Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-09-07
j.. VI. STANTON.


Secretary of War
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-There is great
excitement here to-day over the glorious
news from Atlanta, aud nothing else Is talk
ed Of
1t is believed in official circles that the
importance of Sherman : success Is not yet
fully developed and that he not only occu-
pies Atlanta. but has inflicted crushing de
feat upon Hood army. and now occupies
East Point, the stronghold in the rear of At
lanta 70 which it was supposed Hood would
retreat if compelled 70 evacuate the city.
The following i the latest from Atlanta
through rebel souTc sS. The dispatch OF
Hood Is significant a. indicating the move
ment that led IN the fall of Atlanta
From the Richmond Examiner. 3Ist ultI
The only war news received YESTERDAY Is
contained in the following official dispatch
from General Hool The situation at At
lanta. as indicated by him, Is the same.as
described by Us yesterday:
ATLANTA, August 2S, 1861
Hon. James \. Seldom The enemy
have changed their entire position, the left
of their line resting near the Chattahoochee,
about Sandtown, and their right extending
to point opposite and near the West Point
railroad. between East Point and Fairburn
They hold all the crossings on the Chatta-
hoochce, but not with a continued line.
dispatches from General Wheeler Of the
10th reportthe capture of Dalton, with large
quantities o stores, about two hundred pris-
Oners and two hundred mules
lie destroyed three trains Of ears and
twenty Ave miles of railroad IEiscommand
is In good condition j T. HoOD. General.
WASHINGTON. September ,
The Navy Department has received Off
cial reports from Earragut 1t appears that
the rebel Gen. Paige endeayored to obtain
more favorable terms, but was obliged to
surrender Fort Morgan Internationally. Far
ragut states that he has reason to believe
that most OF the guns were spiked, and the
gun C rrlages wantonly injured after the
white flag had been raised. They all dis
covered that Gen. Paige and several of his
officers had no swords
The following is the concluding portion of
Admiral Farragut' 5 official despatch to the
Navy Department:
The whole conduct of the officers of Forts
Gaines and Moran presents such a striking
contrast in moral principle that | cannot fail
to remark upon it. Colonel Anderson, who
commanded the former, finding himself in
perfectly untenable position, and encumber-
ed with superfuous number of conscripts,
many of whom were boys, determined to
surrender a fort which he could not defend.
In this determination he was supported by
all his officers save one. But from the mo
ment he hoisted the white flag, he scrupu-
lousy kept everything intact, and in that
condition delivered it over whilst Paige and
his officers with childish spite destroyed
the guns which they said they would defend
TO the last but which they never defended at
all, and threw away or broke those weapons
which they had not the manliness to use
against their enemies, for Fort Morgan new
er fired gun after the commencement of
the bombardment and the advance pickets
of cur army were actually ON It's glacis. As
before stated the ceremony of surrender took
place at p. m. and that same afternoon all
the garrison were sent TO New Orleans in the
u. S. Steamers Tennessee and Rienvile,
where they arrived safely
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
u. G.. FARRAGUT
The results of the victory at Mobile are
summed up thus We have compelled the
evacuation of Fort Powell, the surrender of
Fort Gaines, and the surrender of Fort Nor
gam which was almost destroyed. and here
tofore considered the strongest fortifcation
in the United States. We have taken fif- |
teen hundred prisoners, one hundred pieces