Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-12-15
DISPATCHES FROM ADMIRAL DAHLGREN

bearer OF dispatches from Admiral DAHL
GREN arrived IN this city yesterday morning with
the following important despatch for the Secretary
of the Navy:
FLAG STEAMER PHILADELPHIA
Port Royal Harbor, December r. 1864
Hon. GIDEON WELLEs, Secretary of the Navy
SIR 1t is my happiness to apprze the Department that
Gen Sherman, with his army, is Savannah and au
in communication with him.
In view of his probable arrival had stationed several
steamers at different points, and had come down from the
Talahnny yesterday, in order to be at hand had not
to wait macy hours This morning about eight o'clock the
Daudelon arrived with Capt. Duncan and two soouts
Sergeant Myron j. Emmick and George W. Qaimby
bearing the following lines from Gen. Howard:
Headquarters Department of Army Of Tennessee,
Near Savannah Canal, Georgia.
To Commander OF United States Naval Forces in the vi
entity of Savannah, Georgia.
SIR: We have met with perfect thus far
Troops in fine spirits and near by. Respectfully
o. o. HOWARD, Major General Commanding
Capt. Duncan states that forces were in contact
with the rebels few miles outside of Savannah He says
Sherman's army not in want Of any thing
Perhaps event could give greater satisfaction to the
country than that which l announce and beg leave to
congratulate the United States Government on its occur
renee 1t may perhaps be exceeding my province but
cannot refrsu from expressing the hope that the Depart
mont will commend Capt Duncan and his companions to
the honorable Secretary of War for mark of sppro
baton for their in establishing communications be-
tween Gen Sherman and the set 1t was 81 enterprise
! that required both skill and courage
have the honor to be- very respectfully, your ohedsnt
servant, J. A. DAHLeREs
Rear Admiral Commanding g. A. B. Squadron
The messenger who brought the foregoing from
PoI Royal states that he OF the harbor our naval
net were firing ssutes and the vessels were being decked
with flags indicating that later of glorious i'm
port had been received from Sherman 1t was then too
late to communicate By signals with the departing steamer
The opinion that prevailed board the steamship was
that ,noe she left the whar nsws had reached the Ad
mira OF the fall Of Savannah TheTe IT, however no posi-
tive news Of tie fall of that city, it Is merely deemed
probable.
The following extract of letter from Gen. Sherman
written before he started upon his great march, shows not
only that he reached the point at which he aimed but that
be accomplished the difficult work dsya earlier than
he expected This information has been 10 tho possession
of the Navy Department soce about November 7h IL
was Immediately communicated to Rear Admiral Dshgreu
aud General Foster who have been dgeDt ever since in
preparing for the reception the Of the grand army
under Sherman
KINGSTON, (GA } Nov g. JS64-sPM
Capt PENsocE, u. 3. NJ Mound City; Ia a few dsy.
will DO of for salt water and hope my old friend
ID. ID. Porter again. Will you be- kind enough to writa
blm and tell him to look Tor about Chriswas fO
HiitSn RsGd TO SdUdnnah2 =
w. I, SHERMAN, Msior General