Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-30
The Attack on Fort Fisher.
Detailed Particulars.
Rebels Fear an Attack on
Charleston.
misesIIansous News Items.

generally steady miscellaneous list
irregular, with wide fluctuations in some
shares
Bank stocks in good demand; State
stocks quiet there WAS great fall in
Mariposa owing 70 the reported failure
Of these mines and 70 the testimony IN
the 0pdyke-Weed case At the petro-
leum board Germania was the only
stock in demand. Sales Of $500 gal.
Ions at one dollar.
There is much excitement ia the vi
cinity Of Hoboken az the probable ex-
istence Of an oil spring Investigations
are very active to-day. On the news from
Wilmington, one firm purchased two
millions Of dollars worth, and nearly all
operated heavily
The steamship Caba took out So, 900
in specie.
The subscription to Admiral Farra-
CUTS testimonial has reached $4,000,
aud ~ soon as $4,000 j. subscribed,
all will be invested ia 7.30 bonds and
presented TO the Admiral
The capture Of ths ST. Albans raiders
who bad enlisted in our army places the
case N novel position If those in
Montreal claim TO be rebel soldiers,
then these are apies If they plead as
burglars, they are certain 70 20 90 the
peniten.iary, without benefit from their
rebel commissions There is much re-
joieing here over the dilemma in which
rebel sympathizers iu Canada are
placed.
II is announced here day that Gen
Hazens division aud a brigade Of Kill
patrick's cavalry loft Fort MoAllister
on the 18th in southerly direction, 10
release our prisoners on the Albany aud
Gulf Railroad, ninety miles distant
The inteutiOu was TO make a rapid
march aud surprise the enemy
II is reported that nearly ali Of our
prisoners from Millen ara at tho point
named
Gem Hooks division Of Lougstreot' $
corps left the front Of our army on the
James river last Thursday. II is sup.
posed they arc designed TO reinforce
Bragg al Wilmington, or to assist ia the
defence Of Charleston.
The Washington Republican says. on
apparent official authority, that Dix
had no authority Whatever from the
President for issuing bis order concern.
ing the Canadian raiders
The TribHnss Washington special
says Immediately, on the appearance
in the New Hosk papers Of the details
Of Buffers expedition and place Of aes.
tinatiou, dispatch was sent to New
Inlet. 10 apprise him OF his plans bsiag
known BY the rebels.
II is.rumored chat blockade runner,
whose trial has Just been concluded, but
who has not been sentenced, has already ,
the promise Of Executive elemeuey.
The order OF attack on Fort Fisher
was for the aret. with o full head o.
steam TO stand oa , miles while the tor
pedo steaaer was blownup. The whole
/ tleel then came In as rapidly as posi-.
Bile The iron.eiads were led By ths
frigate lronsides. accompanied by gun
boats acting as tenders, W hich you'd ap
proach the fors from ,he north, standing
in close, within Of mile Of th'
fort. OF as near as the water permitted
The Ironsides, s.aading with broadside
toward the fost The monitors ranged II
line ateonvsnient distances, aud IN thii
position woald ire overland at the fort
The lrigates, sloops, and other larg,
vessels moved into shore, forming a cres
eea1 shaped hne.of battle mile from
the fort, or as near as possible, anS
poufed their eencentratsd batteries int
the forts
While this was going on, Bptler ga
+ TO land his forces and cooperate wit
the heet
The main point Of attack is Fedora
Point, narrow strip Of land on th
north side of New lnlet, which form
part of .he east bank Of Cape Fea
river, and is held by weeks commandinl
the mouth OF Cape Fear river. Thei
capture closes the port Of WilmingtO
and renders Fort Casswel of no use {
the rebels.
Fort Fisher is the strongest of th
works on Federal Point and was to b
the principal point OF attack
In the list Of troops under Gen. Butie
one Indiana regiment is the only Wesl
ern regiment mentioned.
A Paris latter says the good feeling i
France towards the United States
daily increasing.
The Confederate eouriers to Max
miliian have been stopped.
kIA French engineer Processes
have found a route Tor a canal across q
Isthmus Of Panama, on dead levc
requiring no locks
A Gen. Ransom, com mmanding at Charlie
ton, has issued orders forbiddiug no
combatants to enter the city, and requi
ing ell slaves, whose owners are not
Charleston, TO instantly be sent away.
He evidently fears an investment
is the city sby Sherman.
:, There is great anxiety among the {
/. ficers End soldiers in Sherman's ara
u TO make a eampaigni in South Carotin
a. OfheerS recently arrived think they W
soon be grati6ed.
~ The Worlds correspondent says {
. rebels planted torpedoes in the rna
leading to Savannah. General Sd,
I; man made rebelprisoners point out the
in places
\. The hne of investment around
vannah was nearly thirty miles long
y some places. II was made OF lakes q
e swamps, with single hus of pickle
The only approaches the rebels bad
" our lines was by four roads, aud Z
swamps at the time Of the surrend
: were flooded
Preparations were nearly eompl
for cutting Off the Union Causeway,
elu5inE Hsrdees army, Along the Ii
X heavy artillery was in position, and
shelhng was about 70 commence.
Gen. sherman told his division CO
Oh man6ers that the 6rss to enter should
- made military governor OF the pS
This fact brought the troops up as I
as possible.
Gen. Hardee, at the time Of his
a cape, opened FIRE with the ram Saw