The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-19
Mr.. J. j. Dawson's Despatch.

OFF SrARKs LANDING, NOBLE BAY, April 4, 1865.
The guns of the gunboat Rodoph being taken of.
Brigadier General Cotton has ar, ed and assumed
command of the whole OF the artillery, bringing up
more heavy siege guns and mortars
The troops under command OF General Steele left
Blakey yesterday morning
means of escape from Spanish Fort was discovered
this morning. 1t extended from the fort a strip of
landby Tensaw river At dark they could pass along
the shore under the bluffs from tho fort without being
SEEM but the trick has been discovered and new bat
tory commands that pass. This with the feet on the
solth, has completely shut the rebels in.
Prisoners to the number Of two hundred and thirty
captured by General Steele have left for Ship Island
From officer who deserted last night from Spanish
Fort learned the rebel killed and wounded
neariy four hundred and that three Of their guns
boon dismounted by artillery, besides o battery
knocked to pieces which stationed near to Bakcy
and Tensaw river Fort Tracy on the shore Of Tcnsaw
river badly knocked to pieces by one of our batteries
the extreme right
For the past few days the rebels have been sending
provisions and ordnance stores Of Mobile " Selma
No inhabitants allowed TO leave, nor women and
children to come into the CITY, All communication cut
on with the city except by skins They making
footway by which 70 communicate with steamers ut Con-
ways bayou.
Colonel Lucas has sent into camp ninety prisoners
captured by him Blakey yesterday He drove tho
remainder Of the enemys force nto Blakcly.
OFFICERS wouNDA.
The following officers have been wounded since opera
.tions commenced:-
Colonel W. Marshall 7th Minnesota, commanding Sd
Or gade, LIST division, 18th army corps, slightly.
Captain Geo. Ryan, 47th Illucis arm on
Lieutenant NJ Shaughncssy, 47th Illinois, severely.
Lieutenant II. Folsom, 7th Minnesota, slightly.
Captain Vim. N. Bullock, l0Sth Illinois, slightly.
Captain Geo X. Frank, 33l Wisconsin slightly
Lieutenant J. II. Mitch III, 4Pth Wisconsin, severely.
Captain V. Hoffman, 9lst Illinois, slightly.
Captain L. II. Myers 28h Iowa, slighgly.
Surgeon Green, in charec ihc Third division hospIt
or the Sixteenth army CORDS, was shot through the
yesterday while going his hospital tents Captain
4. N. Powers, Company F, Twenty sixth Iudiaua was
aleo severely wounded with thry-two men
Surgeon NJ. Fish, Eleventh Missouri, whose term Of
service expires in few days, h been relieved
goonin Chief Of the First division army corps
BY Dr. Hunt, Surgeon OF Volunteers.
KILLED AND wovSpEp.
The following is list of Killed and wounded among
Eastern troops TO date
Seventh Termont Valuafe r-,Ismes F Randall X hip .
George II. johnson, r. left forearm; l.. fickc. q, left
thigh Daniel McCarty X lei Laud Sergeant g. g. DON
mon, G. fracture third bone cfl npud; Ser Henry
G. Perkins, both legs sero1-iy Charlie. W. Allard c,
slightly in shoulder; Chtlpcap. = badly in Ca, o 4
John Mason, b, slightly, ia land Timothy Daley g.,
slightly, II arm
Teen 9TH d Nep York b. --Goorrc g. Whit. left
orm; John Wilson, amp i.'pn let tien and left arm !
John Daily, killed
Thi,d Narydnd tdrolyy. --- ilpoya John r Rotl son
!, part of right hip taken oG JoLn Currcn f. sill hty
In left
one Handrtd and Sisty;,s-t Nm Yrk-Christofer
Luch, A, leg, slightly; i. L. Thirston, IS, killed
fier in ri ut sde Peter McNuy, leg, badly ompuatod
John A. White, head.