The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14

The Attack on the City Commenced
corporations OF the Army and Navy
...A Monitor Sunk BY a Torpedo.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. .-:
The New Orleans Times has the follow
ing specials from Mobile Bay:
HEADQUARTERS 18TH ARMY CoRPs, [
NEAR BLAKELY, Ala, March "a, 1865
On the evening of the Oath, a party of
guerillas made dash on our wagon train,
which was stuck in the mud below Fish
River, and captured ten mules, the drivers
and one straggler. Two were killed. All
the wagons and stores were brought in
yesterday.
A correspondent, under date of Span
ish Fort, March 2Sth, says: "Our forces
are, and have been since yesterday mern-
ing, popping away at this fort. Our skir-
mishers are within 200 yards of it, and our
artillery within 800. We have it encom-
passed on the three land sides, Col. Ber-
trans brigade of the 18th army corps
holding the extreme left to the rear, Brig
adler. General Veachs division next, and
Bentons next. An of the 18th corps hold
the extreme right to the north, so that the
only chance for them to escape is by wa
ter, and if our gunboats succeed in raising
the torpedoes and approaching within
range, we have them on the hip
We have lost some half dozen killed
and twenty-five or thirty wounded
Gen. Granger and staff came near be-
ing blown up by torpedoes, which had
been placed in the sand in the roads and
near the bridge which we rode over. We
all went over it, Gen. Granger in the ad-
vance, and twenty minutes after q single
horseman was blown up in the. same road
near the bridge which we crossed. With
in two hours three horses have been killed
in different places, and one man killed and
two wounded. The boys dug up fourteen
in this spot. They are S-inch common
shell, arranged to go off with slight pres
sure on the tube or printing, which is plac-
ed uppermost.
Gel. Bertrand brigade captured rebel
telegraph Office, and lot of dispatches,
showing that they were fully posted as to
our force, what day Steele left Pensacola,
what day Granger left Gaines, where the
divisions were encamped, how they were
armed, how many, and the calibre of our
artillery in different columns, &c.
We had considerable skirmishing on the
march. Col. VIM. Il. Marshall, of Union
regiment, was wounded in the neck.
Gen. Steele has captured two railroad
trains, loaded with supplies, at Pollard,
also beeves, &c. he has met little OPP
position as far as heard from.
Gen. Granger rode along the lines in
front of the skirmishers, yesterday, at
tended by Captain Cobb, Chief Commits
sary and an orderly carrying corps flag.
This daring act called out showers of bull
lets, and the orderly was shot through the
face, and is not expected to live.
Over 100 wounded soldiers arrived at
New Orleans from front of Fort Spanish
on the 31st ult., on the steamer N. W.
Thomas, in charge of DR.. L. F. Humeston,
Medical Inspector of the 18th army corps.
DR.. J. A. Hagy also accompanied DR..
Humeston, and the efforts of these medical
gentlemen rendered the condition of the,
unfortunates comparatively comfortable.
Capt. Smith and other officers Of the
Thomas placed everything, even their own
mattresses, at the disposal of DR.. Fumes
ton, for the benefit of the wounded.
There were among the wounded three
officers, the remainder rank and file of the
18th army corps. The medical gentlemen
deserve great credit for their attention
and care of the suffering