The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-01-25
Official War News.
WASHINGTON, Jan, l6. Tho following
has been received from Admiral Porter:
FLAGSHIP MALVERN
Or Fort FIsHKR, N. G.,

| January II, 1859 J
SIR-I ave the honor to inform gov that
! operations have been resumed against the
forts at the em, suce of Cape Fear river -
! Since the first altal on that place, and the
subsequent withdrawal If the troops. | have
been employed in filing &c ships with am
mnnition and coal The dihic c'dties we have
encountered no one can conceive. All cur
work had to be done with the large yt7SelS
anchored on the coast, exposed, you ma,
alnlost say at sea, to the violent gales that
blew here almost incossanty non these
Fal4s the enemy depended to break up our
/ preparations. You will see we have gone
through the worst of it, have held on thro'
cases heavy enough to drive everything to
sca, and we hHaye sustained no damage
whatever. After the troops arrived, the
weather set in, and the gale was very heavy.
AS soon as it was over, we got under way
on the 18th inst, and forming the vessels
in three lines, with the transports in conf
pany, steamed for Fort Fisher
On the morning of the l4th the feet
took its station in three lines close to the
beach, and the boats were sent at once to
take off the troops. These were landed,
with about twelve days provisions, at about
2 p. m.
| lhl7 time i pursued 9 different plan IN
attacking the rebel works. | sent in the
new IroDsides, Commodore Radford, lead
ing the monitors Sangus, Canonicus, Mona
duack and Mahapoc. Ut 1870 A. NJ, the
forts opened on them as they approached,
but they quietly took their old positions
within 900 yards Of Fort Fisher, and when
tready they opened their batteries. In this
way induced the enemy to engage the
monitors, that we might see what guns they
I had and where they were, that | might be
able to diam0unt them by fire. Quite a
| spirited engagement went on between the
| ironsiues aud monitors, II vas soon appar-
| ent that the iron vessels had the best Of it.
Trayerses BEGAN to disappear and the south
ern angle OF Fort fisher commenced to look
dilap!dated Ibc guns we're silcnced one
after another, and only orc heavy gun in
! the southern angle Kept up 1t fire. The IRE
! of the guns were not at all accurate, as 1t
| inflicted no damage on the iron vessels. -
| They were hit several tines by way ot let
! ting the enemy see we had some shell left
on board the wooden ships, and did not in
tend to take any unfair advantage Of him by
| .he iron vessels alone.
ordered No l in the plan led by Capt.
Aiken, of the Brooklyn, and line No. . led
liy l0mu0I0fe IDatcneFi OF tAe SOlOrauO,
to 90 and attack the battery This was
done in the handsonest manner. Not
mistake was committed except firing too
rapidly and makins too much smoke. The
The heavy fire of the ,arge vessels shut up
the enemy guns at oncs and after firing
till after dark the wooden vessels dropped
| out to their anchorage.
The Irons;des and Monitors lLaintained
their position through the night, firing a
shell now and then They are now lying
yGthn 1000 yards of the fort and the Mvni>
tors within 700 Yards, and the fort does not
| ire q gun at them, thinging, no doubt, that
| lit'is q waste Of powder.
| The firing from the feet will commence Us
soon rs we get breakfast, and be kept up
as long as the ordnance department provides
US with shells and guns.
There is perfect understanding between
| Gen. ferry and myself. / believe every
! thing hasbeen done to suit him. have
| heard no complaints, andknow that we have
! felt every disposition to help the army
along. s1a.
| Detailed report Of our operation here
/ will be sent in when we get through. see
no reason to doubt our success. Tho forts
will be used up soon. We haze rcspccta-
{, bic f0rce landed Oh a Hip of land which