, 1865-04-05
FROM MOBILE.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
Danny CAMr- F1sn RIVER,
Aon11E BAT, Ala, March ~

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
DAxnT CAMP- F1sn RIrEg,
NOBLE BAT, Ala, March ~ !.
Tic cA1no. ApF1l !.
=, This morning our pickets yere a. gain attacked
~ scouting party numbering about 5v0, I'heS
"ehafEed and dfose our men In for ehprt dfs.
1ante- Ton2d'nE 1wo. Our Men on cominr m
eeiofe the woods turned and reformed, chce1in!:
% they pfetstd forward. They drove the rrbaIs
before them. who FOOD Turned their horses heads
a9d ded n tue direction hey took the day bcSore
an;s vas thasame casalry force that at,acked our
He Ae "as sn1t u the Ie4. our ptckess numbered
~ 'nen-2Go oniy Of Rhom were engaged 1n fhe
- Especial Dispatch to the chtcage Tsthune.3-
MoBslE Bar, Ala, March =
Al ha* heen quiet since yesterday. The 1as,h
9nd 9;1,: 1Gth aht army sG:ps are at siths
s eaae On sh rs Tes @
18th. md were conveyed across Mo6iis H,S to
WesEs: 9.y on sr4aspatts guarded By Eunho7ts
experienced ID getting them up wecl;s III aud
Fi-h hres. the water being only three feel deem
in aay p,afss = MIR e, FL hvef on ths
corps, under command OF Major G-lerai 4. j.
smith. landed and rncsmped, the 1T d,yf.Inn
Major General AcArthurs 5, Inrming ,he advance.
der command of. .Msjor General Granger. msrchrd
from Fort Morgan aud Navy Cove round by
oEstes Bas, shore to ta- esst Of Weeks B.y,
III
casnps near to the ls,h army corps. The l,s, q,
tn, n:s q sfrtted oG sancampine ground yes.erany
north Up the Pensaco>s koal. To the -ssf cf
j}auby Ferry are Howard. and Sewport,e Innd.
5nse On ths caAt coast Of Mu.ile Bay. 1:n miles
iecs ai considerable daRsse, seltins 41. IT,. tie ie
Howard's Hotel and seycExE ulaer hajidiucs Thrv
bonbardcd those places for hours. During the
dren, were seen. The men were taSen out
Of these places and the adjoining country hy the
Iebeis some fourteen days hrfozt, to do dnty IL
Some of our troops the same day ,an5cd On the
other side Of Atohi1e Bay, on the wesf, aud met
%h so e # crds4 9Sned
but few shell. from The gunboat ELL soon Dis.
persed them, when ther marched up to Fowl
1tivcr Point without being further molested. |
by, Of eunb0at IL. These evidently had been I
placed there some time Previous but did no |
At Dog River Point, eight miles above Fowl
River PotnL on the north, lie their t1rtt hatterv.
L fa on the west coast Of the bay. ten miles south
e SaTs S1s y.2 strenSa
ss'rucssons, which run across the bay to Dlcker's
Ioaat on tne east coast 1i1eide tArse oostzuc.
bsh bns ass M hse . .eaine batteries in the re4r Of
- ths Sea 1.sse gnns each O1e 1s at the month
haaa "n @ POM g. land west OF chaca1oochea bar
sua ~ out a oa sit;ht when ut two or three mies
Ag1ant*. Aouuu 70 me west at distance of ire
number Of batteries behind hem IL mt ne IL exaet
known. On the shofc, bstwcep Dor T,xer a. pseons p
south Of The city, twn in sieht WHIT f-a
CATIONS a1e On the north side las NM
Gsen he rensst4 sssss5sa,0ed ,tx:yg yet Ba&siy
facing east South Of Elakely, On Tie easi ce:s;
Is Mlnnetta Bay. where two more hatter}ee sSE IT, |
erected. Ten miles northeast Of Mnnctta uav 1t T.
eosss61e s1ene asnes ss s soa
to fleBennt Point at tho mouth Of Fish River and
Here man nsmed cotttr OWE. house, where
three weeks aeo three Of orr soldiers eought re-
fupe. ThEee days .prev1ous 70 rhs,r arrival they
south u way of-Minnerta Bay. no. thinking It
vice to touch at Blake1y or at any pace before
they arrived at Fort Morgan, where they knew our
tEoops were. They bad no provisions with them,
and scarcely any clothing, aud hature becoming
doys, they called In 1t cot,er's and begged as<iet
anee. Which he promised to render then. teaving
ms. house, as hey thought to prepare than
ToRc fn19 'noo, he sent bis son, ntne boz, "ho
ILL., n.a 70 pr, INTO Blakely. 10 inform the guard
.9Gfe TUT hls father wa4 desatntng three Yankee
pt1foners; Tue General sent doSsn az escort and
ha.s ~ - tesH taking them hack to Noble,
Wnefe, on INC following day, they tEcrc shot, Ie-
lore our forces arrived |
conniry hpt n0w melody ist tor miles around the
nrf tn Irrat dtstr'rs. An old in6e ,.rnn a. ill.,.
amt Point, haa her husband t.ken sT.H a. Har hs.
T." ias' 1si "a msn
OF n obile, and now there was nosaav ~ ", nlas
ol Them, and che vEaA glad the YANKEE. S aed eate
up Eo far. pretending to he quite iu1ipns,t fot h
cause they did not come before. D'o' oe'
Week. bay IL Weeks Ksek, up VI IcS ~ ~ ,r q
pretty rcsidcuces. belonging 10 h. tucE Nv
[pQfedera1e Qf6ces.