The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-25
capture of Fort De Russey.

FORT DE RUssEY March 10, via CAIRO,
March M.--This fort was captured to-day
by the U. s. forces, under Gen. A. J. Smith.
An expedition left Vicksburg on the 10th
and landed at Semmeshort on the 18th.
They marched to Bayou Glace, where Gen
Scurry's rebel brigade which had been en-
camped but which fed at the approach Of
our transports, leaving considerable camp
equlpage and commisarry stores. Smith
pressed forward to Yellow Bayou where
strong Qualifications had been erected, but
the rebels again fed as we came up. The
enemy was pressed and SEINE skirmising
occurred resulting in the capture of several
prisoners and small wagon train.
At daylight yesterday the entire command
started for Fort De Rupy, % miles distant,
and at O'Clock P. NJ, the 81 and 9th Ind.
Batteries opened on the fort which replied
vigorously with three of its heaviest guns.
The cannonading continue an hour when
Gen. Smith ordered the LIST and I'd Ilps OF
the 10th corps under Gen. Mower to charge
on the enemy's rife-pits and storm the
fort. The 5sth, 18th and 18th Ind, and
the oath Mo-, regiments charged over deep
bitches and thick abattis amid CALLING fire
aud within 20 minutes after the order was
issued the color Sergeant Of the 5Sth Hi.
non planted the American flag upon the
enemy's work.
' Thh victory was complete, and resulted
in the capture of 335 prisoners including
"a commissioned officers; two nine inch
Dahlgaen guns; two 4 Founders; four 3D.
FOUNDERS; Two 6pounders; lot Of small
arms; 2,OOOlbarrels Of fine powder; an i'm
mense quantity assorted ammunition and
several thousand dollars worth Of commits
sary stores. Fort De Rupy is most for
midsble work, qusdrangular in shape, and
bastians and bomb proofs covered with
Railroad iron.
The positions of the guns was capital for
rapid aud effective fire, in all our boats at
tempting to 60 up or down the rivor.
About 800 negroes were employed for q
year in constructing esrthworks. General
Smith will superintend the thorough de-
truction of the Notifications to morrow.
1t will take three thousand men 2 or 3
yeas to destroy them. I1JBH
Glorious news may be expected from
Generals Bsnks and Smith within two
weeds. Their designs strength and position
are contraband at present. -.---
Among the artillery captured, are two
guns belonging to the schooner Morning
Light, two rif1ed guns from the Harriet
Lane, captured last Spring of Sabine Pass,
and one heavy gun from tho Indianols, sunk
in the Mississippi, last year by the rebel
ram, Webb. a1s Z * sahrDe
The rebels beast that their iron plated
ram Missouri, now in the river, can sink
any gunboat in our navy. The Webb and
Mary Jane are also considered impregnable
to any of our fotilla.
Admiral Porter has been busily engaged
for the last three days in removing obstruc,
tions from Red river, consistind Of RATS and
niles driven into the channel zc5Jss
Transports are now proceeding up the
river without interruption. DIS 5ie<i1
The Cairo News publishes the following
list of vessels which are said to compose
Admiral Porter's Red river feet: For
Human, ! guns; Cricket, guns; Lafayette
9 guns; Neosho, 8 guns; 0zarth, guns;
PASSPORT, guns; Choctaw, guns; Usage, 3
guns; Chillicotbe, guns; Louisville, IA
guns; Carondalet Ia gsns; Benton, 18 guns;
Pittsburg, IA guns; Gazelle, guns; Mound
City, Il guns; Gen. Price, guns; Living.
ton, 8 guna; Owachita, SO guns; Black Hawk
g. Fifteen transports accompany the feet
The pebsl force 10 estimated ct 400 With