Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-28

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WASHINGTON, Feb % The Navy Department
has received the following from Admiral Porter
FLAG SNIP MALVERN,
Cape Fear River, Feb. 10, 1865. !
Sir: have the honor to report tho surrender
or evacuation, Of Fort Anderson. Gen. Soho
field advanced from Smithville, with 5000 men
on the 18th inst. A. the same time attacked
the works by water, placing the monitor Mon
tauk close to the works, and entadng them will
the Pawtucket, Sunapse, Unadllla and Pequoi
tide and wind not allowing more vessels TO 20
under fire. The fort answered pretty baskly
but quoted down by sunset
On tho 18th, ats o'clock moved up close, will
the Montauk leading, followed by the Mackinav
lluro, 5assacus, Poato5suc. Maratauzl slna
pee, Luailla, Pawtucket. Oicqols, Shavmui
seneca, Aiack, Chippewa, and little Ada, an'
kept a heavy fire through the day uu'l late II
the Afternoon.
The enemy batteries were slenced by tire
o'clock though We kept up the fire until dark
We also fred through The night.
In the meantime Gen. Schofeld was working
in the rear of the rebels to cut them a, Tn
rebels did not wait for the army to surround then
but left in the night, taking FIVE or six piece
OF light artillery with them and everything els
OF any value.
At daylight this morning some OF tue troop
that were near by went in aud holstsd the haI
on the ramparts, when the firing Of the monitor
ceased. There we're 10 heavy guns in Fort An
aerson and a quantity OF ammunition.
We lost but three and 6ve wounded.
(Slgnedl DAVID d. PORTER,
Rear Admiral
70 Hon. Gibson NELLEs, Secretary Of the Navy
WAsnNeToN, Feb "a.
The Navy Department has just received tn
following
u s. FLAGsuIP MALySrS, }
Cars FEAR RIVER, Feb. o.
Via FORTRESS MONROE, Feb 30 A. NJ. }
10 ZION. Gideon Wales. Sety Of Nary:
have lhs honor to inform you that lining
ton 10 in the possession Of our troops.
(Signed) D. v. PORTER
Rear Adm'l
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON Feb 24-M idnight. {
To HajT Gen Dir The following Official
report at the capture Of Wilmington has been
forwarded 10 this Department by Gen Grant.
L. ~ STANTON, Seo'ry OF War.
FORTRESS MoNKoE, Feb. 24--l0 p. NJ.
TO u. s. Grant, CITY Point Our troops
entered Wilmington en- the morning Of the 22d
inst After the evacuation Of Fort Anderson
Gen. Schofeld directed Gen Cox to follow its
garrison to Wilmington while Gen. Terry fol.
lowed IIoko on the east side Of the river. The
latter took up new lioe four miles from Viii
mington, but vas 90 closely pressed by Gen.
Terry that be could send no troops to the west
side. On that side the rebels aade stand
behind Town Creek, but on the 10th Cox crossed
his troops below them in fat boat, attacked
them in the rear and routed them, taking TIVE
guns and 800 prisoners. On the 2lst, Cox
pushed to the Brunswick river, opposite vii.
mington, where the bridges were on fire. On
bis arrival, the rebels began burning the cotton
aud resin in the city and left it that night Oul
captures, including Fort Anderson, amount t
about 700 prisoners and 80 guns. Citizen
state that tie rebels burned 1000 bales Of cot!or
and $4,000 barrels Of resin. The Union feeling
showed itself quite strongly in the city. Gen
Terry followed Hoke northward.
g. B. CoMsTocK,
Lieut.. Col. A. d. G. and Brevet Brig Gen.
We have New Orleans news, by way Of Cairo
to the 18th. Ii is rumored that Gen. HurlburI
is preparing to establish the headquarters OF tn,
Department Of the Gulf at Mobile Gen
Changers expedition against that place is fully
prepared, and no doubt exists that the city will
be IL our hands in less than Two weeks.
Tie Houston (Texss) Telegraph OF the 9Th
inst, publishes the correspondence between The
rebel Col. PiersOn, commanding at San Antonio
and Gen. Lopez commanding the Emperor Maxi.
milian's troopson the borders OF the Rio Gfande
Col. Pierson assures Gen. Lopez that it is thu
desire OF the Confederate Government to cherist
the most ancable relations with the lmperia
Government Of Mexico, and that the cordiality
existing between them shall not be disturbed
lie then thanks Gen. Lopez for protecting til,
il terests of the Southern COnlederacy. Gen
Lopez replies, confesslng that his sympatbie
are for the neble cause OF the South, and extend
to Col Pierson his sincere friendship,
There have been no army movements in III,
vicinity OF Richmond since last week. 1t has
been stated, apparently BY authority, that a un
ion force was moving from Ncwberne, n. G
into the interior Of that State, TO destroy tn
railroads and cooperate with Sherman. Gen
Scho6eld will Of course be ready mmediate
to advance from Wilmington. Tho fedora
troops in the vicinity Of Charleston will also a
once be sent where they can aid the army whic
is marching through South Carolina A iorc
is at the same time moving from Knoxville int
North Carolina to meet the heroes VINO hayt
marched from Atlanta to Savannah, and az
nos gong to Richmond. WeGet, however, bu
occasional Intelligence from any Of these field
Of operations as The Richmond papers no,
publish no army news; and our armies hay
got in the way Of taking their base with them
without much regard to the newspapers.