Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-08-13

Petersburg, lasting from $50 to 7:8o.
. commenced by charge Of the rebels,
shich was rcpulsed with greet slaughter.
The lighting on our side was principally by
he 9lh corps and was most desperate.
They. also exploded mine which did no
lamsge io.our troops or works, but killed
some Of the rebels. s a HiR
Gen. Birney has made raid into Flori.
ida. destroying several bridges, capturing
q locomotive, cars, &c and large quanti.
~ Of small arms. We now hold Baldwin
and Milton.
Thsre appears TO be no doubt that earn
est work has begun against Mobile. We
have had several rep rts through fedora
channels, that seemed TO warrant this con
clusiop, but the following confederate OH
cial report transmitted by Geo. Butler to
the President, is con lusive. 1t sugurs
we'll for the speedy reduction aud possession
Of that place. 1t is under date of the 5:b.
ro,ae Hon John A. sedden, Secretary OF War; l.
The enemy's vessels--l4 ships and 3 iron
clads--passed IT Morgan this q. IN. The
Tecumseh, monitor, was sunk by the fort.
The Tennessee surrendered af:er des.
perate engagement with the euemy's feet.
A umira Buchanan lost a leg aud is pris.
ouer. The Selma was captured. The
Gaines was beached-,he Morgan is saft
aud will try 10 run up to night. The ene
my's feet have approached the city. A
mouiter has been engaging Fl. Po"ell al
Gay. @ pH AAvRY
headquarters, Department Tennessee,
Before ATLANTA, Ga, July "a.
TO Mi Gen. w. r. Sherman -
Geueral--I bave the honor to report the
following general summary OF the result oil
the enemy on this army, on the 2s 4 ult
Total loss in killed, wounded and mis-
sing, 1881, and three pieces Of artillery.
We have buried and delivered to the en-
envy, under a flag Of truce sen: in by them
in irou: Of the 18th army corps, 1000 Of
their killed
Gen. Blair's reports estimate the mum
Der OF their dead in his f ont at 2, 600.
The number of dead buried in front OF
the 18th corps up to this hour is $50 and
The commanding officer reports that al
least as many more are yet unburied.
The number of dead buried in front Of
the 10th corps was 422.
We have over 900 of their wounded
n our han Is, larger number of wounded
were being carried off during the night af-
ter the engagement BY them.
We captured 8 stands OF colots and
have them now. aud also captured 5000
stands of arms.
The attack was m de on our lines !
times aud seven times repulsed.
JSo. A. LOGAN, Maj. Gen. Com'd
wAsHISGToy, August lo-l0:30 I'm.
To Maj. Gen. Dix:
The following report Of the success o
| our operations at Mobile are extracte,
from the Richmond Inquirer Of this A. n
has just been received by this Department
from Moj. Gen. Butler:
MOBILE, August 8.
Friday night Lieut.. Col. Williams, com
manding Fort Powell, evacuated aud beV
up the fort.
Yes erday and to-day the enemy ar
shelliug Fort Gaines.
The people of Mobile are all ready fo'
the fray. Great confidence prevails ant
the people are satisfied with the conduct oi
Lieut's. Buchanan, Marry and Barnett
Of the Navy
SECOND DIsPATcH.
It is painfully humiliating to announc,
the surrender of Fort Gaines at $3.50 oclok
this NJ. by Col Chase Anderson of the
2lst Ala. regiment.
! This powerful work was provisioned fol
six mouths and with garrison OF 600 men
He communicated with the eDemy's Gee
by flag of truce with the sanction Of Gen
lPage.-Enquired by signal what his puI
pose was but received no answer.
His attention was attracted by sigma
} guns. Page repeatedly telcgraphed Hol
on to your Fort.'
The same night visited Fort Gaines an
found Audsrsoa on board the yankee fie,
arranging the terms Of eapitulaiioD.
!, He lett peremptory orders for Anderso
: on his return not TO surrender the fort, an
e relieved him Of bis command.
i. Fort Morgan signsled this AN; but 4
answer was received except the hosting
= the yankee fIg over the rsmparts OF Fo
J. Gaines.
" Andersoes conduct is of tally pronou
!. ced iuexplieable and shameful.
Dispatches just rec'd from Gen. Sherid
reports bis forces moving against the eI
!. nv up the Shenandoah.
e At4PM.. they were skirmishing abo
v ten miles from Winchester.
: This morning Gen. Grant reported
explosion of 40 ordnance boat, yesterd
loaded with ammunition, at City 20
70 wharf.
y Col. Bsbcock. of Gen. Grants staff,
) slightly woauded.
Portions Of Stoneman's command
continuing TO arrive, and the total loss
not exceed 600, 3