The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-31
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NV YORK Dec 29-News from tbs
South through ell sources shows The
pxist5ncs OF great despOndency and
lisoontent. JEFF Davis Is heartily
abused on all sides, and all the misior-
tunes which overtske the GonfedeTacy
are attribute to him.
The bitter feelings of Georgia and
Alabama toward the C0ntedCracy are
evidently on the increase.
A Plymouth, North Carolina letter,
says the ram ALTERNATE lies 20 that
part Of the easements Of her bows are
visible. It is estimated that it will cost
twenty thousand dollars TO raise her.
Hood loss in his campaign at
Nashville is estimated at 10000 Nor,
? 90 officers and O. guns
l. is said that kIlparicks destIna-
yion is Gienm0re, AZ the junction OF the
Brunswick and Pensacola with the Al
nsnv an1 Gulf railroad, 100 miles from
Savannah.
the Times Washington special says
the committe on the mae explosion
before Petersburg having completed
their examination of the officers at the
front. are now pursuing their iuyesl
cations in Washington
4 special to the Globe has runor
thst some discharged United States
soldiers. together with others on far
Tough. are IN Buffalo, with the design
Of making q raid into CANADA in re.
venge for the 81 Adams affair and the
capture of Philo Parsons. A raft is
reported being prepared to cross the
river
Recent Richmond papers say tha. all
local preachers not under r. gGlar APP
poiutment, and al physicians who have
not been practising sTo years, if able
70 10 military duty, viii he forced into
the ranks
NV York, Dec. 29-hdmiral Por-
fer's foil report Ct operations against
WllmiagtCn isreceived from the Depart
ment. Ii is dated of New Inlet, Dec
-, from the flagship Malvern. The
following is digest Of the report:
The attack commenced on the 2+Jh,
with all the ircn-clad5 2ad heavy YES
sells of the fleet, the smaller vessels
being held ia reserve. Previous TO the
the attack, a torpedo on q large
scale, supposed 70 contaIn powder
enough to explode the magazine Of the
fort. was carefully prepared, under the
command Of Commodore RyEd, and ex-
rloded under the WALL OF the Tort So
mach had been said about tho terrible
results Of the powder explosions recent
~ IN England that great results were
expected from the experiment The
boat selected was the Louisiana, and
after being prepared Sc NorialE she
gas towed round 10 Beaufort, and
filled with powder The Louisiana
vas disguised as 8 blockade runner by
painting her white ana adding another
smoke stack Every preparation for
her success was complete at Beaufort
Gen. Butler had arrived az the randrz-
vous preyo as 10 the concentration OF
the Sect, and the effort was 20 h-ys as
brief a delay rs possible.
On the 18th Admiral Porter sailed
from Beaufort for the rendezvous.
twenty miles off New Inlet, and found
most ofthe feet assembled there
ON the 18th heavy gale sprung up.
which ;he feet managed Joride with
out accident, except few transports
Being short of water, and not fitted for
severe weather they put into Beaufort, /
and remained I'LL the storm was over
TN the 23i, Commodore Ryn6 was
to make ready to explode a
torpedo under Fort Fisher AS 80
r M the Louisiana started in tow OF
the Wilderness. As soon As che em. |
Of the fort Were in sight, the |
cast OF and proceeded un- /
Oar steam 70 within three hundred Z
Yards of the beach, and fve hundred I
yards from Fort Fisher, where she was 4
anchored The blockade runner went I
in directly ahead of her, enabling Com /
nod0re Rynd to make preparations /
without suspicion. After everything .
was ready, the fuse was lighted, and 1
the psrgy escaped 10 the WILDERNESS, /
which Immediately steamed cut 10 sea
The explosion occurred at fortvhvs .
minutes psst one o clock on the m1rr~ (
ing Of the oath, and was not st all like /
what was expected The vessels IN the
D s,t were shaken but very little AZ
/ $50 =. II, 6re was opened by tho new
IrCasides, followed by the Acrod0Gac,
,aanonicus, and hahapic Seventeen
guns were counted on t1e northeast
lace, bat only Eve were used and these /
we're soon silenced The Minnesota
lad other large vessels next took posi-
Ion and delivered tbelr hre rsDldlr. /
As soon az they opened the fire was 70
severe as 90 drive the enemy 10 the
bomb proofs, and they replied from
only one CT two guns.
The smaller runboats then took posi-.
ton according 10 orders and joined The /
leet Eight hours and fifteen minutes
,fter the fight began, the eLeIny' guns .
we're completely ilenced, two Lasa-
lines blown mp, and several Buildings
set on ire. Cur ire was then slacEereI
but kept up IN hopes OF attracting the
attention Of the transports with the
roops Gen Butler came az sunset /
with few troops, and preparations
we're made Tor renewing the Eight ia
be morning. During the heaviest ot
he attacks one hundred and fifteen
.Aots per minute were sired ] be enc
81 5 guns were slleuced - quickly tha.
10 one on the aeet was injured b. their
Ire
Six lo9poHnder Pasrott guns Of the
.eet exploded, killing and woHndina
n the aggregate iiagsy Jour officers and +.
nen. These explosions were on the
Econ eroga, lania, l3eAnte, Mack.
,ae, Quaker CITY, ard Rqaehanna,
.nd were nztEibafai ( the decisive
harsagsg of &c gsns Tks 9Ehckinag