The New York herald., 1864-08-20
hoBn.s BAY, August 9, 1864.

EsrSArED IossBs'IY SQUADRON.
The Losses on the Hartford nineteen killed and
twenty 1--WE wounded. No names yet asccrtained. Tho
total squadron estimated at
killed and two hundred wounded.
uow THE TEcuMsEH WAS srRucK ny TIE roRrEDo.
The Tecumseh struck by a torpedo directly under
her turret, which tore large hole In her bottom. Two
officers and five escared in small boats 50 reiei
boat Others were picked DO by the rebels but their
names have not been ascertaiDcd.
THE ORDER PASSING
The order OF passing the forts WIS as follows-fhe
came tie BrooEyn, HariiOrd Rishnond, IseKa.aSna. %
Seminole and Oneida Facn OF these tad the sta board
side.wheel vessel was also on tho port sdo Of each
The Mciacomet with the Hartford the octorara with
the Ricfmcnd when the feet had passed into the bar
Dor the conveys thrown of and became 6ghtiDg
ses.
EscArE OF IBs RERn orsBoAr xoRGAN-TBn ,RurrIEss
CHAsR
Last night the rebel gunboat Morgan up the harbor
and towards the city, The outside feet chased her
the Gaines, lies at Fort Morgan In crippled condition
Admiral Farragut captured the Tennessee and Selma.
THx WOUNDED AND PRISONERS SENT TO PENSACOLA.
Our wounded, with those Of the and prison
ors, sent 10 Iensacoa this morning The rebels 10
Fort Morgan permitting them to pass undor Gag Of
truce. Admiral Buchanan was sent with the rest.
DESPATCH BOAT DESrRoyEp NJ FORT MORGAN.
fooshy vent nndsr rc veserdav on the outside aie,
main fleet had pissed 10, Fort Morgan opened her
when she grounded The rebels then perforated her with
shot, one penetrating her boess Two scalde6
The rest OF The ESCAPED in small boats The rebe
afterwards out from Fort Morgan and burned the
PhiiiippL
GRANGER MOUNTING ovSs-foRT GAINES TO BH
TAKEN.
Nothing has jet been done today. The land forces
busy mounting siege guns. This will bo completed In the
course OF the day when the attack on Fort Gaines viii
commence.
OFFICERS or TIE REBp1 RAN TENNESSEE
Adnsirdl-Frankln Buchanan.
Command. flames n. Johnson
Lfcnendnts--wm. Bradford, A. d. Wharton, l. J. Mo.
Dermot.
Carr Flat N n raA. Areta atnnf
sisants y oconnoll, John Hayes Third Assistants, o.
Benson, W, b. Patterson.
Pasmnsey's cerk-J. II Cohen.
Nastos Aates--w. A. Forrest - peebe, R. n.
Boaisuair--,ohn Mccardlc
Cunner-H. s. Smith.
oIrrcrRs OF 1nn REBEL snnA.
The rebel gunbcat Selma surrendered to the United
States gunboat ketucomet partial list Of her ocsTs
follows
commanaer-reter II Murphy tprisoner).
Lieutrdnt-J. ii. Comstock iki,ied).
NAMES rxoUMs1B.
Those kposn to have been saved are
lScting Ensign q. cottrcl.
Acting Ensign Chas II. Pennington.
Captains Clerk Josiah Conley.
ouartermaster's Mate Samuel II. shinn.
Quarter Gunner James Guold
Seaman VIM. U'frien,
Ordinary eeamaa Richard Collins.
Landsman Peter Parker.
Captain Cravep succeeded In getting out OF tho vessel
before sho went down, but suppot 10 have been
drawn into tho downward current prodaced by the sn
log vesceh
FeN CAsKs, MomtE Ray, August 8, 1904
The stars and stripes OF tho three forts
that guard the entrance TO Mobile bay.
FORT FLOWN ur.
Fort Powell WIS blown up and abandoned on Friday
night The rehel flag left standing, as we had
no purpose Of immediately asailng the place he aban
donment was discovered utl afternoon next day.
This was merely IN earthwoik, brit ON tsnd knoll
commandug tho spproach TO Mobile Bay from Mississippi
Sound II Was uptenabe agsinst an attack from within
the bay.
ARMAMENT Rrs0ryD
The blowing up destroyed much OF tho work; s there
were ten twelve heavy guns left in position. and a
battery Of light arte sS pieces has also been rccov
cred from the ruIns In good condition.
casr's rAss ORA possEssiov
Grants Paas carrying soyen to eight feet Of ws,cr
leading from the sound into the hay, is IN pos.
session. enabling to enter and leave Tho bay with sup
ply vessels &c without cncoun,erng the nre Of Fort
Morgan.
srApIyEss oF enASeEas OPERATIONS
General GrauRers operations op panphin Island have
beeu pushed with such sesdncss and vgor as 10 place
the destruction capulaon Of Fort Gaines be, ond
question. Yesterday morning lines u works were
within fifteen hundred yards OF the wall Of tho or
Up 70 this timo General Granger had withheld hs no,
except from small field battery OF three inch Rodman
guns but his near approach bed tho rebels
70 discover his heavy guns before they had opened
FORT oAN~s iS,ssrsb
Our skrmlsh Ore had also besa destructive TO the ens