rjatip (Tbeiegrapl2. HARRISBURG, PA Saturday Morning, May 10, 1862. A SPASMODIC EFFORT TO REORGANIZE 711 E DEMOCRATIC PARTY. While the loyal people of the Union are either engaged in fighting the battles of the country, or employed in such pursuits as will contribute to the support of the government, it has been reserved for a number of worn out political hacks who were elected to Congress by the Democratic party, to issue a circular address from the city of Washington, calling on the sickened and disheartened masses of the cliques of that party, once more to rally in a complete organization, and once more to aid its leaders in bringing about the corruptions which contrib uted so largely to the present demoralization of the country. In order to give some plausibility to this address, its authors started out with a falsehood. They assert that the federal adminis tration acknowledges its fealty to party by recognizing only such as voted for Abraham Lincoln. Every reading man in the country knows that this is false—but we must pass this lie by for other more important misrepresenta tion of the politics and actions of men who have always opposed the corruptions of the Democratic party. The gist of this lachrymose complaint of a few treason tainted Democratic members of Congress is, that "Freedom of reli pion, freedom of the press, and freedom of person under selection of the habeas corpus, with trial by juries im partially cmpcmnelled," have been endangered, not by those who are waging, but by those who are struggling to put down and crush out rebellion. It is alleged that, because the government re fused a license to traitors to preach treason from the pulpits of the country, the freedom of reli gion was curtailed—and again, because the same government denied the use of the mails to those journals which were constantly wailing its military operations in a moment of great peril and when armed force was necessary to put down and crush out rebellion, it is declared that the liberty of the press was curtailed; and still further, because military authority in terposed, arrested and confined those who were known to be in sympathy with, anti transmit ting information to the traitor conspirators, be cause this was done, and the writ of habeas cor• pus was suspended to increase the means of pub lic defence, these same Democratic Congressmen allege that great wrongs were committed on the personal and political rights of the people. The apparent object of this entire appeal is to array the people against the government, by arousing their prejudices and stimulating their natural jealousies of their rights. The old pleas of the Democratic party, and the pleason which the rebels rest the war againat the goy eminent, are also put forth. It maintains that sovereignty of a state against the authority of the government of the Union,which is purely re bel in all its bearings; and then with the adroit ness peculiar to the menwho append their names to .this address, we have the new issue of the Democratic patty; laid down in all its force and bearing. That issue is made up of charges of corruption in carrying on the war, and the burdens which will necessarily grow out of the taxes that must be levied to defray these ex penses. This is the prolific theme of the entire address, and on the exaggeration which the Democratic leaders hope to produce on these to pics, they calculate their success accordingly. There is another portion of the address which attempts to claim for the Democratic party, credit for the prosperity of the country, during the long years of peace which intervened be tween the war of 1812, and that with Mexico. Our readers need not be told that the Demo etatic party was in power during most of that period. But it does not follow that because it wielded authority, it was instrumental in producing the prosperity of that period. If history is faithful, the truth is the reverse, and the Democratic party within these years wield ed power only to impede and arrest the indus trial genius and productive labor of the _coun try. That genius and labor, however, were superior to these slights and neglects. Both struggled on until both were crowned with success, and as this success was displayed In the free states that were added to the Union, then, it was that the element from which has sprung the spirit of rebellion, began its antagonism of free labor, and backed by the Democratic party, began to threaten the Union with dissolution, unless its demands were satisfied. To do this, a Democratic administration provoked a war, with Medico ; and in that war all other objects were neglected, but those which tended di rectly to the benefit of slavery ; while at the same time the territory of a foreign state was added to the Union with the expressed under standing that the federal government assume the debts of that state, yet this same address inveighs against what it is pleased to call the unconstitutionality of the federal assuming the &h es of the state governments. The monster evil, in the opinion of the aign ers of .tbis address, is the fact that there are certain people in the country who are opposed to slavery. It is nothing to buy, breed and sell men and women, as horses and cows are sold ; it is nothing to conspire against the peace of the country ; nothing to arm drunken mobs and array them against the government ; nothing to burn and destroy the property of the nation ; nothing to desolate whole common wealths ; nothing to be guilty of theft, murder, perjury and arson. For these the Dertlocratic party has an excuse and an apology. But for the man or the community asserting a devo tion to freedom, the Democratic party has no sympathy, or encouragement, but rather pointe to both as the objects to whom all the evils and curses of rebeldom are to be attributed. This certainly excels the former audacity of the Deniocratic party, its leaders and its advocates. It would require more room than we can spare to expose and explode the falsehoods of this most treasonable addreas. We write treasonable, because tbe deliberate design of those who put it forth, is to distract the country with false political issues, and thus divide loyal Men in their support of the government. It must he _ , rego4Meo , as such by ovary loyal man In the country, and coming now, when our arms are about to conquer a peace and punish traitors, it may be regarded still further, as the first at tempt of the sympathisers with rebellion to save the leading rebels from the fate they so richly deserve. It is the offer of the Demo cratic leaders to discharge their obligations to the leading rebels ; and as they could not assist in, the success of treason, their last effort is thus to assist in the escape of traitors. It is a work befitting the men thus employed.— The Naional Intelligence expresses its contempt for the address in the following brief language: At present we may simply express our grati fication to discover in this Democratic Address no reference to the ".Resolutions of 08"--that traditional compendium of Democratic doctrine as once understood and received among us. In lien of this "reference," it confines itself to a misrepresentation of the facts of history, an assault on all leyal men who oppose slavery as abolitionists, and an exaggeration of the taxes that are . to be.shortly levied to defray the expenses of a rebellion that had its origin in, and was sustained by the elements composing the modern Democtatic party. 21== WE NAM NO Parmorsross to leadership in the party to which we are attached, and we are as willing as any man to make sacrifices of mere, organization, but while we concede this would-it be transcending our duty to ask those who have the organization of the glorious Re publican party in charge, to pause before they destroy its last vestige and influence for patriotic and national good. In times like these we can afford to yield a mere preference for men, as well as give up our prediliction for certain po litical theories. The peace and perpetuity of of the nation demand this, but we are not certain that this peace and perpetuity will be enhanceAl or secured, by an unconditional sur render of Republican principles, merely to se cure the alliance of „Certain men and cliques, scattered in discordant masses over the coun try, and only without organization among themselves because they cannot agree on a division of the spoils iu the event of the i suc cess of their own party or cliques. We do not offer any opposition to any man attaching him self to the organization of the Republican party. That is all right, because it is the mission of the Republican party to proselyte among the desperate and depraved, and bring them, if possible, to political repentances and confession of patriotism. But does it follow that while we are doing this we must aban don our own land-marks—give up our own charts—amend our own principles—surrender our own policy, and renounce principles at once dear and sacred, merely that an alliance can be effected with certain men, who for these sacrifices will give the uncertain promise of their support? We do riot understand union to mean all this, and if such are the stipula tions of a union of parties in this state, we of course will have none of it, and thus promptly and in advance put our face against the proposition. But we understand union in a different sense. There is to be no principle sacrificed in this temporary abandonment of an organization. The policy of prosecuting this war to a vigorous end is to be pursued— the purpose of holding the traitors responsible for its effects, is also to be adhered to, while in every shape possible, the determination of mailing the rebel influence contribute here after to the payment of the war debt, is one that no mere arrangement of individuals can effect, because it has already become a senti ment and a solemn resolution with loyal men: Added to these objects is the determination to support the federal admlnistratiou, and on this the union of patriotic men is to rest. Those who elected Abraham Lincoln are more than satisfied with his policy in relation to rebellion. Clearly, fearlessly, and in a manner looking to the highest interests of the nation has that policy been directed. It has not gone out of a straight course to make new issues with trai tors, but it has accepted the logical conclusions of the rebellion, accepted its necessities as they press on the government for amelioration, and thus far has truly administered;the govern ment. To maintain such a government we advocate union. THE SPEIOII of AN. CAMERON, at the ban quet given to him by the citizens of Harrisburg, previous to his departure on his mission to Russia, is already attracting the attention of the country, as well for its fearless defence against the attacks whichwere made on its author, as for itsboldstateMenfof the facts and documentary history of rebellion. The New York Herald, in commenting on this re markable speech, says thatitit no previous time since the close of the RevolgtiOnary - War has the chief of the war departmentbatinne thousandth part of the responsibility that rested upon him during the memorable year of 1861. One por tion of the oonntry wildly rushing to arms in their mad career to destroy the government that had protected them, with traitors, con spirators a.. l jobbers swarming around him, the government robbed of all its war material, and the country long accustomed to peace, destitute of the material to,equip au army, be was called upon to arm and equip an army to defend the national capital and to suppress the unholy rebellion. His task was no ordinary one, and in discharging his duties, whether justly or not he has brought upon his head general censure and the adoption of a condem natory resolution by the lower house of Con gress. His speech, in reply to the Congressional resolntion j is rich and spicy, and the best de fence that any public official has made of his course, completely placing in the background the lachrymose plea of the Secretary of the Navy. —The Herald publishes the Fpeech in ques tion in full, with an abstract of the procetAings of the banquet at which it was elicited. TDB PATBIOT AND UNION displays its mean lying instincts by disjointing a sentence from an artiole in the TZLEGR . APE, and then attempt ing to use it as evidence of our sentiments on the subject of a restoration of the Union. We are as honestly in favor of the Union as the Petriet has dishonestly opposed it by aid ing and sympathising with its traitor political allies, but not that restoration which mat dough-faces as control he P i a dftidre, the restoration winch . 13 to Weldie the >loyal states ptratOMUClTtiti IBativ clegrctptl, eaturbap with the debts of the south, and grant nncon• ditional pardons to Breckenridge, Davis, Schna ble, Wise, Fletcher and the other Democratic traitors. And we want the people particularly to understand, that when the Patriot and Union proclaims for Constitutional restoration, it means that to which we allude, out of which will grow the necessity of the free states to pay all the debts of this entire war. In one breath it inveighs against the taxes which this rebellion has already created, and in the next it labors to fasten the war debt of the traitors on loyal men. And strange to write, its astute editors have Constitutional doctrine to justify such a purpose. From our Evening Edition of Yesterday THE BATTLE BELOW NEW ORLEANS. -.- ARRIVAL OF A BEARER OF DISPATCHES FOUR FORTS AND NMEEROUS BAT TRRTPS CAPTURED. IMMENSE DESTRIIOTION OF PROPERTY 'THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES Capt. Bailey has arrived with dispatches to the Navy Department from Com. Farragut, and brought a number of Secession flags, in cluding that of tae Ohalmeet regiment, and the one which was hauled down twin the New Orleans' City Hall. The dates are of the 29th ultimo, at which date Corn. Farragut was taking every means to secure the occupation of the f..rts all along the coast with the aid of Gen. Butler's forms. The following ditpatch from a bearer of dis patches from Corn. Faoragur,. who has arrived at Fortress Monroe, was received at the War Department hat night : FORTRESS MONROIII, May S. Son. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: I have the honor to announce that in the Providence of 11.4, which smiles upon a just cause, the squadron tinder Fiag-Officer Farra gut bee been vouchsafed a glorious victory and triumph in the capture of the city of New Or leans, Forts Jackson, St. Philip, Livington and Pike, the batteries below and above New Or feans, as well as the total destruction of the enemy's gunboats, steam rams, . floating bat teries, (iron clad,) fire rafts and obstructions, booms and chains. The enemy with their own hands destroyed from eight to ten millions worth of cotton and gipping. Our loss is thirty-six killed and 123 wounded. The enemy lose from 1,000 to 1,600, besides several hundred prisoners. The way is now blear, and the rebel defenses destroyed from the Gulf to Baton Rouge, and erobably to Memphis. Our flag waves triumphantly over them all. I am the bearer of dispatches. (Signed) Tasonoaus BAUM, Oiptain and second in command of the attacking force, of the gunboat azyuga. Com. Porter's Dispatch. U. S. STRAYER HARRIET LAN; t i 'eeippi River, April 25, 1862. Sm:—l have the honor to inform you that Flag Officer Fatragut, with the fleet, passed Forts Jackson and St. Phillip on the morning of the 14th, and should be in New Orleans by this time, as he can meet with no obstacles such as he has already passed, the way being comparatively open before him. We commenced the bombardment of Fort Jackson on the 18th, and continued it without intermission-until the squadron made prepara tions to move. The squadron was formed in three lines to pass the forts. Capt. Bailey's division, com posed of the following vessels, leading the at tack of Fort St.'. Phillip: Cayuga, Pensacola, Mississippi, Oneida, Verona, Kati Min, Bine°, Wisahicken. Flag °dicer Farragut, leading the following (second line:) Hartford, Brook. lyn and Richmond ; Cominander Bell, leading the third division, composed of the following vessels: Sciota, Iroquois, Pinola, Winona, Ramos and Kennebec. The steamer belonging to the mortar flotilla, one of them towing the Portsmouth, were to enfilade the 'water battery commanding the ap preaches. Mortar steamers Harriet Lane, Westfield, Owesco, - Clifton, and Marine—the Jackson towing the Portsmouth. The vessels were rather late in getting under way, and into line, and dad not get fairly start ed until 3.30 A. M., and the usual bustle ap prized the garrison hat something was going on. In.an hour and ten minutes after the vessel had weighed anchor they had passed the Les under a most terrific fire, which they returned with interest. • The mortar fleet rained down shells on Fort Jackson to try and keep the hien from the guns, whilst the steamers Of the mortar fleet poured in sharpuel upon the' water battery command ing the approach, at a short distance, keeping them comparatively quiet. When the hen vessel of ours could be seen among the fire and smoke to pass the battery, signet was made to the mortars to cease firing, and the flotilla steamers were directed to retire from a cunte-t that would soon become unequal. It was now daylight, and the fleet having pealed along, the forts began to pay their at tention to our little squadron of steamers, the Pottsmouth, which was being towed up, and three of the gunboats which failed to pass thiough. These latter became entangled hi some wreck and chains placed in the river to obstruct, and which were only partially remov ed. One of these vessels (the Winona) go through as . far as Fort St. Phillip, but having all the guns bearing on her she sensibly retired. The Itasca was fairly riddled. and" had a s hot through her boiler, and the Kennebec escaped' unhurt. I am disposed to think that our squadron received but little damage, considering the 'nn equal contest—one hundred and forty two guns on board ship opposed Toone hundred onshore, pAced in a most commanding position. For twenty minutes atter the chips passed the forts fired very feebly on the vessels that remained outside ; so much so, that the Portsmouth was enabled to drop with the current out of gun shot, though the shot fell' pretty freely abo u t her at last. I think the fire from the ships must have bees very destructive of life. The last we saw of our vessels they were standing up the river. Some explosion took place, which made us feel rather uneasy, but which may have been the rebel gunboats. We could see that our squadron had not de stroyed all the enemy's vessels at the fort; for three or four of them were moving about in all dirtictions, evidently in a stem of excitement. Before the fleet got out of sight it was re potted to me that the celebrated ram Manassas was coming out to attack oil and sure enough there she waapAPPatentli •steaming along shore, ready to pounce ou the appatently de fencele,,e mortar vessebt. Two of our steamers and some of the mortar vees-ls opened fire on her; but I soon eiscovered that the Manassa.4 could harm no one again, and I ordere I the ve-sels to save their shot See was beginning ti emit smoke from her ports or boles, and was di-covered to be on fire and sinking. Her pipes were all twisted and riddled with shot, and her hull was also well cut up She had evidently been us_d up by the squadron as they passed along. I tried to save her as a curiosity, by getting a hauser around her and secutiug her to the bank, hot just after doing so she faintly exploded. Her only gun went cif, and emetting flames through her how port, like some huge animal, she gave a plunge and dis appeared under the water. Next came a steamer on fire, which appeared to be a vessel of war belonging to the rebels, and after her two others, all burning and float ing down the stream. Fires seemed to be raging all alpng the 'up river," and we sup posed that our squadron were burning and de atroying the vessels as they paSsed along. It appears, however, that the Mcßee, one or-tiro boats,river and their celebrated floating bat. tery -(brought down the night before) . were left unhurt, and were still flying the Confed erate flag. The matter of the floating battery bicomes a very serious affair ; as they are all bard at work at Fort Jackson mounting heavy rifled guns on it, which are no farther cse to them in the fort. She mounts sixteen guns, is almost as formidable a vessel as the Merrimac, perfectly shot proof, and has four powerful engines in her. I shall at all events lake such-steps as will prevent her from destroying anything, and we may still hold her la cheek with the steam ers, though they are rather fragile for such a service. This is one of the ill effects of leaving an enemy iq the rear. I suppose th.at the ships fired on her as they passed through, but that her mail resisted the shot. She bad steam on this morning, and was moving about quite lively. I tried to put some mortar shells through her roof, but without effect, as she moved off. The forts are now cut off from all communi cation with New Orleans, and .I presume that Flag Officer Farragnt has cut tee wires. WASHINGTON, May 9 I have sent the Miami around with General Butler to the, back of Fort St. Philip to try and throw in troops at the quarentioe, five milei along the forts, and at the same time open communication that way with the Flag Officer and supply him with ammunition. lam also going to send part of the mortar fleet to the bac`: of Fort Jackson to cut off the escape of the garrison by that way and stop supplies A deserter, who can be relied on, in forms us that they have plenty of provisions for two months, plenty of ammunition, and plenty of dhcomfortti. Our shell set the citadel o fire the first afternoon we opened. It burned fiercely for seven hours, but 1 thought it a fire raft behind the fort, as they continually send them down on us, but without any effect. Hut few casualties occurred to vessels on this side of the forts. The Harriet L rue lest but one man killed, and one, I fear, mortal ly wounded. The Winona lust three killed and three wounded, and the Itasca, with fourteen shot through tier, had but few men hurt. These forts can hold out still for some time, and I would suggest that the Monitor and Mystic, if they can be spared, he seuo bare without a moment's delay, to settle the ques tion. The mortar fleet have been very much ex• posed, and tinder a heavy fire for six days, during which time they kept ibe shells going without intermission One of them, the Maria I. Carlton, was sunk . by IL shot passing down through her magazine and then through her bottom Tha flotilla lost but one man killed and six wounded. The bearing of the offioer3 and men was worthy of the highest praise. They never once flagged during a period of six dap , ; never had an accident to one of the vessels by firing, and when shell and shot were flying thick above them showed not the least desire to have the vessels moved to a place of safety. The in cidents of the bombardment will be mentioned in my detailed report. I merely write this hurried letter to apprize the Department of the state of affairs, and shall send it off at once via Havana. The sight of the night attack was awfully grand. The river was lit up with rafts filled with pine knots, and the ships seemed to be fighting literally amidst flames and smoke. Where we were the fire of the enemy was high and comparatively harmlesit. I am in hopes that the ships above fared as well as we did Though amid such a terrific fire, it was gratifying to see th it not a ship wavered, but stood steady on her course ; and I am in hopes (and I see no reason to doubt it) that they now have > posfiession of New Orleans. Capt. Boggs has just arrived through a cut through the swamps, and brings the following additional intelligence: The Verona was sunk; about one hundred men were killed and woun ded ; ships all ready for another fight. No obstructions on the way to New Orleans.— Eleven Confederate vessels sunk and burnt in passing the forts. % cheer* Butler is about to land men the back way, six miles above the forts. No officers killed or wounded, Soldiers captured miserably armed and visitant ammu nition. [Correspondence of the New York rimes The siege of Forts Jackson and St. Philip has been in progress almost uninterruptedly during the past six days and five nights, and mill ate MA reduced. All this time I have been patient ly waiting the end, but it is impossible to conjecture how long the rebehl will remain at bay. • To-day the 28d day of April, will henceforth be remembered as the elite of one of the most desperate of naval battles. At three o'clock in the morning the greater part of °mums:mote Farragut's squadron, consisting of five sloops of-war and nine gunboats, successfully passed up the river, running through a tearful tire, and are now above the forts. 'the mortar flotilla and eight armed steamers are still below the enemy, who is thus placed between two fires with his supplies from New Orleans cut off, and rendering his surrender merely a question of time. Of the damage that has resulted to either side, I have at present little knowledge. From my position with the mortar , vessels I can see cue masts of our fleet, apparently three or,four miles beyond the.. fort„ and tee flag of the Union is flying from the top of evoiy spai: The burning hulls of three rebel steamers hare passed by us down the river, and that famous bugbear, the raw Itiatunisas, is destroyed.. I saw it sinking, a burning wreck, its two smoke stacks tottering, and its cylindrical sides pierced with yawning holes made by rifled shot. Although the loss of the rebels could not have been otherwise than severe, they refuse.to surrender. Comniuniostionluis 4 lleen had with hem by means of a flag of truce, -when Qaptain Porter deinauded that they should'titeto sews; up uuccelogemally. 'Their reply was I am, with great respect, Your obedient servant, DAVID D. PORTER, Com'g Flotilla Hon. Gums WEGrats, Sec'ry of Navy. Thum 'STATES STEAMER HARRIET 1.4.118, Mississippi River, April 26 1862. A Letter from Commodore Farragut. FURTHER PARTICULARS U. S. BARILII , TINE HORACE SICALEI3, Mumusippi River, April 23, 1862.. :ilnrlo .------------.____. inadmisAble, and until th •!, ...,,, ' .. 1 ..-,..t ...1•11ar whom lt. , t•ek ta„o t ,.. r, 4 that the terms were ,a i ,1111.11Vr. Ilk„ 41111,4 all WII , J 11 ive I„._ — ",. , T he last man fell they should fight. p,koillet. said that ht.. had hveci f, cedLill He doe , : not believe that there are any ~,,d , '3 ' batteries ab tve the forts to impede the Fro; .-.',.! of our fl eet to New Orleans. Above tte itt,a't Lafayette, is a heavy battery in the rirei . ' ." prevent Commodere Foote eumi ng d,, wu tt, Having related all that I have heard r,, ,- ..,. movements above the forts. I must 4 )w i .,.; t4 1 :: to what occurred below before then eet -tat. ' ... , c b , ted , o 0 •,, U. S SCITOONFIK SMITH, Off Pi Tarn, ,Ifissnrppi River, Friday Lining, April 25, 1662. ) When I closed my hatter yesterday I had no idea that I should bed iwn here at Pilot 'town, in my old quarters more than twenty mace from the scene of the bombardment. But such is the fact. The mortar flotilla, with which I have been more especially connected. was or dered suddenly, about five o'clock in the after noon, -to get under way, and repair to this place, where most of the vessels are now at anchor. The reason for this unexpected order is Explained by the circumstance that an im mense floating battery, iron clad and heavily armed, survived the fire of our fleet ai it ran the ganniet of the forts, and could be seen a mile or two above us, with no adequate force to interpose, shoal its rebel masters attempt to clear us out of the river. With every confidence In the rapacity of the mortar schooners to defend themselves against ordinary enemies, Capt. Porter was of opinion that it would be sheer recklessness to allow them to remain where they were certainly ex posed to an attack from this invulnerable ar rangement,which would have the game entirely in its hands. Our retreat was decided upon, particularly, because there is really no need, under existing circumstances, of keeping up the siege of the forts. - We have the rebel garrison in a trap, from which it is impossible to extricate themselves, aid a few days more or less for them to bold the forts is of no material consegoence. Here the mortar vessels are perfectly secure. This formidable battery at the forte is an un wieldy contrivance. It is constructed of a New Orleans drydock, and As unmanageable in a tide-way. Should It venture down the river, we have an open sea by which to avoid it. As it would be impossible to get it back again, a sufficient force could be brought to destroy it. Since we came down I have learned that this schooner has beau selected to convey deepatches from Capt. Porter to our Consul at Havana, where they will be forwarded to the Govern ment. She is to leave early in the morning, and availing myself of the courtesy of her commander, who has yielded his cabin for my accommodation, I shall write as fully as pout hie concerning - our affairs. Skipping over the details of the five days and nighte bomb erd• meet, which in any case would be wearisome to peruse, I shall narrate the events connected with yesterday's movements, as tar as I know them from personal observation and from the statement of others. There is no doubt that Cimmodrire Farragut, with a large squadron, is now at New Orleans. Read the following letter, a copy of which I was permitt-d to make. It was written when the Flag Officer was warm from the contest, and the words have the ring of true metal in them: Data Poarett: We had a rough time of it as Boggs will tell you, but, thank God, the num ber of killed and wounded was very small, considering. This ship had two killed and eight wounded. We destroyed the ram in a single combat between her and the old Mississippi, but the ram backed out when she saw the Mississippi coming at him so rampantly, and he dodged her and ran on shore, whereupon Smith put two or three broadsides through him and knocked him all to pieces. The ram pushed a fire raft on to me, and in trying to avoid it I ran the ship on shore. He again pushed the fire raft on me, and got the ship on fire ail along one aide. I thought it was all up with us, but we put it out and got off again, proceeding up the river, fighting our way. We have destroyed all but• two of the gun boats, and these will have to surrender with the forts. I intended to follow up- my success and push for New Orleans and then come down and at lend to the torts ; so you hold them in date quo until I come back. i think if you send a Hag of truce and demand their surround t ey will yield, for their intercourse with the city is cut off. We have cut the wires at4iye the Quaran tine and are now going ahead. I took three to four hundred prisoners at Quarantine. They surrendered and I paroled them not to take up arms spin. 1 could nut stop to take care of them. • If the General will come up to the bayou and land a few men, or as many as he' pleases, he will find two of our gunboats there to protect him from the gunboats that are at the forts. I wish to get to the English Turn, where they say they have not placed a battery yet, but have two above, near New Orleans. They will not be idle and neither will I. You supported us most nobly. Very truly, youri, D. G. FAHRAGUT. To Capt. D. D. PORTER, C,ommandiug Mortar Flotilla. This dispatch was brought to ,Capt. Porter this afternoon by Capt. Boggs, late commander of the Varuna, whose vessel was sunk in the action. From Capt. Boggs I obtained some, further information. He stated that, before the Varuna sunk, she destroyed alone six of the rebel steamers, of which he learned the names of four, ,viz: The William H. Webb, Pelmetto, Phenix and Jackson. As he parsed the forts Capt. Bogs, as well as all the other vessels, received their fire. The Richmond, and one or two more of the large steam sloops 'slowed down and poured three or four broad sides each into the enemy. The Varuna did not wait after delivering two broadsides, but pressed directly on into a hornet's nest oirebel gunboats which were a mile or two above. She was assailed by these, two or three at a time, in ram fashion, butting at her with their iron-c -Bed prows, and several large holes were mane in her. As long as his vessel floated, Capt. Boggs fought gallantly with his guns and drove the enemy's steamers ashore, where they were fired by their own crews. One of the Varuna's shot .bled still another steamer by making a hole in her boiler, and this vessel surrendered to the Oneida, who took her officers and crew prisoners. The Varuna's last guns were flied when her decks were under water, and no clothing or o - her property was saved by a sob' on board. '1 here were three of the Varnmes crew killed in the action and seven wounded, two of whom are not expected to survive their injuries. Including the ram, there were eleven of ,the rebel steamers destroyed, and the cap tain of the ram is a prisoner on board the Mis sissippi. After the fight the whole squadron repaired to the Quargutine anchorage, which is seven miles above the forts. There the dead were buried and the wounded made as comfortable as circumstances would permit. The number of our killed and wounded is estimated by Capt. Boggs at about one hundred and twenty five, and seventeen of these belonged to the Rich mond. He thinks that the loss on the side of the rebels was enormous. The chain cables which were fastened on the outside of our vessels proved an admirable pro tection to their machinery, as in every case where the shot struck them it bounded off without penetrating. A great deal of damage was done to us by the floating dock of the rebels, to which I have before adverted ; and although many broadsides were discharged at it, they had so - effect whatever upon its iron sides. At Quarantine our squadron found a large quantity of coal, sufficient for their use for a long time. All the vessels, save twenty-two gunboata, started for New Orleans at twelve o'clock, at which hour they had repaired dam ages and made themselves ready for another encounter. . r Capt. Boggs came down from the squadron in *small boat, having piekedfilsway,through a -:,you oat of the'river and pulte6,4lOng,Back "Yild*.taar::itf Fort ;at. Phillip. He was' PROM FORTRESS 110100 E, =EMI Departure of Gun• Boats Calm, Aroostook, and Port Royal up the James River HEAVY FIRING IIEA4D An Engagement at Sewall's Point, The Rebel Barracks Burped, TRH !JANITOR AND NAMUR 11 ICIIOI THE XERRTMAC AFRAID TO FIGRT FORTRESS MONRog Thursday 'Morning, lig Sti,. The iron-clad gun boat G.AI, Aroostook and Port Royal, h , James river at six o'clock th,s have passed Dog's Paint tottery. u has been heard up the river ease tare. They will cut off cirrr c with the rebel army south of ChL.S:. ta't.; Immediately after tho g 'doss 6"vt,! rebel tug boat J. B. White caul, out ir port News, having lett Nod ° k with a crew and two cittze,,,, m is-ion to Tannery Point. By Tr% C I they ran over to Newport News ,01.1 d, red to General Maustirld. t.. 1.1 time they have attempud to 6.5e,p,, are now the moat happy of i ;U:, Sewall's Point is being evacu ‘li.d. The Monitor, Naugatuck, au i boats have just lett tor S u•,,11; ,t LATER. FORTRESS MONRA, '„ Shortly before noon ro-day the y. Naugatuck, Seminole, Sasqueilam. 4 and SRO J.einto, in the order to ~ va named, steamed up to he .111 . E P Lardner of the Suequchanua : the expedition. As soon as they arri:e I Ri in opened with shot and shell .1. moat of which wi.r,. goo! .i.o- I: ,I- . halt an hour betore au? reply toad u.n;: the Point. The Rip Ripe 0.. st olvne I ac l NaUgatUCk t for the first time were fired 11'0111111e Athg ty of the point when ,t_le struck in the virititty, .1 pq , gun as it has nut been h Tian position of the. Niolia, TEUICU of the rent of the Irl MOIIOU LIII wlll/in a un IC • r t point, when Cunsidrnik.k. 1.1/t[ Oren done by her ewer The Naugatuck kept iu t range of her parrot cu., Iv I, 30. The Sewall Point bat erg r briagir The Rip Raps tired occr.;,.cc I y fire was kept up by th . The afitir was c0n:,.. : Ervin thht Feint of v. the 'IL tallee being eu couir 11Qi be seen. At about ow k. to arise which ic .C:.1 , 1 1 .1_ d 1. a combustible 131.1d1 1i II: Woods. It 40011 Nothing more oceuir o ' clock, when the tiring Ira, v-r• ,e,•r ,, the Point. The Monitor about thi , riled , LeL. her advancul positiou nud the distance. Nothing et Ulf aamall, square black spit nu ,v.itttr quarter past two o'clk.