Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-05

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CONSCIOUSNESS BETWEEN GEN.
BUTLER AND ADMIRAL PORTER.
GEN. BurLEE 70 ADMIRAL POINTER.
HeADQ'Rs DEPARTMENT or VIRGINIA
AND Nos7n CAD0LlsA, Dec. -, l66A(
ADmnAL Upon landing the troops, end
making thorough reconnaissance Of Fort
Fisher, both Gen. Weitzel and myself are
fully Of the opinion that the place could not
be carried by assault, Is II was left substan-
italy uninjured - defensive work BY the
navy FIRE. We found seventeen guns pro.
tected BY 'traverses, two only Of which we're
dismounted, bearing up the beach and COW
efing . steep Of land, the only practicable
route, not wide enough for . thousand men
IN line Of battle.
Having capturing Flag Pond battery, the
garrison Of which (65 men and two COM
missioned officers) were taken on by the
navy, we also captured Half Moon battery
and seven o0lesss and two hundred and
eight men Of the North Carolina Junior Re
serves, including il commander, from who's
learned thrt portion OF Hoke's division.
consisting Of Kirkland's and Hapgood's
brigades, had been sent from the lines be.
fore Richmond on Tuesday last, arriving at
Wilmington Friday night.
Gen. Weitxel advanced his skirmish line
within my yards Of the tort, while the gar.
risoh was kept in their bomb proofs by thu
Ore Of the navy, and SO closely that three OF
four men Of the picket line vsnlursd upon
the parapet and through the sally port Of
the works, capturing horse which they
brought Oh. killing tho orderly, who was
the bearer Of dispatch from the Chief Of
Artillery Of Ger. Whiting to bring light
battery within the fort; and also brought
away from the parapet the flag Of the fort
This was done while the shells Of the navy
were falling about the heads of the daring
men who entered the work and it was ev-
ident, Is soon Is the fire Of the navy ceased,
because of the darkness, that the fort was
fully manned again, and opened with grape
and canister upon our picket line.
Finding that nothing but the operations
Of regular siege, which aid not come with
in my instructions, would reduce the fort,
and in view Of the threatening aspect Of the
weather, the wind arising from the s-uth-
west rendering it impossible to make furth-
CT landing through the surf, caused the
troops, with their prisoners, to re embark !;
and see nothing further that can be done
by the land forces. shall, therefore, sail
for Hampton Roads as soon as the transport
feet can be got in order.
Ny engineers and officers report Fort
Fisher TO me as substantially uninjurcd, as
. defensive work.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant, -esr
Benz. F. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding.