The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-21
saturday, San. rs.
The Wilmington Expedition.
omelni Report OF General Butisr.

t.Ftt of t,. rNr-S.iiion against Fort T srcr, n G.
Ns hr report Of Rear Adr,ral u. n. Porter Nns
been plbl NDoi IN the papers would rcsIe' NUT
request tlst General Butler's report. with all
tho r,rors = .,nr.nyins H. 30 slsn g'vcu tc the
pubic. Vs.y r'4, e,tully your ohsiicut acrvAnt
q + GrASr, Lieut.. Gou.
H,tdgua-t-r,. Virginia Gu' Norh Csrolin@)
ttHysf N. ydmsa. D, The Field, Jdn-i5rT
% l~'-.
Isgt.Ge,. Y 2 G~,Nr, -1rrrsud,ns Armies oi
TIE iritcf States
Gr.rn,L. TN the ,th o. December last IN obe-
d.,r,r e. yn,ir ur.rs, nloyel frue ~ rnty.tNc
rrlatlrcd aOO' elective meu, consisting ct Gcn.
Ares' liyisou q tho 24,h Corps AMI ten. P.ne's
. aiyiNon e.! She 2i,h corps, uneor command OF
M.'ur4,cuerai wuUs', T. an oncampment near
Rcruud,. On the Sth the troops embarked ior
Fortress Monroe
Potter that tnc arm, puf.ton NJ Tho C'rt"'rt eip'-
Ii.t l.,c,tci againrt Wilmington, vas r"Ndv -
p-or,c We ~aitrI there Ha!HriAy, tho luth,
/ SUNDAY. tNr lIth, ard Monday the l2th.
up the iHL Ee.r AdmIr.l Porter informed me
} t.,t ..r naval fleet would sal ol the l'lh' Tut
wauid ro .nlacd to put into B',Ilor To take nn
board slntuuuItun iuf th monitors. Inc - ped-
tuu hl,Irs become the HulJert ~ remark fcnring
lost ita d,s putou should yet 20 the enemy IN or
dor go dircrt FROM ~ all attention. ON The morning
. Of 1ursdoy, the l"th, At oe,"'s, J 'rdrre thc
/ tr,u,uurt n ,rt t. proceed up the P1t'nsc durir&
/ Ne dav 10 MsthiRs POINT ~ aN 10 l' plainly vis-
/ bIe to the scouts and signal mon oi Tie 1ncmy on
Tho northern Mex, eud - t,tr'er Nor '.lfHe AZ
! ,.t,lt AND Huahor under the lee 80 tV" th"rlr7.
u,viry ,ivrn the navy thrtv-siA lours start, at
/. o'clock, noon, Of thc iith 'Nrhr'sdair joined
] tue Transport icot UG t,po Henry, ahd Lut ln "s'
st,ly.n. ~ tte place # rendezvous oh New inlr,'
,,.r vi Fisher. cn the evening ~ the 18Th
/ trfursdav) We there waited un the navy frdNy
she Loot, saturday The l'Ih sul euh4'y ,lo l''l' '
/ ,Ir'ur " .ch d,S- we bod tic finest possible we,-
ii er ,nI the suoothrst pe1.
| on III evening " the iN.h, hdnirsl Porter caro
nom Rsa .,ort W ,ho place Of rsndel'od, That
ev.niny the ses became rough, ahi on NJ M'nday'
thu lgth the Wini spranE UP tr'Hhly, 80 ina u was
I '.,.,'fc ,n land troops, and by the advicr oi
. Admiral Porter, communicated " ne b. itter' l
i-,t,c,i tnc transport tc.t g. f~ndt1you7 al h'-h-
10, This VIVA q matter e uo.eNaity' because he
/ ,,r.t,rts h. ug cos ed and w'stared Tor ten dhyA
t,I s,rs,'lv waited that um'-- Wit hom the
otn ..he las on which wc vert ready to AaIl l. ue
iut, On the 9n,h rucritNh INC fIt 'Wenn'H-
- ,h, yqI tI'ruraiay), sud nd Frpisy! 4 blew
.g-Ic was occupied Ia coAllIs sud water hs
, 49, t,,nsuo,t H.st at u aufoTt Tho Baltic, having
. lgt., sI't,riy Of ,ual, enabled ~ remain a.
IA. tlacs Il rendezvous With "a brigade on t"Hrd OF
1 / 900 men . and ten AmeH reported 10 hlinih
, Porter that be would cooperate "l'h nun va WE
p z3I, | sent Capt. Clarke, Of my stAn, IrWn ne.u
d C,t an a.. ,ast-saihug, armed steamer 'hamber
lin H. Adm raj Porter, b. inform hun uiA1 oh th'
. evening of tho 2ith would again ic At lh' reh
- devious with the Transport h"'t i"r th' purp's'
pt commenting the attack, ne weathet permitting
q A, i,,,lck ON tho evening OF th1 sAth, came u
s,,nt of fort Fist or AMI found the naval heei en-
VI | gaycd In hutnbArdtng H. the poNh"i ''ea'' hANh.
eXIDlf"f on the iiltfNlhN ilff''Aa A'''t wv
70 ! o'rl,ck Through t.cn. WotLe, ! arranged viii
Il Admiral Porter 10 CONN eucr TIE litI ny undo
i tno cover Of the gunboats as early g. 'c''ck th'
next morning 4 possible ~ son ~ the NJ oi 'h'
U.If Noon and Flag Pond Hlll batteries had ueef
ylsucod Those are up tho Ahmo n'mo tuo 4"
tnrrr m,lor above Fora Fi1her. Admiral Porte
va, aIir lAngune that he had slencod the gun
,' f,rl 4 aher. lie then urpsd II that wer
. p, % ran - tho Fort INTO CAr~ Fear kyat, AL
then the troops could land and hold tic beach with
g ont ur lNml,y Il n"ing -helei by VI" crFmy'
.1luboat-, the ls'lshassee long sesn Il
uc n,r. is " be- remarked hp
D. 4 lmirsl Farr agHt even, had never tAkeu a for
,d except by r'nninr ~ ,Di cutting ton from =
no prospect oi reinforcement, A. At Fort Jackson
Fort MORGAN, aud tlsl ~ CatCulsted turt hsd ty,
teen dleucet 'y naval I'm" during to war; tAI
r. # Ihe Admiral sn.Ild put his slnps m he uyert
,,, army cpOh supply him scruf- tba bosch We ha
~ t,ruIy ssd To- do Farragut F"rt ~ IHdltp shat
" iolst thr bio, bade oi WiiuiugioD world be ctect
- even 4 sr ,hd not capture the tort To this Il
, Admiral ropled that h. should probably loss q b-
10y p,re edo's ho a'teuIp.ei e. run sy. lie VI
u" frulini.cd th,t a., 1ug might lose 400 Deu by =
20 asa 41r aud that his boat Juld not saiRh in y
tsiapce even IN money pJIut pi yLa, for NJ
ueut, wish tIG lives " thc-r men, fbo Admir-
o. ,I-,l ucd .'upy hv, sd the sJpelitOn VI
Al, deprived ut tust e-scns el.rsr1t oi succes
" ~ T. u'cock nom, JI tht '5th, H'rsiry, Cap
~. Gibson, commanding the -"srr,uH division, oi q
F.rf reported tae ba'tercs sisncod aud his v-s-''
IN lp- son u cover our lEr ting. rhe 9nspo
0- s,ej, .p.'WiuE nIy NAs a'i. sopd IN nitln y
.r. yol.,4o. t' bci,h Ha1 ~ 0nrs co'., on'sd i
, --'. .-. rhr iAud ir successfully 80 te
NV t.,fI,y,. = tLr ruuoiie-ing Inrtv Iust land'
60, iuld tur 4iurr, ,atsrmIuud 10 land ipr
.. 81. ,Au'i might uc .tLtiL ptri. Hrr '
.Crl A.., who deserves well tor hin q
.p, lrrIrv ,uI conduct, imnrdisteiy puHhnd np h
At I.4l- Ni.lp few ha,-ired yards ID fort tishs
,s..lI. .ug lle lial. Moon battery AID ~ nsu, vi
'' re !7a an Of y the hnGts o' mo navy, H'- ~
IT ,llgh oo advanced h within IL yATd1 OF tnr IN
projected by tuo 'lacis whic h.d been .biO" n
. In slrh .vrni ~ ~ gigc cover, ule safriu"n tol
completely kept % TIER u1mp-proofi hy re ire
TO-" me .yy. winch wad rspd ana con'tnuo'
tle their shell bur 'Lug over Ihe work vi 10 very oo
st..rruDIe u,.ura 5. a. this tine $50 lost ten u
'"' youuaci ou trc sklrm "a Inc Ny ~" hen 10
4 thrA A,., Cni.iDt my npg-ali,I Weu' on boa
tnr thara bes' iiu, afri r"n N ~ith'n a 'c" h'
.s, lr.I nr.s o.. to tfi 90 th't Il vas PLAINLY "
' Ia. fl All. tArcl 10 ir sqIT"t pnfuohtl "pik
'rr- ! -. rCIof, ~ hfieoi Ne-t, surrounded ny
.,t ~, "a q, me hhs. isGi wide. II -aa protect
.,, nom long suyt.oPeI ~ Ar Ara Hsuy 49, Ul
'"' st,,.,. ssi,n oIp-ldrl from the ioit 70 me
's go, H., ,1s ridr. and IRON the marshes VI hr "a
20, R.,sr a. .le salient he otbor
- \. .n.t,rai i.a4..s - 'lAe Iprt, as do.e rs
, y.rL, Ua1 t,,u 'p'. - Hif.n H'NFy SI'" v
NJ To" hsa'h, Pr ~ ,a,, 90" t,. - ~ yb.,b ss,o
L,,l,t,J,y h.,I1 .prl,ss. Il WS8 easy ~ mant
tr.s Irs.iIau; tut sh' sr'-ls oi tls nAVti W.
'f- ~. "a r.suy IN titoir homD-Pr6dt would ~
.m ~ = ,,,r,,. ont Wueu thur c. and hililng he !
a,, ,.ls MY naHnnd. Lieut.. Wail1& a.
I4lt Nery ~ pretsSd up to tho e-go 81 tho d
i"" AZ ,nt t.-rI 70 tr' ~hich h'd b-li "ft down I
ycr- ..,, rr,r Ne navy. II r q uiH she' a. wa
49,, ma r.t.irted , IN, a. @ny sLAlLr oni'n5l
~ ,,- "a. uttlci } va klSd lf1ut cnri
.t b. ,.,it, rum tho sort nrt MS hr4r tson,
40 l., ire nc uliroe the rsuHinhsr of AnS.' N
" .rl II mem zIo leu c,4sii Hsl1'i ''i i'a "'
n.rh CIrui4Is Rsn-yts, 4uIs flHf = - y "
t.r, From tiUu lrIr-ied that Y rtl- i''
s@N rlp uud'a bH Eudt-s, Of IL 'frs dTy'Sen 'A .,
Al trpE. o. tue hrru. ot sl,o J...el la- A''..
.... a. b vas w,thin .wo n'l's - ae rciT o. r' .
a, Moir si-i r.nisl " syyurn tho tc..-..'. To-
L.l l.f.t tho E,uIL nfLF OF - .H