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voort, Captain United States Navy. Acting Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee, Commanding N. A. B. Squadron, Newport News, Va. Report of Lieutenant Commander James H. Gillis. United States gunboat Commodore Morris, Newport news, February 1, 1864. sir: I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken by this vessel in an expedition under Brigadier-General Graham, having for its object the capture and breaking up of the camps of a body of rebels on the Chuckatuck Creek, in Isle of Wight county. At the request of General Graham, and after communicating with the senior officer present, I took command yesterday of the forces on Nansemond River, both army and navy, which were to act in conjunction with the forces (under the immediate command of General Graham) from Smithfield, on Pagan Creek. The force placed under my command by General Graham consisted of the army gunboat Smith Briggs and two launches, manned by thirty-four (34) men of the Naval Brigade, under command of Cap