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News from the Week.

laid in ruins. The property destroyed is es-
timated 81 over two millions Of dollars.
A dispatch to the Navy Department from
Rear Admiral Lee. dated Flag ship Fairy,
Chickasaw, Ala, Dec. 9th, says he has de-
strOyed new fort at that point and all the
enemys available means OF crossing the Ten
nessce below Florence. and on that dsy blew
10 two caisson- and DESTROYED two field
pieces, knocking one into pieces and the
other into the river. Several transports
with supplies tor Gen. Thomas arrived at
Chickassw on the 9th
Ii YVES found from the Generals dispatch
es that Admiral Lees movements had been
IN good time 10 meet those Of the General.
The Admiral save Hoods army Is reported
broken Up and cannot cross at or below Flor
ence unless the rIver falls seriously. 1t i
now falling. which made il impracticable
10 day 10 reach the crOseing where the enc
nv is said 70 he. Il lie rising above Little
Muscle Shoals, siZ miles above Florence.
The FLOWING Is Gen. Buffers letter an
Douncing the failure Of the land forces %
capture Fort Fisher
HEaDQRs DEPT. OF Va. AND Y. c.
Dec. >.
admiral
pom landing the troops and making Q
thorough reconnaissance Of Fort Fisher. both
Gen. Wetzel and myself arr fully Of the
opinion that the place could not be carried
by assault, as II was left substantially IN
injured a. a defensive work BY the navy FIRE.
We found y guns protected by t-averses,
two only Of which were dismouuied. bearing
upon the beach and covering strip Of land
the only practicable route. not wide enough
for thousand men m line Of battle
Having captured Flag Pond battery. the
garrison Of winch. 65 men and commissioned
officers. were taken Of hy the navy, We alsJ
captured Hall-MoJn battery and officers
and DOS men Of the 81 North Carulin junior
reserves. including its commander. from
whom Learned that Pprtiun Of Hoke's
division. consisting Of Kirkland's and Hay
goods brsades, had been sent from the lines
before Richmond On TUESDAY iast. arriving
al Wilmington on Friday night.
Gen. Weitzel advanced hI> skirmish line
within 30 wards Of the fort. while the GarrI-
SOD was kept il their bomb proofs by the
fire Of the navy, and - closely that three OF
four men Of the picket line vaulted upon the
parapeis and through the sally port Of the
work. capturing horse, which trey brouCh.
OF killing the orderly who wa- the bearer
n dispatch fruin the chief OF artillery u
Gen. Whiting to bring hight lattery with
IN the fort and also brought away from the
Iarupei the tag oi the tort. tn. 49, done
willie the shells OF the navy wcn falling
about the head # the the DARN. men go
entered the work. and IL was evident a. -if.
e. the hre OF the navy rca>.l, h'c-use
of the durkn,-ss. that the fort VS. fly msr-
ned again and oTened will -ral- ami 7.u
lister upon our picket lHe. Finding t'a
notking but tie operati IL oi a regular
seige, winch dii not come within my instruc-
tiOns, would reduce the fort, ana 90 view 90.
the threatening aspect OF the weather. tnt
WIno arising from toe nJrtEwesi. rendering
Z impossible - make further landir.
through the surf. caused the troops, VIII
their prisoners. 10 re-tm bark, and See a"ta-
ing further that can p, done by tne land
forces. shall, therefore, -ail tor Hampton
Roads a. som the transport feet ear be Eot
IN order
Ny engineers and ofice-s report Fort
Fisher - mt ~ substantially unin}ured 81 3
defensive work.
] nave the nonor % IT,,
Nerv respectfully.
Your Old servant.
BENZ. F. BUTLER
MAJ. Gen Cond z
10 Rear Admiral Porter
a Washington dispatch SAVE There is 20
probability %. the naval forces uni-r admiral
Porter disseminating the b1unariueat 20
Wilmington, unless s.. directed ~ rhe Gov
eminent
/ oispatch from New O lea-s Dee 22i F.
-sys 4 large tzFediti5n under " : 6sn /
Granger. landed ~ Pascacpu.a 1a goo, 5ju. .
and pushed rapidly toward, MY,ll, a-Iei F.
skirmish cceurroi pn the l5tr inst. mean I
Franklin Creek. The rehcis were quickly /
routed. Many people rclicei ~ the sight I
Of our forces. The navy rendered v..iaafic I
assistance % The troops IN landing
Two tin-cisd -unbJats have gone W Pas
zgouls river 81 miles. ana --.-y thing pro
crosses iav0rahly- Southern re..-ees rep1rf I
but 5000 militia II Mobile, and shat Union
sentiment prevails there. a large reflection
Of IRE vac observed near Mobile un THE lyth.
supposed TO be caused by burning cotton
The news Of the c1pture Of Savanna caused
great r 'Icins among Union people here. and
Gerrersiun among r-1s---
The statement that Hood mad crossed the rivo1
i douhtl,es untrue. TIE lstc-t from toe
front il that, YESTERDAY. viii. T1au.- wac
prc--ing Hood on the river bank. bee w1- try
ing 10 .4y be poniyJu-. but could D.. Has..
progress, Is our ruch1zrs were -l,l.ius liz
working parties
St,adman hac reached Decatur on she o4th
siIu large iorce and also threatening Ho,d.
> d. ]
mad attacked, routed and Vrured uust OF
Hoods irugmenta-y army bal. u neei- con-
The Associated Pres correspondent tele
,raphs the following IRON FJrt Monroe.
FoRTREss MONROE Die ..
via Washington. Dec =.
I have Just arrived here on the S.uiia.,
c Cuba from of Wilmington Tie atiacs
II Fort Fish,r cUmmencei ~ the i1en1un 81
aturday. 9th snd continued all ouy
ras resumed on Sunday and kept ~ Viii
reat vigur all CAV. The fort Is much dam d
ged. All the barracks ana storrhous.-
rere burned and the garrison driven 90 tie
omb proofs and scarcely ven;urIng 70 p ply
small portion Of our tro0re landed SUNDAY
fterDoo1. skirmisied WITH great gallantr,. :
ushed up TO the fort and aSssaliy cn;ere1
be works and killed rebel bearer Of d. -
atcbes who was entering. Lieut. Walluu .a
the l42d y. y. regiment captured tn, 10
.bei flag from the outer basticn. Our g,
oops also captured q whole battali On OF -
IL enemy, who were outside Of their d
orks. bui our forces were Withdrawn frUm r
le sh0re. When the Santiago &c Cuhu q
fl the bombardment was continuing. On n
lnday the sailors from the Santiago captur- u
Sand Hill battery with 65 men and n
Fought the whole party Of 70 The ship.
be torpedo boat was successfully exploded
Saturday morning at ? O'clock, but with u
bst result IS no; known. The weather "
l. ben most severe 81 -New5ern and Ros- g 6.
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