The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-02

We received last night New York papers Of Fri
day, the sOth. We give summary Of the news:
rHR WILMINGTON DIsAsrER-OPPIcIAL REPORT OF
ADMIRAL PoRrfR-A GUNP0wDHR scARMB-ITs
RAILURE-LANDIEQ OF TINE TROOPS AND TH1I1
RYPULsH.
The Official report Of Admiral Porter about the
Wilmington disaster 10 published, and Ellis threa
columns Of the Times. It is badly put together.-
It opens With an ACCOUNT Of the sailing Of the dee
and thsn goes into the particulars IT great gum
puwoef raes az 1zc naUw1ue ~ usHsst yssAn.s ma
says,
60 much had been said and written absut the
terrible effects Of gmpowder in IN explosion that
expected from this novel mode Of making var
Everything that ingenuity could devise was adopted
to make the experiment success. The vessel wa
brought round from Norfolk with great care and
without accident in tow Of the United States steamer
Sassacus, Lieutenant Commander J. l.. Davis who
directed his whole attention to the matter in hand
and though he experienced some bad weather and
lost one Of his rudders, he took her safely into
Beaufort, where he filled her up with powder and
perfected all the machinery for blowing her up.
General Butler had arrived at the rendezvous BE-
fore us, and hastenedAnatters all that could, 20
that no unnecessary delay might be laid to my
charge.
On the 18th instant, sailed from Beaufort with
all the monitors, the New Ironsides and the small
vessels, including the Louisiana, disguised - .
east Of New inlet North Carolina and found al the
larger vessels and transports assembled there the
wind blowing light from the northeast.
On the 23d, directed Commander Rhind to pro-
coed and explode the vessel right under the walls Of
Fort Fisher, Mr.. Bradford, Of the Coast Survey,
having gone in at night and ascertained that We
could place vessel Of seven feet draught right on
the edge Of the beach. Lieutenant r. H. LaMson,
commanding the Gettysburg, volunteered to 30
in the wilderness, Acting Master Henry Arsy
in command, and tow the Louisiana into DO
sition; AT 1880 F. n the powder vessel
started the o e. and ws tor y
Fisher were plainly in sight. The Wilderness then
cast of, aid the Louisiana proceeded under steam
until within two hundred yards Of the beach and
five hundred from the fort. Commander Rhind an
chored securely there and coolly. went to work
to make all his arrangements to blow her up. This
he was enabled to do, owing to q blockade-runnr
going in right ahead Of him, the forts making the
hloctade-runner signals which they also did to the
Louisiana. The gallant party, after coolly making
all their arrangements for the explosion left the
vessel. The last thing they did being to set her on
fire under the cabin, and then taking to their boats,
they made their escape OF the Wilderness, lying
close by. The Wilderness then put of shore With
good speed to avoid any i'll effects that might hap
pen from the explosion.
At forty-6ve minutes past o'clock on the NOM
ing OF the 18th the explosion took place. The shot
was nothing like 30 severe was expected it shook
the vessels some and broke ono Or two glasses but
nothing more.
The sunpowder arrangement having failed, the !
bomhardment was commenced. OF it, he says:
One or two leading vessels havina made ta4nis-
take Of anchoring too Tar Of, caused those dining
after them to COMMIT like error; but Whnsthey |
Ill got into place and commenced work In n1nest |
tho shower Of shell lone hundred and Aftse4 per |
inute) was irresistible. So quickly were III enc
my's guns dlenced that not an officer OF md was
injured.
casualties by the bursting of ix one
Parrot cannon. One burst on board the fjeonde-
yoga, killing six Of the crew and Woundipi seven |
others; another burst on board the Yankee killing
ono officer and two men; another on the 1uniata,
others; another on the Nsckinaw, killing ono ON
cer and voundinR Ave men; another on the ouAtsr
the eusquehanna, killing and wounding ssvsn-, !
think the bursting Of the guns (ix in al much aus
concerted the cseWsof the vessels where the scaen
happsned, and gave one and III CREST disrae Of
the Parrot one hnndred-poundegs, and ~ aDse.
qnent events Proved they we're uniit Tor seruoeaao
calculated to Hill mose Of our own man - nose
q the enemy. Some Of the vessels VA. s4uck
foFaAed With shsll, and ten or twelve pessp .s.e
ead1y scaldsd. The OsceolA wAs struck viii eenelI
neaf ne magazine and yos ot one time n Z en-.
ing condition; but her s@cient commands a1gyed
u, notwithstanding the damage sho reooivsd.s The
Yantic vs. tie only yesDsl which len IT, NE 10
report damages.
Ths troops wsre landed on the asth leu ths guns
q Foet Fishes. Of course, supposed to b. 6nount-
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