The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-28
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FoRIpEss MONROE, Dec ls is3i.-rn previous
letter of this date bave riycn You such particulars
Of Admiral PoRTpn'a grand armada may bo pub
| lkhed without dctrimont 10 the cause. In my pro
sent letter, which is NOT designed for publication
until YOU know the 9oet has arrived az It's destno-
ton give you in fller detail particulars a. 70 the
point Of attack Wilmington, the plan Of attack ana
thB compost OF the land force which, undor com
! nand Of General BUTLER to cooperate with Tho
navy "a what every one has The fullest confidence
will DC successful cd1It 60 close up tho great port
Of crtry for EDbol and British blockade runners,
Tho expedition comprises altogether nearly one
hundred and iiv vessels Of an descriptions iuclud-
ing army Transports, toudcrs &C.
Tho destination "a Wilmington, n G. Tho entire
expedition iE under tho command of Rear Admiral
D, ID loRTm. lho co-oDornung land force, num-
berngnbOut en- thousand men, rs under command
OF Haior-Goneral B + BUTLER, who thus again goos
TO the const Of North CaFOhnn to, Hs we mlY hope
Tertorm successfully important part IN c1nplot NO
thoTest0rabOn of the Goyernmcnt authority on that
coast, where early in the war, he participated with
The navy in achieving the important capture Of la-
toras Inlet.
The naval fleet comprises about sixty.Hvo yessog
an aggregate Of five hundred ana seventy pups
II is proposed TO commence operations upon tho
foItidcahons at New Inlet, the eastern entrance OF
Capo car RIVER. Tho works commanding this on
ueuce which arc first TO be reduced as lollows:-
F0it tishcig strong earth or tsand work, On tho
north side Of New lIlct, very short distance from
the beach which though low aud level falls OH
fNNhthl1 NLu hHNiNn fNlnt hfUin OF water close
shore. sufficient, at a distance of less thiu milo
hom the fort, 10 permit tho iron-cad u1et 10
MAJ mulro with safety, from ForI Fisher for dis
lance OF about thrcc.quartUu Of a li o westward
along ihe shore OF the Inlet, there runs line of
bhc-piis una latcros mounting m all ten or twelve
more gui =, nhd about quarter Of q mile north OF
the extremity OF rhis line on O considerable cleya-
non, siaLds anotlcr strong earthWOTk set down on
u q chart hs Mound" or Battery Lamb
on tho southwest SIDE OF the Inlet, on Zoek'a
Island stands another battery Of considcrabe
strength. Tins, however Is fully two miles west of
Il fisher mr. RIy yHI.
guard ug the locality but the above are all that arc
OF much importance. 10 is known that the enemy
have some very powerful uncd guns In Fort Eishor
but ~ Is bcieved that the garrisOns there and In
the other works Will not long bo able 10 Withstand
the terrible shower Of shot and shell that VIII be-
poured IN upon thom by the feet
inc ncet, with steam Mp, will steam rapidly for
ward TO the points designated IN the chart pan fur
lished TO the commanders Of the fleet by Admiral
toRrER. The transports will land the trOops M n
gOint up the coast as near possible, and ater tho
leet nave ienced the tort march against H. There
5 q small lOlt or water lattcrY, called HafMoou
Battery some three or four miles above Fort FISHER
nd this work will probably first be senCod by tho
rOn-clnds and the troops landed there.
Inc Meet are TO 60 INTO action in the following |
rider 80 |
The irigato HOHstdeS, followed by the other iron.
lac Is To come down the coast from north and east
nd tako up a position with Fort Fisher bearing |
tout threequarterH of mile distant south SOUTH |
7osti size ls TO lay bTOadsde TO tho fort with the
monitors and their cOnsorts following and taking |
~ position In line, bows IN as lollows:-