The New York Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1862, Page 3

Pande lent them to meet their presevt wauts. A commit: tee, consisting of the following gentiewnen, was then ap- geese ie detainee sands ehich mt eapectes . iy :—Messrs. *, Hunter, Ganley aur! Choate ong were then handed in Subseriptions to the amount of $2,000, after which the committee ad- Journed to Monday went at twelve v'civck. Terrific Bombardment of Fort Jackson, on the Mississippi, “@TVLL FIGHTING AT THE LAST ACCOUNTS. lew Orleans the Rebel Strong- ~ hold of the Southwest. YB FORTIFICATIONS AND DEFENCES. -@ar Map of the Locality ana its Surroundings. Escape of a New York Union Man from Rebeldom. Hie Experience While in the Confederate Service. “WOW NEW ORLEANS MAY BE CAPTURED. - Demoralization of the Rebel Army and Their Chiefs, Beauregard’s Pets Refuse to Fight for His Cause. Whe Union Fecling Strongly De- veloping Itself. Disaffection of the Rebels and Suffering of the People, &e., &c., &e, THE ATTACK ON FORT JAOKSON, Fortaess Moxnon, April 25, 1862. Bes. Eowin M. Sraxtox, Secretary of War:— + The Norfolk Day Book of this morning has a telegram from New Orleans dated the 23d instant, from which the feRow ing information is obtained :— ‘Zero has been a heavy continued bombardment of Port Jackson all night. It was still progressing. The Pebels in the fort ropresent themeelves still choerful, ‘with an abiding faith tm ultimate success. They stato ‘bey are making repairs as best thoy can. { ‘Their darbette guns were still in working order, Cough most of them bad been disabled at timos. They ‘avert wo have fred twenty-five thousand thirteen-inch ‘bells, of which one thousand fell in the fort. They think S@et our ammunition must soon become exhausted, but ‘eapert they can stand it as long as we can. ‘Te robe) Congress had adjourned. JOHN TUCKER, Aseistant Secretary of War. Haspqcarruns, DeraRrMext oF Vigainu, ‘ ‘April 24, 1862. “} Mea. E. M. Staxtor, Socretary of War:— ‘The Norfolk DayBook reporta a heavy bombardment @8 Fort Jackeon, on the Mississippi river. Major General Level) is repreconted as saying “it was terrific.” It was Ul) continued at the last advices. JOHN E. WOOL, Major General, ‘THE REBEL COMMANDER AT NEW ORLEANS. ‘The Major Genoral Lovell alluded to in General Wool @espatch, as being in command of the rebel forces and de- Sences at and around New Orloaas, is the Mansfield Lovell wel) known in thiscity. He is a native of the District ef Columbia, is bot ween forty and forty-five years of age, Bnd entered the Military Academy as a cadet, appointed from that District in 1838. He graduated on the 30th @f June, 1842, standing number nine in his class, in ‘which there were fifty-six members, Among his clasa- mates wo find the names of Gonerals Roseerans, Newton, Pope, Seth Williams, Abnor Doubleday, Dana, Sykes, aud there in the Union army, and George W. Raina, G. W. Smith, and others in the rebel forces. On the lst of July 2642, be was promoted to tho second lieutenancy of the Weurth artillery, and on the 16th of February, 1847, wa® farther promoted to @ drst lieutenancy. During 1847 ‘end 1645 ho acted as ald to General Quitman, in the Mexi" @an war, ond was wounded in the assault of Chapaltepeo, em the 13th of September, 1847, for which he was Drevetiod captain in July, 1843. Ho was also wounded te the attack on tho De Belon Gate. He resigned his @emnection with the army of the United Statos @ tho 16th of December, 1854. The cause of hie resignation wag for the purpose of joining Whe expedition got up by Gen. Quitman for the objest of Pevolutionizing Cuba, and tn this he was joined by his @aesamate and co-robel, Gustavus W. Smith, When that echeme exploded he came on to New York, and occupied for sevora) years the position of Deputy Street Commis. Gioner, under tho samo G. W. Smith, who held the chief ‘the City Guard, of New York, This company was a por- _ Swot the Ninth ragimont of New York State Militia. ‘When Gon. Sandford offered the services of the First Givision to the Governor of this State, for the purpose of @aiting down the rebellion, Captain Lovell resigned his @emmission, and for some time remained passive in this hy. G.W.Smith and he, however, after @ lapse of Qime, loft the city quietly, and were uoxt beard of as ‘@emorals in the rebel ranks. Is may not be out of place, in gonnection with this serch, to state that, during the dinner given by the Oity Guard to the Savannah Blues, in 1860, Capt. Loyell, ‘ep cbairman, alluding te the volunteer service (hen or- @amizing in England, romarked that “if that country veld raise and boast of her twonty thousand yolun- teers, Amerion could easily raise two hundred thousand, * @ally armod and equipped.” This wa: has proved she could have raised over a million, and even have doubled @at number, without any vory great trouble, in the event of a foreign war. AN ESCAPED UNIONISI'S NARRATIVE oF OF AFFAIRS IN NEW ORLEANS, ’ By the arrival of « gentioman in this city who occu. pled @ prominent position in one of the rebel regiments, ‘but who escapod in the guise of @ pastry cook on board the Republic, leaving his wife and family to taxe are of {eis business in Now Orleans, we are put in possession of tmportant information relative to the fortifications of * eat city, the condition of the rebels, the extent of the ‘Wanton feeling in that quarter, and other interesting mat. er, which will well repay perusal, Our informant is « Peatloman of intelligence and « very shrewd observer, Ia ‘Order to illustrate more clearly what we give below, we day before our roadera an excellent map of the city of ew Orleans and the fortifications and dofences tn its vielaity which came under the notice of the gentleman alluded to. si SKETCH OF TUR FORTIMICATIONS AROUFD NEW ORLRANE, Fort Jackron, on the Mississippi river, mounts one undred and four guns, and Fort Philip, nearly opposite, sizty-five. There are masked batteries on either side of the river, extending eight miles. Theso batteries are Dullt in the form of trianglos, base to base. The revels have thrown chalne serogs the river, which held by eatip ot each end, ang thon epohored, They also have NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1862—TRIPLE SHEET. rafts loaded with turpentine in readiness to use againet the soldicrs of the Union, by floating them, when set ob fire, in proximity to the Union feet. Within about nine miles of the city of New Orleans, on the old battie ground of the iast war with England, there is @ fortification extending from the river to the lake and the Mexican Guif Railroad. This fortification is built op ‘a ridge, and after it crosses the Mexican Guif Railroad it emerges into a swamp, where it 1s interrupted, and again Commences on the other. side, where the Louisiana race course formerly was, extending to the lake, This forti cation mounts forty-two guna, several of which werd spiked one night by the Union suldicrs, while the senti~ nels were ‘‘on duty.” Within about four to six milos of New Orleans, nea’ Algiers, which is situated on a road back of the river,two forte are now built, large onough to hold from twelve to fifteen guns each. There jaan intrenchment thrown ép opposite the Mint, on the levoe or bank of the river, mounting one gup; but four guns can be worked with facility there, “ * bd ; At Carrollton, five miles above the city, are two fortif- cations, extending across to Kennervillo, thence to tho Jackson Railroad, ten miles from the city, and on to the lake. Governor Mooro, when called. upon by the Common Council of New Orleans in regard to the defences of the city, stated to thom that ‘‘ho did not know what to do in the matter, ag he was not competent to fill the position he hela.” 9 TH MILITIA OF NRW ORLEANS AND THEIR LACK OF ARMS. The whole number of muskets in New Orleans is only feventecn hundred and one. The Firstand Second bri- gades of volunteers (or Home Guards) and Beauregard’s favorites,‘ Los Enfans Perdus,” were in the city when our Informant left. The city militia, with tho First and Second brigades, have been ordered into camps of in- struetion—this order including all male whites between the ages of eighteon and forty-five. When formed in line for drill and review all absentees aro punished by a fine of three dollars and forty-eight hours’ confinement im the parish prison. ‘The militia are being armed by Gov. Moore with pikes fifteen feet long, having formida™ Dio spears attached. ‘The rfiilitia in New Orleans, with the Firet and Second } brigades, amount, in the aggregate, to twenty thonsand, the majority being Germans, who have been heard to say that thoy will not fight.: On a second refusal to drill they are declared “aliens,” and confined to prison during the continuance of the war, Thostores through- outthe city are closed every afternoon, in order to afford ample time for drilling the men. THE UNION SENTIMENT IN THE CITY, AND HOW ITS TREATED. There areagreat many Union men in the city; but they are afraid to say anything, as the parish prison is 80 contiguous, and a great many have been incarcerated there for tho expression of Union sentiments. There wore seven old men, who had beon following the oceupation of fishermen on the lakes from seven to fif- teon years, arrested in New Orleans and sent to the parish prison. Having been kept there some time, they were taken out of prison at twolve o'clock at night, hand. cuffed and hanged, without any trial, because the city authorities thought they had known too mucli, and might ran down to the blockading flect for the purpose of either piloting them up or to give them information, One poor old man, a carpenter by trade, who haga wife and five children, has been confined six months in the parish prison for saying “Abo Lincoln was a far better man than Jeif. Pavis.” Another was confined three months because bo said Jef. Davis was apolitical scoundre} and thief,” and damned the SoutMern confederacy generally, When people are ar- rested they get no trial, but an examination before Mayor Monroe, who sends them to prison during the war. If any of them happen to have money to pay a lawyer, who will not takea caso short of one hundred dollars, ho stands some chaneo of getting out «/ter three months confuement. A yroat many of those in prison are English, Irish and Scotch, who claim British protec) tion; but as Mr. Muir, the British Consul, ‘stepped out’ and left a young creole inghis office, who,bad not the experience or knowledge of his duties, they are unable to procure @ release. Our informant says he has carried letters from these priseners to the Consul’s deputy ; but he never troubled himself about them. The prison © put in the criminal yards with thieves, murderers, counterfeiters, &c., and aro very scantily fed. They are locked up sixteen hours out of the twenty-four, and but very little light is allowed to enter their cells. Three young oystermen, not long since, set out ina schooner belonging to oneof the party, for a short plea- sure sail. Boing discovered by the captain of the “‘Screwmen Guard,’ stationed at Proctorville;they were arrested, and, after being confined for two months, tried for stealing the schooner to run down to the blockading leet, ‘Fhey were found guilty and sentenced, one toeight and the others to twelve months hard labor on the fortifications. Every other week they were to be fed on broad and wa- ter; one was sentenced, in addition, to wea” a ball and cbain to his Jeg during the whole time. VERY DAY LIFE IN NEW ORLEANS, No such thing as gold or silver can be found in the city. Every business man issues his own money. Gold is worth eighty per cent. Pierre Soule is now ono of the provost marshals, and has seven hundred men engaged to burn the city at the approach of the Union forces. The following were the average prices for articles in w Orleans when he left:—Salt, $12 per sack; butter» $1 20a $1 25 por pound; coffee, $1 25 per pound; lard, 33 cents per pound; potatocs, $8 per barrel; flour, $20 per barrel; pork, $60 per barrel; boots or shoes, $25 per pair, and in these proportions for everything else. The poople would die of starvation if they had not the free market, which supplies them with meat and vegetables twice a week. i Iron is-scarce. They would buy any sort of this now very useful article at the highest prices—if they could ge it. There are eighty tons of powder stored in the now Marine Hospital., The banks baye cut dve dollar bills in two to make therm two and a half, As fast as the merchants procure Confederate money they buy cotion and sugar, intending, as svon as they are attacked by the Union forces, to put tho American flag over this property for preservation, The merchants do not wish to hold their money, but inyort it in roal estate and sueh like, There is one Union paper in the city—the Daily True Dela—editod by Mr. MoGinness. The Picayune had to suspend the publication of its evening edition for want of paper. It is now printed on yellow, brown and all kinds of paper that can be picked up, and is reduced to half ite former size. Our informant further states that the worst secessionists in the city are Northern born men, the Vigilance Committes being composed almost exclusively of this olass, of which E. A. Tyler, a jeweller on Canal street, is the principal. ‘THE TRAMTOR TWicGs, General Twiggs can be seen every day riding around the city in his barouche, drawn by a span of horses, looking the very picture of @ traitor, at the expense of his young wifo’s fortune. The cause Of General Twiggs resigning his commission was that the Mayor and Com- maon Council appropriated $100,000 for the protection of the city, and appointed a committee of five to superin- tend tho works, which made off Twiggs “hopping mad,’ because he could not have the handling of the money. He aad the Mayor had a flare-up in consequence, and he sent in his resignation to Jeff. Davis, stating that he was too old and infirm to fill the office. Jeff. Davis then sent General Mansfield Lovell to take command of the De- partment of Louisiana. THR BULL RUN (CMON) PRISONERS. Four hundrett and eighty-eight of the prisoners taken at Boll run and Manassas wore breught to New Orleans and incarcerated in the parish prison. They were escorted through the city by a regiment of darkies, un- der command of ‘Old Jordan,” who was at"the battle of Now Oricans under General Jackson. These prisoners wore placed sixteen in each cell, with one miserable blanket cach. They wereserved with two scant meals a day, aud were covered with vermin, ‘TH CONFADRRATR SOLDIERY, The best drilled as well as the best dressed regiment in New Orleans is the negro regiment, and prominent among them ean be seen ‘Old Jordan,” who is captain of Compauy A. All the offloors of this regiment are colored. Our informant says that the rebel officers and privates who came undor bis notice are tho most drua- kon, demoralized set he ever saw. Most of the officers wore drankall tho tlme hoe was'there, D. M. Hildreth, proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel , has a company called the Hildreth Guard, and is an adjutant in ono of the Louisiana regiments. Jas. 0. Nixon, proprietor of the New Orleans Creftent, ia lieutenant colonol_ in Scov's cavalry company W NRW ORLEANS MAY AR CAPTURED, By going up Lake Pontchartrain the Union forces mist enier the heart of the city by two basing, called the Old and New basias, On passing up the lake to Pasa Mancline, where the Jackson Railrogd crosses, they juld cut off all communication with the city and amp ©, Whig Ip seventy-pine milop distant, To take the On the bridge at the Pase Manchae would be to cut off ad communication with Camp Moore and effectually cripple theretreat of Beauregard. Tne groun? being exceedingly ewampy, the only available place that the rebels could select to give battle would be where there is culy @ Single tine of railroad. Pass Manchae is thirty.seveu miles from New Oriesus, and the only fort w pass mn going from the figoleis to Take Rorgi® intg Lake Pontchartrain is Fort Pike, which is not swrongly fortitled, and could be casity taken, The water around this fort is jenorally eight feet in depth, HOW ‘HEAURBGARD'S FETH’? ANSWERED 13 REQUIFITION, ‘The “daring chivalry” of the South iq strikingly ex- emplifiod in the bearing of Beauregard’s pet company on the following occasion :— Beauregard, through a jettor transmitted by his staff Surgeon, Dr. Choppin, demanding an immediate rein- forcement of 5,000 men from Now Orloanh, infOr:n0d: the military of thatcity that they must hasten to Colam- bus at once, ag that point was the Oonfoderate key of the Mississippi. ‘The First and Socond brigades were there- upon ¢alied and Beauregard’s lettor was read to them by Gover ; but with the exception of abont 300 they refused to comply with the requisition, The Orleans Guard, belonging to the First brigade, in ‘which Beauro- gard had thedistinguished honor formesly of declining any position save that of “high private,” and fo which organization he had presented the colors captured at Fort Sumter, were the first who refused to go. REARL GUNHOATS BEING BUILT. The rebels have the gunboat Florida and several othors, not iron-clad, fitted up for action. Tho two dry docks'at Algiers havo been removed and converted into gunboats, mounting twenty guns cach. ‘Their decks are perfectly lovel, with no bulwarks. The contre is built up slantingly, with. two feet thickness of timber, and then plated, having only hatchway tewards the stern to place the men in. They are towed by steamers. Two gunboats have been Duilt at the old Bayou Bridgo for Lake Pontchartrain, by Sidney A. Por- ter. They have very Jarge side-wheels, but are uot iron- clad, They mount ten guns each, Tho Manassas battering ram, or ‘the Mud Turtle,’’ as it is more appropriately designated, is acomploto fatiure, It ie altogether broken down, and requires two steamers to help if tuto action. The rebels are building two gunboats at Carroll ton, on @ new plan, invented by a young and ambitious mo- chanic, named Smith. Fach is to be three hundred and twenty-five feet long, with four propellers, two in the centre and two in the stern. They are built of fourteen-inch timbers, one Jaid on top of the other, secured with bolts, than cross timbers are laid, to impart solidity. ‘The roof is to be round, so that the balls will glance off. Tho cross timbers in- side are fourteen inches square, and ihe outside ia plated with iron, Both craft are to be perfeotly solid, oxcopt tho engine rooms and whore guns are placed. They aro also gutting down fourteen old steambouts and tow- oats, for Conversion into a warlike fleet, which, when completed, will be brought into action undor command of Kd, Montgomery, ex-Captain of the steamboat Republic, ruanibg between New Orleans and Memphis, This work is progressing slowly, and will not be completed for some time to come, The rebels have the "following gen boats at Randolph:—the Lizzie Simmons, the Grosse Tete, Yankee and Livingston—the latter new aud iron clad, but the balance are noarly worthless. ‘They carry two guns forward ana two aft, and hays iron castings to protect only the boilers and machinery. MISRISSIPP) RIVER FORTIFICATIONS, ‘There are nofortifications at Baton Rouge, Vicksburg Natchez or Memphis, The only fortiflertion on tho sissippi, from Now Orleans to Memphis, is thas of Fort Adams, on one of the bluffs, which mounts four guns. Fort Randolph snd Fort Pillow (the latter situated be- tween the former and Memphis) were left almost com. paratively deserted during the bombardment of Island No.10, The guns wero takon by the rebela from these forts to strengthen*Isiand No. 10, leaving only a small number of men and five pieces for their protection. MeMPe, Momphis contains a great many Union people. A por- tion of Generals Cheatham’s and Polk’s troops are sta- tioned at Humboldt, at the crossing of tho Memphis and Ohio and Mobile and Ohio Railroads. The Commissioners at New Orleans paid a visit to'all the stores aud mado the people give up everything im the shape of arme, bowie knives, pistols, shot guns, &¢. _ The citizens of Memphis have built a railroad through Main street, connecting with tho Southern roads, s0° that in cago of an attack from the Unionists they can remove their goods farther down the river. ‘THR RAILROADS AND BRIDGES LEAPING YROMYMEMP RIB, The railroad from Memphis to Paris, Tennessee, 13 in good order. Eight miles from Paris, towards the Tennes. see river bridge, the railroac is cut away where it crosses ® creek. At Big Sandy, ten miles from Tennesses river bridge, there is s bridge 800 fect long and from thirty to forty feet above the level of the water. A large tree has been felled across this bridge, and the floor timbers aro partially cut every “few feet- For seventy-five feet this bridge isentirely cut away Two miles from Tennessce river is anothor bridg: one-eighth of a mile long, built work, one-third of which has been torn up. bank of the river the depot has been burned and the switches destroyed. The tcle graph wires have been taken down from Paris to the Tennessee river. The distance from Paris to Tennessee river bridge is twenty-six miles. Eight miles from the ‘river there are two cuts, oue a quarter of a mile long, through which the railroad is laid. These cuts aro through limestone rocks, which have been torn down and tho tracks covered with them. Tho tanks for hold- ing water ali aiong the road have been destroyed. The inhabitants from the Tennossee bridge to Paducah are all ‘+geoosh.’? They have nothing to say while the guns boats are in such close proximity, bat ae goon os they leave they hurrah} for “Jeff. Davis,” and cry “Down with the Yankees. THE BATTLE OF MANASAAS AND BELMONT. Our informant was ongaged in the battlis of Manareas and Belmont, (mneh agsiost his will be it said), and gives come statements regarding thom that are in there were no negro regiments at the battle of Manassas Plaing, as heretofore reported. ‘The revel army was whipped twice on the 2st of July, and, had cirenm- stances prevented Jolnston's reinforcoments reaching them, thoy would have had to beat an igovble retreat On the arrival of Jobenon, he boing the senior General, Beauregard was in the act of giving up the command to him, when Jolnsten told hitn that as he had planned the battle and commanded so far through the day he had better keep command. After the battle of Manacaas Bonurogard wantal to ads vance on Washington; but Jef Davis stopped him. When Beauregard sevt in his official report of the batile, he spoke in it about his contemplated advance on Washing- ton, which displeased Joff., who ordered him to write an, other report to suit him, AS near as our informant can Judge, the loss of the Southern army at Manassas was 3,600, which is setting it down at a low figure. Jeff Davis arrived on the field about five o’elock on Suuday. A great many of the rebels died from disease bofore the battle. The dead were buried iu pits holding from fifteen to twenty bodies. Without findin; at the battle of Belmont, our informant states that If the officers in command that day had attended to their Dusi- nessa little closer they would have been the victors, and saved many a valuablelife. Whoa the Union army surprised the rebels, and drove them through the corn- field to the bank of the river, capturing their field pieces and turning them on the enemy, the former stop- ped and gave up the ehase. Instead of capturing them or driving them into the river, as they could Rave done, they allowed them to concentrate, and also to be rein- forced by the Eleventh Louisiana regiment, Colonel Marks. At the same time, it must be said that the Union troops fought well and made some of the most splendid charges on record, HOW KING JEFF") RRORUITED HIE ARMY. Just before the expiration of the term of the one year volunteers, the ladies of Richmond were sent by Jeff. Davie to the different regiments, to prosent them with splendid banners and flags, in ordor to enoourage them to reinlist, ‘When Jeff. found out that this dodge would not work, tho ‘men, were offered a bounty of Afty dollars a head and thirty days furlough. Some accepted this offer, but the majority refused, As soon ap Jeff, found out this he put a stop to their leaving, and pressed them all in to serve during the war, without banners and bounty. Most of the men In ghe Southern army are those that leave the Northern States in tho fall to roturm in the summer, They are for the most part eotton rollers, ecrewimen and deckhands op the steamboats running on the rivers, and being unable to gothome or procure work, they must of necessity join the rebel ranke, AN RNTHCBIASTIO SOUTBRON MAKWS A SLIGITT JORTAKR, In order to give an idea of the imserest a true Southern born planter takes in this war, our informant relates the following incident of what ol known Red river planter did # short time ago:~-Reading io one of the dally Pistols, &o. , tobim. yy fault with the Northern generals” papers 4 sketch of the sufferings of General Greene and his army in the timeof the Revolution, be exclaimed, after roading the article, “This will never do;” so he went to work and picked up all the blankets and quiite that ho could spare, boxed them up aud direoted them to ‘Gonera) Groene, Richmond, Virginia.” After due iD- quiries, 4» BO One by that name was in the Southern army, the boxca were opened ana the articles distributed 10 the Seyonth Louisiana yolunteors, Colone) Harry Hay serie invite can cerusa? 30 DOMATS ARMS TO TiS Gaus8, .Toshow the cagernese of the Sothern generals far ‘arms, our informant states that thoy havo caused the Reverend Ballard 8. Dunn +o become agent for collecting arms of all kinds throughout the South, inviting the peo- ple to bring overy dosoription of guns, bowie-knives, If those articles were not vol tarily given up, the government proposed-te buy them at a fait Payable after the war. Seeing that the peo- ple di respond as iberally aa i, was thought thdy shouldsa committees wad appointed to visit every store and private dwelling and take all the arma they could findjAny ‘person “refusing to give shem up was im- prisoned. ll - Taw STRENGTH OP THR RRNA. ‘The strength of tho rebebarmy, up tothe passa, tho new militia law, was 405,000, which has been lar; increased since this now law went into operation, Feb@i- ary 15. Oor informant says,howover, that deducting those who have bees impr the native born “South- rons” bear a very small proportion to t\io whole number, and that thoseof them who volanteered are either ofivers or expectante of position, . " “NOR LONG POR TINA WORLD,”? Jeff. Davis, ofr informant ‘says, ii det alone,” will soon shuffle off this mortal ooil,” a) be is now a more ekoleton, having totally Wastroyed bis health since bis assumption of the dutics of Prosidézt of the Southern confodoracy. 19 tr. 80? | Our informant says that hebas noticed, walking the streeis of New York, several Southerr mon, whom, he thinks, are her@ag spios. Ho says that their propotty and interesta are@ ali ia the South, and be very naturally ks, “What are they doing here now, when he has so often heard them curse the d—d Yankees in New Or. Jeans?” Our informant related to us several incilents about himself, tho’ particulars of hig escape, &c., which wo forbear to publish, as his wife and children are stiilin New Orleans, and it might bring them into trouble, Suf- fice it to say thot ho is a New Yorker by birth, and was forced into the rebel servies THE DEFENCES OF NEW ORLEANS. {From the New Orleans Picayune, April 6.) A correspondent of the (Richmond) Dispa‘ch, writiog from this city, says what follows:— Naw ORVEANS, 186: ‘Tho Mississippt is fortified so as to baitapa-sablo for any hostile Heat or flovilla, Forta Jackson and st. Pattip xa armed with one limndrod and seventy heavy .ans (sixty-threctpownde: ifled by Barkley Britten, and re- ceive from Englnd), Tho navigation of the river is stapped by a dain of about aqnartor of amile from the above forts, No flotillaon earth would force that ¢am in lees than two hours, daring whieh it would ba within short and cross rango of one hundred and seventy yang of the hoaviest calibre, many of which would be sorved with red hot shot, unmerous farnaces tor which have boon erected in every fort and battery. In aday or two we shall have ready two iron-cascd foating batteries. ‘The plates ave four and a half tne dow thick, of the bost hammered iron, received from Bug land and Fach iron-cased battery will mount twe nt-pounders, placad so as to skim tho water, striking the ovemy’s hull between wind and water. We havoan abaur { incondiary sholls, cupe: furnaces for moni rockets and tirosh: the forts thore i# a consta:t At tho Plain of Chulmetie, thera are redoubis, armed with near Jani rifled ¢: five miles range. A ¢ doep extends trom ch thirty feet wide and twenty @ Mississipri to La Cipriere. In forts St. Philip aad Jackson there are 3,000 inen, of whom a goodly yrtion are experienced artillery men and gunners who iitre served in the navy. At New Orleans jivelf we have 32,000 infantry, and as many more quariercd in the immoeiate neighborhood. Hine and drill they are far superior to the Ya Inve two very able and active genora'scayho porsess our entire e-nfdenca, Lovet and Brigadier General Rigg! we have old Hollins, a S New Orrra Hovss,—The prolimioary arrangement the erection of a now Opera House are, we understand, nearly completed. The site fixed upon is a most eligible one, & little above Union place, and, if the purchase can be effected upon the terms offered, tho buildiag will be immediately commenced. ‘Tno new house will seat aboat sixteen hundred persons, and it 13 estimated that jis cu- tire cost will mot be more than $100,000. A largo pro- portion of the auditorium will be divided off into four feat boxes, On the ground floor there will be two fine stores—one for an ice cream saloon, and the other for any purpose that may consist with the general plan of the building, It is calculated that these two stores will bring in a rent of $3,000 & year, which will go some way towards paying the interest on the capital invested. The theatre can, under those ciroumstances, bs let for the same rent por week that the Academy of Music cosis per night, and tho iessea will have full command of his house; for there will be no privileged stock holders and no deadneads, Under the conditions on which the Academy of Music is at present jet, ave occupied gratuitously by the very ¢l upon whom amanager: most relies to support the Opera, It is no argument to urge thet this is the only advantage which the shareholde: get for the money which they have sank in the Dui! WU they have invested it extravagantly and without due cousideration as to the capabilities of the house in the way ofreiurns, it is no reason why (hose undertiking tho risks of operatic speculations should enter upon them under circumstances (hat render failure certaia. ‘The expenditure entailed by a company such as is requi-el to keep the Academy constantly Mlled is too great for any manager, tmaidod by season sabscriptions, (0 ect. If to that diificnlty he finds supsradded a disproportionataly high rent, and is od besides by the oc 0 of his best places by doadieads, it is cloar that he eanuot long continue the struggle. This is the reavon why no manager will now venture upon more than a few nights of opera in New York. it does not prove, however, thas under proper economical cou- ditions our community 18 not able to support a coutinu- ‘ovg season of several months, as in the great cities abroad, It is the object> of the projectors of tho new building to put this question to tho test, and if thay ad here strictly to their plau’ wo believe that they wil! solve it satisfactorily. ‘Toe Ovens 1x Drooxtyy.—This evening the ‘'Figha dj Reggimento” will be given at the Brookiyn Academy of Music, with Kellogg, Brignoli and Susini in the principay roles, This wMi be positively the last night of opera for the present in either city, On Monday the troupe g0 to Boston, Escape of Two Confed: cers to Toronto. From the Toronto Leader, April 23.) ‘Two Confederate officers have just arrive? in Toronto, who made rather @ novel escape from the havds of the Northerners to Canada, It seems they served at Fort Done'sou—fought woll—and were captared. time past they have boon moved about from one wo another, axl wore last being cared for on (he Columbus (Ohio) Railroad, when, unexpectedly, they tnet with the proper and what afterwards proved successful means of escape. In the cars they woro dressed In theif Con. federate uniform, when a couple of kind and patriotic -passengers slipped plain dross overcoats to them, and vo the whisper to put the new toggery on, and bide, as much as possible, their military aspect, This was accomplished, whon, inafew minutes, the person tn charge of the train came along, and so well was the disguise effected, took them for common peo- ple and expressed surprise at their being thore--forget- Ung, it is left to be presumed, all about his two oficer ‘s, They were cooreaneeny made to leave the train, and of courso were Be jad that fortune and clroumstances s0 greatly aided their flight. Soon the two Confederates made tracks for Canada, and in due time reached ‘Toronto, Their names on Togister book of the Rosin House, elaborated with the appendage of C, 8 A.,” attract much attention. They oxpress themselves quite at homo, and have met with many manifestations of kindness and sympathy , of which it is to be hoped they are deserving. te ONi- Str Police Intelligence. Cavomt in THe ACT—-CarToR® oF BURGLARS.—At a late hour. on Tharsday night, a8 Mr. Groen, pawnbroker, of No, 231 West Vorty-seound street, returned froma visit to Brooklyn, he discovered a light in his store, and suspect- ing that there were burglars within, he devised a pian for their capture, Accordingly he gained accoss to the rear by the hall door, and observittg two men in theact of packing up « lot of valuables, retroated for the purpose of procuring the assistance of the police, Presently of, cors Hildreth and Kelly came al ¢ party 209 0 entered the store Pi surpri the thieves named, Michael brennan, was knocked down by Mr. Green, and handed over to officer Kelly, while the other policeman secured the renmiving burglar, named Joba Melvin. Tho prisoners weve taken to the gtation house and searchod, when no lees. than seventy thos were found in their possession, On being taken before J, stice Kelly, at the Market Police Court, you terday, they were committed for examination. yesterday, wo make the following ex them our readers may ascertain how much reliance can bo placed on tho rebel secounts of the Into battle at Pitte- Durg Landing. Louisiana (Glaiien*:) hus alread: was on the extrame right, and had to {ace tho Missouri troops. has been wounded ja the left arm. Our sirategic move- ‘ments were Fo brittiant that they astonished the cnemy. Our army ts confident of victory. Deing near the battie tld. forcos having frst a‘tacked, his batiories, w' Kansas, h ning of the batts, aut that the whole ar sean in ovary place J "a3 conveying of Mount Pleasant in front. the guns. ‘The number ef the enemy's forces, which have paseed from one side of the river to the other, is calculmed at from 16,000 to 20,000 men, whilo the Cdnfederates who defend’ the island do not exeood 1 the Confoderate sy INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. More Rebel Accounts of the Battle of Pittsburg. WHAT I8 HISTORY? The “ Magnificent Victory” of the Rebels. “Major General Buell and Staff Captured and General Sherman Killed,” ' ~%o., &e,, &e. ‘From New Orleans dates to the 19th inst., received rps. On perusing Rebel Account of the Pittsburg Landing Battie. {From the New Orleaus Picayune Extra, April 7. Goamnta, April 6, 1862. ‘The great battle, which was expected for some days, bezan at sunrize this morning, im an atiack by uson the wi noon we had drives them back two milos with groat stanghter We have taken many pices of artillery, and killed a con- siderable number of fodemals. Tho battle is still going on with terribio slaughter, and everything foreshadows a glorious victory for ns. of the enemy's linea... At one o'clock fa the after. aud we had arrived at the Tennessee river. ‘We have made a large num- ber of prisoners, according to whose statoments the Northern foreos engaged amounted to 125,000 men, with ‘fan abundance of artillery. - Onr loss will bo consilerable. The first’ regiment of eufforod terribly. It It captured Stone’s buttery. General Gadden Tsend this despatch, P.S—F have juet learned that the news hag been roosived in Coriuth that it is expocted the whole of the enemy's ariay will eithor be captured or an ihilated. ENDENT OF TAE TYLNGRAPIT at New Orleans, THE SUPERIN {Special despatches to the Now O:leans Picayune, April 1.) Fisto oF Barriy, Til 6—4 P.M. this moruing, oar We have driven tho ene. wu for fva or six miles towards Pitts. comps one after the other, and each of han immense quantity of war muni onenay lett cil his ten's armed. idach battery i AW the troops ma and Mis- xhter was 3. fen, Gaiden hos lostan arm, Gon, wountod by a piece of shotl and atn Thos. W. Hunt, Aid to General Hardy hos bean wonntod. Lieutenant Wertault, Aid two Gonoral Hiaduaan, anit Colonel D {the Seventh Ar lost thet to eontinugs with ken all the enemys ‘tho iva is tremen- soldie Neon Prrtesyra, Ton. Tho dattlo began at six o'c! tek iueeseg river. Cours, April 6, 136: ‘The battle continues bloody, and we have ali'tie \eniaga. Che enemy has besn driven from all his works of dei@ave « hree We have eapiurod An, ammunition, tents y 2 corpa Maravee of tof ovvad Brant was mile? tol thestrog, General Beauregard commands tho right, ana he is iathe daitle is raging the hot- test. Bo says that ly has thoevemy in his hands, aud that he will give a good account of them. The ‘First Lonisiana (ook a battery, and the Twenty-first Alabama: two. Uur losees ja de 4 wonnded w''l be consi: able, but our soldiers fight with valor and glory. Yup or Bavrit, april 6—5 P. M. Iwrite in the heatynarters of Beauregard. He says the enemy are in aio fight, and he is taking ener- sotic measiares otuem. "The eusmy is descond- ing the Ti Nt be cuptured, We already have ne. ¢, cv in ovr power thousands of federal prisencra and nearly al cele artillery, We have gained a complete and glo- ie rious victory. entioy Bas been on all prised, routed, destroyed Tennessee river. Teanregard says that this battle is more than that of Manassas. He calls it the atiie of Shiloh, by which name a bend of the iw known, and he considers it a decisive victory. these lines onthe enemy's paper, and before m their tents, occupied by ‘our troops. T regret to t ides sur. you that General A, Sidney Jonson ‘samong the dend. ‘The foderal General Prov 4 prisoner to Gi Grant ¢9 4 has just been brought in as eral Boauregard. He says that General d tho feders) army, aided by Generals » MeClervand and Wallac, Ceneral Smith was Preutisa says that they had six divisions, and that his consisted of 7,000 men. He does not beliove that the federal force exccéds 20,000 men. Sherman’s camp has Ygen taken. Prentiss says that tho Confederates have fought with bravery aud that their victory is complete. He opines that the whole of the cnemy's army will be h their gundcar's, transports, artillery, armaments fone. and muni! A REBEL CANARD, {¥rom the New Orleana Picayune, April 7.) Const, April 7, 1862, in of & body of guertl as, has cap- Buell and his stag” Conivra, April 7, 1962. Morgan, the Capt tured Major Generel We have gained a gront and glorious vi ‘we have made six chowsand prisoners abd taken 2) (ie enemy's baiteries. BRAUREGARD'’S DESPATCH TO HIS WIFF. {room tha New Orloaus Pisayane, April 7.] Fisip os Catisa, Ti ser, April 7 6: God be praised, Wo havo’ gaiued a complets Tan unhurt BEAURE ‘Ou the same day ho sentto the Iichmond Caisinet a similar despatch, Which we published somo daye ago. WHAT PILLOW SAYS. New Orleans papers of the 8th lust, contain despatches from Memphis of the 7th, contirming tbe above news, and giving some a/ditional items, General yw had arrived at that city and had de- ed thot the battle had ceased on the ine of , dat that the Confederate ies, e, bad opened fire om the enemy's them in (heir itigint, Me adds that the number ot vers had reached 6.000, and others wero stillarriving. The enomy lostfrom twenty to twenty- five thousand staad ef arms, 100 ali their munitions and camp o ish of ‘ar t. It ry and caioulated ft 15,000 man: the confederates 4,000, huston hac by oD taken to ocenpiod th Now Orleans jwipars also say that the 1 of the confederates, Hatton, (rens aut Colonel Brown ave killed. Ths inded, though not seve: ut to another tele; stated that the federal fore 85,000 ien ead eighteon™ bat (From the New Orleans Daily Pelta, of April 10 Marne, 1., April 10.—A thousand rumors great. bi At this moment the } prisoners ou their way Soath, Twenty-seven handred prisoners have already arrived, among them General Prenties, An ex- tra train has just arrived from Oorioth, bringing Dat the enemy applica to General Dew rit for an arm- belioe of ther days to bury the dead, This he refused. The Confederates have secured an immense quantity of imnnitions of war--the froite of cheir victory. tronght off the fal of batile vichty pieces of the enemy's artiliory and Uitrty thourc:ad complete military ejuipmenia, Gavral Sherman has been killed by Morgan's soldiers. Tt is now stated positively thet Ishand No. 10 has not despaten: Gene- rning Teland No. 10 and of the ¢ Tennessee river. been talon by the enemy, but that they have occupied the land batteries-below vccupied batteries arrived here this morning had to swim a apacd of several miles, Two or our gunboats sailed yosterdsy fer the island, with orders from Commodore Holling. the island wiil d fend the povilionsto the last extremity. anti Beauregard has given the command to Generel ‘udean. the island. Several soldiers of the reo of ‘The troeps which are now on (From the New Orieans Deita, April 10.) mir, April @—The Victoria, which has just ar- states that five of the enemy's gunboats ‘800. Comunontore Holling has gone to Fort Pillow with adron. THE SECOND DAY'S FIGHTING, (From the New Orleans Delta, April 10.) Meurnis, April 8.—The federal, reinsorced by a divi sion of 7,000 men, attacked the Confederates at daybreak, Adespernte battle took place, in which the enemy was the returned to the charge with Column of Genoral Buell, Notwithstawding this desporato reinforcement, the fede- tals wero driven to (he other side of the river. General Trudeau Not at Island No. 10. ‘The Della of tha 121 unces the arrival of Gene- anny ral Tradena at New Orleans. He did not proceed to take command of the post of Island Ni pointed by thinks need not c upa- tion of the iflaud seems to have roaehed the people of Jao City and they Moreforo sing comewbas mil 10, a8 ap regard, for reasons which the Della mentioned. The news of the i inst. annonnoe, in Our New Orleans datos of the 13th inated Bry Toferenco to a telegram from Coriath of the 12 had been agreed among the commanderaof Vending parties that the surgeons of the ono and ovirer si le should the two ov allowed to go to care thelr wor could ‘rom. the batwe fheld, ‘Th trate dels resivont cf Nshvilie says that agcorting way deepaton (rom Pittsburg received eer the umber of killed, Wounded and prisonors of the fede. . Aipersed, ana driven into tho “ eruienaut Williams, 3 Fala amounts to 10,000, and those of our own 103,000, only fifty of them being prisouers. ¥/ The Rebels Hear from General Mitchel. Another telegraphic despatch frem Coriath, dated tue 12th i.stant, at five o'clock in the afternoon, announced: that the federals, stationed at Huntsville, had advanced Against Decatur, Alabama, and occupied the bridge. The imbabitants, it says, seving themselves threatened with having their houses burned by the enemy, oifered no rosisiance $0 their entrance. They 25,000 men, Another battle was not expected, but General Beaures ‘d was confident in the rcadiners of his forces, and Dad the greatest chuidence in them in case of anew at- enitberal Gladden: died on the morning of the 12th in+ nt, According to documents feund in the federal camp, the Northern forces engaged in the battle of the 6th in- ‘stant were not under sixty thousand men, The Confederates say their losses amounted to four hundred killed and vunded, them slightly. ” mene ot TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN FORT PULASKI. 0% Fort Pulaski Correspondence. Fort Puraskt, Ga., April 14, 1862. Eaplosion of a Blakeley Shell—Death of Three and Wound- ing of Two Soldiers—The Damage to the Port, dic., dc. A distressing accidont occurred here yeatordiy, which resulted in the death of two and the wounding of three soldiers, one of whom has since died, and @ second is so badly injurod that he cannot possibly re- cover, It occurred in this wiso:—A detach- ment of the Third Rhode Island, boing engaged in removing the piles of shot and shel! from the parapet to tho magazine below, accidentally dropped a loaded percussion shell of the Blakeley patent, which had been capped and prepared for use. The projectile imetantly exploded, and killed privates John Gorden and Michaod Giblea and mortally wounded Sergeant G.G. Hill, who hag sinco died, and Joseph Souther. Charles Morgan, private, was badly injured, but wil! undoubtedly rocover, This ead accident has cast a gloom over the ontire eom- mand, Procautions have been taken to prevent another catas- tropho of alike nature, The remains of the decoased will probably be interred at Hilton Head Island, where the main body of tho Third Rhode Island are now en- camped. ‘A careful inspection and survey of the fort make it ap- parent that $50,000 will hardly place the work in the position it was before we opened our territlc fre. pee ig no others of importance here. NEWS FROM NEW MEXICO Sr. Lous, April 24, 1862. ‘The correspondent of the Missouri Republican, under date of Fort Union, New Mexico, April 18, says:— Colonel Slough, after the battle ef Apacho Canon, feb) Dack and took position at Born Springs, forty-five miles soath of Fort Ynion. This was deemed the stratogical polat, being within supporting distance of Fort Union—a position to harass the enemy and to form a junction with colonel Canby when he should leave Fert Craig, threo hondred mi th, We had been there one day when Colonel Canby sent from Fort Craig bis Assistant Adju, tant General with peremptory orders to Colonel Slough to fall back with his columa to Fort Union, which was im- mediately obeyed. Ik would seem that we crippled the enemy in the fight at Apachy Canon more than was believed at firet. We have reliable information that we killed one hundred mon, including six officers, and wounded over two hun- dred, Wo have now prisonefs at Fort Union twenty-one oMicere and eighty-two privates. The enemy immetiately fell back to Santa Fe,and are again, it is believed, con- centrating in their old position at Albuquerque. Yeaterday an express arrived from Colonel Canby stating that he woald leaye Fort Craig on the S1stof March. I¢ the ouemy is in the vicluity of Albuquerque, with ordi- aary travelling Colonel Canby is in their immediate vicini- iy; and as our columa is ons hundred and eighty mil from Albuquerque, and will only leave this morning, ho will be unsupported by this columa,and with nine hun. dre regulars will have to encounter their forces, unless he can slip by and join the column, which leaves here this morning. It is understood that Kit Carson, with a regiment of New Mexican Volunteers, seven hundred strong, will remain and garrison Fort Craig. It is ramored that Colonela Steele and Baylor, of the rebelarmy, are advancing into New Mexico with eight hundred additional men. Important events will proba- bly cccur before the next express leaves for the States: A well authenticated report has just roached here thas tho Texan forces, 2,000 strong, are intrenching them- solves at Santa Fo; and that Colonel Canby, having strengthened hie command up to 1,200, is fifty miles south of Santa Fe. This may enable our two columns to ‘act together, and make us 2,400 strong. If this is the cane, we will havo one of the bloodiest battles on record. The enemy's artillery numbers about eighteen pieces; ours twelve picces. The Broadway Concert Saloons. SEVERAL OF THEM OPENED AGAIN—REMOVAL OF TRE “PRETTY WAITER GIRLS”—NO ARRESTS, ETC. ‘The Broadway concert saloons, with but two or three exceptions, complied with the Jaw governing these inst!” tutions last evening; and, in all probability, this, week will end all of them, The police were visible at an early hour keeping a close watch on each one of them found open, They are determined to carry out the law to the fullest extent. Several of the saloons that closed on Thureday night opened agria last night, three of which had the “pretty waiter girls” in attendance as part of the audience. ‘The American Music Hall, No. 444, was crowded throughout the evening, bnt no liquors were sold on the premises or admitted to the auditorium, A Dar ad- joining the entrance, fitted up by the proprietors, dono a thriving business, the audience being compelled to go out into thestreet to get into the saloon, Canterbury also well attended, the proprietor, Mr. Fox, ing with the law, by closing bis bur and allowing no fernaics among the audience. The Melodeon opened ag usual with anomber of the girls in attendance. No liquors were, however, cold. About ten o?clock Captain Helm notitie’ them that they must not have women in the saloon, and they accordingly withdrew them, but wa undorstant they intend to continue them every night, as they claim they cannot prevent them from allowing females to become guests of the place, so long as they do not wait inany way upon tho gentlemen. The saiooi« in the basement of Wood's Bulldings,.561 and 663 Rroad way, known as the Parlor ra and = Jalac Concert Hall, both ventured to have the ¢ jn attendance, but about nine o’clock the police mad descent on both places and drove the girts out. The Guisties also opened last uight with only theatrics Iyer formances; also the Dahlia and Garibaldi, together with one or two others. Superintendent Kennoily , te ar- ing that everal of these places had no license, had (hein closed again, The Novelty Hall was permanently closet yesterday by the proprietor, with a view of ing it into a rest nt, where he intends to keep the ‘pretty waiter git as usual. ‘A hearing in the case of the two young girls arrested at the Canterbury and American on y night will come up before Judge Barnard this morning. An Interesting Caso of an Alleged Swindle on a Catholic Priest. About the 2d of April the ship Adelaide, from Liverpoo!, arrived here, on board of which was a young man named ‘Wm. Henry Corrie, who, during the passage, made the acquaintance of a young girl named Lizzy Nulton. During the voyage they became deeply in love withgne another, ‘and Corrie finally waated to marry her. She, however, refused until she arrived in New York, when she was accompanied to the residence of her friends by Corrie, and who also made several visite during the following week. Finally he demanded to know, of ber if she would marry him, when she stated that she could not consent ‘as she was a Catholic and he a Protestant, and that she could marry only @ Catholic. He told her, however, that there could be no difficulty about that, ae he always bad @ great liking (o that faith, and would go to any priest and be received im the ehurch. Upon these conditions she consented to marry him and tne two called on Father Boyce, of St. Mary's chureh, yatt Sunday, when Corrie was duly consecrated to the Catholic faith. They were then united in matrimony ‘and when the ceremony was gouclice’ Corrie desi to know of Father Boyce, if is was not customary to re. ceive any money for his trouble, to wh sh om ei replied in the affirmative. Corrie then salled for pen and jok aud drow & check on the Butchers’ and Drovers’ Bank for twenty dollars. After some little conversation Corrie azked Father Boyco if he would accept a ion for the church, ag he was going to the oraae as be in all prea ss = be killed he would like to make ie oor Bare replied that he would be happy to accept the sane, w: upon Corrie drew a check on the samo bank for $100, Fle then wanted to know if Father Boyce could cash @ check for $28, which Father Boyco said be could, and another check was drawn and the na x ore cong aber Doyen, on preset. the. checks. ni r ing paul, found them to be worthless, - He. accord placed tho matter lu the banda of detective Philip who soon had Corrie in his enstody, and he w: st ning locked up at the police juarter® to await ui youre ot age, With heavy bck Whickern -oight years w area Auer, Th eeome (hat on the moruing follow ing hie wnarriage he desertod his wife, since whidh Ube sbe bag not coon him.