Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-02
Associated Press Report.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT
MOHRAE.

THE BOMBARDMENF OF EOBE
H1OHSAN.
New YORK, sept.l.
The correspondent Of the Evening Post
writes as follows:
New ORLEANS, Aug. "a
The heavy bombardment of Fort Nor
gan, which began early Monday morning,
the 22d ultimO was perhaps the most Sc
we're firing which has yet been directed
against the rebel fortiacations, except Fort
Sumter.
The range was obtained previous to the
| opening of the canuonade on that day, so
on the morning of the 22d, Commodore
| Barragut's feet, including the flagship and
other lar @ vessels, the monitors, the ram
Tennessee and some blookading vessels,
took part in the bombardment in cODjunc-
ten with the land forces. These we're
situated on Mobile Point in the rear Of
the Fort and heavy mortar ba teriei were
planted within.
The vessels were stationed on three side
of Mobile Point, and the Fort was therefore
invested on three sides.
The firing which was keptup from early
dawn until six o'clock, was regular ana et-
fective and after that hour it became rapid
and heavy.
The light from Fort Gaines and other
points from which the joint operations OF
the feet and the land forces
could be witnessed covered the
entire field, and the appearance OF the
! hnmbardment is described as most grand
and string. -
The bursting of the heavy shells in the
/ fort or near it, was constant, and for four
t long hours the rebel Garrison received IN
! that day an average Of about one shell per
minute.
The Monitors fred atclose range. Then
!. aim was unusually good, and the explosion
of their IL and Is inch shells could be dis
tinguished from the bursting of the shells
thrown by the other guns, which were o
I smaller caliber.
d TIE ram, Tennessee assisted in this &C
ton, and did good service.
q Larger Vessels Of the fleet poured IN con
tinuous broadsides, and the rear of tn
e Fort was covered by the fire oil the army
IS The regular discharge of cannon in va
7; rious directions, around the fortiheatlon;
O. the fying of the shells and their loud, an
often Simultaneous explosion, cannot b
adequately described. This rapid wor
continued till 10 o'clock, 1t then slsckene
y. somewhat, though the firing was kept uI
o, In all this time the rebels, who wer
10 driven from their guns, did very httI
work.
An officer who witnessed the whole
the heavy bombardmens was unable
distinguish but four shots from Fort Mo
gan after the principal work OF the da
was begun by our batteries,
1t does not appear that the rebels hs
any hopes of being able to resist the
tack of our forces.
to- The surrender of the fort took place
IN the 23d.
ed An officer, recently from the field OF o
os+ eratiOns, describes the prospects OF I
early capture of Mobile as extremely e
couragimg
er. The confidence of the officers OF the U
the val and land forces is complete.
The It's given as the opinion of persons be
w qualified to Judge, that the capture of t
ave city is Just as feasible as the capture
axe Fort Morgan was.
ny The certainty of that result is not gu
les toned bv the officers, and it is held Il
he NAV hear of the fall Of Mobile mu
"A' sooner than we have been accustomed
'es expect. -
for Mobile is quite small. -t