, 1865-01-04

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frg his seakous for Withdrawing tue 1oofs' =
aleo enclose my answe5. .,,o 49,, IL. ,v.-a
In the bomfardment @ NC Sa a.s sae hs 1ehs's
kept couple OF guns on the upper batteries nfiog
on the vessels, hitting come OF t9em egrctM 5
N1thtut doing much damage. lae Maoasn sa,aet az
eesmea NAM t1 .t % 10 o. ExcrTtnr W, cooy
nfe koon c!osea taGm W; l,!e }3hrnH1hnnt IN
ana sgEtfms5 t.G ,.ca 1nst bea1t;f3l nractice.
'afi The a a,mf ccu,neneed iandins aboat oelock.
Ga2t. 1seon: s ad ~ n,tsr1 ~ ;nt1rs u s,f. 1an
aneiea naen T. " nne,;srt epnnt 1ve
eeiosE. The wesihtS s soniaF % III sad Iaia;y,
~ oIiGaac ~ Met1 ~ n,sts s nnr tronns
nEaL costtea W uG gai. S,taa ~, ~ ahfta
haE and delivered themseise: Up. aha were taSea a
y m NE senaro san e ns. e an to hnn.
70 sne oe ana nv, ~ a
feeonnoatef1ig party a1l oe'og aesifous u qul'
uS nas: x.+,,a y. ,,,t ~, ,,,,,,,n :, onnoa,t,on
aon pfe.enu 20 pn' TX op,nagha n snd an
more q asfa1l'tng than I d. Dut saat help
teananE e9s, Mas "9l5a r 10 AA' luz ~
sEEK1So NE" ENTRANCE
About IL o'clock ! sent in q detachment Of
see If could eject an entrance through the chan
mel. The Great number OF wrecks ID and about
tic bar have changed the whole formation, and
where The original channel was. We found a ahal:
low bar. eent Ieut. ". B. Cushing In, 10 sound
and and bnoi @ outa channci Il be could Gsd one, w1'h
oiders % 70 Commander Guest 10 dug for torp:does,
dmc M hoat hcIonrine 10 ibe Tacony was sunk by
ehe1{. md man bad bis lcg cnt or; still they
stmrs IT, tbetr work Until ordeFed to Withdraw ior
oloef ua''' .cr,.ou1rnarx.xrs.
1,,o,,.,oa s1,o- ~ ~ 5-sw von- at+ent,on
to he eo eonnet of % Coinander m W Rhind and Ie9t
<t,,1 ,at ~. ~ crcr nettseu. and
xeaIn1e tnas Vas G'es hsa taIaH Ian ,rna
lie effects ofthe explosion hat We know Of still
It Was mol thelf iault az IN lnceausc ~ otasIs
beg leave to Recommend them for promotion; 'ita
! them IN and brought them Oh: 10 one in the
| squadron, considered that thsiE lives would be
te ase IL
| pen. enclose herewith the report of Com.
1nander Rhind, with the namcs Of the gallant fe-
lows who volunteered for the desperate service,
l. Allow nc 10 mention also the name OF Mr-
!isIsty I ! Performed =; syeFy duty he h'a ever been
R: yEetse: Fleet aptain r. carving about 9 ~ ~
general usefulness; to lieutenant Commander II.
With a@munltion; to Lieutenant a2 H. ": SandeEs, T.
natiae i sisnals an@ who pssioI@e5 f. any Wi;
and 70 my ai1sst Laeacnaht AM >. ". LEFTY, M nna
Lieutenant >. W. Preston, VINO anofded me- sa'ua-
have not yet received list 81 the casualties,
but bcnGre they are very few rom tac enemy !!
| guns. nao hlllen anu ~ouunea aoout !ot' 's-n'e
persons oy W petsung u & o1 IaG II. ILLS; @
mnst hot !oIstt 20 pa5 1!sulc 70 Ine oiuesss
and crews Of toc Monitors. I1dins ont ne heavy
galee On an opcn coast, Wltaolt muI1ma1in5 ot
sompihining u me Mane q % Mnten ~
hsse pScn WY sel!ons. LEY nase suGMn Ig ~ ~
and 2as IL st a CT o ss
snT1ls ls 5sfr1nc. ,,
me .19ap"lns a!e 'ne names Q! tne commaaa- a..
Command; a,;nc coTnianders Cor d +; q. p2tfost OF the
Hunaunoch, snsa. ana =, Is. GaIaoaa' o1 1e Saasus
~. , SsuSc = ~, ns,AnEap, E VI
Th.ra ~. aa,,t @ ~. ~ .,san5 ,on ~ % T ~
,he |ho @ hse no1 ect on III IS ~ @ n
lie rnorn,n~ md The so,dicrs wifi tncn he ~ scnt
enclose III, rcnc,a, order fl, thc ,tt,c,
an Sir very rceps6Stqiy yop1 oneaient
''N'' oA'1o - noar a;7n,r,,
| Uon. Crnros Wr11ra secrc+orv ~ the NV
| WosIinofon n q ~'A~@' " INV 1'''
,nd Gcucr,i fnier acco1nnan1n.t t;19a p.nopt Il
| -. fo11oW.. e3A' ef0A-@ -
'eAo'o" c,r. a1,r,rn.s 1r1rr,
49,. ~ sa,.,,-. s, ~, 81.
MONTH GARoLiSa, Des p. 1851; s
ADMIRAL: Upon Landing the troops md making
| tAotouEh reconnaissance Of toft Flsaer, both
Gen Neftzcl and myteH arc 1n!iJ OF Tue opinion
wss left substantially nntnlured as q defensive
work by tne na'y afc We found seventeen gun
protected by trare1ees. Two only OF which Wer'
strip Of land. the only practicable route, not wtd
enough for thousand men IN line ol oatuc'
fon Of which, SIXTY 1--WE men aud tsro commissioned
officers, were taken OF by the navy, we also cap