New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-24
FROM MOBILE.
Operations Of the Elect near Dog River
Unr-AGairs i'm Wobiie-Thc Case OF
the Rebel Gen. Pngc-A Railroad TO
Mobile Point.

Uar-AGRirs in Wobiie-Rhc case OF
the Rebel Gen. Pngc-A Railroad TO
Mobile Point.
/ from Our Special Correspondent.
HpeRs DIST WEST FLORIDA AND sorTn}
! ALABAMA, FoRT GAlsIs, Oct. ., ls6i
Our "upper feet, consisting of the Meta
comet Eennebec Pinola ard tie monitors Chichasaw
and Wnnebago, ere at present lying off Dog River
Bar. five miles from Mobile. Al Dog River Bar the
Rebels have some very formidable fcrtfcatDns. and
We occasionally exchange shots with them: welo 1t not
for this and a brush with their cavalry. tho moAotony
would he unbearahe. The tir-clad ~. Capt. Upton
had lively little fight with squadron Of cavalry the
other day II appears that she was sent up The Bay by
the Admiral few days since. - examine into the con
dit;on Of the piers and landings along the way iue
at tie wharf Gt Point Clear, some cavalry came dowh
within three hundred yards OF Der ana dehneiGlei,
Opeped on boat with inusketry. IL dld not lAhe
none than few minutes 81 opcn npon them Win rI"p'
and she'll the persuasive powers OF Which induced
them sAedadde IN by 10 NEE n soidciise mrhhef
The result If ts little encounter cust us ore nan, VINO
was disabled. while that q The Rebels WeIe.twO ueh
killed and left The field Of action. ILese brushes
almost daily 0rd eli have resulted III putting the
/ Rebels 10 light.
While al Point Clear family Of refugees aud several
tiajands taken aboGid. They were Just IRON
Mobile ard rom them We have obtained mtch NaiHap4c
Information Tley report That with tie exception OF
one oi the com;an.os of the celebrated Mobile 6Gads
all tie troops have withdrawn % the dcl'nsrs oi we
uutcr tire command OF NM btl iitNN - Nsh.'''
Of Port Hudson notoIety. Among the citizens tie pre-
yelling opinion is that the Yankee w take the
city rs they did the forts and they are seIihg ntt
and having for savannah. some other pfIt q! tuc
Condcracv cGuay secure: the consequence Is that a
the DIVISIONS clothing &C. that have been boarded mp
hv poor Spectators for TIE last three years have been
brought ont aud sod therefore the necessales OF ne III
Noble are cheaper and more abundant Tran they nave
/ been tince the commencemcni ofthe war.
The rams and gunboais (duT IN numbeD vhlsh nav
been fruling around tic q 81 Mobile have withdraw
ND The Alabama River. They also bllnT report thht
montgomery AID. has been captured ty Sherman. anu
that he is marching on to Mobii'.
Among the army everything IS very quiet cnl an are
looking forward t0 active campaign afalnst mobile
The health Of the amy here is very bad indeed ana ID
proportion 10 The number OF troops u ID nscb Nolse
than ?ry other district in the United States This IN
measure nav be attributed 20 the peghrencc "i TIE
cOu sarics IN not providing vegetable and suit DE
food for an army sand Islands Among the feet
however the health Is excellent.
Ever ,iace tie fsll Of Fort Morgan everybody has
been pitching into Gen. PACE without mercy. aid
II the following order be considered Trustworthy II has
been gross injustice 10 conquered soldier II WI! b.
remember. "a TIM Gen tAOE vas accused Of violating
tie laws u war by destroying lie soies aud
of war after tie white la lad been raised II ~ ne
SEEN how ever that ~ tnis order issued from HEAD.
quarters Military Diyison. Wet Mississippi the Rebel
Gen. PAeE has been onlircly exonc,s!ca ,,...,
hI9-ORLEAss, La Sept. 10. ito'
l. Proceedings Of Council Of War convened New Or
cans, La. by virtue Of the following orders:
IIaas MILITARY Divr.IoS o. WEST sissssTPL}
g. o., -'AN ''LiA W Ia -" ~"
s. council Of waf to be couroea of M.ior Gen $. 4
NJ. aud Lieut Corn. n FRAyXLIS U.s. Navy iaecF, sud
Capt; DE WIT LINTON, Aide De Can rccciieT Vii -sseH
morrow for tie purpose EXAMINING into the allies sous
sgansl BiigCen. K t PAGE g. : Amy ior lions Of the
and munitions at For N ryan Ia, Of which he was hen
commsner after he hal s5endcned e deie's- q the TOT
and indicated his intention surrender by he t.ng tho white
The council will repor, fact. and eIps,ss opinion upon
the submitted 90 g. and ar'allIl.G
Fot Morgsu other points in Mobile Bay, It should b.
''~' ""oe''s'y' OF e1Ped.nt to too
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NJ, tJ.,orGen 2. r $. C.Spr ,.,..c,
ny r CnRIsrESsHs Mrjor md 49, As,a' Dtn''S'
The e9uns Ia s .pss hocd the sa Of For Me1rs
,han, he hour Of 9elock ogN "0"is % 49, - VI
AIi a, ne ns' Public properly va, ie.roy,d sor & t.
That Us tpere eoI csrisgts wr- de.ioyea % 'A0PP"s
mat about ninety ,housand ponds Of powder wore a
aySs by ster IN hs 90, of,te I'D Of August a'' Ae
the n s- es Of The ed Of Agso,t let sbOn da,
o PSGr ogdefd the heavy guns q the -" to b" 'ps'd
Tbs, 5y Se n.pee.lon rcpo. Of he H ofAngu,' ii
teen gun; found 'Pked # 'h. -rtctn ssd ,L' ''
'; %s i;, St. .r; '5 ade +, c.o w..
son scs ordnance ofice The lss mentioned d-y ole
gun foand IN condition inae:i'is ' ' Jsio and
sM. Gifted one being douole io ded vain ife"'',h
the .te With The mpIae ay.n s' on ,s hot,
Ths, no qusrcruas'ers coninisn'y store. were &c
,tToyed OF injured, except IRON tIe ehe,' q" '' nv
oPlsioS.
n. council being @ ell by ne terms 81 The ofdeI eoVeh
IL al .br mi, I'd down in PsTogfaPh one hundeD ana
lrt vfous Of General orders nunbrf one hthaA rom to
Generals OfHee dated April - 1903 }. Of oPin"a
thai Gen X. l. PASE & 5 Amy Is mol snny q
r. IT, ding s,d opinion q tie Council o. WeF In the
FOREGOING spirosed hd nc o-nci e''''''"
~ G. T. CHRISTENSEN,
Lt.Col. Asst Adj. Gen. and Acns Asst Adj"Gen'
Notwithstanding this order officers q both army md
navy positively declare tina, he did violate the laws oil
war and that their statement is Lot founded upon mere
beersey but OPTICAL demonstration. tuery: VINO Is
right '"'LD@ "A"'D
| HpoRs. DIET WEST FLA. AND SOUTH AiAhAMA.
FORI GAINES. oct 7, 1861.
Onr railroad * almost completed, and when
dome vii run regular train" from tho pier at Navy
Cove 10 the pier at Mobile Point distance oil I'VE
hundred niles The building OF this road was gwen
10 Iieut Col STARR Of the goth Wisconsin, ana he mas
baen diligently at work II ever since. "hen con-
ueted and In running order IL viii reflect great cred
ON the colonel as IL is his first attempt IN that 'tne
Army and NAVY matters nre very duh indeed. and
shou N everybody expects vigorous campaign nhoru!
there is bnt little evidences OF one about here ihey
ssy we are 10 have a grand army OF veterans ht tps
pint whose object VIII be lie reduction IN hyVIn ool
'qpica saSf' n IN blan English we don't know any
thing about II here Our upper fleet il within nte m~'
Of Mobile and watches The doomed city WIN
seeSy eve They plainly see the Rebels anG tntr
noses and VET unable to even sink or light them.
How provoking H.