, 1865-04-18

| WE8 ever DcLLEF luEHulEl. buL LHcSQ Ehr3f
Ing. t1ishtfnl shclls- arc fearful demo ral!xe
: APE1L 1sT.
The list Of the killed sud wounded mn
date, rs tat as We have bosn able to recei
them has t.e en- sent you for publication, O
total loss in killed and wounded up to Il
time is variously estimated os from SOD
COO. & copy Of the Mob le Advertiser. Of il
S1st ult., received to-day, contains six C
ImAs Of rebel ki1itd and wounded il F.
Spanish during the first three days Of Il
siege. The 1d.e1tAer states that ,huir rnti
loss up tc dntc was estimated at 800, 7hI
out Of q garfissn Of 5000 in so shos, tim
is fea1fnl mortsl.ty. The proportion Of Hi
Cd WAS large cur proportion uf killed s,n.l
Communication between the garrison an
Mobile is completely severed. But tue va. /
are so powerful that a handful Of brave ne
can make 1org and successful defense NJ
less We assault or etarye them Rnmo,s - !;
camp Today say that the da:hjpe Wils,T
Eith his cavalry, Is .swerl.lng down thtour
Ataean,a, md lhnt his advance is In ssi.,s5
which town be haE probably captured. ~
prospects are bright; Tic milliary SITUATE
is Encouraging. w.
ArRH eSD.1. So.
a rebel Captain cnme into our lines 1as
1aeL ntent M nnd gave himself upto Captain In th
AsLn wisconsin, who proved to be The strau
SeIs brvther- oar mutual ftlend from rebel
0,oCD, besides their cavalry. artllirTy on; m
n,vy. This is considered large cstfu,a. ~, -
J., lhs news reached rs this morning that thf
light d1aught t,n-elad Ro1olph Vas bi5wn II,
bY torpedo. "A few men were Killed nnd :
Lumber =" ounded by this accident, The work
OF clearing away these internal machines /:
kttogdtessing PTS ig, ,npldly. Nets have been con
etfacnd o. ana placed some ten feet on the bow
OIL o. re boats engaged In the business, and
With this engine they iish up many Of tie di
abolical cuein.s. The 1st and 9Th Indian
batteries, ind the 14th Iudiana heavy artil
lc1y, the nearest to- tile rebel works. arr
cease'cssly sending their missiles of death ID.
tn the Spanish dwelling. But few rebels arc
70 sto oe SEEN; e. They ars required to take con,
slluatop must ba trsghtlul.
ArKlL 3n.
We have learned tho particulars: of Soma
stianse Deaths to-day. L shell burst in the
midst Of the 14th Indiana battery q few dava
ago, by which elcy en- brave men ware Killed
aud wounded. The explosion Of the shell
busst caisscu filed viii shells belonging to
the tnttery, many Of which likewise tx xp.oded,
aifd thus caused tho 1amrntatlc loss Of life;
One Of the unfortunate men was literally
turned to CRUST another, Us II by the Light
ntDg's Hash, forever more is in p1utontau
darkness, his sight having been actually
burned out BY liquid 1amc Of deyasta liz.
tie; otacIa were very seriously and some
slightly injured. The wounded men were
taken nwoy and humanely treated. S.rgt
MtGuile, Of Company c, doth Missouri, was
instantly Killed By splinter while sitting in
his tent. 4 man names Williams, of the same
regiment, who accidently rulsed his head
above cur works, had it. Instantly blown otf.
a Eallunt officer fell tl-day by rebel n,inle
-ba:l-capt. Stetso1, SD Wisconsin. From
sunrise to sunset, the Eodmans and Parrots,
tho Napolcs ns aLd the howltzers haye. been
raying their Intention to the bcsicsed.. Wa
have learned that steele Ia closing on the
works about Blakely. The rebels keep up
fierce sle1liug, and arc repaid with yense-
anee; The slaughter progresses With bloody
teroc:tY.
ArE1L 4Tu.
Inch hy inch We are moving on the Gibral-
tar that protects Mobile. The bciching Of
cannon and lhe whtz OF Sp.iughelds and En-
fields increasingly greet tho car. 4 sttady
1rc cf. artillery has been kept up ali day.
This afternoon Il tremendous artillery tie
was opened along the entire line, and WIS
continued for two hours. The earth seemed
to. shake like an aspen ltaF. THIS sudden aud
furious ti.c overwhelmed US with ave. It
seemed Us if heaven had opened its artillery,
and Ncs ayengulg itself for the previous sins
OF Insu. Now are seen clouds Of black smoke
and dust from the rarasets rolling them
se1;cs like huge mouutlias the sulphu,lc
E:2I&ef slncs the sehses; the uncatti4iy roar
Of cannon shocks the hearing; the, t1em-
bling and a:itatci horses loUk c:azed; the
u tlslcslsts, trcDzied with maudencd zeal,
are RAPIDLY rushing the agencies If death
into tho Canuon's mouth older.tes and aida
dnsh backward Nn1 forward, amid showers
Of thot aHd shell, as II chased by death, and
! he living masses In the trenches arc breath
less in visiting fur the order to assault or
stt1m the works. What sublime picture -
terrible IL Its subll,nity.. The loss sustained
by Tic gn:1ison We afe unsbse 70 lvarn. We
have badly battered their works and dis
mount d tome Of their guns. Th:ir loss in
killed und wounded must hive been large.
The stronghold known as Eo;t Spanish must
Soon be numbered amongst the dead. &c
APRIL 5ru.
A rather lansu'd fire is heard from tile rifle
pts and the batteries this morning. Ex-
hnusteo nn:ur: must have rest. I. m.T be
tie lull before the storm: Tho firing Of
yesterday was plain'y b ard at a distance Of
Ten miles. Suffers and army followers, FROM
the bay. came up reporting that the rebels
had blown up the city Of Mobile and all their
attelies on land and Sci. They rushed to
the camps like u1admen with the news. OF
ct''rsu they we're quickly paciltd. Our
troops have beeo almost worked to death.
D. tobacco, and some say whisky, among the
men, The boys are throwing up their hats
IND crying "Eu]ly for the man that issued
euch bully ofde:.' The army is In q sp.cu-
did condition. AL arc confident OF succres.
Glorious news Las been received from VIII
ktn S Column Of cavalry. The Mobile Tribune
Ct II" 9Th irsta:.t tscsterday) Is IN camp; we
hnd authoritativeiy asserted therein that
General Wlleon captured Selma on the ID,
end burned and destroyed all tue works used
hy the rebels. The splendid navy yard
Elcc;td here SINCE the wnr il Total wIcck.
pieces Of artillery were cap
turcd. 7he arrival Of the Invaders" was
Is sudden md unexpected to the sel,maites
Is any sell they have ever before experienced.
II tset, angels visits would not have p:o-
1uced greater ce1nmotion than did the visit
Of . thtse nla7nu1fpg Yankees under the
ltyil.d Wilson," Our 3eet fired . salute
u iQ0 guns in honor Of the fall ef Richmond.
The widest joy prevails. We will soon have
N opportunity 70 fire salute in honor Of the
all OF Mohi:e. The seal Is about being fixed
IL Its death warrant.
APRIL 6ru.
Deserters have arrived in camp today.
Their statements vary as to the nulsbcr Of
toops In the 1urt, and its condition. They
state thu. old, grey-hcaded men aud mere I
Joys have bt Ell itrceQ into The ditchcs and
orts, mud that some Of the veterans intended
Or the defense Of Mobile, have been sent up
he Mobile and Ohio Railroad to arrest the
'rvgress OF Wilson. A magazine exploded
II Spanish Fort, By which number Of per-
ons were killed and wounded. The fire from
,ur euns, and the uuc1riug aim OF our sharp
hooters hare stricken terror into the rebels.
Tile fort would seem deserted were IT not for
be calling -hle NTH which they frequently
11trcn tte mono1ony OF camp life. A list Of
he wounded shows that the enemy's fire Is
ausing many Of our gallant men to fall but
he foe cannot hold out much longer. II he
Ges not capitulate ere long, 1t is thought the
will re assaulted, and thus tho affair
ill be short but bloody.
APRIL 7Tu.
VIII the booming of murderous c1.non and
he report Of deadly rife never stop? The
ring seems to know no such thing as nbate-
leEt. Our gunboats arc throwing shot and
aell into Fort Spanish. Nothing has been
Ren Of the rebel navy :or some "a, past. If |
! usr, tlcy must he plying up Tic Montsom-
= river, perhaps gon= up to the Tellet Of |
e.ma. 1elcgraphic Communication between
&c different headquarters has bcca es1ablsh- !,
1, iron, Btakeiy to Fort Spanish, aud from |
tEe TO Fott James and Fort Morgan. The
Tres and cables lail to New Orleans, with !
1e exception OF three miles of cable. which !
as rot argiyed, u is expected daily. We
Ill then have instant Communication be-
lging that Mobile is already ours. It is now
ndcrstood that If the. rebcllious garrison
ocs no: capitu}ate, their works will be as
lul ed EIthin I0stx- eight hours. 4 dcsertcr |
ho arrived IN our lines last night says |
nut the monster bombasdment Of the
ii Instant, killed one hundred and !
men III Tic fort, and !
sunded large number. The work. Of de-
,ruction he represents rs frlghtfnl. Tie
.ob;lc Register Of the 9th received. It brin.a
) the intelligence Of the capture of Mont-
emery BY WILSON,. No particulars given.
he rebels are E, realty dtsheastcned. Wilson
beng ianiztd even in rcbeldom ior his !.
ar.nE. Amidst all Its soIrows the Mobile
<giater is face,ious. 1t tells it's readers that
rs. Whelan, "the beautiful and accom-
rect manners, is facinating, the cavaliers
I'd gallanta who hang u pom her honeJed
Oh n rs do hcc6 srsn4nd themselves fr n4c. |