New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-17
FROM MOBILE.
A Rebel Reconsideration Of the City
Csuditiou of the Pcople-Tho Rebel
Defen ses.


lions which however will only he developed under far
more favorable circumstances than exist 1t can
do no harm at this time TO state that the movement
alluded TO was intended first ASIA reconnaissance and
then If policy so dictated positive offensive demon.
rtration. Ii would undoubtedly have assumed the
latter character had Il not been for circumstances not
only beyond control but beyond the reach OF human
foresight. For more than week the clouds continued
% pour an unceasDg deuge Of rain upon u.s. catching
Us midway upon the march, and swelling brooks into
Tiyulets and rivuets into raging torrents until from
fhe mpossbiiiy Of moving farther Of getting up sup
plies. the abandonment OF the expedition made
imperative The Rebels may thank the elements for
this slight prolongation Of their tenure Of Mobile.
ANOTHER RIpEL RAM.
For weeks past O rumor has been in circula.
ton in camp that (some said threc) powerful rams
were being rapidly brought TO completion somewhere
about Mobile on the Alabama River, This rumor it
turns out, not entirely without foundation. About
aveek ago, straneo.loOking craft observed from
The fleet to down the river and stop at the city
wharf She remained there, probably taking sup
plies until last Tuesday, when she moved out i'll front
OF the city and cast anchor about half a nile from
shore She can be seen from the fleet pail " with
glass have not had opportunity OF seeing this
last Rebel achievement in naval architecture but she
neSseetha is low hull airost low those OF our
furreed vessels, with slantsided elevation anidshps
covering about oue.third of the deck. Uncle Sam may
congratulate himself on this development Of another
navy yard OF the existence Of which he may have
heretofore been positively informed-one which costs
him nothing but the productions of which have been
and will be altogether TO his advantage; for the fact
that the Confederates have built vessels there is not
more certain than that they will become Union prop
erty as did the Tennessee unless destroyed by the
bands that made them The and officers OF the
feet are of course anxious to test her metal hat
whether they will soon be gratiGed " probably
rot known outside of the flag ship.
INFORMATION FROM WITHIN THE ESEMy LINES.
Jan. ST. have to-day received information
OF much interest from within the Rebel lines and from
within the city ITSELF Through what channel it reached
NE inform ven in the private note accompanying is
letter that Won may judge Of its rustworhiness is
follows: When the reached the city that land
stack was about being made (Which report conse
euent upon Gen Changers late movenent> the widest
CONSERVATION resulted and many Of the leading cit
iscns, in some instances, accompanied by their wives
end grown daughters, besieged both the civil and mil
iary authorities with entreates that the city might be
spared bombardment and surrendered on the best
terms possible. These entreates were kept up with
that parties making them would be considered IA
vorable to the Federal and treated accordingly
This. Of course proved quieus, and further and
Trustworthy report coming in after that the Union
forces had withdrawn TO the coast eli fears tenn
porary aayed and the folks became Rebels blatant
and defiant as ever.
sUBNnssIoSIsTs."
The political antipodes Of the Coppe.head" Of the
North is expressed BY the above Since the
triumphant advent of feet in Mobile Bay this class
OF people has increased 10 troublesome extent and in
spite Of the nercess surveillance Of tongue and type
shat exists. they will sometimes speak ont in broad
terms their desire for Union and Peace
MOBILE EVACUATED
AS startling the announcement that Mobile Is no
longer occupied by the Rebel forces may be II is
theless literally true. 1t that when land At
tack recently expected, the property ho!ders
DESTROYS OF avoid the conhagratioD and demolition
inevitably consequent upon q bombardment. brought
such O heavy influence 70 bear upon the military |
Authorities in favor of the surrender Of the city that
partly to be relieved from that influence md partly to
get in such position viii enable them TO avoid be-
ing penued up in trap Of their own building, the
forces have been moved from the immediate city de-
lenses.
An auxiliary force occupies the railroad defenseS /
north OF the city, while the greater part Of the
army ID several miles the Pascagoula road
IL this direction The latter fact doubt gave rise To
Che report current here DAYS AGO. and which may
have found way North that the Rebels had assumed
the offensive and were marching 10 attack forces
here. 1t seems that they expect our advance TO be
made on the Psscagoula road Il would from this
that the enemy has determined in the event Of his being
driven from his outside dcfenses make his escape
into the interior. IL that cannot b. effected 10 surren
der at once and save the city from damage II this
suppoaition is correct ii will require more than
demonstration upon the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at
Toumanyile or Whistler Station to cause retreat
from the Pasoagoua road. But dyerge from revela-
tion TO speculation
Immense quantities Of cotton were stored in differ
ent parts Of the city up to within the last thirty days
The entrance Of our feet into the Bay, however dis
PEELED all hopes of getting it oct by OF blockade.
runners and moreover left u in danger Of being cap
tured II was therefore speedily moved from the ware
houses OIL the Bay and stored in the vicinity of the
railroad depot As coon as a land attack threat
.ned every available means was brought into use to
run it of to come inland depot In this the Rebels we're
only partially successful Train loads ana boat ioaos
were dispatched fast possible. until the supposed
vicinage TO Meridian Of three different Union raidlng
forces frightened them the temporary abandonment
Of the road subsequently the extraordinary rains tha'
have fallen have rendered the road OF comparatively bnt
little utility and there still remain in the CITY many
thousand bales which IL is not unsafe 10 predict VIII
fall a prey TO the rspacious (!n cottonan sense)
Yankee army. The Rebels will not destroy whit they
ere unable 10 get out FOR fear OF exasperang the Fed
.~.. f.c, ub;oh may be con sidered fixed IN 10 has