The New York herald., 1864-08-23
REBEL ACCOUNTS.

from the m0o1o AovofsDof, August ] Il
We stated yessrday that The city armipg 10 aid
the regular troops 10 lie defence We glad say this
morning that the city armed the alacrity with which
the peope OF all casses and ages have taken
yng the pride Of every Confederate and every Mobi
lan There s.ill few holding back in lukewarm
dstaste for the patriotic duty But the Of
the true public spirit ID too overpowerng to permit Of
skukug. No man do without The brand or either
The entire line Of works manned, aad We get none
OF the that arc on tho TO the city
bring against it, Mobile is in fact and deed stripped for
the and tho public compssurs tells unerrngy Of the
public Discrimination.
PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF MOBILE.
The enemy's vessels, a. you all know, have past
the orts and now In the bay that the outer water
are Of no further use for the security Of
our city and homes What the purpose Of the cDemy 10
we have not yet Observation-Disclosures TO hold command
OF the bay, n order to dominate the forts, by bis
shaowest vessels To attempt TO draw near enough TO
upen bombardmeut on II. II s impossible to say.
We must act without ths-iutormation. We must g.
tber every man t for defence into organized body
and hold ourselves In readiness repei attack
from what quarter may This is the only way make
efforts useful and stand strong against the pro-
gress Of the foe IN he should approach within
reach OF the weapons that we have at command.
The advance on US has been unexpected and arms
impede repel the enemy present position
but his Interior Intentions be unmasked In such
vaor viii DEPEND the s.foy Of the cy AAa 0H Jour
We must defend this city to the last point OF resistance
Let not be said that Mobile !: craven while we have
Charleston looking in the face. Lot not the
this city stand in the historical records OF this
stances Of heroic fortitude snd endurance.
Fellow citizens, can only counsel alacrity In this
They striving with all their might, ana they viii not
lead you to disbonor Ny Own services will be given
the ben gn influences Of God and our own hands and
hearts. / hope we shall escape Gil danger, or battle
d. SLOUGH, Mayor.
The DefenceS or Mobile.
From the Savannah Republican, August 14.1
Charleston has been assaled from the beginning OF The
four hundred days. and IS now as safe as when the
sken BY the enemy after time aud onis
defence. with the exception OF vcksburg,
should Mobile fa after over three years preparation Tor
It's defence Fort Morgan, OF Its ghOds
most md work Of The kind next to Fortress Mon
fences strong and tenable We can't believe the
Yankee flag will ever float over the city of Mobile.
Colonel Andersom and the Surrender OF
Fort Gaines.
From the Savannah Republican,, August H.
We cordially unto with contemporary o. the Co.
1umbus Enqasrer "a oondemning the nasty judging OF
generally BY the press telegraph against Col Ander
for the surrender OF Fort Gaines. The has q
IT. evident that public knows little Of
the circumstances Of the captuation TO enable 10
just opinion OF It's real character Col Anderson aud
his in the hands OF the enemy and cannot be
heard and long their lips shall be
own deence we protest against s ATTEMPTS 70 o,aekon
An Alabama commander OF Alabama troops is not the
to disgrace his name and State IN struggle for
liberty. 1t is not in the blood, and believe that
satisfactory explanation will yet be made of the extraor
dnary ard lamentabe occurrence. Let US hear before
we strike u
Rebel Accounts or shs Naval Engage
ment fn Mobile Bay.
From the Mobile Tribune, August 81
Early Thursday the 4th Of August, the federal aeet
turreted Monitor aud iron clad double ender,
menced closing their line southeast of Fort Morgan,
having during the preceding nights landed force Of
from three to five thousand Dauphn Island Dur
sas on 70 as
against that point combined attack by land and
But this feut did not succeed In binding the cool old
veteran who commanded line Of lower defonces and
keeping the watch Tor the willy foe hs stood ready for
them a. any m: the me- 'Sns & day . or som.
distance OF Pelican Island, and night closed In
with the quiet and balmy stiffness Of Southern mid
summer day As the sun rose on the following day, We
discovered that feet had during the night hauled OF
20 the eastward, and contracted their lines into ssm
than three miles frem the Inlet into the chsnne
Their appearance was quite martial. The broad pom
mons that foated tho the top their dark
seemed to bid defiance 70 the dimnutve forces
that roaming the ramparts Of Fort Morgan and call
the puny size Of our little neet which coony
expecting tho advance OF their formidable adversares
from the extreme right wing o. the iederss the shot
falling short southeast Of the fort, which was
the fort sending lie death dealing over the oOers quar-
ters outside. BY this time all was movement and &C.
several posts, leading their detschments to shs
southern bastions and the firm, steady tramp Of their
brave followers was the only sound heard through tho
The Aeet then commenced their forward movement,
ships or che extreme right and lett ABREAST they sooa
found themselves into econ and made their way toward
oumssh double urreted monster vomiting re through
eight aporures, constantly revolving ion her left large
sized gae and 10 thsf wake the balance o. The nee
aaNh In n1 1Ft ~ htrh
ceded II.
three hundred guns Of the largest cabre 70 overpower
fors aai mounting not more than forty Of vastly In
ferior weight. ). -
l: !: sl. * sss ss9s s
b.; sae from our batteries Suddenly dcep voice ~
our batteries It is answered with ohssr, soul stir
ring cheer, that comes from the willing and devoted
s OF SS ss SnU o O. %nus haze
pieces sighted the anyards pulled, and the shr
sharp sousd Of the heavy parrott goes whs,ng through
reply Soon the heavy slope Of the southern gacs aud
the turf Of the parapet are seen tearing up In every
direction buryiug under their flying the heavy
chasss OF our and covering up with rubbish the
gallant fellows serving the pieces
up at furious though almost harmless rate ride is
calm and Deliberate While the cowardy Yankees con-
nr their ammunition our chiefs are outstanding theirs
men who need the ntoxication OF furious cannonade
10 keep up their sinking courage AZ amoss every smell
from the fleet passes the fort and expodes far be
yond It's precincts not shot OF ours useessly thrown
away but s heard crashing In the heavy tmbcrs of their
wooden SHIPS or shaking Their deep sockets the almost
steel plates which protect their sdes Each
Sas.ion and battery Is worked with equal ski and gal
Yet the long line st slowly advances aud as the nrst
file entering the channel our Are concentrates on the
Monitor Tecumash, who, steering oil westward seems
bravely 70 stand the SHOCK tn suddenly, aud just AZ
Captain Hughes has amidshp Of his heaviest
shots she disappears magic from the broad bosom
Of ths wsAers engulphsd In whirlpool, which rapidly
CLOSES upon her that before the astonishing gaze the
spectator has searching for her nothing more
IMAM ripple settling the surface OF hose waves
wntcn moment before she was 90 proudly riding.
the trighnul example before them deters them ncs
and rushing %, under Increased stsam they Advance,