New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-19

right thigh and back; L. L. Chester. Acting Ensign OF
the Pontocsuc in the right thigh John Y. Merry Act
Ing Easign OF tho Osceoa in both thighs Joseph NJ
Simms. Master Mate Of the Minnesota IN the right
thigh. These are only portion oi the "0uh1ed
officers.
We could sec from tho feet cut little OF what was
going on west Of the fort further than occasional
gmpse' Of the prolonged contest which bad not cosed
hen dai knoss sot in when nothing coud TO seen nul
hases OF nusGety on the rampartS and IN the interior
I OF the fort.
Acting Masters Mate S. W. Kcmpton. Of the Santa
was sent On shore with boat placed at the service
OF Cen Terry and being invited by ore OF the stan e.
join item IN the assault actually entered the fort With
VITA Gen. Curtis. acting his aid.
lie replcGtnis that tito assaulting party advanced
while Che garrison Were repeng tie Naval assault.
ana had succeeded 10y suddenly capturing the guard OF
thirty men II the SILLY port, manning two howtscs
loaded win grape and shooting down end driving back
tlc shal1Nhoo,eTs on the ramparts in gaining an en-
trance uud footing on three of the mounds before lie
general attention Of the garrison directed tn those
gallant fellows engaged in this bold and hazardous
work, snatched the ing from the ramp1Its under but
lcr ana have secured the fort itself Their sup
ports rushed on as soon II tie flag was raised and then
commenced of the severest contests that tho war
has furnished for the possession Of the iort.
II appeared 10 have been constructed for snch n
contest now progressing, and each OF the seventeen
mounds were successfully fought for and struggled over
with desperate perseverance and bravery Doth by the
assuultng party and the garrison.
Mound after mound was captured. until nine ny the
seventeen were in our postesson at niIo o'clock ~
night, when General Curtis who led The aGsGnitnR
rarity determined 10 make one more charge on the enc
ny and II that filled 10 hold on Il hc hnf that was 10
bis possession until morning. Just be was about To
make the charge the whlo flag raised by tie gar.
NJ on, and possession given Of tie entire WORK.
The prisoners were at once placed in the DOmbpoos,
aud Kept under guard until morning when thoy were
marched aud numbered with those WHO escaped aHd
we've subsequently, Iecaptgrcd lsOO prisoners and
100 9t'eers, including Maj Cen. Whiting commander
OF MI the works on the coast, and Brighten. Lamb
comwaHdar Of ror fisher. both Of whom are wounded,
The latter. 10 is thought, MORALLY.
TIC loss OF the army In this assault and The subse.
quent contest for the possess ~ the work 10 40 Killed
end wounded. The gallant Gen. Curtis who accom-
panied Con Butler but who disagreed with hin IN the
opinion that tie fort could not be tako0 led the assault
and has "A pn.nfu wound over the eye the number Of
guns captured In the fort ard in ne adjeccn works.
including tic batteries Oh Zekes Island And Mound is
- 1hey were all u good cot iiion none OF them being
pked though fourteen OF TIC seventeen on TIC north
Tho variety OF gunsi il remarkable embracing ell Tie
most fioed varieties 81 English manufacture. uclud
inc lcnioundcr Armstrong gan erected on a solid
mahogany carriage Whom u j remembered that The
assault wls lmmenccd at O'clock IN the afternoon,
asd t.a ~ .2,sc,- - O. TIE ier, Yes not o.tgrcl
unt odar ) ,o'cloct n Tie ey6n'ng. period q Six
h0g sule Idea OF she ierCene7s of the encounter mas
Dr. iua.ucl. They fought men never before fought
3D.. shot anl she'll f~rm che u9und nnd water bl'Ic.
WcI pourr fO thC be- ~ lc Tort ~ y tlcy they had
2clj men familiar with ofcrY nook aud corner Of I'd
vl- vok Tire h.c. co1.d q" nonii further 70 asfis
Their.
Ite Rcbe- having been driven from one mount e
another finally surrendered i. hlf past nine O'Clock,
tle tine ri which wo heard Che lIs. cheer from tb'
gallant vicfors.
This CfondsO morning Admiral Porter. 90 saeer
tA.Li7 th-t LDaca Island Battery Vas anaudouri scl
Eve dplbis euier glhb0sis into tnIe Tear River ri
loving te litc gboii Wilderness from which grsp
cl,s F.ra lrnr 70 search tof torgedoe, They hrs
rJ1niei le ~ y All disappeared behind TIC s0od
Oh ilt,r NY 40 tie river bS.g.e t.e 81 go s.ied.
Their hrst object .i DO % establish base ~ ~
river rho landing 81 supplies for tho army on ~
p'uinsulh. small p.cf IL already thel hld an erten
.!ye W n vii be- Immediately built Tho SUPPLE
nor lerc 10 tc carried mo TIE kga and landei 70
day Atpesent everything has to Do landed IN smnl
i0lf- thitu.'i o rough sfIt
Tie Caa.i survey are also rcaying nll tho buoy' n
tie ahlIre nrd all the FcIes ~ she feet that do Nd
draw -. much water viii 70 into tie seie md sccu'
hIfunT ilflde 80
The .uIl5sirs j. q l.i ~ sscmar sni mar - iI,'
and WOUNDED tie Salt-o gaa in ihe %, nl a--'nli
~a, Was taken Iuto the thlocsf ~ thc ift ~ Jrii
-. ss9a. ia V1s ssrlck four tn,- b. sllel''
Nu. u. a. - seaman Killed Jatles - ~. IN rine
wolntel a. TO recs arc thg- u'Ipfi"d dcaal. Avn
: Nnrru. C0N.Wh.n. wounded through tic iunss
Charlie .l ans. marine. wounded i tio band. Jult
Major marine vuuracd Ir fhn ha1ls i tfc- Nc
Cau'y capi,n " thc afcr gnari wounded IN ~
tliel and log. John Is'hcr cnpan ~ tie nii'l
guard, wounded iH tfo ai4pHcI. FRANCIS NoHiAei
lprdsman. wounded iu thc pos. Gen = iisher seaman
c1ntgsioH 30 slo uisl. Thomas AeteA. iifdsn "
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