The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-30
MING TON
OFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE
PROGRESS OF THE EXPEDITION
Reports from Rear-Admir1I For'0r
and Najor-General Butler
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NORTH Aii,I,,,iepy Aiu,,,l . AT SEA. ORE Nav tyrtr
fLA"-siH 90 f-sr;-I was in boncs I sbo,,d
n .ho 10 present to the Nation Fort Fsbor
nav ,,nd ne works as a Cbristrnos oforipg lint
,. lu .,ry 10 say 1t las not boeu takon vet lat
,octcd Ton the path inst with the Iron,6ey C1aoui
sy. Ak1l0UDc N1uUduock Minnesota, sC9iyruao No.
5t,gu 7,srgrorg. JV,l1.h gugguab1iu1. Br3,tlt,7.
t,grtrtgn, yuaigtl Seneca gLg,.audyll PgiC,ur.,
7ye,r8rr9g1. Ngctiagip lJy,Duer yutj.. F,U.0s. !
Ii,rg Ot1ker City Nouticaio. Rlods IH,u1, Slgsg.
gu. Ihiupeir1 Oscaolu Tacouy Pgutoolr, StutjIyo .
de CsI1 ForfJtcts1u and Vtu3arbtV, hayngnro
servo of small vessels consisting OF the tries Hlir-
g,n WiIdrJucsg. Cherokee. H. D. Taacs fueUioge
Ea,ug. Get,yslurg, Aiabrna, Keystoue state. BIN.
sl,e Emmg L5g,ga TyigiaU Sbougy. Br,l,1yj,.
q D. BusI3ugLau, and Nausugad
prov.ous to making the at ack A torpodo on,
srcc scaIr. with am amount of povdcr ON hoard
s,,rosol ia bc spgcient 10 explodc tbo po,y,r ma
cogipo of tbo G,rr ,yos nrenorcd with yre,t c,re
o,d ,rocod p,,dor tho command of Cor,,,o7,dcr A
{, PtrNp who had associotod with him ON tbis mo-
r1lous service ti,utcpopts W Pnrsroy second
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w'ole u',on.o 10 .'o % IN manu- Suu' 'noupn
Nv iion'ou soi"V puu H'"luo' a"u o,' Oii0 VI
Nus LuIuOi'' 'o 'on "'' 81" ''J ''o - "''u'o
we nlou hcl up "I,n po"ucr' anu Pcr'cut'u al 'lo
nluonlnorY lor pioNinE uoI up Noiol"l pO i hh"
hau arrived al lno Ichue@'ous Do'oro US anu na''
tened matters all that could that no unuecos-
sorv dolav might be laid 10 nv charge
IN tho 1e,b inst soiIod from, Roopcort with all
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tie romtofs, New lrohslde'' ana small vessels IN
Cluding the Louisiana disguised as blockade run
nor TOR the rendezvous t\yeutv uiles east of New
i'at n ~ ,d co,,nd an A., taro. ,,ssoIs and
1 ~ -. 80 ~, -, ~ 49, -, :, 80. -
uunspor's uSsclho'eu th'ro, '"o N'n' plo"l" "F"y
from tho northeast. On the 10Th a heavy gale set
IN from the southwest and not oeing able TO make a
mort itbout scattering all the vessels detcrtn mod
"a - -, ,t, ~. - =
IGS - 'u' 4 a., - ny ,- a.,
any KIND except the loss Of few anchors, the
monitors and all behaving beautifully Only two
vessels went 10 sea to avoid the goc and Jared no
t,.. .,,a,. .t,,,, 90 o,,,h,, rI ,.,,-,,u,- -
DoUer tnan 'noSe AZ nnchor' lue transports pe'na
short OF water put into Beaufort, N. c., ana were
not suitable for riding out at anchor such heavy
wcnther After the soutyCster the wind choppet
rl,,,,d g., M ,.,gt,,,,rd Nj - w. - haa,,t,G,
arounu 10 'llo "us'"",u anu Ra'o Us a ptauD'u
spell OF weather which ! could not AFFORD to lose
and the transports with the troops not making thol
sprearance | determined to take adyautl &c of II
"a 81, I,or, t,,sr,o, a "a its o,,t,,orr,s
""u ', Soa B, it.i ,, " e., A.. -
On the I'D directed Commander RHIND to pro
coed and explode the vessel right under the walls
Fort Fisher, MIR. BRADFORD, OF the Coast Survey
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cou'u Pi"oo ''3'o " 'I'o 'ool u'"uS,'' iiEi' VI VI
the edge OF the beach. Lieutenant X, IL LAMsoN
commanding the ,yettysburg, volunteered to 20 IN
in the VtIJeyuegg Acting Master HENRY AIRY
Ia command and to,, tho To,,j,j,,,, into nosit,on
III ooniih''u' |i!u ~" Wv N,"''','' ~ i'O po"
having assisted ID the gaze III taxing care Oh inc
Louisiana, Ter She and the NaHsemoRd the vessel
having her in tow, had lost all heir anchors.
AZ halEpas 10 T. NJ. the powder vessel started in
towards tie bar, and was lowed by the Wna.raess
until the ombrasurcs Of Fort Fisher were plainly in
sPht The UHdrrHeSS then cast on, ana the lsDHi-
sitpld proceeded under steam until Witnn two hum
drcd yards IRON the boacn ana about tour hundred
from the lOrt. Commander RHIND anchored her
seCuTcy there, and COOlY went to work to make all
ms arrangements to blow her up, This he wtsienl-
right ahead OF Inn, the forts masinQ the blockade
runner sigma which they also did TO the L2T5ttaa.
The pallRnt puIty, after COOy making all their ar
ranPemens for the explosion lett the vessel the Sat
thing they did being TO set her on fire under the
calm, then taxing to their boats, they made their
escape of to the UHdI1irsS, hlng close by. The
Wilderness then put oil shore with good speed, to
avoid any i'll effects that might happen rom the eX-
pOsIOn, AT torty-lye minutes past on the morn
ing OF the 24th the explosion TOOK place. but the
shock nothing like so severe as was expected IL
shook the vessels some and Dtoke one or TWO glasses
but nothing more
At daylight on the oath the fleet got under way
and in line Of battle. At II 80 A. M the signal was
made TO engage the iorts the irOnsdes leading and
the MOHddioCk, COHOHicU8 and M,hOpGc lOl owing.
lAe rolddes took her position in tn5 most beaut.
tu. and 6eamanlke manner; got her spring out and
opened deliberate tEo ON the tort, which was trmg
at or with all lis guns. which did not numeT-
GUS in u @ northeast face, though we counted what
appeared to DO seventeen guns But four or five OF
the were fired IRON that direction, and they were
s'eneed almost as soon as the AoaSides opened hor
terrific lattcry.
The minnesota then took her position in haud
somc style, and her guns, after gotting the ran O.
were fired with rapidity, whlc the Motic1R, COLO
ratio and the large vessels marked on the plan yot
10 their stations all firing to cover themselves while
anchOring. BY the time the last OF the lai 20 yes
se.s anchored and got their battcrlei into play but
ono or TWO guns OF the enemy were fired, tins Gll