, 1865-01-18

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nnvr ,o.s in ~ ana a ~ maI haa, ~ n3ru liz IN
1883 is alto heavy. 9siEred;1 F. ?. POTTER,
Tho c,n,o--r1o, 4dr1rfistp E a., m (
5afansas noM"cf a. 1ct'9n W ~ on tht
= ses suBs Fort e t caeMc . h,s .,e ;lohnaos aos
n Eazt q phi1i,, ~; a e,h , toat suanson
r. IT, to,a n4mar ara ~ rn "9sks e as u
oo,;dr dr ibc ;bcai ctntmr% II III ,s Is ~ me ma5
forenone eoncnsion hos q a ,ons tnee - TGrss noW
are tnt mf and mnst snTrrneI nnn NJ rosI da TsnsE
While thosc above cannot ope IT, resist r.
nunroorr nj or- f1ent n-a .tIrs - ss1a1> "fen LUG
srand q aafne EIr 1eet 3s no ann ha;n
e as5 f?p5n5Ts a Tqrx Of Fo1t Fsasr m he aad
Admiral Porter. '''~ A'1' ~ @0'~e' oooek "eaE
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nseHt afo1a AamirM forter:
F1.Aa-sn1r MALVERN, /
oFf FoEI FISHER, N. c.. Jan. II. 1866.
,ons have been resumed ncains1 hs Sa,tn y y.
entrance Of Cane Fear rref s,nce H. rat a. tn u
% aea on hst lSse aa DC
we have enSouneIed no one % an eoueeipe CO. aqGi al
snchnpca o .Se " co,et VIII tns larger sesaels
ray At con n tho r;oint n' .tt ~ nla3 almost
most ,ncrssontiS |1n thsa at ~ noN mere a.
Rsodssd I'd to 9; bfsak p ~ pfePsIatteas Yoa' viii III
hev. hai5 ~ ~ s1ue ippngn tne Wofst 81 It;
crcrrihiar tn sen snd ~ hsEa snyag9 to df1Ee
aee ~hatyer AeT The TAN anspors audea 1S di tRe
soon m 4 as orrr ot fa,1 11a1 Mas rG.y aeasy As
inst.ot nn1 f.,f, ~ X e.asaa WY On tne 1sth
With tic ansports Il eo9nsnT stas.a IL sas'f HR9es
- .tot;,n - ,ba i;.saE u e1e az, ne ueer tooE
thc boas wc1c scnt A. enea ~ 1 70 aa @ esea and
lhese wsfe landed with ag9ut @ u days provisions,
a;TaS =; noout y ei9ck =, u; tals nme pursued
n.EieHt PIED N 4tI4c3tnE toe 5eoeA works. 1sent
IT, IT, ne Fey ifonsias Radosd lead
At7:s9 :; n. he forts opened on them as they
apptoaenea; o9t t6ey qaict{ took nP their 9ii po-
ready t1e{ opened thcir battertes- In this way
tempted the enemy 70 engage the monitors, that
We ven @lEht e.; sec wnat guns they had, and seeing
torts and NC Ironsides and the monitors. 1t wae
- spor % as e sron vessels had the beet Of
southern anele of Fsft Fisher commenced I % ioo!s
utaFioa'sa:a 1 ans Suas nete suenceo ono A.
ec,.h nI7 ~ 9as one ncanx snn n tae
epatnetA ~ nne!e Aepin ~ ~ ule' 1ne nfe o. This
damagc o9 the iron Vessels They were hit sev-
cral tlhe
ap III on ho,1 The xooc sbia We .nd az "a dos me
intend 10 take any unfafr advantage Of him, by
SS S rGn t esS la 1e o1desfd line
Brooklyn, and line number two led by Ctm.
Thatcher. Of the Colorado, to 60 and attack
Inc battery. 1 LIE IVES G0Lc IN Ie na0CaomeHf
nan1 e. Not mistake was committed, cxceLt
lr1ng ,co rapidly and making too much smoke.
The heavy IRE OF the lcrge vessels shut up the
enrmy'a guns at once, and after firing iii after
dark, the wooden vessels dropped ont to their an
their position through he night, dEing sheii
now and then.
They are now lying within 1000 yards Of the
fort, md Monitors III yards, and the forts do moi
tire run at them. thinking, no dnukt, that It Is
watte Of powder. The tirluc from lie fleet Will
commence as soon as We ret breaktasf,
aqdnnss ard w Ss fep up as Long a* r a
sheis and guns. There is perfect understand
tySerSthinc has bern done to silt lin. / have
heard no Complaints, and Know that We have felt
ererv fisrostfinn 10 helm thc nr1nv aIanc i d.
tnIled rr,or: Of our o;nrations icre vii h. aent
IN when re ret throurh. see no reason In donLt
nnr snrress The fnrfs ,sti, he nscf m sonn ~ Ws
bsvc 1csncctahe force isneJ m srrin ~; ,anS
uhfcl, onT nsra1 Tuns cnrn1ctc1V ranmrsnd As snJ
njser nf dcfsnse Which Wantd cnah1e M ~ hnid d
81 a"oinst vcry 1are sr~V Vii renort :" 4oto ~
enn 81 a srerr onnoItunitF % "4A 'epo'' ~
tovc ;,'e honnr r. ho r.,v ras,ec,t,,,,- ,,r-
ohsdisnt. serynnt :" ~ way 4e'pS'0''' 'o"