The New York herald., 1864-08-06
ocnsral Granger in Com mand Of
tho Land Forces.

ocnsral Granger in Com mand Of
the Land Forces.
Description Of the Dsfences Of Mobile
Bay and City.
THE UNION AND REBEL FLOrILLAS
LIST OF OFFICERS OF BOTH FLEETS,
es~ &c.. -.
Our correspondents At New Orleans forwarded by the
steamer George Warrington, Captain Eager, which
rived At this port yesterday morning, the following In
poran Information in reference the long projected
suts Of Admiral Farraguts of Mobie and though
Details tnere can be but little doubt that
The attack hes been made
Mr.. Henry Th0mpsoA's Despatch.
NEW oslaAss, July 80, 1894
Intelligence juss arrived these quarters that
Admiral Fsrragut has repulssd rebels OF Mobile
= bombardina the upper dsfences
Tue Admiral has now SIX clads OF Mobile and two
iett this city to-day. This win mako eight 10 ALL
TIE bombsrdment has been continued for three days,
and expected that the city will surrends before The
obese oi next week.
Mr. William Young's Despatch.
New ORLEASs, July SO, 1894
Information was received the headquarters Depart
ess Of the Gull on Thursday Farragut had
passed Forts Morgan and Games, which had been sup
pOssd 70 command the entrance 70 Mobile bay.
He 10 therefore, the information is correct, with
part Of neet the forts and the city, and the
former must speedily surrender.
General Granger win command the land forces, which
viii occupy Mobile and garrison the forts, perfect
success crowns tns movements Admiral Tarragus
sverybody here expects
The ContendinG Forces and Their
Strength.
TIE lowing description Of the contending forcss
sow Mobile, snd by IL our readers viii be able, In
measure % that since this rebellion commence&
swo such formidable 1eets have met In combat" We
with much anxiety the result Of this struggle
supremacy the great bay Of the Gulf CITY, The
nap which give will enable sll to see how well forth
- She are, and tme be able 70 com
tsshsnd difficulties the dashing Old Salamander win
have overcome be be claim full victory:-
OPERATIONS PREVIOUS TO THE ATTACK.
Mobile bss been threatened two occasions previous
tts present movement, one shortly after the capture
M New Orleans and again In February OF this year. tho
Asst movement being made by Porter's mortar nota,
A.wt.~ Iassnw
made Grants Pass and intended only 70 distract
aStsntion from other points.
OBJECT OF THE MOVEMENT.
rns present movement s probably designed mot 90
Asch for the capture of the city OF Mobile - u 10 10
spsain Dauphn lslsnd and Mobile Point,
sAas she hsrbov DO enectuay bockaded, and
time relieve the large Union feet on thA,
p~soe who have been hourly thrsateusd with attack
IRON The rsssl ronclads bins under The Of Fort
Nssgan. s....s
rHs pEvExcHs or rHs CHANNELS.
Mobile 10 pcrhsps tho best defended place Gulf
end viii require all the dash Of Farrasus gain
fooshold of the dsfepees Il b not only
protected by heavy forts, well armed, but BY
sssmidable Go,lla OF rou.ciad rams, gunboats and
ssssoa- -csds this feet destroyed
vel up the bay before II WI be safe for the wooden
vessels TO pass In Nature. n laying out the bay, ran
s~s long, sandy peninsula, called Mobile Point, upon
vhtch tno United States government placed . strong
0osk mounting hundred aDa thirtyeix guns two eri
= esssmate and bavod4e. This ID situated the
arsoard right side Of the bay through
- swash channel On the port hand side situ
lsasd Dauphn Island, whose eastern extremity To-
'ASsd Fort Gaines also oasemasd work mounting som,
Asy guns more, commanding the middle ant
As passage up The bay. Outlying from those pou,s
- land n . small Island known Sand Island. From
1sst Gaines, Dauphn Island in norshery direction
lsal the shore ne . water battery mounting min,
Ssss q hong range, and from this battery TO the north
w~rd aad westward and up Grants Pass q series
sr sarihworks. anda work known Fort Powell,
)sas twelve ssna
rHH HARBoR oBsrRvcrroNs
intending from Fort Morgan across the swash On.
middle channels 10 line Of spis obs,rucsons bsInl
ander The csves and protection Of euns Of both forts
hss we're acsd there time sos and are
70 - quite formidable and readily passsd throusn
Hremoved email passage way has been isss 70 allow N
nSockads 70 pass in and our sea- This opsuias
Hg eloss 70 The fort, carefully watched over a. niss
~ sna picket boats which can N approach of sus
sSss, sivs s,sna, and the guas Of Fort Norsans
a~sesr of which always trained upok that spot-wii
psa upon The INVADERS and In addition 70 this SAFE
sasrd As rebel are msorsd % kas they oar
move readily 70 The further assistance o The hrt In pre-
vssuss any vssss passing through. 30 much for ths
eusse land dsfsncss.
1Hn Rx1sL YLorrLLA.
NJ energies o. Admiral Bushasas. vho hes comma nd.
,as naval station snss NE war; have been dlrsos6
- hA preparatoa nosa 70 aid shs land scross IA rsS
pss6 my attack spos that stronghold saA a Noble
NJ bopA 81 The ssginnns II We pssssou % BE- VOC
ssas sns 80 fer naval dspcs, ,soAssd II ssma