The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-12-10


issi which rcSod IN ,he EtE capture of Haiicrss and
ON the lover slsissipri Admiral FSrrssus dssssd
fcsiored TO tie Union the coinEcfcis netropoiis q
the South There three erpeditious two Of them tho
Osnrcd during he @ ysSp Of SII tho @ s1Is
operations the did NOT alone attest Tho
frI FORT sn4y pSso Ss So6n Pa9d rc4 ina
con and a. oyeg important place on the Mi.sissipp.
performed the most splendid services ncot Of mofa
than hundred vessee was put ashore, On those
rivcrs uder the policy Of the Dcp.r,ment ncverto
impair The sihetsnoy oi ths blockade no iarEe squad
cruiscrs were detached 10 protect commerce,
abroad Ihe efforts Of the Department wero di!eetod
sccuto cruising grounds tor our ships and for depos
4 S I snS SSs GSss S cSrRss s t.
were clorod except Wilmington, which presented pc
miles apart and e.e nSSsea S infss into otSsr s.Ss y
which permitted and usre.e TO the rebel cruiz
"a ,Ss so I've s ss 'hSS sn arsusS s
blockade runners privilege Of selecting The points Of
escapc and the Vicinity Of our cruisers. Almost eve
y blockade runner was built In ENGLAND With great
This illicit trade which ofered NO les rems-
n5,rsiive ,i' = pryIcIy than the nndied slave trsatc
eupldy of the Englsh merchants aided by thoir
rescueo. aud nitn the advantage derived from regu-
at these sppo.e Iorts Of Nassau, Halifax and Beimu
aa which uil always be IN sympathy With the cut
trade The Illicit trafhc with the rebels belongs 10
that code o. commercial moral. which prompted the
who ENGAGE Ia II Is TO trsde-legay or iegay, II II
IL Illegal Il ia the business OF the Chinese and kmeri
Win ss s With .ss W.T. ~
mington blockade have freely censurod tho manner
men who have watched With sieepe,s vigilance
thronsh the wcary months Of winter and summer do
entirely closed By blockade The Department there
fore h~ always urged ioint naval and military
and the sS aSSy o sss1. been s fe.v ea 10
take part In the expedition. But tho army has
Neither branch can be suocesstul without tho
other. Were the r1teI, deep, the same a. At New
ori the work alone. hut tho shoancss of the water
preoiudes tie success Of exclusively naval expodi
ton.
| In January l~L Admiral Farrssut reJoined tho
Western Gulf squadron, with view Of securing tho
but the necessary co-opcration portion Of the se
WITH the military operations ON the Rio 9rande and
Red River delayed tho con-umaon OF this plan until
August la-t Military co-ope ration then secured,
and on the 5,h Of August Admiral ut passed
foitn Mofgan and Gaines, hlenced guns. and
captured and destroy ed the rebel squAul that
IN preparation iot Offensive purposes. This feat
noudne tho lo-- OF the ecumsoh BY tho ,plosion OF
ato redo amounted to hity two killed, and hund
with the roDcl ram Tennessee aud her final esp
ture, aud the capture Of the Gaena with total Of
!erminniod the proccodins- Of the day, The remain
ln2 ieh. Ncsos treated under the shore batteries.
lhe hnh chpIur" OF Forts Powell, Galnes, and Nor
gan aud tho destruction o the rebel feet, gave US
Poa.etson OF the enilencrs % the city. This was ALI
that was contemplated, NJ tho capture of the city
yuIed the AID OF lArrer land force than could then
he rpared ior the purpose.
lhe Operations u tho caeorn Gull Squadron covered
the waters Ot the Bahuus and Cuba and greatly i'm
pcded the blockade running truno rh. monotony Of
DOokado lie us dlvoraed by frequent expeditions
against the robc salt ors and other prope rty tho
coast of Florida, which inflicted great damage tho
enemy.
Tue operations Of the South Atlantic Squadron eI-
hhd over conat OF IN ee huntcd miles, comprtsing
letMolh OF het and sounds Including Charleston
ana savannah. No formidable independent enter
prise hts peon undertaken on this station during tho
year hut STEADY, unroienting blockade has
hron enforced, nch has greatly exhausted the rebels
ose ha" ,srosS % o S oasoua Se. IL e aS bs aes
hut for seventeen months Admiral Dahluen has kept
heet oil Morris Island in position where IL Was
shled bl hih predecessors that he could not remain
without greHt jeopardy. Intelligence that the enemy
was suongthcning lort sumter, and mounting heavy
guhb on the channel lhren induced Admiral Dahlgreh
70 entertain design OF attacking that place. 10
diiiouit entetpfirr tLc assault would draw upon
mo vessels the cOncentfnted brr OF numerous shore
batteries. A council OF war wts theIeupon called,
@aind the project and II wHr abandoned. The ret-
els have made occRHlOnM assaults upon vessels In
| stance with ,uocess, b., slnking tho IIousatonic .
sloop-oi,Sar With but little loss Oi hie.
Tue Sor.h Atlantic squadron eKcels any other In
tho number Of vessels aud men, and In importapce.
|, s1ards The coast and the great inland waters Of
discharge OF auty tho squad divided into tour
divisions, one on Jamee River, one In the sounds Of
Jaoent iniets, etch Of which placed under
pctoncei oihcer, and Acting kuN-Admirsl Lee 10
| moved bis hoadguarels m Jub from Hampton
| itoats to Bosufort. Thee dlvi-ions performed
| the Inost sisL services ia cooperating with tho
various military OperntOnH ON the lhmrs river. On
hoanVke iivrr L,ent Gushing per formed the bril-
lnnt ie"t OF ao- 40 NJ the rrbil ram Albemsrle.
Nhi'h had lO1' us the plrsCaion Ot that river In April
| lAst. Ile Navy op.itmcnt haa been always ready.
within the pvt yea, 10 cooperate with land force
tor he occupation OF Cape Fear 1ver to destroy
the iilcit uaGc Of Wilmington But nOtw ithstand
IN. iailuc Ot the military authorities 20 time
on this ru1Cct, our fleet hns inflicted oua damAga
GA the enemy. sixty y-tiy0 HtcaneIa the nggTegAto
value VI shcl, with their sOcs, viii scarcely tail
| sha. ui thirteen millions ot dollars have Leen can
tuiel u de-royed IN endeayoring enter or escns,
from Wilmington, over Iity such results have
occurred HincC Hear Admiral DnhIen anchored his
monitor hCtt inside Ut Charleston bar aud clossd ,hAl
port w cumiuctCc.
Tue Potomac rotlL composed Of llght DRAFT yesscls.
hA Performed gOoi rerNlce. IA breaking up the con-
rAhaul trahC OF that srCii0n. The Pacific sIuAdrou
hH been maintained, but tho West Indis squadron
hA been nuEfowed don TO d coupe OF vessels. Tho
secretary naes that three Engl Oh built piratieai
schooner have dscon lnued their Expectations upon
coart lie ntAes that the rehut OF their
has undoubtedly tended TO drive our commerce to
toIeiFn bottons These pistes have been VIGOROUSLY
buitt IA tnSland, were taigey manned by Engsh-
mon rad thc goods pluudcred from our me orchanmen
roT" 10 inffc eStent rcnt 10 neutral territory Crp-
tam WlnHor f cnlOi Yri iOG hlH splendid service in
sinking tho AlahamH feat which greatly added to
the renown VI our nav A. home and aDlosd
Inc following tabular statement EXHIBITS tho
number ot yrrsels Oi every class that vo!u cou-
struc ted, o. are in COuIse OF construction, sIuuo
March ith, 1901
hta@ Dssrip,ion. ie,@ No.@
llJ screw steamers, especially con
stluctnd for naval purposes. ... 1870 lGg o3t
b2 Pahd.u-she.l uteHIuefs c-pfCiNy
l.satIsd sa.'''sa lS' n'y, oe''s, x x S55 s555
llJ seIoN --teamols purchased, cap
Uf'c, &c. hteI Tor nhTul pu.-
II. ratll -yher steamers pnr. '''