Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-18
operations in Mobile HarboF-.Tnfer.
esfIug Particulars.

operations In Mobile Harbor.-.Tnfer.
estlng Particulars.
4 friend in New Orleans sends Us an
Times extra of the 9th inst, containing
particulars Of the capture and destruc
ton Of the rebel feet in Mobile Bar.
which We copy entire:
HEADQR Rs military DIVISION
OF WEsT MISSISSIPPI.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 9, "a
Report has just been received that the
old flag floats over Fort Gaines, the en-
tire garrison having surrendered to the
combined forces Of the army and navy
Mondsy morning at eight o'clNek.
By this surrender We ba ca IRE.
isnt asndr,a and >ighteen r.; = ers =.
var, .cluding forty-siz off c :, t~ent,
SIX guns, large amount OF orduane.
torres and ammunition, and subsistence
stores for garrison Of eight hundred
men for twelve months.
The surrender was unconditional and
complete.
Fort Powell, was evacuated and dis
mAnrted on the night Of the 5Ih inst,
the garrison escaping to Cedar Poinf,
but leaving all the guns, eighteen in
number, in excellect condition for i'm
mediate service.
The rebel steamer Morgan has rot
gone TO sea, as reported, but has gone up
the Bay in the direction OF the city.
The other rebel gunboat, Gaines, has
been destroyed by the rebels themselves
The Tennessee will be in complete or.
der in few days, and ht for duly on the
right side.
A national salute will be fred on the
leyee at o'clock this afternoon.
u S N,YAL HEADQUARTEks,
No. l4S Canal ST. \. O., Aug. 8 /
Fort Gaines surrendered yesterday
morning at 9 30 A. NJ, to the naval aud
military aathorities-S00 prisoners on
their way here.
Fort Powell was evacuated and blown
up on the night Of the 9Th as before
stated. Grants Pass is now open Al
well as Pelican Pass. Transports are
now going in and Jut at the bar.
Fort Morgan was invested this morn
ing.
ADDITIONAL PAkrIcuLAes-
We have received the following ad
diiional particulars Of the surrender o
Fort Gaines. through the kindness Of an
officer Of the feet, who arrived in th'
| city this morning
| Fort Gaines eapitalated at 10 o'eloel
/ Yesterday morning 1.-THE Sth) when q poF
ton Of Gen. GraRgers forces marched
/ into the Notifications, aud the Stars ant
Stripes we're fang to the breeze.
The articles Of capitulation werl
signed on the evening Of the Tth by Ad
miral Farragut and Gen. Granger on TIL
part Of the Union forces, and by Col
Anderson, commanding Fort Gaines.
Eight hundred aud eighteen prisoner
were surrendered with the Fort, 2
pieces of ordnance, including some I'm,
rified guns, and 1000 stand of arms
also, large supply Of provisions an
ammunition.
On the afternoon Of the 9th the For
was shelled for half az hour by the mon
itor ChiekAsaw, Capt Perkins, whie
ELECTED only two shots from the rebel.
neither of which struck the monitor
One Of The Chickasaw's shells explode
on the glaeis OF the For,, killing ~
men.
The rebel gunboat Selma was tough
finely. The rebel gunboat Gaines va
so badly damaged that she sunk NJ
der the guns Of Fort Morgan. The r,
NOR that one of the rebel vessels aa
succeeded IN getting out OF the bay
incorrect Those that were not sunk c
captured, escaped 70 Mobile.
Col Anderson remarked 10 orr of
GERS, that when be saw the guuboai
pass the forts he knew il was all up vt
him The rebel defsuces on the hArbc
side were very weak, having been cor
suucted wilh view to strong defenc
on the land side
AdmiraI Buchanan is now At the Per
sseola Hospital Il is expected that hi
leg will oe saved
The Tennessee is immensely powerful
Her armament consists Of ak Tine
riHed guns
The guuboats Bienville, Gsnesse an
Sebago are on their way to New OrleAt
/ with the prisoners