, 1865-04-10
FROM MOBILE.
III e movements of Our Army-Dcstruc-
uVe 'orpcGoee-Sfnkfng Of The MIL
waukee and 0saxe.

1efry yesterday morning. They had severe BHr-
mi:h3ng On the way. This morning they attacked
the Spanish battery. When within about five hun
dsed yards Of tho battery, the advance caught two
men laying torpedoes along the road between
Danby Ferry and the battery but not until sere1-
al men and horaes had been killed: A colonel,
whose horse trod On one, was literally blown to
pieces, both and horse being killed instantly.
The loss on both sides must have been heavy.
The hombardment ofthc fort continued till after
dark. The two, rebels caught laying to1pedoea
were compelled by our advance to inform where
they had been laying them, when they we're re-
moved.
= It has rained necessarily all dAy with a strong
southeast wind. e:
MIDNIGHT, March n.
Our fleet has not yet come up. They arrived off
HoNnrd's Landing this morning, but could moi get
over the tar TIL high water. They will pass over
in the morning, II the storm admits..
Fire is raging At or just on the other side Of the
Spaniah lott, ills thought the enemy arc eyacu-
atipg and retreatlng. By, boats across the ves
tb0fe 10 'he has': x4ncu ss1u
The Spanish Battery will soon be ours. They
have fought Ike devils. The neet has not yet
Our losa has not been great
. SECOND DISPATCH.
NrAn erAh1sH FoRT, MoB11E BAY,
March -, via CAIRO, april 8th. {
-; The Fort opened tlre early this morning, md
e1s, who. soon a. the men made theiz appearance
at the Gnns, picked them of. at about 10, 80 all
wss quiet. Our boy. eetnng tired Of do,ng
proved scces.fu ruse, for Immediately the rebel
hssds head IN made their appearance above the works, to
Several siege gnns and mortars arrived from
F Fort Morgan This afternoon, which will be brought
into play Tomorrow. Our loss up to tonight te
the rebela is not known, but must faE exceed onrs.
e snK aaeos Rs sso aa sas5
onesa vent sc1o.s isS to bel bsao assis
ance, upon Nhlch the flying battery fell back into
&c &c @ Tps gsa, sss, dad IT. men na
clad sunk Il @90 This afteznoon--ths oaaes, lying
nsa5 dne ~ snan ,n t6ats1 II 1hs ea t5aek
of her crew. None we're drowned.
THIRD DlsrATou. :
NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-0ur torcea are closely
1nyettipg the Spanish Fort and Fort Branley.
They have approached the parallels, within three
Eround II t6e res1 Of sness lofs, II il san3:eaty
high to enable the troops to nIne successfully.
They wall be 30 elo*e In few.days that It will be
necessary to make an assault whichtmu1t bo de-
'cisiVe. The 18th corps holds the right, the 18th
corps The left fneostng the rebels On three sidea
while t fhe EonInoa' are endeavosine to close
While trying to move up in ftolt otthe Spanish
For, t"o Of the gunboats, the Usage aud The NIL
The water ms shoal, no. over eleven lei deep.
and uany Of the crew ESCAPED. They were ad.
yAnetng without the usual torpedo finder, which
der The water, and fastened on spars, a. to ex-
pfode the torpedots in Advance The rebels havs
lined the bays and The land with torpedoes.
On the ssth March, Colonel II. 3. Marshall, lit
4inneaota regiment, Tas wounded in The nee&
Gen. steele's column has been heard from. lie
FA HAA HhcF4. .p41t uA zArA- II. T..
b,ma cavalry almost entire, including General
Clayton, the Major. Surgeon, four Captains, and
ntne 'd 4sutenants; also two railroad tfalns, and
Arm, a..The eft 1ife of the rebel Gen. Kirby
Smith ts In New Orleans to day. The fact ID
Known i mtg to our authoEites. and they viii At once
mauuor, and direction Of her ARRIVAL are moi yet
known.
CA1no, Apr1le.
to de- sstb It thst date lighting in front of Fort
re6els sre making dettrminea r.s..tanee. Con- as
was effected on the 27th Since that date supplies
for The Amy have been striving in LARGE quanti-
t:cs. The river eamers Tarsscon, White Cloud
known, sit IS contentedIJ upon The waters Of he
BaJ a, upon the waters Of their OWL native Ii
Operations agninst Spanish Fort ase progress.
inc with amazing rIgof. Its fall and capture Of
~ enrTe gefrison may be looked for aogn.
Msl. Ten Smiths quarters were ehelled 10 So
yetely that tho Gtnerai vas Obliged to retire
s1oI1 9 .nns, ihs seoe1s are evidently IN want
From Howssa's Landing Nobile u Visible. They
a5,. na5e ~ d asrsPo5ts among which sIo the Nag
~ 1raat sfretst 8s " X ne @ en1ooaa ate NOT
Tie folow1a lss If ds,ths pede1 I'd ronn:
Northwestern soldiers:
s37u ILLINOIS Vo1rs1EERs-Sergt. o. Il. Sheri-
neef da s.ass T5n!,as e1tp, r. L. Simnofs.