The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-09-09
War News.

"hohNViVNs " pop'' ''-tho ""t DoP'
has just received Con. Csnby's official re-
ports Of the surrender Of Fort Morgan;
New ORLEANS, Aug. 24--Fort Morgan
surrendered Internationally yesterday at 2
o'clock. We have about 600 prisoners, 60
pieces Of artillery, aud large quantity of
material. In the l2 hours preceding the
surren der about 5000 shells were thrown
into the Fort; the citabel and barracks we're
entirely, destroyed and the works generally
much injured. -....
Many guns wore spiked, carriages burned
and much ammunition destroyed by the
,ebels. Loss on oar side, 1 killed and 7
wounded. .. ........ ...|. .....
(signed) h. t. CANDY,
. Major. General.
Nothing has been received from Grant,
Sherman or Sheridan.
(signed) Z, M. STANTON.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.
The following is the concluding portion
Of Admira! Farragnts official dispatch to
the Navy Department:
The whole conduct OF the officers Of forts
Gaines and Morgan presents such a striking
contrast in moral principle, that canno.
fall to remark upon it. Col. Anderson,
who commanded tho former, finding him.
self in perfectly untenablo position, and
eucumbered with supeIfluous lumber OF
conscrIpts, many of whom were mere boys,
determ ined to surrender a fort which he
could not defend, and in this determin alton
was supported by all his officers save one.
But from the moment he hoisted the viii to
flag he scrupulously kept everything intact,
and in that condition delivered il over
whilst Page and his officers. with o childish
spite, destroyed the guns, which they said
they would defend to the last, but which
thoy never defended at all. and threw away,
or broke those weapons which they had not
the manlness to use against their enemy.
Fort Morgan never fred gun after the
commen cement of the bombardment, and
tho advance picke's Of our army we're actu.
ally on its glacis.
As before stat ed the ceremony of surren.
der took place at two o'clock p. NJ, and
that same afternoon all tho garrisons were
sent to New Orleans in the United States
steamers Tennessee and Bienyille, where
they arrived safely.
Very respectfully. .
Your ob't serv't,
d. G. FARRAGUT.
To Hon. Gideon Welis, Secrtiary Of The
Nary.
The following is the correspondence be-
tween Farragut and General Page:
Fonr MORGAN, Aug 23.-Captsin E P
Drayton. United States Navy, on part Of
3 Admiral Farragut and R. f. Arnold
Captain United States Army. on part o.
General Granger, commanding United
States forces:
GENrs:-Your conditions in the oommu
nication Of to-day, are accepted, but have
still TO request that the terms asked: fol
with reference to my sick, be inserted in
the capituiation.
l am prepared to surrender ut o'clock
and embark as soon as p possiblc.
..'" Respectfully, r l.. PAGE,
:" .. .t '.'. BRIG GEN. c. S. A,
HEADoUvRrERs U. s. FORCES. I
... MOBILE BAY, Aug, %
GENERAL: In reply to your communica
tion Of this date, received by Captain Tay
lor, asking for terms OF captulation, we
have to say the only terms We can make
are: p .'''.''
lst. Tho unconditional surrender of your.
self and the garrison of Fort Morgan, with
all the public property within its limits, and
in the same condition in which it is now.
End. The treatment which Is in conform.
ity with the customs of most civilized ma.
tions towards prisoners of war.
Sd. Private property, with the exception
of arms, will bo respected.
Very respectfully.
..'.' '" E. p. DRAYTON,
'' ''.''' '"' Captain, U. s. N.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Sept. 4.
To MJjor Gen. Dir: ... D.,
General Shormau's official report of the
capture of Atlanta, has just been received
dated twen,y.six miles south of Atlanta, at
six O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t has beer
do'ain cd by the breaking of the telegraph
lines. Our army Withdrew from about At
lanta on the 3oth and mado break on tn,
East Point road and reached good posi-
ton from which to strike the Macon road
Howard was on the right near Jonosboro
Schofed en- the lott near Rough and Rea
dy. Howard found the enemy in force a
Jonesboro, and entrenched himself within
halfa mile of the railroad. The enom,
attacked him at q o'clock z. NJ, but wa
easily repulsed. t.... .t....., s,,
Finding strong opposition on the read,
advanced the lett and center rapidly to th'
railroad and made good lodgment, ane
broke it all tho way from Rongh- and Rea