The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28
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OHieial Bulletin.
WAsuISGroS, Jan. 26.-Tke Nav r.
partn,ent to-day received TIE foI.ow,ps "a
port from Admiral Porter:
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON, IT. s. Fra
SHIP MALVERN, org SN.ravtL.E, N. nj
jan. 20.-In NV last informed you TN
Fort Caswell had beec blown up and eyac
uated, in consequence Of the fall Of For
Fisher. sent Lieut.. Gushing around M
the Monticello TO the western bar, Ia a.
certain what had taken place and 70 ob,as
aid from the officers in command o! tbs
New York and Vickshurg. Lieut. Cust;rpt
did not obtain the aid be required, 70. whri
reason have not ye. learned, but With N
usual energy, he pushed on and found Fc,,I
Caswell had been blown up. Bald Hsa
Fort destroyed, Fort Shaw also and For
Campbell, to the westward OF Fort CT.
well, abandoned. Al, these forts :rourts
9 ana lO-inch guns and lsN-pounders. AL
ter hosting the dag o;She Union over Co.
well, the next thing I saw was the q,
waving over Smithv:,le, which the rebesI
had lett in grea; hurry. after they saw o. t
boats approaching, leaving everything n
the beautiful and neayy fort unini ured, AM
two 2-inch guns only spiked. In the for|
ut Deep Water Point, IN the meantime. n
had succeeded IN getting one gunboaf tn
TacOny, over the first interior bar. anil
sent her up 10 Reeves Point. to disable u.
guns ut that place, about three uiles oil
the west side Of tke river. above Fort Fa.. |
er. In twenty-four hours after the fall N
Fort Fisher and its cutworks. all the TO-
;nidable chain of works on this river, Ut n
entrance, built to keep OFT anything, han!
fallen into our hands. They are garrisons
for the present With sailors. can scarce.
~ give description cftLe,e works. Tier
are certainly the nos: formidable and tsI
bes. built earihwcrks I ever saw, aod do
credit to the engineer who piana-d then
For. Caswe.. IS otrne sane shape a. il VS.
before II fell into TIE -ehe!is hands, exceptI
that the rebels have covered is walls will
earth or the outside, and made i. almcsI
impery.ous .e shot ard she'll. IL IS IL m4J
ny respects stronger than For. Fisher arsl
harder to take hy assault. Still il cou.dhl
taken, and Tie rebels knew Il. Three al
four gUnboars outside wc8ls soon hayst
started them out.
have had Srea: difficulty in getting IN
gunboats ove- the bar am. tie rirs auiI
only succeeded this morning n getting ID
las. one through.
The rebels LET. -lec.tv o: good s.c1&
and provisions, az ]. orr NE. are now 81,
sting on them.
l send YOU lise CO tie forts that las
fallen into our ha.Is since Fort Fisae
with the number AID calin-e cftheir guni
We have found here III each fort ~ Arry
strong gun, with the broad arrow on itau4
the name Sir VIM. Armstrong marked ID
full. As the British Government Gland
the exclusive RICH. % use these guns, 4
would be interesting to knew how thsE
came into forts held oy the rebels.
- st,a .;
ions, stores and clothing have came thu
this port. / am almost afraid to Mentii
the amount, but /. IS enc .gh to suppiyov4
sc. 600 men. II is AL English. aud tl.d
have received the last Cargo. No med
will ever core this wa~.
We picked up telegram from, Gen. ID
/ TO his subordinate here, saying that ii FGd
| Fisher and Fort Caswell were not held,
would have to evacuate RichMcns. n
says most truly, ard should not be at
surprised ii he lei: j: any moment.
| We have plenty ct force 10 hold this sd
against the whole Southern Ccnfederacy4
/ have 80 guns bearing on :henarrow ST. 4
of land where our troops are heavily "a
.renched. There are vessels il the ris4
and outside, and we ccir hope they wills1
tempt to re,ake Il. Ten thousand irfanr1
in Fort Fisher. with the guns Of the seas1
ron, would hold this place long time.
| We find this q batter place.c catch blo.1
ade runners thar: outside. had =
blockade runners .ight- Lii las: night AZ
was ob.iging enough 20 answer their 81
mails, whether right or wrong, we do.l
know. Two Of theCe, tha Stag and Cni
lo.te, from Bermuda loaded with a:riI
blankets, shoes. etc, cane IA and rrisLN
anchored near the Malvern, and were d
ken possession Of. The Sag was coz
I manded by Richard II. GaiIv, Lect
the rebel navy aud belong. to rebe. G,1
eminent. A mum Der more is expecteds1
We will, hope, catch portion OF tserI
I, intimated this duty 70 Lieut.. Cusbls4
who performed !. with his Usual good lrc1
and intelligence. These two are verr ~
vessels and valuable prizes. They ihH(
a portion Of their papers overheard imr.11
diately on finding that they were trspri
The Charlotte brings Eve English passs
gers, one Of them an English ofaM1
They all como over as they expected Il
lark, and were making themselves er
holly in the cabin over their champGr
felicitating themselves on their safe ..
val. The Stag received three shots IN "
as she went By our blockaders OUTSIDE
/ Very respectfully your cbedient servaalE
DAVID y. PORTER, A
Rear Admin
To EYoro~ w. Sacratar Of the NayI