. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . l fleet, MayorMonroe determined to hoist the flag of Louis-iana over the City Hall. At his request, Iascended to the roof of the building preparedto execute his design, but with instructions toawait the issue of the possible contest atChalmette, some four miles below the centerof the city where our last line of defense wasestablished. I waited accordingly with theflag bent on to the halliards, and my gazefixed eagerly upon the approaching steamers. Suddenly quick Hashes leaping from theirdark sides recorded the fact that they wereabreast of
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . l fleet, MayorMonroe determined to hoist the flag of Louis-iana over the City Hall. At his request, Iascended to the roof of the building preparedto execute his design, but with instructions toawait the issue of the possible contest atChalmette, some four miles below the centerof the city where our last line of defense wasestablished. I waited accordingly with theflag bent on to the halliards, and my gazefixed eagerly upon the approaching steamers. Suddenly quick Hashes leaping from theirdark sides recorded the fact that they wereabreast of the redoubts, but their tire wasdelivered without check to their speed, andin hardly more time than I take to tell of it,they were dark and silent once more. I reported to Mr. Monroe, who was standingin the street below, that it was all over, andat a signal from him the flag whose loweringwas to be the occasion of so much angrycontroversy ran fleetly to the mast-head, andspread its folds to the moist kisses of theeast wind. 460 FARRA G UTS There was now nothing left to do but towait, and speculate upon the probable courseof the enemy, and we were not long kept insuspense. At half-past one two officers, wearing theuniform of the United States Navy, wereushered into the mayors parlor. Mr. Monroe received them courteously, andented them to the Hon. Pierre Soule anda number of other gentlemen who chancedto be present, chiefly councilmen and mem-bers of the Committee of Public Safety. Thesenior officer, Captain Bailey, second in com-mand of the fleet, then stated that he cameas the bearer of a demand from Flag-OfficerFarragut, for the surrender of the city, thelowering of the State flag on the City Hall,and the hoisting of the United States flagover the post-office, < ustom-house, and mint. The interview took the form of an informal,open conference, between Captain Bailey andthe mayor, Mr. Soule, and the other gentle- men whose connection with public affairsgave them th
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