The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-09-24

he scrupulously kept everything intact. and ia that
condition delivered IL over; whilst Page and his
officers. with childish spite, destroyed the guns which
he said he would defend TO the last, but which he
never defended at all He threw away or broke the
weapons which he had not the manliness to use
against Us.
Fort Morgan never fred n gun after the com
mencement OF the bombnrdment and the advance Of
the pickets Of our army were actually in its glacis.
A. before stated. the surrender took place ut 2 L. NJ.
the same day. All the garrison was sent to New
Orleans In the u. S. steamers Tennessee and BEN
UiHe. where they arrived eately. FARRAGUT."
New YoHK. September 2-The Heraif's Mobile
correspondent says the results OF the victory at Mo-
bile may be summed up thus: We compelled the
evacuation OF Fort Powell. the surrender of Fort
Gaines. and almost destroyed and compelled the sur
render of Fort Morgan, heretofore considered the
strongest fertilization in the United States. We have
taken ! 900 prisoners. 100 pieces Of cannon, u vast
quantity of small arms. munitions of war. and also
provisions enough 10 feed the garrison we shall place
there for six months. We captured and have ready
for use the ram Tennessee, the strongest war vessel
hhoat. and also severa! other war vessels. We have
penned up at least three English blockade runners.
and all this cost the army one man killed and ten
wounded, and the navy the loss of the TecumSeh and
par, OF her crew, with very few casualties in another
ship.
The Capture of Atlanta.
NASHVILLE. September 2.-Sherman's advance en-
tered Atlanta this morning at III o'clock. The whole
Federal force will enter to day.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-The following tele-
gram from SlOcum, dated to-day, from Atlanta, has
just been received and confirms the capture OF that
city " Sherman has taken Atlanta. The Twentieth
Corps occupies the city. The main army is on the
Macon road, near East Point. A battle was fought
near that point, in which Sherman was successful.
"SLOCUM."
Unofficial reports state that in the battle fought
near East Point. between Sherman and Hood, the
rebel army was cut in two with very heavy loss.
Gen. Hardee was killed. Our loss is unknown.
The New York Herald Of September "a says
Great rejoicing was felt this morning at the news
that Atlanta was in our possession. 1t appears that
rear, that officer was proceeding in his movements
successfully, and at IL o'clock this morning entered
Atlanta aud found that his combinations had COM
PEELED its evacuation by Hood.
The capture of Atlanta secures to us possession
of the whole State of Georgia, and renders the con-
dition Of the rebel leaders more desperate than ever
before. The apparent, retreat Of Sherman was one
of those mastery strategic movements for which this
General has been 30 noted. Hood had added mate
TO his strength by conscription of numerous
boys and old men, who behind the works could rem
der very good service. Outside of the works their
very strength could prove only 4 great weakness, and
a terrible cost of powder and proven er.
The purpose Of Sherman in the movemen which
began on the night of the 26th, was TO deprive the
rebel commander of this strength and his protection
Of works at Atlanta and other parts OF the works.
Sherman hoped by Ranking Atlanta aud cutting off
supplies to free Hood out to Gght him, with his
largely preponderating force Of veteran troops which
he had in the field. With this view, Sherman moved
IN the night in question, with twenty days ratiOns
Tor all his army, except the Twentieth Corps (Slo-
,um's) which had been Withdrawn from the front at
Atlanta to ChattahoOchee Bridge, there to remain as
4 corps of observation and occupy Atlanta in the
event of Hood abandoning Il. Ii was also employed
n looking after the communications and hurry for
ward by the railroad supplies to whatever new posi-
ion Sherman might direct. The army is reported to
moved in the following order Twenty-third
Schofeld's advance, followed by the Four
zenith Corps, Davis, the Fifteenth, Logan, the Six
zenith, Ransom, the Seventeenth, Blair, and the
Fourth, Stanley, in the order named, all making a
movement with strong skirmish lines, either on
lank, front or rear. East Point was left to the east
I dawn, and Hood found sherman gone.