The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-08-18

of our naval and military forces In Mo-
bile bay. T
Glorious Neus from MobHe-Admiral
Farragm Passes the Forts--The
Forts Invested Iy Maj Gen. Granger
Fort Gaines Iaken-Fort Po,cett
Blomn Up Union Losses 25O.
Special Correspondent to The N. Y. t.
NEw-ORLEANs, August 7, 1861,
It is officially announced here, from
the headquarters of Major General Can
by, that the large feet under Admiral
Farragut passed the Forts at the entrance
of Mobile Bay at o'clock on the morn
ing of the 5th instant.
At the same time the land force, under
Major General Gordon Granger, invested
Fort Gaines, engaging it in tie rear, and
also taking the water batteries, outside OF
the fort, in reverse and silencing them.
The rebel ram Tennessee made an OBJ
stinate fight, but was at last Obliged to
surrender in a disabled condition, with
her officers, argument and crew,
Her commander the Rebel Admiral
Buchanan lost leg in the action, and is
prisoner in our hands. Lieut.. Com
stonk of the same was killed. The move
ment seems to have taken the enemy en-
tirely by surprise, and to have been ad
mirably timed and managed throughout:
The advance was made from Pensacola
as base and has been long in prepara-
ton by Admiral Farragut, but was gen
orally thought here to be only felnt IN
favor of Sherman, by way of keeping a
large rebel force in Mobile.
Gen. Asboth is reported to be on a
raid to the north of Mobile, with force
sufficient to cut all the roads to Atlanta
or Macon, and prevent communication
with Hood.
Gen. Granger, is said to have sufficient
force to take aud hold the city, and proba
bly, before this reaches you, the old flag
will float over Mobile.
Admiral Farragut passed the Forts IL
f his flagship the ''Hartford," the same II
which he so nobly ran by the Mississippi
troops below New Orleans two years ago
The Hartford is not plated except by
, the chain cables similar to those worn b.
the Kearsarge, in her last encounter Will
the Alabama.
Admiral Farragut thinks wooden ship
are good enough for him!
He believes in Fighting on deck, no
in the bottom of kettle"
!, His ships-;'iron hearts and woode'
sbips"-advanced to this grand attacI
! lashed together in pairs, so that If elthe
one of a pair should be disabled, the 9th
: er one could tow it out of danger.
The unique idea is said to have bee
e suggested by the Admiral himself, and
t has proved very successful, The Hart
I ford was lashed to the Ironclad MetacC
: met, and after passing the forts, they cas-
q off, and each engaged the ram Teeumsef
: Admiral Farragut maintaining his usu'
t position in battle, lashed to the mdlnto
Il rigging.
e Nearly all the injury inflicted on ou
= fleet was done by the Tennessee, as tn
+ fire from the forts was entirely harmless
l. The Monitor Tecumseh, Capt. Craver
ran on torpedo directly opposite tn
e forts, and was seen to rise from the waite
It and then instantly sink. Her officer
and crew are all reported lost, excel
$ eighteen who were picked up by our boa
e in the hottest of the fire. Perhaps som
of them got ashore and are prisoners
the enemy.
I The Union gunboat Oneida received
e shot which exploded her boiler, disablln
y her and scalding thirty men. The Har
" ford lost twenty three killed and twelV
D. wounded.
l. Further particulars just come in stat
d that Fort Gaines is taken, and Fort Pow
n ell blown up and destroyed. Fort Mo
n gan is closely invested by Granger. III
l. rebel gunboat Selena was captured by tn
r Metacomet, and the gunboats Gaines an
10 Morgan are blockaded in cove me-
v Fort Morgan Two others were destroye
" and sunk in the action. The Harttol
,. had her side-wheel crushed by an acc
f. dental blow from the Metacomet, an
: will have to go north for repairs.
ID Admiral Farraguts dispatch boat, tt
/" Phiilippi, was burned just outside OF tt
,e forts, but from what cause or how mar
IS of her crew are saved is yet unknown.
h. The feet, consisting of the Hartfor'
ID Brooklyn, Richmond, Lackawanna, Css
n pee, Monongahela, Oneida, Galena, Po
,e Royal, Metacomet, Octorora, Seminol
r. Itasca, and the monitors Tecumseh, Ma
a. haitian, Chickasaw and Winnebago, al
r the Admiral's steem barge Loyal, got u
der way at the anchorage of the entran'
to Mobile Bay, at sunrise, the monito
in advance and the wooden vessels goir
i. together in pairs, the flagship taking tt
= lead. When within point blank range
70 Fort Morgan the vessels ahead we
10 slowed down to enable the line to clio
!, up, and at this time the fort and reb
i n vessels opened fire on the feet, whic
a was returned from the l00-pounder Pa
! rotts placed on the bows Of our vessels
y the advance.
70 The Admiral waited until direct
!. abreast of Fort Morgan when he deli