The New York herald., 1864-08-23
FARR.hCUT.
LAND OPERATIONS AGAINST MOBILE.


Rebel Account Of the Recent
Naval Engagement,
es., As., kss
Oar Mobile Bay Corrsspondsnco.
..f ~DAuPaIN ISLAND, August II, 1854.
IN LAND voRcEs or GRANGER HUNDRED YARDS
or FORT MORGAN.
The land forces Of General Granger within Owe hun
1rsd ards Of Fort Morgan.
The gunboats and mortar batteries and siege guns
ready TO begin the bombardment as soon orders
gwen.
voar MORGAN plslNoIISEp
The ram Tennessee was ordered TO approach Fort Nor
pan and fro into IT, whioh was done without causing any
cot Of hostility the part Of the fort 1t supposed
Ne rebels have their for holding out in this
eHlen silent, non-comoative manner. It may be that
they have certain things TO accomplish before surrender
~, and little time precious TO them just this juno
sure Of affairs Be this as may, naval and military
Aashorities exerng themselves In commenda-
bie way for the fulnment OF mission the rebels
cannot dey the nal result very long, Fort Morgan has
Cos to fa and troops will taRe possession Of Mobile.
These are events which will most certainly transpire
EXCITEMENT MOBILE.
Passengers who left Mobile Wednesday represent
The people there In fearful OF excitement The
rebel Major General Maury was in command OF the de-
fences OF Mobile and pressing every male iuhabant
into his service without regard age color He is
Orey dependent soldiers obtained in this to
make anything like resistance to arms, being left
without any veteran regular force In other words he
mostly dependent the militia citizen sol.
lers Of the state the progress arms in
That direction He might as well have or straw.
Many Of the people opposed the anthori-
sss and anxious that forces should take
possession.
TRADE MOBILE.
There Is very little trade business OF any kind in
Asole What little there Is doing is In groceries and
produce brought prit cipal
crop that being raised and great deal OF this made
INTO whiskey and sold groceries. Many OF the cotton
presses Mobile have been transmogrifed into whiskey
AAteries where is manufactured into liquid state
and made to act great promoter OF Southern rebel
courage. This rs one way of keeping up courage and
business at the same time.
Mobile suffered severely from ores since the rebel
Hon. many OF It's most prominent and beautiful buildings
having been destroyed, among them the Court House
The people who had residences the bay have all re.
novsd TO Mobile since the appearance Of our feet.
t#WET NOZZLE
your Of the principal Mobile pilots volunteered to take
eas 6set In They manifest the most friendly spirit and
FORCES They headed BY Mr.. Robert Moore, old,
T.ss msn 40 S o
oa and they are an xious 70 see The authority Of the
United States restored once more.
FORT MORGAN WILL NOT SURRENDER
me commander Of the fort win not surrender until the
lass brick h swept away.
This not, however, the feeling Of the men In Fort
Morgan. However much the officers may desire 70 be
BORT Morgan this kind Of ambition has long since left the
su. and tnsr greatest desire to tho Stars and
Stripes again waving Its rightful possessions The
men Fort Morgan hail from all sections OF the South
nsy heartily sick Of the vaoeon and its nslOrious
take the oath OF allegiance to the United states.
How RE -Rrrrs ARE OBTAINED. .a
youth fourteen years OF age who visited Fort Gaines
S1ss previous the OF forces, to sec some
friends there, pressed into the rebel service aud
. the interior Of Alabama The youngster seemed much
tseased at being under the ods OF the American dag
Se found battling against il again the little fellow
seems to have been inspired with spirit OF genuine
from s h q
exciting and Inspiring TO behold neet OF vessels passing
ss o. d aus so
Aacked By feet whose strength the pride and boast
q the and manned TOO Sy desperate men TO
work that must crown aud the gallant old Far
fasut with impsrishabls glory But this rs only chap
6 many chapters that intimately connected With the
gery of his country. Such man Is Just the one to take
Aas commenced IL; for he takes no stsp backwards.
Z orr MOBILE, August II, 1854.
me proud s'Gulf CITY," the last rebel stronghold q
- seushwest-Mo doomed. Our nobls gallant
81 nvinoibo Farragut has again assonshsd the world
bySane,hsr a his grand rapid and brilliant victories In
sArss short days from the Of operations
q the and feet Of the rebels on this city count
- fpows-rwo forts, one powerful ron-ciad and
snc<hsr gunboat Runboat sunk between twelve and
sAtssn hundred prisoners surrendered Internationally,
shout sixty splendid cannon ordnance stores and ammu
sson in large quantities. thousands Of small arms sub
R~.~ ~ nlAheA A.,n
AssA, &c.
Fort Morgan and the city Of Mobile must be ours IN
WY few days. and when capture the latter We have
~ key the bogus Southern sonisdeacy In cur hands
Had Rear Admiral Farragut been ordered 70 Charleston
ese the purpose Of commencing operations there, how
loeg think you would he have been thcre before that
hetbed Of treason was hs unoonditiooaly, Not more
more than three months nrmiy believe from The time
,hAt he received s1s order.
=. WHAT rs ooxo on OF NOZZLE NOW.
since the Of Fort Gaines have bsou doing
very little apparently yet, nevertheless No have done
jares amount OF important work. Fort Morgan, for in
1sncs 10 completely invested by our land and laval
esscss The former arc reported already 70 30 within
bar hundred yards ef the fort, and Gradually and
sss,ly working their way paeLer,
paired and IL now ready for action. The old smoke
stack which was shot has been replaced by another
U ds: re-. orr and nSs the O. ram IN her
hsr compliments her former old friend In the shape Of
she'll but such unusual treatment from such source
vas treated With silent contempt and hndng that
ecrt had no Intention Of replying the Tennessee was
silent too, and turned round and stea med an.
There ID something very strange In this continued
silence OF Fort horgap Vessels have approached the
soldiers land approaching the fort some say TO
within three hundred yards. and Jet not gun opeus
her guns, was aground two hours, and was mot fred
upon II scarcely be possible that they are almost
oat OF ammunition already and reserving their are
q that The reason probably 10 that they DO
no wish expose the position OF their guns the feet
eelves in addition the hest land attack and NOR.
Ears there considerable number Of the latter have
arrived today and will open immediately upon the tort
lArp yoncs ADVANCING on sAcH sps OF MoBn1 par