The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-14


the ADVANCE on THE cIrY-Loss PROM
ToRPEDoEs-sAD wEATHER-TEE FLIEP
DEIAYED-EARLY PROSPECT OF CAPTURING
THE SPANISH FORT.
The 18th and 10th Army Corps moved
from Dandy Ferry yesterday morning.
They had some severe skirmishing on
the way. This morning they attacked
the Spanish Battery. When within
about Eve hundred yards of the battery
the advance caught two men, laying
torpedoes along the road, between
Dandy Ferry and the Spanish Battery,
but not until several men and horses
had been killed A Colonel, whose
horse trod on one, was literally
blown to pieces; both man and horse
were killed, instantly
The commandment of the fort CONT
nued till after dark.
The two rebels caught laying torpe-
does were compelled, by our advance,
to show where they had been laying
them, when they were removed.
1t has rained necessarily all day, Wsth
a southeast wind.
ollDNiGkI, 01dfcH =.
Our feet has not yet some up. they
arrived off Towards Landing this
morning, but could not get over the bar
until high water They will pass over
in the morning, if the storm permits.
A FIRE is raging at, or just on the
other side Of, the Spanish Fort 1t is
thought they are evscusting, and re-
treating, by boats, across to the west
shore Of the bay.
MARcH %.
The Spanish Battery will soon be ours;
they have fought Ike devils. The feet
has not yet come up the storm yester'
day delaying it.
Our loss, as yet, has not been great.
sEcosbDnPATcH
Mar SPANISH RoET, NOZZLE BAY, !
March %, via. CAIRo, April s I
PROGRESS or TIE sIEoE-sISKNG or THE
Usage
The Spanish Fort opened FIRE early
this morning, and the guns on the south
/ side we're silenced By our sharpskoot-
er.. As soon as rebel made his APP
pearsn ,e It b qua he was picked Off
/ At about half past ten o'clock all was
quiet. Oar boys. getting tired OF doing
nothing, gave a yell, as if about to
charge, which proved q successful ruse,
for Immediately. the rebel heads made
their appearance above the works, to
/ look for the last time. Several siege
/ guns and mortars arrived from Fort
/ Morgan, this afternoon, which will be
brought into play tomorrow.
Our loss; up to tonight, numbers
/ fifty killed and two hundred wounded
The loss Of the rebels is not known
Nine guns, comprising the rebel bat
teries near Dog River, opened ire on
the gunboat Scotia, early this morning.
After exchanging few shots. the iron
clad Milwaukee went across to Der as
sistance, upon which the flying battery
| fell back into the city, leaving several
/ dead men and horses on the field
The Scotia was not hit
Another iron-olad was sunk At half
past two o'clock this afternoon. The
/ Usage, laying near the Spanish Battery,
in the bay, struck torpedo, and sunk,
killing two and wounding niue Of the
crew. None were drowned.
THIRD DIsPATCF.
OPERATIONS or the. 29rH--Llsr OF cAsU
ALTIEs.
Adyices are received from our army
in front Of Mobile, Of the 29th nit AT
that date lighting in front Of Spanish
| Fort had been progressing for four days.
The rebels are making q determined
resistance.
CONNECTION with the bay, by way Of
/ Rose Village, or Howald's Landing,
was effected on the 27sh Since that
date supplies for the army have been
arriving in large quantities.
The river steamers IarascoD, White
| Cloud, No. 2 Reserve, and one or two
Others, names unknown, sit IS content
edlY upon the waters Of the bay q
upon their own native "a Bslis Ohio
] Operations against Spanish Fort ars
progressing with amazing vigor. 1t
faIl, and the capture Of the entire gar
rison may Be looked for H0on-
Major General smiths headquarterl
we're shslled so severely that the Gen
eral was obliged to retire q short dh
lance.
The rebels are eyidentiy in want o
ammnnition
Prom Towards Landing Mobile i
visible They have fre transports
arnonR which are the Magnolia and ST
Nicholas. The gunboais are not o
great strength, - they hug the beael
closely
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