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, 1865-10-25

PHILADELPHIA Provision 0farket-Ocf- 81.
Prices Of the hog product generally unsettled and
lower owing to tho AdFtces from the ue3RhbosnE paas
kere. aud there Is little nothing totng bal1eed
meats. Meas pork held at So oo and mess beef at
quoted nomtnally at g7c for harns, 21c for sides,
and Aa:1c for shoulders With Eome ht:ic inanry Tor
shoulcers IN sait sell nt l9 1oc q D. No aides here-
Lard is nnsettled and lower and selling In small way
In slowly. and pack cd Is selling as wanted at
TO qualify; roll Gs4Ic, Goaheu 4353oc. the latter
fnr rhn1rt.
, 1865-10-25

Tho Philadelphia Inquirer Of Saturday COM
meuts as follows On The money market:
GnsaEo I'D ID, ss as Of aRs De!s ct
their warehouses a1e full. 1,o09,Oo0 bushels Of
wheat, 60 barrels Of -four 10 900 bnahele Of corn,
In tce warchouset OF Chicago alone tis mp at least
- CO., end the hides, tie wool and other prop
efty wonla probably swell ihs grand total A., 10 a.
soton ~ Nst7anai HanTs ~ CHicsoo hy their
iast quarterly report had lost nenrly ve millions Of
deposits, md yes had Increased their loans and ds
eonnis one million ana quartz ,L 10 aT r. S11l. 1s
in!t " qseeE 4,9infi M th.s lions slx hundred
thousand more mouey,' No wonder -four Is high,
with million bushels Of wheat held for speculation
N SO "o14ss 4 eaa ILL. ~ np ,,1;r ~ ~
10 ~ rar .o MI, " vi tStnos H. ,vle fhe anec
uf nIaao1, r. ths .na hatte1 IN an hn7nE1 IVY
- .s..%-..5,a ~ IN. TIM So,-yo,f- f1ovu
ra g H.Sda and e,M ale @ Amos. M dsy denoan @
G eoni1,rt s the en1mne1 e~'' '"' 49, <e''0'
In ctnc1nnau the money market is stil, string
ent. The Ga=xfte, Of Yesterday, eays:
Bankers mn growing stronger in currency. but
in view otptoesbl!G qsas ans tthsy Gen. ss
,,enr md nre tnb,ect n IL yaIfi In The
cnen market. ray iDR15 per cent, and In aume
caaes very good paper Is Eesed At the LITTER rate
.tv NH.ssAA 49, =. a-a, .. tha 3urr J.. svHr %ua
y Ptessmg, g.sv s - eaaT enonr1 nnsss We hayn
meantime. 1a uuespectedIy unis7osabie news rom
Encland. There aro Indications N our dispatches
!,om New York OF the elimination OF 'no pressure
tnsfG: ,,,a. e+a,av with annn,y .,5cbt,v II,
errc1s oI ths demand. We auote ,;Gsf-10 discount
buying, and t0c dlscoun,9par selling"
in Milwaukee currency Is reported by the Sen
tines to be "gzadua1ly becoming pleniier*" e.
change Is azm At " prem. ceiling and par buying.
In st. Louis, money Is c1ose-as tight as Il
has been at apy time for month past! Exchange
:. .,.r+v ,t1 < d,o hnv,n, and In Aid. sailing
a. ~ u1s. IVY aun ~ - w. ...
-Ihe New YORK Eeeatng fV@t OF sat1suaJ LAt
comments a follows on tie recent o:der Of the
soia ~ VI ..~..o -, A.. e.1.
me anno1ncement oi tne 1ulsnasoa ~ ~ ~ -
1etafy q sne tG ~ n
and 10 issue lor taem gag s1,,,sa ~
demand 1s fegataed u MKey ~ III 49,. tssi,itla.
tor IN 1hs precious metals ss a. ~ ;eip aap nntrhssfs
TO tne god oEsfasots 10 aeposs. t fhic hsvs
saieiy ana Ntnoat ane nu ~ as, aItsnt
nitneno eneexea tnef gam1S ~ g ,e5,e ea1a,ns
m.oas otnel g1ass Sn +. hse9, ,atns Gnnes
n i r. ao9 ~ ia aet atborizipe Il h
Nsnth. iSSS. Il is especia1ly prred that The fnan
, 1865-10-25
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET
NEW $40 LOAN.

SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
OcTosxR Sth, 1861.
This Bank FIJI recetye packages Of one and .vo year
sper cent notes per cent Compound lntert5: Notes.
and scrt and schedule them for subscriptions 10 the
New so Loan 1t = charge Of Il per cent.
Eonds viii be delivered to subscribe free OF charge
and packages may be sect us under our season con.
fr4rt fAtCQ. E. L 13hhAdA, Lxaat1s
, 1865-10-25

River receipts this week are on1y about 1.o3a 100
feet. There sse noEn ta be on the ,Way three hrge
same an1ount from schulenburg 4 Boeesle's mil.
Mk1y 10 1eacG this point-rndesinS il ceftaia thai
tie seaeeu Will close With moderate s;ock IN The
demand prices arc ufm, with \ tendency toward
an ndv1ncc. =
Prices On the river arc f15naSo-0o. Te heard OF
one sale II tho latter dEu1c ln taa water.
N'r ntr ovf1r fn1tc
, 1865-10-25

The genela1 producr markets to.day ruled dull
\ and unsettled, In consequence Of the announce
ment that Oats. Rye and Barley In the warehouses
oat OF condition. the arket ior these aricses
I ruled dull ard lower. The Wheat market opened
brognnt but broke down and closed lower and un-
! settled
The Provision market was fnacdrc but dfM- Ness
Pork was held at {3i %, but there was htls or no
inquiry. 4 few retail lots were sold At $500.
Primo Mess Pork Was in good demand md firm.
with buyers at $28 90, and sellers at 1880 Lard
WIS i'm, with sales Of old Prime Leaf 1t &c.
Ta.law wus tn good demand and firm, With Gales
Of 80 barrels country at 1896 genc-a1y held =: Tic.
Htrhwines were held more a1n1y on account Of
IN improvement In New York, but the transactions
were light with buyers at f. = and sellers se3
Light retail sales were IaaAe at s., ,2ssdla ID
The Flour market was rather dull, buyers and
sellers being apart IN their views. The former de-
handed 4 concession. which the latter refused 10
make. About $40 barrels changed hands at S9ss5
G11.c0 for Thito Winter; FISH D9. 90 forSpriDg
Extras and $a.1asi Go for aupe1hnes.
The market for No. Spring Wheat opened ac-
tive md rather huoyunt aud prlces advanced 1d41,
but toward The closo a breakdown ensued, and
prices reeeded sGae Rom the highest point reached
| during the day. No. Spring was dull and 1G51Hc
lower. Red Winter was quiet but firm. The sales
aggregate Isl 0c0 bushels at S1-S0 for No. led;
$l.3sGp14lA for No. / $1.t891a0h for No. :, and
55GI7oc for Rejected Spring In store. Tie market
closed with buyers ofNo: Spring at s1.ss, and
u sellers at St.3SA.
The market for corn WIS dull and aa3c lower,
with sales Of 100 900 bu at 45@45}tc for No. 40
4:c for No. 2 and SIC for Rejected In store, ard
Iiz7sc for No. 2 free On board The market closed
quiet ut inside figures. =
Oats we,e dull and ha1c lower with sales Of
47.oo0 bu at a8MGaa7ssc for No. T. &c TOT No. .,
and 1s&11sMe for tte'ectcd in atoke-c1osing dull
, 1865-10-25

few cnys. They ar engraved and printed In the
Department at Washington, IN the ve1Y finest style
moi only with reference 10 the artistic skill OF tht
work. but with special reference 10 secnrity and
protection against tho possibility or counterfeit
, 1865-10-25

NGW FVHX S1UEE l2NIKE1s
Closing prices for cash, Oct. -, 1851 receised By F.
G. Sa1topsta1 d Co., Commission, Stock and Bo1d
E3rrt orr ~ T1srk StrAet EhtcSxps
COMHERCLAL.

TUESDAY, ErEx1So, Oct n
The following summary shows the movement In
Produce and Provisions during the past twentyfo1r
houtt, compared with the movement tor the a1ne
time last year:
, 1865-10-25
CHICAGO CA7rLa a1ARKEr.

0fY1cx o. TuR pAILT TRmryF,2
Tuesday Evening, Oct. IL
BEEF CATTLE-Accosding 70 The Beard Of Trade
repos tho receipts md shipments anee our lnstIssus
compared with the corresponding period OF ls hare
been follows It should be bornt IN mind that these
receipts and shipments Art really those Of the GAY pro
ccdluT:
, 1865-10-25

Fletcher at all hazards. This is gay crowd
to talk Of law and order.
The elected Sheriff of Laclede county has
far fnilurc 10 take the caildidate's oath.
, 1865-10-25

Tho following table showS the movement in
leading articles Of Produce for the week ending
Oct 81, and from Jan. TO date:
EECEu1s or LEADING ARTICLES Ar CHICAGO TOE
7Hs WEEK EsD1So OCT. 81. AND TRox JAN. TO
, 1865-10-25

Since the above was in type We hare receS,
cd coniirmatlon OF the sad neWs recorsse sa
above, md It appears the devastation and ioss
OF life was atin greater than VIC at trse SIP
posed. The Loss ct life ia now stated se.
tween two and three hundred the crops ~
the island have been destroyed, and scarcely
3 tree Is to be seen standing many vess*ls,
too, ate missing. Beyond high sea and heayy
gale the hurricane was not felt In tie otaeE
West India Ia]Auda,
, 1865-10-25
NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION.

lGl,VU
1out11l -..-....-..-..-. 1W1uU
CHICAGO Inf1cEE. .S3s0.210
Times, Journal and Post conbtncd..... $4,000
OCR CLAIMS UPON ENGLAND.
The dispatches by the last steamer relating
to the demands made by our Government
upon England for Indemnity for the losses
sustained by the dcprcIat1ons by tic british
built pirates, or cruisers, the Alabama end
thc Shenandoah, amount to this, that England
refuses to recognize thc validity of the claims
nnd refuses to submit them to arbitration.
She Is willing, however, to submit to q com.
mission consisting Of English and American
citizens nll claims Of the two nations upon
cac! other growing out Of tic late war. Earl
Russell a1lirms that Her Majesty Government
arc not willing to submit to the arbitra'
lion Of any foreign power the question
whether they have acted In good faith, and
observed an impartial neutrality, and used
due diligence in enforcing their Foreign En-
listment Act, nor crc they willing to submit
TO such arbitration The question whether they
have properly construed their own laws
applicable to the existing controversy. An
issue is thus mado up. Shall wc SO to war
With England to enforce the payment Of these
claims, or shall VIC refer the matter TO the
Commission proposed by Earl Russsll aud
abide tLcfr decision, or shall We Iide oar
time?
It is plain that the public sentiment OF Eng
land is pretty nearly unanimous against tac
validity Of the Alabama claims. and TINT II
VIC should 60 10 wnr, VIC should have to fight
rot only our enemies In Great Britain but cur
friends, We should have 10 draw the sword
not only against the LaIrds, Lindsays, Greg
orys, NharncllIes, Bronehams, and the
great body Of the aristocracy, but probably
against the Br;Shts, Forsters, Stuart Mills,
Goldwin Smiths and Tie mass Of the
common people who sided with rs In
s:lnctfvc1y during the war, and Who.
though not represented IN Parliament,
sill exercised an influence upon THAR govern
n,cni which could not be disrcg1zded. More
over, live are not misinrormed, Queen Vlcto-
ria and her deceased husband were our
6teadlast friends throughout the period of
our trouble, and on more than one occasion
interposed the authority of the crown In our
favor. 1t Is well for US to reflect upon these
things before We rush into conflict where
our heaviest blows will ec surc to fall upon
those whom we have the least occasion to
buffet.
The correspondence in relation to the Ala
hama, and the researches of eminent public
lists On both sides, have developed the fact
that British precedents arc adverse to the
recognition Of the claims, while American
-I~L.k fA&. ~
, 1865-10-25

dlspoait1pn 70 operste Prices Eess 1ncetsn. We
haYe oniy sna!l sales to nose Amoa3 than we're In
, 1865-10-25

Same tine lsss Wesf...i.5n 49,. i.HS -.
The sales to-day foot mp s. head ranging m price
from &3.s5 TO s7Io1.
The market has been dull, With tnodesate ar1tvas,
and precrptihle change IN values. Very few buyers
arr about the yards and those present manifest no dis
position enter tho market. The advfces from New
York lsve no prtcept1ble eject upon prices. TheEset
is the unzket ret Is IN too torpid condition to give
any evidence oflta true tore and the quotations nuu!
nal At the closing rates of Saturday Last
CATTLE SALES TO-DAY.
bHxrAAx IA1ps.
The market 1t these yards hns been lfc1csa- There
ported sales foot up but 70 head ranging In pr1ee m
%l-a5to <i6lX. ..-
nail i Reeves sold NcFazlsae Il head. averaging aa
at x!.62A; to Higgins Is head. averaging S., at
ADAMS sold Goodwin 10 head, averaging 9s, at sits.
MICHIGAN t,rTuxHS xAEps.
The market at these yards has BEEN dull, and prices
without any Noticeable change from last Saturday.
The entered saleakoot up 81 head. ranging Ia price
from sS.7s to <7Eo. The following Ere the sales:
Jooes sold Hickey % bag: averaging 81 ~, At N.
s.s; g fswrsht M . hesd. sSs4asins j: =,
e ss!ne = Cow sysan g, q = ns .: tiS e sas
sssssins - S. i sioo; 70 Kent co.S he:a. a7ef
IEiday sold sc6caer IS head, averaging sn Ms, at
Botland sold scheusv II head, averaging sr ns,as
Hna9 sold schem II head. averaging so Is. At
Wilcox sold Envaeht 1aheat. a.aps1ns 'sa ns, At
0ridley sold nxrizht Il head. araastns ss D. at
e nsTF essd Z e
aging Sl RS, At $6.fo.
TOKT TAYNx TAKDs.
The market ut these yards has bcsn dull and the few
sales made give NO evidence Of any material chsuge in
valnes since the close last weeks MARKET Tie sup
ply arriving Is liberal but few buyers are about tie
ya1ds The reported sales foot up less than 100 hcad
ranging In price ftom s4-la* 10 $500
The following ste the ouiy transactions:
Brown d Thompson SOLD Shafhex u head common
Steers averaging 81 n, II HIM
Adams sold Gl2Es II head Qd1fcTs Aud Cows, Avt13g
Ing IS ng, 1t A.At.
NailWesk q Mallory sold Duny il head. averaging
SIS rs, It $3.50.
! lOGS-From the returns mada to the Board Of
Trade we ind the receipts and shipments since our
last compared with the rrccpts ned shipmMts Of 1861
arc a. follows:
, 1865-10-25

heated Grain In tho Warehouses.
The following communication was rad On
Change to-day: -.
Cu1cAuo, Oct q 1855 ),
tn The President and Directors OF the Board OF
Trade Of The City OF Chicago:
The aanssss .1 o4 ~ S.n ~ ne4, s.Sasso q
on reerps ior Oats, barley and Rye. 10 E1.c tnen
potice hat thoee grains aro getting ous OF COIL
ss9 GRs 70 fe 3e Iesn Ion il store
,ae winter, will become SERIOUSLY oanAA ~
heating. .h,,, ~
where our RECEIPTS arc held, and we con;ider It -
duty that the oWne1s OF the grain shoa1 oe ~.
.iea Or It's condition IN snch manner @ F. S9qso s
g1ain md the tiado 81 Ch.caso.
action - IN your Judgment will best promote the
svuEaEa. DrcKtxanas ) Co.,
FLINT, THoNPsox 4 Co..
MCSN i SeoTT,
AHxorn, DOLE s Co.
There IS no doubt bur the Oats, Rye and Bazley
In store IN Ibis city in very poor condition. and
uness his gran s fhpped betore the closc Of nsvf
| CATION, vezy largo proportion OF 1t VIII Be -
worthless as manure before the opening Of nayisa-
ton next yenr. In our opinion some act1on should
be taken, either by the Boazu oi Trade OF by tbs
| Wnrehou.emen, TO encourage the speedy shipment
Of Ill grain In store; for, be 1t remembered that
when there arc several '4hot bins" In Warehouse,
Is dangerous to keep sound grain in ft-the heat
being both. contagious md infectious. Tho sazc-
hnusemen are ezpendins large amount Of Labor In
| trying to keep thIa grain In fa1r condition; bpt
when 1t was received It WITS generally damp, and
the weather since then has bean unfaEorable and it
Is useless to disgnise the fact that much Of 1t viii
be destroyed unless ehipped-
The warehonse1nen generally report the Wheat as
In good condition. but today Tho air was full ot
rumots Of ahot Wheat, :" and dispatches were said
to have been received BY shippers stating that No.
Spring bad arrived below In swarm " state
Whether OF not these reports arc true, We cannot
say; but they had very untarorablc eject on thc
, 1865-10-25

Major General PnImer:
Major Gcde.al 1hom&. having reported In havot
OF your retaining the command In Kentucky, and
apprortn2 your dda1nistF1tson Of the department.
The President has 1nprortd hts report and op1-
y1ard he appiiedflon made ior your removal.
BY order OF the President.
lSiEned} E.. D. TowSsEsD.,
4. Il. Gene1al.
, 1865-10-25

z. r Tansoy Co.. 81, ,no0 bu, to Be delivered from
November to November Is, II 31.51c-
r. T.. Gcottl, snfDo bu, npnn October q to Eovem-
her Is at .cci nv hu, from October q to Novem-
lcr e. At 8 loo coo ba, nom October Is to Sorcm
ber q, at H.4sC. ,
]. 6. Hart 4 Co.. $1,000 bu, delivery to commence
after contract IL made, and to be completed Ia thirty
NTn ISy4. 1t Sc.
, 1865-10-25

I
ncfc the market Wis steady, with sales on tho
street at 135HGt18. There WAS no cssh gold sold
| on tho Stock Exchange.
Government Securities arc dull md weak. We
| quote: =
, 1865-10-25

"VV1<-Httt1StNs G7f94 1Ss B1ipE*I1. BtGt- 41&S*
fet very lnlat and quotations nominal. We quote:
3h43G
Tub WnGted. S4s 65c
Cuwashed x on.
, 1865-10-25
en1rNESzs OF LkADrSG ARTICLES At CHICAGO T0a
TUE WxEE rNpCsu OCT. 81, AND TEoN JAN. LIT


FLOUR AND GRAIN IN STORE.
The following table, complied from RETURNS made
by the WazehouEemen 10 the Secretary OF the Board
Of Ttnde. shows the amount Of Flour and Gratn in
store OF eaturday evening last, compared with the
, 1865-10-25

Itr0I$-IuN
Ing apart. Sales were: W1uK W1s1Ha-lp0 bsis
Mos4 Rosc At Sill o; lc 5ris not namet It fla0o
Id, sis DO It $50 1to bFls do 4925 50 br5 Gro
oIer OF, D. t 81 RING ExTnAs-i 90 tria not named On
D. L: s06 iris not panet At ss.Gsf: 100 hsls DO at
$iTN; 50 b,1s II $3.50. SUP1Rs-u2 brls st $6t3; 20
WHEAT-Rerrired today, Es1o By: shtpped,
IeA3 hp Received tnmc week last year. t1f.1S6 b1
shipped ba. 1n the first part Of tie wsek The
aud decline lc took piacc subsequently. pnac:
an active speculative dEuara-most1J ~ short ssers
"a feact1n set IN, md TIC 1narett ndS3rcod 4a2Nc
from the lowest point reached dnr.ns tho week. This
advance vas not entirely maintalnea-pEices to-aay
having talltu OF S99kr IN compared with tals a15
wctE. to-1oys market closes about &c h.sher. The
so1lown. table shows tho daily transactions during
the KftE:
, 1865-10-25
Hurricane MT Guadnloupe-TxEo OF
Three Hundred Lives Lost.

IFtul1 Tue DlII1tu Nu3su8 oa1ckfes 5cFI Fl
BY way Of Barbados, We have news OF
most disastrous hurricane ut Guada1oupe on
the 9Th Inst. 1t appcas that until si1 O'Clock
in the evening Of that day there was nothing;
to Indicate IN approaching storm, but at that
hour the wind suddenly shifted to- the north
east and blew most furionsly. In Grande
Bours, the town Of Marie Galantc, mary
houses were torn up and blown AWAY plece,
meal to considerable distances States ana
sheets Of zinc flew about in all directions. 1
The prb|ic hospital was blown down, killing:
or womdiDg the inmates, In the quarter Of
G1aude Boare alone thirty-six persons were
Killed and ffty.nine wounded. Basseterse
and Saints also suffered dreadtull5. The loes
of life md property must have been immenG'
but had not been ascertaincd when our g.
counts left
, 1865-10-25
WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO
HIA2KET.

tAr sate. Of sra.a ara nor raads os easas q e <
'tadNge akd ave 10 rtportetty as uNless osAfTRHe
sper1Redl
TCxspAY ETE1Ixa. October Il
EREIGHTS-LAKE F1KlGHTs-He:e duu SEQ ~
I've loV e. Encarements wcre: To Ec5EaLo-tchf
St. Andre ~ Corn 1t tc: schEs Goden Nest anu BAT
tat4tu, Gum at lac. To SAHtSAE-echf Lva C1E.
Corn at lse. To osw1ao-schr Dane. Wheat nFon NIL
Ran1o4p FAxraurs-AFa nrm At tbs following
, 1865-10-25

nlEHWISEx-Receivedt to-day, 50 brls; shipped
II bFs Eecelx Last week 3s b:ss shipped 10 bls.
The market for ui9hwtnes during tho week has ruled
retail lots.
Te-nA.. under moro favorable aavtces htou New
done-onyers and sellers being apart. Sales were:
Is brls at ]7..1; 70 br1k At u IL
MY-The market Is dull and prices unchanged
! TF
, 1865-10-25
Gen, Palmer Suslatned-Omclnl Dea-
patches.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct.i15, 1865.
Hon. E. II. Stanton, Sec1etaEy OF Wa1, Washing
ion, D. c.:
Sine tie nbrpzaion OF martial law, no eolotcd
fcreons are allowed to croxs on the ferry hoats on
The Ohio uyer uDlcas known to The ferry to be
free, Not more than one in q hundred can cross.
What shall / dol JouE N. PALMER.
Major General.
OflcfaI-E. B. HARLAN, Capt. and 4. L. G.
LOUISVILLE, Oct! 1s, 1865.
Hon. f. II. Stanton seuctsry of Var:
On yesterday terTyboats ACROSS the Ohio refused
TO carry cotored persons on passes issued under
Department Orders, No. g.
Ihave osrieged the post commandant here to com.
pei them to do 60. The alarm amongst the negroes
mon thc report Of the Withdrawal of martial la Of
which hare no. of1c1n1 Information. renders th:a
cou,se necessary. Am nght1 lmmedfate. ~
(Slgned} JonH 4. PA11rEH,
MnjoF General Commanding.
Ohcial-E. D. uAHLAS, Capt. and A. a. G.
, 1865-10-25

Major General Palmer:
Your dispatches in respect to ferry passes hare
been yery rnaturciy considered. spd If Is not per-
ceiyel that the Department can properly Interfere.
[Signe1) E " SEASToX,
Secretary Of Wat
, 1865-10-25

The Atlanta was propeller, built In 1864,
at Mystic, Conn, for c. II. Mallory and
others. She was ciassed us "a l." was Of
1000 tens burden, had three decks, was
seventeen feet draught, aud was copper and
iron fastened. She was specially surveyed In
September last. Soon after being launched
Quarte1master's service. On the conclusion
Of the war she was put Oh the New Orleans
line, mud was consigned to Livingston, Fox &
Co., Of No. III Broadway. She was valued
Nsi50,000,
, 1865-10-25
CARGO AND 1NsCRASCE3.

Her casgo cnmprised LILO bales OF cotton
candles, and eome assorted merchandise. The
cotton was valued at $500, 1000, and Was In.
sured hero for about that amount. The vessel
was also Insured In this city for $90, 900. Tho
total loss will therefore amount to something
like $500. COO,
, 1865-10-25
DISASTER AT SEA.

The Steamship Atlnuta Breaks In
Pieces and Sinks In MId-Occau-Wof-
ty-ecvcn Lives Lost-On1y Five known
to be Sarcd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-26
ADMIRAL PORTER COMPLIMENTS
GENERAL TERRY

The Navy Department has received the fol-
lowing:
North ATLANTIC SQUADRON, U. S. Flag.
ship Aalrern, Off Smtthuilte, N. c., Jan 20, 1865.
Sir have been so much pleased with Genl
Terry, and the manner in which he has con-
Quoted his part Of the operations here, that 1
deem it worthy OF special dispatch to express
General Terry is, no doubt, we'll known to
MS associates in the field, who have served
selected him for the vice, but the American
people should know and feel the very great
service he had rendered them, by his most ad-
miraole assault on these tremendous works.
Young, brave, and unassuming, he bears his
success with the modesty of q true soldier, and
is willing to give credit to those who shared
with him the perils OF the assault No one
could form the slightest conception OF those
works, their magnitude, strength, and extent,
who had not seen them, and General Whiting
(the founder,) must have had an abiding faith
in the durability Of the Confederacy when he
expended SO many years labor on them.
The result of the fall Of Fort Fisher was the
fall OF all the surrounding works in and near
this place.Fort Caswell, large work at the
West Inlet, mounting twenty mine guns. all
the works on Smiths Island, the works between
Caswell and Smithville, up to battery on
reeves Point ON the west side OF the river-in
oil one hundred and sixty mine guns falling
into our hands two steamers were burnt or
blown up; and there never was so clean q scoop
made anywhere.
A timid man would have hesitated to attack
these works by assault, no matter what assist
ance he may have had from other quarters, but
General Terry never for an instant hestated,
and though l feel somewhat fattered at the
confidence he reposed in my judgment, am
quite ready to believe that he acted on his own
ideas OF what was proper to be done in the
matter, and was perfectly qualified to Judge
without the advice of any one.
Throughout this affair his conduct has been
marked by the greatest desire to be successful:
Eet for the saka nf personal nsfdor atIons, but
Tor the cause in which we are all alike en-.
gagged.
/ don't know that ever met an officer who
SO completely gained my esteem and aamira-
ton.
1 have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your Obedient servant,
DAVID ID. PORTER, Rear Admiral,