New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-22

Aug. ~ Ie1l.
The land forces which marched trumphantD
into Fort Gaines, after her surrender on the eth
inst. were yesterday in part thrown across on To
the peninsula in which Fort Morgan is built and
now completely isolate that fortress from ALI
connection with Mobile or rebeldom. Thus the
tourniquet is being drawn, which must soon re-
suit in the capture Of the tort and open VI 9'"r
for our maycbe upon Mobile.
The first steps towards our taking possession
Of this strip of land shew that the rebels July
Appreciated the Importance to them OF this act oi
our forces rs they immediately find every bnlid7
ding which could in any way obstrGct thelE
rauecun the land side Of the fort, ofthesc shouid
Judge that some when near thirty even thus
laeslr0ycd. The Rebel gun-bOat Games whlct
wa r.!dled with some seventeen shots tron Our
Nav ID the great fight on the 9th, aud run IA
a sinking condition ON the breach under thd
GUNS OF the fort, was also fired, and dense
columns of black smoke went up from her as
well a. the buildings on the shore. 10 crown
| all and give the rebel garrison 10 fully uader-
stand that they were TO have our most unremt-
ting attention hereafter, the Monitor Manhattan
ana several eun.boats tossed into Morgan soma
shells. ane il Is sand succeeded in dIsmountina
one Of their guns and finally sIencing their bar.
tefies entirely Tor the time beng.
| Unfortunately tho want oi force OF General
Granger is likely to delay ane procrastlnate the
getting his artillery landed, Wien 1t can afford
assistance ~ the infantry already then, but a.
the heavy work Of taking tho tort Is likely 10
deyoiye on the ileet, as was also inc Csc WIN
Fort Gaines. il may not perhaps DC a Ba.tcr VI
serious moment. At the same time u seems
unfortunate that tho prompttude winch III
lraetter of this kind is always desirable, should
be delayed from any cause.
HOW much may be required to be done by cur
land forces is, vi course, matter To be uelef-
mined but whatever IS 10 be done might bell
tier and quite as easily be done quickly.
Ineniloned in my last that part OF Herons
lTaxas command, which have been Wlthdrawu
from Brownsville, had arrived ana TAKEN POI
sition under the command oil TIE stTrlbg co'onei
of the nth Illinois, Colonel Grler, where theY
will Likely be allowed ~ show the me'tic q
which they are made.
Heavy disbursements have reached General
! Asboth at Pensacola lately ana his cooperating
forces are hourly expected 10 eject ianuH's Y"
the south side of the peninsula
! should Morgan mako any stubborn resistance
IN onr arms we shall likely be able TO leave
besjeging force sufficiently large TO keep tna
Garrison occupied, in connection with what as
istance the navy at all times aiiOrd, ana TIE re-
4 mainder oil our troops can move up TOWARDS Mo-
Ibile without any necessity to walt ior her SUI
render. ma.
over ,s there is little doubt that the Fort Is uli-
tenabe. and that the Navy attacks, Whlch wiz
he unremitting and daily, VIII soon feuucc peI
10 A state of mind similar to flames. iheie are
now only about six hundred men usiuc heI
walls. nine-tenths Of whom ore almost InutlhoIs
for her surrender, and Gen. rage ean sealSeH
stand the combined attacks OF our euh-Doa's
al loo If his discontinued and denorazet
, garrison. without being pretty early brought va
Terms. A couple of deseIters got out last hgn1
and say that the greater part of those VINO 10"
main would be glad to DO so too II opportunity
presented itself. y
| remember having neglected TO mention that
some sixty negroes, engaged at fatigue duty on
Fort Gaines, we're run out oil there on to Little
Dauphin Island PRIOR to the surrender OF that
Fort, with Two superintendent and Instructions
TO make their escape over 10 Fort Powell and
ashore. The negroes instead came To our lines,
and fifty -four Of tie sixty were IN less than Two
hours time doing fatigue duty on our lines, and
the same day were received into Col. Cobb's
Doth L. 5. Colored Infantry as part OF the
Grand Army.
bombardmeut of Fort Morgan is take
this morning, in which interesting ceremo-
ny the captured Rebel boats Tennessee and
Seine will participate, the long rauge Brooks
rifles, with which these crafts are furnished,
proving admirable for sending our compliments
to the Rebels with, and, fancy, not the most
welcome yistants they could receive.
The Rebels had salt works all along the shors
as far as one can see, and the smoke Of their
fires rises in half dozen places IN sight along
the shores of Bon Secours Bag 10 the westward.
These will perhaps bo Trimmed out some in the
course of time. As salt is thirty dollars bush
ell, it is rather profitable speculation.
/ / had the felicity Of handling some of Mr..
Memminger's paper currency to-day. The first
issue is not now received at all in these parts.
The second is valued at-twothirds the las. is
sue, and the last issue is valued in proportion to
gold as eighteen to one. That is TO say the last
issue of the rebel Government is worth one
eighteenth OF Il dollar in gold, and the previous
issue One.twenty- fourth. AT this valuation,
tipping in Mobile is at the rate of three dollars
and half, riM ice and two and half dollars
without. Mobile paper sold here, up to tho
time of our arrival, at fifty cents, and spring
chickens in Mobile markets at twenty-four doI-
lars per pair.
l close this hastily for the boat, which leaves
at once, Look out for stirring news from the
neighborhood Of Mobile soon. J.B.C.
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