The New York herald., 1864-08-24


TAsre seven feet OF water to Mobile
rebel report Of an attack and slaughter Of cur
troops is untrue.
0ncial Report or Operations In Mobile
Bay.
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, !
WEST GULF BL0CkADING Soc ApaoS,
MoBuE BAY, August s. 1864.
sR-I have tho honor to inform the department. that
Fort Powell evacuated the night of the 5th
instant. The rebels blew up much Of the fort, but We
took all OF the guns and OF the best quality. We
took covered barges also from Fort Powell and
Cedar Point, which do us good service as workshop.
The Fleet Engineer and Fleet Paymsster came on tho
On the afternoon Of the 9th the Chckasaw down
snd sheed Fort Games and the morning Of the 7th
mauding the 'srt offering to surrender to tho fleet aud
asking the best conditions Immediately sent for Gene
raj Granger, and IN the evening had Colonel anderson
signed bv all parties.
Al seven O'Clock A. NJ. August s, Fleet Captain
Dray,on the rart OF the navy, and Colonel Myer
the part Of the army TO the tort 10 carry out
the stipulatons Of the agreement; and At forty hvs
Stripes were hoised on the STAFF amid the cheers OF the
fleet.
Enclosed copies Of the letters Of Colonel Anderson
and the reply General Granger and myself, marked
numbers and Very TssPeci1ay' p y0qr o0ed'en'
Rear Admiral Commanding West Gulf RlocsadiDs
Squadron
Hon GIDEON wEMEs, Secretary OF the Navy.
IL.
HrAporARrsRs. FORT GAINES, August I, 1864
Admiral FARRAeur, Commanding Naval Forces OF Dan-
Feeling INV inability to maintain my present position
longer than you may at TO open upon mo with your
feet and feeling also the uselessness Of entaing upon
ourselves further destruction Of lO have the honor 10
propose Of Fort Gaines its sores
&c. trust your magnanmity for obtaining honorable
terms which respectfully request that you wiz trans
init to me. and allow sufficient time TO consider them
and return answer. This communication VIII DO
handed you by Major w. X Browne. l am, cir, very
c. D. ANDERSON, Colonel Commanding.
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, Momrr BAY, Angus. !, 1864
sm.-In accordance with the proposal made in your
letter OF this morning for the surrender Of Fort Gaines
Granger, 10 command OF forces DsuphD Island,
that the only offers We can make are =
Fira-The unconditional surrender OF yourself and
tho garrison at Fort Gaines with all OF the public prop
erty within its limits.
Sccond-Tne treatmeps which is in conformity with
the custom OF the most civilized nations towards prison
Tai,d-Prvate property, with the exception Of arms
This communication will be handed you by Fleet Cap.
tain p Drayton and Colonel Myer OF the United States
Army fuy understand the views OF General Granger
and myself Very respectfully, your obedlent servant
D. g: FARRAGUT, Rear Admiral.
Colonel c. D. ANDERSON, commanding Fort Gaines.
Admiral Farragut reports to the Navy Department thas
on the night Of the 22d un party Q, ten men under
landed the soop owar Oneida 20 capture the pckat
guard Of the enemy They succesdsd 10 capturing the
picket consisting of lieutenant and four prtvates
Ensign Hall spoken OF in the highest terms for hrs
bravery galantry, and recommended to the depart
mont for promotion
The Casualties In the Recent Naval
Engagement.
The following 10 extracted various Official reports
received at the Navy Department relative 70 the casual
ties in Mobile bay
ginboham, Acting Ensign and the following andsmsD,
ordinary ssames Ae e.:-thares shansr, william Smith,
phus PaHs Thomas Bayns John C. Scott. Thos stanton
James Alexander Henry Clark. VIM. r Andrews. FredI
David Morrow. Pessr Duncan. Andrew E. Smith, Francis
Campbell, Charles Stevenson, David Curtin. Number
sacos, 20; wounded slightly and remaining board. S.
XnLsD ON TIE STEAMER BRocKLYx.-Wm. II. Cook Aot-
us &emni " H.rMood, Sohn ' Rysn 5hsrss SEYMOUR,
Thomas williams, Lewis Richards, Mcbae Murphy, VIM
Smith. Richard Burke. Anthony Dunn James McDermott
KILLED LAcxAwASsA Jas. Williams, Master-at-
Arms John Troy Captain OF Forecasts Charles Ander
seaman Richard Ashly, ooored boy. Wounded, 36
KILLED or TIE ONrHpA-Frank Levav. Thomas Gibson
Albert Phillips. John c. Jeason. James Aaen, Emanuel
Boy yokin Robert Lenox, Patrick Doris. Wounded, se.
verely, IL slightly, 49,
woUspKhbs rHs MoSosGAnnA-8.
KILLED rHs MErACoNET-Johu Stewart. Wounded, 2.
KILlxD on THE OssrrrE-0wcn Names woundcd, Z. .
WOUNDED GALENA-2.
KILLED on rHr OcToRARA-w. c. Davis Wounded, 10.
kIItEp KESNEBEc-Daniel Godfrey. Wour ded 8.
There s report regarding the losses on the fecumseo
fen0oCOIA
PENSACOLA NAVY YARD, August Q, 1894.
The Rebel Admiral Buchanan in the Hosptai at Pensa-
coia-He is Doing WeH-Commamdey Aulaney, Com.
uonding the Omada, also Hosptal--He, Has Lost
Arm-Ssme Of the Wounded Sent 70 Noo Orleans-Ad
ditionai LOSES on Board the Tecumseh, dc.
The United Sts+es steamer Augusta s lying nj tho
wharf repairs, which will probably tako week
tsn days complete The United States steamer owssco
still undergoing repairs. Nearly all Of her officers ana
about thirty her detached and ordered
sells engaged in the Mobile fight No other vessels
oept ,he regular guard ships are now at this station
All the sick at the hospital who were able TO be re-
moved New orleans Sunday BY the
United States Tennessee, to give 20 the
wounded The rebel Admiral Buchanan, who vas
wounded in the same spot he was when In commana Of
the Merrinac is nj the hospital doing we'll Commander
MuIaney OF the Benvie. who had temporary command
OF the Oneida during the aght lett arm also
the hospital and doing well. EnsIn eer Fitch who was
badly scaded tho same vessel Is much better and il
Lieutenant Prentiss, OF the Mouongahsla, and seven
men buried Sunday. The men were mostly
those who had died from scaldng on the Oneida
Among the officers and Of the illated recumssh.
sunk by torpedo while engaged In the attack on the
Mobile forts the following who were detached from
United states 0wasco and ordered TO that
essei expressly 10 in the hgnt-Frederick Bar
low Second Assistant Engineer Walter Ttcomb> Act
Peter NcNaIly ordinary seamen Charles Carson. WIN.
SMITH, David Terhune. Edward NcGrath, Thomas Reilly
McNaily first class boy All OF the foregoing with the
exception of the rst three OF the crew, whom may be
we're saved went down with the vessel
tpnexed ofrcal report OF the rebel killed and
wounded board the rebel tennessee;-
kiltcd. John Silk. fireman; Ed Kilkenny, nfemss;
Will Moore seaman; Jonn Comsp ck frat lieutenant,
md executive ofneer Of the selma John r. Murray, mas
er, and executive officer OF the Selma. william Hun,
,unners mote; James Rooney. seaman James Mont
,omery, seaman; Bernard Rely, ordinary seaman,
Frisby, landsmaD; shepherd, iandsman.
Rounfet-Admral Buchanan, Captain r Murphy. .
OCoopa, engineer. Post, pilot: win Rogers CO.
neer; W. Daily, seaman. James Barny, marine
icCann, marine; ID Iinehan, seaman: Henry Frater,
)avis, seaman.
Last Of rebel officers captured In the naval action In
dobe Bay by Admsa Earragst:-
Admiral Franklin Buchanan right leg broken, 10 nosp'-
al at Pensacola ~
r. W. Murphy, Lieutenant Commanding, slightly
Wounded, 10 hospital at Pensacola - ,,..,
y & OConneI second Assstaut Engineer, slightly