New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-01
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V,,scted acknowledgements. ,.s e.,
rroufh-p:cke: firing Ecsu' n.o H;-
GAN Going 90 Wilmington s,-,c.aien
Of Rebel Wcrss-Narrow Sxnncs.
r,cm Our Special cor''perlen'.
HrQRs. AENy OF ..srJ,,rps
MAE RIlEMoND V l. Nov. ~. isl;4.
The Rebels have cxhibi' cd increased ner-
v,ospess for The last two or tb rec Oars at the supposed
.noroech 10 completion of Gen. Butiers Datch Gan
Canal.
ourfrng from Fort aJy has succeeded in s.lcreing
con plfely their MOI tar.bs..cry with which they
long annoyed our SoaBg parties there. and the other
day, L mcn'io' lcG in ny last nights dispatch. in
,urnng bU,d ng ir tho celiar of which the mag
sz:ae Of this hfier. Since that time thoy have been
firing ca. Dutch Cap rom The i,Jset. House battery
for While This l-cwicr with unparalleled fary ln-
deed ay edolCan The I've advises me that the
rsc@ and evaporation cl tbe cels az seeing tins wor
dra' sing 70 close be adequately described
TT oonoC6o recy among Themselves that as passage
our gsnboats Viii rccesstaC the abandonment oi '
>tla Inc o! works which they now occvpy along tna'
bank Of tho james River below DruIys Buti-n "A''N
concession admit t,ey show good sense "s' ~"
ever thoy inns; show their spite they have been la'ey
sinking with great secrecy stthe point near where VI"
upper end Of tie Gapis 10 be- some 'ofpedoeS ihs',
general appearance like sodafoHntain. No'"l'h'
stona;nr the excellence Of these devices and the FACILITY
With which We eouId avail ourselves Of their services
,xe sho not probably abandon our original paa OF dis
rosuc Of their iron ead rams in our own way, without
reference 10 these very destructive agencies.
This morning the pickets along th'sliver from Dcch
Gap 10 above Fort Beverly sscorained that The Fenes
had orders 10 fire on.evcry mounted officer seen riding
along our lires and in reach Of their guns IN rnrs'
ance number o. or officers have been day fired On
hut none as Vet hit Iii Beiney. Of !te Mcerdaiy
shell with which We arc going 10 burn down Richmond
in lew DAYS if JEFF Davis don't IN the meantime sur
render the place aud come back with bis rcoeldous
States into he Union was three times fred on bit aid
Bo: receive any harm
My very Trustworthy informant IN Richmond notifies
me today that she Rebels making al possible haste
70 eomrlete for Wilmington Il tcO-poand gun With
which they want 10 10 rs extensive mischief. Tbs IL
now nearly completed, Gad a second oneof thc same
cabcr has also been commenced bus IS not so far nd
vancod.
mentioned in former letter tie ANNOYANCE which
our capture and continued possession Of Font Harrison
Gurnham) caused the Rebels Ther cant become
,econcod and arc less each day tha We couiHGe 20
oecupy IT, They have ROW somewhere about one hun
dred Negroes d work daily IN erecting works in the
Tear Of Fort Gimcr (Which. it will DO remembered.
fronts Harrison and IL constructing an interior Inc
runp:nc r.om q point between their abandoned Fort
Jackson OCCUPIED by US ior short time whon Fort hr'
Ji.on was cap.-red) and the Iycr and bteseciHe lie
lite Of which Fort G.lE.r fof.as part. Ihey nave N
front q Fort Harrison now In the neighhOrhood o.
twenty mor.ars already plarod. sad purpose inc-eas'
ing the number yet very oonsieatlyson.e say TO as
many Is sixiy-whch indicates very plainly ihai they
deem tie position very desirable. One cnlnriaf'c IN
divdnal IL Ric huoHo when We succeeded IL inf'ing
Judgment there from which they did not drive Is. as-
surcd auoler disguised Rebel that they mast Dive
US out q Fort Harrison II u look han the soldiers IN
tie Confcleracy, and thai if they did not Richmond
gone up" IL the latter Iart OF which proposition
folly agree with tie gentleman.
The ,u,posi.ion Of the Rebel authorities 10 be
that we are going 10 ettacL them and that
main attack viii be toward right, in the same
n.ichborhooa Of that by the Eighteenth Corps in or
reconnaissance Of the 27rh nit Acting on this tuppos
ton thew have been evidently Strengthening there
lately very considerably. Kersbaws Division from lie
Valley being disposed in that direction.
movement. Of ,ter troops has beea in preparation
tits afternoon. and has actually begun since daIk ~
night bat il is probable that shah be able beisie
closing this TO state for that matter 20 Know with
certainty whether this detaching Of ,roops in order
send TO Georgia aid il embarrassing Sherman in
his Triumphant and asrtcent movement, OF whether
II is for another purpose
The other day distinguished party called on Gen
Butter consisting Of Gems Grant Meade, Crawford.
Warren and number Of stars Of lesser magnitude,
aid while here of course paid visit to Datch Gap
While there shell by the Mbcls exploded near
that fragments Of 0. them fell IN the midst Of the
party but luckily without injury any Of its dis
tinguished member.
The news will have reached you doubtless ere this
docs Of the narrow escape Of Gen. Butler from beiR,
burned yesterday. lie started yesterday morning on
his beautiful little swift steamer Greyhound for Fortress
Monroe and when near Hog Island on the Jamcs
River the boat found to be fire. and she burned
10 the waters edge. TIE Geperal escaped from the
burning wreck in the boats yaw aud was IOwed back
10 Jame.town Bland. No lives were lost but beyond
tie above VIC are vet without particulars. = B. c.
L. L.