, 1865-04-18
'ss1~t11AeAsns9 !~AA ANHzeHe
TUESDAY. APRIL ls. 115s5,., -.
REBELLION IN TIE GULF
STATES DEAD, :=:>
d. ! =. --
Mobile, Montgomery and Selma
Captured. -.
The Solid, Substantial Ad-
va.atages Gained.
THE COOPERATIVE M5VEmEnTs Of
GEN. WILSON.
Gte Robels Say Wilson Routes and
oamoralixcs the Entire Rebel Cav.
airy Uuoer Generals Forrest,
Zoddy, Armstrong and 3an
Adams
THE BEFEHsES OF MOBILE
EEScRiBED,

T;i: BEFEHsES OF MOBILE
DESCRIBED.
THE REBEL NAVY--ITs GUNS
| AND ARMAMENT,
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
T. NOME. Ala, April 9th, 1865.
| ELECTRIC FLASHES
Along the wires, and thc divine art of prInt-
ing combined, have already given your read
els The glorious tidings OF the downfall Of
Mobile. the last seaport Of the rebcll,ous
ho:des who sought the life and destruction or
! the American Republic. Csuutblrd to the
| dust within week arc the three chief cities
OF rebe11ious A'abama-Selma Montco,n-
cry Mobile Link to these the humbled
conquered, capitals of North and South Ca:o.
lima, and proud defiant Richmond, the hsll
Whsre rebellion held Its highest tcvcl;y, and
you have greater victories thin ever before
blazoned the arms Of American soldiers. The
fnv.Dclble armies Of the Union have passed
ov1rthose stronGholds lil1c the des olatins lava
that buaied Pompcli. AS the mighty avn
lanchc hnrls itself with Irresistible impetuos-
ity upcn MI beneath, 30 hare the inyincible
leG!ons Of freedom dashed themselves against
the bulwarks and The barriers that Treason
had reared to stay the tide and progress Of
Liberty. Let hosannas be sung TO the High
est for these Incompatible Victories
GAINS.
We have captured the last stronghold Of
the rehels in the Gulf States, the very im-:
po1tant city aud naval depot Of Selma, and
the hour]shing town Of Montgom cry, the cap.
ital Of Alabama. The Alabama river and all
its tributaries are open to lis. Southern Mis-
s1ssfppi, Southern Alabama and Northern
Florida added to Southern Florida, already
III our possession, are now under the control
vi the Federal forces. In the recovered por-
tiuns Of these States our navy and transports
can be OF the greatest service In case Of aay
military movement in the interior. Pea.l
river and the Pascagoula and ChicSasa vim
r,re1s are nagieaDlc, and have opened to US
ono Of tie fires. tmbcrcl regions In the
world. The pine timber to bio found there ia
# the post excellent and durable quality.
1Eere is also to be found in abundance tim
ber uncxeelled for ship building. Thousands
upSn thousands, yes millions upon millions
tf feet ar now: fcllcG mud have
been awaiting transportation to Europe
for the pas: three ycars. Tic logs
and square timbers Lie In mxrials alorg the
many streams and rivers flowing into the
Escsmb!a and Apralachicola bays. The lum.
bes traas between this portion Of the coun-
Try mud Europe IN years Of peace was I'M
m.nse. In addition to all Of these beneficial
results, II they be only taken advantage Of,
rh hor tn 81 nf ~, ,F
lesi-uus nature. These trees actually rush
f rl;1 resin in Its natural state, prolific a. you
Sec b. ney in the combs Of healthy beehive.
The writer has sctn that which he describes
in southern portions Of those States Of which
wewtite. And too, we have undoubted
sway over the rich oyster beds and countless
tribes Of fish iuhabiting the bays, largc aad
small, over which our flag now waycs victo-
siors. No E,rrdcrocs rc5rl slarpshoo:cr
will now watch over ptscatorla1 excursions,
or our expeditions after logs up the Apala.
chieola Bay, waiting stcalthily and silently
10 usher US into eternity. Thus VIC have
cnumc. ated fcw Of the real solid and sub.
s1an;ial advantages. We have gained by the
cuptu,e and p.hscasioD Of The fnilen citi:s,
Ate they net results great grand and y'osl-
ous.
TIE INVESTMENT OF AoD1LE-s1EGR OF Fonr
SPANISH.
Il having been determined to attack Mo-
bile by land from the east side, the dtItfeat
corps c. ..mps1ssug the expedition moved out
from dtfc cnt poiLts aud At different periods
Portions took up their 1sae OF march from
New Orleans, others from Fort James
and Fort MORGAN, while column under Gen
Steele moved ont from Barancas, Fla, TO ia-
rest Blakely, Ais, oae Of the delenses Of
Mobile. We will now commence their p.o-
g1css In chronological order, brg.nnlng With
MARCH 1uK a7ru.
To-day the great body Of the troops have
meved on the cnemJ's works, md II: 18th
4bd lCth corps have commensed tho invest.
mcnt Of Spanish Fort The 7th corps Is ad-
varcing On BIakcly, but has hot yet tak.n
up position In front of the works. The
II ops investing Spanish Fort arc working
with the creates: activity, placing bat teries ii
range, and the infantry is constructing goph-
had only slight ski!mish!ng. rae bali viii
soon pen; the air Is laden with ths breath
Of death.
MARCH 2SrH..
This mcrring ut carly dawn there Wis dis.
coTerable Mt the Mobile wharf and adjacent
thereto, SINE twelve rebel Transports, eyi-
IDENTIFY laden with men and material for the
At a later h7ur theg steamed up the Aabaua
River, and disappeared ont Of sight. Time
for speculation. IN sightseeing WAS biief-
The roar Of artillery and the whang Of mus |
letsy tell Us of the terrible work going on
,he carnage and the slaughter taas must fol,
and the mangled all about Ms are the awful t
evidences Of our bloody work.
MARCH 18Th.
It is reported that the advance Of General !
Steele has invested BlAktly. Some OF our |
gunboats have got within range Of Spanish !
Fort, and arc throwing IN shot md eh"H at I !
furious rate. Our batteries nre doing Ike |
wlse. There must be a fearful mortality IN !
the ga:rleoD. Two rebel iron.cIads are In /
position ut T:It Tracy, and have an enftad-
Ing fire On: that portion Of Our line huld bY
the Sd divssion OF The l3:h army corps. Tile
batteries mHtnt OF tits ga;lsht division a-e
nlsr tou1ng into and over them soiid shot
and thcll. To eEsct the terrible d;c from the
rebel gunboats we are, unknown to t'li cue
my, eject ny What Is known IS Battery Snitl,
tnemed in honor Of tue gallant A. j. which !
tits believed will silence the rebel monsters.
II the explicit is successful this battery will
con maid the channel, cut Of tie conmuni-
eatst bctNeen the garrison ard tue city, and
leave our entire line free from m.attacEs, ex-
cept the IRE from the fort. At distance Of
two miles some Of our bo1:s have again en-
gaged Font Spanish, and Iom the crash and
explosion Of their shells rs they fall in the
Tort, they must bc doing ferocloua butchcry.
- ~ ~" tos!tnt'J hnoHu toas INC mlY1fn-
cent monitor Milwaukee, struck or torpe-
% lew days sIncc, will proye q total loss
ne osaEr, nom 4 like cause, has also gone
done, but may be raised. Tonight the roar
O. 9 m,nsSstfy along the line held by General
ss5 Ga5f.s I DIVISION. created general commotion.
boysi get your nuskets quick.'F Orderiics
aru aids and their superior officers dashed
away to tho front, when II was discovered
that two companies who had been ordered on
fatigue duty had missed their way and moved
incauttonsly en- the rebel pickets. The latter
believing that re were about to commence
m assault, opened heavy fire On the fatigue
party, W1co the latter, with more shoYels
Ihah guns beat hasty retreat. The casual
ties on either side were light yet to the few
Inc ahair brought pain and sor1ow.
MARCH 80.
by courier this morning we have the r1ad
intelligence that Gen. Steele has mot H5;th
sIccess- The 1st Louisiana QoyaN caya1rv
covert q themselves Fith glory-havins DASHED
themselves WIN invaneie'e yalor against the
Following up thtir advantage
fhcy continued tic attack, fairly routiur III
Alabsma chfralry, and capturing a large !
number 6f prisoners-Among whom was
brjgadier general and a number Of commts-
stoned officers The column from Pensacola
tween Mobile and Montgomery, BY destroy
Inc portions Of the railroad running between
those cities. Steele invested D1akely to-day. |
In our immediate front the batteries and fort
to keep up their peculiar and un-
pleasant style Of wRr correspondence,
i lille that deyil-may care class OF creatures
Known as war correspondents are lying in the
:aps and trenches taken. The rebel guns that
nave had an entilaasng fir: md destructive
one, altng our lines for the past few days,
nave been silcnced by battery Smith. which
Z, I believe, manned by-tle 14.h Indiana
Heay, artillery. They opened terrible fire