Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-05-02
The Evacaaeion and Surrender Of
Mobile.

Of the 18th. and find full accounts ut
the evacuation by the Confederate
forces Of the city Of Mobile. and ito
occupation by the Fcderals. This
occurred on the 18th. The Times
takes this account from the Mobile
Register and Advertiser, issued un-
der Federal auspices:
| The formal and unconditional sur.
render OF the city of Mobile to Major
General Gordon Granger. command
ing the United States land forces.
aud Admiral Tina, cher. of the y. 5
navy, TRANSFERRED yesterday afternoon.
The terms and conditions Of surren
der will be found in the correspond
ence which passed between the above
commanding officers and Mayor
Slough. in another column. and VII
explain itself The duty of every
citizen ia plain. and it is to be hoped
tina, each and every one will use his
and her best endeavors to maintain
oder and quiet. and to preserve the
peace Of the city. and thereby prevent
recurrence Of the confusion and
diss ac-ful proceedings Of yesterday.
and escape the punishment which
will most assur-dly follow. Th"
| General commanding is = man i'll
whom the citizens Of Mobile can
place entire confidence that their
rights, az such, will not be int-rftrrd
with: while, at the sam. time. lie
will require respect and implicit ODE
diencr in all orders issued by him.
and which may seem necessary tor
the public good and general welfare
surrendered, AMI it now behooves all
to r.spec. aud aid in sustaining the
laws Of the land. and Of the Govern
mrnt under which they formerly lived
and once loved. and which is ",h-
best the sun ever shone upon BY
reading the order. issued for the
maintenance of that Government. and
the welfare Of the p -oplr of this city
who are now again under its laws
and it's flag. the path Of duty will
become plain. and way clear. L.,
! all endeavor TO submit chcrrtullv and
AS b.. ONES good citizens. and there.
BY command resp-c, for themselves
and deserve credit for the city.
Major General Granger and staff
left Starks Landing yesterday morn
| ing on the steamer Gen. Banks. and.
accompanied by some OF tn. gun
bonts Of the fleet and transports con
tanning divisions of the Thirteenth
Army Corps. arrived and disern
bark-d the troops at the Magnolia
Race Course Wharf, five miles below.
After an exchange of cour;-sics be-
tween the General and Admiral
! Thatcher. the General avowei his
det-r,n. nation to come up to the city
in the Banks in spit. of Instructions
and .orpedoes. Capt. Dane being
| also DESTROYS to bring the first boa,
to th.. wharves Of Mobile. attempted
and succeeded in So doing. arriving
here ut 3 o'clock p. ~. Gen. Gran.
ger. who is fearless man himself,
found the right man in Capt. Dane
to carry on, his wishes successfully.
The Captain had no pilot. but found
the channel and brought his boat
through hims-lf. for which he de-
serves great credit.
| The old flag. which has in times
past. and will still continue to com
mand respect in foreign lands. and TO
protect tn. people of our own. now
floats over our city and Al! the torti,
flea ions surrounding it, and in the
Bay. and floats proudly -r the for
midable works of Spanish Fort and
Blakely, where. but a day or two
since, was that Of a determined and
desperate enemy. Our brave troops.
WHO have struggled for this hour. are
now receiving their re-. ard. and those
who have died to achieve this econ
summation d-voutly 10 be- wished"
we hope will receive theirs in the
better land.
How sleep the brave who sink to rest,
BY all their country's honors bicst.
The flag. We believe, was raised by
the officers of the navy on the bate
ries, and by the divisions Of Generals
| Veach and Benton on the fortitica-
ti"ns and public buildings. Long
may it wave.
In the evacuation Of the city we
learn that very little property, com
paratively speaking. was destroyed.
The provender" in the Cont.d-r-
ate Comm ssary Department was
given over to the city authorities for
the benefit of tn. poor aud needy. In
the attempt to distribute it a scene
occurred that b-ggars description.
and through feelings of charity We
decline entering into particulars. a
v lunteer guard of citizens succeeded
in checking great deal Of lawless
ness, and kept down the mob until
the United States provost guard was
] stationed xh.n order was RESTORED