebel boats—eleven in all. In the grey of the morning discovered a camp with Rebel flag flying, and opened with canister. At 5 A. N. received the swcrd and flag of Colonel Szymanski, and his command of five companies, arms and camp equipage. lVhile engaged at this point, observel the Verona in conflict with a number of gun boats. She had been butted by one of them and sunk, but with his forward guns still above water he was bravely maintaining the fight, driving off his enemies, and saving his crew. Informing Captain Lee, of the Oneida, who had also been engaged with the enemy, of the Verona's situation, he instant ly steamed up and made a finish of the Rebel boats. The remainder of the fleet now came up. The Mississippi had been detained be low with the Manassas and another iron-clad. After this everything passed under your own observation. The pleasant duty now remains of speak ing of the Cayuga and her brave officers and crew. Prom first to last Lieutenant Com manding M. B. Harrison displayed a master ly ability in steering his vessel past the forts under a Lurricane of shot and shell; and afterwards in manceavring and fighting her among the gunboats. I cannot say too much for him. He was gallantly sustained by Lieut. George U. Perkins, and Acting Mas ter Thomas 11. Morton. These officers have my unbounded admiration, I must, in conclusion, express the pleas ure which I experienced in witnessing the seamanlike manner in which all the ships were handled. The Reports of the Divisional Captains will inform you of the pa tieular part borne by each ship. Resreetfully your oh% servant, T. BAILEY, Capt. Commanding Division of the Red. To Flag Officer D. G. Farragut, Command er-inChief", &c., Ness Orleans. UNITED STATES GUNBOAT CAYUGA, AT SEA, May 7, 1862. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of aze Nay!, . Sir—thiving found it impossible to get the Colorado over the bars of the Mississippi, I sent up a large portion of her guns and crew, filling up deficiencies of both in the different vessels, and with my aid, Acting Midshipman Higginson, steward and boat's crew, followed up myself, hoisting, by au thority of the Flag Officer, my red distin guishing flag as second in command, first on the Oneida, Commander Lee, and after wards on the Cayuga. That brave, resolute, and indefatigable officer, Corn. D. D. Porter, was at work with his mortar fleet, throwing shells at and into Fort Jackson, whilst General Butler, with a division of his urmy in transports, was waiting a favorable moment to land.— After the mortar fleet had been playing up- I on the forts for six days and nights' without perceptitly diminishing their fire, and one or two changes of programme, Flag Officer Farragut formed the ships into two columns, "line ahead," the column of the red, under my orders, being formed on the right, and consisted of the Cayuga, Lieutenant Com manding ilarrison, bearing my flag and leading the Pensacola, Captain Morris; the Mississippi, Commander M. Smith; Oneida, Commander S. P. Lee; Verona, Commander C. S. Boggs; Katandin, Lieutenant Com manding Preble; Kineo, Lieutenant Com manding Ransom, and the Wissahickon , Lieutenant commanding A. N. Smith. The column of the blue was formed on the left, heading up the river, and consisted of the flagship Ilartford, Commander R. Wain. wright, and bearing the flag• of the Com mander-in Chief Farragut; the Brooklyn, Captain T. T. Craven; Richmond, Com mander Alden; the Sciota, bearing the divis . ional flag of the Fleet, Captain U. 11. Bell, followed by the Iroquois, Itasca, Winona and Kennebec. At two A. M. on the morning of the 24th. the signal "to advance" was thrown out from the flagship. The Cayuga immediately weighed anchor and led on the column.— We were discovered at the boom, and a little beyond both forte opened their fire. When close up with St. Philip we opened with grape and canister, still steering on. After passing this line of fire encountered the Montgomery flotilla, consisting of eigh teen boats, including the ram Manassas and iron battery Louisiana of 20 guns. This was a moment of anxiety, as no sup porting ship was in sight. By skillful steer.. ing, however, wo avoided their attempts to butt and board, and had succeeded in for cingthe sprreoderof three, when the Verona, Capt. Boggs, and the O nedia, , Capt. Lee. were discovered near at hand. The gallant conduct of these ships will be made known by their commanders. At early.dawn dis covered a Rebel camp on the right bank of the river. Ordering Lieutenant M. B. liar risen to anchor, close alongside, I hailed and ordered the Colonel, to pile up his arms on the river bank nod come on. board.-. This proved to be the Chalmette regiment, ccumpandod by C.A. S. 4,yauguski. re- gimental flag, tents and camp equipage were captured. On the morning of the 25th, still leading and considerbly ahead of the line, the Chal metto batteries, situated three miles below the city, opened a cross fire on the Cayuga. To this we responded with our two guns. At the end of twenty minutes the flagship ranged up ahead and silenced the enemy's • guns. From this point no other obstacles were encountered, except burning steamers, cot ton ships, fire rafts, and the like. Immedi ately after anchoring in front of the city. I was ordered on shore by the Flag Officer to demand the surrender of the city, and that the flag should be hoisted on the Post Office, Custom House and Mint. What pass ed at this interview will be better stated in the Flag Officer's report. On the 2Gth, I went with the Flag Officer some seven miles above the city, where we found the defences aban doned, the guns spiked, awl gun carriages burning. These defences were erected to prevent the downward passage of Captain Foote. On the 27th, a large boom, situated above these defences, was destroyed by Cap tain S. Philips Lee. On the 28th, General Butler landed above Fort St. Philip, under the guns of the Mississippi and Nine.). This landing of the army above, togethe r with the passage of the fleet appears to have put the finishing touch to the demoralization of their garrison (300 having mutinied in Fort Jackson). Both forts surrendered to Commander Porter who was near at hand with the vessels of his flotilla. As I left the river General Butler had garrisoned Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and his transports with troops were on the way to occupy New Orleans. I cannot too strongly express my admira tion of the cool and able management of all the vessels of u.y line by their respective Captains. After we had passed the forts it was n contest between iron hearts in wooden ves• sels and iron-clads with iron beaks, and the iron hearts won. Oa the 20th the Cayuga, Lieutenant Com manding Llarrison, was selected to bring me home as bearer of despatches to the Government. I have the boutr to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant. THEODORE'S BAILEY, Captain. The Killed and Wounded The following are the casualties in the fleet during the brilliant engagement with Forts Jackson and Philip and the batteries below the city of New Orleans, on the 24th and 25th April, viz: Killed—Flagship Hartford, 3; Brooklyn 9; Pensacola, seamen 2, landsmen 2; Richmond, 2; Iroquois, 6; Pinola, 5; Verona, 3—total killed 30. Wounded on the 24th and 25th April— Flagship Hartford-7 severely, 3 slightly. Brooklyn-14 severely, 12 slightly. Pensa cola—Jno. C. Harris, Lieutenant marines. Schultze Gerard, Acting Master; John C. llnndley, Third Assistant Engineer; Wilson Goodrich, Boatswain; Joseph B. Cox, Car penter; Alfred Reynolds and Gecrge Dolli ver, Master's Mates; 6 landsmen, 11 seamen and 6 marines. Richmond-2 seamcn and 2 ordinary seamen. Iroquois—Robt. Lewis, Armorer; Frank IL Hain, Third ,Assistant Engineer, and 20 others. Pinola-7. Cayuga —6. Sciota-2. Verona-0. Total killed 30. Total wounded 110. Several vessels have not-yet made their official returns. - Interesting Semi-Offioial Letter of Com modore Farragnt. UNITED STATES FLAGSLIIP HARTFORD,} OFF TUE CITE OF NEW ORLEANS, April 25t1, 1862. .Dear Sir—ln the excitement of the last two days, you must not be surprised if I leave undone many things which I ought to do, and one which was to write you on the occasion of my taking this city, but thank God it has been done, and in .what I consider a handsome style. I had two Union men on board, who had been forced into the Con federate service at Port Jackson as laborers ormcchanics. They ir3formed me that there were two forts near the city, and as we ap proached the locality I tried to concentrate the vessels, but we soon saw that we must take a raking fire for two miles, so we did not mince the matter, but dashed directly ahead. They permitted us to approach to within a mile and a quarter before they opened on us. Captain Bailey in the Cayuga, Lieut. Com.Jlarrison, was in advance of mo, and received the most of the first fire; but, although the shooting was good, they did not damage his little vessel much. He fell back and the Hartford took her place. We had only two guns which I had placed on the top-gallant forcastle that could bear on them, until we got within half a mile; we then sheered off, and gave them such a fire •'as they never dreamed of in their philoso phy." The Pensacola ran up after a while, and took the starboard battery off our hands; and in a few minutes the Brooklyn ranged up and took a chance at my friends on the left bank; but they were silenced in, I should say, twenty minutes or half an hour. But I cannot•keep a note of time on snob occasions. I only know that half of the vessels did riptget a chance, ut them. The river was too narrow for more than two or three vessels to advantage, but.all were so anxious that my greatest fear,was that we would fire into each other, and Cap tuin;Virainwright and myself were hallooing °unpins *anoint ! On men not . to fire info $1,50 PER YEAR "ai ADVANCE; $2,00 IP NOT IN 31DVANCE our ships. This last affair was what I call one of the little elegancies of the profession —a dash and a victory—but the passing of the Forts Jackson and St. Philip was one of the most awful sights and events I ever saw or expect to experience. '['he smoke was so dense that it was only now and then you could see anything but the flash of the can non and the fire-ships or rafts, one of which was pushed down upon us (the Llartfoed) by the ram Manassas, and in my effort to avoid it ran the ship on shore, and then the fire-raft was pushed alongside, and in a mo ment the ship was one blaze all along the port side, half way up to the main and miz en-tops; but, thanks to good organization of the fire department by Lieutenant Thornton, the flames were extinguished, and at the same time we banked off and got clear of the raft; but all this time we were pouring the shells into the forts, and they into us, and every now and then a Rebel steamer would get under our fire and receive our salu tation of a broadside. At length the fire slackened, the smoke cleared off and we saw to our suprise that we were above the forts, and hero and there a Rebel gunboat on fire,—as we came up with them, trying to make their escape, they were fired into and riddled so that they ran them on shore and all who could, made their escape to the shore. I am told, I don't know how.truly, that Geueral Lova had gone down that evening to make an attack with thirteen gunboats, a large ram of eigh teen guns, and the Manassas. The Missis sippi and the Manassas made a set at each other at full speed, and when they were within thirty or forty yards, the ram dodged the Mississippi and run on shore, when the latter poured her broadside into her, knocked away her smoke stacks, and then sent on board of her, but she was deserted and riddled, and after a while she drifted down the stream full of water. She was the last of the eleven we destroy ed, but the larger ram was still at FurtJack son, but they say here she was soot down before she was ready and that she cannot stem the current. She will have to surren der with the forts, which I hope will be to day or to-morrow. 1 will give them my at tention as soon as I can settle the affairs of the city. I demanded the surrender of tho city yes terday of the Mayar, through Captain Bal ky, as the second in mainland. Ms reply was that the city was under martial law, and ho would consult General Lovell. His lordship said he would surrender nothing, but at the same time ho would retire and leave the Mayor unembarrassed. This morn ing the Mayor sent his Secretary and the Chief of Police to see me and say that he would call the City Council together at 10 o'clock and give me an answer, that the General had retired and that he had resumed the duties of his office as Mayor, and would endeavor to keep order in the city and pre vent the destruction of property. I sent him by his Secretary the letter No. 1 (copy enclosed.) I also sent him a letter demanding the surrender of the city in con , formity with the demand made by me yes terday through Capt. Bailey—copy No. 2. This morning at 6 A. M. I sent to Capt. Morris, whose ship commanded the Mint, to take possession of it and hoist the American flag thereon, which was done, and the peo ple cheered it. At ten I sent on shore again and ordered Lieuts. Kortz, of the navy, end Brown of the marines, with a marine guard to hoist the flag on the Custom house—but the excitement of the crowd was so• great that the Mayor and Councilmen thought it would produce a conflict and great loss of life. At 11 a signal was made to the fleet for Divine service, under a general order, copy No. 2. April 26.—1 n the afternoon, having been informed that there were two forte eight miles above the city at a place called Carl ton, I determined to take a look at them and demolish them. We accordingly ran up, but to our surprise, we found the gun-carriages all on fire, and upon examination found the guns all spiked. It was a most formidable work fcrr Foote to encounter on his way down,' but ' took' it in the rear.. They had also a long line of defenoes, extending back from the river to Lake Ponchartrain, both along and below, the city, •on :which were 0164;i:tine anethiitigtini each'. Immediately on my getting above the forts, I sent Captain Boggs, who is now de prived of a command by the sinking of hie ship (which he had so nobly defended), down to Captain Porter through the bayou at quarantine, directing him to demand the surrender of the forts. His demand was at first refused, but the. soldiers told their offi cers that we were in their rear and that they would not be sacrificed. So this morning, the 29th, the gallant Bailey brought us the intelligence in the Cayuga, Captain Harri son, that the forts had surrendered, the ram blown up, and that the American flag floats over both forts. I have sent down fur Gen. Butlers troops to come up and occupy the city,. and will soon bo off for Mobile. Depend upon it we will keep the stampede upon them. I send Capt. Bailey home as bearer of despatches. Be hail done his work nobly, and that while suffering under an infirmity which required attention and repose. I eat very-truly and respectfully, your friend and obedient servant, D. G. Fanaautrr, Flag Officer. Western Gulf Blockading Squadron. G. V. F,oz, Esq., Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Washingteu, D. C. • [WHOLE NUMBER 1,656. Mere follows letter from F. 0. Farsagat, dated April 26, 1802, to the Mayor of New Orleans, which has already been published, demanding the surrender of the citz_of Now Orleans, UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, } At anchor off City of N. 0., April 26. To his Honor the Mayor of New Orleans: Your Honor will please give directions that no flag but that of the United States will be permitted to fly in the presence of this fleet, so long as it has the power to prevent it, and as all displays of that kind may be cause of bloodshed, I hove to re 7 quest that you will give this communioation as general circulation as possible. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, D. G. FARRACLIT, Flag °Meer, Western Gulf Blockading Squadron. UNITED STATES FLAGSUIP Ili/ATS.OEO,I Off the City of New Orleans, April 26. General Ortler.—Eleven o'clock this morn ing is the hour appointed for all the officers and crews of the fleet to return thanks to Almighty God for His great goodness•and mercy in permitting us to pass through th' events of the last two days with so littleloss of life and blood. At that hour the church pennant will be hoisted on every vessel' of the fleet, - and their crews assembled, will, in humiliation and prayer, make their acknowledgiuenkis therefor to the Great Dispenser of all hunian events. D. G. FARRAGUT, Flag Officer, Western Gulf Blockading Squadion. The Capitulation of Forts .Taiikson and St. Philip. • • UNITED STATES STEAXER HARRIET LANI Mistassiert RIVER, April3o, 1862. , • Sir—l enclose herewith the capitula tion of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, which surrendered to the mortar flotilla on, the 281 b day of April, 1802. I also enclose in a box (forwarded on this occasion) all t e flap taken in the two forts, with the originallag hoisted on Fort St. Philip when the State of Louisiana seceded. Fort Jackson,.is , a per, feat wreck, everything in the shape of„ .a. building in and about it was burned up by the mortar shells, and over 1,800 shells,fell in the work proper, to say nothing of those which burst over and around. I devoted but little attention to Fort St. Philip, know: ing that when Jackson fell Fort St. Philip would follow.. The mortar flotilla is still fresh and ready for service. Truly the backbone of the re 7 hellion is broken. On the 26th of the month 1 sent six of the mortar schooners toi the back of Fort Jackson to block up the bayous and prevent supplies getting io. Three of them drifted over to Fort Livin,geten, anti . when they anchored the fort hung out a white flag and surrendered.. The Kittatinny, which had been blockading these_for some time, sent a boot in advance of the mortar,vet. sels, and, reaching the shore first, deprived them of the pleasure of hoisting our flag over what had surrendered to the mortar flotilla. Still-the fort is ours, and-we are satisfied. lam happy to state that officers and crow aro all well and full of spirits. I have the honor to remain your obedient servant. DAYS]) D. PORTER, Commanding Nittia t Llon. Gideon Welles, Secretary Navy, UNITED STATES STEAMER UARRIET LANE, FORTS JACKSON AND ST. Pinup, Mississippi Elver. April 28, 1862. - . By articles of capitulation entered into. this 28th day of April, 1862, between David D. Porter, Commander United States Navy, commanding the United States mortar 1101 tilla, of the one part, and Brigadier General J. R. Duncan, commanding the, coast defences, and Lieutenant Colonel Edward Iligg,ins, commanding Forts Jackson and St. Philip, of the other part,. it is mutually agreed: Ist. That Brigadier General Duncan-and Lieutenant Colonel aiggins shall surrender to the mortar flotilla, Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the arms, munitions of war and all the appurtenances !hereunto. belonging;-to gether with all public property that may be under their charge. • 2d. It is ngreed by Commander David D. Porter, commanding the mortar flotilla, that Brigadier General Duncan and Lieutenant Colonel Higgins, together with the officers under their command, shall be permitted to' retain their side arms, and that all private property shall be respected; furthermore that they shall give their parole 'of Boner not to serve in arms against the Government of the United States until regularly ex- changed. , 4 3d. It is furthermore agreed, by Commtu2 7 , der David D. Porter, commanding the mor tar flotilla, on the part of the United States Government. that the non-commissionedoka-. cars, privates and musicians shall be, per; mitted to retire on parole, their command ing and other officers becoming responsibba for them; and that they shall deliser„stp, their arms and accoutrements in their ir.es i ent condition, provided that no expenses cruing from the transportation . 617 tniOneu, shall be defrayed by the Goveram!eut,of the United States. 4th. On the signing these • articles by the oontranting parties thes,forbsiehall be fort, welly taken • poaression : of .by the United States nalral 'forlmtolulAtallt flotilla, the Confederate leg shall be ,10firirs ed and the flag of the United Stattaataistod on the flagstaffs of Forts daoltsottotpOtt Philip. 4 1.1.4.11 JET
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