The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-11
Sisridan's Forces Skirmishing with
the Rebels Near Winchester.
Explosion Of an Ordnance Beat
In James River.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ATLANTA,
As.s Asss Ass
Secretary Stanton 60 General Dir.
WAR DEPARTMENT, August l0-10:30 r. NJ.

Secretary stanson Go General Dir.
WAR DEPARTMENT, August 10-10:30 r. M.
Major General DIX, New York.
The following report Of the success OF opc-
Enquirer of this morning, has just been received
by this Department from Major General Butler
'MoBrLE, August s. 1864. !
"Friday night Lieutenant Colonel Williams, corn-
mauding Fort Powell, evacuated and blew up tho
fort.
Yesterday and to-day the enemy are sheliins
Fort Gaines.
"The people OF Mobile all ready FOR The iray.
Great confidence prevails.
"The people are satisfied with the conduct %
Lieutenants Buchanan, Maury and Burnet, Of the
navy"
SECOND pRspArcH.
MOBILE. August S, 1864.
1T is painfully humating to announce fha
shameful surrender Of Fort Gaines at hal'-pasd
nine O'Clock this morning, by Colonel Charles
Anderson, Of the Twenty-irst Alabama regiment.
This powerful work provisioned for six
months and had . garrison Of six hundred meme
/ He communicated with the enemys fleet hY
| flag of truce, with the sanction Of Gene
| raj Page. General Page inquired by sig-
! no answer. His attention was attracted ny
! signal guns Page repeatedly telegraphed Hold
| on to your fort The night he visited Fort
| Gaines, and found Anderson on board the Yankee
feet arranging the terms of capitulation. He
left peremptory orders for Anderson, on his re-
turn, not to surrender the fort. and relieved him
of his command.
"Fort Morgan signalled this morning; but no
answer was received except the hoisting OF tho
Yankee flag over the ramparts of Fort Gaines.
"Andersons conduct is officially pronounced
inc plicable and shameful
Dispatches Just received from General Sheridan
shenandoah. At four p. NJ. they were skirynisk-
ing about ten miles from Winchester.
This morning General Grant reported the
pIosion Of an ordnance boat yesterday, loaded
with ammunition, at City Point wharf. No details
have been received. Colonel Babcock, of Gene
ral Grants star, was slightly wounded.
No operations before Atlanta Of consequence
are reported to-day.
Portions of Stonsnan's command are continuing
to arrive, and the total loss win not exceed one
thousand. EDWIN N. STANTON,
Cacrox.rv IT,
The Rebel Fleet ne Mobile DsstrsIyes.
WASHINGTON, August IN, 1864.
The Navy Department tonight ree ,eiyed de<
spatch containing the following fror a the pich.
mond Examiner Of the 9th:-
"A despatch from Mobile, DAT ed August =.
two days later than our pr eyious sdyices--
states that the situation b ad not materially
altered since the encmys victory over our
iron-clads on last Friday. The Navy Departments
received telegram yes .erday morning snnounc.
ing that the Morgan, y ,e only gunboas Of our feet
which was not eithe sunk, beached or captured.
had succeeded - .tting over the bar and reaching
Mobile" -
Dean or A. n---.-1- :, n.,u~.r..
BMnxoas, August 10, 1854.
Aasn pep read ESQ.,, we'll known - the proprietor OF
~ osoa Iron Foundry, died this morning Of the
= TW f.8 rs ~ LIZ
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~ ago rival Of Bondoa On the tight rope ~
NAfer fals has been making preparations 70 ord me
rapiAs above TIE American fan On pair OF IRON sMs
CONT vsd for the purpose The exhibition was 70 psv
coms Cd On the 10th. Early yesterday mornss ~
isaf shs iosa hardy went out 10 rshearse ,nc
ger sus feat He succseded IN getting more tnss al
- 80 ~ = v,nlnG hetveen the falls and Goss InSo