Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-15
MOBILE .


Later Advices via New OFleans-Summary
Of FaFragut's Victeries-His Design to
Move on the City-The Fleet Inside the
observation-disclosures of the Casualties
How the Tennessee was Captured.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. Later advices from
Farrnguts fleet may be summed up as fol-
lows:
Fort Gaines has surrendered Fort Powell
was blown up by the rebels. This was at
Grants Pass, at the opposite end OF Daupniu
Island from where the fight occurred. Four
monitors went in, fast followed by the Brook
lyn, Hartford, Metacomet, and others. The
principal fighting was with the ram Tennes-
see, inside the bay. The Metacomet, in at
tempting to ram the Tennessee, struck the
Hartford, and stove In her side tmbers. The
Hartford will 60 North for repairs
~, The rebel gunboat Selma was sunk by the
Metacomet-
The gunboats Chickasaw and winuebago
chased the two rebel gunboats--the James and
Morgan-into Navy Cove, and they are block
AIDED there, without a chance to escape.
Only ten persons are known to have suryi-
we'd the destruction Of the monitor Tecumseh
by q torpedo.
The dispatch boat Philippe was burned at
se ASmirs Farragut Sa viii push right on for the
city of Mobile.
All of the Texas coast Browns Vile included,
has been evacuated, with the exception OF Bra
EOS Island. small force Is left there.
Gen. Heron has arrived here New Or
leans.) His forces are going into camp above
the city. The rebels here are greatly excited
Politics are becoming, interesting. The free
State men are organizing, and the clubs Of the
last campaign are being revived.
There is no doubt Of the ratification Of the
new constitution by the people, notwithstand-
ing the large numbers who have left for the
Northern watering places.
The Mobile News, OF the 5th inst, boasts OF
the hanging of two colored soldiers and cot
ton speculator, near Vtcksburg, by Whitta-
ker's guerrillas.
Additional Union prisoners, Just exchanged,
have arrived here.
Additional Details.
NEW YORK, August 4.-The New Orleans
papers of the 7th inst have full details of Ad.
miral Farragut's movements.
The Hartford, with the Admiral on board,
steamed up to Fort Morgan and delivered such
a Succession Of broadsides as to effectualIy
silence all the rebel guns and water batteries.
The monitors at the same time engaged the
rebel ram Tennessee, the latter failing in seve.
raj attempts to run down our vessels. FL
naily our monitors closed with her, aud she
was rammed by the Monongahela, Lacka.
wanna, and Hartford.
The Hartford started to run her down, when
the Metacomet, ALSO on the same patriotic er-
rand, collided withthe Hartford.
The Tennessee ran out the white flag. She
lost but three men, and Farragut is probably
using her as one of his fleet, she not being
greatly damaged.
The Tecumseh was sunk by torpedo, and,
1t is thought can be raised
The gunboat Oneida had shell explode in
her boiler, scalding thirty Of her men.
Admiral Buchanan 1s not expected to live.
Lieut.. Comstock, commanding the rebel gun
hoat Selma, was killed, and his crew were
nearly all killed.
The less on the Hartford is twenty three
killed and forty. two wounded. Our losses are
two houndred and forty-nine killed and
wounded, including Capt. Craven and crew,
Of the Tecumseh.
Fort Powell was blown mp on the night of
the 9th. The troops had been landed and were
at the forts on Friday night. The LOSS OF the
rebels is unknown
All our feet are inside the rebel DISTRACTIONS
and will probably move for Dog river bar i'm.
mediately.