reater resistance was offered to the ships in their passage up between
the works, as that fort had not been (comparatively speaking) so
effectively attacked, nor had it suffered previously nearly so much as
the other from the mortars of Captain Porter. That the resistance of
Jackson was much slighter on this occasion, is further demonstrated, by
the fact, that our ships received little injury from the port side (Fort
Jackson), while nearly all the shot holes were found to be on the
starboard, the Fort Philip side.

After the fleet had thus passed the stronghold of the enemy, and
destroyed ten or twelve of his armed steamers, the famous ram 'Manassas'
among them, Captain Farragut gallantly ascended the river, took and
occupied the quarantine, where he paroled the garrison, and then
continued his course for New Orleans. In the mean time, it had been
ascertained, that the iron-clad battery Louisiana, fourteen guns, and
two or three other armed steamers of the enemy were still unharmed near
the forts, and it appeared therefore precarious, for Captain Porter to
remain with his mortar schooners (all sailing vessels) quite unprotected
and liable to momentary attack from such overpowering structures. He
consequently despatched them to the gulf, to watch and cut off in the
rear all communication with the forts, while he remained with the few
steam gunboats of the flotilla, at the station occupied during the
bombardment. The Sachem, commanded by Mr. Gerdes, he had sent east of
Fort St. Philip, to aid Major-General Butler in landing troops by the
back bayou, leading to the quarantine. This duty was successfully
executed by the coast survey party. They sounded the channel, and buoyed
it out with lamps, and thus facilitated the landing of about one
thousand five hundred soldiers during the night in boats and launches of
the transports.

By this time, flag officer Admiral Farragut had successfully silenced
the extensive batteries of Chalmette, and finally appeared with his
fleet before New Orleans.

LIST of the Mortar Flotilla, attached to the
Western Gulf Squadron, under the command
of Com. D. D. PORTER.

STEAMERS.

STEAMER DIVISION.

_Harriet Lane_, Lt. Com. J. M. Wainwright.
Flagship of Com. D. D. Porter.
_Westfield_, Com. W. B. Renshaw.
_Owasco_, Lt. Com. J. Guest.
_Clifton_, Act. Lt. Com. Charles Baldwin.
_Jackson_, Lt. Com. S. E. Woodsworth.
_Miami_, Lt. Com. A. D. Harrel.
_Sach