New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27
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SIR In ny last dsratch of the 18th inst. Ind th'
nonor 10 inform tie Department that &C.. Granger add
myself lad deu.aldcd Il e immtdiate and unconditional
surrender Of tie City ofMotie and that it would I'M
doubtedly be accorded as tie city was at our mercy
md we were in possession Of tie ontsiie forts
The officers detailed BY Gen. Granger and myself
were net by the Mayor and Other authorities neal Che
entrance Of the city and demand for It's surrender rs
there made The parties then reTaircd 70 the City
Hall where tie Mayor addressed the following commit
nieaton:
CITY OF NOBLE, April il, lsOl. J
GvrTIT,rI~V. I have tie honor to q, knowledge Tho
receipt az your cOumunicft W ~ the hands 81 Lieut.
Col L. G. LaaF,in ofthe ,GEsf Melog.Gen. Granger
s Ss%ass fo 5 G' gsc a' Sa 1' i
the staff o. Admiral Thatcher demanding y iumc
diate and unconditional surrender Of tits city The
city has been evacuated by the military authorities and
its municipal authority is now within ny control You
demand has been granted, end trust, genucnen ioi
tie sake Of humanity all The safeguards ycn throw
around our eope wiz be secured 90 item. Very Te
spectfully. your obecient scr ant,
r. II. SLOUGH, Mayor of the City Of Mobile.
To Major-Gen. GoRDoS GRANGER. Commander o.
Twenty.tlird Army Corps, ard Acting Rear 4 tmra
H. Il. IHAICBER Commanding " tst Guif Squadron
The flag OF tie United States then hosted the
City Hall and portion Of the troops Immediately nd
yaIeod iOrTeyent pillage.
The ProvostGuard being established, the works
around The city, which Of immense extent and
strength, were then aarrisoned.
Tho NayyYord has been sezc in behalf OF tie navy,
Int most Of lis contents lad been destroyed except
some lumber and quality Of SOFT coal
The 0ctoIora and three river Monitors are now nj
anchor in iront Of the city and down the Teuas The
former and one OF the iron clds viii be sent up the
Tombigbee River who're tie Rebcl iron-csd Nashville
end gunboat Morgan have red; bur the Huntsville aud
Tuscaloosa Two powerful rams, were sunk in Spanish
River before the evacuation
Our naval forces are now bnsiy engaged in blowing
up and removing the Instructions in tie main ship
channel which have proved to he very formidable ana
full Of torpcdoes, although We are removing them
rapidly. Iregret TO inform the Department that tho
tug Ida has been destroyed by toTpeco while engaged
in this work as well launch Of TIE Cincinnati, and
that the inc Aea was DESTROYED in dragging for tor
reaoes in Bakeley River also that ghe gunboai SeOts
vas sunk yesterday Willie ulder way. running across
Tic bar il twelve feet wafer Ilefe Is prospect Of
raising this last vessel ard Iepairng her damages
The reports Of the commanding officers Of the vessels
thus lost together with lists Of killed and wounded will
be forwarded rs soon as received. Very respectfully
your Obed!ent servant. IL. X. THATCHER,
Acting Eoar-Adiniral Con. West Gulf Squadron.
To the Hon. GIDEON WLLLEs, Secretary oithe Navy,
Washington.
p. > 80 far ascertainod tie number Of guns cap
tured by the army and navy win not fall short of 100
many Of them and Of the heaviest caber. The
amount Of ammunition and ordnance stores JIG also very
large. L. n l.