Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-28
BY TELEG GRAPH
lFRoM YEsTERDAYs 3 O'Clock :EDETIos.
OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
u. Wilkes Booth
Killed.
HAROLD CAPTUREDl
sherman's Orders Gountermanded.
HAROLD CAPTUREDl
shermau's Orders COuntermandsd.
Special to the Evansyilie Journal
Gold Market.
NEW YORK, April H.-GOld 81 500.
fter call $l.493.
The Capture OF srobiIe--DetaiIs

WEST GULF BLOCKADE SQUADRON,
Of Mobile, April Is.
In my last dispatch had the honor Il
inform the Department that Gen. Gran
ger, and myself, had demanded an i'm
mediate unconditional surrender Of Mo
bile, and that it would undoubtedly b.
accepted, as the city was at our mercy
and we we're in possession Of the outsid,
forts. The officers detailed by General
Granger, and myself, we're met by ths
Mayor and authorities near the entrance
of the city. and the demands for Ia sur.
render was then made The parties
we're conducted to the City Hall, where
the Mayor addressed them as follows:
MAYoR's 0FFIoE,
City Of Mobile, April Ia, 1865,
GENERALS: ! have the honor 20 &C
knowledge the receipt of your communi-
cation at the hands Of 1t Col r. G.
Laughhn, of the staff of Major General
Granger, commanding the 23d corps and
1t r. Franklin, .. s. D., of the staff ol
Admiral Thatcher, demanding the i'm
mediate and unconditional surrender oi
this city. The city has been evacuated
by the military authorities, and its mu III
eipgl authorities now within control oil
the city, demand, and ! trust, gentlemen,
for-the sake Of humanity, for all the safe
guards you can throw around our people
will be secured to them.
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
r n SLOUGH,
Mayor OF the city OF Mobile.
To Mai. Gen. Granger, commanding
18th Army Corps, Acting Rear Adm
Thatcher, commanding Western Gull
Squadron
The flag of the United States was then
hoisted on the City Hall, and portion
OF the troops Immediately advanced to
prevent pillsging. The provost guard
heing established, the works around the
city, which are of immense extent and
sire 1gth, were then garrisoned.
The navy yard has been seized on be-
half Of the navy, but none of its contents
have been destroyed, except some lum-
Der and quantity of coal.
The Octoroon and three new monitors
are now at anchor in front Of the city.
Iron clads have been sent up the river
where the iron clad Nashville aud gum
boat Morgan have fed
The Huntsville and Tuscaloosa, two
powerful rams, were sunk in Spanish
River before the evacuation.
Our naval forces are now busily en-.
gagged in blowing up and removing OBJ
structions in the main ship channel,
which have proved very formidable and
full of torpedoes, though we are removing
them very rapidly.
j regret to inform the Department
that the tug Torpedo, while engaged in
this work, as well as launch of the line,
the former was destroyed in dragging
for torpedo in Blakeley river; also,
that the gunboat Scroto was sunk yes
terday, while under way, running across
the basin in twelve feet Of water.
There is prospect of raising the last
named vessel and repairing her dam
ages.
The report of the commanding officers
of the vessels thus lost together with q
list of the killed and wounded, will be
forwarded as soon as received
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
CSiguedl Fl. Il. THAroHER,
Act. Rear-Admiral Com. w. 6. S.
To Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec'y of War.
p. $50 far as ascertained the num-
Der Of guns captured by the army and
navy, will not fall short of four hundred.
Many Of the guns are new, and of heavy
calibre. The amount Of ammunition
and ordnance stores is very large.
[Signed 81. r. THaTcHER.
At II O'clock, the eolors were pre-
sented to the Secretary of War that were
captured by the Fifth army corps at the
battle of the Five Forks, April lst