The New York herald., 1864-08-27
FARRAGUT.
Pull and Graphic Details of the
Victory In Mobile Bay.
Description of the Bay, Chan
nels, Forts, DISTINCTIONS
and Other Defencss.
The Fleet ns 1t Went Into
Action.
TnE COOPERATING LAND FORCES.
Interesting Narrative Of the Passage
Of Fsrt Morgan.
DISPERSION OF THE REBEL NAVY.
Full Account Of the Battle with tho
Ram Tennessee.
UUaE OF THH VICTORY.
ousE OF TEE VICTORY
Descriptions Of the Captured Rebel
0unboats.
Injuries Sustained by Farragut's
1R. Thomas M. Cooks Despatch.
Or FoRr GAMss honnE BAY, August 10, 1854

Ar. Thomas NJ. Cooks Despatch.
Or FoRr GAmEs honnE BAY, August Is, 1854.
] sent you somc days since q rough chart OF Mobile
~ AZ that time opportunity failed give with
~ explanation The following description Of the bay
IN not be without interest at this time:-The bay is
sll andocked, Mobile Point the prolonging the
main land nearly half way across its mouth very
es west Of south from Mobile Point distant three and
b%uarter miles, 10 Sand Island, covering the principal
asnth Of tho hsrbor. This island is appropriately
Saacd being nothing but heap Of sand rising above
- svol Of the s OF triangular shape its great
~ length being about half mile In easterly and
Ssstsry direction To the west Of Sand Island reef
Asst1hes away 70 distance Of three miles, known
- charts West Sand Island Pelican Island, with in
hrvsuins shoals and banks continues the chain Of bar
nsn 70 the ssa 10 the general direction, gradually
iFaving around Dorthwesterly to Dauphin Island.
oauphn Island the easternmost OF the chain
4 low sandy islands that separates Mississippi Sound
hom the Gulf II h twelve miles long, east
sad wcst though It's western extremity Is simply .
md beach The eastern third Of the island wdens out,
stAnguarly, 10 . breadth OF mile or more, aud is
svered with sand mills the southern shore, timbered
baok with small pines and palmettoes. very narrow
~ shallow pass tbridged BY the rebels separates Il
soa Little Dauphn Island which at no remote period
probably portion Of the main island The eastern
konss OF Dauphn and Little Dauphin islands uniform
nd preserve the general circular direction OF the inner
boundary OF the bay, stretching northwest, ncning
gradually 70 north, towards the mainland at Cedar
Point. The intervening space, two miles, between the
ssrshern point oil Little Dauphn and Cedar Point very
AAllow, and easily fordabe except the channel
i.cvn ~ Grants Pass-an artificial outlet into Mssis.
upp' Sound This PASS carried than six and
haH feet Of water and is a. to for
~ the passage OF two vessels abreast.
1RR CHANNELS.
ne mon channel into the bay, ard the only one prsc-
neaee for vessels drawing than eight ten feet Of
wsser close under the shore OF Sand Island
sAk,ng from that point q direct course 10 Mobile
tstpt, whence DIVORCES 20 tho northwest, in which
ssurse distant from FIVE ten miles the anchorage or
~ Lower Fleet the point where heavily laden vessels
Ne obliged 70 tighten. The city Of Mobile lies thirty
acs up the bay approachabie only by vessels drawing
sss than eight feet cf water The main channel into tho
lover Fscet less than three and half fathoms
. any poat. Leaving the main channel at the eud OF
~ spit, half mile Mobile Point, and leading away
- the east the Swssh channel, socaed, carrying six
bet st low water This lies around close to the
hors and has been the favore route for inward bound
teckade runners The middle channel or Pelican chan
ss s generally called, leads into the bay
from between West Sand and Pelican islands. In high
Aes this channel practicable for vessels OF ten feet
erought SuCG vessels on reaching feiCan pay, mhko
Asr way aaoshs main channel south Of Mobile Point.
NJ and feot OF bs carried from Pelican
0y into the harbor via the eastern point Of Dau.
sAin Island pAssas close under Gaines This the
sosse supply boats nov take, and will Se compelled
N follow until the reduction OF Fort Morgan
gh draught vessels enter the harbor ty this route
sttbout passing than two miles to Fert Morgan
Outward bound blockade have formerly followed
sbs middle chsnAs passing down the main channel until
ssst Fort Morgan pehcan channel proper though stl
existing the charts has been coeed up by t,e action
storms which have materially changed the shape o
rsican Isand outtsg In two, and icaving What wss
formerly its western end merely sand spit, juttEg Out
kom Dsupnn Island.
Rebel Dsfsnces or ehe ChanaeI.
GRANTS Pass, the only otber entrance 10 the
say, hsr already been alluded 10. This channel
guarded BY the rebels by an improvissd work
called Fort Powell Tnk fort made OF sand brouehs
over on barses from The main land and dumped on knoll
directly on the northern bank, corner OF projecting
aa.o tne chappe, The work was Of pentagoral form
~tIout bitches, but surrounded by Q row Of pl,uo
shch Ged the donO'e tarpose Of an outside wsl and
srekwater The channel further obstructed by
% oll,ng driven across y ous rn'eh wsre easily rs
II the fort. rhe sort carried about eighteen guns,
sountcd for eneci upou An eoemy approaching from
Thhout. When FsrrNxus nees entered the harbor ths
work vas wholly untenebe. the attack being made from
saetion uncoksd fer aod sntirsy unlrovided for The
middle or Pecan chanos y guarded by The guns OF Fort
ss'aes unless nhs rassin9 vssssi prefers TO run the
s'oo,es o. horssn p ssoss!as into the main channel
~. m9,s.a ss,rss ,ss @S!! snss =, a.,
rse that which fsGsd it og fissy Ian,
the bay bet~ss% Gaines and Morgan the rebels
hsys obstruoied thaspaassr a. vs~els by long q
p,es paced that vesselScsu's rassins ~
ths guns Of ovahe wiser cf the Two ioris IN
addition this torredoes wNhc-t n-nhcr psccd
"a all tho chonres, tho leiot bemgknovn Only TO The
ssbsls some idea q the erei~Nmsw Z, 'eese nlsrpa