FORT MONROE, April 27.
E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War:
A Black fugitive, just from Portsmouth, brings the Petersburg Express of yesterday containing the following:
MOBILE, April 25.
The enemy passed Fort Jackson at 4 yesterday a. m. When the news reached New Orleans the excitement was boundless, martial law put in full force, business suspended, all cotton and steamboats, except necessary for transportation, corn and ammunition, destroyed. At 1 o’clock today the operator bade good-bye, saying the enemy had appeared before the city. This is the last known. Will send particulars soon as received.
The negro bringing this reports the rebels have two iron-clad steamers nearly completed, and believed the Merrimac would go out to-morrow.
(Signed,) J. E. WOOL.
HEADQUARTERS DEPT. RAPPAHANNOCK,
April 27.
TO STANTON, Secretary of War – I was told the Richmond Examiner of the 26th has been received in Fredericksburg announcing New Orleans taken. Great destruction of property, cotton and steamboats. There were enough steamboats saved to take away the ammunition. Great consternation among the inhabitants.
WASHINGTON, April 27.
The news from New Orleans which comes from several rebel sources, is deemed of the utmost importance. What England failed to do has been accomplished by New England. The manner in which the success at Fort Jackson and Fort Phillip was followed up is highly praised. In three hours our men consummated their victory and appeared before New Orleans to receive its submission.
No mention is made by the rebels of iron clad turtles and rams.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1862, p. 2
E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War:
A Black fugitive, just from Portsmouth, brings the Petersburg Express of yesterday containing the following:
MOBILE, April 25.
The enemy passed Fort Jackson at 4 yesterday a. m. When the news reached New Orleans the excitement was boundless, martial law put in full force, business suspended, all cotton and steamboats, except necessary for transportation, corn and ammunition, destroyed. At 1 o’clock today the operator bade good-bye, saying the enemy had appeared before the city. This is the last known. Will send particulars soon as received.
The negro bringing this reports the rebels have two iron-clad steamers nearly completed, and believed the Merrimac would go out to-morrow.
(Signed,) J. E. WOOL.
HEADQUARTERS DEPT. RAPPAHANNOCK,
April 27.
TO STANTON, Secretary of War – I was told the Richmond Examiner of the 26th has been received in Fredericksburg announcing New Orleans taken. Great destruction of property, cotton and steamboats. There were enough steamboats saved to take away the ammunition. Great consternation among the inhabitants.
WASHINGTON, April 27.
The news from New Orleans which comes from several rebel sources, is deemed of the utmost importance. What England failed to do has been accomplished by New England. The manner in which the success at Fort Jackson and Fort Phillip was followed up is highly praised. In three hours our men consummated their victory and appeared before New Orleans to receive its submission.
No mention is made by the rebels of iron clad turtles and rams.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1862, p. 2
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