Fort Macon and the
Towne of San Augustine and Jackson abandoned by the Rebels.
WASHINGTON, March 19. – The brig Leslie, which arrived last
night, reports that when she passed Aquia, the buildings and wharf there were
burning. It is supposed the rebels have
evacuated after firing the place.
Dispatches received from Com. Dupont announces that the
United States flag floats over Fort Macon, at San Augustine, Florida. The town surrendered without fighting. The town authorities received Com. Rogers in
the Town Hall, and being assured he would protect loyal citizens, they raised
the flag with their own hands. The
rebels evacuated the night before our gunboats appeared.
Jackson, Fla., also surrendered. The Governor of Florida recommended the
earliest evacuation of East Florida.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 22, 1862, p. 3
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