New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-18
Repcrt Of Admiral Porter.

The following has been received at the Navy
Department ron Admiral Porter.
TlAo.SBF MALVERN. OF FoRT IIsHEn, y. C..
Jan. "a. ITO.
S1r I lave fbe honor 10 infrln ynn Tat operations
have been resumed ga.i She ors a the cTtTHuCe 81
Cane Frar RiyeirCc the FIRST attack o" th7i place ara
1Ae subsequent withdrawal o! TO tT"'p. nave
been erpioyed in n!ing the ships Win aiDEr-
milton and c0Ul Tt diiECEtis We have e'ccuht'fru
90 one can concelYc, al wO!k Lad Ia he CoIc with
,he la-,, yessels a. chord che coast exposed you
-, ,lst say At seq 10 IL, vi lene gales hat blow
here almost necessarily. On es' gTlts the enemy ne-
pended 20 break up Cui prepar nf. We VII Sec We
have gnrc thTough tic worst Of Il, have held on
through gales heas enough drive anything to sea,
$40 W havo sustained no damage wLa'eg'r Aiiei TIE
troops arrived The weather SIT IN had arc 'he ee ws
very heavy as sonn II over. ] got urCer
weT o. the l2ih instant and ioTldi-E fSc
vassse " The three lines With the Transports Ia COMA
NJ steamed for Fort Fishrr. On tho NOR iuS o. tho
j tbe feet tool s station in three lircs cinsc 10 he
beach and the haas s'nt ut once 30 tak" 81" me
,roops These were landed with abnG t%'.vc days
v,oyis 0c- 81 ahou; O'cock T. This time pun sued
dii7nFru. plan IL attacking the Rebel voTss s'ni IN
Ar. rc-- I-rusihcs Csrsuofutc Eptfnrf lcs'i"F tie
monitors Sagsus Canoa'cns, MonsGE'c ca ma 3ahopoc
At 80 g. II. The forts "reAed On Lem ~ '"'! ~
u-Onchsl but they Cuiet'y took NJ thelr Oil losious
within thousaBd yaids OF Fort tisier ana "hen
ready they CpeE,d the,r batteries In tits Wy:
TEMPTED the enemy 70 engage tie monitors, that We
might ace what guns they had and seeing where tBef
seTe Dc able 70 dlsmUant them by hir Q"iie
spirited engagement went on ctWeeh lie Hfis nu ~
Iron and monitors Ii soon apparent that the
frsn Tassels bad the best Of u. 1rayrr>eF Logan
a. dsa.Dear and the southern angie Of Fort Fisher
-ornfuc-crd look very di!apidsed. The guns were
s!eucsd Ole AFTER the ether ard cay one hoavy gun IN
sohcra angie kent vi; it, ffr TIE ffc of this gun
nct Il Oil aecGrate ne II inflicted no ainnc "n w
iron vorzes They were hit trough several times By
wsV q letting the enemy know we hGG some sLeiis iei
on board tie wooden shp and did not intend 10 take
sny unfair aGrantago Of him by using Tie ZION vessels
Acne. i ordered hnc No /. On The plan led ~ Capt
Alder eli the Brooklyn, md line No = led ~ t"ulmo'
loYe I e.cner VI tie CCiuTno, 10 20 AKA EtscS the
batteTias This done IL the Handsomely EiaircI-
rot mistake was committed except ming too rapidly
sLd making too much sG.oAe.
The heavy Gre If thc lnrco vessels sEu' up ne enc
ny'y Cg,s at once, and acr tiHg til nItrr dark, the
wooden vessels dropped out 10 ther anchorage. The
Iroas.des and monitors maintained their positi"n
through he night. firing shell ho~ and thci. lLry
are no., ring within th"usUrd yards of The Tort
and .wC1fT four # the monitors within seven hundred
yards and the oGt does nOt fire gun ~ them thinking
10 doubt that Il j. waste OF powder Tie hfihp r"
the Will commerce room as We gel Drfakiiht ana
Le kent 10 long lie ordn nec depa' inert pro
.iaeg rs with shells nrd guus. There peIie under
,tsudinf. between Gen Terry end myself / believe
-yerytilag Us been GoBe t. Eu Lin. rave heard no
COMPLAINTS aud kaor tia! He have felt every GisposI
.On q lCip the army aiOrR.
detailed report Of Cur peTaiions tere VIII he sell
IN whc. get Though. see 20 reason :" doubt our
sGcccrs, sic forts viii hc Iscd Up 81.
~ heye respec able force landed on STRIP OF land
Shici or naval guns completely command. ard place
Ct defe - which would enable 20 byd on tRains
very De- ge army.
VII report 70 you every opportunity.
haze the honor 10 bc Nert ~. prcilGi., yOur ODE
3ien. -e-rent. TAyID PORTER, Rear Admiral.
10 Hon. GIDEON WILLIS, Secretary Of ihc hhv!.
Washington, ID. Z.