The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-10 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(RELTTER'S TELEGRAM.)

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AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA.
(Via Crookhaven.)

The Inman Company's steamship Etna, from
New York, on the 25th ult., arrived in Queens-
town at 10.15 a.m. to-day (10th inst.), with
$13,075 in specie, the mails, and 105 passengers.
She landed 17 passengers, and proceeded for
Liverpool at 10.25 a.m.
The following are the heads of the news brought
by the Etna :

NEW YORK, FEB. 25 (Noon).

Wilmington has been captured by the Federals.
General Hake is retreating northward, pursued by
General Terry.
Sherman was near Winsboro', 30 miles north of
Columbia, on the 19th inst. Beauregard is retreat-
ing before him.

Nothing is known of Sherman's subsequent move-
ments, the Southern papers being prohibited from
publishing military intelligence.
Mr. Fessenden has anticipated the payment of the
March coupons of the 10.40 bonds. Gold 1981.
NEW YORK, FEB. 25 (Morning).

The capture of Wilmington, on the morning of
the 22d inst. (Washington's birthday) was officially
announced yesterday. A large number of prisoners

were taken.

A despatch from Admiral Porter, dated the 19th
inst., gives the following particulars of the evacua-
tion of Fort Anderson.

Schofield, with 8,000 men, advanced on the 17th
from Smithville, four vessels of the fleet simulta-
neously attacking and enfilading the works. The
wind and tide prevented more vessels from partici-
pating in the engagement. Fort Anderson was
briskly quieted down.
Next morning Porter advanced the Colser and
Nantauk leading, and 15 vessels following. Heavy
fire was maintained in silencing the enemies bat-
teries by three p.m. Porter, however, continued
the fire until dark, and also through the night, an d
in the meantime Schofield was working in the rear,
but the Confederates left before he had surrounded
them, taking away five or six light guns, and every-
thing else that was valuable. At daybreak our
troops hoisted the flag upon the ramparts, and the
Monitors ceased firing. Ten heavy guns, and a
quantity of ammunition, were found in the fort.
Our loss is three killed and five wounded.

Schofield reports on the 19th his success against
Fort Anderson, and the adjacent works on both
sides of the river, while the fleet maintained a heavy
fire upon the fort. Schofield says—" I pressed the
enemy on both sides of the river, and sent Cox 16
miles round the river to the enemy's right. Cox
proceeded along the narrow defile between the two
swamps, and completely burned the enemy's posi-
tion. The enemy discovering the movement aban-
doned the works, and retreated to Wilmington.
The guns captured are uninjured. Fifty prisoners
were taken. The loss was small on either side.
The Federal troops are pursuing, and the fleet is
ascending the river."
Fort Anderson, and the collateral works, are very
strong, and almost inaccessible, on account of the
swamps. A small force could have held the works
till the supplies were exhausted. The Confederate
shot made no impression on the Monitors, although
but a third of a mile from the Fort. The Federal
fire was well directed, preventing the Confederates
from aiming properly. The Southern face of the
fort was badly disfigured. A sham Monitor, con-
structed of canvas, was sent up the river with the
tide to explode torpedoes; It floated past the fort,
and is supposed to have hastened its evacuation,
the Confederates believing the water communica-

details.