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The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1864., [Electronic resource], Our Wilmington Correspondence. (search)
ty vessels (of) all classes appeared (at) New inlet yesterday. Among them, recognized Wabash and Colorado, all day engaged (in) lowering topsail yards, housing spare (and) clearing for action. This morning, terrible gate blowing on shore (and) fleet probably be obliged (to) scatter (and) put to sea." [Here follows a few words private, containing no information or news.] This was returned later in the evening with a note from the telegraph agent, who says: "-- --, Esp.: Sir: General Bragg refuses to approve your telegram to the Dispatch of this date. Our orders are not to send such telegrams without the approval of the commanding officer. I regret this, but orders must be obeyed. "Very truly, -- --" I cannot say exactly I would give five pounds to know why one of these items is "contraband" and the other not, but such knowledge would gratify abundant curiosity. "What's the odds fifty years hence?" said Smith, who very patiently listened to may indignation.
The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1864., [Electronic resource], Our Wilmington Correspondence. (search)
from ten to twelve thousand men, assaulted it furiously and repeatedly on the land side at night.--The enemy's calculation was that, the fortitude of our troops being shaken by the awful bombardment, they would offer little resistance to the infantry attack; but in this they were signally undeceived. Our men stood bravely to their guns, and so cut up their assailant in every renewed attack as to cause them to retreat precipitately to their ships. The country owes a debt of gratitude to General Bragg, who planned the defence of Wilmington, and to the troops, to whose unflinching courage it to-day owes its safety. From Sherman. The Yankee papers state that Sherman is moving against Charleston. This is not the first false announcement these journals have made. We have authentic information that Sherman has not yet left Savannah, and, with the exception of the expedition he sent off south, towards the Altamaha, has made no movement of any kind since his capture of the city.