, 1864-08-25
FAERAGUT.
The Investment Of Fort Morgan.
Interesting Official Correspondence.
Correspondence Of the n. Z. Ucrald.1
MOBILE BAT, August Q, 1851.
PASSING Events.

Correspondence Of the N. Z. Ucra,d.1
MOBILE BAT, August ., 1851
PASSING EVENTS.
This has been another busy aud exciting
day in this vicinity, Events crowd upon
earh other with such rapidity that the chron-
icler finds time merely to note the mora ,u1-
portsnt rs they occur. It wos designed b7
General Granger, In conjunction with Admt-
raj Farrsgut. to commence operations at
once agsinEt Fort Morgan, the remaining
rebel stronghold at the entrance to the bay,
and by far the strongest of the three.
OUR LAND EonCEs PREPARE TO INVEST FORT
MORGAN.
At a very early hour In the morning move
mcpts were on foot contemplating the traus-
fer of the laid iorces from DauphIu island
to Mobile Point, In the rear OF Fort Morgan.
This work at once attructea the attention Of
the rebels in Morgan, IS was apparent BY
their hasty and precipitata retreat to within
the walls Of the fort.
A. FIRE.
Originally the work WAS surrounded b7a
MACS CT warehouses, shops. quarters, hos
pltais ar other buildings. giving the place
tbe appearance OF little city. All these
were Consigned to the torch and were quick
II il flames. The gunboat Gaines, which was
injured in The fight Of Friday, and was lying
porary works had been thrown up By the
rebels at various points extending to mile
In the repr OF the fort, Designed to repel land
attacks These we're destroyed, and every
thing about them at all combust,ble COM
mitted to the flames. Indeed, the whole
point back Of the fbrt scemeda sheet Of FIRE.
In the midst Of this gfneral confagration,
General Gr.yger debarked portion OF his
troops at Pilot town. between four aad flTe
miller back Of the fort on the point These
Immediately advanced in line, with skirmish.
ers v ell thrown ont In front, to point about
one mile from the fort, and halted. Between
the front Of our position thus obtained aud
the fort the timber has been entirely cleared
away By the rebels, ever5 building destroyed,
.and every obstruction behind which we
might fl shelter from the frc Of rebel
eharpehootcrs has been removed Tue de-
harkat1on Of our troops was covered ut Pilot
Town by the Monitors Chfcknsaw and Win.
entire fleet.
TIE sEIGE LSAuGUHATED.
Artillery and engineers rave been sent over
this morning, ana eefgc o.ieratiOns " Ill COM
neDce at once. During the deharkat1on Of
our troops this morning, the Monitor Man
battan, the captured gunboata Stl@a and
Tennessee, and pearly all the gunboats Of
Farraguts tleet, kept up vigorous shellfug
OF the fort At first the fort diBdnlned to re-
ply 10 the furious shelline. and the impress
sion began to prevail that the work bad been
abandoned. But when the Monitor Manhat-
opened nnon her. nalf a d6zen shots
il ali wero fred during the affair from
the tort. Our gunnery was excellent, nearly
every shot taking effect in the rebel works.
After the Investment Of the fort was compile
ted BY the land and naval forces, and they
had been treated to taste Of our metal,
Admiral Farragut and General Granger sent
In joint note, demanding the surrrnder of
the Tort, as follows:
TEE p1xAnDr TOR THE suRREsnER OF FORT MORGAN
UNITED STATES F1Aasu1P HAREFaaD,l
MOBILE BATs August 9, 1854.
em-To prevent dhe eac1aee o! d nnm4n M liie: We
deand tnS nscoRonora y Rest ad,, 81 For1 MOI
gan. Gon,og 1an1SaFR MAI Gen n "a
70 Brigadier General Rage, commanding Fort
horesn. -
9nn 1,a-,t Asnh1 MI.
To Nhlch me iolloEang fepiJ ~ was setafnea: en- q,
HEin9ua'11.;sF !; s91ao1at n y Ae'7.
M Maiar Gencrai Gortoa Gfsnsgr, D, s. 4:
6ttr-1 am prepared 10 sacrifice afe, and will on.
e.na aus ,a9 n9Ia he;o',
.steS ~ lii nnaer fiag Of truce tie Teuneesee
should be towed within; range Of my guns.
Respectfully, &C., IL PAGE.
Brfgadier General Conmandlns, c. 5. 4.
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