The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-09-03
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The bark Il. Il Elir,5ke. Bennett. arrived on
Thursday. bringing four days later intelligence.
The Ca1s! had not arrived over up 10 the 18th
~ days ont from Honolulu.
No important news from Grants army.
Gen. Sheridan was pursuing the rebels in the She
nsuioAh Valley. having reached Strasburg. The
latter were still rc,rcatiug. but an engagement was
expected. as soon as their endorsements arrived
from Lees army.
Sherman continued to besiege Atlanta.
The reported capture of the Forts in Mobile Bay
ani Of the irOu-clad Tennessee. are confirmed.
The monitor Tteumssh was blown up by a rebel
torpedo. No other vessel was lost.
The rebel ram Tennessee surrendered after an
obstinate resistance. Admiral Buchanan lost a leg
snd IS a prisoner.
The city of Mobile has not been captured, and
Fort Morgan is still in possession of the rebels.
The Naval Battle at Mobile.
New YORK, August 15-Admiral Farragut, in a
letter 10 Commodore Palmer at New Orleans, says
At sn early hoar on the 10Th our fleet, dashed two
sEd two, sailed in the Pass close under the guns of
Fort Morgan. pouring in broadside after broadside Of
grape and canister, driving the gunners FROM their
places, and leaving our vessels exposed only to the
ere from Forts Gaines and Powell, which of course
were less effective on account of the distance. At
the sane time Gen. Changers land batteries enfladed
Fort Gaines. an1 caused its evacuation and the blow
ing up Of Fort Powell. In passing the forts the
O7siEG received o shot which temporarily disabled
LEL lAS4A4a - u u q oaISig ~ iHIOueut II
FIRE, and her consoTt, the monitor ItcUmseh, one of
the foremost, was sunk almost instantly, carrying
down about one hundred men, including Captain
Craven
The gubboats having passed out OF the reach of
the Forts we're pursued by the formidable rebel ram
TsnHs5sss and three ironclad rams. They were i'm
meiiately attacked and battered 80 eaectually that
they we're obliged to surrender in a few minutes.
Inc rams we're but slightly injured. Lieut.. Prentiss,
q the -HonOngdheId, lost both his legs. Captain
Mallory, Of the Onsifa, lost an arm.
The HeyaId's official correspondent says, that
when the Selma surrendered 10 the .NetlcOmet, on
boarding her it was found that she had lost severely.
Her deck was covered with dead and dying, and her
sc1ppers ran with blood. Her commander, Lieuten-
ant Coms'ock, formerly Of the United States Navy,
VIZ lying dead across the breach Of n gun, with his
bCzsIs torn out. The IenHsssee attempted TO avoid
the monitors, and made for the wooden ships. but
the flag chip H1ryOrd. and -uoooagaheia. followed
her up. Inc latter struck the TennesSee nnidsbips
piih her terrible PROV, causing the huge rebel mon
ser % reel ike y drunken man. The HqTfoTd then
g~rappieI the Tenasssee. but further bloo1shcd was
sagsd by the latter raising the white flag. The snme
horrible slaughter uas visible here AS ON the Selma.
Captain Girard now commands the captured ram.
We eaytars1 near three hundred prisoners. Orr
army bss possession ~ Dagphin Island. The Hurt
(r~f = injured m,rs than any other ship. having been
struck ~ almost every shot. a large forcs Of our
s,iiisrs has marched from Pensacola 10 invest Fort
Asrzsb and prevent the escape Of the garrison.