The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-10
NO. BIZ.

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and that our attempt at resistance, whose
inevitable result will be very heavy loss
OF HE, will NOT, y den they sttacll US,
retard the course OF events Ia Mobile.
The men under our several commands
feel this as we'll as e.do, and have free ly
communicated toui their opinions on the
subject, vowing,sat the same tfnc, that
it We deensd u naesssary' they Were
ready end wiling tofoll;w whore We .aJ.
Shall we assunie the heavy responsibility
fof the lives held under our tfust?
| No, say We, Fer we know that no hopo
is left of The Sacrifice Of life being useful
in the slightest degree.
| Ia consideration Of the above we have
concluded to address you, and say TO you
| Cor Aieslersi = w Fkrs,v; and every man
IN your conliDand kpsws tiutt YOU arr 4
brave and olttried oinceis, and-th ytaI
would never propose y surrerler to rs
except under the most extreme necessity.
We also feel keenly the painful position
of commanding officer broaohing the
| subject to his subordinates, with reference
to tho hauling down of his alag" but
we know also that under the pressure os
the actual position Surrender is unavoida.
BILE, and we come this night to advise you
to take the necessary steps to procure
from the enemy the best possible terms
Our wish is TO surrender to the navy, and
we feel it no shame to Surrender TO those,
whose testimony Of our impossibility to
defend this post will not be-witbhold ono
instant after they see tho position of this
fortn
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. for
the reasons set forth in the above docu-
ment, knowing your determination TO de-
fend this place to the last moment posi-
BILE.
Nh tSigned J
F. N. Smith, President, Capt. Co. G,
2lst. Ala.
Chas. B. Johnston, Major 2lst Ala.
G. X. Sherman, Capt. com'd'g Reserve
Bat.
AS. Darlington, Capt, Co. II, 2lst Ala.
4 +. Il. Spaulding, Capt. Co. G. 2lst Ala.
J. F. Culpepper, Capt. Lit. Battery, S. 2
j O G Donoho, 1st Lieut. Co G, 2lst Ala
j f Toulman, lst Lieut. Co b. 2lst
Ala
A Northrop, lst Lieut. Co G, 2lst Ala.
M Macartney, I'd Lieut. om'd'g Co t
21st Ala. @
P Williams, Jr,. Capt com'd'g lst bat
Ala Cadets.
EA Poelnitz, Cd Lieut. Go G., DIST Ala
7 N Mccartney, I'd LIEUT. Co I, 2l3t
Ala.
BF Altman, "a Lieut. oom'dg Co E,
2lst Ala. a.
T J NJ Minis, I'd Lieut. CO III. 2lst Ala.
NJ pahzey, oA Iien5 Go II, 2lst Ala
a Bhn ia1t ~ 11t-th A
= A j SpenoeT, aaSs' t--sSsss.rg, Caipsppei-
Light Art Battery.
w S Badger, lst Lieut. Co n, 2lst Ala.
H Purefoy, Asst Surg, p A. CS
J M Heard Surg, PfACS <
Chas c Biberon, Eng in Charge. :,
w II Andrews, % LieUt Co G, 21st
Ala.
Geo Vidmer Adj 2lst Ala.
M W Duhose, ASS / Surg 2lst Ala
L f Baker, lst Lieut. and Ordnance
Officer, Of Post.
D S Mccullough, 2nd Lieut. Co B, 2lgt
Ala.
TT Herbert, 2nd Lieut. Co, 2lst Ala.
M V GrenshaU. Capt e. |, 2lst Ala.
DIS Woods, "a Lieut. oomd'g Co K, Re-
serve Battalion
G B.Dsntzer, End Lieut. Co I, 2lst Ala.
NJ McInnis, 1st Lieut., Co 2lst Ala.
r P Baldwin, End Lieut. Co L, 2lst Ala.
VIM Demeny, End Lieut. Co G, 2Iat
Ala.
JF OConnor, Capt Co B, 2la. Ala.
NJ Burke End Lieut. Go. 3, 2lst Ala.
Dick Roper, lst Lieut. Co A, lst Battai-
ion Cadets.
j S Black, Lieut. Co {, LockharP5 Bat
talon.
Thos Evans, Lieut. Comd'g Co D, lst
Bait. Ala Artillery.
w A Anderson, Lieut. Com 'dg Co D, LIST
Bait. Ala. Artillery.
Jno M Battle, Lieut. Go D, lst Bait A!a
Artillery.
j 4 Dove, lst Lieut. Culpepper Battery
FoaT GAINES, Ala, Aug l. 'G4.
I fully concur in the sentiment eX - 4
pressed in theabove paper, az far as they
slate to. the untenability Of the Fort. and
he consequent needless expsure Of life,
md approve Of the surrender.
ERNEST MEIERE, Capt. c. S. NJ. c.
Tar Rrct-T1c At prrPpsasCp1 "A llf.