The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-03
Rebel Army Cut in Two.
Gen Hardee Killed.
FROM VIRGINIA.
New Y ork, Sept. .

New York, Sept. 2.
The Herald's correspondent with the
Army OF the Potomac has the following
The canal of Dutch Gap will soon be
in readiness for use
The lst New York Mounted Rifles il
re-enlisting for three years more.
A mysterious looking and TO all ap-
pearsnces formidable craft has been dis.
covered lying 10 one OF the creeks empty
ing into the James. She appears 10 be
waiting for some of the monitors to pas.
up the James, when she will run out. Gu.
Oft their retreat. Tue rebels are erec,ipn
batteries TO command our position a,
Dutch Gap.
The rank and fe Of the rebel army is
represented as being greatly under the
impression that if they desert they will be
placed in front ranks. Gen Grant has
issued an order that those who voluntsri-
iy come within our lines shall have trans.
por iation to their homes if within cur
lines or to any point north they may
choose. This order is to he circulated in
the enemy's camp.
The Herald's Mobile correspondent,
says on the morning Of the 23l Captain
Taylor, bearing a white flag, accompanied
by forty men, marched cut OF Fort Nor
gan carrying Sal, boat, with the inten.
ton OF going to the flag ship three or four
mites distant. with note from uenersl
FAse proposing surrender. A check
was put upon this By Gen. Bailey who
commanded the navy aud army, and as
his artillery commanded Fort Morgan and
his infantry every foot of Mobile poin,
outside the fort, he would permit, no boat :
crew to pass off from the shore on any
pretense Whatever. Soon of.er General
Granger arrived and the note to Admiral
Farrsgut was taken BY him, saying he
would communicate its contents to the
Admiral in short time. The demand
for an unconditional surrender was made
and granted.
The result of the victory at Mobile
may be summed up thus:
Compelled the evacuation of Fort Pow
ell, the surrender of Fort Gaines, almost
destroyed and compelled the surrender
OF Fort Morgan, heretofore considered
the strongest fort of the kind iu the u. !.
We have taken 800 prisoners, 100 pie-
ces OF cannon and vast quantity OF
email arms and munitions of war: aiso
provision enough t, feed the garrison We
shall place there for six months. We
have captured and have ready for use the
ram Tennessee, the strongest war vessel
afioat; also several other war vessels snd
have penned up At lesst three Eoslish
blockade runners. All this cost the ar.
my one man killed, six wounded and the
navy the loss of the Tecumseh and a par,
of her crew, aud very few casualties on
other ships.
The Herald's Washington special saws
the 9th Ills cavalry have ju.t returned
from scout to Upperyiile. Asby's Gar
aud Sncker's Gap. They had orders
from Sheridan to arres. all able-bodied
men between the age of IS and so years,
and accordingly 80 such men were
brought in. Including few of Mosby'
men. The party destroyed !, 900 pounds
OF wool and captured 1000 pounds Of cot.
ton yarn. They also secured 35 horses,
some Of which belonged to Mosby's men
They could not get fight out of Mosby,
Though ne is reported to have GOO men
and SIX pieces of artillery.