The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-31

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ten men badly scai5ed the DsceOi 3
was struck near the rnagazina and
made water rsp.diy, but was saved
through the szertioas Of her cTsw.
The action Of the Quaker City, Key.
stone, Sassacus, Santiago de Cuba. and
Fort Jackson are specially mentioneo,
also the Brooklyn. Colorado, Susqte
hanna, Mohsgan, Powhattan, TicoDde
roga, Shenandoah, ProWtuxie, Wander
bilg, Minnesota and the monitors. The
officers and men came out of the action
with contempt for the rebel artillery,
and we're anxious to renew the fight
On the morning Of the 25th the trans
ports arrived, and q conference was had
with Butler and Weitzel to decide upon
the attack, and it was decided that the
Rect should renew the attack, while the
army landed and made IN assault
Seventeen gunboats under Captain
GleasoH, were sent to cover the landing
Of the troops. Other small vessels were
afterwards sent, and by using their
small boats troops were rapidly thrown
on shore Smelling was resumed at
seven, h NJ on the 18th, the firing be-
ing quite slow, with the design Of
amusing the enemy while the troops
assaulted the fort The enemy fired
but few shotH Buffers landing was
five miles east OF the deet About 9 600
troops landed ard moved up to vi min
six hundred yards Of Fer. Fisher One
officer assembled the parapet and
brought away flag. a soldier led out
horse, killing the orderly riding him
and brought of his dispatches.
Another fired his guninto the bomb
proof and several Of our men were
wounded by our shells As the anu
aition gave out the smaller vessels were
ordered to retire, and the iron clads and
heavy vessels commenced to open with
great rapidity. At sunset ali but the
ironclads withdrew, the latter keeping
up . slow FIRE till daylight, expecting to
cover the sssault;n the morning.
Gen Weti2el sent word that the as
sault was impraCticable The army
landed about , clock and re embark
sd at S o'clock. One brigade started
ashore during the night covered by the
gunooats
SiXty-fiVe rebel soldiers surrendered
as our troops landed, and two hundred
more gave themselves up to small re-
connCiteriDg party The loss Of our
land forces Is not stated.
A detachment from the gunboat vas
made TO find the entrance 70 the mar
Dor, but the channel has Changed so
that it was not discovered. Where the
original chsnnel existed is now only y
shallow bar. Several of the officers
we're highly comDlimented among
them Commodore Ryan and Lieutenant
Preston, who managed and exploded
the torpedo boat Louisiana Ii il said
they deliberately arranged TO blow up
the vessel in case the rebels attempted
70 take them by boarding
Admiral Porter closes by saying there
are about q thousand men ! J.. Ju the
shore by Buffers army, who have not
yet'got of, on account of the surf on
The beach. They will be taken off in
the morning, and the soldiers viii then
be sent home.
In the bombardment of the 25th the
firing was slow for several hours. The
enemy had two guns on the upper bat
terry, and managed to strike several
vessels, though not doing much dam
age
Accompanying the report is a letter
from General Butler
Admiral Porters reply to Butler
says Upon landing the troops. they
we're united in the opinion that the
place could not be carried by assault,
as it was left substantially unipjnred
blythe fire from our fleet There were
seventeen guns protected by traverses,
only two being diBmantled the balance
were bearing directly on the beach.
Prisoners say that Stokes division Of
Less army arrived the night before the
attack Cen Weitzel adYanced Skin,
mishers 70 within fly yards of the
fort, while the enemy kept in the
bomb proofs A dispatch captured oui
an orderly was an order from General
Whiting TO bringa battery Of light guns
into the fort A few Of our men enter
ed the fort while the shells were falling
ol1E,5 rtlrIu
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 2TA
says
M0BUE, Dec IS The Yankee raiders
IN going from Pensacola to Pollard a.
s.royed public buildings, etc A letter
from the Potomac Of the 2Ilh 81
There Is considerable picket firing a.nPg
the trout The resumption u no doubt |
caused by the assertions recently C5aJr-
ring which rrached along their 'front.'
about 90 last week.