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evidently written or prompted by Butler. It throws all the blame of the Wilmington disaster on Porter. It says: The leading facts of the Wilmington expedition are these: 1. the collectiermitted. 5. but without awaiting the return of the troops and transports from Beaufort, Admiral Porter, contrary to the understood plan of operations, exploded the gunpowder or torpedo boat and b twice as difficult of assault, as Fort Wagner was. the military authorities, expected that Admiral Porter would run the gauntlet with some of his war vessels by Fort Fisher and up Cape Fear river, ad shut up the river, "making the expedition another Mobile affair." when on the ground, Admiral Porter was requested, but refused, to do this. --Farragut, or any of half a dozen officers in PortPorter's own fleet, would have done it. 8. the assertion that any of our men entered the Fort is a mistake, created by a false rumor started among the soldiers at the close of the reconnaissance. Th