The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-01-19

TsLEcRApHic NEWS.
CAPTURE OF TT. FISHER
2,5OO Prisoners
.SEV ENTY.TW0 CANN0NS.
GENERAL WHITING AND COL.
LAMB AMONG THE CAPTURES.
Our Loss Heavy.
PARTICULARS OF sToRMIHG OF THE
WORKS.
$500 Prisoners.
SEy ENTY.TWO CANNONS.
Our LOSS Heavy.
PARTICULARS OF sToRMIEG OF THE
WORKS.
WAN DEpAITMEST,
WA.HiNsrJN, January II.
10 Nrnior Gen.ral Dir.

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/, TO Mojor General Dtr
Tn, follow log llcill disI a,chcs have
ius, been receive at this Department.:
= IIgApq'Rs U. $. Forors FgrERAL PpINr,
w. c., Jan. 10Th, via Fortress Monroe, IL
Brig. Gen. j. a Rdwlin9 20 General!
| have the honor to rcp,rt that Furt
Fisher was carried hy assault this after.
noon and ,v'uing by G. 'r. Amcs' Diti
sion aud I'd Brigade OF tn 1t Division
Of the 2lh Amy Corps, gillanly aided
by u battalion ol morin.s aud scamcu
from the navy.
The assault was preceded by hoavy
bombardmcnt from III, Il ~, and was
4 mudc Il, 3.30 p. NJ, ,wlcn the frat brig.
adc, Curtis Of Amcs' division, effected
lodgmcut upon the pufapct; but foil pos
lc.sOn Of The works wis uJt obtiin,d
till IOp NJ.
The behavior Of both cfliacrs an men
was most admirable.
All the works south Of Fod Fisher ore
now occupied by oui troops.
We have not ~ thuh 1900 prisoner,
Including General Waiting and Colonel
Llmb, the command mt ul The tort,
regret to say that cur loss j. severe,
cspcc ally in oiIi,crs. an not able TO
/ form any estimate OF the uuubar of clsu
oltics. [SigncdI
ALrEHrp II. TlERy,
Brcv. Mai, Gen. Com. Expedition.
FoRr FisER Jan. 10 - 4. M.-Aflcr
a careful reconnaissance, on the ll,h, it
was decided 10 risk an assault on Fort
/ Fisher. PdInc's division with Colonel
/ Abjut's brigade were ordered to hold u
linn tlrcndy strung ncruss the peninsula
aud facing Wilmington, ugninst llokc,
whilo Amrs' division should assault on
tho west end. A1cr th;co hours heavy
navy firing, an assault wns made at 3 l..
NJ, on tho l5h, Curtis brigade taking
the lead; and is suon ~ il was on the
west o. dol tho land front, il WIS followed
by Pcnibnkcr's ard the latter by u lis
A ter d spcralo fighting. gaining foot 10y
foot, aud severe loss, at Il. VI we had
! possession Of about half the land front
| Abhuu's brigade was then taken from
our line facing Wilmington md PIT into
Fort Fisher; nnd ON rushing il forward, |
at 10 u. NJ, l. took the rest of the works /
with liul' rcsisiuncr, the gurr.sun falling
back 90 the extreme OF IL" peninsula, |
while they were followed aud captured. |
Among olhcrs Central Waiting aud |
Colonel Llhb are both wounded.
| think We h.vc quite 1000 prisoners.
hope uvr own less may not ,xsrCd 300,
but il Is impossible to Judge in the night.
Among the ~ u1dcd are thc commanders
Of the three leading lrigad.s, G N. Cur.
us being wounded, not severely, but
Coils. pcnibackcr ard Be dang, ruusly.
The land front was formidable one
tho p5rapc', N place., being fourteen
or fifteen feet aigh; but they went up 10 |
II molly uhdCr a severe musknlry fire. /
/ The mnrincA aud sailors went ~ gal.
I lan'ry, tut the muskctry FIRE from the
east end OF the land lrtnt wue 50 severe
they did not succeed In entering the
works. The navy liz, on the work, iudr
ing frcm The holes, must hav1 been ter. |
rife. NJ ny OF the guns w.r, injured; /.
how many there were ON thc point can. .
not say, perhaps 80 or ~
LSignrdl c. u, CcMsroce,
Lieut., Gov, A. d. c., and Chief I'm.
ApnlhCr disputch estimates the NOM.
Der Of prisoners cap'urcd at 1900, aud the !
number uf guusat ~.
General Grant tclcgraphs 10 this
Department that in honor ct this great
triumph achieved 10y the unitcd valJr of
tie army and navy, he has ordered a.
salute OF 100 guns TO be ii',d by each OF
The armies operating against Richmond.
lSign,dl &. A. DANA,
Assistant Secretary ot War,
F,Rr MoNRor, Jan. l7,--Thc steamer
Atlantic has just arrived rom Whining
ton, and confirms the capture OF Fort
Fisher aud the works ON Federal Point.
Que losses were heavy. Two l5.ineh
guns burst ON the monitors. We cpptur.
cd about $500 prisoners.
NEW York, January l7--Thc lIcralrs
Washington special says HAIRS sole
business 10 Richmond vas 10 recover
number of important pr,vltS papers, title
deeds, g., taken from his house by The
rcb Is when near Washington. Tie was
very kindly received ana had franz aud
free conversations with j. Il, Davis aud
number Of Others, but those resulted 10
notkiug drfnilc, The story published in !
the Richmond Dispatch about d Wis
sending letter, saying he was willing To
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Lincoln, Us all bush.
The Triluuc's special also says no
letter was sent by Davis, aud that he
mado no sign OF lowering the rebel Glg.
Tx Governor Jacobs, OF Kentucky. l.
Who returned with Mr.. Blair, reports a
strong peace feeling among the c,tizcns
OF Richmond. and even among off ,crs Of
high grade. IL predicts th,re will be
cessation II hoslililiys within two months,
aud proposal for peace from the r,bol
Government, This Is in contradiction Of
the indications shown Ia the fact reported
by N officer from North CarOluJ, who
saws the rebels have already three regi
mcuts of tr2ed slaves in the field.
Tho Times Washington special says
il is reported at the headquarters of the
Army OF the Potomac thar LIE has sent
his family out Of Richmond, and that
nothing but pcuce is talked Of in that
city,
Tho World Washington special SAYS
Mr.. Blair reported TO the President he /
h,d no official message 10 communicate I
10 him nom the rebel Government, So
far is is known he found the talk in
Richmond the sumo as is put forth ia tho l
papers OF that city.
Hersd's cor spondent in front Of
Richmond say;
Mdor General Gibbons, lately com.
manding the I'd division, ~ corps, has
succeeded Major General Crd ia com
mand of the 2Ih corps, Gene al OId
bring placed in command OF the Army
Of tie James. The rebels have recently
erected formidable works in front OF the
25,h corps.
d, is said that division OF Virginia
troops, recently ordered South, mulinied
and refused TO leave their State, and That ,
they carried taeir point
Alleged rebel pirutCs aud incendiarics 1
have b. on arrested by cficers under Gen.
Dix ard Superintendent, KENNEDY, They