The New York Times/1865/4/15/The Siege of Mobile
THE SIEGE OF MOBILE.
Fierce Bombardment of the Spanish Fort—Mobile Papers Announce the Capture of Selma.
via Cairo, Friday, April 14.
A special dispatch to the New-Orleans Times, from the Spanish Fort, dated April 5, says:
"A furious fire was opened on the rebel forts last night from our entire line. During the bombardment a small magazine in the Spanish Fort exploded. The damage is unknown. Quiet prevailed on the 5th. Deserters report from 18,000 to 20,000 troops in and about Mobile, including all the State Reserves, and about 2,000 in the Spanish Fort. The loss outside the Spanish Fort up to the 4th instant amounted to about 500 killed and wounded. The rebel loss exceeds ours."
Adjt.-Gen. Thomas arrived at New-Orleans on the morning of the 7th.
Mobile papers of the 4th inst. announce the capture of Selma, Alabama, with 23 pieces of artillery, and a large amount of Government property.