The Lansing state Republican., 1865-02-08
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP NArrrv.

f". 'N-NN- A'-'idN received tAO illIna...r re-
port from Admiral Porter:
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP MAIvrv.
OFF sNHHvILLE. y. G.. Jan. I'D. Isf5. !
Ia my last informed yol tlai Foe, CAS-
well had been blown up and evlrl1-ol In
consequence of The fail of Fort Fisher
sent Lieut. Cushing around the western bar
ln 1nr Monticello, % ascertain what had "a
Ken place and 10 obtain ali isom tae OH
GERS oi ilc New YORK and Nickshlrr -
Lieut.. Cushing ala not obtain the ara he
required for what reason have nor l.l~n-
ed, ont with his usua. energy De prshe on
anu iound Fort CasWel had been l'uAa uD.
bald Head For; was destroyed Fort Sllw
ana Fort Campbell. 20 The west uf Clsfrsll.
were abandoned All tis-c f.4t- n,.l.ar..i
aud 10 inch guns and Amstron- i5J
FOUNDERS. Lieut.. Cashiug then pa-n..l in-
I'D omlI lslae. after hO.-ting Che Har or the
Union oyer CIswci The next fhinrI slv
Was The llag waving over Smighvile. winch
tAe rebels had leii Ia a great hurry uIer
They saw our boats approaching leaving
everything in The beautiful. aul heavy Tort
uninJured; Two 9-inch guns only were snik.
ed. Deep wafer having occurred in The
meantime be succeeded I'D Ceiling ona
boat, The IacOay, over -he interior Ulr. aai
sent her 10 Reeves Point t0 disable lie
guns al that place. about three miles on tho
wes- side % the river above Fort Fisher -
Thus in p hours alter ihe fail %. Fort FISH,
er anu lts out~orks. al Tie formal l1.e clain
"i i'rts 10 the river a. lts entrance. hull ID
Net' ont everything. have fallen iuil oar
hands. They are garrisoned for the pr,.s-
cIt with sailors. l can scarcely elge To-
-enptlon 90 these work. They are Cer-
tainly The most formidable and hest l.lt
earthworks ever saw. aud give credit 10
tue engineer who planned them. Fn.I CAS-
Wei l. OF the same shape rs before DO f-l
inlo rebel hands, except thai The rebels
55aattsI9 AfTf ii. iis walls with ca.-a on the
40 shot ana shell 10 is % many respects.
stronger than Fort Fisher. and harder 10
he taken hy assault stiil b. could be taken.
ana the rebels knew H. Three or tour gum
boats outside would soon have started tlem
out. have bad great diiiclItv ln -e'.flr
the gunboat- over the bar and the rips. aud
only succeeded this morning in uettinr me
last one through. The reDels lel plenty of
good stores and provisions aul oar men
are suDslsting on them. I send Won "A Nst
Oi forts that have fallen since Fort Fisher
with the number and calbire of Their glns.
We have found here In each tor an Arm
strong gun with the broad arrow ou n. ami
tie name Sir W. n. Arms,rOnr. marked ia
full As the british Government claims the
exclusive right 10 use these guns. il would
be- Interesting 10 know how they came into
the forts held by Southern rebels. ind
that great Qnantites Of provisions, stores
aud clothing have cDmr through tais port
am almost afraid % mention tne amount.
bat d II enough 70 supply $1,000 men. 10
is ali English, and they have received Ito
t|n f.fnL-rN ma f..Ia
Gea. r. = Lee 10 his subordinate here
saying that il Fort Fisher and Casweu we're
not held be would have 10 evacuafe Rich-
mOud. lie save most truly. ani should
nor be NJ al surprised II he iet lt ut any
moment We have plenty Of force f0 hlil
th.7 place against the whole Ceufaleracy.
have Z5O guns bearing on Tie narrow
strip oi land where our troops are heavily
.ltrenclel There are vessels ln tne river
AMI outside T.. Ten thousand mon n Fort
Fisher. with the guns of the -ala iron.
would bold THIS place l0u- time. Ac lad
This better place ~ catch bl0czale rsn .-s
than outside. had The blockade rul.er's
lights SET last night aud was obfgiu. en-
ough 20 answer their signals whether rigat
or wrong Two, Tie stag and Charlotte.
from Bermuda, loaded VIII arn- I.4.ke.s.
shoes etc, etc, Gene ln ani anchored
near ihe Malvern. and We're taken r0--ess-
ion o. The stag was Commanded by
Richard ". Gale. Lieutenant lu l.e rebel
navy. and belongs o. the rebel e0serumeut.
a number more are expected. and ae wil.
hope, catch portion of them oa-rus-
ted this dnty 70 Lieutenant C1-llnr w.O
peliormed IL with bis u-ua. g00a luck aud
intelligence. InCse Two are verr LAST ADD
valuable prlze-. They threw p1ri.n II
the.r papers overheard or llllL t..eF were
trapped The Charlotte brnes I've Engt-h
passengers, one an LuL.i-l army officer.
They aL came over. ~ ttes elargsseI lt.
" on lark. aud were m1SllZ themselves
quite jolly in The cabin over their c.am-
payne ie.icratng themselves o. t.eir ssfs
arrival. Ile STAG received three shots 10
her a. Sic ran pg Tie 0locA4lers onlsile.
Very respectfully. your CJelent sers-a.,
fHisnel) .. .. PORTER
Rl-r admiral.
To Hon. Gideon Weiies. sec y ~ Navy.