The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-02-01
THE WAR NEWS.


From The Age Of Lhe 27th inst
We have received some interesting partic-
uIars of the late advance Of the Conieder
ate iron-clsds upon Ci:y Point The Fed
eraI feet in the James river has been very
much weakened, many OF the vessels be-
ing sent 10 reinforce Porter fleet a: Will
minglon. The Coniederates, taking advan-
tage OF this on last Tuesday morning sent
three irou-clad vessels, four wooden ones
and some torpedo boats from their anchor
age near For; Darling, on a voyage down
the James. The vessels started al midnight
and came down past Cox's Landing and
around The bend above the Dutch Gap Ca
nal. They passed The noryh end of the ca,
nal and sailed by Fort Brady and the Crows
Nest batteries without The Federal garrison
OF either work knowing anything OF it
They passed on around Trents Reach, and
al day yIight anchored below the Howleit
House battery, under the protection OF its
guns. Their crews began removing The
distinctions that Sere placed there 6y
Grants orders last summer As soon there
was light enough. the presenca OF the YES
sci was revealed, and shelling began from
The Federal batteries on both sides OF the
James. The guns around Dutch Gap, on
the norih side, could not carry far enough,
but the guns at The north end o. the Ber-
muda Hundred works poured a rakne fire
through the Confederate feet. There was
the utmost CONSERVATION at City Point, aud
through all the Federal lines. Gen. Grant
teesraphed 20 Washington for aid, and
with but half hours notice Admiral Far
ragui, who happened 10 be in town, was
sent down 10 take command o.. The Federal
fleet.
One OF the wooden vessels got fast in the
distractions however, and this turned The
tide of affairs. Her crew abandoned her
and blew her up. They went on board of
The other vessels. The remainder of In e
fleet then gave no iutrher attempt 20 get
down The river, and sailed back towards
Richmond. AS they passed Fort Brady
and the neigh oring batteries they were Wig.
orousIy sheled, pui :be shells rolled off the
sides OF the vessels without doing the
slightest damage. The result OF this at
tack has been 10 open channel through the
Federal distractions, so that, hereafter, the
Confederate vessels can pass through them
without difficulty. As these distinctions
are Immediately under the owleu House
batteries, it is ont OF tie power OF the Fed
eral troops 20 close The channel again al
that point. The vessel that was destroyed
was the Drewry, a small wooden gunboai
carrying two guns. We have news from
Fortress Monroe of second advance by
The Confederate vessels, which is said to
have been unsuccessful, but no details are
given.
There is a general concentration of troops
for an attack upon the rear OF Mobile. We
have already reported a reinforcement sent
to Gen. Granger in the Pascagoula river,
from Forts Morgan and Gaines. An expe-
diion OF twenty thousand men, 10 CO oper-
ate with him, is organizing al New Orleans.
The troops were drawn from Memphis and
Nashville.
We Yesterday had information that the
Confederate priva'eer Shenandoah had
captured several Federal merchantmen, off
the Brazilian coasts. She was seen Oh
December 9Th, in latitude r. 25 south,
longitude 81 40 west.
From The Age of the 2sh INST