, 1865-04-13

Lyons. Co. q, I'D do; y. c. Ca1torn, Co. 4. 4th.
Go. =. izd. slightly; A. Bruce, Co.. 4. 1s4.u Do;
as,s' .sSiiy; IL ssrssoa ~: as !: ". dru1d' ssth Ills,
severely.
lCor efponaence OF TIE New Orleans 1imes.9
HEADQUARTERS, SIXTEENTH Army CoNrs,l
liz FRONT o1 SpAa1sH FonT. ALA
March 80h, 1865.
My last communication. dated Gimp IN Fish
River, I'D 1nsr*, has. prcsume. ere this reached
you. and hope found place tn gonr columbia
E9hhing Of any oment tFanspirid during 9ur
teIsn miles non oal ,ta1,tnE Ielnt:
and covered, bpt not denaely, w,1h pms Not .
rebel showed himself during the day, nor soli-
sp Ia s nss: xi on E9asa II ses * ae cd
sional command aud the dull rumbling Of the
wagon wheels. As the march was a snort onc,
and t6e weather ali thaf could 10 desired, We had
no atrtgghn:, and all wets "up" when the order
to p,..I ieusa wls 1asned: On the move at n
cavalry occasionally showed themselves, and
eki1ml.hed With ou5 advsEses slightly wsonaloE
sight Of span.*h Fort, ono Of the principal
.i1ongholds guarding the approach to Mobile, on
ss ss T 1ss9ss
Since then we have, BY night and dar, poured
she'll which they return, hut not with tho energy,
nor, believe, the effect We do onls.
Gen. carr's division occupies he right #: right
forming connections With t6e left, stretch away to
the wafer below the fort, thus completely hem
ming 1t in on the land side.
to BE- he most tasarly of thc series of defsnses
to Mobile, end the entrance Of Tcneaw and Ais
bama 1.;ers Thc1e are sEpasent'y three dias1. r.
strong rifle pit9. From tho high grounds In our
:ron', and Fl ON The r1.ht Of the Bly,, Mobile, ths
hone Of contention and object Of our present ran.
| from here, and distant about ten miles. A few
days since t98!h) the1e could be counted 1t he.
| wha1ves sone twelve large Transports. They bad
They have sfnce gone higher up the river, and
are moi ii present visibie 10 the naked eye. On
III mt n Sessy eeEs snn.
About quarter Of mills further, but no1thWart, il
Fort nn1ee, mounting, learn, nine guns, flarge
lie two rebel Iron ctads, formidable looking mon
stere. two light wooden gunboats aud three or four
Transports.
Tho fire from these eunboata, from Fort Tsacy.
and a'eo from the c1lenotTe and elaborate works
In front OF a. have made II hot fur the Ssit.nt ID
dlyl:'on, occupying as i does. the mort exposed
10 SOY, among onr hxrve bogs are not fen, being
urariy, If notdouble that, Of say other division In
the army. "But the post Of Danger IL The post Of
Our losses 20 iar foot up about 200 killed and
wounded; the Sd hz1gnde, under Col. Geides.
being he pstnctpsl aut}stsr Ths rebels CO vered
works, have not lost 80 heavily. buta rather dt5a
greeab1e surprise Il awalting them, aud Gre long
Fort Tracy and the rebel gunboata and transports
preparing {or them. In abort, battery Of Par
n]na. nrar onC right hank, and Will soon lay forth
! itB 1ccpmouthed thunhert.
5enee, Is nat1sd Bstse1y sIiss, IN a5nos q e9s
Goes i,s worE aa we'll Us the wgr-worn veteran haa
81 eomnsn,cat,on Viii Mobile, snd Inns cut oil
the supplies tnat gsIsGI s ,nt mn1th Il 40" giving
ICE t. - VII. ' ap"a our saouasers to
Un Tuesday loud shirt rcSer1eratinI nom sanE
to rsnk along our whole line, proclaimed the graf
tttiDe fact that our monitors, distant some two
RnIE es Sa
very hcsrt OF the works, where they. exploded
with terrific notse., in1icdng, no donbt, sertous
Last night, shortly aiter midnight, sharp rattle
Of frnueketry IN our front called ens vs,lsnt Brig
sec asqtan. Al aeners G cpsia L. WI
ION, were quickly in tue saddle to ascertain the
c'use q the trouble, which was simply thts: Twc
companies Of Gen. Bottoms command went to the
liz Light Va vas eSeeedlnsly dark, spa 1t za!ned
heavily ai the time: The officer IN CHARGE Of the
rebel p:ckets, who were IN close proximity &c
tbeir works. Suppoejpp ihnt our men we're ehare
| ing on them, they opened heavy nre. which
line. The fer Of ours who were armed (the re
maiDder having OILY picks and spades} Responded
70 the.r rs Fins'y ;hs men ne returned rns3 IT, to on
Of course unSEpwn 10 a.,
:. THIS morning three hundred eav,1sy came Y
ing intelligence that he was near Biskely, ane
would koon strike Bure aud effective blow. tn
good news also came TINT he CAPTURED in MI
hundred rotel cavarY: that be cut The fosd Iesd
: | lur from Ionteoruery to Mobile, and IN ald1boI
iufiIetsd othcr a1d Considerable Iauasc to ID,
enemy.
mish wiih the enemy. a rebel Briradief Gener.
was killed.
FRIDAY, 10 o'clock d. m.
brtsE it las been. Tie aror this mornin. iron
our hatteries jsactiye and Accurate and BIS aI
rad, forced the rebel gunboats to seek ehelrr uI
our ca.ualtIes SO far IL o'clock are not hesyy
we ire gradually and ste3diy advancing ID,
1 t9s ds1s 1soe ano t's 1a ~
IT 1roxc, f.,.o,rr,w
, Mamie Bay' hnril :. is65'
Il A few days ago ons Of t6e essmy 5 shells k'lle5
n r..,ni i1m tt,I.n ar1 ,xnunda,, t.weTrs
IN tha Gioht ~ 9I lie XIX III ,+e, c.nt,,n
came into opt INES a anr aetaseseo alnsen Up te
" ue pcAst We ..a inI VI ae n .1c4u
learned % taat bis ffiena, 1ust nom pIie, Was Ill at.
eatan os aFea tie oath or a aad rowa
be vi nSSeI aFai m 1afse bis h9nd against the
eooa ano e4oIabas ~ Iss y. uuf La.nss: IL
o non am rahed ;nto 6e w. ~ a ana
t1s q hs s1 But b t. hs15g sS
ftce In andaboat Noble at 81. u1 infantrT uu Ind