davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1862-09-29


had hooker contirued in command.
Another fact, which will not, presume,
appear In any Gficlal reports, but which Is in-
dnbitab1e. On Monday, night, the Nor1sy
after the battle OF South Mountain, and the
day before Hooker crossed the Ant1etam, the
the first 1,att.5 field and Gen. Hooker Was de-
sfrons Of attacking at once. h had received
Information In which he placed confidence to
the effect thar Thirty thousand men had lett
Lee, earlier in the afternoon, to participate In
the attack On Hayper's FerrT-Thera 1t vas
then supposed they were ueeded-and that
Lee himself was keeping cur whole army at
baY with not mere than thirty or forty t1ou-
sand. Gen. Hooker had this Information
from man who mad overheard the consuisa-
ton Of Lee with his generals being il adlotn-
ing apartment, aud had ridden post -has:e to
inform the Union ar1ny. Gen Hooker laid
thcte facts before Gen. McClellan and urged
the importance Of making an immediate at
tack while the enemT was etill weakened By
tie withdrawal Of 50 large part OF his force.
| unknown. Next morning the enemy had dis
| appeared. The day after was the battle Of An
| tietam Creek.
In my former letter msy hare done ini1s.
! tfce to General Burnside Those who should
know ssy that be MS 1aEi11inE m TO pres d5a h5a
| men with whom to make 1t, and only Ei1
John Porter to depend upon for support, IL
whom be placed no confidence. Therefore
he delayed until the close of the day, in tbs
expectation that darkness would prevent ths
rebels from driving him back. The even!
proved the justice Of both the suspicion aud
the expectation. Fft1 John Porter declined
snd Gen. Mcclellan did not oblige him to send
even brigade to Burns1de'e relief, aud dark
ness cloeed the battle I find that other geuers1
beside those who suffered from his conduct o,
misconduct at the bsttle OF Manassas, feel NJ
confidence whatever In Fitz-John Porte
whon they esn Meclcllan's "evn genius.
The affair fthe 10Th, In which Porter sent j,
brigade over the Potomac up = steep hill AMI
into the midst Of the enemy, by: whom the,
were msssacred in Way very samllr to thsf
| which makes us shudder at the name Of B sll'
Bluff, viii not increase the trust u the arm
in this officer. The beginning Of his caree
vas unfortunate. He was PAstenon's assist
: ant adjutsnt general and chief Of statf. and,
is said upon good authority, dissuaded hir
] from Marching upon Winchester, SO as 3
saaA to cheek Johnson while Mcdowell NJ
nohtsug the; hst&1e Of Bull Run. The FRI
TTeat dit-ster Of the war IL thus, II this
Correct, like he last .dlsg'acefo1 s1ausate
! attributable to lin.
, 1862-09-29

!" AMIED-A situation SIS Assist
w ant Book Keeper in some good business house.
or Salesman IN wholesale grocery house. bT an
horo1ably dlsebars ed Volunteer. who give good
references though somewhat out OF practice: WIN
~crk for tIua!l Wages address, with partfc1lara
'HoOKKKEpEB." foss Office Boz 13t, Newark, ILL.,
eea6 1699lw
, 1862-09-29

w Amer4esn, English, I.1sh, 6cotch. German aad
oiored serSan1A 1ith good clty reieIaneea = s9s
hilade1pha intelligence OtdeG No 1so soufa G-x
sfeet betveen Monroe and Madison streets Coutn1sH
rders punetuAllT attended TO-. fost omce R11s dS9'
IB6 Il PBA1.Tf in Abundance. 00&9 AAtA1
, 1862-09-29
U0 Reltt.

TO EENT-House No. 225 North
{. Lssae street., Large enough f,E any or,ilnaET
fAtrfly: "a. water: in rst rate ncts -hoJl-
FErrfturc for sa!c r'rt II desired. Apply at the
Erufe or at lis and III South Water ttcs "nt vcyy
mctlefate se!I u7al.;:
, 1862-09-29

NFANTED--A few thousand del
w lnrt Of Indebtedness against the late flrm Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
NOTICE.

To Frederick A. Wimaus, r. II. MrKeRafs. Thomas
paget, Vim. Irvine, S. X. Irvine, Willard suae,
Sste " Iowa. for OF School Fund, (Esrs Potter.
A. G. Campbell, and w. Miller, executors II
Jacob Miller, drceasedl Collier White Lead
Company Arnold Kendall ciaiin, Mellen aud
Co., t.. Broadweli, X. Bazin, Allen Co., Samuel
Engle, VIM. Thomps X Co.. MAI Lafon, John
Quirk, Marshall d h1kee William Welsh N. b.
Thomasson, H. Murdprs q Co., Price j. Patton and
Co, james Watson, Rfuek y Reed Moser and
Wild and t;e, Biits ~ 4 o. De.etd4bts.
You are hereby notified that there i file IN
the Clerks obce Of the District Court Of Lee county
Iowa. at Keokuk, petition OF Hiram Barney, claim
ing Judgment against you, Frederick A. Wimans,
for the Of Five Thousand Dollars upon your
gage and against all Of the above named defendants
claiming the foreclosure OF mortgage. made by said
Frederick A. Wiiinans 10 Charles Mason upon Lots
sixteen fl6l and seventeen III in Block forty -four
AT in Masoa's upper addition to the city Of Keokuk
said county, the sale Of said premises to pay said
debt the ex:inguighment OF the equity OF redemption
and for general relief and also fora personal judgment
aud general on ag ainst said Frederick A Will
for what the sale Of said premises will not pay
or.
Now, yon must appear and answer 10 said petition
by noon or the second day Of the next term OF said
Court, to be held at Keokuk the nrst Monday Of
February, A. D., 1863, or judgment will hc la therein
by default, II. SCOTT HOWELL,
oct304w Plaintiffs Atty
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To Kay, J c Bernard, J o BERNARD and WIN
IsockM ooda Guardian 1nf heie Il TLus Rrror and IL
NJ Crawford Co, D4fea .lshts
You are hereby notified that there liz new on file In
tha Clerks Office q the District Court Of Lee county
Iowa, al krokuks rttius u Of George X. Eilbourne
osslmihs 1naefhFHt as4nst soa. G. w. Kay j T..
BERNARD and j. u bernard for Five thousand and
Ever and oJ-lOo Doars upon your notes AUD mott
gage given 20 ~ w kibeurne for the sale ~ said
murtgagrd pr misses, being thirty of land
~ the south west quarter OF seetisu fourteen Ets
Township Ih5,l Range III west, for the foreclosure ii
sal moriEsge. The estfngushment ot The equity OF
redemption and general relief with eDsss, also
ptas'hR Tor an Injunction against you, e. " Hay
e. hernsfd and @ Bernard aud all your agents
ussigBees or hands from egging up, injating re
mo8tne any of the saHug tres eseTgreens shrub.
bsry said land which Ia junction ALLOW a.
New YOU must appear ana ansser said petition b.
noon "f The second day the VI said Cou
10 be held nj keokuk Oh The hst Monday OF February
u 1868. or Judgment and decree prayed for VIII
be lad therein hy default.
II. SCOTT HOWELL,
ect99-a3E Plaintn's Atty
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
NOTICE.

TO Angeine Bushey esecntrx OF the estate of Jacob
Bushey deceased, Caleb Cowles, Jr., Chaplin Lee,
Robn II. Swift kilgour, Wilson & Co.. VIM. r.
Williams. Ray Brothers, John L.. Carson, u Y.
Rno Samuel Bosles state of Iowa for the Of the
School Fund Defendants
LOU are hereby notified that there IL now on HE In
the Clerks office OF the District Court OF Lee County,
Iowa, Mt Keoknk petition in equity, by Hiram Bar.
ney claiming y Judgment against You. Augelina
Hnshay A. pcutirx estate of facob Hushey de-
ceased, The sum OF Three Thousand Dollars upon a
mortgage, mndo by said Jacob Rushey, deceased to
chaa Macon, upon lots 81 three, al fonr, In blkk
TB1 six, being partly In Leighons ard partly In Ma
sons upper additions TO keokuk lee County, Iowa,
and against all said dependents praying Tie
etosnIe q said moreage, the sale Of said lots tho
tnguisheni Of the equity OF re iempiion and general
relief with costa.
You must each appear and answer said petition by
held at Kcokuk on the Isl Monday OF February A. d
lb0a Judgment will bo had therein against You by
default II. SCOTT HOWELL,
oetJ0s1, Plaintiffs Atty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

10 Franklin Ita shman, A, Hanson Il Go CoBnable *
Smyth, Defetdants:
You hereby notified that tierc is lla in
the CLERKS office OF the District Court Of Ice tuH
Iowa nj Keokuk, petition Of Hiram Barney claiming
judgme nt against you, Franklin Harshman for tAt
OF Thirty five Hundred Dollars upon your mort
gage. and against alt he above named defenda
claiming the foreclosure OF nGreaEe, made by said
franklin Hafshman to James t.sE<it. upon tttt West
half ofihe South West quarter : ~ ~ttiln leT
in Township sixty+sir CO North, b. RtHar III West
IN Lee County Iowa, the ssle OF said pienlres 10 pay
off said debt The eNtnFuIshment Of the equity Of re
demrtIau general relief aud also for personal
Judgment and general execution against said Prank
Ills liar shmau for what the sale OF said premises may
not pay on.
You must appear and answer said petition b. Of
the sectd day OF the next Term OF said Court &c be
held Reokuk ou the frat Monday Of February, A. u
1903 or Judgment will be had thern be default.
ii. SCOTT HOWELL,
1cl.ll- PIalnliM.a ATTY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

TO At Mailing, g r Conn, VIM Ewing, Bancroft.
beaver Co., Roht Hamilton, Dixon Bros H. M
Alexander, Brown h Ciendening. = yuorhies
lhapin Leo, John Hurst ChBs MeDill James Cox
Anna " orthiugton, AS Exeeu'rx OF WIN III W orth.
instoh5 deceased, Miller, Ma, hew & Co. Geo Cabns
stryker Nn,d, VIII Preston Caleb Cope Il Go.
jas burrows, VIM Colelnag, ) Ramsey Jenniug s.
Anderson, Wheeler, Bellows 4 Co. VIM III Leecb
Geo Anderson, Dnfkee w r and II Dsy
Chas Mason, Walker. h Hamill Twspdy
Mention n PIimpton, Mott, shoher a. Co. " Al 81
florence, A 6rinnan. ienning Il Woodruff and
McCreery, Essg b Go, Defendants
You hereby notified that there IL now on Al. II
the Clerks otee Of the District Court ~ Lee county
Iowa. ut keokuk, pttition of Hiram Barney, claim
inE Judgment against yon, A Mailing, fer the sum
OF lwenty-hye Hundred Dollars, upon your mortgage
ana az ngainsta the above named defendants claim.
,ne INC foreclosure Of mortgage made by said A T..
Nailine 10 Chas Msson upon Lot NJ ard eigh.
III In Block i've 70 In Mastn's Upper Addition to the
city OF henknk, IN Lee the sale OF said premi-
ses 10 pay on said debit the eNtingnish ment of the
equity OF redemption and for general relief and also
Tor personal utafnt aud general keen ton against
satd +, Nnising for what HE sale Of said pfetn-..
VIII net r. ~,
AttN mt>t appear and answer 10 said petition by
~ - the rt day Of the terra Of said Court
- Dc hrid al rkilk the first Mouay on FebrnatT
a ~ itd3, or Judgment viii lie had again.t ,nn u,
default. III. SCOTT HOW'LL
oeiGi-d4% PLAINTIFF AIRY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31

nRAWING PENCILS.
Fsbers6 Phiness' 5sand Il, this day received, by
ED, Y. BROWNELL,
apr7-d Cor. 4th Il Main sta.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
oct29-dsw
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

10 frseEtin Ifstshman, Eleanor Tweedy, A Hanson a.
Ca.. - GaHaakie 4 sHs tt, Defendants
40H are IT. Ehy notified thai there IL on nIr In
the Eiertss of the District Court of Lee county
Iowa. al heokAt tton nf Ftsm barney claiming
judgment agaisas s0A, Ftaft M *fsfHan and Klean-
or Tweedy, for the 81 I htee Thousand Dollars
upon your mortgage and against all the ahase SAM
ed defendants. claiming the foreclosure mortgage
made hs SAID franklin HarsdmsH aHd El'aaog Iweedy
- Charles Mason upon tha half ~ The
qaaiier OF scettsn - IN Township OF north Rsrxe
west, In Lee county, Iowa the sale OF said premises
pay III said debi. the e&tinl OF the eQns az
redemption ana TT general relief and also tn-
Judgment and general exerasi0a agsns saf ErS4ix-
tta i.r bmau and Eleanor Iwt@4s, "a i t4e -s9-
- S..8 l.FrftskFs bay not Uaf ~
Me- H uaatl tpFEsr 4Hd ah.aFf e. + tst}pu 5s
Ha,a ~ tR8e seeufa lay ~ gbH trSt Fa af all
Court ~ aeia a. hspAIE e4s t..e Il 81 MONDAY al
February. A. D. lees, Judgment ill ne h therein
J.! @eisait IL. SCOTT nos ELL,
oet29-d4s Plsiuttns Any.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
NOTICE.

Ito Franklin Harshman, 4 Hanson Co. Coanable
aHa Smyttt, defendants
A5.l aft hereby peii fled that tbef /. 90 file in
.tac ttr&s uhlre 81 SIC District CGhft II 3E .Atyty
toAa4 ~ heok TX Neti{5n OF Hiram hatttsS taxNs
IEHzh4pn agaIlfst YOU, Franklin HarshasBH ts-
sual OF -Four Thousand Dellays UPON souf hi ~ ,sK
and against all the aheyc named defendant aim
tbs foreclosure Of noFteagf mssar by tald FTaak4u
Hatshraau e Gnafies Mason upon The East half ~
The South West quartef oi Section nine ~ Arid tn
North West quarter ~ section sittee 10 Ia Township
i66l sixty-six, North Range IS nye West; alss, tie
North West Ia quarter ~ North ksst quArIet : h5
Section twsntyfour I2il IL Township sl&ty-six GdI
North Range elk thl Wes.. III afe Gusntf The sale
tad pr misses TO pay % SAID dct tie eAtngaishment
OF the eia4ts II rr iaHttab AHA a general isef, and
also Tor tanDnai judgment agains+ sald Fraakin
H9fshnat h w4.a the s.tle 81 ~4.a sgv4a4-es i'll nei
paN -.
q the ehd dtA lie ts.rhi bt Raid UT 10
be iffEeaf kgsak r firHt Monday OF febf uaFy
- 1863 OF tadgatrht wifi be had taer elm bs
H. SGUTT ftBN ttl.
oct3o 4w Pftit4ftfF.s ..taty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31

To A. II: Reensbapgh, Edward Nicoison, Pat. Ken

To A. II. Reensbaagh, Edward Nicoison, Pat. Ken
NEEDY Defendants
You are herfby notified that thrre Is nuw OH die In
tho Clerks once or the District Court NJ ier Couuty
iowa, al henEnk, petition of hiram Barney, claim
ing judgma nt against YOU, A. III. Keenebauvh az
tho sun Of Rixe Hundred Dollars upon your mo H.
gage, and against all the above named defendab ~
claiming the foreclosure OF mortgage, made by esla
A. ii. ReenebauRh to Charles Mason upon ihe Eas
half OF the South West quarter Of section t46)
on range ~ West IN Lee County, the sale 81 said
premises To pay oh said debt the tAtnKuishment al
the equity Of redemption and for general relief and
aso ior personal judgment and general execution
against said ii. Reenebnugh, for what the sale OF
said premises may not pay OF.
Now You must appear and answer TO said petition by
o the second day OF The next term OF said Court
H. be held at Kcokuk the rst Monday Of ebruary
d., 1868, rjudgmant will be had therein by de-
fault II, SCOTT NOWEII.
o t304w. Plaiulinfs Attorney
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31

NOTICE.


TO tien rye u. Reid, I. /. Mckinney, Thomas psret
William Irvine, X. irwine Willard Suan, State
OF Iowa, for OF scha Fund {Esss Potter
g. Camp bell and Vim. Muller, extca.afs ~ Jacob
Miller deceared1 s'Collter White Lead Goomgans
Arnold Kendall CisfiB, Meeb Il Co.. 4
Broadwe X. BARN, Alien d. Co, Samuel kuRie
VIM, Thompson CO., Nat. Lafep,, John Quirk
Triton Co., Marshall Il Mckee, Wm w eIeh NJ
B. ThomassoD. H Murdoch Il Co., Price J Patton
ant Co. James Watson, Brooks & Reed, Moser and
Wild, AMI Geo. Biies 81 CO. Defendants:
You her ely Eoled that there il on die ini be
Clerks fie OF lii Dist. Court oil re Is,
keolak, petition Of Hiram Barary claiming aiix.
nett against You Geo b. Reid, for the sum OF Three
Thousand Dollars, upon Your mortgage, and agaitet
all The above defendants claiming the foreclosure by
said mortgage, made ny said Geo. Il. Rid 10 Charles
Mason, upon Lot eighteen vs. In Block foariy four
Al In Mason's upper addition to the city OF Keokuk
in Lee county Iowa, the sale Of said premise pay
oG said debt the extingushmeRt ~ tile equity of re-
aen,plion, and for general relief also FOR gener-
al Judgment and general execution against said Geo
b. Reid for what the sale OF said premises viii not
pay off.
New must appear aud answer to said petition by
he SECOND day OF the next term OF said Court
10 helt at Keokuk the first Monday or February,
A. D., 1858, judgment will be had therein by de-
fault III. SCOTT HOWELL.
Plaintiffs Att'y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31

NEW BOOKS.
Orpheus G. Kerr Papers;
Okarango Kiyer;
New American Cyciopedia--volume -,
Rasenshoe;
Tom Blown at Rugby;
Edwin BTothertoft-- Winthrop;
CioIster and Hearth Keade;
Tom Brown atGxford;
Inducements If Wall Street;
Shadow In the House;
This day received, at
BROWNELL'S Book Store,
sept29-d Cor. Main and 1T 20 streets
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
ME GLORY OF THE HOUSE, OF

Il 1SRAELj OR TUE HEBREWS Pill.
GHiMAGE no fnE HOLY CITY;
picture OF Judsism In tbs century which precsd-
ed the advent OF Savior ~ by Frederick strauss
For sale at the CRY Hook sToEH.
msy2J.d j. w. 0GDEN
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-25
The Freshets.

The recent melting of the great mass
OF snow that has covered the ground the
past winter, has made sad havoc with
the bridges and property in the rivers in
this county. The rivers are swollen to
an almost unprecedented degree. Black
river has not been so high for a great
number Of years as during the past few
days. The water has swept off nearly
every bridge from its source to its mouth.
There have been three public bridges
carried away in CraftSbury, three in Al
bany, four in IraSburgh, and one in Gov
entry, and probably twice that number
of private ones. All the booms from
Irasburgh to the Lake have given way
to the torrent, and there has been per-
feet mass of saw logs moving down the
stream. Cotton & Co. of this village
have lost about one thousand. Mr.. Z.
Cleveland and Mr.. Hammond of Cow
entry, have each lost large number
A portion of Coventry village is more
or less under water, affording a most ex-
cellent opportunity for the women to
clean house" The fume to the Iras-
burgh grist mill has taken its departure
in company with some of the underpin-
ming to the mill. We understand also
that two or three bridges on Barton have
gone below. Several miles of the track
of the Passumpsic railroad down SOUTH
= e''hrnar
In consequence of these heavy disas
ters communication with the various
towns will be seriously interrupted for
many weeks. The mails will not run
with any regularity until some of the lost
bridges are replaced by new ones.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-25

CONNECTICUT ELECTIoN.-Gover-
nor Bnckngham's majority in all but
three towns is 9,044, the vote standing
for Buckingham 39,151, LOOMS 30,O98,
scattering 9. Every county in the state,
ana every city, even the old democratic
strongholds, gives the Union republican
ticket a majority. The new state gov
ornment will be as follows -
William A. Buckingham.
Lieut.. Governor-Roger Averill.
Secretary of State-J. II. Trumbull.
Treasurer-Gabriel w. Cote.
Comptroller-Lemon w. Gutter.
For the FIRST time in political contests
since John Quincy Adams presidency
the democrats lose every senatorial dis
trict. There will be unanimous upper
branch for the Union. The lower house
will stand about 179 republicans and So
Breckenridgers, or more than three to
one.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-25

FROM New MADRID.-We Rebels
IN a trap.-A correspondent of the Chi.
cago Tribune tells how the rebels who
retreated from Island No. 10 fell into a
trap, and were caught to the number of
nearly seven thousand, that being sup
posed to be about the whole force under
command of Gen. Makall:
"On Sunday night, as soon as they
saw the PitNburg run the blockade in
safety, and knowing that the transports to
convey Gen. Pope's forces across the
Mississippi had been got through the
slough, and that very soon strong force
would be in their rear, they abandoned
their camp and all its contents on Mon
day afternoon, and left for Tiptonvlle,
only FIVE miles distant by land, but by the
river fifteen miles below New Madrid,
hoping thence to escape by their trans
ports. But on reaching the little town,
what was their surprise to find the gun
boats Carondolet and Pittsburg moored
to the shore. On the left was swamp
through which runs the outlet of Reelfoot
Lake in front were the gunboats; on
the right was the Mississippi, and they
found, when too late, Gen. Paine with a
strong force posted in their rear. The
rebels were caught in trap from which
there was no possible escape. A blood
less victory, with 2000 prisoners, was the
immediate result. Great numbers fed
to the swamps, but were soon glad to sur
render, raising the whole number of
prisoners taken here, at the island, and
other places Cncluding those that have
surrendered up to the l1th inst.) to near
seven thousand men. Thus, what the
rebels acknowledged to be the key of the
Mississippi, position strong by nature
and fortified with consummate skill and
great expense, and defended by 5000
men and a hundred and twenty-five can
non in battery, most of them very heavy,
and numbers of them rihed, was taken,
and the whole army captured, by Com
modore Foote and Gen. Pope, without
the loss of single man. History will
record it as, taken all in all, the most
wonderful and brilliant achievement of
the war. The troops that crossed the
Mississippi have returned to New Mad
rid"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-25

BRITISH CIVIL WARS Var DsJts.
There are no less than thirty-seven
rebellions recorded in English history
between the time of William the Con-
queror, A. D. 1869, and the Irish out
break in 1903. Several others have
since occurred. The British foreign wars
have been incessant, and their expenses
enormous. That of the American Rev
olution was six hundred and thirty mill
ions of dollars, and the contest with the
first Napoleon cost five thousand seven
hundred and ninety five millions.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-25
From Port Royal.

New YORK, April IS. The steamer
Mcclellan, from Port Royal l4th, has
arrived.
The frigate Vermont arrived at Port
Royal on the 14th.
The Mcclellan left Port Royal on the
afternoon of the 18th.
The frigate Vermont was being towed
into Port Royal by the steamer Star of
the South, as The Mcclellan sailed.
The following is an account Of the
capture of Fort Pulaski:
On the morning of the 10th Gen. Gil
more sent flag Of truce TO the fort, de-
handing its unconditional surrender
Col Olmstead replied that he was placed
there to defend, not to surrender the fort.
Our batteries Immediately opened fire.
A few rounds shot away their flag, but it
was Immediately replaced. The firing
was kept up until sunset. Gen. Gil
more placed battery at Government
Point, only 1000 yards from the fort, to
breach the walls, and commenced firing
from it at midnight for that purpose, with
Parrot and James guns.
On the morning of the 18th two
breaches were discovered in the south
east face of the fort, which at noon as
sumed huge proportions.
About 2 o'clock the rebel flag was
hauled down, white flag displayed, and
the fort surrendered, Col. Olmstead stat
ing that it was impossible to hold out
longer, our rifle shots reaching the mag
azine, and most of the guns being disa-
bled.
The 18th Connecticut regiment took
possession of the fort that night.
The Union loss was one killed and one
slightly wounded. The rebel loss was
three badly wounded and 3S5 taken
prisoners.
One hundred and five of the prisoners
are on board the Mcclellan 10 charge of
Colonel Morrow, Aid to General Hun
ter.
Among the passengers by the Gen.
Mcclellan are Lieut.. Badsaw, Aid to
Gen. Hunter, bearer Of dispatches, Capt
Cooley of the Twenty-eighth Massachu-
sets regiment, and seven discharged SOL
diers and mechanics.