Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-22
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DATHE ADSA -
p.,,IcuInrs or the Capture Of MObtIe
CSnenro of PrOpeFty-Rebels lost
q 900 KILLED and Wounded'
NEW YORK, April 2l.-The Times Span
i,h Fort correspondent says: There were
captured in the defenses of Mobile jSle guns,
Of which the Spanish Fort had 4s. The rebel
sunboa,s escaped up the river, but they will
be captured or destroyed. There were i've OF
them, four being iron-clads. Our loss was
about / 900 men. The rebel loss in killed
and wounded was not less than 1000. 8 T
Yves. Gulf Squadron. U. s. Flag Ship
S,ockade, of Mobile, April FL have the
honor TO inform the Department, that on
Monday, April 10th, subsequent to the cap
,ure Of Fort Alixis and Spanish Fort, the
Octorora and the iron-clads were enabled, In
consequence Of the thorough dragging Of
Blakely river, to move up the river nearly
abreast of Spanish Fort, from which point
Lieut.. Commander Lew, with his rifed guns,
shelled with great precision Forts Huger and
Tracy, aud with such effect that both forts
were evacuated on the evening Of April llth:
Our forces took possession, capturing few
prisoners in an adjoining marsh. The forts
shall hold until General Candy can garri-
son them with troops. This morning / moved
with the gunboats, conveying 800 Of Gran
gers forces to the west side Of Mobile Bay,
for the purpose Of attacking Mobile. On
our arrival, we soon ascertained that the
enemy had evacuated all the defences and re.
treated with gunboats up the Alabama rver.
The gunboats will, in few days, unquession-
ably be captured, unless destroyed by the
rebels themselves. General Granger and
myself have just sent into Mobile formal
demand to the Mayor for its unconditional
surrender, which will undoubtedly be &C
corded, as the city is now at our mercy. The
navy has already hoisted the Stars and Stripes
over the walls Of Fort Pinto, and Spanish
river battery. We also have possession Of
Choctaw Point battery, and three heavy forts
below it within Ganos bend. shall place
sufficient number Of gunboats in front OF
the city to give protection to loyal citizens,
Of whom ! learn there are great number.
General Candy, with the forces under his
immediate command, is at present in Blake
by. A hundred and fifty torpedoes have been
removed from Blakeby river by Commander
Crosby. (SignedO
H. K. THATCHER,
,#.I.- Rear-Admiral.
A Testimonial 10 Mrs, LineOlD.
BosroN, April 2lst--A movement has
been started here to raise 800, 1000, by one
dollar subscriptions, to be presented to Mrs.
Lincoln, as token Of respect and veneration
felt BY the people for their deceased PreSi.
dent.
n1aximiIian's MexicanThrose Tumb-
ling.
New YORK, April 2lst.-The Herald's
Paris correspondent says Maximilian's Min
lister in London has resigned, declaring he is
satisfied the Mexican Empire is collapsine,
and Macmillan will soon abdicate and re-
turn to Austria, being completely disappoint-
ed in his most important expectations-ree-
ognition by the United States, and the sup
port Of the people and the Mexican clergy.
In confirmation Of this report it is stated that
Macmillan has retracted the remuneration OF
his family rights to the throne Of Austria,
received before leaving Europe.
ParoIing Of Lees Army Completes.
New York, April 2lst.-The Herald
correspondent says the paroling Of Lees
army was completed April 18th. Official re.
ports put the number Of men at %, ll6, with
ifty.nine pieces OF artillery, seventy-onc
stand Of colors, 1913 stand Of small arms,
LOO wagons, calssons, etc., and 40O horses
aud mules.
Arrival Of President LineOln's Re
mains la Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, April 2lst.-The remains OF
President Lincoln arrived at ten O'clock The
escort was very large. Stores are all closed
and the whole population Is in the streets.
The remains viii lie in state until two o'clock.
The Omcers AfIer Booth, the Assas-
--l..- .r sin. .I.-I-I,s .s-t.
TAXAauA, (Pa.) April 2lst.-Booth has
not been arrested, but he has been traced as
far as Tamaqua. The man arrested on sus-
pcian has been discharged.