, 1864-12-07
il pu1d It venture to come out Thur he constantly
lhrcAtened attack on Mobile, thereby aiding the

hnT HrT wac
wills our Irou-clads crapplcd acscclY with thcir
fnT1ni5sh1e an.spne;st 4Er Msnhatta1. Win ma
~ har YV.;nch shot hr,ts ronnh H. arn1or n
s1na.;nt, ~. I'LL osa ~ ain1aaa r.
~ 1assEe ~ ~ x-1H Tat. nnrS ooJ
abont one hnn9Iod ora ae1cntr men we're rant1,r-
81 - th,e vn.eo1 ~ ~ a inat, NJ a;cn. nnd 4ar T.,
r. y eais s @ niuety r. aa ie ~, ~
fbe rcsreat ~ ths NJ rsn,ins reoi nnhoats
nnder ihc ,nus 49, ~ Fort MoraaS tern,3Hated III,
inriars saI stt1 suns ~ - ~ sth - Aan @1'
~ ~, Gi; ~ ~ w ~, " e t. .h,11
I'd Enrt e9nos }; o1 e?1teh nfct ibat f.ainna an
teraon' he connms15ee 9 sent romr1nicasian to
Geaa-a eas 1r nn Fagas 9ne IT, e m,;ad stats:
1niit.rr fnrces 1ssa uant fnr snd tha tera ~ -
ntuiaiion xyerc sioned by lie respective narns on
o95rd Of me tis nar19,a o,s y,
a. s hmG Nar sd W r. n 81 Rfo 81
August A t. at day dawn. d bombarament n vas so oosncd m
inside md 9ie resse1s nntsSaa thc hsv aAu a.
~ hae ~ " Sit as H. d;snsysd ~ ~ d
reia an ot ~ Sc at5rt ~ ssas liz
eoao1 na = + ~ ~. ~ @ aors Mns ~ ~ n;e *
statea val ahnra ntr ttar M ea " eo,.ca ~
this occaeinn anos' 'ANs'1' oo to'" lave Va
ots ~ Ds.ai; ,,d toor o,-ooav ,+to,,-o ~, .,a
IVY -eMcA assa 9eSA Msean3 Ateaei.Su W w
M nlsnL y. sae 9lA' aao pao"A up, tne gus i1nias
NY @ oar nnus ro-,s po,ro1, t,.snos ,,z or,r
a "a phn " th ,en sat au t,a, ~
hcssessioa m o. 1ns o9T, ann 5aossm eas q9rt 70 a.
13e5esa OF cgress o. nloeSaa9 funneIs. Ih,s was
~ to,uie s son,d nnf nats te hioeEade n,e X
force Ehicb conid mt ti,en be- spsred. to TAXA and
ho]i the ni.cc' fnrther dcmanstrnt!on was noe al
yisablc.
To obstruct naval operations the bay had been
stscwn with torpcdocs, an;l as late as the 18th Of
September Rear Admiral Fa1raguf wrote the Pc
pattmcnt tnat ne Wa5 stili cnsaseu ~ Fcmos1ng
t9ena. une n1nqfco; II WIS reported, Aao oeeA
cuAn1rs7oS.
rTbn Secretary nrocceds tn c1ve an outlfrc of
tne onerstinna Of the Fast {nlf and the SUnth At.
20
inr the inccass wEic has rfIan1ei i,is eff1r7s ~
mafnio;n tha h1nrEade ~ Eharfeston hv krenir1
ia iron. .cIatls inside The bnr.1 - ~
A"A .te-so - 'Ast1, ~ 80.
Fer come months previous to May last the rebels
for considerable distance below Richmond, but
me progress ol thp totomac army towards the
feesi eapital %as nc sS1al TT ~ aetse 9pafa@oas @
Butler moved his army from Newport Nova. under
Goav9s " nasat 1oace Ta1ea naa occn assannlSa
tor that purpose, up1James river and made the
1gaoNtif nlSnt sacGcssiul M 5nnu41s u 0ctmHua
Hundred and City Point. The movement wls
q@!sts pert3snsen, ana 1Hc ianaing Va: ps9Wplly
eiseSeet; lhc nnsence 9f military o. navn force
h cs n nsnt n it, hsd Ie m
sa Wnlea TWO Of tne hentdfsasnt Doats were de-
s1eyGa. na ,,o ,,,a,nx =, ~, =, .,.1.n,a T.
ar o1 tae af % 9, re- M II
demonstration, has been maintained on the up
sharp Sat trief ~ have oscaf1sa be
The defense 81 niehmopd.
with the rchcl t1cct which had been in the course
OF preparation Tor two yeass, but the military
commanders, ont Of abundant prcc9ut1on, ordered
Ing vessels for The protection OF the large trans
port tcet that was In attendance upon tls army,
and WHICH 1t was apprehen1ed might be disturbed
werea demonstration to be made by nll or any
portion Of the rebel navT. The sccuritY Of the
transports WIS Justly deemed Of vital Importance
to r. army, and REQUIRED to bs p!aesa beyond any
n addition 10 the protection afforded rs our IRON
clads and other naval vessels, was doubtless q
he Gr:s movements 1as3 j. Of dfhan' he navy. AA '
The operations IN the sounds OF North caroltna
have beyn interesting ana important Il had been
themselves Of the sounds. and to regain the prfn,
Ctpa1 plsces on them, which had been Wrcstcd
from rebel authority early in the War by the united
ehorts Of the army and naFy. Preparations Wefe
long In progress LOT Tue conatfucuon OF afmofcd
%essels, and others of light dsaugat on the Hoan;
e1 u ~ f.eI th s,nna orer a.+ ~ sIiohtiv
hnfit wnn1en hoats @ recartnre PIymonth NeWhern
apd o,hrr a5nts hcd IL onr os and
eos poMsf n nas 9na4 y; 1 neng
soon cdscd patd n 3,sastc1 ~ '0'
pe1sys IN the completion ofthe armored vessels
cd for service in shailow watsrs, which were in
sccersiSie nc M Isl 10 he monitor vessels already init,
! jeoparded our possession of the sounds. There
!; list nna1ier.
1a. ". qua
o IT, ~, ~ "a ~, ~ 1884, r.hsas ia.,aasd p.,.
mouth. and two 4ays after tae rebe ram Albon1afle
descended the Roanoke Eirer and attacked the
wooden gnnboats lying OFT that town. On the 20tlt
] the defsnses we're carried, ,he garrison bceamc
prisoners, and the rebels obtained possession OF
ihe grRer sound II 81 s5y
this department to prevent further disaster. Cap
! tain Mc'ancton Smith, an officer Of much naval ex.
pcrience, Was sent to the sounds NTH vessels OF
; mand, attack The aEmore9 ram at III hazards, md
use ell means to destroy neT. on INC otn Or My
The nm came ons OF s h9an2ke Iset a1d cap.aln
continued trom 4.{0 to $50 p. M, when darkness
interviewed, end The !A1henlarlc 1strcatea up the
out ece an The e 9Sf to a'S'
: eucceseful Tier coneoyt, small army stcames
:. which had been captured and turned into nayal
/ On hut one Subsequent occasion did the A1bc.
marie make her appearance, and then she quickly
retired On being bred at. As there was no cause
70 neF nara oree oWavs IL resduess
/ rctt Ier But the inactivity oflwafting her move.
+; inenis was iIEsome and paraly zlng, aud her de-
enenat y " Gnatng Voune IN cer who
had. on previous occasions, gained tho admiration
l. Of The department By his darIns and adyeuturops
| b torpedo, properly arranged {n light picket
boat, to &c pleccd at his disposal. The torpedo T.
the Invention q ch.ef Engineer II r. Wood aaa
and applied to the pickct-bcat at the suggestion
apd undcr the direction Of Rear Admiral F. L. Gre
fn s a ss 9s s s9 cosRs
viewe Of the department prepared, and when these
s he
f)cfnlter 81 nsccnf1ttf The 1soan1kc to Plymouth