Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-08
THE LATE VICTORY AT MOBILE.
Details Of The Bon,6ardmeat Of Fort Morgan
Its Consolidation and Condition.

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ny the steamer McCleal, arrived at New York. from
New Orleans via Mobile bay, have some interesting
details OF the bombardment of Fort Morgan, at the
trance 10 Mobile Bay, and its unconditional surrender to
| our forces on the morning of the 23d of August
An Official despatch from Gen. Candy published in the
ntegencer OF yesterday informed tho reader that by this
surrender we obtained about six hundred prisoners and
sixty pieces OF artillery and large quantity of other
terai The number of shells thrown into the FORT prior
to lib surrender was about three thousand The citadel
and barracks are entirely destroyed and the works
ally mucn injured The losses in army only
man Killed and seven wounded. There appear to have
been no casualties in The fleet The victory is thus an
nounced by Admiral Farragut in despatch to Commo
dore Palmer, the naval commander at New Orleans:
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD,
Mobile Bay, august 80, 1864.
10 Commodore PALMER, commanding OF New Orleans.
Fort Morgan made unconditional surrender at two
=" Today to the forces of the army and navy Gen.
rage did not make us wait long expected. We
WIZ cneer our flag and salute it, when hoised with
hundred guns by the whole fleet. Congratulate Gen
CANDY upon the great success which has attended his first
ell TT IN this department Nothing could been
harmonious than our combined operations We had
ambition to excel each other but the destruction of the
enemys works which efectualy done by both army
and navy Very truly yours
d. G. FARRAsUT
9th utimo and brings dispatches to the Navy Depart
meut from Admiral Farragut In one of these dispatches
which we insert below tho Admiral states that General
Page and his subordnates guilty of the unofoerke
conduct of spkDg Of the guns and destroying
milton and other property within the fort during the inter
val between its capulaton and formal surrender and he
does not hesitate to speak of this conduct in the terms Of
severe censure which it deserves.
The following report from Admiral Farragut,
ceved by the Secretary of the Navy yesterday having
delayed in its Transmission:
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD
Mobile Bay august %, 1864
SIR have the honor to inform the Department that
the evening of the 2Ist instant Gen. Granger informed
me that his batteries would be ready to open Fort
Morgan at daylight the next morning accordingly gave
directions for the monitors and the vessels with suitable
guns to move up and be ready to open upon with the
army
them in battery, under the command of Lieut. H. D. Ty
son, of the Hartford, and manned them with taken
from the Hartford Brooklyn, Richmond and Lakawanna
They did good service in conjunction with the batteries of
the army.
At daylight on the 22d the bombardment began from
the shore batteries the monitors and ships inside the bar
aud outside and magnfcen fire think has rarely
been kept up for twenty four hours
At 8 80 Z. M. the tadel took FIRE and the General
ordered the near batteries to redOube their fire. At six
this morning explosion took place in the FORT and at
datey cent Fleet Captain Drayton to meet Gen. Granger
arrange the terms for the surrender OF the fort There
were that the fort its garrison aud all public property,
should be surrendered Internationally at two O'Clock to
Fay to the army aud navy forces of the United States
These terms agreed to by Brigader General Rich
ard l.. Page, formerly commander in tho navy.
shall send the garrison officers and at once to
New Orleans.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
d. q. FARRAGUT, Rear Admiral.
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD,
...a Hest Gulf BloekadiRg Squadron
Mobile Bay august %, 1864
SIR had the honor 10 my despatch No 1865 to report
to the Department that Fort Morgan had surrendered
The 23d instant to the and navy though at the time
that despatch was written and mailed the ceremony of sur
render had not actually tab Gu place.
The correspondence preliminary to that event is here
with forwarded (marked Nos. l. @ 3, and } and the
Department will perceive that the of cspitulston
were the in the Of Fort Gaines Gen. Page
endeavored to obtain more favorable terms, but without
success
regret to state that after the assembling of the rebel
officers at the appointed hour-two p M-for the surrcn
der outside the fort it discovered examination
of the interior that most Of the guns spiked many Of
the gun carriages wanony injured and arms ammuniuon
and provisions &c. desroyed and there every
believe that this had been done after the white flag
had been raised 1t also discovered that Gen Page
aud several OF his officers had swords to deliver up ard
uItber that of those which surrendered had
been broken.
The whole conduct Of the officers of Fort Gaines and
Fort Morgan presents such striking contrast in moral
principle that cannot fail to remark upon IT, Col An
dersop who commanded the former finding himself in
position perfectly untenable, and encountered with
peruous number of conscripts msny Of whom mere
bos determined to surrender fort which he could not
Defend aud 10 this determination supported by all his
officers one; but from the moment he hosted the
white flag he scrupuouy kept every thing intact and in
that condition delivered it over whilst Gen Page and his
officers with childih spitefulness destroyed the guns
which they had said they would defend To- the last but
which they defended at all and threw away broke
those weapons which they had not the manness to
against their enemies, for Fort Morgan fired gun
alter the commencement Of the bombardment, and the
advanced picket Of army actually it's gacs
As before stated the ceremony of surrender took place
at two p M and that afternoon all tho garrison
were sent to New Oreansn the United States steamers
| Tennessee and Bienvile, where they arrived safely
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
\ ID. q FARRAGUT,
| Rear Admiral, commanding w. q. Is. 8.
Hon. GIDEON WELLEs,
/ Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
| Fort MORGAN AUGUST 90, 1864.
Rear Admiral ID. @. FARRAGUT, u. 3. Navy; Msjcr Gen
| GaRDoN GRANGER, us. Army, commanding, &c
/ GENTLEMEN: The further sacrifice Of life being unne
cessary-my sick and wounded suffering and exposed
humanity demands that ask for terms of capitulaton.
| Very respectfully, &c. X. l.. PAGE,
/ Brig Gen. O. 3. A.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES,
| Mo6ts Bay august %, 1904
| sGrNrRAL: have notified Admiral Farragut Of you
desire TO capnuate Uoti his arrival hosihes will b
suspended when your proposal will be duly considered
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
| q GRANGER