The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-02-26
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LATEST IGASTERN NEWS.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The Navy Depart
ment has received the following:
U. S. Fay Ship MaLvern, Cape Fear River,
Feb. l9--I have'the honor to report the sur
render or evacuation of Fort Anderson. Gen.
Sch ofeld advanced from Snithfeld with
5000 men on the l7th AT the same time
attacked the works, by placing the monitor
Monadnock close to the Fort, enhlading with
the Pawtucket, Senator, Armadillo and Pc
quod, the wind not allowing more vessels to
get under fire. The Fort answered briskly,
but quieted down by sunset. On the 18th, at
8 o'clock, moved up closer, the Monadnock
leading, followed by the Huron, Mexican, Sas-
sacus; Ponoosnc, Mohahgo, Lenfer Manila,
Pawtucket, Gsceola, Shawmut Tecumseh,
Cylypso and Little Ada. These kept up
heavy fire through the day till late in the af
ter1oon.
The enemy's batteries were silenced by
three O'Clock, though we kept up fire till
dark. We also fired through the night. In
the meantime Schofeld was working around
TO the rear of the rebels to cut them off. The
latter did not wait to be surrounded, but.left
in the night taking FIVE or six pieces-of light
artillery with them, and everything else Of
value. This morning some of our troops who
were near by, went in and hosted flag on
the ramparts, when the firing ceased from the
mOrtars There were ten heavy guns in Fort
Anderson, and q quantity of ammunition.
We lost but three killed and five wounded.
D. D. PORTER.
Rear Admiral.
Washington, Feb 22-The Navy Depart
ment has received Information that Lieut..
WIN. B. Gushing constructed mock monitor
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difference conld be detected at the distance
2 of one hundred yards. On Saturday night
Feb. 18th, at about ten o'clock, the vessel
was taken up to within about four hundred
yards OF Fort Anderson and set adritt. AS
there was strong food tide, she moved up
the river and pissed the fort rs if under slow
steam. AT that time the. army had worke
about two-thrds the distance around and in
the rear OF the fort. The rebels thinking thai
their communications were to be cut off by
land and water, escapedlby the only avenue
open to them, leaving their guns unspiked
and their magazines uninjured.
Washington, Feb. 22-'rhe public and many
private buildings OF Washington are illumi
mated to night Every main entrance to the
State Department has the following motto
"Peace aud good will to all Nations but ne
entangling alliances, and no foreign inter
vention."
Washington, Feb. 22.-Speaking of thu
evacuation of Columbia, Richmond pape
of the goth says: 1t i, said that some of GU
engraved treasury note paper fell into th
hands of the Yankees, and also a considera
BILE quantity of medical stores. We have M
particulars of these losses, as the official dis
patch in regard to the fall of Columbia was
communicated to the President. We doub
whether it was ever sent to the War Depart
ment which appears to be in complete igno
rance of affairs in South Carolina, excep
from what bits of information have bee
posted up on the streets.
The same paper says: We understand tina
Grant shows no disposition to assume often
sive operations, and has withdrawn from tn
forts this side Of llatchcr's run. The con
diton of the roads render the success of an
important movement doubtful. The groun
is thoroughly thawed and the roads are al
most impossible for cavalry and artillery
and exceedingly difficult for the movement
of the infantry.
San fronc@co, Feb. 24.-The following dis
patch was received to day:
Headquarters Department of the Pacific
San Francisco, Feb. "a 1865 Generals Or
dcrs No. 1.-THE following has just been re
ceived by telegraph; Washington Feb. 81
1865 To Major General Mcdowell 1t is or
dcred that National salute be fired to-mor
row noon, February 22d, at West Point an
at every fort in the United States, in homo
of the restoration of the flag ofthe Union W
on Fort Sumter. Acknowledge the receip
BY order of the Sec etary of War.
(Signed) E. D. TOWNSEND,
Asst. djt,-Geaeral.
AS the delay in the receipt of the fofegoin
does not permit the execution o! the ordo
on the date named, the anniversary of Wasl
ington's birthday, the salute will be fred 6
noon from every fort and battery in this hal
Dor and Benicia, but at all other posts in tn
Department on the day succeeding the +,
ceipt hereof When the salute is fired, tn
nntirn rnmmnnd will he M rn Il ed IL or n rnn