Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-09
VOL. XVI---NO. s.

| DtdiiHS WUlt6 rag anu accom- PANIED
by 40 men, marched out of Fort Morgan
carrying small sail boat, with the in
tentiOn of going to Farragnt's flag shin.
three or four miles distant. witt, a note
from Gen. Page, proposing to surrender.
| Check was put upon this by Gen. Rai-
ley, and as his artillery commanded Ft.
Morgan, and his infantry every foot of
Mobile Point outsidethe Fort, he would
! permit nc boats crew to pass off from
shore on any pretence whatever. Soon
| after Gen. Granger arrived and the note
| to Admiral Farragut was taken by him
he saying he would communicate its
contents to the Admiral in short time.
Ihe demand for unconditionals surrender
was made and granted. The results of
| The victory at Mobile may be summed
| up thus:
We compelled the evacuation of Fort
| Powell, the surrender of Fort Gaines,
almost destroyed and compelled the sur
| 'ender of Fort Morgan, heretofore con-
| 'idered the strongest fortifcation in the
| United States. We have taken 500
| prisoners, 100 pieces of cannon and a
vast quantity Of small arms and num-
ions of war. Also provisions enough
20 feed the garrison we shall place there
! or six months.
| We have captured and have ready for
! tse the ram Tennessee, the strongest
var vessel a1ioat; also several war ves-
sells, and have penned up at least three
| English blockade-runners. All the loss
TO the army is one man killed and six
wounded, and to the navy the loss of
the Tecumseh and part of her crew and
| q very few casualties on other ships.
| Tie HcrGtd's Washington snecial
says: The 8th Illinois cavalry have lust
returned from scout to TpperviIlo.
| Ashby's Gap and Sheck's Cap. They
| had orders from Sheridan 10 arrest all
dble-bodied men between the ages of Is
| and %. Accordingly, 80 such men were
| brought in, including a few of Nosbv's
men. Che party destroyed 900 pounds
Of wool and captured 1000 pounds Of
cotton yarn. they also secured 50
; horses, some OF which belonged to Mos
| by's men. They could not get a fight
out Of Mosby, although he is reported to
have 800 men and 6 pieces Of artillery.
NEW AoRE, sept. 2.-The He2ole7's
| correspondent with -Averilrs cavalry,
Sept: Ist., says: It was Rhodes corps
OF rebel infantry, together with Vaig-
hams cavalry, that attacked General
a-VeTiI's division 81 Martinsburg yester-
day afternoon. They apparently hoped
to surprise Averill, but failed.
Early was ct Winchester last nigl1?
and the hastY retreat OF Rhodes corDs
this morning indicates that tie rebels
have important reasons foT moving up
the valley. The rebels lost both time
and men. by this last operation
This morning AyeriH again attacked
the rebels with q portion Of his cavalry,
driving the rebs out Of Alartinsburg
occupying the town and continuing the
pursuit 10 a point four miles towards
Winchester.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The latest in
telligence from the Army of the Poto-
mac is that all was quiet Yesterday.
\ number of shells We're thrown into
Petersburg from the monster I5-inclj
mortar, to deter the rebels from firing
on our piclzets, and it seems 10 have had
the desired effect.
The Navy Department has received
official dispatches from Farragut.
L appears that the rebel Gen. Page
en0eayored TO obtain more favorable
terms, but was obliged TO surrender Fort
Morgan Internationally.
FaTTagut states that he has reason 10
believe that most Of the guns were spil7-
ed and the carriages wontonly DESTROYED
after the white fiag had been raised.
Il was also discovered that Gen. Page
and several Of his officers had no swords
to deliver, and several that were sur
ST. Louis, Sept. 2.-The Sioux CITY
Register, Of the 9th ult., says: Mr..
Sells. OF the Quartermaster's Depart
ment, just arrived from Fort Union, re
ports 5hat q battle occurred between
Gen. Sully's command and about 5000
Indians, on the morning of July 25th in
which the latter were defeated with 2
loss OF $50. Our loss was five killed and
- or 80 wounded.
NAsHINGToN, sept. Ill elollovin5
* the conclusion OF Admiral farragut's
official dispatches 10 the Navy Depart
neilt;
The whole conduct OF the Officers of
Ports Gaines ana Morgan presents SUCH
a striking contrast IN moral principle
that cannot fail to make q remark CON -
Col. Anderson, who commanded Fl.
Gaines, finding himself in a perfectly
uutenable position and encunbered with
asilperEiuolis number ofconscript3, MANY
OF whom were mere b0vs. determined
to surrender q fort which he could not
defend, and in this determination was
sunn0rfed by all his officers save one.
bur from the moment he hoisted the
white Tag, he scgupulously kent every.
thing intact and in that condition .jcliv-
cred il over, whilst Pare and his officers.
with 4 childish snirj.. Destroyed guns
which fhey said 5hov would defend tn
.Ile ,as5. but which thev never defended
~ all and threw away or broke their
weapons. which thew had nor TIE man
iiuess to use against their enerafee
Fort Morgan never fred . nil7l after
the commencement OF the bogn},agf;,nent
and the advance picAeta cf cur army
were ACTUALLY 81 ils gIacis. " before
stated. the ceremony on yhe surrender
took place at 2 p. n. and that same af-
fernoon ali The garrison were sent to
New Orleans in tha United STATES