Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-23
CAPE FEAR RIVER. February 10.


CAPE FEAR RIVER, February 49,
SIR-I have the honor to report the surrender
or evacuation of Fort Anderson Gen. Soho
field advanced from Smithvle with 5000 men
on the l7th At the same time attack ed the
works, by placing the monitor M0ntauk close to
the works, inhiading with the Pautucket, Sens
tor, Unadilla and Pequot, the tide not allowing
More vessels 20 get under fire The fort an
swered briskly, but quoted down by sunse;
On the 18th at O'Clock | moved up closer,
Montauk leading. followed by the Huron, Nc
Mann, Sassacus, Pontuz. Senator, Madilla, Pau
tucket, Osceola, Seneca, Chippeway and Little
Ada, and kept up heavy fire through the day
till late in the afternoon.
The enemy's batteries were senced by three
o clock, but we kept up the fire until dark We
also fired shots during The night
I'm the meantime Gen. SchOfed was working
in rear of the rebels to cut them off The latter
did not wait for our army 10 surround them but
left in the night, taking FIVE or six pieces of ar
tllery with them, and every thing else Of any
value
At daylight this morning some OF our troops
that were near BY went in and hoisted the flag
on he ramparts When the firing ceased from
the monitors there ten heavy guns IN Fort
Anderson and quantity OF ammunition.
We lost but three killed and FIVE wounded
am, sir. your obedient servant.
DAVID PORTER Rear Admiral
To Hon GIDEON WELLEs,
Secretary of the Navy.
Speaking of the evacuation of Columbia, the
Richmond Sentinel of the Goth says:
Ii is said that some of our engraved treasury
note paper fell into the hands of the Yankees
aud also a considerable quantity of medical
stores We have no particulars OF these losses,
as the official dispatch Of the fall of Columbia
tod vic and do ~
whether il was ever sent TO the war department,
which appears TO be ia complete ignorance of
what has happened in South Carolina, except
from what bits of information have been picked
up on the streets
On the Thursday before the enemy occupied
the city, ten trains were run from Columbis 10
Charlotte, and it was thought the effects of the
treasury department we're brought off
There has been report that plates for en-
craving treasury notes fell into the hands of the
enemy, but this report j. now traced 10 some ne
groes who escaped from Columbia and reached
Kingsville.
Mr.. Johnson, the agent OF the treasury depart
ment, has communicated to the authorities here
from Charlotte and makes no mention of en-
graver's plates.
We understand Grant shows no disposition TO
assume offensive operations. aud has Withdrawn
from his works this side of Hatcher Run
Tie condition of the roads renders the success
of any important move doubtful, the ground be
ing thoroughly thswed. and is almost impossible
for cavalry and artillery and exceedingly difficult
for the movement of infantry
Scouts from within Grants lines report move
ments of troops backward and forward between
our right and City Point These transfers occur
frequently but are generally for the purpose OF
relief
1t Is not likely any advance on the part os the
enemy will be made for several weeks
The enemy i erecting strong earthworks on
Hatcher's Run.
Northern papers give the rfmOr that the con
federstes are mining the Yankee forts in front OF
/ Petersburg.
The Posts special says it Is believed that the
enrolment bill will be defeated in the House, IS
ts provisions are regarded a. oppressive.