ETHE NORFOLK POST.Wished EVERY MOHNINO .Sunday'sExcepted,.

NO. _ KOANGKK Stjl _\HE,NORFOLK, V.i.,

sold to Dealers anel News Roy. MTHREE DOLLARS PER HCN'DEED

nt to subscribers by mail nt the nt. ofTEN DOLLARS PER YEAR

\u25a0payable in advance. Single copies, at the counter, FIVKCENTS.

Ri_id_nt.. in the city of Norfolk or Portsmouth, desir-ing thepaper led. regularly et their houses or places ofbusiness, will be served bya carrier, by leavingthe n.t_uand address at the .-...iintiug-rooiii of the publicationoffice. Thoy will settle wiih thecarrier weekly for thesame.

LOAN.TTN [TED BT.AT_B 7.-6 LOAN.

By authorityOf the Secretary ofTreasury, Ihe nndcrsigned hus assumed the General Subscription Agi'iicy f<<rthe sale of Cnit.J States Treasury Notes, bearing- v. nand tluve.-tenth- p<r cent, interest, per annum, known j

SEVEN-THIRTY LOAN.These Notos are issued under elate of Augu.-t 15th, 1 <"!. I

and are payable three }oar. from Unit time, in cntreney, Ioral olive -rtible at tlie option of the ?1,1, i Intobm_S STATES MS FIX PUR CENT. GOLD-REAR

These bonds ..re n?w worth a premiumof nine per cent Itnclllding gold interest, from November, which makes theactual pi-.dil on t_T

? loan, at current rales, includinginterest, about ten par e-euf. per unnuni,besides its en/op-tionfrom Stale and mmttetpttl taxation, which adds fromone to threeper c, ?l..?ioee. 11,','ul'iliugt.i the rate levied onother properly. Th.. kuerssl ... p_j_Ma_-___n_aa_ly bycoti]ioiwiiitai'h.'il i..i-.ii'i te,which ui.ij i?. cm offandBold l.t any bank or bank. _,

The .ii(.'i-e..sl ..in,.nuts|~

One cent perdaj on a f£n ~,,,,.Twocents" ?' « j,,,,,, ?

Tin. ONLY LOAN IN" MARKETnow oll'orcd by the Goveninieiit, and it is eonfideiitly ex-pected(hat its superior advantages will iniiko it tboGREAT POPUJ-AB LOAN OF THE

PEOPLE.hem than 'il-),...1.1,000remain unsold, which will probn-

liiy i.c.lisp..,-1 ?.'w thin the nasi __*ty or ntnoty dais,when thenotes will loubtodly aomtnatid n i.ietn.'um, ,-,.---_-M.Vn_-.u_ty bee,, thecone oa.l(__g_| sub-cripiion-

-111 order U...1 eili/,. .Isolne-eii town anil -ection of the Irminlry ma.v I.c -|]'...li.l f.ie ililies for takingI hi)loan, (hiNational Hani.s, St.iioli.inb .aiell'iivale Banker tb..'..- i,

out tbeeoaolie h-iv ...rally aK r 1 I .-,-..ile siillseriplions al par. Sllli»crll_il will .bet. their own i.cviits, inWhom Ib.'V bine eoull.ienee, and nh? only me lobe re-sponsible |br the delivery ol th" u..|e. I'm-which they re-ceive orders. .1A V GOil&U,

Sulnciiptinns will be received be tin- Exchange Nation- Iai Hank ..rxonoik, Virginia,FACTS A HOLT THE|_0 _?Tl 1E AP-

VANTAQJS-8 THEY OFFER.Turin Aii.o_i.t_ Si, i'uitv.?N.-a.iy all ...'live .r.slits are I

now bused oni lovernm. ni s.-, initios, and banki bold thei;as the very bse. anel strongi'st investment they run Baku,If lt war., possible to coiiloinpl.tii' the ihiaiici..l failure ..Ithe (lover.line..l,no bank would be any safer. II moneyia loaned on individual note- or bond and mortgage, ilwill be payablein the. sumo .-iiri-.-.yas Ihe Gov. rnluelit

IVhilo othe-r stocks flui'tuietn from leu to fifty, or even agreater jier eonl., Guvcruiii.'iil sleicks are always coiupumtively linn. Their valueis fixed and rcliuhli. beyond allother securities: (br while .. Iliousainl spc.-ulativi. bobble)rise and burst, us a rule they nre neverbelow par, and are'often übe.ve. , . .

Its Limn «. TIWMUBI Tllll timcral r.ilc of inter_st issix por cent., p.iyal.le annually. Tli is is s. yen nneilhre.-teuths, payable snni-einniialhi. It y..n lend on mortgage.,there must be a searching of titles, lawyers'fees, stump Iduties! and delays,and you will finally have returned to Iyononly the saute l-hrl of money would receive from jtIHGovernment, aad |. ss of it. 11'you invest in this loan, Iyou havetio trouble. Any bank OB banker will obtain it Ifor you without .bare... To each note or bond areaffix..! Itivo'-coupons" at ~..,,-,-/ft./.,/.-. .lm-ed the aspiration of Ieach successive half-year. The holder of a note has simp-ly tocut off oneof then coupons, prescal 'I tothß nearestbank or Government Agency,and receive bis interest; thenote itself need not be presented at all. Or acoup..v thuspayable will everywhere be .'univalent, when due, to n...ney. If you wish to borrow ninety cents mitb.. .loliui-upon the notes, you have tin. highest seem ill iv the ...,ikot to doit wilh. Ifyou wish to sell, it will bring withina fractie.n of est and interest ..I .-my iiini.itnt. If will 1...

very li.ui.iy to hiiv.; in thebouse. [It is Co.wKiiriDi.i: iuioa si\ per e.-iil. gold-earing bond j

At the expiration ofthree years a holder of the nob-sott_.o7-.10 Loan hai ibe option of accepting payiucnl in lull

the piiii.-tjial payablein not leaa than hve. nor mora thantwenty years Iron, its dale, as ibe Government may electThesebonds Beheld at (nctf. preml nn. M to make Ibisprivilege lie.cv Worth two en Ibree. percent pe. ai.uuiil.alladds so nnicll to tbe inte'le'st. Noles of the same .\u25a0!,.-., isBile'd three years.if... aie i.c.cc seUlngßt a .ate that fullyproves the correctness of this statement.

ITS EKE VII'TIOX tllo.l SX__| "H Ml Vll 11'M, T.VX\TI..N.?But aside li-oni all Ibe ."le.-.nla.. - ,ye have annul,rub .1, ..special Act/.f Congress txempti all botttU ami Treasurynotesfrom local taxation. On the average,this exemptionis worth about two per cent, per annum, ne...riling to therate of taxation in various parts of the coutltl..ItII a Nai'ioml Sevixe.s Bwk.?While this loan pre-

seatsgreat advaatages as large capll diata, II eS__ specialinducements to those who wish hi inkill nftfndpi IfWo investment ofsmall savings, it is every way tbe bestSavings' Bank; for every institution of this kind mostsomehow invest its deposit, profitably in orelcr topay in"tcrost and expenses. Thoy will invest largely ivthis loan,as the. best linnatmsltt. but from the gross Interestwhirl,thoy receive, ihey must deduct largely for the expenses ol

Ihu ll.uik. 'I l.eir u-ual i-ali*_Pinleie-st ..lluvvcd In elepn.i-tors i-.'. j.er c.-nt. upon -inns over 1600, Tlieperson wlir,invests directly with (u.ve-n.nicii! will no. i.c almost.'..per cent. more. Thus the in.in who deposits 5-H.sh) la aprivate- 5..V.11..5' Hank [e.-eive ;,o ,l,,l|arsßyear nil? r. -1if he .b'lHisils tbe same, sum in 1b... National Bavtags' I.Bahho receives;;_ dollars. For those wbo wish to fi...i a safe,twnvenieni,and protit.ible..nans ofInvesting thi'lrsurpliHearnings whi.-li they ban- n-,-.v.,1lor their old age or I'mth" llfli.il of their cbii.hen, ib,i-eHnothing ulii.-h pre-Bents so ninny BIItBHIBgSBHS Ibis Natieuail I^uen.

?£ H 1_ "OOJiN X R sToRE."I.IK'KIIAIIT ._ .SIIXKK,

NO. 1KAST MAIN;____,(OI.'NK'KHANK? HALLS (ll,u uult .N E It. J,ANK>large and seMcl stock ..rLadies' and Gentleman'sFUR-IIINO GOODS iv everybranch of Ihe trade, alwaysonhand, consisting of-Belies' and gents'TOlLK'i' AIITICI INA SPLENDID ASSORTMI'.XT Qf

___U__U-____,AND SATCHELS,

VALISES, *aFANCY GOODS.Phulnn . Sons' celebrated PEP.FliME-

_JES,cs(>eclally the world renow Bed" NIGHT 81/OOMINGCERECS," "COOIN SANS PAHEIL SOAP,"and ?'____*" CREST" Perfumery generally.

Slurls ? mt Drawers made toorder at short notice andWith dispatch. Spoe-1,.! attention ),..id to the makingofLndies'anjciilldren'.p.rn,-,,,,.

X-"".'i ? m T!", 1' "V,H"' "" '?"\u25a0? ?»*"«1 to snpplv theon Iho most liberal terms. 'T*r* ~* I1 » -<X_l_RT

? STINKtt. 1

NATIONAL BANK..'I .IE EXCHANGE

NATIONAL BANKOF NORFOLK.

president:

GILBERT C. WALKER.

cashier:JNO. JAY KNOX.

DIRECTORS.THOMAS CREAMER. CINCINATUS W. NEWTON.EDWARD M.BROWN GEORGE SANGSTER.MARSHALLPARKS. WILLIAM NICHOLS.

GILBERT C. WALKER.

GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY ANDFINANCIAL AGENT OF THE

UNITED STATES.

Exchange Bank Building, Main Street.

AGENT FOR 7-30 LOAN.

A constant supplyof Notos will bo kept onhand.This Hank will buy aud nell all classes of GOVERN

MENT SECURITIES at current market rates.FURNISH EXCHANGE and make collections on ALL

THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.Pnrclius.. Govcrnni.>iit Vouchers on the MOST FAVOR-

ABLE TERMS,and giveCarefulandPromptAttentii.ntoACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN AND FIRMS,

mil lo any olhi'r business entrusted to the Bank.FULL INFORMATION in regard to GOVERNMENT

LOANS ut ..II times cheerfullyr.iiui.ln.l

TIIEAM.UY DEPARTMENT, ")Orri.-i: of (.'...ivtiiot.i.kk of OUBBS-fCT, >Wa-Hinulo.si, May loth, 18G... jAViiFiiK.es, by _afi. factory evidence presented to the un-

dersigned, it ba-t been Mud.' to appear that tbe "EX-CHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF NORFOLK," in thoCity of Norfolk, in Iho County of Norlolk, and State ofVirginia,li.es been dulyorganize.l under and according to

ie'.|iiiri.'iii.-nt. of the Act e.f Congress entitled "An Act toprovide- a National eurri.-iie-y,secured by apiedgeof UnilcdStat.-, bonds, ;in,| to provide for (he circulation aud re*.1.-inptioii fhereof,'' approve.! June, lid, Iv.l, .....I has com-plied wilh all llii- provisions of said Act to be compliedwitl. before romineiiejtig the l.ii...in..ss of Banking undersaid Act:

Now, TiiKrtFFOtiE, I, |.'ii...i._i en i.i.i.itu Coniiitroller ofthe Cunvni-v, ,1,, b,.,v1, v ...rtirythat "TIIR EXCHANGENATIONALBANK Of NORFOLK," in the City of Nor-folk, in tho County of Norfolk, and Stain of Virginia, isiinllii.ri/e-.l to commence the business of Banking undertb.. A.-t;ir..i-...-ai.l.

(-.?*~s-i lv losliiiiony whereof,, witness my hand andJ i.. s. ,-e,,.Li nf ?|f, (.,, ti,(,j thirteenth day of May

v~*~"' ISIW,FREEMAN CLARKE,

Comptroller of the Currency.

TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES,)luvimon or mi; National Banks, >Wasliingtou,June 0,1865. )

It is hereby certified that THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL HANK OF NORFOLK, Virginia, a Banking Associa-tion organized under the Act -To provide a National Cur-rency, secured bya pledge of United State's Bonds, and toprovide'for tho circulation ami redemption then'of," ap-provedJhho 8,186., having complied with tlie rcejfcre-montsof section 45 of said Act, and with the regulationof llii. Department ma.lo in pursuance'thereof, has thisday be-on designatedas aDepository ofPublic Moneys, ex-cept re'C.'fids from Customs, and byvirtueof such designa-tion will also bo employed as a Financial Agent of theGovernment. F. E. SPINNER,

j.'2l-lf Treasurer U. S.

PRINTING.lT_iK NORFOLK POST

JOB PRINTING OFFICE.NO. IS ROANOKE SQUARE,

(FORMEi-LY THR HERALD ElI LIU.VO,)NEAK MAIN STREET,

Will Itccmnpl- _n in all its i(i)|H»iiitii_cut.. The lutt"_t ___*

j-tivt'iin-iit-inJ'RESSES,

TYPES ANDMATERIAL,

togetha evilb lb,. _a__t PROFICIENT and EXPERI-ENCED JOt PRINTERS, veill enable us to executeEVER. DESCRIPTION OF PRINTINGin Ihemost satls-flictory manner. Tim facilities nllordeel by the BESTAND LATEST IMPROVED MACHINERY, will also ena-ble us b> furnish work nt a great reduction from formerprices iv -foribUt, rcnelfiing it iinne-ccssary either on nc-.-..iiiif nf in.-,li.tnii'.il exe--.iitii.il or price, for any to sendllu-il- oidi-'is aevay to havo them lilted.POSTERS,

HANDBILLS,BILLHEADS,

PAMPHLETS,BLANKS,

CARDS.mil Cay.l work of every description, TLAIN and inCOLORS,will heprinted in the VERY BEST STYLE and.atisfn<ti.ui guaranteed.

All orders should bo plainly written, especially properii.iniis, to proven! mistakes, undhanded In at the Count-ingroom on the first floor, or if sent byletter addressed toE. M. Brown, Norfolk Post.

<? TFRMS:Cash on delivery ofthe work, except in cases where or-

le-rs ..re fr.m_.r..gii__r nilvcrtlscrs. In the latter cosesbillswill 1,.- rendered innnthly.

HARDWARE, CUTLER VANB

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,At So. 11 MarketSquare?Sign of the Axe.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.I -mild respectfully iiUorinJnyold cuitoiiiet- and the

public generally that I am rccciv inj.Oajly largo additionnto ..iV ..lieM-ly e-xtcii-ivo sl.iek of

HARDWARE AND CUTLERY,«liieh t Invito thepublic to examine before) purchasing.-Is.-WheTO.

iyO-if W. R. HOSDOINS.

P M. lIUKN 4 CO,,SADLERY and

HARNESS,T?' VALtSERic.-_.

No. SS Main Street,jylil-lf Norfolk, V».

are daily expectingtb.. arrival of acrjie. ot Irsmber, consisting of

SCANTLING, i-OA7inc

PALINGS, ?

r.__SrWC IP *t*** \u25a0«f -_? of t»»j»7-tf vwv 0"m- ft MRGDSON.

* i

BUSINESS HOnaBS;____A GORDON" MILHADO & CO~~

it and commission merchants,In bear of the Custom House,

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.Constantlyon handaselect assortment of Family Oroce-ries. Je-O-tf

JAMES REII)'-STEAM

CRACKER BAKERY,45, West Main Street

Manufacturer of all kinds of Superior Ship BiscuitshoofBread, Cakes and Crackert.

I havo Just received newmachinery and am preparedtofurnish thepublic aud trade \u25a0\u25a0 ith everys tyleofCrackersund warrant them to give satisfaction. Restaurants willfind it to their interest to give me acall as lean furnishthem with Pic nic and Oyster Crackers, ut Baltimoreprices, and always£f.esh. A liberal discofiut allowed themerchants.

NosroLk, Va. jc 20?3ui

WM. NICHOLS & CO.,WIIOLEt. ALE GROCERS

DEALERS IN3 CROCKERY,

BROOMS AND WOODEN WARE,-0 A v.. 2'_ EOANOKR -ssi Iel:.:,

j027-tf NORFOLK, VA.

JR. OILLETT,c MANUFACTURER.

' WH.iI._HALE AND BET 111 DEALER tN

COOKING. AND HEATING STOVES,TIN, COPPER, SHEET IRON

AND,JAPANNEDWARE,Roanoke SejUARE, Corner of Wide Water Street,

NORFOLK, VA.

* ?_.- Roofing, Ship-work and Jobbing promptlyattend-ed to.A successful experience of over twenty-five years will- be a sure guarantee to the public that they will be, carefully and promptlyserved. J. R. OILLE'TT,

Nob. 4 and 7 Roanoke Square,It Je 21-lm and Wide Water Street.

o MAYHEW- -BOTHER'S,"SIEWSPAPER, BOOK, STATIOI-E-Y

AND» PERIODICAL DEPOT,No. 07 Main Street,

NORFOLK, VA.The Intent and host publications hy the moot popular

anthon. constantly onl.antl.Agentsfor the "ARMY AND NAVY JOURNAL"? _ent. by iuatl throughouttlm Dujiai'ltueut.STATIONERY for tlie army an

_navy.-- Orders promptly §.!?__ uud furwardi-.1.

CARTES I)E VISITE of c_l©brit_C- con-tantly on0 hand.(1 __J~ Particular attention paid to filling ordeMfor th.

New York, Philadelphiaand I.ultimo. _ JD.tily uud Week-o ly Papers nnd Magazines, __c, _c.

Dealers in Photograph Alliums., I-iarlo., Rlnnk 80r.k.-,0 .erfumery, Fancy Article*, Drawing Paper, Cigar*, -hocd Blacking;, ic. je 22?tf

\u25ba ''" NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

1 MALTBY & CO.,PROPRIETORS.

je 22-tf, A T LAN TIC HOTEL.A. G. NEWTON,. Proprietor,

NORFOLK, VA.r Carriagesalwaysin readiness to carrypu ..e.igcrs to and

from tlie boats.1 Tliobar and table always supplied with the choicest1' WINES of every variety, malt and spirituous LIQUORS.

'>__

LUTHER WALKER,PLASTERER ANDPLATER.

I. prepared to execute all orders for SLATING andPLASTERING,and his patron, may lie assured thaten-tire satisfaction will be givenas to Woekmanship and

I _(__\u25a0_______,REPAIRING ANDCLEANSING WALLS

Promptly attended to.Residence, No. 28 W. Bute street, Norfolk, Va.

Ije&_?lm

M~_JTrWIN & FERGUSON,AUCTION

AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,. W-DS-Wathi St. aitd Roanoke Square,Will attend to the sale of Real Estate, Merchandize,4r.Liberal advance's made on consignment.

F. F. FERGUSON.J.. 22-tf S. 0. MERWIN.

YI/-LLIAM NICHOLS & CO.,evi.nl EBAI... ANDRETAIL DEALERS IN

GROCERIES,STOVES,

CROCKERY ANDGLASSWARE,

?ALSO-

ASSORTEDWINE.S ANDLIQUORS.17 East Main street, Opposite Market S.juaro,

je2l Norfolk, Va.

T O CKH AR T & ST I N E R,LADIES', GENT'S AND CHILDREN'S .

FURNISHING GOODS,PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES,to

Extracts. Soap. Colognes, Pomades, LillyWhites, &c, &... -c.

No. 1 Main Street, Cornerof Rank, 'NORFOLK, VA. ,WHOLESALE ANDRETAIL. Agents for riIALON & I

SON'S Celebrated Pcrfumej-y. _ 'T M. RENSHAW, \'\u25a0' ? WHOLESALE GROCER, ICOMMISSION & FORWARDING MERCHANT, .

BELLS WHARF,NORFOLK, riRGIXI.i.Liberal cash advances made on consignments of South-

ern produce, for sale or shipment to New York, Bostou,Philadelphiaand Bslliraore.

Agent _V,_. l'orkand Virginia Steamship Company.it 21?tf

PkUDLEY B~E A N & CO~WHOLESALE GROCERS, PRODUCE

AND

COMMISSION MERCHANTS, i-_t$*LU.-,rol advance*made on all Merchandize audPro- J

duco cort-iigned. c 22-tf

OHERMAM BROTHERS & CO.,Nos. 16and 18, \

ROANOKE SQUARE, >WHOLESALE DEALERS

IN I

GROCERIES AND LIQUORS.Je 22-tf . g

CHAW & ROJEETS,AUCTIONEERsTxD G-TNERAL, COMMISSION MERCHANTS.CoriliEß Wide-Water and

Streets. ?"Goodsconsigned sold to thobns. udvanfag. , and liberaladvance, made. Particular attention liven to the sale ofReal Estate, and rentlugof DwellingHouses.Other sales ot Dry Goods, Groceries, 4c, will be pro-

perlyadvertised.All gooels consigned will bs Bold promptlyand returnsmade at once. ,v I?tf

John"mayhekl_tskta.i_T.i__-

IMPLEMENT WAREHOUSEAND SEED STORE,

NO. 146 WEiT PRATT STREET, BALTIWOEB, MD.BA-nWACTOUT, MACHINESHOP AND VOUSDRT,

CORNERIOF PLOWMAN AND FRONT STP-EKTS.Jy »?3iii

"D R. GRAVES & CO.,-tV* COMMISSION MERCHANTS,74 WALL STREET, NEW YORK., Liberal cash advances made on consignments to the

above bouse by J. M. URKBIIAW,J»a-tf_«i Belt', irnarf,

TRAVELER', "p O-T'e LIZ A_BET H CIT Y.THE SLOOP

RICHARD L. SANDERSON,CAPTAIN CROKKR,

\u25a0 liWlll leave Mey-r's Wharf, foot of Commerce StreetTUESDAY MORNING, for Elizabeth City. For freightapply to Master on board. jy22?2t*

VYw LINEAiH raoMNORFOLK to CIIERRYSTONE, YORKTOWN,, and MATTHEWS COUNTY.

Too Fast and Favorite SteamerI MATTANO,

CAPT. MULI.IOAN,I Will eoniliieiiee her Regular Trips to the above named. piuce-s on THURSDAY, July _oth, lsbfl, leaving. NORFOLK FOR (TIKKRYS'IONE

MONDAY,______

and FRIDAY,inul forYORKTOWN akd MATTHEWS COUNTY,

everyTUESDAY, THURSDAYand SATURDAY,

from Wharf foot Of R»ai...k' Square, at t__o A. M., andfrom the(Jovernment Wharf at .A. M., tmichingat

FOKT MONROEgoing andreturning, connecting Willi thoNEW DAILY LINK STEAMERS far BALTIMORE.

Returning, leaves) CUEMtYSTONE and WILLIAMSIVIIAllF. " MATTHEWS COUNTY," at I 1". M., andPOUT MONRO1':,at.-.» I. M.

The Sl.'itliieT has .xe.elle'iit Passenger aceonim.Minti.ms,alibi-ding the Public iii.iliti.-_ lor pleasant d.iily i-xi-nr-fiioiis.

Capt. HICKS, of the Old Matthews and Cherry, toneL'ne, wilt be e'oni'f-cteel with the Steamer, anil will I.cnappy to see his fri.'ii.la at nil times.

For Freight or Passage, apply on board, or at Iho officeon (he New Line Wharf. 11. V, TOMPKINS,jvlll?tf ____________ AW ntATIj ANTIC COAST MAIL

STEAMSHIP LINEF OR NEW V () It X !

THE NEW AND FIRST CLASS SIDE-WHEELSTEAMSHIP

HATTERAS,CAPTAIN LEWIS PARISH,

Will lenvo Diion's Wharf every WEDNESDAY at Twoo'clock, P. M., tor New York.

For Freight or Passage., having excellent accommoda-tions, apply to T. 0. YOI'NO,

jy 17?yt No. 5 Roanoke Square.

1PEOPLE'S LINEFOB NEWBERNAND THE

INTERIOROF NORTH CAROLINA!______the united states mail.

The onlyandEntirely New Route.The Steamersof this line will leavemail wharf,Norfolk I

lor Nowbeiu, onthe arrival of thu boats from Baltim...- Ion Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays. j

lie-turning, will leave Newborn Tuesdays, Thui-.i'ay,and Saturdays,connecting with railwaysfor UOldsbon. gb,Raleigh,Widdoli, Beaufort, Morehuad Cily and Willi, ng-ton.

Tho various lineß of Railways arenearly all corupl. Edin the State of North Carolina, and passengers will I. valiitlo orno difficulty in reaching their destination ou.nyof Hie lines of Railway.

The boats areof the first class, and commanded by menofexperience, who will sco no pains spared tomake p.ts-seugers comfortable.

Beingentirelyan InlandRoute, it will be found farmorepleasant than by a sea route.

___f-Frei-ht taken at Low Rates.For further information, applyto

W. C. EDWARDS,Ronuoke Island,N. C.

Geo.Olnet, Newbern, N. C. jy I?tf

IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERSGOING NORTH.

THE OLD AND ESTABLISHEDBALTIMORE STEAM PACKET CO.

STEAMER LOUISIANA,CAPTAIN OE_ noa W. ftVi IB£ 1..

ANDSTEAMER DANIEL WEBSTER,

CAPTAIN W. K. lt O IX,Carryingtho U. S. Mail and Adam's Express Company'sFreight, leave the Goei'l'mueiil Wharf, Norfolk, daily nt3Uo'clock for Baltimore.

forfreight and passenger accommodations, thcstoanicrscannot be. surpassed.

PnsM'ligers taking theseSteamersarrive inBaltimore intime to connect with the early trains to Washington au.lall points North and West.

Through tickets can be procured on these Steamers forWashington, Philadelphiaand New York.

Baggage checked to all points free uf charge, and spe-cial attention given tothe delivery.

TUGS. 11. WEBB, Agent.Old Dominion copy. jyI?tf

TVT O T %~H B I- THE FAST AND FAVORITE STEAMERJENNY LIND

Will run regular trips from this date, as follows :Leave Norfolk, for Old Point..at 1 A.Mi Old Point for Hamilton, at -'\u25a0 Hampton for Norfolk, at 10 "Norfolk for Newport's News and Ilainp-

ton.at .-! 2 T.M.H.iniptun for Norfolk - "

SUNDAYS.Leave. Norfolk,at " A.M

?' Hampton for Norfolk, nt . 9 ''" Norfolk.toucliingatNewport'sNewg,!!! .. P.M." Hampton for Norfolk, at 5. Startingfrom Kiiul.erly Brothers' wharf, footof Main

street, Norlolk.Nuaroi.tt, Va., June 28th, 1805.j.- -s-tr

NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.TIIE NEW FAST AI*D MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS

M. MARTIN,CAPT. GEGRGE M. LIVINGSTON,

ANDTHOMAS COLLYER,

CAPT. P. McCARRICK,CARRYING THE t\ S. MAIL AND AUAMs' !

EXPRESS,leave the Government Wharf daily at fi o'clock, A. M.touching nt Old Point, CityPoint, anel tho .lifteront land ,lugs on the .Tames River. j

No expense has beeu spared in fitting out these steam -ers expressly for the accommodation of day travellers. 'They have large, open, airy saloons, from which all 01.jeets of interest alongtheroot, limy he seen.

Travellers taking these Steamers will arrive In Rich-ni.'i.d at nnearly hour, as their speed is unequalled.

For freight oi- passage apply to th. Pursers of theSteamers, or at the office of the Company.

THUS. H. WEBB,jo2B-tf Agent.

VEWDAILY LINEFROM

NORFOLK TO FORT MONROE AND BALTIMORECITY POINT AND RICHMOND.

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AN IMPORTANTDOCUMENT.REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON

THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR._____-_, HITLER .II..STIFIED INNOT AS-

SAULTIXI.FORT FISHER.

liiihe. Senate ofthe United Stat..*,January' 12, 1885, on motion ofMr. Wil-son :

RcHolred, That tlie Committee On the .Conduct of the VVai' be directed to in-auhe into the causes ofthe failure of thelate expedition against VViimlngton, .North Carolina, ami to report tlie facts 'to tlie Semite.

The JointCommittee on (he Conduct ',of the War, inJune, 1865, gubinltted the jfollowing report: ]Aiearly as 1862 the Navy Department iappearsto have been aware of the in.? jportanee ofclosing up the Cape Fear Ri- Jver, in order to prevent the Introduo- .tion of supplies for the rebellion hy 'meansof blockade running. Tlie niili- j1tary authorities of the Government,however, did not feel themselves in a \u25a0condition to furnish the necessary land ,force for that purpose until the close of Ithe Summer ofI__ At that time _en. iGrant exprewed idsreadiness to furnish ',tlie requisite number oftroops, and gave iit as'Kb.opinion thai he could do so by 'tlie tirstor October. 'Vice Admiral Farragut was seleettnl Iby theNavy I)e|iurliaent totake charge 'of thenaval force, hut w.is uiiiibleto us- ,snme that duly on accountof ill health.Rear AdmiralPorter was then transfer- -red from tlie command ofthe MississippiSquadron to the command of the North (Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and as- .signed to the duty of preparing and Jtakingcharge of the naval force to ope-rate against the defences ot ihe Cape !Fear river and tlietown ofWilmington.

Major General Gillmorewaa desTgntw 1tedby the War Departmentto takecom- Iniawt of the land forces to accompfinythe expedition. (.leneral (..rant oltjecie'dto this selection, and selected '.MajorGeneral Weitzel for that purpose. B_i>. sequently General Butler announced idsintention to accompany tlie expedition\ witlt General Weitzel, the scene of theoperationsbeing within his depart ment,and the troops being from his coimmtnil.Although until General Btitier express-/ed his intention it may nol have been Iexpected that he would accompfiny tlieexpedition, no obleotion was made by IGeneral Grant to his doing so, notwith-standing he had ample time and powerto have oidered otherwise.

Preparations for the expedition werecarried on with tlie expectationat firstthat it would start by the middleof Oc-tober. The original Intention appcarslohave be.- to eoUee. the licet at PottRoyal, in orderlo lead the rebels to re-gard tlieexpeditionasone againsbChar-leston. Hut lor some reason, which doesnot fully appear, that intention waschanged', and thefleet was collected atHampton Roads. Owing to the infor-mation obtained by the rebels of thedes-tiiiation of the expedition, (.Jen. Grantdetermined to delay it until a morefa-vorable Opportunity presented itself.? jUpon hearing that a portion of tlierebel ,garrison at Wilmington had been sent to iincrease the forces opposed to GeneralSherman in his march across the Stateof Georgia, General Grant gave orders 'for the prompt sailing of the expedition, j

A powerful fleet was assembled?the ',mostpowerful everknown, nt least upon 'this continent?under command of Ad-miral Porter. The land force consisted *of0,5(10 infantry, two batteries ofartille- 'ry, and a few cavalry. On the 18thand j14th of December theexpeditionstinted,Gen. Butler, with the army transports, 'proceeded to a place ~l~> miles of New 'Inlet. Admiral Porter, with his lleet, 'proceededto Ileaufort tocomplete taking 'on his ammunition and supples, lnolu- 'ding some powder for a vessel proposed «to be exploded before Fort Fisher, and 'some ammunition for the monitors,which (for safety) were towed light 'from Fortress Monroe to Beaufort. 'White the licet was at Beaufort taking 'onsupplies, Gen. Butler,withhis trans- Jports, was lyingoffMasonborough inlet, *during three daysof very fine weather, (l

having reached there during the night ?ofthe loth of December. By the limeAdmiral Porter and his fleet reached the 'place of rendezvous, there were signs of -approaching bad weather, and on the 'l!*th Gen. Butler, with his transport*. 'proceeded to Beanfort for shelter, and 'also to renew his supplies of coal, waterand provisions,which had becomeneces-sary. Beaufort was 70 miles distant Jfrom Foft Fisher.

Ou Friday, the _!,'ld of December, Ad- 'miralPorter gave orders that thepowder |vessel be sent in as near Fort Fisher as ipossible, and exploded that night at 1 Jo'clock. Information of what he pro- ,posed to do was sent to Gen. Batter, but .did not reach him until Saturday morn- jing, when he immediately started for ,'Fort Fisher, ordering the transports to tfollowas rapidly .as possible. The pow- J'tier boat was exploded a little before 2 vo'clock on Saturday morning, and thenavy commenced their bombardment 'about noon ofthat day. Admiral Porter [',states that he deferred commencing the I.bombardment until that lime, iii the -hope that Gen. Butler would arrive;butlin ling he had notcomeby 12,heopened <~upon the fort, and continuedfiring until isunset. *Afterihe arrival of Gen. Butler, Gen. ~Weitzeland Col. (now Gen.) Comstock,of Gen. Grant's staff, weresent to confer gwith the Admiral in relation to opera-tions thenext day. At Oi a. m. Satur- aday, Gen. Weitzel and Col. Comstock "arrangedwith Admiral Porter concern- |ing tho landing of the troops. Some w2,000 or 2,300men werelanded,and Gen. \u25a0Weitzel was ordered to reconnoitre the Jfort, ascertain as nearly as possible its \u25a0condition, and report as to tit. practica- cbilityof a-ssauliing it. Having doneso, ,he reported that it was not advisableto attack. His testimony upon thatpoint is as follows: (

"A.ter that csperience [in a_mlting military work*] 'with tliH Inforaiiitioii I _____ obtained fr.'tn re-a.litig und 1study?farhe.f'eirs this was I was nu Instructor at lb.'Military Academy I'e.r three year*, under Pi-Batata Mahnu, .on those very subjects?remembering well the remark 'of the' Lleutaiiant Gen. comma-?ng, th.it it was his in- ite'iitionl should ci'inmanel that expelit ion, be.auseun-nther officersclecte-d by thu War Department had oncoshowntimidity,ami In face of tho fart that I had be.n .appointed a Major-Oei.eral only twenty days boforo, nnd .ne.i-.lud conlirnintton; notwithstanding all that, I wentback to Gen. Buller nnd told liiui Iconsidered ii would be imurder to ord.-r an attackon that work with that fore-e.I understood Col. Comstock to agree with me perfectly, ;althoughI did not ask him, and (Jen. Butler baa sincesaid that he did.

"Question? Upon deliberation, and after all you havesince learned, me you entirely satisfied with tho opinionyouthen formed about attacking the fort ?"Answer?Yes,-sir: I am fully satisfied from all Ihaveheard since, froai the result of the second attack, andeverything saw I am fully satisfied that I didmy dutythere."' ~

Col. Comstock, of Gen. Grant's stuff, °testifies as follows: ' «"lien. Weitzel made an examination of the work anil "- reported to Gen. liutler that in bis opinionan assault oupon fort Fisher would be impracticable."Question?Did you accompany Gen. Weit/.el en ib_t ,- examination ?"Answer?l was not with General Weitzel at thattime. Later in the evening 1 was on shore and made anexamination.

f "Question?To what I'onelu.lon did yon come in mart ;to the practicability of an assault upon the workatth.it ,time? J"Answer?l ennnotsay that I formeda definiteopin- jleft n( the time, as the question of ....suitinghad alreadybeen decided upon thereport of Gen. Weitzel. 1 cannot,perhaps, give a definite answer to that question, becauseI allow my subsequentknowledge of the work to affectmy opinionsomewhat., --Question?Was it a strongwork I

" Vii-Wer?It was. I will endeiavor toansieer (he ,(ueslion s.'iiiexe but iudct.il. 1 saw the work the lil'st timeal,.,ut 1i... Bam. time that 'ioiicra! We-itzel cli.l, and at-

I About Ihe same elistanee. At tiiat time nolle of our meu. bad l"-> v li* Ihework. I counted, 1 think, 15 guns not, Injured, BO fur us we could see. 1 thought the w.»rk niflint linn-very .lillleiilt of assault: 1 thought lie ;. t!.eclinni'cs ol.tu-cess were more, than even. I.itor, how. v-or, perhnHP a half or three quarters of an hour iif't.r. '.'.ire!,I ttiyt (leu. Curtis, mi.l ho told me that sdli.e ol hi. m.-libad been in the work; that a horse had been t.iken out..The bit. and lh.it Hie Hug Inul been taken oil the J.....1---i pet by one'of his men; and that there were neit moretli.m io Rebels Inside ofths work, and thathobelieved hec ould take it with 50 men, I asked somequestions n1.0.H

i his sou.cos of information, and he theu siii.l le- e.0i1.llake it with a brigade, if I had l.celt ill coliil.iaii.l «<t' thefore, s nt tiiat point, Ishould nave made the trial lo take ]tlie fort, simply because bis men f.-lt or thought they ii-oiild ap lino the fort. My opinion as to the pr.ee!i.-.iliil- jityof i.nassault when I flrsl saw the work, was tltttssgtiisubsequently by tlio statement of Q6_.Q_.t_ uud the 'men c. ho h.i'.l ____

in the work.?'Que. tie.ii?On the supposition that the work ee'.ia r.-aly

lv.lploptrly inunueei by the elli'iny?"Aniwer?That was (,'en. Curlls'sidea. 1 didnot flunk, so. I supposedt1... men were all in the boom-pi oofs, uud

1 thought ib.il il the enemy would let the men get up nsclose us lien. Curtis'sluen did, I thought it possihln thate.oiit'uleni men could rushln In time to shut the rebels upin their bomb-proofs, lithe men had not had a strou,rbeiieftlntt they could gttia.l should have thought thechances of successwere small. But witli such v belief nsthat. i,.(Hi nun could have eione anything.

"Question?Willi the information that (»9n. Weitzelhad, ee-ould you have agreed with hiiu, independent of ., what (i.-.i.Curtis said to you. ''?Answer?l should,from the information 1 had ,-it that Itime.'' IIn relation to the strength ofthe gar- ,rison ofFort Fisher and too elfect of the (i bombardment, theKebel Gen. Whiting j

1 (while woundedalula prisoner), just be- ,\u25a0 fore Ma death,stated, in answer totm.es- ,

tl.n sent him by Gen. Uuller, that\u25a0?_ ive (o . companies' ot the. i.-Lh Hegtment NoKth Caro-, lin.etvo.p.. ami Adams's lightbatlery, anioiiiuiiq; to ...x

limetied and -Ixty soven (-6-7) aggregate, was the. number I?oi the garrison ..t fort Fisher on the 10th, 17lU audi .tb 1- | ~ December last. * * * * ' *\u25a0\u25a0on the __iel, 110 men, veteran oitillery o; th" 10th, BegUnent North Carolina troops, 50 sailors and tbo 7thv Rittulion .liuiie.r Kesei-ves, aootitU.O strong, were throw v.1 into the fort." *****p 'Question lit?Please, stale whether part, nud if80, how

ranch nf lb., damage done to the fort by the flic of thonavy wasrepaired eiuringtlie night.

S "Answer?Casualties lir.st day; Killed nolle ; woundedtt oii.ilj mortally,

______('..) severely, uud nine'teeit (10/

slightly;total,'__- Five (.">) disabled.I ''Secoiitldu.v?Killed, three (3) ; wounded, nine (O)mor-

I, tally,six (lb severely, and twenty-eight (iH) slightly;to-| t / taj?. -laiuagobut eeiy slight; one (Jj 10-lneli, two (2). / a.'-p.unel.-is, ami one(li .-inch curing'! disa.leil, and oneI0) 10-ineb gnu eiis.ibleil. Damage repaired nt night.I I enemy's _b._bi____-_HeaA_m_a_nt4. taildiifusc, uncon--3 teniniied. Apparent design of the fleet fo silence the,I eliannel batteries in order lo iiirce an cntrane'e with his' I vessels, anil not to attiickby land, Th..' gnr.is.'ii whsin /- no instance driven freuii its gun-, and bred in return, ac- (1> e,,iding toorders, slowly and deliberately, six liuii.b'.l Iinul sixty-two (liG'J.)shot and shells. .

"Qu-stioii 1-I?lty reasons of the cessation of tho bom- I. bnidnient at night, were you not able to rest and recnut1 your garrison/

"Answer?We were able todo both."Question I.'.?At the time of tbe Innding where was tlie» supporting iorce, Ifany,\o thofort.'-Answer?Assembling at Sugar Loaf va fast as Hoke'spoopleari-ive.l.**\u25a0***»**

"Qiiestii.n 17?At the lime our skirmish lino was de-ployedbel.'ie the furl, what was the condition ..f the gunsand defences upon Ibe land side as to e-fiiciency forud..---s fensive.puriit.se.

t "Answer?The guns and defences on the laud frontwere ivperfect order at the time ref'ei__l to, except two(2. disabled guns on the iefl: nineteen gunsin poeltlonipalisadeiii perfect order, and the mines tho same, thut wires n_t havingboem cut.

"Question 18?lv view of thecondition of Ihefort and Itsganison, would it have been possible, with Cither three(J)or six (6; thousand men lo have taken the work byI assault? (_V(? ?111 unsweiing this question, please give,us many oi the details for the reason you may give usI possible.)

"Answer?Possibly, yes. Probably.no. Thework wasI verystrong, the garrison in good spiritsand ready; and; the lire ou the approaches (theassaulting column heyingnocover) would have been extraordinarily heavy. Ivaddition to tbe heavy guns, I had ahattery of Napoleons,

lon cc hich I placed great reliance Tnc palisade alonewould havo been amust formidable obstacle."

Upon the report of Gen. Weitzel andCol. Comstock, Gen. Butler determined. that it was not advisable to make an as-sault. It will be rememberedthat Gen.Weitzel was the officer Avhom GeneralGrant Myß heintendedshouldcommandthe landforces accompanyingthe expe-dition, and Col. Comstock was an officerupon Gen. Grant's staff. Both the of-ficers were engineer officers ofskill andability, competent to judgeof defensiveworks.

It will be observed,upon examinationofthe testimony, that the naval officerswho testified before your Committeewere of the opinion that Fort Fisher Iwas much more injured by the bom- ibardment, aud thereforecould be more ceasily carried by assault, than it was in <the opinionof the army officers. 'Gen. liutler also determinedto With- (Idraw the troopshe had landed and to re- tturn to Fortress Monroe, in this he omay not have complied strictly with the dletterof his instructions from General f.Grant. t

Gen. Butler states in his testimony: ti'\u25a0I will state what determine.l mv mfudagainstremain- 1

logon the beach near Port Fisher. I was by no menu.Unmindful of the instructions ofthe Lieutenant General. ,He had directed me toremain if 1 had elle.-te-d a landing. 'If Ihad effected n landingIshould have remained, lint t

,c landing requires somethingmore than to land 2,500men, out of(,500, on a beach, with nothing but 40roundsin their cartridge boxes, und where their supplies would 'be driven off the hist storm. 1 did not think that was n 1landing v.thin my instructions, therefore I deemeel it .ranch better lor the country to withdraw, ns I did; that itwis much bss risk, and much better for the future, for 1it itwas necessary.a sufficient number of menould hold Itho line of communication from Masonborough inlet cdown to Fort Fisher; and if they could be spared fromthearmies around Kichuiond could be sent down there.whe.etl.ee could go in with six feet of water, and from (thence operate agsiust Fort k'isher, they could come pre-pare,! for a siege and remain there.

_ygoing away I woui.l draw off tho enemy's attcn- jtion." 111 remained there it would keep his forces c.vi {centrated at that point; and if I was drivenawny by the .storm that «.scorning up, theu 1should lose the lien Ibad landed. 1 acted for the best according to tho 1 ',haI." IGeneral Weitzel testifies:

"Question?Did you and General Butlor fullyconcur Ineverything relating to the expedition and execution ofit:I joeanwfiatwas donu attor the expedition sailed from IfattrtM M .nr.e I 1?'Answer?Vcs, sir; that is, so far as I had ioforma- ,tion. '?'Question?AV.es there anythingdone, or omitted tobe 'done which you would not iiave dono, or omitted, if youhad liadtu'.l command ofthe expedition.

'? Answer?Yen, sir. Il I bad tho instructions thatGeneral Grant gave to General Untie.-, I would have done '. ?..- tiling that General Butler did not do; I would have i\u25a0titrot.ched and reiuaiued there. I should certainly have ,done that; and I have written to General Butler that Iwas s .rry he. elid not show methat letter of instructions. 'so that Icould have advi-ed him about that Thereis twhere (ieneral liutler clearlymade amistake- The order iseems to be explicit that he should remain thoro HeMatterwhat the d.fllcuU.es were, that order would havecovered him irom any c nsceptences. O

'\u25a0 Question?Did the condition of things exist there g.which that order ocmtcmplated I g

?'Answer?l think so. . , .." Quesi ion?ln relation to the landingof troops, ?«. i si,'Answer-Ithink so. The ordor simpl. said thatir t|

tbo work did not fall at once, he was to mereTheodje-et appeared tome to he asecure landing,aud tc 1

hold it alter you had secured it. . ?,!?.?? .??8:

"Q.i,,tion--Was there, or not, in your opinionuauytlilTlculty in securinga landingthere ibat could be he dIThat is could you land your whole force and the supplies 1

\u25a0 itwould have been dißcult \Ito have done it Ibut still, with anorder like that, ajunioroffice sh mid obey it; and then th..responsibility.!such Ja Mien fulls upon the onewho gavethe order. t

"You may! think - would not be advisable to have. done so had" it not beeu insinct obedience to auorder t""Answer?Yes, sir, Idothink so, at this season of the

i y"Sen. Grant testified as follows:Que stlon?The expectation was tosurprise thefort ? tAnswCr?Yes, eir, and my Instructions were very clear, ]s that il they effected a landing) there above Fort Fisher, ,

i thnt in itself was tobo considered a success; and If the |fort did not fall immediately upon their lauding, theni <? they were to intrench themselves, and remain there aud (1 co-operate with the navy until the fort did fall. Inrnyin-, struetious I provided lorn bold dash for the capture of Ii Wilmington,ln <_-1-1 -""w *-- WI ___>-dlal«ly up- \

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on the Inndingof the troops, ff it did not fall, then they-.en lo intrench; enter .ii_iii .. siege of the pi. cc, andre-main there until it did fall. And the capturs or Wi|.mi..gtoii would thus becomes matter forfiturecotui.lera-tion. lieu, llutlorcinieaw-av from Forttish.rin viola-tion of the instructions widen 1 ..tve-him. Fromhisowa'.Hi. i..l report, it is ..vident that bo forgot his instructionsin that particular; ills re|Kiri shows that,"'

The Rebel Gen. Whiting states.Bastion 10?Pleas.-stato whether, witha force hold-ing the beae.li, from tbo nature ofthe ground and fromth- .ontigiiri.tion of the channel of Cupe Fear River, Itwould have been possible for the Confederates to hay.

rsiofo-i ed or nrovlsteincd ths fort to any extent?"Answer?No difficulty at all by the river."* **.*«,_ >.*_

"QiKMion 21?In view of the erudition of the weatherimmediately following the demonstration of the 25th ofbee. tabor, and iv yew o I tl..- force that tolghihave coti-.e.Mr..ie,i upon ihe Peninsula, .is well ai.ove as below the*place oflanding, would it. in yoor -.i.i.uietil, bavobeenpos.l.le |~i- ta0.,00- .... n.'.... 1,,,.i. artillery, te hare heldout from Ibe '.!.'',b ..I lie. i.cr t,. th- 16th of January t"Allswel ..So: lend ,1 is | 1n..1ti-r of -'".eeeeiinrgeHgilil.st0.... ral Bragg i hat (be eefiui, ton , .... notcaptured onll.e -.I'.tli of Ilee-elllb.'r. He ll.nl the forcean-l the position

(~«?, a. ? a * «- f" Onestion 21-W.-.ihi >".. h.ie.. .1ee...,.. ii the part ofwisdom on the part oi llio commander of the Federal

ibr.-.s lo hare »-.. | d hi. troops ... the situation re-ferred to iv question tweiitv-olie?

"Answer?l d..,.,t. Neither attack wasprncticabloint1... j.i-.5,.,,.. ~. Mi" siipporlioir for-", pr.eMi.l il.at hadbeen under a e_i!ii)»nt"iie otßc. :. 'ft*.- Insi I.ui.llii. . ngffl..-su.e.iie I" !.\u25a0\u25a0 'on e.ij.tiii- d entirely ;and ?\u25a0 for th.*-\u25a0<\u25a0 i. although<..,:....-- mi..l, .;.,-e(er ndvt.Stagea fromtho different lli"de of attack by III" tl. et, au.lth.ll.hpressed with great eig,..-. it Is dii. to th,- snppi.ieiies.s ofll.e- t.V.nf".let-ale 0.-i.etttl that it w es not destroyed in th*act of its:.-..n]. 'OHIfJIN ill I'll I-; I'OWIH-H-ItOAT SCHKMK.

A novel feature was introduced intothefirst expeditionagainst Fort Fisher,Via a vess.l loaded with a lar;_e quantityof powder to lie exploded an near thefort as possible. The idea appears tohove originated with Gen. Hutler, inco<_s_quence of reading; of the terribleell'eetsni' theexplosion of a large quan-tity of gunpowder at Erith, England,sometime before. He suggested it t<itho Department at Washington, andthey submitted il lo their ablestengi-neeranil ordnance officers for examina-tion and repiu'i. Those olllcers, whilenot anticipating any very wonder-ful results from this new experiment,still deemed it of such importanceus to recommend its trial. A suita-ble vesnel was accordingly selectedfor the piiijnise; and loaded with pow-Ider, taken down lo Fort Fisher andexploded, But thenrraugemento madefor the instantaneous explosion of thopowder were no! sm_U us lo ensure

_____pletosuccess, ami ilu.. result of the trial. was not us satisfactory as was expected.. The time for t be explosionwasnot such,. in the opinion of your Committee, asI waspiop.-r to allow all the results whichwould have been attained by a motecompleteexplosion to have been taken] advantage ofby the co-operating laud\u25a0 force.

Titoresolution under whichyour corn-mil (cc have conducted this branch of

I their invest ignf ion badrefs'reiiee only tothe first expeditionagainstFortFisher.Uut the two expeditions were so inti-mately connected, it was so necessary toascertain thefact in regardto the secondand successful expedition,in order pro-perly to understand the lirsb and unsuc-cessful one, that your (.'omutittoo havotaken what testimonythey could obtainin relation to it. Home ofthe importantwitnessesthey were unable to examine,in consequencesof their absence ia tliefield on activeservice. Hut enough tes-timony iias been taken to elucidate ailthe leading important facts.The naval force remained in the vici-nity d&fitlg some very stormy weather,while a second militaryforce was organ-ized under command of Gen. Terry.?Tiiis force consisted of some 8,500 men,wilh siegeguns and intrenching tools.On the lath otJanuary, the troops werelanded on the,beach above Fort Fisher,and proceeded to throw up intrench-taento. The bombardment of tho fortwasresumed by the navy on that day,and was continuedduring tlienext day.The tire of the tleet was very heavy andexceedingly effective, disabling all thoguns, except, perhaps, oneor two on tholandface ofthefort, whorcthearniy wasto attack.

On the I.sth the bombardment wascontinued,, and inpursuance ofpreviousarrangements the fort was assaulted.Tho as-aiilt vrtm begun about throeo'clock in the afternoon by a column ofsailors and marines, 2,ooostrong, attack-ing Ihe fort ou the sea face. This as-sault, (hough madewith great bravery,was repulsed with considerable loss. Itproved beneficial, however, by attract-ing the attentionof the enemy in thatdirection, enabling the army the more(>asily to effect a lodgment upon thoother side. The contest was very severe,the rebels fighting obstinately, but weredriven front traverse after traverse bythe iorce ofour troops, aided by the tireof the navy. After some seven hours'desperate and continuous'fighting thefort was taken, and the sru'rHson cap-tured. Our troops and officers foughtmost bravely, and are entitled to thehighest credit for their gallantry anddaring. The nuvy co-operated mostheartilywith the army, and renderedevery assistance in theirpower.

It will be observed from the testimonythat thereareseveralpoints of differencebetween the two expeditions. In thocase of the first expedition, while thenavy were prompt and active in thebombardment and the landingof thetroops, there was a want of cordialityand co-operationbetween the two arm.,ofthe service, which must have seri-ously impaired the efficiency Of theirjointaction. The testimony ofoflicersand the records oftheXavy Department,herewith submitted, arereferred to byyour Committee as containing ampleevidenceof that fact. In the secon.l ex-pedition no such feeling was manifested,but the most cordial spirit of co-opera-tion appearsto haveactuated the com-manding officers oi the army and navy,and to that may be attributedthesuccesswhich attended their efforts.

lv the case ofthe first expedition, thebombardmentby the fleet does notseemto have -eriously impaired the efficiencyof the fort. But few of the guns of thefort wereinjure I, and the garrisonseemsto have suffered but small loss, ln theeaseof the second expedition, the bom-bardment was far more effective. Al-most every gun was disabled on the sidoofthe fort where the army madeits as-sault, and the contest was more of thecharacter of infantry fighting on bothsides than a, contest between infantry ontheone side, and a heavily-armedmili-tary work upon the other. Andthe as-sault by the sailors aud marines, thoughnovel in its character and successful inits immediateresults, doubtlesspiovodof great advantage to the army by itsvery novelty, and the diversion it cre-ated!n the operations of the garrison ofthe fort.

B_TTLEK JVSTIFIED.In conclusion, your committeewould

say, from all the testimony before tlietu,that the determination of Gen. Butlernot to assaultthefort seemsto have beenfully justified hy all the facts and cir-

Icumstances theuknown or afterwarda_-| certained.Resneetfullv submitted.[ K^pcu "je. F. W-_DE,C-uunn» n«