The New York herald., 1864-08-27

Pull and Graphic Details Of the
Victory In Mobile Bay.
Description Of the Bay, Chan
nels, Forts, DISTINCTIONS
and Other Defences.
The Fleet as 1t Went Into
Action.
TnE COOPERATING LAND FORCES.
Interesting Narrative Of the Passage
Of Fsrt Morgan.
DISPERSION OF THE REBEL NAVY.
Full Account Of the Battle with tho
Ram Tennessee.
UUaE OF TRE VICTORY.
A~a0r7u4inuo nr Pho ron%urad u Aho1
0usE OF TH1 VICTORY
descriptions Of the Captured Rebel
0unboats.
Injuries Sustained by Tarrasut's
Ar. Thomas NJ. Cooks Despatch.
Or Fosr GAINES MosILE BAY, August 10, 1854

2r. Thomas NJ. Cooks Despatch.
Or Fosr GAMEs MosnE BAY, August IL, 1854.
AomLE Ray.
] sent you days since q rough chart Of Mobile
Nv. Az that time opportunity failed give with
~ explanation The following description Of the buy
IN not be without interest at this time:-The bay Is
sl landlocked Mobile Point the prolonging the
hAia land nearly half way across It's mouth very
1es Of south from Mobile Point distant three and
sSsarter miles, s Sand Island. covering the principal
1snsh OF the harbor. This island Is appropriately
Sancd, being nothing but heap Of sand rising above
- lsvo Of the rs Of triangular shape It's great
- length being about half mile In an oastery and
Ustsry direction To the west OF Sand Island reef
tRstehcs 70 . distance Of three miles, known
- charts West Sand Island Pelican Island, with in
nrvsnns shoals and banks continues the chain Of bar
Ass 70 the ssa 10 The same general direction, gradually
iravpg around Dorthwesterly to Dauphin Island.
oauphin Island y the easternmost OF the chain
low sandy islands that separates Mississippi Sound
hom tho Gulf. II h twelve miles long, east
sad west, though Its western extremity Is simply .
nd beach The third OF the island wdens out,
stAngulnry, TO . breadth OF mile or more, and is
vsred with sand nils on the southern shore, timbered
saak With snall pines and palmsttoes. very
~ shallow pass tbridged by the rebels separates
Sun Little Dauphin Island which at no remote period
probably portion Of the main island The eastern
konts Dauphin and Little Dauphin uniform,
nd preserve the general circular direction OF the inner
boundary of the bay, stretching northwest, ncning
gradually 10 north, towards the mainland at Cedar
Point. The intervening space, two miles, between the
ssrthern point OF Little Dauphn and Cedar Point very
AAow, and easily fordabe except the channel
kAcwn Grants Pass-an artificial outlet into Mssis.
upyi Sound. This rass carried more than six and
haK seven feet Of water and s narrow a. TO for
~ the passage Of two vessels abreast.
CHANNELS.
rhe moin channel into the bay ard the only prsc.
Heabe for vessels drawing than eight
wAter close under the eastern shore OF Sand Island
Ak,ng from that point . direct course TO Mobile
tstns, whence It DIVORCES 70 tho northwest, in which
urse distant from FIVE to ten miles, Is the anchorage OF
~ Fleet the point where heavily laden vessels
Ne obliged 70 tighten. The city Of Mobile lies thirty
aes up the bay, approachable only by vessels drawing
sss than eight Of water The channel into
lower Fee: than three half fathoms
. any poat Leaving the main channel At the cod or
~ Spit half mile from Mobile Point, and leading away
- the east b the Swssh channel socaed, carrying six
st a low water This lies around close to the
ors has the favori,e route inward bound
bteckade runners The middle channel Pelican chan
ssl generally called, leads into the bay
IRON between West Sand and Pelican islands. In high
N4ss this channel practicable for vessels Of ten feet
way iascths main chsnaei south Of Mobile Point.
M and seven ect OF water carried from Pelican
0Ay into the harbor via The eastern point OF Dau
eAn Island pAssng close under Fort Gaines This ia the
supply boats take and will be compelled
N follow until the reduction Of Fort Morgan
ght draught the harbor ty this route
sttbout passing than miles Fert Morgan.
Outward bound blockade formerly followed
shs middle chsnAe passing down the main channel until,
pas, Fort Morgan pecan channel proper though still
existing on the charts been cosed up by tse action
storms, which have materially changed the shape Of
Psiican Isand cuttss in two, and icavna What was
formerly Its western end merely eand Spit juttrg out
kom Dsupnn Island.
Rebel DsTsnces or the Chanaei.
Grants Pass, The only other entrance 70 the
Gay, has already been alluded 10. This channel
uas guarded BY the rebels by improvhed work
called Fort Powell This fort made OF sand brouehs
over on barses from the main and dumped on knoll,
directly the northern bank, corner OF projcct,sr
is.o the channel The work was Of pentagonal form.
~tuout dtches, but surrounded by . row OF pll,na.
whch dilcd tue donoie parposs OF an outside wall
srekwater The channel va iusinsr oosIruoed oy rows
showed by Admiral Furagt on the rebel Abandonment
II the fort The iort carried about eighteen guns,
seoontea for snecl ppou eoemy approaching frosn
rnhout When FsrrNzuts hees entered the harbor ths
work wholly untenabe the attack being made from
aldde Pelican sssass sasrs.d Sy The guns Of For.
ts'oes unless s,e rassfuv yessi prefers TO run the
ssoDtet cf Morgan ~ ssossins into the main channel
yst Morgan guards tNs maa entrance to the bay, and
.ermdssle ssrrisr = ssyshins bnt formidable hces
ss' that which ssf'd o., y g rrlcsy iass'
aoross the bay hs.s9st Gaines and Morgan, the rebels
hsYe obstruoisd (bspsssss M vessels by long rbv az
yi,es ~ aced that nv0id Passing Un
ser ths CONS Of one evuhe ctser of the iwo orts IN
addition this torredscs wVhc"t nuhc were placed
IN all the ch The iei o bengkno oay 90 tho
rebels. idea or the gre eNtmher
rsschinoa and the win wiucp ashcy placed.