New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-26
FROM Washington.
Buffers md Terry's Attacks Compared.

Buffers md Terry's Attacks Compared.
From ON Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1865.
The success of Gen. Terry's attack upon Fort
Fisher following so quickly upon Gen. Buffers with
drawal from before that work. may have hurried the
lust judgments OF some men away from comparison
Of the different conditions of the two attempts They
are us different as their results are different,
I. Gen. Butler started on his enterprise with 600
troops and six pieces Of fold artillery, the heaviest
being l2.pounders.
Cen Terry started with between ~ 900 and 1900
troops from. the Army of the james, from the
Nineteenth Corps and from Lew. Waace's force. lie
was to have the help Of column OF 1900 sailors anu
marines lie had also siege train.
H. Butler landed with only two thousand two hund'
red men G. a0O) and became Immediately engaged with
rce Of the enemy posted in his rear up the Peninsula
II Is now admitted that this Rebel force was as strong
AZ Buffers entire command.
Terry landed eight thousand mon In such complete
security that, as The Baltimore american says they
were oyeroyed to again get from shpboard. and the
bands were soon playing and the men running about
and rolling In the sand like school children enjoy
ing holiday. Not sign of an enemy could DC seen IN
any direction"
Ill Within eight hours after Butler began to land
the sea was so rough that he coud not reSmbark the
troops he had got ashore send more to their support
lie could not get ashore a single piece OF his artillery
nor tents, nor provisions.
Gen Terry landed in calm. Tie Baltimore Am.riedH
says:
The .ransnorts were enabled 20 90 within about half
mile Of the shore and they surrounded by
not less than hundred boats. The several tugs In
attendance Joined In the work carrying the soldiers
TO within hundred yards of the beach and then trans
oquiprgo were also landed with several days provisions
for the entire force, eight thousand strong
~. Butler had 10 90 to lighting as soon as he got
ashore.
Terry landed quietly on Friday; had all Saturday to
establish line Of breastworks with 1900 men in it. to
prevent the approach of Rebel reaniorcements from
wilmington; and had till 81 o'clock Sunday after
noon to get ready TO assault tho fort
v. The feet co0pcrated with Terry, and enabled
him TO throw this line Of defense the Peninsula
to protect an assault he going to make with just
five times rs many men as Butler had to assault with
The Baltimore Aasriadn records: "An order was receiy
ed from the Admiral proceed in shore to the
encampments q the troops from any assault by Bragg
from Wilmington. Should he come, Captain Gibson
will with the I2J guns at his command. give him a
warm reception
Butler had but one thousand two hundred men to u.s.
sau,t with having left 900 as thin line OF defense
against attnok In his rear.
VI The fire Of the fleet in the first expedition had
done The fort no injury whatever and had disabled but
two OF its seyenty.two guns.
In the second expedition as Secretary Stanton says
1.-THE sea.front OF the fort had been greatly damaged
and broken by continuous and terrible fire of the fleet
for three days" Admiral Porter also says: 1T was
that no irnn al n.
began to disappear and the southern angle
Fort Fisher began to look very dilapidaed. The guns
were slcnced after another. and only one heavy
gun in the southern angle kept up its fire."
49, by sunset the fort reduced to q pulp
every gun was sienced by being injured covered up
with the earth, so that they would not work"
VII In Buffers attack Fort Fisher the fire Of the
feet did not njurc weaken the land face OF the fort
In Terrys attack. the fire OF the fleet discounted and
injured all Of the guns the land side where Terry
was TO attack, and all Of the guns the sea side
VII. Notwithstanding the injury which the fort
had received both Sides and the sencing of all its
guns on both sides, Porers 1000 sailors and marines.
who assaulted on the sea sde driven right back,
and the three brgades that attacked on the land side
were unable enter the fort after two hours Of deter
mined fighting, with all the help the fleet could give
them. Ofthis help Secretary Stanton says:
by sklfully directed fire thrown into the raverses.
one after another they occupied by the enemy
Admiral Porter contributed to the success of the
assaulting column. by signals between himself and
Gen Terry at brief Intervals. this fro was so well
managed as damage tho enemy without injury to our
own troops"
~ Batter. with only 1900 men ashore. wisely and
dutifully declined to assault Fort Fisher uninured by
the fire Of the feet
Injured and Its fire silenced. Terry could not take it
with 900 troops sailors and marinos) after two
hours fighting. lie had to put in Abbots brigade OF
5000 fresh men to aaish the job; and it took from
O'Clock till 10 for the combined 1000 to do IT, Secre
tary Stanton says:
THE works we're 70 constructed that every traverse