Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-08-12
FROM WAsHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington Aug. 8, 9P. M.-T5 Gen. Dis:
The following announcement of the successful
operations against Mobile as appears in the
Richmond Sentinel of this date, and is transmit
ted by Gen. Butler to the President:
HEAD QUARTERS GEN. BufLER, ! ,
August 6, l864-3P. NJ. 4
To HIS Ezcslency, A. Lincoln, President: 4
The following is the official report taken from
the Richmond Sentina Of the 9Th.
B. F. BUTLER, Maj. Gen. 1
Mobile, Aug. 5.-HoH j. A, Seldom, Secre-
tdry0f War: Seventeen Of the enemy 8 vessels
Ia ships and three ironclads passed Fl Morgan
this morning. The Tecutnseb. monitor. wa.
sunk by Fort Morgan. The Tennessee surren-
dered after a desperate engagement with the
enemy's feet. Admiral Buchanan lost lee
and is a prisoner. The Selma was captured.
The Gaines was beached near the hospital =
The Morgan is safe and viii try to run up to-
night The enemy's feet have approached the
city. A monitor has been engaging Fort Pow
ell all day. D. b. NANNY, Maj. Gen.
To MAJOR General Dix
WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug 10, 10: 4OP. M. The
following report Ofthe success Of our operations
at Mobile, extracted from the Richmond Inoui.
rer of this morning has Just been received by
this department from Mai. Gen. Butler.
MOBILE, Aug. S.-On Friday night Lieut.
Col Williams, Commanding Fort Powell, evac.
uated and blew up the fort Yesterday, and 10.
day the enemy are shelling Fort Gaines. The
people of Mobile are all ready for the fray.-
Great confidence prevails. The people are sat.
isfed with the conduct Of Lieuts. Buchanan
Maury, and Barnett of the navy.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MOBILE, Aug. Sit is painfully humilia.
ting to announce the shameful surrender oi
Fort Gains at $50 o'clock this A. NJ, by Col
Chas Anderson, ofthe 2lst Alabama Regiment
This powerful work was provsioned for months
and with garrison of 5000 men, He commu.
nicated with the enemy's feet by flag of truce
without the sanction of Gen. Page, who enouir.
ed by signal what his purpose was, but received
no answer His attention was attracted by
signal guns. Gen. Page repeatedly telegraphed
hold on TO your fort The same night he Wis
tied Ft. Gaines, and found Anderson on board
with the Yankees arranging terms Of capitula-
ton. He left peremptOry orders for Anderson
on his return not to surrender the fort and re-
lieved him of his command
Fort Morgan signalled this morning, but nc
answer was received except the hosting of the
Yankee flag over the ramparts of Fort Gaines
Anderson's conduct is officially pronounced in
explicable and shameful.
Dispatches Just received from Sheridan re-
port his forces moving against the enemy up tbs
Shenandoah. At A P. NJ. they were skirmish.
ing about ten miles from Winchester.
This morning Gen. Grant reported the explo.
sion Of an ordnance boat yesterday loaded with
ammunition at the City Point wharf. No de-
tails have been received
Col Babcock of Gen. Grants staff was slight.
ly wounded. #fl5 Efs
No operations before Atlanta of consequence
are reported to-day.
E. M. STANTON, Sec. War.
HEADoARTERs, MIDDLE DEPARTMENT.
August 6-4:40 P. NJ
Mqj. Gen. II. w. HalIeek, Cltief Of Staff
Brig. Gen. Kelley reports that a scout ha.
Just arrived at New Creek, and reports that
Gen. Averill overlook the enemy near Morefield
yesterdayand attacked him, capturing all his
artillery and 500 prisoners. Nothing official
has been received from Gen. AverilI however
P. H SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen. Com.
Washington, Aug. 9.-Gen. AveriIl attacked
the combined forces of McCansland, johnson
Gilmore and McNiel, on the morning of the 7th
and after short fight, completely routed theil
entire command, capturing all their artillery
four pieces, great quantity of small arms, foul
hundred horses and equipments, and four hun
dred and twenty prisoners, including six field
McCausland with his broken and demoraiized
command has fled to the mountains.
Our loss was comparatively small; seven
killed and twenty -one wounded.
A letter from the Army of the Potomac, dated
Saturday morning, says the rebels exploded q
mine yesterday evening before dark in front Of
the 5th corps, but as they had not dug to with
in fifty yards of our works no damage was done
They also attempted to make charge, cheering
loudly, but they must have been chagrined al
finding themselves so far from our lines.
Considerable firing was kept up for an hour
the enemy's loss was heavy, and ours very light
All quiet this morning.
The following dispatches are from Gen. Kel-
ley:
Cumberland, Aug. SO Coz. Boormaa:-
My force repulsed the enemy again Yesterday
at New Creek. Gems. McCausland and Brad
ley johnson attacked that post at 3 P. NJ. The
fight continued till long after dark, and the en-
emy retreated during the night leaving theii
killed and wounded The enemy's loss was Sc.
25 killed and so wounded: The garrison has
made most gallant defense under command OF
Col. Stevenson, Col. Hayes and Major Simpson.
B. F. KELLEY, Brig, Gen.
New Greek, West Va, Aug. SO Gou.
BooTman:-l have Just arrived here. The en-
emy were effectually rePulse and are rapidly re-
treating towards Moorefeld. We have saved
Western Virginia from terrible scourging by
an invading army of rebels and invaders.
B. +. KELLEY.
A private dispatch from Washington to-day
says cur news through rebel sources is ali en-
cOuraging. The capture of Mobile is confident
ly expected, and we learn from the front that
excitement exists among the rebels both al
Richmond and Atlanta. Military men here say
that Sherman will undoubtedly take advantage
of the confusion of the rebels and we look for
accounts of a battle at any moment.
Gen. Birney has made raid in Florida des-
trOyiug several bridges, capturing locomotive
and several cars. We now hold Baldwin and
Camp Milton.
FROM CAIRO.
Cairo Aug. 6.-An officer of the steamer Oh
i've Branch states that while that steamer was