New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-17

with underground of scrub and live box laurel and
green brer. VA either side, however there good
sand beach road. thcky studded the left or river
side VITA thrifty pines These facts OF position LAYING
been July demonstrated, Fridays operations closed and
returned to camp. having drawn bat little OF
the enemys fire. and having been attended with incon.
siderable casualties.
On Saturday morning reconnaissance in force or
more general advance moved out from advance
lines OF works. a brisk Smelling from one OF the gun
boats on the side opened the ball at about
Just above the hafmoon battery. This was followed
by anute., which moved slowly and cautiously up tie
river to within a hGll mile Of Fort Anderson.
Our line was formed by Abbotfs brigade on the right
stretching from thc ocean beach interior to the swamp
Col Amcs brigade (of Paiues coorol diyHol) io.a.
ing AbboLs men, while the Old division CT Con. Ames,
or thut portion Of it with this Command held the
center and joined Wriehts brigade OF Paues division
the lon, which stretched westward to the river bank.
JyricAs Battery L, 81 United States, also supported
the le,t wing.
The sun rose clear and beautiful up OF tire sea- and
had done playing bopoep with tho foam cresad
waves when the hustle Enforcement and signalzed our
advance Eagerly troops and andtOme5 OF horses
many OF them trophies Ct Fort Fisher captuesprossed
Oh the road and into ae swamps and woods VII.
mington-ward. Rapid musket firing soon Indicated
the enemys presence in full force.
Then anon came, lmpng. bleeding. TO tie rear
colorcd soldcr-red blood, relder-who hod been
picked" on tie skirmsh line Then rolled back
cheer. rs some squad of luckless johunics were
"gohbed" and rushed to tic rear. intcrmix d with
the usual desntoly fire of shGrpshooters and az sand
witched by tie biz, echoing guns of the navy boats
tie right 1t aoOnt IL o'clock a. II. when our boys
carried the enemies first aid second lines aud drove
them all behind tseir main works.
Hereupon ensuad u rafting disconnected fire. under
cover Of which, shielded by the woods and the A.
sion created by tie ganboats, We enab,' ;" p
nov Inc Of works close up into the fac VI w
cs certainly not so yards fror ~" ''"''
we shall hold, and which marks ,ar progress W.!
some 40 miles further from Fsher' anu WIN" '"o
miles OF Wilmington.
During the morning fine artillery duel sprang up
between tic monitor Montguk, Com nnndeF stone IN"
Fort Andcrson, On the west bank OF the river Inc
little black Yankee cheesebox" moved slowly up to
within a few hundred yards OF the fort and gave II
several vigorous sautes before it degned response
At length il got one Of It's riaed Wht0 orths IN range
end opened upon the audaoous intruder This fire was
kept up several hours without result TIE monitor
made several remarkably good shots and the fort bit
tie monitor twice without naictng injury however.
Gen Terry was out at tho front during al the move
ent Of his troors Gen schodcll game out also about
eleven O'clock and apparently being satisfied with the
manner tho reeoenlzance was being c0nducteI-Te'
turned again about the middle oftLe afternoon
The entire movement was successful. end accom-
plshcd with a very small loss in killed. and oay about
hny wounded.
Can't. A. c. Edgers. with only fifty men OF the 3D.
View Hampshire. captured Gftyfour Rebel prisoners,
making about eighty in all of captures.
Capt Scott, OF Gen. Pennypacker's stall was Killed
on tie night Of our liue. DEIA