The New York Herald Newspaper, September 2, 1864, Page 1

As wncn WERE Ee sect, SHERMAN. ditienal Details of Kilpatrick’s Rald Around Atlanta. RB DAYS CONSTANT FIGHTIN ree Miles of the Macon Rail- road Torn Up. ESBORO SACKED AND BURNED, Ipatrick’s Force Sarrounded by Infantry and Cavalry, Under Cleburne and = Jackson, ey Gallantly Cut Their Way Out. allant Sabre Charge by Minty’s Brigade. Goss Three Hundred and Four- teen in All, aa, ae, &upatr ch’s Late Brill! 6 Ri (Corresponaence of the Cincinnat; Commercial r) CONFRONTING ATLANTA, August 23, 1864, Phe raider, Kiipstrick, arrived in late last night, bay- made a compiete ciroult around the rebel army in ebort space o four days, Sighting nearly all the time st vastly superior forces. While ail that he wes expected to perform wae not lished, the raid was o #0 far as nemy was soundly whip: ’ Officers who have seen Lane mon ged ‘he charges among the the moet 6 From a gentieman familiar with all the details of the Thave seoured @ pretty full memoranda of what sccomplihed by Kilpatrick end his dashing iollower: THE FORCES took part were the Third division of cavalry, rout two thoussnd five hundred. and Minty’s and Long’s des of the Second cavairy division, numbering two sand Ove bundred and fity four, oa rebigan, that time, ranked Colonel (now General) Long, commend. At one o'clock om the morning of thi , the expedition jeit the cavairy encampment on thi ine, for the rendesycus of the expodition at town, where it arrived at six A. M., accompanied by @ secuions of the Chicaxo Board of Trade Battery, uuder fmmediaie command of Lieutenant Robinson, Colonel 'y broke camp and made Saudtown under cover of shows that that time the enemy bud intelligence, through their es. not only of ined ein of Baty s copenebt bat jon of the raiding party; and consequent); bad ample time to make os v4 ot them, Arriving at Sandtown op the morning of the 19th, ity reported to Geveral Kilpatrick aud received bis rs. As soon as darkness bad sottied over fe thousand strong, jumped inte ly marched upon the West Point road. near Fairbern, the Third division to advance, rmishing ail the way from the right of in'antry until they struck the West Poimt Railroad, when THE FIRST RBURL ANCATLT made at the moment the Third division and a part of g's brigade had crossed, The enemy struck the col on the left davk with artillery and dismounted cav- lairy, and with so much force that the Seventh Peunsy!- yeath were cui ip two, cansing some confusion for the moment, Dut Major Jennings quickly reiormed bis regt- Ment, and, sopported by Major Max, commanding Fourth Micdigan, made a vigorous and irresistible attack upon We eewy, Who wos driven from the ground In disorder. FAIGIT AMONG TAM TRAMSTRRS, At the momect when the artillery and musketry fire wes opeved, tbe ambulance driv could not withstan: Drigade The others were ed by the officers of the brigide, aud took their in the column, . who, with a large force, was slowly fal'ing buck, contesting every inch, oriered Minty and Locg to the frout, aud, with Long’s brigade in the yeace, folloved by Minty’s and tho Third division, skir- mpusved with aud gradually drove (he enemy to FLINT RIVER, Flere, the destruction of the bridges, the depth of the Sram ent the bad bottom, were serious impediments to ur advance, and Kors and Ferguson's brigades of cavalry Preenied a bold frops on the east Dank, and with aruilery opeved upon our column to disput Qroasiog, — Klipetrick promptiy ordered all into position, and in a yer; a section of the Bi ip’? the rebel artillery most gfectually mounting thé First, Third and Pourth Onio, and ihe Fourth Michigan eavairy, by order W Kiipatrick, Minty formed tn ine of battle, when our artillery divehirged four destructive volleys of grape and aiater Ito tho rebel rifie pits, and instantly tbe men five forward wpon the double quick, with a cheer, to $e bank of the ri eadiy Gre was poured ato the redeis at jodging their sharp arooters, Cur golu cromegd (he river on the ayers of the burnt bridva, THN ADVANCE CPON AND SACKING OF JONREPORO, ving the neyivania, One seotion of artil- 'y wnd Ali the ted horses on the wast side of the river, ty advanced with his brigades on Jonesbore, a town o@ the Athwta aod Macon Railroad, twenty-one miles fouth of Atiaoia, the Fourth Michigan bemg deployed fw akirmiebers,” with the Firat Obio, Colonel Eg. eeton, avd the Fourth United States, in line of | a with one section of artiitery In the cantro, and the Pied Vdso, Colovel Sidell, and Fourth Ohio, Livatenant obte, following in coloma. With this formation, ones advance! and drove the rebels be’ore him own, from the houses of which the rebels opened clive fire upon our tine, Not ss bis men, aty ordere levy to the skirmish line yy aod. to wilbin a very short disteuee of the bu fa wich the rebois had taken lodgement, While be w: epar oe to riddie (be Dulldt wand cane er, the rebels, deeming a tof walor,”’ retreated, mooted their horses and évanonted ia eorier, Our men charged wiver thom into the town, oper Ling the possession of the town to Kilpatrick, the TRira division was quickly Dronght up, and then com- Menced tho destcuotion of tho town, This was just be fare dork, Tho men went to work witha will, put the foreh to the Pailwuy — buildin court house, ‘Bed publie property, while detaiis from the con E tore mo and Burned aout three miles of the r, whore & bro @ ebary, bul no ve jecou Luiirood, A brisé “ind sprugg up, and yory toon 4 mar aptond tg Bir bao tbirdaot thy mer Wik Gy cit acd other buildings, and over ‘oma waa borned to the ground, to. siderable public property aad elfeots of ‘TTR ENEMY ARINTORCED--MGRTING, Fergrzon aod Rove, while the town was being raced, sloromd by one in(antry Drigade, and tovk pe ly south of our foreas, fatrevohing them. Beiver by felling timber, ko, ko, A® Kilpatrick's object to whip tha@nemy, but to destroy the rallrond, ht he atrnck ‘wart from the then mar tae Fit brigade being 4 Brigade (Long Defore our rewrakirmishors were withdrawn a another fo’aniry force arrived from tows: . Resting for the night woine distaace from Lovejoy Wei, at dayorek of the following moraing, oar Digit Fea Jonesvord was dincovered by the enemy, who marted iv pursuit with theif cavalry one anda haf mile from Lovejoy? Bea b ouF oolumn moved, forks, ont to the station, wher cro b F of a mile noruh oF Al wiaton had the advance, direot fo he wdvance, and the Second ) Bringing up the rear, 4 oP fh oolamo, that wax moving do direct road to the station, encountered ibe ny et Bkirmishing with the robs aod when within # quircer of » mile of t pee a report was received tha etrock the ratir: ismounted and deployed a a get of the Fourth Michig: who were br od te bendred aed Gfty men Rafor vemed & whole Fodel IRfantry brigade, in erabush, with 0 Fkirminbers ons porty ® terrific Bid wid yols that made ibe forest iow, tuened madly | Piet, Third ona (WU Obto regiments, with) tot of kitied, the track burnere, Killing, wounding nod taking | wounded and mtgstng, . ¥ (ho ebtire detaanment, who fougit « Long was’ wounded (in thigh and nem) their arme ware wrested from thom, | while direoiing the movements of the Third Ohio, woo KANE Wee imivediately formed, arbliery plood | fed ‘ormed it Hoe ((:cmounted) protecting the rear of | ; apon every tongue. N}Foad about Lovajoy's station, A fow minutes Minty’ Drigude leadingy Fourth Michigan was dstechod bh, thes Fourth Aliebigae Our forces were pashod ranidty Pir werd and at One® received & fire trom the enemy, when ove daltalion OF she Fourth United Sites wore nd brought wp to the fAweiling the nom: p the track to ir i Pomition, and the rebels were Guickyw ropuised, with | theevlump as jt moved out, Severe loss-from the effect of our capuister end arape, OUR FORCES SURROUNDED, Scarcely had the roar of artillery aod the sharp mus- ket’s crack died away, a8 the rebel iufamiry fell back, broken and demoralized, whee a new deuger Itself, With wiid yeite a whole division of revel cavalry, an repater 4, gone a brigades, were seep coming down on fe keen run, accompaited by ten pieces of artillery. A FISHOR ATTACK IN) THE Ere Kitpatrick bad time to learo wi Lf spirited atteck was made upon tho rear, and sheila came (eariag across the ilelds und bursting over our columus, Kilpatrick’s keen eye soon comprehended the situation, Mivty's brigade was instantly withdrawn and partily formed on tho right ( » of ya Noe of rogi- mentalc tumo ‘the Beventh Pennsylvania, Major Jen- nings, op tbe right; Fourth Michigan, Major West, oo the centre andthe Feurth United States, Captain McIntyre, 00 the left. Long's brigade wee formed in the rear of the first,” Tbe Third division was ordered te form in the same rmasener on tho jeff of the road, aad to charge simuitaneously with Minty 4 BLOODY RABKN CHARGE BY MINTY, While the various rezimente were being mancuvred {nto position to meet the ons! it of the rebels, who wore sweeping duwn upon them, the men ‘had tine to comprehend the danger that surrounded thom— rabels to the right of them, revels to the left them, rebels in the roar of them, rebels in front of them—surrounded, there was no palvation but to cut their way out. Visions of Libby prison and siar- vation fitted acroes their vision, aud they saw that the lead!y confict could not be avoided. Piacing himeelf at the bead of his brigade the galiaut and fearless Minty drew bis sabre, and his voice rung out clear and loud:— “Attention, coluinn; forward, trot, regulate by the centre regiment, march, gallop, march!” aud away the tate went with a yell that echoed away across the valleys, ‘The ground from which the start was made, and over which they charged, was a plantation of about two square miles, thickly sirewn with patches of woods, deep water outs, fences, ditches and morasses, At the word away went the bold , at the height of their speed, Fences were jumped, ditcnés were no tin pediment. The rattle of the sat mingtel wixh that of the mess kettles and (rying paps, that jingled at the sides of tho pack mute brigade, woich were madly pushed forward by the frightened darkies who strad- died them. Charging for their lives, and yel- lipg ke devils, Minty and bis troopers ‘en- eountered the rebels oehind a hasty erected barrioade of rails, Preseiug their rowels deep into their borses’ flanks, and raising their sabres aloft, on, on, 0D, bearer and nearer to the rebels they pluoged. The terror stricken euemy couid not withstand the toua- derous wave of nen and horses 1! threatened to en- gupb them. They broke acd ran, just ay Minty and bis troopers were urging their horses for the decisive blow. To an instant ali was confnsion, The yells of the horse- mien were drowned in the clashing ef steel and the groacs of the dyiig. On pressed Minty tm pursuit, bis ‘a sabres striking right and and cutting down 1 borsemsn were ong to the rearth, while their ell Over their bodies. mselves with almost 5 perbuman~ y et it wasallin vain. The chi Of federa: eel wae jistibie. The beads and limbs of some of the rebels were actuaily severed fi rom the dodies—the head of the rider falling on one side of the b rse, the lifeless trunk upon the other. The {ndividual i of hervism were many, Hardly a man tlische fh canes of daring — An orderly of Jennings, Samuel Walter’s Compa- ny F, Seventh’Pennsylvauia, rode upon a rebel cavairy- mav who threw up bis hand to guard the biow, The sabre came down, severing the hand {rom the arm, An- other blow followed quickly after upon the neck, and over the rebel rolled out of bis saddle, the head ovly clinging tothe body by a thin fibre, Private Douglas and Ciptain Mc!ntire, of the Fourth United States, charged aide by side, killed four or five with the sabre, eapiured acaptiin amd Neutonant and thirteen men, who were turned over (o Douglas by the Captain, who rushed tor ward into the fray. After the charge was over Douglas Tode up to Colonel Minty, saluted him, turned ove fifteen priscnors, and remarked, ‘Here, Col teen Jobonier, the trophies of Captain vate Douglas, /ourth regalars,”? ‘Tt was, al! admit, one of the finest charges of the wa: Fully one huudred men ‘oll under the keen subre of Minty brigade. The praises of Minty and his . The Fourth United States, Fourth Michigan, First, Third aod Fourth Ohio regiments ebarged aver a rebel battery of three guaa on the left of thi but no sooner had our men passed than the rebels again seized tho cannon, and, reversing them, poured ¢i and canister tuto the charging ol. umns. General Kilpatrick, seeing this, with his staff and others—about thirty in all—moved forward to cap ture the guns; but found a high staked and ridered fence between him and the battery. Seeing the predica ment ju which the General was, private Willa! ley, Compaoy 1, Fourth Michigan, an orderly to Col, Minty, gooily rode vy to the fence, dismounted in the face of a severe fire, tore down the fence, remounted, rode up to the battery, shot the captain, took possession of the b nd ‘and rode ont, He was tmmodiately fol lowed by @ party of mon, who captured tne battery en: apiked the gups, in the charge Minty’s brigade captured tends of colora—the Furth United ‘States taking the Fourth Michigan op ‘Long’s brigade being in the rear, were not able te pai enerally im the charge; ‘but they fought when they bad an opportunity like Spartans. The General, who learoed of bis promotion on his return, was, | regret tosay, wounded severely in the leg and arm while gal- jantly leading the brigade. Colous! Minty, whose soldierty form was conspicrons in the charge, urging the men to follow bitm, had his horse shot under him, An orderly was shot by bis side, and bis Inspector, Captain Thomyson, captured. General Ktipatrick is loud in his praiee of Long and Miaty, aod the namelees heroes who fought by them. THM RETCRY—GENERAL LONG WOUNDED. Leaving the rebel dead and wounded on the Meld pre Parationa were made forthe return. The Third division was ordored to moye on the McDonough road, and th Sevond division to cover tho movement. Roefore tne ding brigade had moved, Pat Cleburne’s divisien of ia fantry advaneed and attacked Long’s brigade, which fought aplendidiy, end, although forced to fali back, they did 20 so slowiy that the Third division had time to move. It was in this engagement that Geveral Long revetved one of his two wounds. His men fought with endid pluck and kept at day one of the best divisions of revel iufantry, be Gevenih syivania and Fourth ‘gon were dis to cover the retreat of thelr galiont the Secon’ brigade, when the Fourth United Pena engaged that one of our guns artillery bad been so & a cusand pieces, but forsauaiely burst, dre tn uring nobod, The ulght of the 20th was consumed In marching through the rain and darkneas, Atoue A. Mf, of tho 21st, was reached end crosmed, aud the fatiqued ie Diyouncked until daybreak, when they were moved forward again, encountering no enem, At eis A. M h river was reached by the advance, and the bridge had boon destroyed aud tlie river hooded Dy the rains. The entire colurmn was compeijoe to ewim the stresim—one man and about fing horses and m were drow: Geveral Kiipatyjok’S ambulance was lost in the rapid current of the river, and two wagons that bad enrriet ammunition were destroyed, as the mUleg Ware required to remount the men. These were our only logres tn crossing, after whieh the men we epee more im the eaddie, Lithonia, om the Georgia Mail- road, left of our lives, was roached thet evening, whers tho drat night’s rest ‘war obtain 4 yesterday the word owt men and horses rota camp iu rear of our infantry line, During the firet three days and nights no oftcer OF un had an hour'ssleep, From ine time the command oft, on the 18th, until it returned to On the pight of the 220 (cour daye of but three meals of collee ap brond—nothing more, The borsos subsisted on the country A train of londed oars wee destroyed beiow Jontsboro by Colonel Kline's command, which was sept out oa dotacted raid further sogkh, A vos: Amount of damage was dono at Jonesboro 9 pulit property. Consioering that Kelpatrick’s thoustad m thongand gurr: Dridlant, if not a bighly sueotseral hard TSE Losers, Colonel Minty ertimatee the rebel kiiled alone grester than out outire lons in killed wounded and privonera, Our Jona [D Minty’s and Loog’s brigades arid the battery, wos two hom ¥, thot of the Third brigade about ninety four; total, + Jose cancot De less than Ono thousand ip all jae tabolar loss of Minty’s end Long's Regiment 14th 0, States Hioadquar Tat Onio.... Total Ip divistom........6+ Chiongo Board of Trade battery. Grand total,, Tentonate General Kiipatrick was conapicvons tm the hottest of the fight, by his presoucs cheering on the men and ene Courasing them to deeds of vair All \ue commander fm the Third division behaved well, as did also Loeir reg! meutal avd compeny officers, BOW CONARAL LONG WAS WOUNDED, T have tho liborty of fog the following private note, written by one Gevern at, giving the partienlara of waaner in which wound Heanqvaarens, Sroowp Recrwert, Secor Divo, Aut ust 25, 1864. CaPtain--Accomponying plea He was on bw horse The Charge of Religious Intolerance at the McDougall fospital, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, at dhe time, and his horre wae shot joss berore he recolvea the wo balls, The evemy were as the tine advancing on a charge toward the Third, Before thes wae a creek, and afier croestn thw iuey would have pwaumyy ground to pase, an, then a declivity to ascend betore reaghing the Third. Beeing this position of adatre the Coionsi directed Colonel Leidail to hold ura fire wow the rebels had crossed the Creek, and chen to fire rapidiy and accurately, Just alier a the order de ot, ot duriwg the charge through the hot with the Colonel at 4 id not know the charge was to be male out, He wae near the rebel rack io the upper part of she arm, bis Gorse, He lay ou tue ground somo time before bring rousbt of Boott always carries bimself gallant!y in the feld. Very truly, y. ara, W. E, ORANK, GENERAL Lona, It fs probable that Gevora! Long, of Ohio, who has just Deen jromosed, wil, have command of the Sevond divi- sion of cavairy, aa Ceneral Gararad bas expressed @ wish to be assigned to an infantry command, Sotonet Minty, Of the Fourth Michigan, bis boeu the ranking officer; bu the promotion of Long will give him precedence, Nothing has transpired on the infantry live to-day. Davis is daily advanciny hie ine nearer the Nacou Rail- ‘WAY, with litte or no opposition, BATTLE AMONG THR REPELS. Dnoring the night of Kilpatrick 3 entry into Jonesdero @ brief skirmish Look pitcs between the rebel infautry and cavalry, who took each ott for Yankees, Ten or twelve wore killed and over thiriy wounded ere the mig- take was discovered, REBEL ACCOUNTS, Another Raid on the Macon and Atianta Railroad Vhe Kedeis Kuuied at Jones- noro—Wight Progressing. s [From the Potersbarg Fxpress, Angust 20.) By the Macon papers we learn that another raid hag eeu made on the Macon and Atienta Railroad, On Friday aight the Yankees tok posscasion of Jenes- boro, routing our trdopa there, and on Saturday morning they were burning the track north and south of the town, The rumor ts that they intend to bold tbe position at fey oe with an infantry force a0 as to compel Hood to ‘The Yankee force is various!y estinanted at from twelve hundred to threo thousand, At laat accounts they had been attacked by Juckson’s cavalry, and the fight was Progressing; but 00 particulars are as yet kuown. Reported mations of Sherman from At. G ante. [From the Richmond Examiner, August 29.) reported yexterday that official intelligence had ived that Sherman was retreating from Atlanta, Hood was pressing him heavily, We are much disposed to bel: this report, though po information ject has been given the press. Wheeler and others have been playing such pranks in Sherman's ri ‘ag must have rendered bis position before Allauta da: gerous and extremely uncomfortable, Affairs in East Te: ‘From the Richmond inquirer, August ‘The Bristol Garette of the 26th, received yeaterday, has important “news of affairs in Kast Tonnessee, We copy from tts columns the following:— The enemy's cavalry, two hundred and seventy-five &trong, dashed into Rogeravilie on Sunday last, capturing Hoo. J.B Heisxell, Colone! Walker, Liewrenant Blevins ‘and the Provost Marshal, with nioeteen privates. After the prisoners were formed in lneand placed under guard, three of them were shot down io cold bivod by a de Mr. serter from our army by the name «f Sizemore Rogae’s son, of Bristol, was sever: same circumstances. dn the meantime the enemy had sbipped artillery from Knoxville to the vicmity of Bull’s Gap, whilst a beavy force of cavalry agvanced from that direction. Ua ‘Tuesday they attacked our forces, who fell back before superior numbers to Jonesborough: ‘bis ts the movement which that inesrnate fiend, Browulow, bad in anticipation when he wrote editorially “vhatcertain East Tennessee regiinents would soon re- turn tothe Department of East feunessee, when they would exterminate the rebel popuiatioa.”” N. B.—Woe learn as we go to pregs that the Yankees Barve advanced to within a few miles of Kingsport. In another article, apeaking of the condition of affairs, the Gasetic rays :—~ ‘Tne intelligence received every few days trom Fast Tenvesaee represents the condition of our peopye ia that country as becoming more and more distressing. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Rumered Arrival of Juarez in the United States—Movements of the Hm- peror Maximilian—The Military Situ- ation, &c. By an arrival at this port yesterday from New Orleans We have interesting intelligence from Mexice. Juarez had heft the country, it was ramored, for the United States, This report seems the more probable as hia family bad arrived at New Ocisens by the steamer Gllnton, from Brazos Santiago, The New Orieans Abetite says that Juarez himself had left Mexico, but at the date of writing—Auguat 24—was ona vesse! in the Missisalpp! river, where he would be detained by a ten days quarantin The Emperor Maximilian is pursuing a conciliatory po- Ney, and is trying to obtain the adhesion of the premineat meu of ali parties. He had left the capital for Guadala- hoping to win over to his cause the Juarist chiefs who, {t was romored, were disaffected, He bad again urged Santa Anoa to come to Mexico, ‘Tho only appoiniments made by Maximilian snee bis arrival ia Moxico are the selections of Almonte as the Marshal of the Palates end of Ramirez as Minister, Uraga ts daily expeeted, and will, by order of the Emperor, be treated ag becomes bis rank—as a general of @ division, ‘The French and imperialist troops are marching simul- taneously upon New Leon, Coabulla and Tamaulipas, It fe oxpected that Monterey and Matemoros will goon be atiacked, In pursuance of his coneltiatory policy, the Fimperor has issued a clroular forbidding the wee in official docamests or by the newepapers of odious or irritating: epitl as applied to those Mozicana who aro yot holding out against Che sepir Our Braxos § Braros SanTiaco, 4) sont 17, hea, Tho eteamgr Clinton, Capiota Talhof, will sail for New Orleans to day, and Laval myrelt of the opportunity to geod the Exnatp a sprivkling of Mexicao sews, The French and reactionary forece, supposed to be com. manded by Ceveral Doury, have advanced from Potot!, and now oceupy sailtllo, the capital of the St Coabulla, sixty-three miles from Monterey, the prov! sional weat of governmont of President Juarez. The policy of Pr: re Reems yet to be to avotd ® general eogagement aud attack the already too oxtended Hines of dhe Invaders. The | ly of President Juarez take pagrage on b> Cilates for now Orteane w 70 THR KDLCOR OF TRE KZBRALD, Hganqnantens, Deranrirert ov rns Past, Naw Yous Civ, August 22,1964, Major General Dix requests the publ cation of the en- loned off'cial report fa segord to the charge of religious jnioierance at Fort Schuyler, Rerpectfully yours, CHAS, TEMPLE DIX, Major and A, D. 0, Merprcat. Diacton’s Orrce, Deraxtweyt ov tam Kast, No. 126 Pimgcrer Srxres, New Vos, Angust 23, 3864, Sin—tn accordance with your iweiractions to invést! @ tho cherces contajved i an anonymous commuaica- 108 IM tho New Yorn flrsaro, and referred to you by the % avtmens for report, &o., 1 ganern! eo 1 pital Of whore time has besa spent tn the gnard house, aod who war discharged yesterday and drummed ous of hoapital for bad condrict, * The chaplain ot the hospital ts e Protertant; but tn in which the servicer of a Cath: walin, living at Weatchester, aix mi The greatest bargiouy and good feel- distant, te seus f charge, end other medical officers and their pationim Aithoogh the surgeon ip charge hes to moans of convey- Avoe, or euthority wexpend the government funds for thie perpore, be sever baa failed to communicate to Father Kenwalia the winhes of these desiriog hie tion, Sometimes the meseagor tenant Jackson, Acting Aesi-tan| ober times by ® pereoo from Dusipese at this hospital. nite tran pap ries, but T ondarsiand Dis note was so abusive and Inpulting (has no notice was taken of it. It in proper here to state that twas toformed by Dr, Spragoe, in charge, that Father Kenealla feels indiguant and mortified at the publication of the article, #nich, being false nod harsh In tte langnage, seems to Impl this clorgy mao, who discieim: frely tt anjustidad statements, His intercourse at ghe hoepital is of oi moat pleasant ohari Quad very beosicial in fia | Fiaited the McDougall Hospital yectorday and agcertatued tha #.tbe frets io tho enen— re: x ¢ L img exist between this clergyman avd the eurgcon in hg ds: om the et fusnce. ts Ais Account of the money taken from the de. es i@ wolruo, Dr. Sprague © him, amounting te whieh will be turned over to the payne y According to reg he, Rod Heid awk tho cisim of the legal heire, Very respectfully Obedient servant, WM. J Bargeon Cited Staves army Carty Cnired Staves Army Meuical Of che Let owed me the emovol Bargaon ©. Med } Direvior, Denartan SEPTEMBER 2, 1864. MOBILE. Official Accounts of the Sur- render of Fort Morgan. Despatches from Secretary Stanton, Gea. Canby and Adwniral Farragut. DETAILS OF THE BOMBARDMENT. The Herald Accounts of the Capture. Tho Fort Forced to Capitulate in Twenty-four Hours. Attempt ef the Rebel General Page to Surrender to the Navy. The Rebel Ram Nashville Blown Up. A Resume of Twenty Days Campaign. WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, Ree Rew Be THE OFFICIAL DESPATCH. Sccretary Stanton to G ral Dixe War Daraxtueyr, } Wasminctox, Sept, 1—10:60 A. Ml. To Major General Jonn A, Dix:— This Departmont hag just received General Canby’s icial reports of the surrendor of Fort Morgan:— New Onveans,.La., Auguat 24, 1864. Fort Morgan surrendered unconditionally yesterday, 23d instant, at two P. M. KB. R. 9, CANBY, Major General. New Oaieaye, August 26, 1864, By the surrender of Fort Morgan we have about siz hundred prisoners, sixty pices of artillory and a large quantity of-material, In the twelve bours preceding the surrender about (bree thousand shells were thrown into the fort. The citate: aud barracks are enticely destroyed, and the works generally much injured. Many of the guus were spiked, the carriages burned and much of thg amraunition destroyod by the rebels. ‘The losses in the army were one mau killed and sev K. BR. 8. CANBY, Major General. Nothing has been received to-day from Generais Graat, @berman or Sheridan, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. NEWS BY THE YAZOO AND M'CLELLAN. By the arrival of tuo United States mail steamship Ya200, Captain Conch, we have very interesting dotatis of tne bombardment, by the combined forces of Admiral Farra- gut and General Granger, of Fort Morgan, at the entrance to Mobile Bay, and its unconditional surrender to our forces on the morning of the 234 of August. The United States steamship McCielian, Captain Gray, from Now Orieans August 24 at twoo'clock 4, M., also arrived at this port yesterday, At ning P, M. on the 2ith, the MoCielian anchored off Mobile bar. Oo the 25th, at seven A, M., she crossed the var and anchored in Mobile Bay, close to tho fiagabip Hartford, At twoP. M. sheleft for New York. At mid night of the 27h of August she put the Key West mail 00 a pilot boat bound i. Captain Gray brings Admiral Farracut’s official de spatches regarding tho capture of Fort Morgan, and the (olwing named fags, which are to be delivered to Ad- miral Paulding, United States Fiag of the rebel ram Teanofee, captured by the United states Meet, August 6, 1364, Ving of the redol steamer Sims, caplared by the United Stato yiain Jewett. Fiag of the revei Fort Gaines, surrendered to the ited States foot, August 8, Flag of the revel Fort Morgan, surrendered to the United States forces, August 23. On the night of the 25th Captain Jewett succeeded ie blowing up the revelram Naghvilie, Sho was just be- low Mobile, She was three huodred and sigty length, aud was to have mounted twelve Zi, ie Os the 25th Captata Thomss Sroyens, in the Oxelda, tm drag ing for Lorpedes@ fu the ebsone! below the fort, fuocesded fo to¥\sg up six, The rem Tennesse would 4000 lem” for Now Orleans, The Selma 18 tow doing @"y in the Union cause, Purser J. D. Cook, of the Yazoo, reports that the feet at- tacked Fort Morgan on the morning of the 224. Goveral manding, surrendered unconditionally at two 234. Tho fort wae much damaged, owing to the rapid fring of the feot, which was eo quick aad con- t thal the fort could scarcely’ rey When (he whito flag was botsted the enthusiasm of our officers and meu knew no dowods, They immodistaly commecoed @ promisouous Salutlog with muskets, pis tol, Ke. The pilot reported the fever on the decreas West, THE HERALD DESPATCHES. Mr. W. Kh. Wells’ Despatoh, Fer? Monaaw, August 23, 1864. PORT MOROAN WO OURS. fort Morgan fs ours, The old Stars end #tripes, after an inicrval of {itie wore then three years, again Goat over ibe ramparts, and the garrison assemble bo the tunes of “Yanker Doodle” and ‘Fail Columbia,” At twenty minutes to seven o'clock on Tucgday more- Ing, August 23, 1964, Fort Morgs mounting sixty heavy Pm ‘aining @ garriaon of six bondred men, eur. vondered unconditionally te the combined forces of the army eo¢ Dav? Of the United States, after « bombard. ment of lets than twenty-four bours, DETAILA OF 7 SURRENDER. Op Son tay evening General Gravger wovlted Admiral rragat that be would be ready to open the siege next rowg at daylight, That pighs the Admiral wih bis Beet tock position ip line of battle, and Monday morning ai fre o'clock we Opened upon Morgen with thirty guns x at Key of various callbre,and sixteen eight end ten-inch mor- tare, and 90 ebort time three Movitors and severs, wooden resrels opened, the former with sieven and ar. teen-ioch shells, and the Intier with r fled thirty-two pounders, The Gring coptimued with great vigor and ox. traora\nary accuracy until dare, whea the Oces witb. drew, and (he Oring was contiqued omly at intervals by the chore batteries, IRR ON IMR FORT, During the afternoon smoke wes noticed ascending in A rteacy ve - from @ particular polot instie the fort, and tt orm waa surmised by weoy that some part’ of the Work wae On fire, elttough rary little war wald of thought About Hy #0 grent wim ibe lolereet manifested in the acourecy of the artiliers e showanine o'clock AL Hibs A broad sheet of Nae bures (ors, whicd shone a PRICE FOUR CENTS Wwbtly all wight, aud eeomed to spread to the right, as Af de.) ing ald exertions to extinguish it It was thought Dy & me officers shat the enemy bad plied together some boards sod fred #4 tp order that, by its light, @ might assault might be guarded against, ‘THR CITADEL ON FIRE, By others it was believed, and this belief was found to be correct, that the citadel was on od that an explosion of the magazines might be expected at avy moment, Wawere informed next morning by the rebels tbat after vain efforts te extinguish the fire thy became greatly alarmed lest they snould all be blown up, and Govded the magazine with wai quantity of powder into the wel: No sooner was this bgbt discovered than Uéneral Bojley ordered all our batteries to commence fring, ip order to prever rebels from extinguishing tue flames, which they did with great vigor, and Is from nine-inch Dabigren aod eigut and ten-inch mortars fell amid the fames with fearful rapidity, driving the rebels to their conemates and producing a scene of grandeur rarely wit- essed. For fully anjhour this awful scene continued with fiend like fury, when the firing ceased suddenly, to the as- tonisbment of those who witnessed tbe aflair from the ehipping in the bay, ‘THR FORT WAVES A SIGNAT LANTERN TO THE YLFET, Tt was expliined pext morning by Genera! Bailey that he saw some of the garrison go down to the beach and antern to the fleet, evidently a signal of surren- dor, The General watched this movement steadily from 8 posttion be bad cautiously obtained very close up to the glacier of the fort, after watching half.au hour, the rebels fluding the fleet made no answer to their signal, probably because it was bot seen, or, if seen, not under- stood, withdrew to the fort without attempting to elg- nal the army. Had they done so they might Dave been spared @ very uncomfortable night, and we would bave saved a large quantity of powder, shot and shell, for General Batley immediately ordered bis batteries to reopen, and the garrison of Fort Morgan slopt to or were kept wide awake by the music of bis guna, 4 PROPOSAL TO SURRENDER. At twenty minutes to seven o’ciock on Tuesday morn- {ng @ rebel officer, Captain Taylor, bearing a white flag, oud accompanied by about torty men, eorrying it wail b marched out at tho main sallyport, facing Fort Gaines, with the intention of pushing off to the flagship, three or four miles distaat, with a note from General Page proposing to surrender the fort, and asking what terms would be granted; but here again they were thwarted by thof ubiquitous Bailey. They were determined to ignore the army entire! they would pot treat with it; they would pot surrender to it it, they could have bad thoir own way, probably because General Pago, who wos long an offloor of the navy, bas still a lingering affection for the oid Union Jack. General Bailey informed the fimg of truce officer that the army and navy were one, that they represeuted one government, and that they were fighting in the same glorious cause; that his artille- Ty commanded Fort Morgan and his Infantry every foot Of Mobile Point ontalde the fort, and that be could not and wonld not permit @ rebei boat's crew to pusb off from shore under any pretence whatovor, ARRIVAL OF GENERAL GRANGER. About this time Geveral Granger arrived at the wharf, In front of Fort Mor, ind the note of General lage was buded to him. General Granger replied that be would communicate the contents of the note to the Admiral, aud when his answer was received the terme of surrender would be dictated. In a short time thereafter General Granger sent General Ar. nold, chief of artiliery; Oxpiain Drayton, of the Hartford, and another offfcer, wiih a demand for the immediate aad ‘unconditional surrender of Fort Morgan, with its garrison end all public property, to the army and navy of the United Staten, guarantgeing the troatment of an enlight- ened nation to priaoners of war, General Page wished to stipulate for the removal of bis sick and wounded to Mobile, but this was fiatly refused, and he then sent a note to Geveral Granger, stating that he accepted bis terms, but requesting that the formality of surrender wight be deferred until two o'clock In the afternoon, that be might have time to pack up bis baggage and get bis men fo order to march out, This request was acceded to, THE REMI MARCH ODT, Accordingly, at precisely two o’clock, the rebel army, numbering probably a liitie over six hundred, marched out at tho main sallypert without music and withont banners, and were drawn up in line at the foot of the jer fronting towards the bay, Two regiments of Union tnfantry—the Tbirty-tonrth Towa and Twentieth Wieconain—preeeted by a”brass band, playing ‘Hail Co Jumbia,” and with the Stara aod Stripes and the colors of their respective States floating proudiy above them, marched by, and halted about five paces in front of the rebel tine. rebele thom stacked theirarms, After which the bauds strack ap U ‘star Spangied Banner,” The rebel rag was} torn down, and the oid flag of car Union was once more flung to the brorzes which ave Waited over (he ramparts of Fort Morgea, A UNION SALOTS, Then a vations) aal ite was thandored from the guns of the mon-of war in (he bay, aod ip the Gulf from Fort Gaines, and from some of our batteries on the pontnsula, When the enthusiasm bad somewhat subsided the rolls of the rebel companios were cailod and verified, the officers and soldlera placed om board transports, the for- moi surrender of Fort Morgan was completed, and the commend of the entrance to Mobile Bay passed forever from the rebel Staves. THE SPECTATORS, While the salute was belug Gred handrede of officers of tho army and navy {a brilliant uoiforme, and hundreds of soldiers and callore, who seemed weil pleased with the work they bad done, crowded the ramparts of the fort to Witness the loposing ecencs, WHAT WH TAYE GAINRD, Acurnming Gp of te Tih FFovo this to have been most brilflant and successful campntgas of the war, from ite inception to ft close, , Although General Granger bad siupeadous obstacies to contend against, from lack of water transportation, nota moment of un- necessary delay occurred, not a blunder was committed, not @ life was tnnocersarily sacrificed. The very best feeling existed botweon Farragut, Canby and Granger, the co-operation was constant and cordial, What are the reoults? Exactly twenty anya bave nd aincé the Iaoling of the army om Dauphin Island, and two days later—the 6ia—the feet passed the forts. Since that time wo bave compelled the evacuation of Fort Powell; we tare forced the enemy to eurrender Fort Galnes, with the works acd guce in pertect condition; aud after a bombardment of twonty-foar hours we hare almost destroyed and oom pelled the surrender of Fort Morgon, heretefore consider+ er by many adle ofivers as the strongest fortress in the United States, Wo bave teken f'tesa bundrod prisonors, ove hundred pieces of cannon and a vast quentity of small arma and munitions of war; we have also taken provi tions @noogh to feed the garrisons, whick we sbali place in tho forts, for six monthe, We have captured, and aow havo in perisct Mghting trim, the ram Teaneasoe, the airongest war voavé! afloat, Tn fact she ts fuyolnerabte to the broadwide of aii the navies of the world, We have taken several older yeseois which can all be pat to use. fol purposes, and we have peont, gh fn Mobile harbor ot least three Orst clase Kagieh blockede rune! Ali Vale bas coet the army one mao kilied aud six wounded, 11 anf Soat the navy the loss of the Tecum sob and part of her crew, and very fow easonitios oa other ships, Surely we ought to be satisfed with the twenty days campaign in Mobile Bay, It toa remark: bis fact that during the bombardinent om Monday Fort Morgan never fred a gim. Our daiterjos rod so rapidly and wilh such extraordionry accuracy: that the rebely 4}4 not care to show ibemanives ontsidé the cagemates, Pilteen guoe wore broken, dismounted oF ia some macner Teudored useless to (he epemy bad he been able to man them, — ee PRREENT CONDITION OF TNE FORT, Over one thoutand shells were exploded in the fort, ‘The brick wala tuaide aud out are foartully batveret, and the citadel a mags of ruins, I was informed by Ceptata Palfrey thas it will require from ope hundred and @fty 10 two hundred thousand collars to repair the damage done hy one dty's bombardment, ‘Me lighthouse fe pierced and acaled in a dozen plross, And is ready to tortie and fall before the lightest breore The rebels kapt a lookout io the top until our sharpaboot rs made i too hot for binky Gur boys put munket bale | through every pane of gives, Wo had » tine of eighty pounder Parrous and fo h Da ) jo Jer command of Captain Treon, af tne Mart arda of the | dved vards in frows of hese we had aa irregulac Lae of | From three to dre hun | Afteon Wnndred rhe FEE _—__—_ Oe i THE NEW YORK HERALD. Mortars, eight and ten inch cal bre, under command of Major Roy, of the First [oqiana tillery, Mr, Henry Thompson's De New Oateans, La, August 28, 1666 ANTICIPATED CAPTURE OF MouILR CITY. The next steamer from New Orienas will probably bring the account of the capture of Mobile, the removing Of the obstructions being ihe only serious impedimen$ Row, ‘These cao be removed ina week, ADMIAAL PARRAGUT'S DeSParcH, The oficial despach (rom Admira Farragut roads ag follows: FLaoamy fantrorn Mowmum Bay, August 23, 1904 } To Com. Parmer, Commanding ai Now Ori Fort Morgan made ao avcond)ional aurreoder at two P.M. today to the forces of the army and nayy. Page did pot make Os walt as long as T expected, We will cheer our fieg and salute st wnen hofated with & bundred guna by the whole fleet, Congratulate the Generat commanding apon the great success which attended bis Arst eilort ia this department. Nothing could have been more harmonious than our ent. Dined operations, We bad no ambitfow to excel exch other but in the destruction of the enemy's works, whiet was effectually done by both army and navy, Very truly, yours, G. FARRAGUT, OVPRATOR'S DPSPATLCH. The operator at Southwest Pass senda the following to Captain W. G, Fuller, Superintendent of the United States Military Telograps of the Division of Weet Mississippi: — Souruwrsr Pasa, August 44, 1864, Daim D. Sy tho arrival of the Unite: from Movie I leirn that ¥ terday attwo o'clock P, Me 6 bowrd,. ‘The United States stenmer Rien vi!le ie in night, coming bp, With more prisouers, abd !)ou her 1 will get you Culb particulars, W. J. MUNRO, Operator, SRCOND DESPATCH. Tam gnformed by the Captuiu of the Bienville that Fort Morgan surrendered at two P. M. yesterday. We took six hundred prisouers, and lost onemay Prior to the surrender the Dulldings inside the fort were bursed by our enots. tates steamer Tennexase, thiorg on aurrendered yes- ‘opera! Pago 18 a prisoner om FMIRD DNERATET The United States steamehi; Lienville would not st: for me, #o I cannot fearn anything forther. Six hundres prigovers were captured, aud are now coming up the river in the Bienville apd Teapessee, General Page te op board the Tenvessce, MUNRO, REBEL ACCOUNTS, A Battie for the Posscwion of Mobile Expecied=The Concentration of the Union Forces, &c. [From the Movile Register.) There are some intelligent observers who believe thas the Yankees ure mansiug an army for a determined ate tuck on Mobile, With the troops already on Dauphigp Island avd behind Fort Morgan, and those lstely with drawn from Western Texas, Morganza, Louisiana, from mith’s army, in front of General Forrest, these man are of the opinion that the enemy ean gathem ‘twenty-five thousand, in ald of the fleet, for an attack om our water and land lines, Our auchorities are wisely acte ing upon this hypothesis, and our preset words have Felerorce, to them. But’ it ia aa the question relates to non combatants that we preseut it to thelr considers. tion, We do vot mean to wrive any more Articles to drive off aod scare away the women and children, If wo cam beip it, Bub it is our duty to etate the fants, so thas fathers and other beads of families can act ucderstand> ingly in the premises. We therefore say that from prosent appearances the Yankers are goig to be fvole enough to try the strength of their heads aginst our fore tfications; and those whore business it i not to stand fire bad bettor “atand from under.”’ THO DRAFT. to the Provost Marshals by Gemeral Hays. GARCULAR No. 79, Orriew A, A. Provost Maramst Guxmnan AND FurRRINTENDENT VOLUNTERBA SkRVICE, SOUTHREN Dostact New Yore, New Yom, August 2, 1804 The following tetructons from the Provost Meraba) General are communicated for the tnform»tion of the provost marahels fn this divinion, who are instructed to mmuke every arrangement for carrying them into o7ect. To the coming draft try and hive tie drawings mad@ and notices served in auc to give the joard hundred and twenty men foi ation each day, and let the Board bave their preparations made for disposing of number, the number who will fail to report and the number of substituts be foretoid by the Boards, I am aware that they cap tion of the above or dest judgmout in 3 possible to effec Inatraction . poes! blo after the dra:t in ordered, it may be well to notify first those in the sub districts moet convenieot to bead. quarters, and require them to report gp, say three, four or five By commana of Brigadier General HAYS, G. ©. Cram, A. A. Adjutant General, Apprehended Resistance to the Draft im Pennaylvan The Sunbury Amerrean, publish county, Pa, says:—For some mored that certain districts in Co! termined to resist the exee: tion of the the draft, for which t that county had p thousand bo divid . [tie ateied (hataboutene unong them many deserters from the rinks of the army—had assembied in Fishing Creek towneblp, armed and equipped for decence in cass of am altick. They Intienchod themselves on the side of @ mountain, with four pieces «f artillery; bat Generat Coveb marched against (oem with five bundred and eighty mon, and they succumbed without ring ashok ty provost marshal was sbot by ber of Commerce. THR ALABAMA AND BEARSAKGR ENG AGEMPIT—A& UNIFORM GENERAL AVERAGE—OUR BXCESIVR QUOTA—TaE CURSAPRARE, RTO. Tho regular monthly mesting of the Chamber of Com- marce was bold yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock, Mr. A. A, Low, President, in the chatr, Altar the roading of minutes Mr. Low etnted that the committee appointed ab Inst meeting relative to the eae gagement botween the Alabama and Kearsaige were yot unable to report, owing to the fact that raverni of them were cut of (own, Captain Winelow, with the Kearearge, ie #xpected to arrive at this port fp a short time Judge Marvin gent in a commuptentien reintire to the ter of oniform general averages. which movement been undertaken by the Chamber On the 20th of Eeptember a meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Science wil tmeet at Yoru, England, for the purposs g thie matter under consideraton, At {hie meeting delegaves will De present ‘rom every Chem- be Judge Marvia wae appointed to re br t& Chamber. A communication was also received from the United States Consul at jug, Holland, praising Captetm Winelow for bis gallantry exhibiied in the deste oe The comm apieatte 8 forth the neces. the Alabama, sity of the msurance the veese! come mark of ob entitied to pri cea nce Sapmour sme io commemnieation contalaing jester to the Secretory of War (whieh naw peared lo print) relative (© the excessi\e quote tate on the coming draft. or Ovpyme dere rose aod aalt thot he comeided with (be Governor roltive to this excexrive quota, eoroliiug eiicers, \o making thelr vate, i the name of eve va Pergo, whether pe wi éxetapi on the gronnd f disabaity, and thas the quote, Gxetapi on the grok fh has he qty anies presenting to the crew of eit approbation, as they were A copy of b was aweiled to an quvtty | would take piace Ina few days they could got do much in this mater of reduction: but it «wa the duty of the autherities to make all (be exertions im (heir power fm this direction, u The sovernor’s corotatinieation was then placed on'fite, Mr. Stevens read the fo\lowiog correspondence relative to the affair of "a4 Ubesnpanke:— Der Larwrst ot ra, Wasiixcton, July 9, 186+ Joie oer at Or ST bem., wecvetnry Of the Chaim 9. Now Yor sour yr ‘of the 1th of Chae: Boas tao cablect a wit, 0 ] yeniwarow, Anauat 14 1804 “snug Of vive 24th inet, nesapane cipal, Secretary of ae fagmeat of 1 oon of the yen tagce readared by Mesers, ao ee eouye at Malia, W the Unived Sratee Se a ne to be, witigt hest consideration str, thas ro be, witigtne hit avian Te on. Wea, Me Bet XD ‘portaas business being transacted, e further u Some fu - the meeting adjour of Re pecan from Blvobea, ‘The Rochester Bepresy says:—From My, Dann, rived from Fira last eveoing, we learn that &o has been made by the rebel prisoners ta Eimira 10 enospe from theit confinement, They had waged to ag & breach ander ground ® distance of some forty fem vad the encioevre of the grovods, aud under the how ital hula. wheo discovered, were brinkiy engeetd net aning e oly wo and a half a6 od « 4 ue V They bad ao tod how Uber managed bo get #0 far in bard, soll la & ag eery,