The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-10


and that our attempt at rcsistanco, whose
inevitable Tesllt will be very heavy loss
Of life, will not, Baen they attack us,
retard the course of evsats ia Mobile
| The men under our several oonlmaDds
feel this rs well as we.do, and have free ly
communicated toul thsir opinions on tue
subject, vowinE, at the same tinc, that.
# we dee1aea it asetssary' tTey were
ready END wiling tOfo.l-w ~ whers we .eJ.
Shall we assume the heavy responsibility
I of TIE lives held under our tfusU2
No, say we, tg we know that 40 bopo
is left Of The saori6ce OF lifo being useful
an the slightest degree.
IL consideration VI the above we have
concluded To address you, and sty 90 you
Cor Aatie - Nv know; and every man
"a your cofrtpana kn.sy7, tnlg yyu Are
brave and oit.trled oincer, andrthat yoii
would never propose a surrender to rs
except under the most extreme necessty.
We also feel keenly the painful position
OF a commanding officer broaching. the
subject to his subordinates, with reference
to the hauling down Of his Flag" but
we know also that under the pressure 0f
the actual position Surrender is unavoi6a
BILE, and we come this night to advise you
TO take the necessary steps 10 procure
from the enemy the best possible terms
Our wish is to surrender to the navy, and
we feel il no shame to sorrender 10 those
whose testimony Of our impossibiity to
defend this post VIII not be-witbheld one
instant after they see the position Of ibis
forts
And in order that no one may assume
that you took tho initiative in this case,
we now certify over our signatures that
we recommend to you to surrender Tor
the reasons set forth in the above docu-
ment, knowing your determination To de-
fend this place to the last moment posi-
BILE.
(Signed:)
F. N. Smith, President, Capt. Co. G,
2lst Ala.
Chas. B. Johnston. Major Dist Ala.
Q. X. Sherman, Capt. com'd'g Reserve
Bat.
AS. Darlington, Capt. Co. II, 2lst Ala.
Z. r. Spaulding, Capt. Co. q, 2lst Ala.
J. F. Culpepper, Capt. 1t. Battery, s.
o c Donoho, Ist Lieut. Co G, 2lst Ala
J F Toulman, lst Lieut. Co b.. DIST
Ala.
A Northrop, Ist Lieut. Co c, DIST Ala.
NJ Z Mccartney, ID Lieut. com'd'g Co T
2Ist Ala
? Williams, Jr, Capt com'd'g Ist bat
Ala Cadets.
EA Poelnitz, Cd Lieut. Co G., DIST AIq
4 n Mccartney, I'd LIEUT. Co + 2lst
Ala
3 F Altman, "a Lieut. oom'dg Co I.
2lst Ala.
J NJ Minis, I'd Lieut. Co IT. 2lst Ala.
J ~ pahzes. p lieut. Go i, 2lst Ala
a i,ssss4.s, .a--,a-l---,,g-, Cas- sI7gr
Light Art Battery.
w S Badger, lss Lieut. Co n, 2lst Ala
J II Purefey, Asst Surg, p A CS
J NJ Heard, Surg, PsACS
| Chas z Biberon, Eng ia Charge
w II Andrews, "a Lieut. Co g, 2lst
Ala
Geo Vidmer, Adj 2lst Ala.
NJ W Duhose, Ass'tSurg 2lst Ala.
Z Baker, lst Lieut. and Ordnance
Oficer.of Post
d s Mccullough, 2nd Lieut. Co B, 2lst
Ala.
TT Herbert, 2nd Lieut. Co, 2lst Ala.
M v GEenshag, Capt 10 /. 2lst Ala.
ID Woods, "a Lieut. comd'g Co K, Re-
serve Battalion.
6 BDantzler, 2nd Lieut. Co I, 2lst Ala.
M McInnis, LIST Lieut., Co 2lst Ala.
y 2 Baldwin, Ind Lieut. Co L. 2lst Ala.
Ala.
JF o'Ccnnor, Capt Co b, 2lst Ala.
M Burke End Lieut. Co 3. 2lst Ala.
Dick Roper, lst Lieut. Co A, lss Battal-
ION Cadets.
J Black, Lieut. Co E, Lockhart's Bat
talon.
Thos J Evans, Lieut. Comd'g Co d, LIST
Bait. Ala Artillery
w A Anderson, Lieut. com'dg Co B, lst
Bait Ala. Artillery.
Jno M Battle, Lieut. Co D, lst Bait A!a
Artillery.
J { Dove, lst Lieut. Culpepper Battery.
/ Foar GAINES, Ala, Aug Z. Ca.
/ fully concur in the sentiment ex-
pressed in the'above paper, as far as thea
relate to the untenabiity of the Fort anu
the consequent needless exp9sure Of life,
and approve of the surrender
ERNEST MEIERE, Capt. c. 5. NJ. c.