The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-06

inc steamship Columbia, Capt. Barton, from New Or.
icaus 27h ult Havana the ns arrived al this
port last evening" She reports-Feb. 90 In the Mssis-
ppi river passed ship Washington Of Boston; schooner
Argus, bark Tiy Van Name and steamer Mary A. Board
man. all bound up the rivers anchor, Southwest Pass
ship John Clark, Of Baltimore and bark Laurp Russ Feb
rs at half past six A. NJ, hundred and twenty miles
southeast Of passes passed the steamer Morning STAR
bound In March twenty miles northeast OF Moro ghG,
Havana. exchanged signals with the steamship Roanoke
bound In March A. ninety miles southwest OF Cape Hat
ssras, passed. the schooner R. Weldon bound north
Purser Phillips will please accept thanks for the
prompt delivery Of our dispatches.
The Operations Before Mobile. kt
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Or MoBLS, Feb. %, 1894.
In my last Istated that the mortar boats would proba
Oily open Fort Gaines the 10th inst This has not
been done as yet though active operations may be said
% have the whole or the mortar feet hive
kept up almost incessant nre upon Fort Powell since
daylight this morning. II must before long
This fort is inside Dauphn Island commands Grants
Pass.
Deserters who escaped to the blockadng fleet report
chat the rebel gunboats compelled keep close to the
tort for the purpose OF preventing the soldiers from
ing, the fire from the mortar boats being effective that
would certainly be at evacuated by the soldiers
were It not for the authorities AMI the gunboats.
The rebel ram Tennessee, which ! mentioned in my
last, has arrived of Fort Morgan and lies under the
protection OF its Tho Tennessee crossed Dog river
bar BY means OF lighters. An attack bockading
Meet by this is expected every day. She is said to
be moro powerful ironclad than the Serrmac.
also loarn from the dcserters that there is much ex
element in Mobile caused by the Of Admiral Farrs.
gut and the apparent advance Of Gen. Sherman tie city
overland The rebels Respondent and those who are
looking for the arrival Of the Yankees hopeful Both
parties think that before days Mobile win be in the
possession OF the Union forces 1t was at first thought
that Gen. Banks was preparing for land movement from
Aadsonvle, but they satisfied that 1t was
meant to cover the advance and designs Shermans
army as much possible 1t is reported that both
Selma and Montgomery in possession OF the Union
troops. The women, children and old men have all lett
foble.
The rebels expect great things OF the Tennessee and
Nashville The latter 10 not yet completed, though guns
Ore mounted on her.
The feeling amongst large number OF the merchants
against the war; and large portion OF them are good
Onion Two months ago sixteen thousand bales Of
cotton were reported to be In the city It 10 now being
cent out IN large quantities. The Court House. very
One building, destroyed by fire few days since. 1t
Sost about 5000 000 Origin Of the fire not known.
u On the 10th instant there was large fire in Pensacola
number OF our blockading feet were within . short
distance OF sho city at the time and they report the
bro ia the neighborhood OF tho Navy Yard As had
p troops there II reported that the rebels had set Il
y nre. We have proof Of this, however, though 10
gas further stated that they acting ORDERS
- the "Yankees making preparations TO capture
end bold II soon. The Ore very extensive. could
any further particulars, except that the gun
boats Admiral Do soto and sebago close in to the
bewu. cut seeing force Of the enemy retained. ,N
THE LATEST.
Erpp ~
Admiral Farrague Is on the Calhoun, inside Dauphin
oland Tho Hartford (fasship) is at ship Island forty
nilss to the westward OF Mobile
Fort Powell cannot hold out long against the terrible
. bcmbafdmcnt.