Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-27
The Evacuation ana Surrender CT
NOJise.

forces of the city of Mobile, and its
occupation by the Federals. This
occurred on the l2th. The Times
takes this account from the Mobile
Register and Advertiser. issued nm
der Federal auspices:
'Ih. formal and unconditional sur
render of the city of Mobile to Ma jrr
General Gordon Granger, command
ing the United STATES land forces.
and Admiral Thatcher, of til. u. 5
navy, ,ranspired Yesterday nttern" II.
'rh. terms and conditions OF surren-
der VIII be found in the corr-sp"ud-
rnce which PASSED between the arov"
commanding officers and Mayor
Slough, in another column, and wi:
explain itself. The duty of every
citizen is plain, and it - to be hoped
tina, each and every one will use his
and her best endeavoss TO ma,utaiu
o. der and quiet. and to preserve rhe
peace of the city, and thereby prevent
"A recurrence of the confusion AMI
dissracrful proceedings of yesterday,
and escape the punishment winch
| will most assurrd!v tn!lnw. 'Ih-
| General cnmmanding is a mau III
whom the citizens of Mobile can
place entire confidence that th,.lr
rights. IA such. will not br intcrtrr-h
| with while, at til. same time, u-
will require respect and implicit ODE
di.nce in all orders issued by h.;u.
and which may seem necessary 'ot
the public good and general ""itar"
| Tir city has been unconditl"na,iy
! surrendered, All ii now beh""v"s all
10 respect and aid in sustaining the
m-nt under which they formerly lived
| and once loved. and which is "lh"
he's. tn. sun ever shunr upon.' by
reading the orders issued tor tn"
maintenance of that Government, aud
the welfare OF the p-opl- OF this city
who are now again uIder its laws
and its flag, the path OF duty Will
become plain. and way clear. Let
! all eud.avor 10 submit cheeriully and
as be, ONES good citizens, and there
! by command respect for themselves
aud d, serve credit for til" city.
Major General Granger aAd staff
! left Stnrks | anding yesterday morn.
ing Oh the steamer Gen. Banks, and,
accompanied by some of tn" gun
! boats OF the fleet and transports con
tanning divisions of III" Ih'iternth
! Army Corps, arrived and disrm-
barked the troop. at the Magnolia
I Race Course Wharf. five. miles below.
| After an exchange of C"urtesies be-
tween the General and Admiral !
Thatcher, the General avow-i h.s
d.t-r,n; uatioh To come up 10 the city
in the Banks in spit of Instructions
aud torp.dors. Capt Dane being Z,
also dcsirous TO bring the first boa
to the wharves Of Mobile, attempted /,
and succ-edrd i'll so doing, arriving
ii.rr at o'clock p. VI. G,u. G,a'.- .
ger, whr is fearless man h,ru>rli .
found the right man in Capt. Dam" .
To carry out his wishes su 'c'sstullv.' T
The Captain had n" pilot, but found
III. channel and brought his u',at .
through hims If. for which lie de- ,
serves Il, at cr,dit. /
The old flag. which has III time, .
past, and will still Continue TO com /.
mand respect III foreign lands, and To
protect the people of our own, now
floats over our city and all tn" tor;l
fica ions surrounding it, and in the
Bay, and floats proudly ~ the for
midabl- works of Spanish Fort and (
Blakrly. where, but d"v or Nv"
since, was that of a detrrio,ued and
desperate enemy. Our brave troops,
VIII" have struggled for this hour. are
now receiving their REGARD, aLd th">"
who have. died 20 achieve this cou-
summation devoutly TO be- ~ish-d,
we hope will receive theirs in the
| better land.
&" How sleep he brave who silk 70 rest.
Hy All their couur. : hon" = h'.--i
The. flag. W. believe, was raised by
he officers of the navy on the bate
! ri-s, and by the divisions of G-nerals
Veach and Benton on the furtifica-
ti"ns and pubic buildings. Lo Z
| may it wave.
In the evacuation of III. city We
learn that very little pr 'perty, com
paratively speaking, was destroy, d.
The proveud-r" in the CGnfed-r-
ate Comm ssary Department was
given over to the city au'h"riti-s for
the benz fit Of tn. poor aud needy In
the attempt 10 dis'rihu,- it Il scene
occurred that b-ggars descriptions,
and through feelings of charity Sr
| decline entering into particulars. A
luateer guard of citizrns succerdeh
in checking great deal of iawl-ss
| ness. and kept down the mob until
the United States provost guard was
stationed, when order WAS restored.
Many horses and mules were i'm
press'd and carried off for Confed,.r-
ate artillery service and other pur