Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1865, Page 1

2 EE Sere Eben WASHINGTON EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXOEPT SUNDAY,) AT THB STAR BUILDINGS, Southwest corner of Pennsylvania av. and Wik sirect, Br W. D. WALLAOH. ——_—>-——. ‘The Stax is served by the carriers to their sub- serivers in the City and District Or TWELVE AND A HALF CENTS PE BEEK. . Price For MaiLinc —BSingle copy, three cents; one month serenty five cenis; three months, one dullar and ffiy cents; six months, three dollar; one year. xz deliars. No papers are sent from the office Jonger than paid for. Tus Weeecy Star one dollar and a half a year. TRAVELERS’ DIRECTORY. FFICE BALTIMORE & OHIO RB. CO.. oO Wisuueten: December 18, 1864, On and after Bunday, December 18, 1864, Passen- @er Trains between Washington and Baltimore will be run as follows: TRAINS MOVING NORTH. No 1—BALTIMORE, WAY STATION & HAR- BISBURG TRAIN—Leave Washington 6:15 a, mM. Arrive at Baltimore 5:00 a.m. No. 2-NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA EX- PRES8—Leave Washingt n 7:30 4. mu. 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EDWARD CLARK & 60., BANKERS, At the Savings Bank, No. 58 Louisiana avenue, DEALRRA IN EXCHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER, And General Banking Business, Bowarp Crank, Joun BR, Exvass, dec}7- e020 JAY COOKE & CO., BANKERS, Fierzests Sreeer, orrosirs U, 8. Tamasvay, Receive Subscriptions for the NEW U. 8. 73-10 LOAN autherized by the act ef June Sth, 1364. ‘The notes will be issued under date of August lath,i nominations of 850, 100, 9500, $1,000 and 95,000, Berable to bearer or order, bearing interest at 78-10 per centum per annum, payable semi-an saaily, and will be convertible the option of the holde? at maturity inte six per ‘Twenty Bonds. eat as ‘We bay and sell— GOVERNMENT BONDS of aft ternes, TREASURY NOTES, OBRTIFIOATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, Ané OGIR, And pay the highest price for UABTEHEMAST BR’S CARTIVFIOATE CHBOKS. iy7-f JAY COOKA & OO, Vv, XXV. AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBURY HALL. MUSIO jSOANTERBURY HAL! D Hak LOANTERBURY HALL’ rH BATER LovisiaNa AVERUE,NZAR SIXTH STREBT, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GEORGE LEA... roprietor Also of the Varieties, New osx, and Canterbury + Va. Alexand JOBH HART... 2... . Stage Manager First week of the new and gorgeous pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN FANTASIO, waht edn FANTASIL LEQUIN FANT AST! HAaRLEOUIN FANTABIO, HARLEQUIN FANTASIO, HARLEQUIN FANTASIO THE ER LARR, THE ER LAKE, THE ER LAKE. THR YER LAKB, THE BR LAKE, THE ‘EB LAKE, abounding with STARTLING TRICKS, SPARTLING TRICKS, ETARTLING TRICKS, STARTLING TRICKS, 4XD MAGIC CHANGES, MAGIC CHANGES, MAGIC CHANGES, MAGIO CHANGBS, NEW AND BEAUTIFUL SCENSRY, NEW AND BEAUTIFUL SCENES NEW AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, MECHANICAL EFPECTS, MECHANICAL EPFECTS, MAGNIFICENT DRESSES, PROPERTIES, MAGNIFICENT DRESSES, PROPERTIES, making in all the MOST RRILLIANT PANTOMIME MOST BRILLIANT PANPOMIMB MOST BRILLIANT PaNTOMIME MOST BRILLIANT PANTOMIME ever presented, produced at a cost of nearly FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, introdueing a BEAL CASCADE OF WAT STUPENDOUS LEAPS, FEARFUL PYRAMIDS, every trick being imported from Barope, and en- tirely new in this country, Also, will be introduced I I 7] = 3 FI 2 CJ co 20 oa > <<} a i E HORN AGG HE HORNED QUAGGA, HE HORNED QUAGA, ({CABOTHANNY,) captnred in the wilds of South Africa,and the only one of its species ever brought to this cona try alive.at a fabulous ert. Broken and tamed after months of assiduous attention and danger ous labor by Mr. Charles Covelli, JOHN MULLIGAN, ANDREW LEAVITT, DICK COLLINS, axd all the Stars, together with the will appear nightly. Synopsif of incidents snd Bcenery im the Panto- mime ef the FAIRY OF T PAIRY OF 7 FAIRY OF T FAIKY OF T DRAMATIS PERSON FE. ich farmer, but always after ole iehae, afterwards Protatoos Mr. Josh Hart, ii ~ afc! da Clown. Toby, his servant. af. crwar: Lowes Gavai Fantasio. a reaper, transformed to Harle- jeniovetti, a ay ciet Misa Bila Weer. 4. UMD, & Wwe ord. ance: Mens. Mignlasetth ne oot Mr aplves Clarks, Cupid. the protector of lovers ......Miss Smith. Ceres, fairy of the harvest... Miss Julia Robin Sulphur. spirit and «ave of Ceres. .Mr. R Collin Margarough.& magician a . Clake Mignionetii, daughter of Ofd Beppo, afii- z Roced to Plump, but in love with Pan- tasio, afterwards in love with Golum- bise. Miss Laura 8keleton. Mi, Br Brive 8 Mons. Mene A en be Od Soha Swallowem, with good appetite, Mr’ Collins. ilkmaids, Servante, Soldiers, . Reapers. Peasants. Reape! Fairies, &c , by the whole Troupe and Corps de Ballet, ON SATURDAY, i: A GRAND AGRAN A GRAN A GEAN. EAT PANTOMIME rage ele d GREAT NIOMIME will be givon, eaaey Dougherty, + OFFICIAL. The First-Corps—Notice te Vetcrans. HEADEUARTERS FIRST CORPS, Wacnrncton, D. ., Dec. 27, 1804. Veteraus desiring to enlist inthe ist Army Care should report rn person at the office of ‘ol. © F. Johnson, Soidiers’ Reet, Baitimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Washington, D U. Any Veteran who has served two years, hae been honorably diseharged, and is physically guaiified, may enlist in the Corps for one, two or three years. Those enbating will recetye from the Ctov- ernmenta bounty of £300 as soon as they are mustered in, and, in addition, the regular in- stalments from the Government, in proportion to the period of enlistment, as follows: #100 for ene year’s service, one-third paid on enlist. ment; #200 tor two years’ service, one-third on enlistment; $300 for three years’ service, one- third on enjistment. They will be credited to the quota of the district in which they or their families may be domiciled and will, therefore, be entitled to local bounties. Free transportation will be furnished them to Washington by any Provost Marshal. The best arms in the possession of the Government will be furnished these troopa, and they will be allowed to retain their arms when honoratly discharged. Headquarters Major General Hancock :—158 F street, hetween 19:h and 20th streets. Office of the Board for the Examtnation of Officers :—Brigadier General Jonn R. Brooke, presicent, 163 G street, between 19th and 20th streets. By order of Major General Hancock. FINLEY ANDERSON, Assistant Adjatant (#eneral. AMUSEMENTS. FORD'S NEW THEATER. Tenth strest, above Pennsylvania avenue. A GREAT BILL FOR THIS (Saturday) EVENING, Jan. 14, The favorite actress, MISS AL’CE GRAY, and the papnise young actor. nn 18. JOHN MeCCLLOUGH. will appear in the fine tragic play ot LUCR&TIA BORGIA. % Mr, J. McCallough _ Mr. W. Bokee dec 27.1f Gennaro..... buke Alphonse. bett Mr. 6. Brink Mr. D. Reilly : Mr. J. Matthews org a8 Alice To conclude a ofthe Grex F PEOPLE'S LAWYBR folon Shingle, as originally played by him . 2 Mr.G G Spear Mosday, Edwin Forrest will appuar im his ceie- brated character «f *\Richelien,” for oas night only, positively. On Tuesday. ‘Othello; er, the Jealous Moor,” for the last time positive y GROVEK’S THEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s Hots), Twellth aprearance of MI38 AVONIA JONES, Rixth appearance of the celebrated MARTINETTI TROUPE. y) THIS (Saturday) EVRENING, Jan. 14, will be presented he second ti. i MING A BUT" JACINTHE, Tropical Butterti purple nnd gold. rare speci ether in the conptry..__. Previous to the Play. the HREE GLADIATORS, By Paul, Philip. and Julian Martinetti. Bae Berane Fe cde pie ne Grand jallet Pantomime o' viv |, by tne "_MARTINETTI TROUPR. GROVER‘S NEW THEATER. ---...... DIRECTOR CTING MANAGSE, (OR THREE NIGHTS ONLY, MO; ; FOR area ST POSE By kind consent of Miss AVONTA JONRS to forego her claims npon thote nights. SIGNOR FRANCESCO ROSA’S GRAND ITALIAN OPERA TROUPE, recently arrived from Europe will give their FIRST PERFURMANCES IN AMERICA upon WEDNESDAY, JANTARY 18, AHURSDAY, JANUARY 19, . and SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, appearing in créer in the following RRILI TANT REPORTOLIRE: IL TROVATORE. IL BARDIERE DI StViGbLtia, me L°ELISIR LAMOR, CAST IN FULL STRENGIII from the folowing GRAND ARRAY OF ITALIAN ARTISTES, with FULL ITALIAN CHOROS, and Grand Orchestra, Prima Denne Assoluta, (Soprand.) SIGN OAIROLT. Del Tentro delta Scala di Milano, One Priva Donna Assoluta, (Contraito,) SIGNORA FILATOFE, Della Granda Opera Imperiale de st. Petersburg. Primn Tenore Assoluts. SIGNOR MON, 3 DINT, Del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genoes Cae Primo Bar RIGNUR ARDIVANI, Del Teatro Regia 2i Torini, SIGNOB FELLINI, Della Granda Opera di Roma. eIGGNOR GARIBOLDI. Primo Basso, SIGNOR BARATTINI, Becorda Donna, SIGNORA TARTARINI. Sugegeritere, SIGNOR LANZA. FRANCESCO ROSA. Allievodel Granda Gon- servatcrio Regio di Milano, Muestro Concertantse Direttore d'Oreh stra, Propcietarie della Musicale dei Vestiario SiG. NORE GIRELLI. o THE cate OF Seon’ ED SrATS. FOR THE THREE OPERAS willcomm THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING, JANUARY 12, 2t 936 o'clock precia'ly, THE PRICE OF SECURED SEATS FOR THE SEASON will b follows: Orcheatra Ohairs Seis Drers and Parquet Circles. a. 600 The ssle of secured seats for single Operas will commence on TUFSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, No Private Boxes will be sold before MONDAY January io. f SPECIAL NOTICE — On tha evenings of noxt week not apn unced for Opera. the Celebrated Artiat ke. MISB AVONIA JONER, wi'l appear in her great impersonations, and the derful wonder" MARTINETTI TROUPE in delightful acts and pantomimes, jan 2-tf THE OXFORD HALL OF MUSICganD PINACOUTHECA, Ninth street, fronting on Peonsylvania avenue THE RESORT OF THE MASs¥s, STILL AHBAD OF GUMPETiTIO’ BASKING IN TIE SUNSHINE OF SUPCESS, First Cones OUR COMPANY, ‘iret week 0: - ‘ CS TESMAN, the popular vocslist. . Continued Success of the Great Combination, Mis8 KATHLEEN OU NEIL, the best Irish Comic Vocalist of the day. M’LLE MARZET11 avd MONS ANTONIO, the best dancers on the Amirican stage, Barry Carter, Mons. Sparks, Millie Creed, Mortimer, Kate Harrison, and thirty foor other talented performers. FOX. OWEN & NORBIS, Proprietors. LADIES’ 5 ATINER ON SATURDAY AFTER- a When the celebrated Monut Pieasunt Brass Band, conaiating of twenty eight pieces, will be on 4 as usial, ja NATIONAL BAN K OF COMMEROR OF GEORGETOWN, This Bank, organized um er the National Bank ing Law of the last Congress, is now op2m for tho transaction of busin-ss at their office on Bridge st ©. BE. RITTENHOCSE, President. BAMUEL FOWLER. Cashier, jan 3-20 UTTER AND EGGSB, Jost received, and on sale at the Commercial Building, Marzet House, Louisiana avenue, 9th and ltth streets— 10 firkins cf BUTTER, from the “Zour Associa- tion’ ¢f Ohio. Ee eerrels Fenes ani BOLL Burt eee EGGs, 0 barrels prime Mar;land ans Delaware le decom JO4N FARRELL, LARIFIED CIDER! Cc CLARIFIED CIDER!! Just pocatres par steamer Norfo k a lot of supe rior CLARIFIED CIDER from Troy, New York. Also. cn hand constantly, a large stock of prime Msstachusetts Cider all o: which I offer in quan- tities to suit purchasers at the lowest market Prices ion Bottling Depst, 37 Gress sttert hy 8) 1 Treen stres de 29-}m* nferetes Georgetown” D .O. ALE—A } CALA! EB, made b: oH 480% Bec! Te ieiatare treet, 14 = a . janv eee Jo & 00. . YOUR EVENIN BASANCLY & Tae iafeln readiug the best novels and other standard works (a choice of 2.00), for 3\cts. week- Vaapiee Seeing Library, See Par'ay™™ nea 0) rea! . * Ber Kirkwood House, bet. 1ith aad 12th strosts, "°** ese 27-lm" : OR 8. Sata a & im. Wm. Dalton. ¥ ig — WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY I, 1865. Star, N°. 3,705. The Wilmington Expedition. — TNE OFFICIAL REVORT OF GEN’L BUTLER ga gee eas Highly Interesting Detarls—Gen. Grant's Instructions. General Butler’s official report of the expe- dition against Fort Fisher, North parolina, has been made public, together with the reports of Generals Weitzel and Ames, and the instruc- tions of General Grant, urging the importance of the expedition starting off during the absence of General Bragg, who was reported to have gone to Georgia. Is\troducing the report of General Butler appears the following trom General Grant: HwapQuakTExs ARMIES UNITED STATES, Curvy Poinr, Va., Jan. 7, 1865.—Hon. FE. M Stanton, Secretary of War:—Sir: Herewith I bave the honor to forward Major Generai B. F. Butler's and eubordinates’ reports of the expedition against Fort Fisher, N. UO. As the report of Rear Admiral Porter bas been published in the papers, I would respect- fully request that General Butler's report, with All the papers accompanying it, be also given to the public. Very respectfally, your obedient servant, U.S. Grant, Lieutenant General. Under date of January. 34 General Butler reports the result of the military portion of the exypediticn, detailing all its movements from the first embarkation of the force at Bermuda Hundred on the 8th of December down to its return to the James river. On the 6th he says he reporied to Admiral Porter the readiness of the land force to proceed, and after waiting in Heipton Roade until the i2th he was informed by the Admiral that the fleet would sa‘l on the 13th, but would be obliged to putinto Beanfort to take on hoard aramunilion for the monitors. Theexpedition having become the subject of remark, and fearing lest its destination should gettothe enemy, General Butler says.he or- dered the transport fleet to proceed up tha Potomac during the day to Mathias Point, so as to deceive the enemy, and retrace their course at night and anchor under the tee of Ospe Charies. Having given the nayy six hours’ start. he says he sailed at noon on the 1ith and arrived at the piace of rendezvous, off New Inlet, near Fort Fisher, on the evening of the 15th, Thursday. Here he says he waited for the navy three days, having all the time a smooth seacnd flue weather. On the evening of the Isth the Admiral came from Beaafort to the place of rendezyous, but the sea had then become rough, and on Monday, the ith, the wind sprung up fresbly, so that it was impos- sible to land troops, aud by advice of Admi- ral Porter the transports were directed to ren- dezvous at Beanfort, as !t was necessary to coal, the yessels having mostly exhausted theirsupply. The Baltic naving a large sup ply of coal was enabied to remain at the ren- dezyous witha brigade on board ot twelve hundred men, under General Ames, who re- ported to the Adm| that he would co-operate with bim on the General B. also says that he sent word te the Admiral that he would again be at the rendezvons with the transperts On the evening of the 25th, for the purpose of commencing the attack. | Gen. Butler proceeds to say: At 4 o'clock on the evening of the 21th I came in sight of Fort Fisher, and found the naval fleet engaged in bombarding it, the powder yeesel having been exploded on the morning previous, about i o’clock. Throngh General Weitzel I arranged with Admiral Porter to commence the landing under cover of the gun- boats, as early as 8 o’clock the next morning, as soon as the Half-moon and Flag Pond bat- teries had been silenced. These are up the shore scme two or three miles above Fort Fish- er. He was then urged, if that were so, to run by the fort into Cape Fear river, and then troops Could land and hold the beach without lipbility of being ehelled by the enemy's gun- boats, the Tallahassee being seen in the river. itis to be remarked that Admiral Farragnt even bad never taken a fort except by running by and cutting cif from all prospect of rein- forcement, 48 at Fort Jackson and Fort Mor- g8n, and thaf po casemated fort had been si- lenced by naval fire during the war: that if the AGmiral would put his ships in the river, the army could supply him across the bedch, as we bed proposed to do Farragut at Fort St Philip; that at least the blockade of Wilming- ton would be thus effectual, even if we did not piure the fort. To that the Admiral rephad wu he should probabiv lose a boatby torpe- does if he attempted to run by. He wes reminded that the army might lose ttimen by the avsanit, and that his boat wonld bot weigh in the balance, even ina money point of view, for & moment the lives of the men. ‘The Admiral decline { going by, and the expe- dition was deprived of that essential element efsuccess. At 12 o'clock noon of the 25th (Sun- day), Capt. Glisson, commanding the covering division o! the fleet, reported the batteries si- lenced, and bis vessels in position to cover our ing. The transport fleet, following my ugship, stood within S00 yards of the beach, snd at once commenced debarking. The land- ing was successfully ettected, Fiiding that the reconnoit-ring party jnst Iaided could hold the shore, 1 determined to In aforce with which an assault might be npted. Breyet Brigadier General Curtis, who deserves well for bis gallantry and con- duct, immediately pushed up his brigade with- in & few Bundred yards of Fort Fisher, cap- turing the Ilalf-moon battery and its men, who Were taLen ofi by the poatsof the navy. This +kirmish jive advanced to within seventy-five yards of the fort, protected by the glacis, which had teen tbrown up in sueb form as to give covering. The garrison being completely kept in their. bomb-procfs by the fire of the navy, which was Very rapid and continuous, their shelis bursting ever the work with very con- siderable accuracy. At ibis time we lost ten men wounded in the skirmish line by the shells from the fleet. Quit. ting the flagship 1 wenton board the Cham- berlin, and ran within a few hundred yaras of the fort, so that it was plainly visible. It ap. peared to be a equare bastioned work of very high relief, say fifteen feet, surrounded by a wet ditch some fitteen fret wide. It was pro- tected from being enveloped by an assaniting terce by a stockade, which exteaded from the fort to the seaon the ore side, and from the marshes of Cape Fearriyer to the salient on the other. No muterial damage to the fort, as a defen- sive work, had been done. Seventeen heayy funs bore up the beach protected from the fire of the nuvy by traverses eight or ten feet high, which were undoubtedly bomb-proof shelters for the garrison. Whiie the garrison kept within their bomb-proots, it was easy to main- tain this position; but the shells of the navy, which kept the énemy in their bomb-proois, would keep my troops ont. When these ceased tailing the parapet was fully manned. Lic utenant Walling, of the 122d New York, pressed up the edge of the ditch aud captured a diag which had been cut down by 4 shell ticm the navy. It isa mistske, as was at firat reported to me, that any soldier entered the fort. An orderly was killed avout a third ofa mile from the fort, an@ his horse taken. In the meantime the remainder of Ames’ division had captured twe hundred and eighteen men and ten commissioned officers ot the North Uarolina Reserves, and other prisoners, From them I learned taat Kirkland’s and Hugood’s brigades, of Hoke’s division, had left the front of the Army of the James, near Rich- mond, and were then within two miles of the regrof my forces, and their skirmishers were iDeD actually engaged, and that the remainder <f Hoke’s division had come a night before to Wilmington, and were then on the march, if tht y had not already srrived. I learned, also, thut these troops had left Rictmond on Tues- any, the Ath. Knowing thestrength of Hoke’s diviston, I teund a force opposed to me outside of the works larger than my own. In the meantime: the weather assumed a threatening aspect, the surf began to rel! inso that the landing became difficult. At this ume Gen. Weitzel reported to me that to assault the work,in his judgment and in that of the experienced officers of his command who had been on the skirmish line, with any prospect of success was impossible, This opinion coincided with my own, and, muchas lL regretied the necessity of abanconing the at. tempt yet the path ot duty was plain. NO so Strong & work as Fort Fisher had been taken by assault during this war, anQ I had to guice me the experience ot Port Hndeon, with its elaughtered thousands in the repulsed as- eault, ard the double assault of Fort Wagner, where thousands were sacrificed in an attempt totake a work less strong than Fisher, after it had been enbjected to & more continued and fully 88 severe fire, and in eitner of the in- stances I have mentioned had the assauitin; force an army of the enemy larger than itsel: ip ite sear,asl had. I therefore ordered that ro #srault should be made, and that the troops should 1e-embark. While euperintending the Pr aration’ for this the fire of the navy ceased. Instantly the eurs cf the fort were fully manned, and asharp Gre of musketry, grape and cannister swept the plain over which the column mast hayead- vapeed, snd the ekirmish lime was returning. Working with what dilizence we could, it was impossible to get the troops again on beard be- fore the sea ran so high as torender farther re- embsrkation, or even the sending of supplies | ashore, impossible. I lay by the shore unul I! o'clock the next day, (Monday, the 26th), when, having made all proper disposition for getting the troops on board, I gave orders to the transport fleet, as fast as they were ready, to sail for Fortress Monroe. in obedi- ence to my instructions frem the Lieutecaut General. I learned from deserters and prisoners cap- tured that the Dees ae tery upon whict the Lienterant General directed the expeditien, that Wilmington had been denuded of troops to oppose Gen. Sherman, wascorrect. That at the time when the army arrived off Wilming- ton, there were less than 400 men in the garri- son at Fort Fisher and less than a thousand within 20 miles. But the delay of three days of good weather, the i6th, 17th and Isth, wait- ing for the arrival of the navy, and the fur- ther delay from the terrible storm of the 2ist, .2d and -3d, gave time for troops to be brought trom Richmond, three divisions of which were either there or on the road. The instructions of the Lieutenant General to me did sot contemplate a siege. I had neither siege trains or supplies for such a con- tingency. The exigency of possible delay for whicn the foresight of the commander of the armies had provided had arisen, te wit: the large reinforcement of the garrison. This, to- gether with the fact that the navy had exhanst- ed their supply of ammunition in the bomhard- ment, left me with no al‘ernative but to return with my troops tothe Army of the James. The loss cf the opportunity of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 16th, i7th and Isth, was the immediate cause of the failure of the expeadi- tion. Itis not my province even to suggest blame to the navy for their delay of four days at Beaufort. I know none of the reasons which do or do rot justify it. Itis presumed they are sufficient. Lam happy to bring to theattention of the Lientenant General the excellent be- havior of the troops, both officers and men, which was all that could be desired. Following the report of General Butler ar those of Major Ceneral Weitzel and Brigadier General Ames, commanding the divisien landed. General Weitzol says: “As soon as the land- ing was made I directed General Carus to push bis command down the beach as far as he could go. He pushed bis skirmich line to within a few yards of Fort Fisher, causing on his way the surrender of the garrison ot Flag Pond Hill battery. The flug of this battery, and the gar- ricon were taken possession of by the navy im- mediatelyafier the white fing was raised, and before our men, moving at double quick could getup toit. I proceeded in person, accompa- nying the 142d New York volunteers to within about cight hundred yards of Fort Fisher, a point from which I had a good view of the work. From what I saw there, and before that time, and from what [ had heard from what I considered reliable sources, I believed the work to be a square bastioned work. It has a high relief, & wide and deep ditch, excepting on the sea front, a glacie; has case- mates and pomb-proofs sufficiently large to fold its garrison. I counted seventeen guns in |. position, bearing up the beach, and between each pair of guns there was a traverse so thick and 80 high above the parapet, that 1 have no doubi they were all bomb-proot. A stockade ran from the northeast angie of the counterscarp of the work to the water’s edge, en the seaside. I saw plainly that the work had not been materially injured by the heavy and very accurate shell-fire of the navy, and having a distinct and vivid recollection of the bombardment of Fort Jackson, of Vicksburg, of Charleston, and of Fort Wagner, in all of which instances an enormous and well-direct- ed shell-fire had done but little damage, and having a distinct recollection of the unsuac- ceseful attempts on Fort Wagner, both of which were made under four times as favorable cir- cumstances as these under which we were placed, I returned, as directed, to the Major General Commanding. I found bim on the guntoat Chamberlain, within easy range and good view ot the work, and frankly reported to him that it would be butchery to order an assault on that work under the circumstances, Alter examibing it himself carefully, he came to the same conclusion, and directed the troops to be re-embarked. General Ames gives itas his opinion that had the attack been made upon the furtit would have failed Genera! Bu:ler’s report is accompanied by the following : { Endorsement.) HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED Srares, Ciry Port, Va., Jan.7, 1265. —Re- spectfully forwarded. To avoid publicity of the time of sailing and destination ofthe expe- dition of Fort Fisher, my orders to General Butler to prepare it were given verbally, and the instructions to the commanding officers of the expedition were made by him and sub- mitted tome. I append to the report a copy of General Butler's instructions to General Weit- zel, together with copies of my written de- spatches and instructions to General Butler, relating to the expedition. It will be perceived that it was never con- templated that General Butler shoald accom- pany the expedition, but that Mator General G. Weitzel was specially named as comman- der of it. My hopes of success rested entirely on onr ability te capture Fort Fisher, and 1 had even a hope of getting Wilmington before the enemy could get troeps there to oppose us. J] knew that the enemy hau taken nearly the entire garrison of Wilmington and its de- pendencies to oppose Sherman. 1am inclined to ascribe the delay which has cost us so dear- lytoanexperiment. I refer to the explosion of g0npowder in the open air. My despatches to General Butler will show bis seport to be in error where he states that he returned after having effected a landing in obedience to my instructions. On the contrary, these instrfictions contempiated no withdraw- ai or no failure after a landing was made. U.S. Grant, Lieutenant Gen’! {Confidential } HEADQUARTERS DerantNent or VIRGINIA AND Nori CaRoLina, Army of the James, in the Field, Dec. 6, 1861.— Major General G. We cel, Commanding 25th Corps :—General:—The Major General commanding has entrnsted you with the command of the expedition about to embark for the North Cagolina coast, It will consist of abcut six thousand five hundred in- fautry, two batteries of artillery, and tifty cav- alry. The effective men of Gea. Ames" divis- icon of the 21th corps, and Gen. Paine’s division of the 25th corps, will furnish the intantry force. Gen. Paine is under your orders. Gen. Ames will be erdered to report to yon in per- fon immediately. You will confer with these officers und arrange details. Inatruct theth to select their best men, making your tots! force abont six thousand five hundred men. The chief of urtillery in conference with you will designate the artillery to be taken. The horses of the batteries, except one horse for each officer and chief of piece, will be left. ‘Take cne set of wheel harness. Fifty men of Massachuset!s cavalry will be ordered to re- port to you Forty ambulanees, two-horsé, with neces- sary medical stcres, have been selected for the expedition, which will be distributed on at ieast two boats. Take sixty rounds of ammu- nition on the men, one hundred rounds in boxes to ke dietributed through the fleet. If your di- vision trains do not furnish the necessary amount, the balance required will be furnished. by chief of ordnance at the point of embark- ation. Three hundred rounds of artillery am. movnition per gun will be taken. So much of it as is oh Soismeean limber-boxes and cais- sons, W. oaded in boxes at poi! - barkation, e nie ae Let each regiment draw and take with it on transport five days’ ratione—tnree days’ cooked meat; twenty days’ additional will be taken in at Fortress mroe, distributing it throagh the fleet Field rations only will be taken. Two pack mules for division and brigade headqaar- ters will be allowed. Mounted officers will trke but one horse for personal use. The chief quartermaster has been instructed to furnish one hundred and fifty sets of mule harness. It is expected to get animals from the enemy’s country. The chief quartermaster will also furnish a party of wharf-builders and a small amount of material for landings, &c. Thirty launches will be taken on at Fortress Monroe. The chief signal officer has been in- structed to order signal officers and men to re- portto you. Lient. 4 with a compiny of engineer soldiers, will report to yon. Five hun. dred chovels, two hundred axes, and one hun- dren picks have been prepared. It is expected that the necessary transporta. tion will be ready to-morrow az Deep Bottom You will report in person to the major general commanding for further instructions. lam, very reepectfally, your obedient ser- vant, Jno. W. TURNER, Brig. Gen. Chiet of Staff. H. U. OLaRrk, Uspt. and A. DO. [ Endorsement. Respectfully torwarded to eral Grant tor bis imformation, and with the earnest request that he will make any sugges- Uon that may occar to him in sid of the eugage- ment. . F. Bure, Major General Commanding. Official: T.S. Bowrrs, A. A. G. HBANQUARTERS Armirs UNITED STATEA, City Point, Va, Nov. 30, 1°64.— Mejor Genera’ Bulicr > 1 have files of Savannahand Angusts papers, sent me by Colonel Mulford, from which I gather that Bragg bas gone tw Georgia, taking with bim what I judge to be most of the forces from and about Wilmington. It is therefore important that Weitzel shonta get eff during his absence, and if s sefal in effecting a landing, he may, by & bold dash, also succeed in capturing Wilmington. Make ail the ar:angements for his departare, 80 thac the payy will not be detained a moment by the army. id you order Paimer to make moye proposed yesterday ! It is important heshould do 80 without delay. U.S GRANT, Lieutenant Generat. Official: T.S. Bowsrs, A. A.G. HRADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED StTatTkEs, City Point, December 4, 1694 — Major Generat Lutier: 1 teel great apxtety to see the Wilmington expedition off, bota on @ the present fine weather, which we no great continuance of and becan’ may now be expected to strike the sea coastany day, leaving Brogg tree to return. T think it advisable tor you to nv tify Admiral Porter, and get cff without delay, witb or wilbout your powder. boat. U.S Geant, Lientenant General. Offgial: T. S Bowens, A. A. G. HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNitHo StateEr, City Point, Va., Dee. 6, 1661 — Major General B. F. Butler, Commanding Army of the James: Lsent you & cypher despatch before Teceiving Scopy of your instractions to Gen Weitvel. I think it advisaple that all embar' ation should take place at Bermuda, To number of entrenching tools, 1 think, should be increased three or four times U.S. Grant, Lientenant General, Officiel—T. S. Bowers, A. A. G. HEADGUARTERA ARMIER OF THE UNITED States, City Point, Va., Dee. 6, 1664.—AMajor General BR. F. Butler, Conmanding Army of the James—General: The first object of the expe- diticn uncer Gen. Weitzel is to close to the en- emy the portof Wilmington. If successfal in thie, the second will be to capture Wilmington itself. There are reasonable grounds to hope for success, if advantage can be taken of the absence of the greater part of the enemy's Jorces now looking atter Sherman in Georgia. The diuections you have given tor the num- bers and eqnipment of the expedition are all Tight, exceptin the important matter of where they embark and amount of entrenching tools to be taken. The object of the expedition will be gained by effecting a landing on the main Jaud between Cape Fear river and the At- lsntic river, north of the uerth entrance to the river. Should such landing be effected, whether the temy suili hold Fort Fisher and the batteries guarding the entrance tothe river there, the troops should entrench themselyes, and, by co-operating with the navy, effect the reduce tion and capture of these places, These in our hands, the navy could enter the harbor, and the portof Wilmington would be sealed. Should Fort Fisher and the point of land on which it is built fall into the hands of our troops imme- diately on the landing, then it would worth the attempt to capture Wilmington by a forced march and surprise. 1f time is consumed in gaining the first object of the expedition, the second will becomea matter of consideration. The details tor exe- cution are entrusted to you and the officer im- mediately In command of the treops. Should the troops under General Weitzei fail to effect @ landing ator near Fort Fisher, they will be returned to the army operaling against Rich- mond without delay. U.S. Grant, Lieutenant General. Official: T. S. Bowers, A. A. G, HEADQUARTERS ARMIFS OF THE UNITRD Starks, City Point, Dec. 7, 1801.—Mujor Gener= al Butler- Let General Weitzel get off as soon as possible, Wedon't wantthe navy to wait on him. U.S. Grant, Lieutenant General. Official: T. S. Bowsrs, A. A. G. HEADQUARTERS ArMins OF THR UNITED States, City Pont, Dec. 11, 1*64.—Major General Butler, Fortress Monroe :—Richmond papers of the 10th show that on the 7th Sher- man was east of the Ogeechee, and within 25 miles of Savannah, having marched 18 miles the day before. If you do not get off immedi- ately you will lose the chance of surprise ang @ weak garrison. Grant, Lieut. General. Official: T. S. Bowers, A. A. G. HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED Svates, City Pornr, Dec. 14, 1-64.—Major General Butler, Fortress Monrore:—What is the prospect for getting your expedition started ! it is a great pity we are not ten or twelve days earlier. Tam confident it would then have been successful. Have you heard from Pal- mer! The Richmond papers give no account of any Federals on the Roanoke or Weldon road, south of Weldon. U.S Grant, Lient. General. Official: T.S. Bowers, A. A.G. - From New Hampshire, Concord, N.H., Jan. 12—The Democratic State Convention to-day nominated E. W. Harringicn, of Manchester, for governor, and ©. A. G. Vaughan for railroad commissioner, In thejSecond Congressional District;the Dem- ocrats reuominated L. W. Clark tor Congress, and in the Third District, H Bingham, The Wisconsin Legislature. Mavison Wis, Jan 12.—The State Legis - Isture was organized yesterday, by theelection of F. M. Stewart as clerk, and — Williams, as sergeant -at-arms, in the Senate;and W. W. Fieid as speaker, Join E. Dean as clerk, a da Wilcox as sergeant-at-arms, in the Assembly— all “Unionists.? e7-On the 24th ult ,at Huntsville, Ala, Ger, Steedman held Clement ©. Clay, Sr, and James G. Donegan, as hostages for the safe retrrn of 3}. Humphrey,a Union citizen of who was recently captured by Roddy’s forces. U7 The State debt ot Misiourt is $29,712,000 —Teceipte 1861, $1,150,000. &@ The receipts of tobacco of St. Louis last year were 12,°69hhds. against 34,100 in 1863. i[> The State debt of Illinois is $11,121,000. Bo They expect to raise 875,00 for the Savan- nah poor in New York by Saturday. #2 Rey. Arthur Cleveland Coxe wae cone secrated Assitant Bishop of the Diovess of Wes- tern New York, at Trinity Church in Geneva, on the 4 hinet BF Michigan's debt is $5,511,000 #7 Dublin will have an international exhie bition. #7 The stret sweepers in New York are on astrike. ®# London, miserable city, had oniy one thoueand barrels of petroleum oi! on hand, at last dates, 7 New York papers tell of a petroleum company starting there with acapitalof fit. teen millions. a The number of divorces since 1561 is said. to have increased 224 per cent. @7 The church property of San Francisco ig valued atnearly @ million of dollars. w@ Tbe Kccky Mountain News, published at Denver City, ©. T., says that Col Kit Uar- fon, with afew companies of the first New Mexico cavalry, run against a band of 1,000 Indians, Kiawas and Comanches. on Red Riy- er, south of the road from Fort Union to the States, and got badly repulsed, He had to fight his way back, retreating all of a whole day. 2 After a contest of three weeks with’ the newspaper proprietors, on the question of wages, the St. Louis Typographical s ety passed a resolution which in eifect allows its Members to work anywhere and at what price they please, This is a virtual breaking np of the society. (> A new use of petroleum has been die- covered—it cures the itch. @7-The King of Prussia is almostas bard on the Berlin newspapers as the paper manuface turers ureon America, 7” An unfortunate young man in Ohicaco walked into a vat of boiling lard recently, but he never walked out. WA r girl in Maine lost her way during a recent Snow storm and perished with a few steps of her father's door. i Achurch in New York has made #3,400 by substituting horse hair for cotton in their pew cusnions and backs. 87 Gen. Weitzel has gone to Cincinnati to get married. This additional proof of his courage was not needed. S7 Why is asea-sick passenger on his way to England like W. ier? Becauseheis *Con- tributor to the Atlantic.” 17 Can the New Haven Regtster give us any information as tothe price of brimstone?— tN. H. Courier. It doesn’t cost anything where you are going.—{N. H. Register. 107 The Dearborn Observatory of the Unt versity of Chicagois approaching completion. a7 The Legislature of Mistouri has authar~ ized St. Louis county to subscribe #700.(00 in ae to forward the Pacific Railroad to Kan= sas City. ne Philadelphians have ted to moe Grant 2 $50,000 Rouse in that city; 8 210,000 house and #20,000 in money to the widow of General Birney.