New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-25
CAPTURE or FORT FISHER.
otrlClll REPORT or ADMIRAL PORTER.
PasA,,r,ars Of the Attack On Fort Fisher
us, Of Killed and We"nded-F"i'"re
-, ,,,c Parrot Gpns-IscrOrt Of Eiee'
Cant. X. n. Breesc.

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SIN. had the honor TO make you short
,,rot on the I5b stating to you that Fort Fisher had
hen cap,ured BY the military and naval forces now
here. beg leave to submit now detailed report Oh
The operaticas, having received all, nearly all Tie
Information required to make out d complete report.
AS coon as Maj Gen. Terry arrived at Beaufort, \.
e.. which he did on the eth Jeuualy We arranged 10
s,hcr plan Of operations which have proved SUGGEST
snl
Ire weather was threatening and advised TIE Cen
x,. 20 Get his TRANSPORTS inside tic harbor to avoid The
violence of the coming gaei most Of thcn' however
ssid outside.
Tie gle blew very Heavy fcr two days and nights
he ships.ofwar oil held on aud rode out at their an
sbors eyeept the Colorado which vessel was obliged
20 60 10 sea- having Only one anchor leit win "n,N
alone she cou'd not possibly have ridden out mo gaze
the being very heavy nom We soIn ,bi ~
tr.nsnoyts mad arrived the commanders all made
strenous ey erons keep their vessels nj anchor on
Beaufort be ready Tor the move That was aoou' 10 NC
Having expended almost every shot and slell in the
first bombaIdment. ii became necessary TO laAe lh
about fifteen hundred more, and oil up WIN coal
which was done under the most adverse circumstances
the large vessels all laying outside IL heavy sea- ana
The aeet aceom6enied by the transports, steamed
away on the l2th for Fort Fisher and the wind neiag
fair and moderate was in hopes That We Nood ne
% anchor off Half Moon Battery for The night.
The feet sailed IN three columrs
Line No. !, led hy the Brooklyn Capt. james alden
consisted Of the Mobicsn, Commander Dame Ammehi
Ineony Lieut. Commander W. L. 1fhXtoni hInsas
Lien. Commander q. p. Watmough; 1aniie, Lieut..
Commander 4. c. Harris; Unadila. Lieut. COMMANDER
r. NJ Ramsay; Huron, Lieut.. Commander J. U. SCI
fridge; Maumee. Lieut. Commander ralph hanueii
Pecnot Lieut. Commander ID. l.. Braine Pautuxet
Commander j. IL Spots: Seneca, Lent. Coumendar
NJ. seard; Pontoosac. Lieut. C0mma1deF W. u.
Temple; Sereus Commander j. c. Howell
Line No. 2, Minnesota, Commander Joseph Lam
mon leading consisted of Colorado Commander Ii.
X Thatcher Wabash Capt NJ smith sls9ueh,annaa'
r. Sohenck Juniata, Iieut. Commander +. ;. Phelps;
Shenandoah, Capt D. b. lidgley; 1iconderoga, Capt
Charles S,eedman Vanderbilt. Capt {. W. Pickoringi
Mackuaw, Commander J. {. Beaumont; IGscarora
Commander j. NJ. FIailey.
Lie No. 3, Santiago de Cuba, Capt. O. S. Gibson
consisted Of Fort Jackson, Capt j. /. Sands Oneida
Comma j. NJ. i. Citz; sassaeus, Lieut. Commander
}. J.. Davis; Chippewa, Lieut.. Commander T. T. rot
ter r. r. Cuyer, COMMANDER {. II. - CM I
Msratauza Lieut.. Commander George W. Young;
Monticello, Lieut.. W. b. Castings Alabama, a. V.
Liett. A. r.. Langthornei Montgomery, A. " Lieut.
. T. C. Dunn; Rhode Island Commander 8 ID. Trench
ard; Iaseo, Commander John Guest.
q, Tie reserve division under Lieut. Commander J. II.
Upehur in the A. ID. Vance consisted the BrIannia
Lieut.. #. NJ. Green; Lillian. A. v. Lieut.. A. Harris
Fort Donelson, Act Master G.. w. FROST; Wilderness
Act MoseT H Arcy; Ares s5s y hf
The Nansemond Aet Master j. H. Porter; Little
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L, s Keyser. and Republic Act Ensign J. W. Bennett
being used as d. patch vessels.
Great enthusi sm displayed IN the feet when IL
ascertaned that troops bad come TO renew the at
tack on Fort Fisher for great the disappointment
OIL account Of the late failure.
Some Of the vessels that accompanied the last eXpe
diiion badly damaged IN various ways. The Sas-
had both rudders disabled but her energetic com
rosnder, Lieut.. Com. J. L. Davis, was ready IN time
The Mackinaw, Commander j. c. Beaumont, lad one
Of her boilers knocked to pieces bu, her cOmmander
would 20 on one butler 1he osceols, ColnmsnderJ j.
N. r. Cliu in the same condiiion-one boiler smashed
up with shot and hole the b0ttom--was ready
for anything and heard no complaint nom any one
With such disposition Oil the part Of the officers, AZ
tcipated the most favorable result.
At daylight on the 18th instant, line No: TOOK posi-
ton within COO yards Of the beach 10 land the troops
lines Nos. and anchorng close 70 ana ouH.dY OF
them, and the reserves taking charge OF the provision
AZ $50 a. m. signal was made to the feet 10 send
boats 20 transports to land troops. At p NJ. We had
landed seo0 men, with twelve days provisions and all
their intrenching tools
In the meantime the New 1ronsides' Commodore Wa
Ham Radford; Saugus. Commander L. j. Calhoun;
Gauonicus, Commander George J.. Beiknap; Mahopae.
Lieut. C Commander A. ". Weaver; and Monsdnock.
Commander T. G.. Parrot were ordered IN 20 take
nearer position tho outside vessel e 1rOnsidee being
loo verbs from Fort FISHER, which was tie pInc pal
work and ON which the iron vessels were ordered 10
pour al their FIRE and endeavor 10 dsmouDt oil the guns
They got into position about a. n, and opened IRE
deliberately.
n M signaled line No 2 10 get under way and so IA
and attack. Limo No l was siGIGled 20 take position
in front OF the battery. Gnd ne NJ. was 10 remain
and the landing party and ge the field artillery
ep shore
The different lines having formed into line ofbatle
steamed toward Fort Fisher, the Colorado leading he
Minnesota having got hawser around her proPeNer)
The vessels TOOK their positions MISUNDERSTANDING
had some practice at that place-Gnd delivered their
fire as they fen in. The rapid FIRE Of the monitors ana
Iroasdes kept Rebels partly away from their guns,
aud they inflicted damage on the feet the IRE beng
very unsteady; indeed don't see how they could fire
at all Afer liues No. / and got fairly anchored IL
position the bombardment was very rapid and severe
This was continued without Intern ssion from O'clock
IT, m until some time after dark. when the wooden yes
sells ordered 20 haul ont and anchor The monitors
and Ironsdes directed TO take up the fire during
the night. The enemy bad long ceased TO respond 10
our fire. and kept ia his bomb proofs.
I could that our fire had damaged Of their
gaos and determined that before the army went 10
the assault there should be guns within reach TO
arrest their progress,
Having found that Tire Rebels could stiI bring some
heavy guns to bear determined o.try another plan
and the morning Of the nth ordered in all the ANAL
gunboas carrying l-ineh guns 10 fire slowly and Try
the assault TO be made. The Brooklyn ordered
throw pretty quick fire 10 keep the Rebels RON
working their guns The attack was commenced at
y. N. and lasted till long after dark.
O0e or two guns were fired this day from the upper
batteries. inflcting serious damage any OF The
vessels except cutting awaythe mainnast OF the Huron,
and hitting the Unadia once OF twice These guns we
always sienced when rapid fire opened. The at
tsoko the gunbosls lasted until long after dark and
one vessel vas employed firing ian hour eaoD through.
ont the night
On this evening Gen. Terry on board to SEQ ne
tnn arrange the plan Of battle for the next day. The
troops had got rested after their long confinement on
shpDOard anu sea voyage, ana lad recovered from the
arenchIg they received when landing through the SURF
were eager for the attack 10y
1t was arranged between the General and myself that
the ships should all eoin early, and lire rapidly tiroucb
the day until the hour for The assault cane OF ne
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