Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-14

AsHINaToN. Nov. IL.
Capt st.ainan arrived here at noon to day
btlEgih5 oteial di itche- vf the nasai eNpedi-
, il"n. lie Is aiSp bearer OF two rebel fays one
Palmetto usg, and III" American flag ht.t hoi- ted
| aver II. Ht.~er. Capt etes imam itlerts that
the captured forts aro nagbihn' nt, with coycred
wat4 and b"nh proni. AM tnat ali our tro.Ts had
| q AZ wda 4. oorHlJ them. Iney can be held
| "7tlhst any oprosin. iurce, among the most
! eiiis!cAt vCssels were found t. he the new gun
boats which the Navy department had % con
strueie. expressly for such purposes. aud heiI
success both Ia the gale and under the fire. wa
| u Ffsct.
| Commander Dray;on, OF tho f,r4hon,as, is the
brother "i ''.n. p.aytpn, wna Commended the
taif. trt,a ..-...s,
| the son 81 a iurmer Ma yor Of Gnariestnn.
/ On the reception II The ullica dispatches, the
| following order i--u-d
| GENERAL oRDgR
/ lie department. anti"uhse- l., the navy AMI t.
tie country it. high .ratift alton at the brilliant
| success of the combined navy and army .orce-
respectively commanded by flag officer =. +
| Dupont, aud Brig. Ten. Sherman, ia the capture
| ~ Fots Walker aud Heauteg .ri. command ing
the entrance 70 Port Royal ilarbnr = e. IT, com
meinor.,te this gna victory, IL ordered that
national saiut- be fired from each Navy Yard at the
meridian, On the day after tho reception ~ this
order.
The following are the official dispatches to the
Navy Department:
| FLA. .;iif WABASH, orr iiILToS HEAD
FORT ROYAL, Nov. Il.
| sir: The Go.efnmoht having determined Il
seize and occupy Que or mere important point
upon car Southern coast, where SQUADRON.
might Gni shelter and posses aud afford protec-
ton 70 loyal citizens, and Committed to my dIs
crction the selection, frtm aino1g those place.
which it thought available and desirable tol
these purposes, al Ter mature deIi Liberation, aided by
the professional knowledge and great lntellig gcnct
| of the Assistant -coTetary, Mr Fox, and upon
taking into cotls dcratGn the Iitude to " hic
the joint naval and military expedition had beer
EXTENDED. TO which you have called my attention
| came to the conclusion that tho original ipteD
lions of the Department, il carr Cd out would fall
-hort ct he cxpoct4 tons nf the country and OF ths
rapabilitics of the expedition While at Por
Royal, thouyhtit would meet VII Ii your approval
and therefore Submitted u Brg. Cen Sherman
commanding the military part of I'll. expe. itiJn
this modification ot our earliest matuf.d plans
AMI had the satisfaction 10 secure bis full C, d
| eurronce
Oa Tue slay, the 29th -; Oct, tho feet under
| my command left Hampton Roads, aud with the
| army transports, numbered % ,e.s.l.. TN III,
lay previous had dispatched tn. coal vessels q
| in number, AMI ~ VI the Vahiaha t. renfez-
! yous of ,ay annah- not wishing 10 give the true
| point of tae iie.l. The weather had been unset
llrd III HIs pten ]. .,I, though il promised ell
| when -ail.d gu:. GA H.tteras it tlow barL
! come ships gut INTO the breakers and two struck
out without injury. On Friday, Sov l.,, the
IA
| TO encou.ter one of great violence. The fleet wa.
| utterly Iii spcrscti, and on saturday morning one
| SAL only wa in sight from the deck of the Wa
ta-il.
| On the following day the weather moderated
| and tho steamers and ships began To appear
The oriers were opened, except those in "a { Of
separation. These last were furnished to all the
| men Of war by myself, sod t" the transports by
| Brg. Gen. sherman. As the vessels reIoined
the report of Disasters. In reference 10 tn
4
armed vessel Tor the class, puTchs -.i, but in
| tended TO encounter such sea and wind We ad
4 to throw her Formidable battery overheard, u
| keep from folnieTIhg, but thus relieved, she wAs
| enabled t. 70 10 the assistance If the steamer
Governor. then in very dangerous condition, and
| on hoard cf which vas our fine battalion Of ma
| rines, under Maj. Reynolds. They we're finally
| rescued by Capt. Ringgoid, in the Sabine, under
difficult circumstances, after which the Governor
went d. an. believe that seven OF the marines
were drowned by their impru ience. Lieut.
| Coainaniing Ncholson's conduct, in the Isaac
Smith has met nv warm endation. The Peer
less transport in sinking conditioB,was met by the
NehicaI. fon lnander Gordon, and all the people
! board, 81 in number, were saved under very pecu
liar circun stances. in wh ch SERVICE Lieut.. II. W
Nellis, was very iavofabiy noticed by his com
mander. On passing Charleston, sent in the
Seneca, Lieutenant commanding, to direct Cap.
| LaEder 20 join me with tae 3 Gamer Susquehanna
oG Port Royal, without deiay. At eight O'Clock
IN the morning observed Oh the bar, with some
Is vessels 10 company With many more advancing
| IN sight.
The UepsTtbent is aware that all the al Ia to
navig CATION al been removed, and he bar lies 10
miles To seaward, and features the shore lire
/; of sufficient promiDnece u make any bearihgsre
| liable, but to the skill of the COMMANDER; the
Captain ard his assistant, in charge OF tho steam
4 er Vixen . chsnne! Was iinmsdisteiy found. and
| by two O'clock | received assurances from CAPTAIN
Dove that could senl forward the lighter ans
ports. The gun beats were surely anchored.
| The aba-h crossed the bar. followed closely by
/ the frigate -as4ueLannah, tho Atlantic, Wander
bilt and other transports 81 deep draft, passing
through with that portion Of the feet sIread, ..
The es'e passage "i tbs great ship over the L.r
was hailed with gratifying cheers from the crowd
ed vessels We anchored and Immediately con-
menced preparing the ship fer action. In our
anxiety to get The outline Ct the Forts before dark
We stood IN too near the shoals and We ship