Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-24

against supplies that might 90 TO
The enemy have been made and will be enforced
by Gen. Sherman. The cotton captured 10 Saw
lnnah, OF which there is good deal OF sta is.
land has been turned over by lhe QuartsTmas-
ter TO Mr.. Draper, special agent Of the Treasury,
The z iarlermaster General remains a. Ssya1-
nah 10 execute arrangements for Its shipment,
Signed 4 III, STANTON,
Secretary of War.
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON,
FLAG SHIP MALVERN,
of Fort Fisher, Jan. IL. }
Sir wrote you yesterday. We baye al the
forts. The army have captured 1900 men and
a large number Of officers, including Gen. Whit
ing aud Col. Lamb
The gunbOats arc now in the yer, and VIII
miDgton is Theoretically sealed against blockade
runners. The rebels have destroyed the works
on Smiths Island, and il they don't destroy
Fort Caswell, 1t IS Of no use to them. We will
get that after a little while. You must not e2-
pect too much Of as at cns time
These works are tremendous. was in Fort
Maakof few days after its surrender to the
French and English The combined armies OF
these TWO nations were many months capturing
that stronghold, and IT won't compare, either
Ia size or strength to Fort Fisher. The fort
contained 10 guns, many heavy ones.
have not yet learned what our casualties
are in killed and wounded, but think 800 will
cover thsm all. We had an explosion 10 the
fort this forenoon, which killed and wounded a
number of men about one hundred. Some Of
our seamen were blown up, and Act. Asst Pay
master X. II. Ciillet Of Gettysburg was killed
will send detailed report as soon az can
get off the wounded and arrange matters gener-
ally. The world never saw such fghtingM osT
soldiers did.
d. D. PORTER, Rear Admiral,
To Gideon WOlle', Secretary OF the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Jan q.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 10Th says
Our mos! reliable Information is that the enc
my have attempted TO advance toward Whining
ton.
CHARLESTON, Jan. Is "A heavy force Of the
enemy advanced from Beaufort yesterday morn
ing against Pocotag0, which place was eSacn-
alta last nigh. by McLoam' Refugee. rom
Savannah report one corps Of Sherman army
gone to Wilmington, and the Gotten in SaVsn-
nah been or will be con6scated
CnANLRsToN, Jan. l6.-After abandoning
Pocotaligo, cur forces took position blind
CombabSc river. No further movement made
yesterday. The enemy is believed to DO arriving
at Brsnchvlle Two monitors we're sunk last
night In this harbor, probably by torped)es.
Inoy lilo about 800 yards from Fort STUNT er
towards sullivans Island Their smoke stacks
only visible.
CHARLESTON, Jan. l7.-Deserters and prison
ers report the force that advanced from Beau.
tort to consist Of the 10Th aad l7th corps, with
little artillery or baggage trains, and tina. Sher-
man is moving by railroad with the reminder
Of bis army, artillery, trains, &c. They report
Charleston their destination. The enemy ad-
vanced within two miles of Combahee river yes
terday and then retired.
PnILADGLrnIA, Jan. y. The nited States
steamer Massachusetts, from the South Atlantic
Blocksding Squadron, arrived to day. She left
off Charleston on the evening Of January 18th ,
and off Wilmington, N. o., on Thursday even.
ing All Of Admiral POrtsr's feet are IN Cape
Fear RIVER On the night Of the lSth five
blockade runners run into old Inlet, N. g., and
were captured by the feet. There names not
ascerained. The Massachusetts, brings 200 in
yslIds and discharged mes.