Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-17
Arrival OF Frank Blair from
Richmond at Washington.
NEWS FROM REBEL PAPERS
COMMODORE PORTER AND THE
WILMINGTON FAILURE.
FROM THE SHENANDOAH!
Rebels Reported to be AdTanc.
ing on Weston. Va.
associated Press Report.

BALTIMORE, Jan. l6.

BALTIMORE, Jan. l6.
The special correspondent of the Anaeri-
can, under date of the sth inst, communi-
Gates thu following important information
relative to the renewal or rather continue
ton Of the great movement against the
defences of Wilmington, situated at Fed
eral Point, mouth of New Inlet This
correspondence has been withheld from
the public here until it should become
known that the attack had actually been
commenced.
The steamship Santiago De Cuba, of
Beaufort, January 9, having ridden cut a
heavy Southeast storm st our anchorage,
during the past two days of Beaufort har-
Dor. We are now enjoying calm, Pecu-
liar to this latitude, which can scarcely be
expected to last twenty-four hours.
Yesterday morning, the wind having got
round to the Northeast and the sun chin
ing out brightly, we were blessed once
more with quiet sea and our eyes we're
delighted also with the approach Of the
feet of transports, with the troops furnish
ed by General Grant, to cooperate with
Admiral Porter's feet, In the capture Of
Fort Fisher.
The first vessel that arrived was the flag
ship Of the commanding General, which
crossed the bar at once and proceeded up
Beaufort hsrbor to communicate with the
flag ship Of Admiral Porter. Next came
the steamers Baltic and Atlantic, eachwith
near 1000 men on beard. The other trans
ports arrived soon after. Their nsmes
however, could not be ascertsined.
All the transport feet, as l write, are
now anchored outside the bar along wit /
the naval vessels.
The plan of battle ia fully arranged, and
the commander of each vessel has beer
supplied with new chart, indicating no'
only his exact position, but the precist
point of the works of the enemy on which
fire Is to be directed.
The Santiago, being commanded by tht
senior captain of the gunbost feet, Cap
tain o. S. Glisson, is stationed st the head
Of the line of vessels of her class, clever
in namber, and whilst the others of tht
lima are to concentrate their fire on thu
Outworks of Fort Fisher, our guns are Il
throw 8 flank FIRE into the fort.
The positions of the vessels are nesrly
the same IS in the former fight, excepting
that the iron clsds will take position sbou
a quarter of q mile nearer to Fort Fishe
than at the frat attack, and the Dictate
will also Join them with her four l5-incl
guns, making the Mentor feet twelv
guns strong, including the four guns of tn
MonRdnock. Then the Ironsides with he
tremendous IL inch brosdsiders and tn
Minnesota, Wabash, Brooklyn, Susque
hans, TuEesrors, Seneca, Ticonderogs, Co
orsdo, Shenandoah, Pawtuckst, MsckinsV
Maumee, Powhsttan, Junistts, Yantie an
Kansas form the second line. The NickI
Unadills, Huron and Pegnot, which act q
tenders TO the Monitors, sre also in the in
ner line.
The gunboat fleet Is to form a line i
front OF the shore batteries extending t.
the right of Fort Fisher. Reserves of th
various divisions consisting Of the smslle
class Of gunbosts sre assigned to q positio
outside of the line Of battle.