The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
MaXimilian Snubbed.
oF TnE AMENDMENT.
The Wilmington Expedition.
OmciaI Report OF General Ru,,rr

Hedd2uIrt,rs tths Arn,e. ot he Chit,d StI'ssl
Cdy P0in', Va. Jan - l-d,.
Hon. +. sT,>ToN, Secretary o. War.
sE Herewith have the honor TO forward MAJOR
Geue RAJ benjamin +. Builcrs aud subor nate,' re.
rortq Of the expedition against F.rt Fsscr. e.
A the report OF Rear Admiral u. D. Porter bns
been published In the papers I would rcspcctfl ~
request that General Raiders report with an
the papers accompanying it, bc G-o gwen o. tie
putuc. Very respectfully your onei.cut servant
I : GrA>T. Lieut.. Gen.
he rdqud-'ers o, rirrtni7 an N.r'h Cdrolind.)
Army of the James. /. tie F.,lL Janudry,
3 so.
Lieut.. Co-. L ; G=NsT commanding Armies Of
GTNERAL On the eth OF December asi in obc.
die 90 vour orlers, moved force Of o. xty-fve
hu idrel $500 effective rcr, cons sting Of Gen.
Am cs div. siou = the 2ith Corps and Con Paiue'4
ulv sion II tho 25th G. rps, under command Of
M ur-ienera W,tzc, - an cncamprleut near
Rer ouda. un the sth the troops embarked for
o the 9th tFrdav', | reported to Ecar.A I'm ri
for Ter that the army portion Of the couont eNpc-
diu IN dire'ted against Wilmington, was ready 8
pro recl. We Usitel there si!ur ay, tue lob,
Eur day the lltr, and Monday the 18th
{ - the l-,l gr Admiral L r'cr informed mo
tia / ths naval fleet would IA ou The 18t', but
~o aid be obliged TO put into iieaulori tu taLc ON
tor Td ammunition for the monitors. Tho eEpedi-
toi having become the subloct OF remark fearing
hest its destination should get To- the enemy IA Or
der 10 direct from il all attention, the morning
o. ruesCay, Vne 18Th, At O'Clock, trleItl the
trH tssport fleet to proceed up the Potomac during
ih' ,dGy to Matthias Point, as 10 q plainly visi.
oi. .So the scouts Snd signal men Of the enemy on
tn' Northern Neck, and TO retrsce their course ut
a. ,ht and snchor under the Ice Of CApl Charles
IA wing given the navy thlrty six hours start at
1-o'aock, noon, OF The 18th Wednesday, joined
he transport feet 1H Capc Henry, and put to sea.
arriving At the place Of rendezvous OF New Inlet,
| ,uosr Fort sAer, on the evening Of the 10Th
l'hJupdayl We there waited the navy Friday
size iG,h. Saturday the IIth and Sunday The 18Th.
durlng which days we had the hnest possible wca.
ther aud the st4oJtLcit sea.
On the evening Of the 18Th, Admiral Porter came
from Beaufort to the place Of rendezvous Th.,
evening the sea became rough aud ON Monday,
the tgth, tic wind sprans up iresEy, that Il was
in possible TO land uooIA aud, by the advice Of
Admiral Porter, communicated B. me by letter,
directed the ra sport fleet 10 rendezvous at Beau
fort. This as matter q necc,sity, boeauoo tho
transports, being Goa .ed and watercd for ten lays
had slready waited that tme-to wit from tho
| eth tthe day which were ready TO aaib 10 the
|, igtl On tie goth 'ruesdayl, the 2lst .Wedn, r.
day y the 22d (lhursday.' = and 23d FRIDAY y 1t blew
q gale. WU7 occupied IN cOAllug and watering
,lc transport fleet at y auipu The Baltic, having
= laryc supply oi coal, was enabled g. remain "
slo place of len4c2vouA with brigade on board of
/ 200 mn anu Gen. Amcg report. Il 10 A lnliral
Porter that lie would oo-opcraie with him. Ol the
- /, cent Capt. Clarke, Of NV staa. from Rsau.
fort, on tie .art-5a..Ius, armed steamer Chamber
In. a. AdniTa, Porter, 70 inform h.u that on tho
evening OF the gan would sgain be at tho r,u-
dezyous with the transport rc.t, for tho purroso
II comnier, ~ he att *, lie ", aAer Permitting
At4o'clock on ttc evcu ug IF tie 2itl, came IN
sight uf Fort F.sacr au4 found tlie naval Htot en-
gagged ia boIubardug II tho uOv der ve-sel having
lccu ,NIlulcI Cl the uIurlups prev Ious about ope
4 o',Lck Through Gen. NUUuI arranged with
Adm r.. Porter TO commence tlr landing, under
t1e cover Of tie guubuass, as carly as o'cos tie
next morA...S pahhll It a. "a, nre ui tho
ul' Moon and Tag Pond II u batteries had been
sltuce' T.ese are NJ the shore some tvu or
three m,les above Fort Fisher. Ad4ulral Porter
was quite s4nguiuo that lie had s.leucCi the guns
of Fort Fsnor. lie then urged II that we're
So T. run ty the Fort into Cape fser River, ami
ELcu the troops could lsnd and hold the beach with
gunboats, the Tallahassee being son ia
the riy,r. is - be remarked that
Admiral Flryagut, even, had never taken fort,
except BY rIn4.pF ~ and cutt.u| IL ~ from all
prospect Of reinforcement, IS at F0rt jackson and
tJr, Morgan, and that no cl.eIasted fO1 hai ever
Deen bilenced ly laval IRE uuring ths war tAAt
M II tue AimrA would put hfs ps the RI y,r, the
army could supply him across We bach, as We nad
proposed 10 do fgrrAut ut FuTt 81 Plllp. tLqt at
Ieast tie tlockade ul W nins tor would W eectu-
81 even If We did Lot capture tte fort. To this lAe
Admiral replied uet hr should proba y loSe \ boat
Il " lnrpednes he attenlpted tO run by. He Vas
reminded that the sry Lnght lose 500 men by die
assault aud that lH lcHt w0ulL not weigh In the
balance, even Ia money pplut OF view, for mo
Insnt, with the liyeI Vi tiese lleu. Ths Admiral
declined gong 'ly, and the eKpelLun was
"A deprived Ol shat eascutlAl element li suCccss.
Al II O'Clock, no a., q TIE 9TH, SUNDAY, CApt.
sllssIn. commanding the covering division OF tpe
reet, reported the LAt1rres sIeuc0i and his yssse
4n position TO cover oar landing. ILe ausport
tser foll~ wing M assship, stood IA wl.hll 500
ysrJ, VI the beach, and ~ elos commenced w.