Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-03
hHz NSws.
FROM xoBILs--oUR AooOysr OF THE FALL or roHr
MORGAN.


FROM MoBILS--opR AccoyRT OF THE FALL or roHr
MORGAN.
From the Mobile Tribune Of the 26h we gather
meagre particulars Of the defence ard surrender Of Fort
Morgan. It that the enemy concentrated ter
rib fire on all sides on Monday upon Fort Morgan
the latter replying with its wonted spirit. During the
bombaIdment on Monday some Of the enemI's mortars
on shore coming into play, they succeeded In setting
the citadel on fire.
Ca Tuesday morning the bombardm ent was resumed.
Meanwhile the enemy succeeded in getting two hoWit-
ezra into position, with line Of skrmishers on the
glacs Of the fort, with which they kept up terrific
fire upon the guns and gunners, and with the assist
of the mortars ceeded 10 disabling OF the
gun calri,ges During this bombardment the for. did
not FIRE at all At II o'clock the enemy ceased firing.
How Gen. Page engaged In the meanwhile can be
readily surmised from the condition which the enemy
found the fort when they entered. At o'clock the
bombardnent about being resumed, when General
Page hauled down the fig
On entering The fort, the enemy found that before
the surrender all the guns had been spiked stores H.,
destroyed making the capture, a. Tar material Is
concerned, perfectly Valueless.
Gan. Page and his garrison (Gsl msn) we're taken
prisoners, and sent to New Orleans.
TAe Federaa award the highest credit to the garrison
| for their heroic defence.
By telegraph l,arn that this city Is to be defended
TO the last extremity Better far that it DO mass tf
ruins than place Of abode for rufian Yankees
Speaking of the Yankee land forces, the Tribune says
they have been whipped of Arkansas Lous ana al
T,xs and we have the oficeIs and men and the war
Ike appia:o to whip them eff from Mobile whenever
| they venture upon lib attack.
The latest item received by the Tribune was that the
enemy has thrown troops from four transports Non
Louis Island The force Is estimated at 1000 They
are still landing troop.
| WAY SINGULAR.
The 7Fibans states that the rumor that F.lE Hugh
Lee killed and A. P. Hill mortally wounded, Ia not
CT, dIted by tue Washington authorities What an IN
Oelievit cot they are.
| TRoM PkTkR BURa.
The emmy continues 70 shell Petersburg with unre.
hitting energy, usitg in some instances, guns OF the
largest calibre Ia the msaawhlie, our batteries are
lot idle, and give them, svery aud then, benefit
IN return.
TIE Rprss of yesterday. thus describes the situa-
ton:
On extreme left and centre there was no Eotice-
able c4Anse what yer Thursday. b shlno breastWorks
considered BY each impregnabe, the respective antag
onsts sit with ;Amless ana composure, occasionally go
far relaxing their WGtc ulness indalge hasiy
perussl OF the latest news.
L
elton on the Weldon railroad matters far more in.
teEestiDg than on any other portion Of he line.
Here cur men WstcI the Yankees with the vigilance
| OF hawks, and If one chances to show himself Is
quickly picked Of BY unerring shArpshOoers Oar
pickets and scouts being perfectly familiar with every
foot Of the country enabled operate to grea. ad
vantage.
regiment or Of the enemys cavalry are stationed
at WystLs Croasing the Railroad two miles north
of Rsams aion but the repeated drubbings they have
received lately from Hampton, has rendered them go
iud that they never efsr to venture far from the in
tepchments.
Col Thompson B. Lamar, Of Florida wounded in the
bau. of the 9Oih died Tuesday, at the residence
of Mr.. VIM b. Green, in Dmwiidie county.
GONE HOME.
The New York Ti6uas says:
"The l474h Ohio Regiment, 100 days men, passed
through ashington their way home, on tuesday,
CIR time having expired Th,y, like other regiments
of that State paid their rec to the President who
thanked then for the they had rendered to the
country sud exhor!ed them TO resist every flence
Wh CHI had tendency to lessen their patriotism.
The speech Of Old Abe, no doubt, inded very well,
a. It was interpreted with appropriate anecdotes but
they have be to war, and are satisfied with their
b ief experience IT. their journey to Petersburg,
they Gang Justify We going to join in the army"
vs. will bet our life upon it. that their return home
1t was changed to ave vii never come back any
more"
| oBsIQUIEs or GEN. GIRARDKY.
The remains of this brave officer Inferred in Au.
gusta Ga, on Saturday last with appropriate military
ald civil honors.