The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-10

came greatly aIarmedlest they should al
be blown mp, and flooded the magazine
with water, and threw large quantity o!
powder in the wells. No sooner was this
light discovered than Gen. Bailey ordered
all our batteries to commence firing, ip or
der TO prevent the rebels from extingtish.
iug the flames. which they did with grea,
vieor, and shells from nine-inch Dahlgreu
and eight and ten-inch mortars fell amid
the flames with fearful Tapidity, driving
the rebels to their casematee, and prOdu-
cling scene Of grandeur rarely witnessed.
For fully an hour this awful scene contin-
ned with nend.like fury, when the firing
ceased suddenly, to the astonishment Of
those who witnessed the AFFAIR from the
Twas explained next morning by Gene
nj Bailey that be saw some Of the garrison
70 down to the beach, and wave q lantern
% the feet, evidently signal of surrender.
The General watched this movement stead.
Nv from position he had cautiously OBJ
tanned, very close mp TO the glacier Of thu
fort. Alter Watching half an hour, the rob.
els, finding the meet made no answer t.
their oignal, probably because it was moi
seen, or, II oeen, not understood, withdrew
70 the fort without attempting to signal the
army. Had they done % they might have
been spared o very uncomfortable night,
and We should have saved . large quantity
Of powder, shot and shell, for Gen. Bailey
Immediately ordered his batteries to ~
open, and the garrison Of Fort Morgan
slept TO or were KEPT wide awake by the
music Of his gums.
Al twenty minutes to seven o'clock on
Tuesday morning rebel oficer, Captain
Taylor, bearing white nag, and accompa-
MED BY about forty men, carrying q small
sail-boat, marched out At the main sally
port. facing Fort Gaines, with the intention
Of pushing on TO the flagship. three or four
miles distant, with note from Gen. Page
proposing to surrender the fort, and asking
what terms would be granted; but here
again they were thwarted by the ubiqui-
tons Bailey. They were determined to ig-
more the army entirely; they would not
treat with il they would not surrender to
il if they could have had their own way,
probably because Gen. Page, who was long
an oddcer Of the navy, has still a lingering
affection for the old Union Jack. Gen.
Bailey informed the flag of truce officer
represented one Government, and that they
were fighting In the same glorious cause;
that his artillery commanded Fort Morgan
and his infantry every foot of Mobile Point
outside the fort, and that he could not and
would not permit . rebel boats crew to
push on from shore under any presense
About this time General Granger arrived
q the wharf, In trout Of Fort Morgan, and
the note Of Gen. Paige was handed to him.
Gen. Granger replied that be would COM
municate the contents OF the note to the
Admiral, and when his answer was re-
ceived, the terms Of surrender would be
dictated. In . short time thereafter, Gen.
Granger sent Gen. Arnold, chief Of artille.
y, Capt. Drayton, Of The Hartford, and
smother eficef, with . demand for the i'm
SS~Ho Il, -
Fort Morgan, with its garrison, and al
public property, TO the army and navy of
The United States, guaranteeing the treat-
ment Of m enlightened nation TO prisoners
Of war. Gen. Paige wished to stipulate for
The removal Of his sick and wounded to
Mobile, but this Was fatty refused, and he
them sent . note to Gen. Granger, stating
that he accepted his terms, but requesting
that the fofmality Of surrender might be
deferred until two O'Clock in the Afternoon.
that he might have time to pack up his
baggage and get his men in order to march
out. This was acceded to.
Accordingly, at precisely o'clock, the
rebel army, numbering probably q little
ever 60O, marched out 1t the main sally-
port, without music and without banners.
and were drawn up in line At the foot Of
glacier, fronting towards the bay. Two
regiments Of Union infantry-the 9th lows
md 10Th Wfsconsin-preceded by brass
band playing Hail Columbia, and with
the stars and stripes and the colors of their
respective states floating proudly above
them, marched by, and halted about five
paces in front Of the rebel line. The reh-
els then stacked their arms, after which
The band struck up the ''Star Spangled
Banner The rebel nag was torn down;
and the old Gag Of our Union was once
more flung 70 the bree1es which are waited
over the ramparts Of Fort Morgan.
Then q national salute WAS thundered
nom the gums Of the men-of-war In The
ny, and ID the gulf from Fort Gaines, and
nom some Of our batteries on the penin-
suia. When the enthusiasm lad somewhat
0beided the rolls Of the rebel companies
Were called and verified, the officers and
soadiefs placed on board transports, the
nsmal surrender Of Fort Morgan was COM
Eeeed, and tho command Of the entrance
e M2bile Bay passed forever from the reb-
While the salute vas being fred hum
1Sds Of oliicers Of the army and navy, in
.1tliaut uniforms, and hundreds Of sol
80 and sailorss who seemed well pleased
Hltn the work they bad done, crowded
~ ramparts Of the fort to witness the inn
poeing scenes.
= summing up Of results will prove this
Saave been one Of the most brilliant and
lul campaign OF the war ffom ito
coepuc0 70 il close. AlthouKh General
- hAd etupen0ous obstacles to con-
"a against, nom lack Of watar Transport
] aon, not moment Of unnecessary delay
c0reo, not blunder VA committed.
life Wa unnecessarily socrifoea,-|
very h1st feeling existed betWeen
8M3n1uE Cnnhv and G1~0~e~ ga a. -