The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1864, Page 1

aK. H HWP AS tt ee WILMINGTON.) einai Details of the Naval tary Operations. Teil MONSTER TORPEDO. to Its Ourigns Speepiations as it [ ary, Fomberament ¢f of Gpleindid Behavior of the Iron-Ciads | ‘fe Action und at Sea, Adudza)l Porter Determined to +’ Fight It Ont-On This Line.” Gca8 Po (ARR ~~ Interesting Partioularsof Ope- rations on Shor Budcessful Re-embarkatien’ of the Troops, @zn CASUALTIBS, LATE REBEL ACCOUNTS, “de, ae, =~ ‘THE HERALD DESPATCHES. — GPERATIONS OF THE NAVAL FORCES, Mig, James ©. Pispatrick’s Despatoh es. On Boam bys States om erage ‘To day shih lacaeauiage ad maeneeneantes the way of a vai eng. B<mente, of the preeeot way ae when te mmevee numver of vessels aod their heavy armament ure all tanen leto consideration, there will be Roped fow Hf any equal to 1t lo the waved history ef ate. ‘wetW, Over fifty vovecis, of alt classes, from tbe pem- Gerend frigate to (h@ light draqbt gunboat, and com- we al} some sin hundred guse, were cogaged over Gx€r boars ty s mont terrific Dembardment of the rebel Puen river ané Dy wap of New niet. . Snanapmoaiey, <i MMBONIAKIDG Bos. yi eouvek auicenies ef an almost mautwremadle ebaracier, and pence the proiragied eee me evins: ‘The approach to the river through ittene Raerew chanel of a depth imeapable 0¢ Pe ‘mont ef the fest. This abanvel ruse cee Borthern hore, and is defended by a strong Fors Fisher, wach is sgain connected witha bavierioe, while some distance far a ver) eecarity la eGorded by Gert eof feriiicatien, ically peaapeeg sey yo } fe constructed of earth, throws ap im the shage ef foal, or bay rick, nnd ip pearly sixty feet igh, @ couple uf two-bundred pounder Parrots guna, Ms Was with these wo K: (ue engagement took place to -~, + od 30H, ADYANCe 10 THR ATTACK, Bay dawned this morning clear aed Deautiful, with a (MG brevgs from the westward, the point ‘rom which % tajf %>. Jee Avtieusly awaited’ The atmosphere was dam and eiity, bus was just tbe keind of wentuer for suck erbictic exercise as our gallant tars bad before them. (Wish the aayiigns we observed the fagship Maivers fy- dma Signa) expressing the Admiral’s order to ‘edpobr and “goin,” A ready ovedience was yicided om Gil aides, and ere many minutes tbe entire fleet was planding im for the shore. Taree diatinet ives of battle were (6: med, the iron-clads taking tbe right aud lead, ie Miceses 204 nloope the contre, and the gupboats the Yass. The progress was necessarily slow, as, ia addition to Ana tardy movements of the heavier vessels, caution Red te Jie observed as to soundings and as to preserving the line, Rapiug tbe earlier bours of the foreaoun tue wind Rauled bat uvfayorably, threatening to put the vessels 1p @pesition as to interfere with ebiaining broadside The consequence wasa delay of about an Déer, waee, the aspect proving favorable enough, the get im motion again, The pian of altack contem- [punted anchoring each one io such ® manner 9p to bring Wh rar doaFa guns to bear ia broadside upon the rede! ' Jewae neon when the irou-clads turned the end of the fede or shoal off tho mouth of the inlet, From (nis potos they Dent their course westerly unill they enovuntered enemy. Rv pine eller grown ec Ve engagements of the iron-clads, ihe Reavy easels aod the ae bog of BM eae a ene ees aed to 5 rene the position, strength aud ‘euemy’s works, The Froustaer-—tve redoautabie, 1a wiSerbie frondiies, with her outlandish Wapezoidal bull ‘Rad queer riggiog—led tae van, and et @ quarter betere pA, Welock opened wits an cleven-jnob spell. is feil whee and 80 sbv st¢.med on seep coe oe ern, e. 1 $e chess ‘fotlowiag close Seovie Vorretted Monadavek, rolto ber ancnor eigany, opened with one of her Dut toe ag foil short, All the veensis steadily stonmed est Cavonicas final'y overtook and psssed the aes, bot Vessels abd ibe Movadnock agai fring @ Ghot at the fort. Phe sixth attempt wan mre successial, the sbel) burst pon the glicis of Fore Finver. ‘Vanoeious, still Keeying the lead, weut valisotty on, ‘at Jength, selecting & position, deliberately aud rogu- ‘o,ened dre, The roa re ”, ir as her Ny 94 re Tae Ireaetden reovered as ot water ted, an on off shore, ft mates her terr ck acd Aiahop mt ‘BOW came up and also anchored, “the meantime the 4 had deigned no reply to tho ahots; but at meariy @ quarter-past one « «elo the ine easterly tace sudcdeuly belched forth, and iokly followed ey others ‘rom the line batteries ee "Motnd.’’ Fes Seceaeees, of fi fost avd eats an, af sountaine of sprey, cloud bt had now @erncatly begue, but was 88 YOh sustained by the fron. Toe ‘rest Of the fleet, however, wae vanol.g, cireHng inward to moe shore like a oe sdf Wises! oir Meat ov of the fam prener reve ‘Th Wine, awd, ma} ‘Bide 10, Gre feom bee dowbe bank of guns, Senaediog tee Siumbering echees with the thunder of Be OX HOT OT, Od at ring apareW the clouds of mee = water Btotnd the fort, Following © ber ead eofored ban bardiy diace 0) see volutes Of sORO whieh hung lenliy on « M2 Wanash, tho Br oklya, the Powhatan, Susq Abd’ the remainder of the sloopsofaw go hulle aad forest of marta and rigging forming rove ‘aulraat vo the turrets of the Mowiturs. When ail Wo Voi seis oF tiv class bad taken potion ‘and opened ‘Gre the scone had roached a stage of excesding (Grevdeur. Adiutl two o’olock hie fort, A lowe inapec (eried the fact that our ‘oeils had fired the wooden bar. peihy 0 the West of the fort, Tho flames were acvom. od heavy of dark smoke, showing that 1b Carolion PORTION FInR orved im the vicinity ough our glussen fe. vayered io the she innermost Work of Bho evidently had babiy some of the public funo. Jomes Williame, Phineas aed <n Jacob Holt, Tico cB SB. Marti. 7 Corveling Cutline, Wm Milliken, re conan Me leg. THE APPROACHES 70 FORT FISHER. Ox Bosap Tan U. & Sim §. Sresmamp Mowtoowsny, ‘Orr Wummaron, Dec. 25, 1504. Christmas moroing dawoed in a dense Mist, obsourme the ves-els from each other, The weather, however, had moderated, and the atmorpbore was warm and balmy, in comfortable contrast to the crisp brees of the day be- fore, Tne fog dieappesred about ten o'clock, Dut the sky wan covered with murky, leades clouds, prophetic of tne Storm which came up ip the afternoon, The fert wae Bow 10 sight again, and displaged iis fig from a pew pe- Ailton en the porthern angle, of vastion, ‘The early por- be Of she morning bad been -eonsamed in twave er7iang the! dead and wounded to the gunboas Fort Jackeen, whieh, much to $be chagria of Captain sande, waa witha érawa from (be Hee of patie and detailed for bospitel parpores. Vrequent commanicasion was bed between Sosne of General Butler’s Operations---The Point of Debarkation and Line of March of the Land Forces---The Captured Works, Flag Hill Point and Half-Moon Batteries. ee ey Fe seiaglbeee age Tae RENEWAL OY THE FiGEt, a 5 goin ‘ \ ’ tay Shey made it a point to fre, no doubt, an a proof of thety b ‘The Iroveides, whied led off as opened fire at ton minutes before Meaitora came up alec and seen joined in tbe | De ‘The Mabopac, jealous of et a wy ous 08 the day Defore, oye ne 0 Ses ae - GO vw | r our - 6 $ 1] 0 ; : hate ievutee ia reaaiee sac em, a tetany fw te the Geet, Not to be outdone fet ti e _ FLAG. BILL POINT BATTERY! 1) gra resnd on tu lok fntion-noer Sneticns PINE —Wou0sS \ 1] ln came in ne.” laaly ident to "a thah te ese as 8 periectiy fruitiess up fron-clada, pt way the iron Irevsides, with ber eleven: Moni ‘heir iifween inch shells, eealisnes Meow py” ‘The fort resisted all provocation aad a ape jprmorinen < = 5 ev ree miles, Were two nmall | essai Ving roe bape Beitery and the Halt ery. he tro pa of Gen. Bea arrived iat ‘works was select ‘s ihe is pola =) ihe wore. dagly. e8 @ preliminary to this und ee eommeandiog the seutiago do tory, and seon compelled an . r aes pert evacuel i] gneniy. The Sassscus lasded two Sa ag Sater ered dean: ee ofa teas Close under the wails of Fort Fisber. AMOTHER DARING EXPLOIT evemina, In the meantime the main “vody the @pgaged wiih the fort. Avous of the fagenip, put of with a a ae py wipes of mak: rane pe, = —— when fae ‘shots few aro wr ioe pO = rs pray mt, rately bine hue po LA ree vie wean, rested pr er for tm toe nae blue jackets, Tt. acct Sar SELEGHAPH Ce ont err rosay meet hs ote rae Gira eynrstib®R & Cecaagr jin hie workan cult ines 94, eaeaae sé Se eee nes froued respondiag with eo irup hall to sujeld the tile band-all formed @ mest snrilling sp : axplols Bad no other ini tars. 0 : or: back to the ilagavip. We aii expected ne would continued om i the o iginal direction and taken q : ‘t on one of the nearest vessels Insiead of doit FRIGATES me Back Over the Gret course, raveng the gauBs- = tine. ie . ihe enemy’s kK once, but fortunately w One shot out of a aw charge ore aferd | from the facouy, Boldly rae another direction, and | under the fire of the oesecul in their aim ab thie The revels wore more suc- st a8 000 of iBeir abot 4 . carried away & portion of mero aod off tue te; SLOOPS OF WAR — % 200 0 ver cron Doo, une sie’ toed the oflicer who vane ries lied (iemanant Onshing Mm @arIOH COUR Ly gua vk : | Yhe aisack aid Bob Decome gener. o'clock, though, to, cover the explor ry heavy fire was kept up dy such vessew ‘The movement of the squedrun into petitiia of thas of thy previous day, oly boas nob so weil iiled, ow 0 the we pyrene ‘ cl a Jif the swoxe of Mel expiomon. had been improved by the expe- avd every shot pow s rick WitRID, 30 terride, im feel wae” ine fre shat ‘he eoemy were proofs. Stuthe smower rat ot avay, and | ob a vestige } toe roma ‘The gw8 feo od Un wdoued and Bent, | ne engage msut Decams 9 bombardment Srom tbe scene wae Dow of the grandest “ous frig (tes agitty tnaudered “Or tuemseives jod owith © feted ar was se con- ait be lfepass hour bouvy madses of dark aoo<e, Sia toe (ort aud wveadily burned It wats BNP oRed tO DE vVeoAsIoMed OF apck morebouses muiod | ide, As DO.o% acter. The po Verrible breadeides ana envel ™ air tinuo | o’otock @ brig bs {ie pot up from. wiv for several hudrs. the burulog of meterior quarie ei eoited DF OU BH tye LD) ‘eral Bitier Bow mado thelr apponr- Ny t0 ibe fort, and the Gro of the 7 ood, Mont of tho qumboats. Drrdiapos was Af aimoat Darkuene ab gw GUNBOATS The Woops ul Ger ance {u close proxiay fleet was conse uensly slaeke: werd withdrawn, aod tue but LS eutirery to tho Mingesita and Code [put @ 108 to {ibe acho. SCALE OF ONE WAP ‘4. ‘a an a ee ently one of our ships wae feirty | ee ‘The Mackinaw ra Nike the yeh of @ thousand railway trains, The air Yionartes of Wiimingtoe, who had come do: wits the fort intended render Buta the Sent, During the day ove or ‘oy Secwestion 50 ave told 08 dnt the; wae mes of gunpowder. and atre'ching | cetved x abell to ber doller ad savon of ber crew | length set fo on ony made ibe whoa °7)~ ia Cape Foar Inepeciion turough the giasa showed Rovere! miles was the drifting smoke of the battle ed. fe 00 naignificans as ut, 0,1 action, aby one of our shelis, No attempt was made to | lying to a0 unbroke cloud apon the sur(sce of the water, Orme | leant Intact, the enemy wer it by the name given It In (aot, apy atiempt would have | A bail of miraiies teil im nod around ru'ed fort. d Parrots exploded, one | Hair an our witer «he feet ery , bad fired but seldom, douded with the destruction of the easayist, ae the led with little white globes | each on the Ju antl, twice silenced, o may ‘titeelf with &n occasional but well ai: | vicinity of the ntwil was now literally tora with our shot, , and the sky seemed | lowing le @ list of somo of the caUsaltlesinm Imply whe dialing of Hs armament rected shot, 10 fact the Arivg of the eoemy througbont | The revola took ovenec! of pradenve and kept the shelter | ai aprinkied wiih pellets moat Geecy wool, It KILLED, tho time being the fact wa’ aly demonstrated that, was eberacterized by tho utmost deliberation, no doubt bi wae & yrand sight——magoiscently so Lient. D. D. Wemplo, Juniata, with fight draughts bows, Auaienl or iet, coud bess iven Wt he by 80, DoWe ‘To roplaco the colors thus abruptly ewept M jth iapooty. Under the ¢ombined discuer.es of the whole squadron Lieut, Jones Pile, marine corps, Cy cag original Acting Zosixn E, Winnemo Je work would have to be ous borough a desire to busbaed their ammunition ‘for closer | quarters, The gunboni Jw coming up, directed thoir Mound’? | the fort staal wed fire, end during the rest ot the day's aitentian to this ee the third phase of onyag eeyonded but eeitom, The gunboats on James Movoraiak, Tico river, vere \be Finog tate tine loft of the ph or jing of battle broaght rT James M. Milloo, Tieond: 4 aggre | pare wey took position on tbe on ign was dovmed to a tl fire to bear upon the northenst face of y tho occupation of tort drove the rebels ‘rom the parapet, but hed Nye the fort we bave to the ouiyear m4 fulet thats oie ie City were fed with each ire, mS tae state started a abort time & successfy! woot carried it Ey. fenvie she guns, wig to the v: averses, Te ©, Hetle, Teond William Smith, Ticonderoga, J. Ward, Loouderoga, further al u taeationed, "Oee. sno and the scene er cheno ROR dimes Horton, Yantic, Tbe injuty to the feet ts as follow: Wie rebel steamed back io Tho heavy frigates—bidden | the rabvie Sinloacd to Bro An ocoasional sbor at tho re ‘Three moo and a boy on Phe Teo Ma kinaw recety ‘THE WROKL 1LAG SHOT AWAY, amoke which, impelled by | biriug flees, Six ovhers were killed on 8 syhien scalded a tow of her Grew vg Fisher Dad Wotated tho rebel bate ee yy brink westerly wind, m fb Heir nests aod TRE CASUAD TIES —INCIORNT®, wnaole@ as yet to obtaia thelr na withtraw from the sethon. Havidg—thandored away with tierr broadsides, while tho | The tors fh the aqvadron bag bere most wonderfalty Poe ee Ik was _pectorated by a shot a few inc Monitors and gunboats Kept up a steady bat tesa (roqiont | email, mpd fetioeta Abo ce Lot eater Marke Mm perceotly sinouth weather} cAnnonade, THA roar was doa ening. Ao hun, of 1De eusm: aioae tov nouthwestarly » ty About there oelck It | der storun seemed Polling wirough the th The qn ther rigging. 99d thow b at ono ti Ghacios Hrown, CONTINUED ON RGM PAIR disappeared, and (or afew minutes our hopes ran hign thas | sonorous hunaming Of the passing shot and i gounded | (rom SO ‘ort sea MOUNd Was of & mow livery oarare, Wim, Jovem, Lcdaderves,