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The Daily Dispatch: August 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], Five hundred dollars reward. (search)
eft to fight her, and the carriage of that gun soon became unsafe. On Wednesday night, the Yankee troops, estimated from 3,000 to 5,000, landed on the island and gradually approached to within four hundred yards of the fort. They had been confronted from the front by a line of skirmishers thrown out from the fort. The enemy had planted their batteries of light Parrott guns on a sand hill near the gulf shore, another midway of the island in front of the fort, and a third on little Dauphin island. These, with the monitor in the water front, were enabled to bring a fire to bear upon every part of the work, and with the aid of sharpshooters, our men were not able to stand at their guns. The bomb-proofs were only capable of covering two hundred and fifty men out of the garrison; the rest were exposed to bombardment. Up to the time Captain Vass left, the commander, Colonel Anderson, had said nothing about capitulation; but he saw signs of demoralization in the garrison. Some of t
The Daily Dispatch: August 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], Five hundred dollars reward. (search)
From Mobile. Mobile, August 17. --Major-General Frank Gardner assumed command of the District of the Gailf to-day. The people are pleased with him. Yesterday evening the enemy landed at Montrose in five launches. Our cavalry fired on them and killed two and wounded several. The enemy retired last night. Major Carroll, agent of exchange, returned from the Federal fleet after sending off letters and packages to Dauphin Island prisoners. Hopes are entertained of their early exchange. A force of the enemy from Pensacola, estimated at two thousand, crossed the Perdido river yesterday, advancing towards Mobile bay. All quiet in the bay.