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nding. Both their landing and their withdrawal were covered by the fleet, which came in near shore, and was quite as effective in protecting the movement as a large, well-manned fort. Such is the finale of the Christmas campaign of Beast Butler and Admiral Porter. It is not supposed they have wholly abandoned their designs against North and South Carolina; but, for the present, their attack upon Wilmington and its defences is checked and baffled. It is impossible to say what has been the loss of the enemy. We know that a number of his vessels were disabled and two barges, filled with men, blown out of the water; but beyond this we are without information. Weitzel's negro division was not landed, and some of the prisoners report that Butler was at Newbern, while others say he was present before Fort Fisher. We learn from the same authority that the infantry force which assaulted Fort Fisher consisted of Ames's division, Twenty-fourth (consolidated) corps, Butler commanding.