New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-31

and officers There WAS uccessity for Gen. butier
reJThaTking his men acoaIat of the wea,herit was
ROT gh On the beach but boats from tho nect cor
nuHicared az tines and Wien 1t yes neceSsaI!, 80
gcneoats laid within te yards Of the nese az
e,pS tna 9, eaps e.t the shore, Hben the ",.s
wen, sv-sy alteI arne the news nom some NI'"
C4rn!ina Reserves tht bokes oriCsSe Sns ao'as e.
.uJ tins. the fort Wa strongly reenie,eeu gl it,
. vas. We cone zONn H. take II, and Gen 'fits W.
ire ,sn.e zen, did take L. Trey we're oe'ofu,",s ~
fo.ioE their brave General "hc'oVef ~ "iSH' '''A
f1.frer CEN Buter left Tor Yortres, Monroe i was
rs,5e OF ron. too rough 20 l.nt troops or nins she
~ hui il OF lasted rsntv four lonrs. ard the 'toop9
ome of ~ifAoui neea o I, a y ,ito.tber
! HAD Geu Butter eonuicHced landing men twifh me
.loerl ioon 70 stey) VcocG N 'ne morning. 'he!
worid a,l have tceD ashore by sunset -
Nc i,aded t;en Tcrry's mou in FIVE snd half hours
end had tine 10 give the fort good battcrDS before
dark. .o-., o.
sail Tor Io tress Monroe the ;oops ee on
boorl in obedience TO tie orders of tie Lieut. Genera
Gen Grant aevor c0n,enpa ed The withdrawal OF thc
trocrs-he sent them there ~ Stay; and hayng cnce
aceed ieE ding 10 knew that the most Difficult part
was-i"nc-.e arm, orce n possession of Snt n.rfp"
neck Of !lnd and covered b! the guns OF TIE H' the
Heavy raic blowing yestersy and ,oday. She vessels
olts,ds did not desert their posts
Gen Butler states ;hot tho garrison ct Flag oId bat
tsly bclOnge1 kirklal3s B!igide. lie - IN error
there; they were part Vi the Junior North Caroline
/ Rus c!vos .
IL, ESQ states that ne captured two heavy riled-cuns
two hgt eah; some .aissons, Sc. no such cnitr "a
were ever made; sra te cGrtnred fcfts ant lrh 50
much has been written roIgl cartsworke thrown
up i, She parrcse 81 lsns AZ bochadera when they
chased dose III shore; hoy aGe no resistance aiier
few shots wero fred hy Ito eurrna's.
Lave nothing 10 sly IL re..i1a 20 Gen. Weii5cls
Ienor beyond us, ii, has Ihlnc mistakes IN his state.
meais. lie admits that ne requested me - wit Jew
dcys nnt,i could cC6pore moro faTOrr oS, O. wnch
SUPPOSE, Cen bueG grounds nus beiet thal te NV!
detained him.
Ibid wait; ard have waited cycY s1er until tho light
man and good hre Offered to take tho forts The.
7 ere taken "a said jhey could te and hat Is the
strongest hrGumeat in favor OF tie Navy. whom 1t
was fprlshs ATTEMPT "a fix This blurdef.
AS il has turned ont, Tie first failure had liz ayan
taees end the coantIy will derive great coloit there
Ii Gen. Butler had not desoended to snbtcrtree to
cover hs mistakes wonid willingly hfTe allowed BIN
t. 80 l.O retirement wiiI tue IGNORE ne ma Won Du
no sBal. reject u; ins;ly NE or the corps 10
which belong wi;hou. bis hearing from me 10 some
way other.
boots, 10 slow that what By 10 correct AMI
the os books Of the whole feet can DO examined II
il In conSlnsion permit d to say that DOM what
il Inattes whether Gcn. Buffers troops Landed one day
or another; lie doei led the iort cond NOS oc skcn
when be did Land. lie could not exPeo. tue hehe!S 10
leave wOrd like that "a less Dan go men n A. ind
he eer'a.ny could bavc tIied 70 assault lai number
Gen. Terry bad 30 10 coptsad against is'd he carried
the without very seTions loss. considering TIC
!mportauos Of the position 20 i4c ccL1i.,.
neiose you the report Of the Rebel ecu, whiting,
who states plainly that no reeniUi CDeuts nsl alfed
until Tuesday ninG (he z1i.) when IA oVr troops
II the evidence already presented Is aoubtd tue re
port OF Gen. Whiting cainot be; therefore she excuse
for re6nbarhing TIE troops because The fort had Dccn
reinforced by Drags's division is pcor one -.
Gen. 9itng says: " ne garrison; remained s'1aay
awaiting the renewal Of he 1ssdu.t .. bsnna! 4ilcnt
until Tuesday morning Qtie 27tnl when tAey were re-
lieyed BY the support # Ma5nrGeD Uoke and he EN-
bketi0n Of tie enemy This vas two days after the
attack Of the navy ard the landing anu re0nbarkng Of
am. Sir. very respectfully. yOlr obedeb serv't,
DAVID D. PoarsR, ear.AdIl:ral,
! Hon G!beos WEu.Es. Secretary Of the Navy Nesh-
! ing,on D. G.
| ADMIRAL PORTER COMPLIMENTS GEN. TERRY.
| Tie Navy Department has received the fol-
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON U s. FLAGSHIP
| MALVERN, or SiiIHyiiJE. n. c.. Jan 1865.
! SIR: have been 20 mucn rlcssed with Gen. Terry.
aud lie nennrr ~ which lac Les conducted his part OF
the operations bore that deem II worthy OF spccin
dispatch 70 express wha; feel
Cen Terry Is no doutt ven Known 70 Lis assccstes
ia tue field, who have served with MIN. END The
Lieutenant General who had selected him for TIE ser
v!es, brit the American people should knov ard feel
I'M, very great service no hld rendered hem ny his
moat ainFabie assault these trenlen !ous works.
VoIre S,ave. aud uBassaming. TO bear hs success
viii fe n Slesty IF true soldier and IL wiling -
ive credit 10 NJOsc who Shh cd with Lin tie DeI,ls Of
ftr assauIt N6Qne could form tie slightes. conccp'
,nn of lose work. lher magnitude. sfrelai and ex
tont who had iot sscn tnHni, sl1 Gen W".tns sae
fnrnder) rms: have hqa ~ aDGng faHh IN the drra
bi,y Of tie Confederacy w.-a ~ eipe"ueu so """!
yeGrs' Labor OF thcaD. ,ur II
The result Of the fail VI For Fisher VS. sne IAN % ~
tho surrounding works iu ana .eaT tai, Naco- EuIt
CasWe a largo Work et tine Vest lalet ',oun'iIs
twenty nine guns AL the works on Smiths isaL~, u.
works betw cen Casweil aHd Smitye mp 70 b"ttey On
Reeves Point on the sde Of the riyerin ell one hnd'
red and sixty.gae guns flp: INTO our e.-.~es: Two
steamer, ~ere Burnt blow ubi ins there neyer was
. - oieen swoop made anywhere
tirail man woald have hesitated TO attack these
works Ly assault no matter " hat assstanco TO may
have RAD from Other quarters but Gen Terry neyerfor
an instant hestated and though feel somewhat Tat.
tered AZ the confidence be rcposed IN ny Judgment
On quite ready believe that he acted on his own Ideas
Of VIA, was proper 10 be done IN the matter md was
perfectly Qaafed 10 Judge without tho advice o. any
Que.
BIZ the greatest desire 20 10 successful not for the s9ke
OF prsonal c1nsideratOns but for tle cause III WHICH
v G ave NJ alike engaged.
! don't anow that 1 over net officer Who 30 COM
! plctely gained my esteem aga adia.ra.iGn. .
have the honor TO be- very respectfully. your 0bedi
! ant ,eryaat DAVID II. Porter Rear AcniI al
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