The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-22

Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc., Etc.
.-,----------,-,--,--,--------
FAoHr "NEMAuA," BtNo's BRrpaR, OGg
CIuE RIVER, Ga, December II, lSG4.-Tho
| United States revenue cutter NtDtahI, Iieute-
nart Commanding Samuel IS. Warner. General
Fosters flag uuat, lett Hilton Head on the morn
| itr Of the l2th, TO 60 down the coast with Gen.
Cal Foster aud ttaf, TO tudCayur TO open com.
| muI IcAi with GUuuHl Sherman, going tlrOugh
| O. For luaski, and thence to the marsh 70 war
| saw sound, looking towards the main canal, 20
! di',CVCr some traces Of Shermuu's advance.
None were observed, So the General proceeded
outs de ana entered O. eahaw Sound, where the
Guutuat ihB ON hluCkadug u Ity, was conmu-
nd WDd with. Lieutenant George A. Fisher, OF
ihc Signal Corps, United States Army, was here
eft On ruWd the Fiay, o. proceed with his party
mp Oh, OlUci &c, gud cuocvvor to commun cate
wlh Nltrrau, If hc should approach the coast ut
that point.
uH FIRST SIGNAL FROM SHERMAN.
Tie Nc malta returned to Warsaw and moved
mp the Wilmington river, and anchored just ont
oi torEe of 81 Rclc' battery. DuunE tine night
rockets were thrown up 10y Captain Jesse Merrill,
! CnlCi Of the sigma, CORPS, 90 announce ms pre-
sauce 10 General Shtrmaus signal otd crs but
Ci. tied no re-, puuSe.
Lou'cuaut Fisher was more successful. The
rag mcd six guns in rapid succession from o.
heavy gun A. a signal, aud then Ifgufeuap.
FrhUI threw up several rockets sud closely cX-
Gmlrtd the horizon uv,rthc maitland for tue
resIumc. At about o'ctucN on IN morning or
the 18Th after rocket had b en- discharged from
the Ihg, lt..g stream of ltNht was o served %
spring up iu the direction of the Ogocuee, aud
quickly uiC away.
| A. other rocket was imm, diatply sent up from
| he flagship, ana a second stream Of light was
On li Toe same position MS the hr,t. l. then
became a question whether or not they were
Noi Cl srna's 10 deluxe our officers. At about
seven O'Clock, the navy tug DIUdeH1u, Acting
N Ser Williams, took Lieutenant Fisher and his
perry, and Captain Williamson of the n tg,hiD.
ANA pr, Gee Jd up ih- Olerlen O. "a point within
,gh' W Font NcAiistor aud the batteries On the
Lite Og Chge.
Hoe Lieutenant Fisher tool, a small boat aud
proc, tCCd up us far as pos. iDIg without drawing
the cn,my's ire A careful reconnaissance was
made N the fort aud the surrounding woods,
nom which proceeded the reports Of musketry,
and the attention Of the garrison seemed 20 he,
directed inland entirely. flag which seemed
to be our own, WAS seen lying from a house four
miles On, and, on more careful examination, tue
stars were plainly visible, ana all doubt OF tic
character Of tn, flag was At once removed.
IL was The first llag that had tlOated over
General lowards headquarters az atlanta, and
row famed out on the sea coast, within eight
miles of The city OF Savannah. Lieutenant
Fisher ~ once returned TO he ug, and moved up
to an opening out OF range of Fort McAlster,
when from the top Oi tle pilOt-hOuse of the
Nan8chOH, the American hIg could be di,tinctlg
seen. white signal fag was NJ ONE raised by
Lieutenant Fisher, and at once a signal dag
Of like nature was waved and communication
opened.
TuB SIGNAL CoNvERsATIoN.
Lieutenant Fisher signaled -
"Who are you Z"
"MCClintock, chief signal officer of General
Howard was sigualled back.
A message was at once sent to General Sher-
man, rendering all aid from General Foster and
Admiral DAhgren.
General Sherman then signa.led thdt he was
investing Fort McAllister aud wanted TO know
it the boat could help with her heavy guns Bo.
fore any reply could b6 given, General Shermln
had signalCd 10 General Hazeu, of the l5.h
Corps to take the fort Immediately.
HAzuN's ASSAULT ON FORT MALLIsTER,
In five minutes the rally had been sounded by
the huglcs. One yOlley of nuskeiry was heard,
and the next moment the three brigade flags of
Eazen's Division were placed almost smultane-
Ously on The patapets OF Fort MCAllister, and
our mon swarmed into the work and shot do gn
tie Rebels at their guns. The fort was ours in
tweniy minutes after General Sherman's order TO
take It was given.
Gen. Sherman then sent word that he would be
down that night, and TO look out for his boat.
The tug Immediately steamed down TO Ossabaw
Sound, to find General Foster or Admiral Dahl
gren; but they not being there, dispatches were
sent TO them at Warsaw, Announcing Gen. Shcr-
mans intended visit, and the tug returned TO its
old position While approaching the fort again
a small boat was seen coming down. II was
what boat is that ?" and the welcome response
came back
SHERMAN"
THE MEETING OF THE wARRIoRs.
II soon came alongside, and out of the little
dugout, padded by two men, stepped Gene
raj sherman and General Howard and stood
on the deck OF the Ddl,delon. The great leader
waa received with cheer after cheer, and with
every manifestation of delightand satisfaction by
all. He was In splendid spirits, and expressed
disqualification at reaching his Ease He remained
on board until about o'clock in the morning.
While on the boat he wrote his dispatches TO
General Grant General Halleck, General Foster,
aud Admiral DRblgren.
On the following day he came on board the
hemaha, and was received 10y General Foster.
The NeHOhd then proceeded 10 Warsaw Sound,
when Admiral Dlhlgen, accompanied by his
siail, came on board and spent some time in con-
VeIsttiun with the General
IHK rbEsIDENT SENDS A VERBAL MESSAGE TO
SHERMAN.
Colonel A. IL. MARYLAND, superintendent Of
mails for the armies, cime on boari with de.
spatChes for General Sherman, aud delivered
verbal message from the President. Taking the
General by the hand the COlonel said =
General Sherman-BefOre .ea ing Washington
/ was dirCcte5 by the President 70 take you by
the hand, wherever met you, aud say for him,
Coo bless yuu and the army under your COM
mhnd !" and he furthermore added, "Since cut
ting OOse from Atlanta my prayers, and those Of
the nation, have been for your success"
General sherman seemed to he deeply Affected,
and after n moments silence could only say Il
thank the PRECEDENT. Say my army is all right"
During the day General Sherm IN related many
HneCdoics Of his personal experience, while
coming through, Of a humorous nature which
must have been heard TO have been thoroughly
appreciated. He spoke confidently of his ability
10 take sayannah, saying that Hrdee was his
game.
Subsequently he returned 10 Fort McAllister,
in bOet placed at his disposal by Admiral Daal-
gren, and General Foster returned 10 Hilton Head
10 arrange 10 get forward supplies of hard bread
md haaf and a.lk IL ot,