Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-08-19
News of the War.

evacuated and blew up the fort yesterday,
and to-day the enemy are shelling For;
Gaines. The people OF Mobile are ready for
the FRAY Great confidence prevails. The
people arc satisfied with the conduct Of Lieu
tenants Buchanan and Burnett OF the Navy
MOBILE, Aug l0.-lt is painfully humIl-
iating 10 announce the shameful surrends
of Fort Gaines at half past . O'Clock this
morning by Col. Chas. Anderson Of the 2lst
Ala. regiment. This powerful work was
provisioned for six months, with garrison
Of six hundred men. tie communicated with
the enemy's fleet by flag Of truce. Gen.
Page visited Fort Gaines and found Anderson
aboard the Yankee aeet arranging the terms
of cartel.
He left peremptory orders for Anderson
on his return not u surrender the fort, and
relieved him from his command.
Fort Morgan was zignailed this morning,
but no answer received except the hoisting
of the Yankee flag over the ramVarts OF Fort
Gaines. Andcrson's conduct is officially
pronounced as inexplieablc and shameful.
Cen Logan has mide an official report OF
losses before Atlanta. in the engagement OF
the 22i ult.. as follows Total loss in killed.
wounded and missing, 3 ,52l, and 10 pieces
Of artillery. We have buried and delivered
TO the enemy under llag oi truce sent in by
them, in front Of the third Division Of the
18th Corps, 600 Of their killed. The num-
Der Of their dead ia front OF the 4th Division
Of the same CORPS, including those on ground
not now occupied by our troops, Gen. Blair
reports will swell the number Of their dead
o. bis .runt o 1000 The number Of their
dead buried m front Of the 10th Corps up to
this hour is SEQ, and the Commanding officer
reports at least as many more Yet unburied
bur, ing parties being still at work. The
number uf dead buried in front Of the 10th
Corrs WAS 422 We have over l. 900 Of their
wounded in uur hands. the larger number Of
wuunied b,in- carri,d of during the engage
meut hy them We captured Is stands OF
cJlors. and have them now. We also cap
tured 5 1900 stands Of arms. The attack was
made on our lines seven tunes and was seven
times repulsed, Hood and Hardee's Corps
and Wherler's cavalry engaged Us. We have
sent to the rear LOCO prisoners-ineiudng
33 commits ioned officers Of high rank. We
still occupy the field, and troops are in good
spirits.
Recapitulation Our total loss, 352l.
Enemy dead thus llr buried or delivered 10
them 3 .220; total prisoners sent north ,OlI;
total pris iners wounded in our hands | 900.
E,tima,ed loss OF the enemy, at least 10, 600.
\ letter from City Point, dated the l0th,
saws. About IL o'clock yesterday, a noise
resembling the explosion OF a magazine, was
heard at Headquarters Army Of the Potomac
Daring the afternoon word came that boat
loaded with ammunition had exploded at City
f-sr,ttfft1 l.zl fF lTf. errA
destruction Of property.
On the CORRESPONDENT of the Associated
Press reaching the scene Of the disaster the
spectacle presented was utterly Indescribable.
Buildings had been demolished. tents thrown
down and horses killed, IN every direction.
The depot building, Just completed, was
mass OF ruins, while the ground for hundreds
Of wards was covered with properly Of every
description. The dead and wounded had been
extricated from the ruins and carried some
distance back, the former for burial. the lat
ter TO be sent TO hospitals
\ boat loaded with various kinds Of ammu-
milton was being unloaded by the negroes Of
the quartermasteI department, nearly
hundred in number, and the only theory ad-
vancei as TO the cause OF the calamity Is that
a shell must have been dropped by one of
them, thus communicating FIRE TO the entire
mass The noise lasted about 80 seconds, as
witnesses say. and the shock was felt Tor a
long distance On the side Of the road in
front of the landing were located number
OF Offices and stores, among them the post
office and express ofhce, which were almost
utterly thrown down, large number OF per
sons within miraculously escaping with slight
bruises. In the rear OF this Is a steep bank,
covered with tents on its summit, occupied
chiefly by the colored laborers and their tam
lies.
Had the ground been level. the loss Of life,
no doubt. would have been far greater than
it was. Shells, balls, and shot OF every
kind strewed this bank in a shower, while
the ground in the vicinity was actually COW
cred with all kinds Of stores a large num-
Der Of old saddles and pieces Of harness, a.,
are among the debris. A boat lJaded with
stores. lying along side, was torn IN
pieces, portion OF 1t being completely
raised out Of the water and then thrown
through the storehouse on the dock. Capt
Benedict and Capt. Ames, Of the Commlss-
airy Department, were IN the building at tie
time and were buried under the ruins. Ihey
were extricated with only few bruises
Capt d. b. Wiley, who was IN his tent
Considerable distance from the spot, was
struck in tie head by piece Of shell and
injured. but not dangerously. Mr.. Mckee,
his clerk, was 70 seriously injured at the
same time that he cannot recover. A. Mr..
Baxter, citizen from Cold Spring, y. Y,
was killed. He kept the soda water stand.
Privates Ansell and Metealf, of the 5th Cav
alrv. were killed. A Sergeant named Har-
rIs. in the ordnance department, was injured
and died soon after. Lane of the Navy De
partment, was slightly injured. James
I Thorn. a clerk in the ordnance department,
was killed. Mr.. Fay was slightly injured.
Mr.. Richard Stone, citizen, was killed.
Mrs. Spencer, Relief Agent, received slight
injuries.
/ 4 dispatch lust received from Gen. Grant,
I reports the casualties by the explosion OF the
/ ammunition barge at City Point, on the 9th
/ as follows Killed, 10 enlisted men ; 2 citi-
zcns. EMPLOYEES, and one citizen not employ
| ed by the government; SO colored laborers
were wounded commissioned officers, 4
Enplishmen, Is citizens, employees. Besides
those there are Is others, wounded soldiers
and citizens, not belonging about the wharf.
No further intelligence has been received
/ from Mobile. except from deserters who re-
port the capture OF the CITY, but nothing
! official. -f ........
Gen. Sherman reports all well, and that
he is knocking Atlanta With four and bali
inch rife shell. No movement has been
made by our forces in front Of Petersburg.
Information from Marietta 9th inst, give
the particulars of Stoneman's raid on July
27th. The 5th and 9th Indiana Cavalry and
two sections of the 2ith Indiana battery SET
out for Macon to relieve the Union officers
imprisoned there. The expedition arrived too
late The rebels had removed the otheers 70
a place of greater safety. Gen. McCook
forces started at the same time to effect a
junction with Gen. Sherman, but were over
taken by an overpowering force and Obliged
70 let Stonemans S command cut Its way out
The rebels attacked them on SATURDAY. July
both, and the engagement lasted all that day
until late at night. Sunday morning found
them completely surrounded
Col. Adams, finding resistance hopeless
escared TO Marietta. Col. Capron with hi
command escaped once but was again sur
rounded and his men cut in pieces. The 6tl