The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-12-21

90 through HIM. lhey w0ro So sent
but Gen. Weitzel has sircA officially
informed me that ho never received
the foregoing instructions, nor We he
aware OF their existence vuiil nc read
Gen. Buffers published official report
of the Fort !'isacg failr.3, pi,h myl
endorsement ana papers accompany
ing il. had no idca of Ien. But
lers accomplishing the expedition an
ill the evenino before il got of from
Bermuda Jundrco, and then did not
dream but tha Cen. Wcitlol had re.
esived all the instructions, and would
be in commasG. 4 rather formed the
idea that Goa. Butler was octuatcd LyI
q desire 10 'ritocss the effect Of thc
explosion OF the powdor-boat. The
expedition was detained several days
at Hampton Hoeds. awaiting the load
ing Of the powder-hoat.
The Importance Of Getting the VIII
mington expedition OF without any
delay, with vr WitEout Tho powder.
boat, had been ug~cd upon Gen. But.
ler, and he advised to ~ notify hdni.
m -.
RAJ o'''' H.,
IL
2Ith, before the return of Gen. Bat.
ler from Beaufort but Il would Sc M
from the notice tcson Of Il ia south.
ern newspaPe'" '''' '.e '''"'{ "'',
never o1''s n''u,' - %, ., :, '''' ~. "
Ii. ~ '. H. nnt,I,,n -.
cd py the nor'"'r' Jr'SN'
Vn inc -o'h q l'''. was '" .v''' ..
without opPoS,,'ou' u ~ ~. " ,,s'''Vr ~, wv.
sahce' unuI' "teN'' 81 - ~, ~,
vs. push w ''"I,f r.i, '.'s 80, ''' b., ,e ',I,o
polo,' rh'i- - '".' H., out.
lcr in dir, violation of lie .rsiruc.
tious given, ordered the rc.om' 90 90
ton of the troops and return o. the
expedition.
The re cmbarkalion was accom-.
plishcd by the morning OF toe 27th
On the return OF the expedition
officers and mcn--amcng thcm Brryot
Major General. (thrn 8rcyct Brign-
der GeneraD, y. Il, Curtis, FIRST
Lieutenant c. ". Ross, ---- roci.
ment, Vermont volunteers, Nii I
Lieutenant Geo. W. Walling and "a
Lieut. Geo. simpson, li2d New cork
voluntcors-yolru,uri,y reported Ia
me that whom recalled they we're near
ly into the fort, end, in lhcir opinion
II could have been takcnw'th0ut mucl
loss.
Atmy re
quest Maj Gen. b. r. butlcr was re
h'veu' anu uy' '.',.,,,l oo"' m - uo 10
aSs,s"eu '. ~ ~ W. Win" "na Nor,h C,r
pui'"''"' VI s''" ''''
oi'n''
TUE LAST DAYS BEFORE Ri'hNoNi
had spent days of anxiety les
each morning should bring the rcpo'
that the enemy he'd retrcated th
night before. was firmly convincc'
that Shcrman's crossing the Roanol,
would he the signal Cor Les to leave
With Johnston nud him combined,
long, tedious and expensive eampnig
consuming most OF the summer, migl
become necessary. by moving out
would put the army in better cond
ton for pursuit, and would at lcNs
by tho dcs ruction OF tho D"nN'l
r'i'ro"u, 'N'''u '''
$40" ,hn on.my IN ,bnnJon mucb m.
81 a., H.. ,n;oh, o,b.ryisc s,vc
,Lorocnrc dc,,rmincd not 70 DELAY IN
''o,o,Onn, ordorrJ
~ ....... -
i"L FIVE ''"N''
Sheridan advanced, aud with a por
tion of his cavalry got possession o
the Five Forks, but the enemy, aitoi
the affair whit the OH corps, rom
forced the rebel cavalry, defending
that point with infantry, and forced
him back towards Dinwiddic Court
House, Hfre GEN Sheridan dipldy'
cdgroat gcncrai'h'P. Instead Of re
treating lWlth ms whoie '"h'nhahn on
'"o ""r" e "'", ,H " W. '''V I'',1 ~ ', 90,
e''o' - '".'r"','' r', w. ~ !" ~, !"
.''.'S n'' ..,Is 49,, Wv ano,',n 40 "",e ,t s, ""'s
n,V.,'i nv W. hnns"s " Th;s " coMMc,,c% ~,
o,''''. " WY ;" i.,I,r aynr vn.t cxtc,t -
e"'",9 w "tr,IL' tir',L,n o,,m,rv .nJ wad
Soous N,o.,,'.,o.' a"u H." 'io,.
MS p'"S''SS sio"'
AN ACT OF urRoIsM.
Con Ord advanced from Burks
villa toward Enrmyillc. sending tw
rcg;mcnts of infantry and souadro,
as cayalrv under Rrcyct Rrig Gen
Thcodorc nc,d IN roach and d,stro,
tbc briJycs The advance met th
. head Of Ices column near Farmyillc
which il heroically attacked and de
t,;ncJ nntil Gen Road was Killed an,
his small force oycrnowercd Thi
caused n DELAY in the encwv's moy,
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