*  *  The  national  thanks  are  tendered  by  the

President  to  Admiral  Farragut  and  Major-

General  Canby  for  the  skill  and  harmony

with  which  the  recent  operations  in  Mobile

Harbor    and    against    Fort    Powell,    Fort
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Gaines,  and  Fort  Morgan  were  planned
and  carried  into  execution;  also  to  Ad-
miral Farragut  and  Major  Granger,  un-
der whose  immediate  command  they  were
conducted,  and  to  the  gallant  commanders
on  sea  and  land,  and  to  the  sailors  and
soldiers  engaged  in  the  operations,  for  their
energy  and  courage,  which,  under  the  bless-
ing of  Providence,  have  been  crowned  with
brilliant  success  and  have  won  for  them  the
applause  and  thanks  of  the  nation.
'*  Abraham  Liitcoln'."

*'ExECUTr^E  Maitsion",
Washington,  September  3,  1864.
