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3 Avery lengthy dispatch has been received
ifoin abe headquarters Of the Army Of the
Fotomrac covering full detailed official re-
port from Gen. Butler. to Gen. Grant OF the
late Wilmington expedition. II makes oyer
two columns of fine type, and is furnished by
| the Secretary of War at the request OF Gen.
Grant iiss2es-i ~ " Il
a Cen. Bntler states that after embarking his
4 force on the transports they were detained
from the 9thuntilthe 18th Of December wait
ing for Porter's fleet, which joined the trans
H port feet off Cape Henry on the l4th, arriy-
ing III, the rendezvous off New Inlet tiear Fort
Eisner, on, the, evening of the 18th, having
| the finest weather possible. On the evening
i of the 18th Admiral Porter came from Beau
j fort TO the, rendezvous, when the sea became
Rough qand on the 18th the wind sprung up
\ making it impossible to land the troops, and BY
the advice 81 Admiral Porter the troops were
rcndezTo FUSED at Beaufort This was q neces1
sity as tae transports were coaled for ten days,
apd that time had been then consumed For
four days the wind blew a gale, during which
time the transports were coaled and wateredI
All four O'Clock on the afternoon of the oath
Gen, Butler came in sight of Fort Fisher and
found the, naval, feet ,bombarding it, the pow
der vessel having been exploded on the morn
ing previous.
| AfrdngenentS were made to lands troops
I ON the next morning ,under. cover of the gum
boats as soon as the fire of the half Moon and
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