FEBRUARY 9TH
Admiral Du Pont wrote Welles about logistical problems on the blockade. They have run out of oil for machinery and getting coal is always a problem. The supply ship Union arrived and had supplies, but buried under other cargo and the captain wanted to give it to Du Pont on his return from the gulf, but Du Pont forced him to give him what he had.
Also, the Union was supposed to be carrying rations such as: sugar, coffee, flour, butter, beans, dried fruit and clothing, but didn't have any.
FEBRUARY 10TH
Confederate troops disabled the ram Dick Fulton at Cypress Bend, Arkansas, by gunfire.
FEBRUARY 11TH
Admiral Porter also concerned with supply problems. Coal also is a problem.
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