Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-30


Hoods loss in the campaign against
Nashville is estimated at 10000 men,
81 general officers, and 90 guns.
ANEW PIRATE.
A AFrench paper says that one of the
rebel pirates at st. Nszsirs is taking her
guns on board and preparing for sea. It
is thought the minister Of Marine affairs
will not allow her to leave port.
PUGILIsTIC.
Mace publishes a card Offering to fight
Coburn in Canads. The offer will prob
ably be accepted.
KIPATRIoK's DESTINATION.
Il Is thought Kilpatrick's Destination is
Glenmore, at the junction of the Bruns-
wicA and Pensacola with The Albany and
the Gulf railroad, one hur drdd miles from
SaYapnsh.
INVESTIGATION.
The Times Washington special says :
The Committee on the subject Of the mine
explosion before Petersburg, have COM
pleted the examination Of the officers at
the front and are now pursuing the inves-
tigation in Washington,
IMPERFEcTBEss.
The Committee on iron clads state that
several vessels will be an entire loss to
the Government on account of their i'm
pertectness.
NO News.
Dispatches and letters frcm the Army
Of the Potomac, contain no news.
RAID oEEcANADA.
The Toronto Globe has rumor that
some discharged United States soldiers,
together with others on furlough, are in
Buffalo, with design Of making raid on
CaDads, in revenge for the st. Albans
affair.
The capture Of Philo Parsons raft is re-
ported as having been proposed, to enable
them TO cross the river.
Recent Richmond papers ssy that al
local preachers who are not under regular
appointments and all physicians who have
not been practicing for ten years, and able
to do military duty, will be forced into
the army.
ADMIRAL PoRTER's REPORT.
Admiral Porters full report of the op-
erations against Wilmington IS received
by the Navy Department. 1t is dated
off New Inlet, December 26, from the
flagship Malvern The following is the
report
The attack opened on the Gath, with all
the iron clads and heavy vessels of the
feet, tho smaller vessels being held in re-
serve. Previous 70 making the attack, 8
torpedo, on large scale, supposed to con-
Is N powder enough to explode the mRgs-
zine of the fort, was carefully prepared
under the direction Of Commander A. Q.
Rhind, and exploded under the walls of
the fort So much has been said sboutthe
| terrible results of powder explosions re-
Gently in England, that great results were
expected from the experiment. The boat
selected was the Louisiana, and after be-
ing prepared at Norfolk, she was tOwed
round to Beaufort and filed with powder.
The Louisisna was disguised as blockade
runner by painting her white and adding
another emoke-stack. Every preparation
to insure her SUCCESS was made at Beaufort.
General Butler had arrived at the rem
devious previous to the concentration OF
the feet, and every effort was made to
have as brief delay as possible
On the 18th Admiral Porter sailed from
Beaufort for the rendezvous, twenty miles
east of New Inlet, and found most Of the
feet assembled there.
On the 10th heavy gale sprung up
which the feet managed to ride without
accident, except the loss of few anchors.
The transports being short Of water, and
not fitted for severe weather, put into
Beaufort, where they remained until the
storm was over.
On the 2Sd Commander Rhind was or.
dered to make ready to explode his torpe
do under Fort Fisher. At 1890 ?. n. the
| Louisiana started in tow of the Wilder.
ness. As soon as the embrasures Of the
fort were in sight, the Wilderness cast of
and proceeded under steam TO within two
hundred yards from the beach and five
hundred from Fort Fisher, where she was
anchored. A blockade-runner went il
directly ahead Of her, which enabled Com
mander Rhind to make all his prepare
tiOns without suspicion. After everything
was ready, and the fuses lighted, the par
ty escaped to the Wilderness, which i'm
mediately steamed out TO sea.
The explosion occurred at Las A. NJ
oath, and was not at all like what wss eX
pected The vessels in the feet wer
shaken but little.
At daylight the feet moved in, and a
I1:3o A. N. the attack was commenced. l
: was opened in fine style by the new Iron
aides, followed by the Monsdnock, Cononi
Gus and Mahopac, Seventeen guns wer
: counted on the northeast face; only fv
we're used, and they we're soon silenced.
The Minnesota and other large vessel
next took position and delivered their fir
t rapidly. The FIRE was so severe as {
8 drive the enemy to the bomb-proofs, an
they replied from only one or two guns.
? Smaller gunboats then took position
and according to order, joined in the fight
: An hour and fifteen minutes after the fgt
began the enemy's guns we're completed
9 silenced. Two magazines were blown u
and several buildings set on fire. Ou
2 FIRE was then slackeneJ, but still kept uI
o in hopes Of attracting the attention (
q tronsports with troops.
+ Gen. Butler came at sunset with fres
7 troops, and preparations we're made for II
q neWing the assault. In the morning
during the heaviest Of tie attack, on
t. hundred and fifteen shots per minute wer
T flied. The enemy's guns were silenosd e
= that no one on the fleet was injured o
their Ere,