THE PRESS.
FUBLIBHKD DAILY (BUNDAYB HXOTPMD,)
BY JOHN W. FORNEY,
OFFICE If.. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
THE OAI Ij Y FRESS|
Tmn Cshts Pkr Wkek, payable to the Carrier.
Slatted to eubacribor. ont ml the City at Six
Faa Atnrnst, Fooa Bollarb for Siam MOSTHJi
~%uku Pobuka ran Bin Mouths—invariably in ad-
Tan re for the time ordered.
THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,
Hailed to Snbscribera oat of the City nt Tunm 801.
£,m Pii JjraruH, in uiTAneo.
IMPORTERS ANII JOBBERS.
JJAZLETT, LATHKOP, & LYONS,
JJfo. 411 MARKET and 409 MERCHANT STREETS,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN
FANCY GOODS.
'WHITK GOODS, KMBEOIDBIUSS, GLOVBB, HO
SIERY, LACES, TRIMMINGS, RIBBONS,
COMBS, BRUSHES, Ac ,
Are now opening and receiving a ww And choice stock
£n the above line, to which AtUutiou of buyers la ln-
-mUSB-lm
MILLINEUY GOODS
BPKINO 1862
1862.
WOOD & OAKY.
(Bnccoeonra to Lincoln, Wood, & Nichols,)
No. »94 CHESTNUT STREET,
Hava now In Store a complete stock
<3TRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS,
SILK BONNETS,
STRAW AND PALM-LEAP HATS, *O.
To which they respectfully inYite the actontlou of toe
former patrona of the house and the trado generally.
m*rl2-2m
ge erniNO. 18 g 3i
M. BERN HEIM,
NO. 726 CHESTNUT STREET,
Has now in ftore, and is daily receiving, the latest
m
GIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS,
WREATHS, SILKS, ORATES,
LACES,
AND OTHTSB
GOODS.
*£ o which he respectfully invitee the attention of the
TRADE.
PRICES LOW.
mb24>tm
<£ BKUKa - 1862.
ribbons, millinery.
4HD
STRAW GOODS.
BROOKS,
& Go.,
NO. 431 MARKET STREET,
cHave now open—and to whieh dally addition* are made—
lyuk
ÜBUAIi HANDSOME YABTBTY
or
RIBBONS.
BONNET MATERIALS, FLOWERS,
RUCHES.
STRAW AND FANCY BONNETS,
MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS,
FLATS, SHAKER HOODS, and
.jAT.T. OTHER ARTICLES IN THE MILLINERY
LINE,
Whioh will be offered at the
LOWEST MARKET FRIGES.
The attention of the trade is respectfully invited.
19” Particular attention given to filling orders.
mhl3-2m
»rpHOMAS KENNEDY & BRO.,
T 39 CHESTNUT Street, below Eighth.
A (Moe Stock c 4
SPRING MILLINERY GOODS,
mhlS-3m} AT LOW PRICKS.
CARFETS AMD Oil, CLOTHS.
CARPETING.
JAMES ORNE,
-626 CF^« TNUT STREET,
BBLOW BETBNTH.
w» have juflt received, by late arrivale from Earo^,
and choice varieties of CARPETING) WW
: Jrieto* _ .
. FRENCH AITBUSON Square Carpets.
‘ENGLISH AXMESSTERS, by the Yard and in
Caxpeta-
OROSSLEY’B 6-4 sad 3-4 wide Velvets,
ii Tapestry Brussels,
it Brussels Carpeting.
AUO, .MrgeTUriOT ef OWUSLOI* eftss makes.
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS,
From 871 c. to Per Yd.
Onr assortment compn.e. »u «fa= bet »f Ti..~-
ult and Ingrain Carpeting, which, together vmh a gene
ra W i«y goods in onr line, will be offered at the low
-ost possible prices. . .
OIL CLOTH FOR FLOORS,
Trom one to eight yards wide, out to any Site.
fRESH MATTINGS.
BT late arrivals from China vre have a full assortment
'WHITE AND COLORED
MATT I N O S
OF ALL WIDTHS.
JAMES H. ORNE,
wfi*
jQT .TT/Nr ECHO MILLS,
McOALLTJM fi! CO,
•jbahufaotdbjebs, importers, anddkalhbs
JP9 CHESTNUT STREET.
(Opposite Independent* Hall,)
OABPETINfIS.
OIL CLOTHS,
WvbST* uowoubandanextMHdwsteekof OarjeHn*.,
«( OUT OWB »na «®«r uw*«s, L» n«fb w» «•“**" ***”"'
of ctih Mid short- time buyer*-
ttourth-stseet
CARPET store,
■®o. *7 ABOVE CHESTNUT, No. 4T.
J. T. DELACROIX
ißTlte* attention to hia Spring Importation ot
CARPETINGS,
OmiwMm weir atyle, or the Waweat patte™ ana
B^rSvKLYKT,BEDSBJLB T APEBTRY BRUB
- THKEE-PLY, and INGBAIH
*^**™*"*»^*™ I *°gS‘£* aa -
SCOTCH SAC »i»i Its*
■ FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, In eTerf width.
COCOA and CAMION MATTINGS.
shins, OLOTHJI
A* WHOLESALE AND NET AIL.
LOW FOR CASH.
J. T. DELAOBOIX,
47 Sooth TOUBTH Btrooi.
CAHPETINGB.
J. F. & E. B. ORNE.
]KO. 619 CHESTNUT STREET,
(OFfOBIT* BTATB HOUH*,)
Hm received, per eteemer Eiinbvrgh, ml otter
P * "* iT * to, w*WQ rST OBTATIO* 0»
NEW CAKPETINQS:
CROBSLET’S
YARD’AND-A-HALF* WIDE YMbTBTH,
9.4 MEDALLION D 0„
ENGLISH BRUSSELS,
EXTRA-OVALITY TAPESTRY,
BRUSSELS CARPETS, WITH BORDERS,
(of new [iitniiini, for Helle end Stain).
IKOEAIN ANB 'rUUSB-PLI OABPBTINOB, ol
Kin ouolltr
SQQ PS. J- CROSSLEY if SOS’S
TAPXSTST BRUSSELS OJLRPtTa,
jFROM 874 TO ffil PR YD,
Together with» «ompiete aHortm6 “‘ of
OUi FLOOB puXTOGBTQ,
, 8008, MATB, *o,
j&ll or saw, choice selection*, and
AT MODERATE PRICES.
J. P. & E. B. OENE,
mhS-tf OPPOSITK BTATE HOPSB-
H ARMORY SHERRY—For sale in
b f OHAS. 8. OABSTAIBB.
•d 9 Ho. UO WALNCT Bt. and 21 GBAHIXB St.
VOL. 5-NO. m
coffin, & CO.,
Agents tor the following make, of geode
PRINTS.
PUXflflliEi UTfii UUi QfilftlS KFQt 00*
Lonsdale, Forostdalo, Auburn, Siatersville, Oentredale,
Jamestown, Blacketone, Hope, Red‘Bank., DorChMtoTi
Hewburyport, Haumeag, Zouaye, Burton, Groens
Mfg. Go.’a A. A., B. A., 0. A., and othor etylea.
BhrnSide, Trent, Groton, Ashland, Chestnut, Glenvitte,
Mechanics’ and Faimcrs’.
CORSET JEANS.— Glasgow, Manchester.
DENIMS AND STRIPES.—Grafton, Jewott Olty,
Madison, SlatersTlUe, Agawam, Keyuurao, Choctaw.
CANTON FLANNELS.—Slatersville, Agawam.
SILESIAS.—Smith’s, Social Co., Lonsdale 00.
ARMY BLUB CLOTHS, KERSEYS, and FLAN
NELS.
BBOAD CLOTHS.—Plunketts', Glnnham Oe., Ae.
CABSTMERES—Gay A Son, Saxton’s River. Ac.
SATINETS.—Bass River, OonversviHe. Lower Val
ley, Hone, Staffordville, Converse and Hyde. Convene
Bros. A Co., Shaw Mfg, Co.
KENTUCKY JEANS.—Hodman, Mystic, Hold Modal.
DOMET FLANNELS.—WILLIAMS’S Angola, Sax
ony, Merino, and other stylos:
LONSDALE Nankeens and Colored Cambrics
PLAID LIHBKY9. COTTONADE9. A«- [MW-Sa,
HEUSSNER.
& CO..
IMPORTERS OF
CLOTHS, DOESKINS, CASSIMERES,
So., So.,
OFFER THEIR VERY LARGE STOCK AT CON
SIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES,
Also, just received,
A LARGE INVOICE OF
SAXONY 13 AM ASICS,
Which will be sold
VEBT LOW,
And to which w© call attention of buyers.
No- 200 CHESTNUT STREET.
aps-lm
QARPETINGS;
OIL CLOTHS, AND MATTINGS.
WOLFE & GO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NO. 132 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
A full aasortmout of Philadelphia-mod* Carpet*
always in Store. Apl-rlm
gHIPLEY, HAZARD. &
HUTCHINSON.
No. 113 CHESTNUT STREET,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOB TZXM SALE OF
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
mli2B-6m
YARNS, BATTS, A CARPET CHAINS.
H. FBANGISCUS.
WHOLESALE DEALER IN YARNS,
483 MA.BK.ET and 8 North FIJfTH Street.
DHILADWt^MHIA.
Bayers will find a full Stock of
COTTON, LINEN, AND WOOLLEN
carpet chain,
COTTON YARN.
TWIST, FILLING, WADDING. BATTING.
COTTON LAPS,
TU TARES, TWIIfES, CAUDLE WICK.
OOVHLH YARD, BROOM TWINXB, BH6* FORI ARB,
OILLUIO AttD UUII TWINKS,
BED COIIDS,
WASH AND PLOUGH LINES,
*.•»».,, 4innn*nia
Also, a full aseortroent of
pi,Y NETS,
WLlch he offers at Manufacturer*
LOWEST NET CASH PRICES.
\ H. FBANGISGUS.
433 MARKET and 5 North FIFTH Street,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLHSALR DBAIiBB IH
WOODEN AND WILLOW WAKE.
Always on hen<l> a full Stock of
TUBS. BUCKETS, CHURNS, MEASURES, BROOMS,
WHISKB,
FANCY BASKETS,
WAM., SOME, SWEEPING BRUSHES.
WWKING-GLASSBa and WINDOW PAPER,
Mate, Keelers, Flour Buckets, Host Boxes,
! WASH BOARDS, BOLLING and CLOTHES PINS.
! FLOOR and TABLE OIL CLOTHS.
! SCHOOL, MARKET, and DINNER BASKETS.
! Hul* Datio'wo, C»rri»6o», Sob b T ft—, L, *«•
AU Goode sold at
LOWEST NET CASH PRICES.
mhll*2m
628 GHESTNUT.
gLINDS AND SHADES.
B. J. WILLIAMS,
HO. 10 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
kahofactup.br of
VENETIAN BLINDS
AMD
WINDOW SHADES.
The largest and finest assortment In the City at the
LOWEST PRICES.
STORE SHADES LETTERED.
Repairing promptly attended to. ap3-3aa^
OBBMAKTOTm, PA>
COMMISSION HOUSES,
990 CHESTNUT STREET,
LAWNS.
DUNNKLL MFG. 00.
BLEACHED COTTONS.
BROWN COTTONS.
WOOLENS.
WOODEN AND WILLOW WAKE,
BLINDS AND SHADES
UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS.
H. RICHARDSON
HAfi REMOVED TO #OO MABKKT STREET,
Sonthweet cornet of Firth,
And offers a beautiful assortment si
UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS,
TENTS, AND CANES,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. mhZg-lm
MILITARY GOODS.
GKY-BLUE KERSEYS.
(«T ut SA-INCH.)
DARK-BLUfi KEBSHTB,
DARK-BLUB IMF AUTRY OLOTHB,
INDI9O-BLUB CAP CLOTHS,
BKT-BLUfI CABSIMBRBS, (New Regulation,
for Offloer*’ Panto-)
WHITB DOMBT FLANWBLB,
CARTON FLANNELS,
10m., Moo., A IRoI. TBNT DtJOK.
jlii werrented United State* Army Rtendsrd.
fob salb by
ALFRED SLADE & 0O.»
40 Sontb FRONT Street, and 39 LBMXLA ««<>»,
Philadelphia. feU-tmyl
CABINET FURNITURE.
fIABINET FURNITURE AND Bllr
W LIARD TABLXS.
MOORE & CAMPION,
Ho. 261 Booth BBOOND Strut,
connection with their exteMive Oeblnet BoatneM
aow airrpf»^Tir <T> c t superior srtioh of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And hay. now on band a fulls!£?l&JSs l, si??swTOT4PL
UOOBB A CAMPION’S IMPBOVBDOUSHIOWS,
which or* pronounced, by *U who h»T« used them, to b«
finish of umw »ww
hotareH refer to their numerona patron* throngtout
who ara tanlltor with to. character tf thrf.
work.
riOTTON SAIL DUCK AND CAN
\J YAS. of eU nwribei* and brand*. •• _
Raven's Duck Awning Twill*, of aU deocriptloM, for
Tents* Awnings* Trunks, And Wftgon voYert, _
Also, Pidm Mumracturers 7 sr!5 r !J r -5« l ? J^ omltoB
feet wide. Belttog.SaUTwlne^Ao.^^
mi . U 4 103 JONBB Alley.
JEWELRY. &c.
ONE DOLLAR STORE,
002 CHESTNUT STREET.
NEW GOODS,
NEW STYLES,
AND NEW PRICES.
For ONE DOLLAR you can buy any one of the fol
lowing article.:
Betaoi Hirer Flatod Tea Snoont.
» « it Rsaart “
14 44 44 Table u
(4 *4 «< 44 Forks.
<« <« «« Desert «•
Pair « « Knife And Work. ’
44 ‘4 44 Napkin Bings.
« 44 (( Butter Koives.
Silver Plated Sugar Bowl.
“ «« Butter Pish.
i« 44 MolaasOß Pitcher.
« 44 Crnam 4i
t< 44 castor.
i 4 44 Waiter
« ** G<?biot,
«4 *< Drinking Gup.
4< «4 Sugar Sifter.
Gold Plated Vert Chain, all Btyles.
u u Guard u « 11
« « Neck * 4 44 **
44 44 Ohatolalne, 41 44
** «« Bracelet, “ 44
« ii Medallion. 14 44
u u Armlots. 44 44
« « Breast Pin* 44 44
« *« Ear Binge, 44 44
u u Fin and Dropsy all Stylo*.
•* ** Studs ami Huttons, " 44
« a Solitary Slesro Button, all styles.
« 44 Bosom Studs, 44 44
*♦ « Finger Bings*
44 44 PfeJieiU.
44 u Pen with Poucil Case
liftdiee* or Gontlomen’a Port MoDnate* Cnbw, Bag**
Pot sob, Ac., Ac., Ac. All Go win wan-anted a* repre>
sontod. We haroou hand a large assortment ot Photo-
Alhtiitt*, Mantel Clock*, Travelling Bags, *u4
Gold Jewelry, which we are closing off at coat. The at
tention of the trade respectfully solicited.
D. W. CLARK’S
Olfß POLIi&R STORE)
602 OHKHTNnT Street
DKY-tJOOOS JOHHEKS,
1862. srBIHO - 1862.
ABBOTT. JOHLNES.& CO.,
427 MARKET STREET,
Have now open an entirely new and attractive stock In
ENGLISH, FKENGH, GERMAN, AND
AMERICAN
DRESS GOODS.
Also, a foil assortment in '
WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOVES,
SHAWLS, &0., to.,
To which they invite the attQu£9R 9f the tr&de.
mh'44-ijei
gPIiING STOCK
HTT.N AND FANCY DRESS GOODS.
A. W. LITTLE & Co.
mhlG-tf Ro, 3*9 MARKET BT.
1862. spring. 1862.
RIEGEL. BAIRD. & GO..
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
61
DRY GO O D S.
HO. *T NORTH IHIBB BTSIIT.
MlLibiLpsiL
Merchant* visiting this eity to pnrohaM Drt
and admirably aborted, and at
Low Fiatnws, to ««»«““ « ,MS “
of Oooda wo offer induoemant* to
imrehasors unequalled by any otter boosa in
? hlB ' 2 "?-
TAMES, KENT,
° SANTEE. * GO -»
importers and jobbers
DRY GOODS.
Hoe. 289 and 241 K. THIRD STREET, ABOVI
RACE, PHILADELPHIA,
Havo now open their nsnal
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
or
foreign and domestic dry goods,
Among which will he round a more than uauauy mtwtr
Uve yariety of
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS;
Al~, a full aaserbnent at
MERRIMACK AND OOCHKCO PRINTS,
ami
PHILADELPHIA,MADE GOODS.
To which they invite the tyecial attention of Went
mh2i-2m ' - ■
1862. SPKINO - 1862.
W. S. STEWART & 00.,
IMPCBTEBS A hd JOBBERS OF
PTT/KS AND FANCY DRESS GOODS,
NO. 30# MARKET STREET.
Now in store,
POULT DE SOIE,
AU Shades. „„
BLACK AND WHITE CHECKS,
Xn BILKS and OTHER FABRICS.
ALSO, A FULL LIN* OF
CDDAKING CLOTHS, PLAIDS, STRIPES,
“ ,a PLAIN COLORS.
>p!7
WHOLESALE HOUSES.
AND 54-INCH
SKY-BLUE KERSEYS,
SUPERFINE INDIGO-BLUE SATINETS,
BLACK CADET AND OXFORD Do.
PRINTED Do, In variety.
BLACK AND FANCY MIXED DOESKINS.
FANCY CASSIMERES AND MELTONS.
tm #T«BE| AHB F9R .Ah* * T
Joseph lea,
fc29-tf 198 AND 130 CHYBTNUT BTBEW
LOOKING GLASSES.
JAMES 8. EARLE & SON,
HANCFAOTCBBBB AND IMPOBTSBB
OP
LOOKING- GLASSES.
OH. PA IN TIN 08,
FINN KNGBAVINQB,
FICTUBB AMD FOBTBAIT FRAHWB,
PHOTOGRAPH FBAMBB,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBDMB,
OABTB-DB-VII3ITB PORTRAITS,
EARLE’S GALLERIES,
gld OHBBTNUT BTRSMTj
j,li PHILADELPHIA.
CHINA AND ftUEENSWARE.
DOYD & STROUD,
HO. 32 HOBTH FOUBTH STBBBT,
(Four doors below the Mereliaiiti’ Hotel*)
Now offer to country merchants a large stock of
CHINA, GLASS, & QUEENSWARE.
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &o. ]
Afresh assortment,»tless
than fobmkb bbothbr.
Importer*! SM OHBBTNUT Street, below Fourth.
DilSO-tf
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1862.
% 1 t |) rts s.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1862.
Highly ImpAUftttt L£Uer from the ef 1
Mexico Descriptive of the Preparations
Itlnde for the Attack on New Orleans,
[Special Correupoudence of The Press.]
(lur.r DLOrKAPINr. S<iCADROW, *
Heap ov Mississippi Passes, Maroh 31, 1802. j
The departure of so many ehip9of-war, with
Porter’s mortar fleet, from your principal ports,
cannot hnvi! usGhped the notice of the ptiblld, and
raised a desire to know of their destination. These
preparations have all been made with one object, if
possible, to capture, at all obstacles, however terri
iilo they may be, the firmest stronghold of tk* ©he
my—New Orleans.
To oarry out. these projects the Secretary of the
Navy bus sent a large fleet of vessels to this quar
ter, urninr lhn command and supervision of Oom
modore Paragut.
The vessels composing his squadron are the United
Statcß steam-sloop lLirtforcl, (Commodore Fara
gut'a flttg-tliip,) battery of twenty-four guus;
Brooklyn, twenty-six guns; Pensacola, twenty*
four; Richmond, twenty-four; Mississippi, fif
teen guus. These five steam sloops-of-war are all
of iho same class, being little dinerenoe in draught
of water, from rixteen to seventeen feet. The fri
gate Colorado did compose part of the squadron.
Her draft of water is twenty-two feet) but she draws
too much water to get over the bar, either at Pass
a L’ouire or Southwest Pass. We might, if possible,
have taken out her buttery, stripping her of her
riggiog and reduced her to nineteen feet draught, but
I have heard since that the attempt has been givon
up. It will not be a very great loss, as the com*
mender intends making good use of her by station
ing her at the Southwest Puss as a hospital. She
is the only double-deck ship, and can accommodate
a great many wounded. The gunboats of the fleet
are the Wynona, Wissihickon, 0
Ixc'imcbcC) KejiiOy Miami, also the tug
Calhoun, captured by the frigate Colorado, and
the steamer 'Magnolia, the fastest steamer of the
rebels captured by the United States steam-aloop
Brooklyn.
They each carry an efficient armament, ono
eleven-inch Parrott rifle, four Dahlgren howitzers,
and one Parrott rifl.©. Tb© gunbuaia »rv used as
skirmishers, thrown out to reconnoitre, and if neces
sary, to clear the way; and they will be of great
service in that respect, as all kinds of iafornal ma
cbioee, fire &UtpB } and chains are stretched across
tho river, and will keep them busily engaged.
They are now commanded by efficient officers of the
navy, and 1 know will do all that can be dona.
Now I come to Command*? Porter's mortar fleet:
His tweuty schooners have all arrived, with the
ferryboats, the men-of-wars Weatjield, Clifton ,
and the gunboat Harriet Lam, Commander Por
ter’s flag-ship at present. The Octorora has not
yot arrived, which was originally his flag-ship, and
she will not bo waited for; operations will be oom*
xu«i4vvd without hot la a chert time* The schooners
oil curry two long thirty-two pounders, used either
for shell or shot. The othor vessels carry the same
armament as the gunboatd. These vessels are
built very strong, and can resist easily a full
charged recoil of a mortar. A few extracts from
the Bureau of Ordnaoce, may be instructive and.
useful to your readers, and give them a sluv id
sight into the character of the mortarß. Ten men
and ono officer will be the number required
for each mortar-one man to carry powder;
*igkl lllfclS t 6 gfit 6tit and whip up bosabd ] tWO UOU
to carry the bomb to the mortar; one petty officer
to cut fuses, and one man to carry fuses to the
bomb. Twenty-four men will be the complement
of each vessel) besides the officers in charge, and
a vessel properly organized ought to throw at least
twenty bombs an hour.
Iu taking distance, an inexperienced officer will
find difficulty in estimating the distances by the
eye alone, as it requires long praotice and studied
observation. The sextant, however, offers a surer
Jttoihod of approximately fixing 3 pecUfou fey tafciQg
the angles between any three points, which are
generally found to be aecurately laid down on the
coast- surrey charts, plotting (he angles with a
} t t,m protractor, On working th?TO VUt by thTOB"
point problem, which is given in all surveying
books. If the object to be assaulted is a longer
one, a practical man can, by enrols? of moderate
jllriompnr. uftoa two or UudOfllBB) tihrftW th® bOffllft
near the work.
The plan for loading mortars is as follows: After
the powder has been emptied through tho funnel
out of the cotton bag into the chamber, the bomb,
loaded and fused, it is to be ftarirfnHv : -*--
CUHijfiß. , ~
In pointing mortars, on shore, it is an easy matter
t» B ot Ik. Jlccllen, kaeausa the mortar is station
ery ' but on shipboard, owing to the motion, it is
attended with difficulty, especially when the vessel
is rolling, and the line of fire can only be approxi
mate. The circles on which tha mortars stand
being fitted with eooentrioes, are made to revolve,
so as to point the mortar at the object, without the
trouble of swinging toe vessel or moving the mortar
around with handspikes.
The entire range of the mortars are two miles and
a half to three miles. The twenty-one mortar
sokeoners ought at least to fire four hundred bombs
an hour, or twenty bombs a minute. These will be
powerful instruments of war against the enemy;
and their weight, eighty tons, coming down on a
i.acb.kUd fort, no matter how strong it may ba,
cannot resist the terrible foroe of these mortars.
Ordnance Bureau directions—ranges with sea-
I coast 13-incb mortars, 20 degrees
r.hnrse I UmTof Least | Greatest I Sloan
Charge, j l fl . ght Range, | Range, j Range.
K 7 seconds. Yard.. Yards. YardiT
V 8 W fiW
!*"* 9.6 1,209 1,31 V 1,263
R ' 11.66 1,653 1,340 l,V4i
-ift***’ 12 50 2,369 2,688 2,528
it.::: 15:25 aiocn 2, n0 w*
March 13th —The flag ship Hartford and
Brooklyn, after their fortunate success in getting
over the bar at the Southwest Pass, came to anohor
off Pilot Town, a rather pretty little place, if it
were not so marshy. It is situated some four miles
from the Southwest Pass, and five miles from the
head of the passes. Before the war it contained
Tour hundred inhabitant#) mostly pilots and fisher
men 1 at present the only occupants of Pilot Town
is an old man and his daughter, the latter generally
admired throughout the squadron. The flag-officer
landed some lew brave marines and sailers, and
without opposition, threw to the breeze, amid their
cheers, our national flag, waving it once more over
the Mil of Louisiana. A detachment of marines
are at present stationed there, commanded by
Second Lieutenant Heisler, second marine officer ef
the flag-ship Hartford. _ '
is a vary persevering and aetive
man, constantly ninningjhere. and there, in one of hi»
email gunboats, now at Ship Island, Pass a L’outre,
till his broad blue pennant is seen waving on board
tho ftuTtford. He evidently desires t« burry up
his squadron. Some delay has been caused by the
large ships getting ashore on the bar. Commander,
W Flag PE?" Porter, of the mortar Beet, is very
energetic in nil his movements. He is spoken
highly of by everybody, and cannot but be
successful. Lieutenant Commanding Russell, of
the gunboat Kenntbee. la well acquainted with
every nook and oorner of the Mississippi river, and
is a very valuable officer to the Government, par
ticularly at suoh a time as this. Captain Porter
aß d Uwself were stationed somewhere hereabouts
for three years.
The attack upon the forts will soon be made.
XUe forts, Jackson on the left hand side, and Phi
lip on the right, have the defense of the river som
mitted to them. The former (Fort Jaokaon) is oaso
mated; the latter is said to be not—are situated
twenty-ono miles from the head of the Passes, and
fifty miles from the city of Now Orleans, on the
bend of the river; they are eaoh mounted with 147
large 42- pounders, besides a variety of smaller
guns l 4,010 to 5,000 man are said ro bo in these
forts. The parade ground, in the centre of the
forts, has been dug out and filled with water. The
guns of the forts command the land and Bea for
Sue* miles. These iea-eoa*t fort* are furnished
with furnace* for heating red-hot shot, a weapon
equally destructive with our mortars. Those fur
naces oan easily accommodate from fifty to sixty
shots; a twenty-four pounder oan he made red-hot
in twenty-five minutes, and a thirty-two and forty
two will require ft few minutes longer. These are
dangerous missile*, particularly against a ship of
wsr ; a red-hot shot rotains sufficient heat to set
fire to wood after having struck the water several
times. A number of a these shot, fired with small
Charges, ,<j «S to ent« half way only into a ship’s
tides, would be, I may say, almost utter deetrua
tion.
For landing troops, there is hardly any suitable
plane nround the passe* of the Mississippi. For
miles extended is a continued swamp, marshy, des
titute of trees, excepting coarse reed stems which
grow to the height of four or five feet. It wa* ge
nerally suppessd that ue treeps were 16 be landed,
until to-day, when it was understood that General
Butler was to be kept in readiness with twenty
thousand troops—a favorable increase to the expe
dition, Our opponents arc determined, without
doubt, to throw all the obstacles they oan against
us. But wo are fully prepared for them. The
other day a log of wood came floating down from
the direction of the forts, between the Brooklyn
and Hartford. It stuck upwards as if it had some
thing at the end, looking like an infernal maohine.
Before our boats could get to it to aaeortain wh“ k >t
was, the swift current of the river carried it out of
i reach. The plan of tho attack I have not yet
although numerous reports are In circula
tion, one of which is, that the mortar fleet is to be
gin the attack, and after partly silencing the first
fort, Jackson, at a given signal the shjpf-of-ffflr
are tv advance; the flagship Hartford in the
Centre, the Brooklyn, on the right, the Rtchmond
on the loft, the Pensacola and Mississippi bring
ing up the roarj taking up their position in tha
manner described. The gunboats scatter here and
there, making themselves generally useful.
The result will he, that, after the forte have fallen
into our hands, and are left in the rear, ether obsta
cles will spring up to obstruct the passage of the
ships. Englishtown, fifteen miles from the oity, on
a very narrow bend of the river, with deep water,
forty to fifty fathoms, strong current, U supposed
to be well fortified. With that capture, an easy
passage to New Orleans is beforo us, and thon, and
not till then, can w® proclaim the victory.
MARCH 25.—The fihipa ara all preparing with
vigor for the engagement, improving the guns,
placing howitzers in the tops, and putting a jacket
of iron chain on the side of the ship for the protec
tion of the boilers and steam J?u m—tho vulnerable
points of a man-of-war, and if left exposed may be
greatly injured.
March 28. —Gapt. Bell, of the fleet, in the gun
boat JZefiitebec, ventured within four miles of the
forts, when thefortsepened upon him, and to bis as
tonishment the shot struck alongside of the gunboat
— evidently a 100-ppqpd rifle ball. He bad hardly
changed his position when a shell burst on it. He
then beat a retreat, after finding out as much as he
could obtain. This shows that their guns arc four
or five miles'range, Gapt. 801 l assorts that tho
shots that were fired—amounting in all to sixty—
were fired with great precision, as if directed by
experienced gunners. It is thought that Gen.
Dwell or Gen. Duncan is in command of tha forts.
One of their contrivances is that ail the log* and
branches which float down the river in enormous
quantities should be collected, and made ready to
let down on tho float, to retard then* headway. It
is scarcely possible that any power can hold us long
back—we must go ahead.
Marcii 20 —Tho gunboat Winona leaves for
Ship Island in tt couple of hours. I will take ad
vantage of tho opportunity and send you what I
have written. You may be prepared to hear from
me again. Ma.<si!omjl.
LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
The Evacuation of Jacksonville— ExMUment
and Distress of the Inhabitants—Refugees
Fleeing to the North-Families Removed by
Meit-oi-War ami Transports—List of Vet*
st*ls—Troops* Etci—Very Ente from the City
—Cumlnel of Rebels.
{Correspondence of The Press.]
Jacksonville, April 8, lfcd2.
It wa& with feelings of tbo most extrema iwtoniahMftttfc
aild inlfibfe© taiHenktion that the people of Jacksonville
and military and naval forces here stationed wore fiist
apprised of tbe intention to evacuate the town, Tfindis
pleasure of the troops, and consternation of the loyal in*
habitants could scarcely be imagined. Citizens who had
already commenced to re-enjoy blessings of civilization
of which th*-y liaa long been deprived, nod to feel that their
lives wero again their pwn, find not the property or any
wandering, vagabond Guerilla or Regulator that
might see fit to take it, were terror-stricken when
they learned that they were to be deserted aod left to the
tender omits of tbe bloodthirsty villains The soldiers
iLdulgiug in the hope of a prolonged rest, am! opportu
nity to recruit after six months' of constant changes and
friuuent confinements on shipboard, wore much cha
grined to hear that they were to make another move j l?Ut
if woe a uimtarr order* an* as sunn bad to be obeyed.
Tbe orders to give np tbe city were received from Hilton
Head on Sunday, the 6th inet., by the United States
transport Cosmopolitan, but were not generally known
x>niii tb« afternoon prior t<f til© Uajr Of ©TOCUfttiOO. TfiO
object of secrecy was chiefly to prevent a “hubbub”
among the female portion of the population, but it was
rather poorly accomplished, as the tears and prayers to
l>e removed, of » score of women, fully proved* On
Monday orders were issued by General Wright for the
troops to prepare two days' rations, and be in readiness
to embark at daylight next morning. The officers I
afed inoii if IL& iJllfabekts wer« al*o notified hATC i
everything on board ready for a f addon start. j
Monday was principally occupied in cooking, packing j
up, bidding “ adieu,” and other preliminaries to a de
pfrpfiivfl- Many nfthi male lßliAbliAbU,
su»st favorable to our cause, and who had abetted ua too
much to risk the ire of the rebels, were engaged seeking
weens of transportation for themselves and families, wili
|? g tq rpjlnquiflh all their property in preference to ro*
maiultfgi ivery facility anil kind attention was extends 1
to th<£i desiring to leave \ accommodations were provided
in tbe transport steamers and schooners for as many as
poMible, and the remainder taken aboatf the fflf'O'Of*
war, In tbie ©vmv fw*w*rnr thlrtv raut-ULu, n «.J
number of individuals managed to escape. Among those .
known to ns are Col. Sarnmis and family, Messrs. Robin- |
son, Fairchilds, Mather, Stevens, Fairbanks, Clark, I
JXuxriG, Fr»a!w Mad families f htvOSTO, Fftllj,
Frateau, Bemingtou, Dr. Mitchell, and others. None of j
moaning! one after another, each^ryinrtodSWte
, preciona to forsake. Books, boxes, valises, portraits,
pictures, pacKagon of clothing, pe« oauartoo, ana mocking
birds were most frequently seen; stout hearted and
BlTlieh oflioere, relieving overloaded Dinahs of tneir little
rhar*?9, and leading Uttle two, three, and four-year old*
along Vho docka added a huwauo and prolßowortliy ludi
crontpes# to the melancholy scene. The negroes, with
their small carts and stonted ponies, were busily en
-4 bringing down trunks, oarpet-bags, and tho lighter,
Stable, and more T-WAte article, of furniture, wad
nutting them on the respective vessels, pell-mell, to be
stowed for sea at some more convenient season. Haste
and bustle were everywhere prevalent, tbe moat streau
oratfferh* '" ! “S (A a ASUH tA thA fn«lBM“ SilUfiS
tory "portions of their personal property. Of course,
much very mnch, was abandoned, yet by the noble ex
ertion’s of our soldiers and sailors, a great deal was se-
Ml „j in the name ot the people, wo thank them for
their manly conduct Oh that trying occasion. During
the morning, the outer pickels were witbdrawn
and the embaikation of troops began. This continued
auietly lor several houre, end by 8 ft M, all the veßsels
bad received their cargoes ana paajengers, and were
ready to haul out into the stream. The wind, which had
been quite fresh during tbe forenoon, grew stronger, and
eventually increased no much that it was with the great
est difficulty the steamers BtUiim and Pembina aue
eeedfd in towing the sailing vesseie into the channel, and
a sale distance from tbe shore. At lengih all were clear
and securely anchored, but, owing to the gale and the
lateness of the hour, it wan determined to remain until
morning At this hour, 10 P. M., the rebels are already
in the town, and within musket-shot of our anchorage,
»mther proof of the intimate knowledge they possess of
ah onr movements. Oen Wright sent ins compliments
to Gen Trapier this evening. Informing him officially of
what he bad done, Inviting him to come and ro-occnpy
the town, and requesting him to take care of the women
ai d children remaining. This mteaage was sourtrouslr
replied to by Gon. Trapier or 001. Davis, I cannot say
which. Haypoht, Wednesday P. M., >
April 9th. J
At six o’clock this morning the evacuating fleet, in ail
eleven sail, got under way in regular order, and started
down tbe St. John’s river, a part bound to St. Augustine,
and a portion to Fernandina. The vessels formed a long
lie a theD. S steamer Ottawa, Senior Lieutcnauv Com.
mending T. H Stevens, leading off, with the army trani-
in her wake. These
Steamers towed the schooners Chat. M. Steal, James G.
munachilS. Miller, and dfagnam Brnum. Then
followed tbe gunboat Pembina, Lieutenant Commanding
J p Bankhead, with the schooner Anna C. Leaverett;
and last, le«d, but not most unimportant, came the use
m little Ellen, Anting tfwtvr ®» JJ - **”
prize yacht America in tow.
The If. S. steamer Seneca , Lieutenant Commanding
Ammen, with several families aboard, iert Jacksonville
twenty.two boar, in «4y—“ of **” 6 °°°
to sea. bound to Fort Koy al, when wo got here. Tno Ot
tawa brought down Ihe families of Mr. Frazer, a lawyer,
formerly from Montrose, Snsquoh.nnah county, Penn
and JwJ B v ", - <■“
dent of Florida. Last night tho rebel officers went to the
Judge’s house, and Invited him to remain, but he didn’t
see it ” Uiß kind entertainment of Captains Stevens,
AmMSd Bankhead, and Burtfi, together with the milita.
ry officers during their stay, made his chances of protec
tion from the rebels rery doubtful.
Tht cosmopolitan bore, in addition to the Niuoty-»-
Hth Pennsylvania Baaaeent, noveral companies of tho
Fourth How Hampshire ltegiment, all the reghaontal equi
' MS a lar.e number of the refugees with their bag
gage’ The Beleidere had a eection of Sherman’s cele
brated battery, under Cant. Ransom, Portion of the
Fourth New Hampshire Begiment and several famihei
J’tmbina carried Gen. Wright and part of staff,
while the £H«I was freighted with the valuable law and
literary libfarlßS ef Judgo Burrttt.
We ascertained this morning that a company of rebel
cavalry, acting as escort to the -Mcesh” commander, h»l
been In the city all night, and as we passed the lo wer path
of th. place, saw their saddled horses hitched within two
hundred and fifty yards of ns, and several uniformed offl
cereand priv atea came on the wharf to see the Tan
keee” off Truly, this is at times a very « civil war.
Our sassage down the W«k« (the !■«•» name Of the
riser) W as several times interrupted »F tnßuig caMM. dr.
ter f aperiencing several emails, however, and “helling the
woods and yellow bluff, where the Seneca was attached
a taw days since, we reached Mayport, an TOmv! “g
little hamlet, from which, X believe, I once wrote yon an
account of onr entering this river. Mere we found the
Sschoonerxruefd Faust, and the
Aialca, the latter from St. Augustine. At 1.30 the en
(ire Heel anchored to awaii calmer
the bar.
have ontered the city, and as soon as K-ntaiitjoa Tbs
ducting mem«elves^n|an 4 inhuman
who“bad th^ProTOet
which, however, was indefinitely „a
General Wright. This list “"»‘“\h“rty remain. Of
twenty n »" ie V D « n ? Southern birth have been notified
their number, those of Southern Dirt „ hot , with
in leave the tUcp) or be huopi ’ tl ts rAa
the —— Northerners they are now himtlPH The t rtMae(in
Srted that one man bu been alreafly Bboi.. t , udr
£dWholderswbhus.have t X°S?ev„ n s to «“«?»
property and t>venut;ht(.srtaiu hwbor and
shell the town, thereby destroying » r oi)ftWo th#t UM of
rendezvous of the outlaws. It i» P su.mil
. the gunboats may remain to # fcw
anything important occur, 1 util write
i I day*.
THE CAPTURE OF M ORLEANS.
Description of the City and its
Defences.
TBS COTTON AND TOBACCO DESTROYED.
IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF THE TRIUMPH.
Few events, since tho commencement ef the war,
have occasioned more wide-spread gratification, or
are destined to lead to more startling results than
the taking of New Orleans.
Events Preceding the Capture.
Commodore Farragut’s expedition, consisting of
at least fifty-four sail, with a very heavy armament,
appeared before Fort J&okson on the 28th ultimo,
and two of th© Federal gunboats took up a position
within convenient range and commenced the bom
bardment. The firing was heavy throughout the
daj, and at its close the Confederates telegraphed
tb&t nobody on tbelr side had been hurt. Of the
subsequent proceedings, up to the 2lf J instant, we
are not informed. On that day a telegram was
sent from that city to the Norfolk Day* Book,
statiDg that there bad been a heavy and continued
bombardment of Fort Jackson all night, and it
was still progressing. The rebels in the fort re
presented themselves as cheerful, with an abiding
faith in ultimate success. They were making re
pairs as best they could. Their barbette guns were
still in workios order, though most of them had
been disabled at times. They asserted that we had
fired 25,000 thirteen-inch shells, of which 1,000
fell in the fort. They then professed to believe
that our ammunition must soon become exhausted,
and boastfully Asserted that tk&y could sUml it
long as we could. The next information we had
appeared in the Havana Diario, to the effect that
persons who bad lately arrived atilavan* from
New Orleans said th»t the rebel defences were
much exaggerated; that Forts Jackson and Philip
had boon abandoned by the troops without taking
away their cannon; and thfti there was nothing to
prevent the Federal fleet from sailing directly up
to New Orleans.
Defences of the City.
In addition 16 Forte Philip aqd Jackson, do
scribed in yesterday's I’ress, the following fortiG
cationß were erected:
Fort Livingston.
This large Port is situated on Grand Terre Island,
at the mouth of Barrataria bay, and commands the
approach to New Orleans by the bayou of that
name. It is near Lho site of the celebrated Aid
L&fiLto fort. The work stood fora number of years
in an unfinished state; but after the rebels seized
it they finished it as far as their means would per
mit, and gAVA it a garrison of not J«S9 ttITOB
hundred men. The fort is large, and capablo of
mounting fifty-two guns on parapet walls. It cost
the Government over three hundred thousand dol
lar?, and no doubt a great deal of money has been
expended upon it since it fell into the hands of tho
Union breakers, in grading the parapets, laying
platforms for additional gunsj repairing soldiura*
(Quarters, building a drawbridge, and completing
the magazine
Fort Pike.
This is sJsa & Coscmnlcd fortification, situated at
the Rigolots or North Pass, between Lake Borgne
and Lake Pontchartr&in, and commands the en
trance to tho main channel to the Gulf in that di
rection- It win in good condition when it waj
seized bj the State authorities; but it has since been
strengthened by substituting columbiads and sea
coast howitzers for the pounders with
which it was in part armed. It cost nearly five
hnndred thousand dollars, is capable of mounting
forty-nine guns, and can garrison three hundred
men, By the reduction of this fortification Uu lake
is made open to our fleet, and the passage is clear
to Lake Port, whioh is situated in the rear of New
Orleans, distant ten miles, and only six miles from
Carrelten, is each tf which places h a Hue of rail*
road.
Fort Macomb
Is on the South Pass, between Lakeg PoatChftrtraifl
and Sorgno. It ib, like the three preceding, case
mated and in good condition, but at the time of its
seizure had no guns mounted. It was intended to
support an armament of forty-nine twenty-four
pounder guns; but the State reduced the number
and substituted columbiads and howitzers. It cost
four hundred and forty-seven thousand dollars, and
fan accommodate a garrison of throe hundred mss.
•Tower Dupre.
This work of defence was built to command the
navigation of Bayou Dupre into Lake Borgne. It
Was in good order when in tho hands Of the Govern
ment, bnt had no armament. The rebels have given
-
the end Of the Mexican liinr-irtiuydilr—irnnrr
bo direct information concerning it, but presume
that it has been brought sufficiently near completion
to admit of proper armament.
D&tt&Op lliiiiivcn lie
Ib near the entrance of Bayou Bienvenue into Lake
Borgne, and commands an important approach to
New Orleans. At the commencement of the year
1861 it had no guns mounted, hut was in good con
dition for theii recaption. It has since been fully
armed, and a br»aet<-Bigh briek wall built around it.
Sketch of the Fortifications Around tfeur
Orleans.
There are masked batteries on either side of the
river extending eight miles. These batteries are
built* in the form of triangles, base to baa?, Tbs
rebels have thrown chains across the river, which
are held by rafts at each end. and then anchored.
They also have rafts loaded with turpentine in rea
diness te use against the soldiers of the Union, by
floating them, whan set on fire, m proximity to tha
Union fleet
■Within about nine miles of the cit? of New Or
leans, on the old bittle ground of the lost war with
Englaad, there is a fortification extending from the
liver to the lake and the Mexican Gulf Railroad.
This fortification is built on a ridge, and after it
crosses the Mexioan Gulf Railroad it emerges into
a swamp, where it is interrupted, and again com
mences on the other side, where the Louisiana r -ce
course formerly was, extending to the lake. This
fortification mounts forty-two guns, several of which
were spiked one nightTby the Union soldiers while
the sentinels were “ on duty.”
Within about four to six miles of New Orleans,
near Algiers, which is situated on a road back of
the river, two forts aro now built, large enough to
hold from twelve to fifteen guns each. There is an
4Btf4fcdhni4fet tkfAwfc op opposite the Mint, <?n the
levee or bank of the river, mounting one gun; but
four guns can bo worked with facility there.
At Carrollton, five miles above the city, are two
fortifications, extending across to Kennerville,
theuce to the Jackson Railroad, tea miles from the
city, and on to the lake.
The Defences of New Orleans.
[From the New Orleans Crescent.]
The movement on the flags or Garondetot as wouas
on the grand boulevard, Canal, were confined to the in
terchange of civilities such as good day, bonjour, Mon ■
sieur. The chief talk was about the fleet of Yankee ves
sels iu the river below the forts. There is no mistake
but what the enemy is in great force below the forts, and
that our authorities are preparing to receive them. A
duery arises whether there are any troops on board of
these many.reported Yisgels. wr . „„„
The talk for some days past has beon that the Yankees
Laye congregated large)}' at foie aux ftreteui i*»is weald
lead to the expectation that tbo iand forces were to cobio
up the Kay cmau Ohenea. vriibin ooeana a half miles of tlie
irUßiseippi river, and at a distance of about thirty-three
miles below the city. ItisweU understood that they can
ensure iho Zorin. Bwt whould three or- four or more
nrthoirh'avy vessels pass the forto we may have Borne
wurm work. In May last, we called the attention of oar
authoritiea to er*t a fort or battery on the old site of
Furl St. Leon, below the English Turn, or rather in that
uui.hborbood, ilio old fort of 18U-1S hiring boon Wi.liSd
There was a fort erected iu 1814, by order of Gen.
Jackson, near the junction of tho outlets or mints of
Lake Lsry and Terre au Breuf. But tho Br.tishers d.d
not choose to ccrno that way. . x .. -
Thwa was some talk ftbont the mterrnption of trade
and communication between this city and Mobile. Our
sugar planters are suffering seriously by the interruption
nr g f»cflities, which might have been kept open with so
Si/v moderate on expenditure. >Ve have heard a good
T er ? i x «imboats and expect to hear ssoiotliiiig luora.
if this city and Mobile can be
V h ut open with the gunboats now on tho lakes and m
»KhHs Bay We are credibly Informed that there are
twenty-hum gins on three gunboats in Mobile, considered
aSe to Bebd Art* « ivwHvir Uck from
Southern sbotes.
Description of the City.
The population or Now Orleans, by the last
ifiH 472. This has, undoubtedly, been largely ue
fs'built on the -nv.x .Wo o a bsud orjhe^ver^wbioh
here sweeps armmd m a w? _
“° rll ®: lll the pcoEross of its
brlMuel lk ;’ ‘„ t“c!ty h.s new So extended Itself as
ffinrtehofloworaourreln the opposite direction, so
to fill the ho ureeenta an outline somewhat resam-
lt etreiches or straggles along the
him* tho »ig ui uei'im luilna, with au
depth of one mile, it only being pos
« “* Uuild on the narrow Btrip of land lying
im %f£Z i“ rr^uVthen 0 in
SPilHil
r-SrSlK&\^hS-o^:
slsssss
rear, the weakest and least
mnte’eted place of any commercial importance m the
P r .m What has become of the rebel gunboats and ram i,
r Li.ich we have heard so much, it is hard to conjecture.
of ;“"Cut skUsamLlesmliiatiag at Raw Or
leans. are the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great North
ern, which, until lately,united it with the great railroad
etenis or the Eastern and Northern States, and tho Ne
(Means, Opelousas, and Great Western, extending west
"?XL.£r€distance Into Texas. Tbegreataveuus.
however, of the trade and commerce of thadtyl-
SS* river. Along the river trout of the etty the
TWO CENTS.
lev fee, or artificial embankment to keep the city from in
undation, is exteaded by a continuous series of wooden
wharves. A sort of espanade is thus formed, several
miles in extent, which, during the busy season, presents
A bf WdltdeFißl Variety &nJ Animation. Motion
bales, sugar hogsheads, negroes, and raule-draye are In
great abundance. Among the notable buildings are the
branch mint of the United states—which the rebels seized
a year ago and stole a part of the-coin—-the custom house,
CB& &f the nioet bimr!v« alraelare»in America, boi not
completed: the tiathedral of Bk. Louts, and sixty other
churches; the St» Oh*rles Hotel, which cost ©000,000;
the hospital, banks, and benevolent instituting. On
Jackson Square is a bronze equestrian statue of General
Jackin, by Clark MilJfi. The New Orloaniiaiw with now
remember General dar.Koon M Uie man wUo Hftid, “ The
Union must and shall be preserved. 1 ’
The population of slew Orleans has long been remark
able for the diversity of its elements. About one half of
the whites are of foreign birtb, and among these the
FrOtlCh flnd B punish &££ predominant. There ia- aleo a
large number of Northerners. Those who knew the city
best believer! that it would surrender when the forts de
fending it should fall. The rimes of the permanent popu
lation is composed of intelligent men, and the commercial'
interests have always had ft more Gle&r idoa Of tb6 folly of
this r*i><?iuon than the people in the interior. At all
events, after the forts alluded to fall, and the gunboats,
which are not really formidable, are taken, New Orleans
is helpless—more helpless, indeed, than any other city
can be.
Commerce or the City.
The commercial importance of New Orleansisso patent
that it will hardly require statistics to make the fact ap
parent, but they will prove interesting. It ranks next to
New York upon the vinerican continent. It is, or has
bieU. lilt gVe&t rirCfclvlijg and distributing p «lnt of the
West and Southwest. It was the moht important market
for cotton, sugar, and molasses. and hold high rank in
coffee, breadstuff's, and provisions. Its banking capital,
at the time of tocession, amounted to about twenty mil
liddr, the insurance capital to ahfoHt faln« million*.
The folk wing will show the value of the foreign cx
poits and imports at New Orleans for six years:
Years. Exports. Imports.
3855 ©55,400,711 ©12.923,608
3856 9Q,M7,901 17 153,327
3 557 91,514,250 24.981,100
1858 8b,382 438 19.586,013
3869 101,634-952 18,349,516
1860.... 108,293,567 21,920,849
The following will show the value of apd
r«c«lv«d »t Nevr Orleans for six years
ending Agust 31 :
Years. Cotton. Sugar. Molasses. Tobacco.
1856.. 726 ©18,025,020 ©4,255,000 *7,011,370
1856.. 70,371,720 16,199,890 4,582,242 7,982,860
1857 86.255.079 8.137.560 11,892.1*16
ISSB ... 68127.340 17.900,608 4,601.615 13,028,327
1859.. 92.037,794 24,998,424 6,470,817 9,161,750
1360.. 100,380,228 18,190,880 6,250,335 8,717,485
The following table exhibits the share of New Orleans
In the cotton trade tf the country for *sx j-e«.ra:
lUcejpta. Exports. Crops.
.1,287,898 1,274,029 2.847.359
1,764.013 1,784.816 3,627.845
1,517,498 1,516,875 8,939,519
~1.678,770 i,ew,BW 0,115,902
.1,774,739 3,777,198 3,851,481
1860 2,255,458 2,214,315 4,650,000
The receipts at the custom-house of cash duties on im
ports fo* efcht years, each ending 3Q, were ft* f0l»
lovr© z 39ft3. $2,168,173 j 1P54, ©Z,tii7|Oß6 ; ]6a9» *2t
-131,001: ISO 6, *3,543,341; 1857, ©3.595,420; 1858, ©2,-
034,554; 1859, *2,103,tG2; iB6O, ©2,620,665.
The Stock ol* Tobacco and Cotton in the
The following statement of the amourt of cotton and
tobacco stored in the city on the 15th ult,, is taken from
the New Orhans Picayune of that date. The whole
amount is believed to have been destroyed;
Oottw.—Wetk'* r*-c«ipt« r l,i&d year,
22,450. Total since September 1, 26,333; last year,
1,714,900. Week’s exports, Ac., 1,159 hales; last year,
68,556. Total exports, Ac., 25,437 bales; last year,
1,469,470, including 885,930 to Great Britain, and 295,240
to Franco.
Statement of Cotton. Bales.
Stock on hand Sept. 1,186 1 10,118
Arrived to date 26,021
Arrived to-day 320
Total -
Exported dktO ahdin transitu..
Stock od band not cloared exclusive of amount in
Stock on b&bd Last year • 319,400
Tt IiAOCO —mtk’a rtioeiptfl, 20 bbtls. ‘ t«ufc y©»r 553
lijidg Total receipts sihce iifcptetnber 1, 1,018 Mula.;
lafct year 17,380. Exports, none. Total exports, 900
libels. \ last year 19,576
Statement of Tobacco. Hbds.
Stock op baud gep}, J, 1§0115J21
Arrived tv i 1,018
Arrived to-day ■— 1,018
Total
Exported to date,*,*
CzporleJ io—
Stock on hand not cleared,.,* ,
Stock on hand last year
[From the New Orleans True Delta, March 16 J
COTTOX—Wehearof only 911? snwii 8 bIo; butthere
Twero none other negotiations ponding.
Nominal etock, exclusive of amouul in transitu, 11,214
baits.
Tobacco. —Nothing rc|>ortod. Stock, 16,119 hhds.
Political Antecedents of the Popnlation.
New Orleans baa heretofore been noted as a city con
taining a population extremely conservative in their
political belief. From the date of the formation of the
old \Yt>ig party* up to the hour of ita demise, the city
vottd straugly Whig. When the American opga&is&ti&n
wag formed* the friends of that party waid always count
upon New Orleans as a etrenghotd. In 1856, the city
voted by a large majority In favor of Millard Fillmore
for President, and, in 1860, for John Bell. At the last
residential election, Douglas obtained a email majpj jfy
ovtr Breckinridge, and it «»» hardly bcUOUDIOI
that two-thixda of the Bupporters of Bull an 1
Douglas were unqualifiedly for the Union. The
following was the vote: Beil, 5,215; Douglas,
2,998; Breckinridge, 2.640; —plurality for Bell,
Q,QI7. In thtt lf&7 f We kelieye, th?
iion to iho American party of New Orleans determined
to defeat the candidate for the mayoralty—Mr. Gerard
Stith. They got up a reform or vigilance association,
barricaded the streets, and declared martial law. Gene
ral Jtoaurijn&rd, then in the imibbsp &f Backa.na.Tx «*-
perintohdent of the construction at' the United Status
Mint, was nominated as the candidate of ths reformers.
I^rE*
r. ft km: btit to all 7> n , iua gaMaslon tiolcat. iti «
SrUgabiit to ftiiiiiUmrtxieHt.
.i . -i.y i, waa as muck H» a man 1 , life was wjrtft to ap
moMh the ballot-box with a Union ticket. Altogether,
wmo nix or eeveu thousand votee were cast out ol more
Ilian twelve thouskTiiJ.
Results of the Capture.
The capture of llie city will compel Iho rebels of the
Southwest to Bght their lent battle on their present line of
owratiOD, JieMr c S ar ‘ i *• pressed, if not already assailed,
bflfXii m UubM Central MlichvU ffl prevem h.s
retreat toward Mobile; Butler forbids his approach to
Mew Orleans; and our gunboats can pass up the dfuiir
siovi and attack Memphis in front— acting in conjunc
tiOT With Commodore Foote above The. «»y is atoj
o VV ,„nI hr lo p— np tk« Utd elecP iKJ
across the entire State of Louisiana to Shreveport; to
BBbS up the Arkansas rivor, and through the entire State
to Fort Smith; and to pass up the Ya7.no
river* and ihrougU ft great part of tbo Stftte of Midsiasip
ni in fact- it opens ud a passage IhrougL fliorfl than
a h&lf “fth» remnant or a Confederacy sin noun,
nally held by the rebel rulers Thus, by this
splendid stroke of our river navy, we see uot only the
fall of the Southern metropolis, but also a moral and
tonitnrial gain for tbo national cause which far cyorr
Ihscows in importance oven this; ll mo news no allowed
to reach the rebel army at .Jorinlli--and it “rtain y can
not be kept from it for more tliau a day or two itmust
cemphteUs demoralisation, for it win demoos.ratr. be
lond a noradvcniure that the cause m which u fights is
hopeles™ Thera can he no piospcut to the roboli or rs
capturing the city, tor the railroad leading to it will be
destroyed, and a descent by the river is impossible. _ The
whole V southern Louisiana is a vast plain, and m no
event can the rebels mate ft stand »uy where near the
Clt New Orleans is to the Gulf coast what New York is to
the Atlantic coast. Its fall will be to the South a worse
blow-even than the capture of New York by an enemy j
would be t« the North, Through It more than half of |
Hie cotton crop or tho entire South paeevsto the world, ;
while its Mportß of sugar, molasses, tobacco, and corn j
exceed those oT any other Southern city. There is pro- ,
hahly not much cotton there now, but the fact that we j
Pi” , yjrtually possess a great part ot the cotton, growing ,
wrriiurj will occuiv ire prttdr vitpyrt with vr wttent j
lilin will of Ite planter®. . 1
It " nearly half a century since an enemy appeared
before Mew Orleans. That enemy was repulsed with a
slaughter which renders memorable the plains of Ohat
rnotle But this time an army captures the city, almost
Without lose of blood, though it has dounied us popula
tion many times since then. Such are the advances made
by science, and such are the irresistible powers which the
nation now brings into the hold against itt enemies.
The Mississippi Is now virtually opened throughout its
o»H?o length. That was the work which the men or the
Northwest laid out for themselves a year ago. The West
hM done a good share of the work, but it has been left to
the men of the East to complete it.
From our Army in South Carolina.
A BRILLIANT SKIRMISH ON ST. JOHN’S
ISLAND.
THE REBELS' BADLY WHIPPED,
The Edisto Island correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing Under date of April ISth, gives
the following account of a skirmish which took
place on St. John’s Island between some Federal
and rebel soldiers. The correspondent says :
Since my last a most brilliant affair has taken
i neJiAro resulting in the total rout of two hun*
srd bv“k6iit 6 .vty of cur men The
nartv consisted of Captain Rhmd, Dr. Briknatl,
blister's Mate Nelson, thirty men and a howitxer.
ftom the United States gunboat Crusader and
thirty men from the Forty«seyenth New York*
W«u. Pehhjylvsnifl, and Third Now Harnp
shire Regiments, under Captain Dow, ot the lat
ter regiment . The expedition was gotten up by
Captain Rhind, for the pnrpoße of punishing the
for firing upon one of his unarmed boats
while going down the North Edisto river to save
some cotton from the brig Empire, wrecked on the
bar outside of our harbor a few days sinoe. Mr.
IJrann, master, and in command of the boat, was
Shot in the right wrist and left hand* making am
putation of the forefinger of that hand necossary .
Judge Reynolds, Government agent, had his hat
string cut by a ball, while many of the crew had
their clotheß cut considerably by the enemy’s woll
iiimeil rifle balls. The safety of the boat and erew
is solely due to Mr. Urann for his coolness and
courage under these trying circumstances.
The expedition left the Cntstuiar »*“iiUwelv
o’clock last night, under com»»8d of Capiam
Tthlrid and lanW at Rockville, » small village
mfroisUe the camp of the New York Forty-seventh,
John’s Island, and, immediately throwmg
out skirmishers, the main body advanced slowly
and cautiously through lto unt " ll r whe*
the main road. They now rapidly advanced to
wuds Mr. Seubrook’s plantation, back and distant
from Rockville three miles and a half, where they
intended to bag some of the enemy’s payalry
tiipkots. wtio'Wei) euppooed to bo atanoned In the
bouses' but none were found. They now moved
down to William Seabrook’s plantation, about two
miles; but, unfortunately, on their approaoh, a
belonging to one of the sailors exploded
and alarmed the enemy, who retreated m » most
urecipitate manner, not, however, without receiv
ing the content* of several muskots, whiob brought
down one horse and its rider. The saddle and sword
were secured by one of tho e»,Wrs vs »trophy, and
Moved to have been the equipments ot an officer.
TX . -A waiii*Qtinn it was docinod prudent to ro*
midHt Seabiook’s until daylight, to glvo tho men
« onnoetimity for roposo, u they were muoh fa.
rapid march, and laborious work in
hfuling the howitser over the wretched sandy
loads so peculiar to these islands. Pickets were
immediately thrown P«t, and every prepWStiOß
inode to reacive tho enemy m tho morning, A
jutie before daylight tho men were under arms,
and the pickets called in. This was hardly accom
plished when the enemy’s cavalry were seen ap-
j our men wore iMtohtly in line, end the
howitier manned, The enemy perceiving this,
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dierL’d up the road furiously and in a gallant am
uer. .At the same moment about fifty of ths enemy
made a . Aank movement, intending to out off oar
retreat hi' taking possession of the bridge leading
from the pi antation ; but in thin wore anticipated
by Caption , ’tow, who ordered Lieutenant Bedell,
with a platoi. “u, to oeoupy the bridge. A well
directed voile v broke tho 98981j'8 ranks, ffhO
immediately re Vented, The main body wen
brought to an exceedingly Budden terminus, by
a shell from tho howitzer striking square in their
ranks, and a perfect storm of riße balls. They
root) rallied, however, orid wade another charge.
The howitzer now play ed lively on them with it*
one and a half seoond sh alls, which burst in their
ranks at the rate of seven P*r minute, completely
nonplussing them, as they apparently seemed to ex
pent nothing worse to oonten’d with than tha faw
Springfields” which Floyd forgot to uko away
with him. Again they broke ami retreated in dis
order, and a third time rallied. Captain Kbiud,
seeing hie small force wavering a Dixie when the
enemy were making thuir third afld tatioi dau?-
ibibed dbki*ge, riithed to the front and cried out,
“Now, boys fight or die/’ lie was answered by
that gallant baud by one such hurrah ad only pa
triots cad give. On came the enemy, dow fuJlj
*WS hbiitired slrobg, and again tbeir ranks- W?VV
mowed down by our well-directed and better-main
tained fire. The carnage was terrible for so small a
body to experience ; they wavered, broke and re
treated in the greatest disorder, receiving aoreral
shun, which increased the panic. Captain Khind
waited fox a renewal of the attack for balf an hour,
and then returned, bis men singing “ Dixie 11 in m
most vociferous manner.
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Interview Between Beauregard
and Prentiss.
A SOUTH CABOLIHA EEGIHEHT BEFUBEB TO
REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE SOUTH MILLS SKIRMISH,
The, Savannah Republican of tha 14th i&Jta&t
publishes a letter from its army correspondent,
giving a description of the battlo of Shiloh. We
make tho following extract;
&vv?ra) grands of colors were also captured—tliroi
by the First Luuisiana Kegiment alone. X have
eeen two of them myself, and was present whom
they were brought in and delivered to General
XieflUlfeg&fd- X witnessed also tfi© BFTiTfI) flfid prO"
sciitaiion o£ General Premies, who was taken by %
staff officer or officers of General Polk, and ooa
dueted to the latter, who sent him, witn his compli
menta, immediately to Gs|}srftl Beauregard. Th«
following is the substance of the conversation that
ensued after they had shaken hands.
Prentiss. Well, sir, we have felt your power to
day, and have had to yield.
Beauregard. That is natuf&l, sir- Yau a&uU
UOt expect It tO bO Otherwise. We are fighting : fcjr
our homes, for our wives and ohildren, for genera
tions to coiue alter us, and for liberty itself. Why
does your Government thus war up9g yg, god aeefc
T» s vpv?? 9W 9TTB soil T
Prentl&s. Our people have never yet been able to
bring themselves to consent to Bee the Union broken
up. Such a thing has not entered into our oaleti
luvioDf , and cannot.
Beauregard. The Union ifl alPt&dy broken, and
the Jtut man, woman, and child in the South will
willingly perish, before it shall be restored. What
force have you bad engaged to*day ?
Prentiss, sstX wuwtmiug a little over
7,000 each—the whole not amounting to more thaa
4U.0U0. Gen. Grant commands, assisted by Generali
Sherman, McClernand, Hurlbut, Wallace, and my
self. Gen. Smith is sick, and has not bsan the
field. My division tvas tho first to receive your at
tack, and we were not properly supported; if wa
had been the day might liavo been otherwise.
There has been mismanagement somewhere. Had
X bean m il»© ? we hwTi broken
your centre at tbe time we stopped your advanoe.
Beauregard. You are mistaken, general; my or
der of battle was such that if you had even pene
trated the 9f our front lino, it would only
have been to encounter certain destruction; wt
would have cut you to pieces. Had Gen. Buell ar
rived, and what are his forces ?
Prentiss (hesitatingly). X do not know where
Gan. Buell is, nor the RUBabe? of his forces, X
have heard he was at Nashville, trad then at Ca
lumbus, and also that he was on the road. We da
not look for him under forty-eight hoars. I fear
you wiu capture tbe greater pan of our army aa
this side of the river. Ton have met and overcome
to*day the best troops wo have.
Beauregard. lam glad to hear it, and trust that
the result of this day’s work may bring your Go
vernment to & fr&ma of EalnJ. *n?r? fttYVi'aM? ft
peaoe.
Prentiss. That can hardly be, sir. If your army
had pushed on after the battle of Manassas, it
might have taken Washington, and overrun the
North, &Rd kfougbt u 3 to pea-c©. W? had nu lot
sufficient supply of arms then, and were not pre
pared. The muskets purchased in Belgium by
Fremont were of but little account; you could turn
ywr thumb in the muzzle, the bora wtu so large,
nemso procured from .England tbs old armi that
have been stored away as useless in Londou Tuwer
ever since the war with. Napoleon in 1815. They
are of no value whatever. It is only within the
lost sixty days that we bay 9 btvvwv thoroughly
and efficiently armed. Our supply is now ample,
b V-" d0 n otdoubt the fi“»*
ha nettled. "“ “ • 4
God winjet give us the victory. '
Prentiss We know you have able officers and a
spirited army to back them, but our confidence is
f™, end ini te kdd, GSMMIj Hill UW»|
all the Confederate officers no one is so great a
favorite with us as yourself Such is my own feel
ing. end that of our army and people, . .
Beauregard, Vvu are very tad, m, |Bf ff?
lave muoh better officers tnan I »m, Oenoral
Sidney Johnston and General Joseph Johnson are
both my superiors in ability as well as X
have served under both ef them most cheerfully,
and know thorn null. loarn nothing for rank i the
good of my country is what I look to.
8 Other observations were made, but the foregoing
embraces the chief points of the interview. Gene
ral Prentiss was easy and pleasant, and not at jut
4« P re..ed. X. f pSii»Uy, iw, ks was H uU ® attß( 4 li r
and yet 1 thought I detected a disposition to evade,
if not to deceive, in his reply as to the forces of
Buell. Ibetieve. that Buell is near at hand. It
is to be lioved that lam misliden, am that qw
already fought long hours, may
not have to encounter afresh Jorce toinot row.
Trouble in a South Carolina Regiment.
The Augusta Constitntionaiisti «£ the 15th ta-
Nineteenth Regiment of South Carolina Vo
lunteer State troops, Colonel Memqua. rcached tins
oitv on yesterday, on their waj to the n est, After
reaching the Georgia Railroad depot, a large nut*,
her of them—variously s ated at one to three hun
dred—refused to proceed farther, alleging that they
were enlisted to servo tho State of South Carolina,
La w»ro willing to fight in her delenes but that
they would not go out of the State, borne de
clared that they would have gone if they had
been consulted before starting, but thattheii officer*
had not notified them that they Wff? W lj#Y?
Stale. Oihers had furloughs, and desired to sea
their families. The officers urged in vain the stig
ma that would rest upon them for refusing to go
where their oountry meet needed their services, and
the reproach they would bring upon the feme ft
South Carolina, whioh had boon foremost m
the work of resistance. Their appeals wero un
availing, and the malcontents returned to tho
Carolina depot. Wo understand that some of the
jTtZtM l- Adjutant Oiuhl GUI f«
instructions, and that his reply was, “ Arrest them,
they are deserters of tho worst charaoter, General
Rinley, we learn, sent similar instructions. About
thirty of the mutinists belong to thu oommand of
CapSln Gregg, Gf&hiUvUls. Go was protsooding
felhn“4*d tlfTenth Rcgu
ment, Colonel Manigault.
The Skirmish near South Mills.
We find tho following in the Norfolk Day Boot
afternoon, about 2 o'clock, eight
companies oi tho Third Georgia regiment, under
command of Colonel Wright, attaskodtlioensmy
in an open field about two miles h*low &od«i Mills.
The Chorny's foreo was estimated at from 3,ouu to
X 000 men, but, notwithstanding the great odds in
point of numbers against us, we succeeded in keep
ing the enemy at bay for a number of hours. Pi
hidly, &wlßg ta the fast that our ammunition had
been exhausted, we were compelled to tail hack to
South Mills, and from South Mills to the Halt- Way
H„ U usofwhere we are now awaiting reinforcement
Our informant could not tell us the eia h t fi“ u I
of killed and wounded, but says it was at first osii«
mated to be about 100. Since then the number haa
much decreased, and irutn last accounts, oirr
\oS it is thought, will not exceed oil. The eimuiy a
oss, it is iuou| , heavy, and is put
Wacccuhuruie gr.w
Lavoc made among tbe Unionists by our artillery
niecss is confirmed by our informant.
Thfi Pc# of Johnston,
Ths Augusta Commonwealth informs us that
the death-wound of Gen Juhuaton was indicted on
the calf of his right leg, and was considered by him
as only a flesh-wound. Soon alter receiving it, he
cave an order to Governor Harris, who was iWMBg
as a volunteer aid to him, who, on his return w
Gen. Johnston, in a different part of the field,
found him exhausted from loss of blood, and reel
?/!” g and ro thon B ,7troi'hiiig outUth arms Wward
«ipi« U d’ pn So n othor woTudsLerv liMvrered upon
bU perton. „ m
A Fight in East Tennessee.
The Knoxville Begister of the 18th says: A
bushwhacking fight, which lasted throe days, eaino
off last vroeh. Between adetachment of Confederate?,
under command of Col. Key, and the bimdoitortes
from Greene county Tennessee, who have takon re
fuse in the mountains of tho North, Carolina border,
end who have been moastonallj gallymg down mto
Greene, and committing outrages aßd dSprM&nona
as
w B ero killed, and two killed and three wounded on
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