Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-25
TIE LATEST.


THE LATEST.
WASHINGTON Feb 22
The Navy Department has received the
following dispatch from Admiral Porter
u. 5. FLAG SHIP MALVERN,
CAPE FEAR RIVER, n. G., Feb 10.
SIR:-l have the honor to report the sur
render or evacuation of Fort Anderson
General Schotield advanced from Smithville
with eight thousand men ON the 18th. At
the same time attacked the works by wa
ter placing the monitor Montauk close to
the works, cntilading them with the Paw
tuxet, Senapee, Unadilla and Pequod, the
tide and with not allowing more vessels TO
get under fire.
The fort answered pretty briskly, but
quieted down by sunset on the 18th. At 8
| o'clock moved up close with the Montauk
leading, followed by the Mackinaw, Huron,
Sassacus, Pontoosac, Manatingo, Senapee,
Cnadilla, Pawtuxet, Oneida, Shawmut, Sc
Iicca, Nyack, Chippewa and Little Ada, and
kept up heavy Ire throughout the day un-
til late IN the afternoon.
The enemys batteries were silenccd by
three o'clock though we kept up our fire
until dark. We also fired through the
night
In the meantime General Scho6cld was
working around to get in the rear of the
rebels anG cut them Oft. The latter did mo-.
wait for the army to surrender round them
but left in the night, taking five or six
pieces of light artillery with them and every
thing else OF any value.
AT daylight this morning some of our
troops that were near ly, went iu and hoist
cd the flag on the rampar,s, when the firing
ceased by the monitors.
There were ten heavy guns in the fort,
and quantity of ammunition.
We lost but three killed and five wound
ed
l am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient
! servant. ID. ID. PORTER,
| Rear Admiral
Hos. GIDEON WELLEs, Secretary of the
! Navy.
! GEN. GRANT declares that if the country
will give him one hundred Thousand fresh
men, he will close the war in three months
The people of the North will grant the re
quest.
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Nov. II, lS64-3n
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