The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-16
Reported Capture of
Savannah.
Grand Salute Fired by
the Fleet.
Latest from vfrgiMin.
communication Opened between Gen.
shermaa and the Ficet-Repor Cap
ture Of Savannah.

tuIe cI SaVannah.
Washington, Dec. Is.
The following was received last night
from Port Royal HarbOr, via Fort Mon
RE:
To Gideon Welles, Sec'y of Navy:
| have just received communication
from Shernan's army. He is few mil. 5
from Savaonah, and in fine spirits. /
shall bring all my available force into con.
nection with the army. A dispatch is
forwarded with this.
Very respectfully.
j. A. DAHLeREN,
Rear Admiral
A bearer Of dispatches from Dahlere h
arrived here this morning with the follow
ing important dispatch for the Secretary
of the Navy:
Flag Steamer Philadelphia,
Port Royal, Dee l2
To Gideon Welles, Sec'y Of NAVY:
Sr-It is my happiness to apprse the
Department that Gen. Sherman with his
army is near Savannah, aud am 10 COM
munication with him. In view of his
probable arrival | bad stationed several
steamers at ditfereu. points and had come
down from the TaIlafer,o yesterday in
order to be at hand.
had not been here many hours this
morning, about o'clock, when the Dan
delion arrived with Capt. Duncan and
two sc uts-Sergt. Myram ] E-gmerick
aud Gillan-bearing the following lines
from Gen. Howard:
Headq'rs Dept. of Army of Tenn, !
near Savannah.
To Commander of U. S. Naval Forces,
near Savannah:
SIR-We have met with perfect success
thus far. Troops in tne spirits and near
by. Respectfully,
o.. O. HOWARD.
NJ ,jor General.
Capt. Duncan states our forces were 10
contact with the rebels a few miles out
side of Savannah. He says Sherman.
army is not in want OF anything. Per
haps no event could give greater ,aiisfsc
ton to the country than that which
announce, and beg to congratulate the
Government n its occurrence.
shall not refrain from expr essing tn.
hope that the Department viii commene
Capt Duneao and his companions to tn,
Hon. Secretary of War for some mark o
appreciation for their success 10 establish
ing communication between Gen Sber
man and the fleet. 1t was an enterpris,
that required both skill aad COURAGE.
Is gned j. A. DAHLGREN,
Rear Admiral.
The following extract from letter from
Gen Sherman, written before he started
upon his march, shows not only that h
reached the point at which be aimed, bu
accomplished the dlfficut work som
twelve or forteen days earlier than be ex
pected:
Kingston, Ga, Nov. 8.
To Capt. Pennock, U S. N. Mound CITY
| Ia few days will be oif for salt wa,e
and hope to meet my old friend D D
Porter again. Will you be kind enousl
to write and tell him to look for me sbo,
Christmas from Uilson H ead 10 Sayan
nah. w. T. SHERMAN.
r. Msjor General.
4 That Sherman bad captured Savanna
before. the steamer which brought tn
above dispatch had fairly got out Of Por
Royal is probable, from the fact that III
messenger who reached hero this mornin
says when coming out Of the har6or, an
when too late to communicate by signals
the whole ileet began to Gre salute. an
the vessels we're being gaiIy decorate
vi Win hsss IN honor Of some great victory
Ihe opinion here prevails on board III
steamer that since she left the wharf ne :
had reached the Admiral Of The fall Of s.
> vannah.