The New York herald., 1865-02-25

RICE FOUR CENTS.
earn consisted companies Of South Carolina
airy They offered but hte resistance, and fell
The direction Of the fort
Al nightfaii the column halted about mile and half
from the fort being formed with the bTigsies Of
Easement Colonel Ster the left and in tho
vicinity o the road leading Wilmington, while Colonel
Henderson, with his command, got an eligible position
near the river, and opened up communication with the
gunboat feet and with the troops the opposite side
The support consisted OF the brigade Of COL
Moore.
The command of all the troops immediately operating
against Fort Anderson assigned 70 General Cox,
while the command OF his division devolved upon Gene
raj Easement
At o'clock this morning the troops struck tents
and moved again The brigade Of Colonel Moore took the
lead. The sixty fifth Indiana sent ahead skir
mshers and fought it's way calamity the vicinity Of
the fo where rifle pits thrown up preparatory 70
the rSvEsTAEsI
The country by the troops covered with
innumerablc ponds OF water many of them OF eonsd
cradle size One these known Orton pond extends
eight miles in length parallel WITH and .
little than mile from, the river Fort Anderson
located the neck between this pond and the Cape
Fear both bodies Of being connected by line OF
works embracing the fort In front Of these works
the timber has been cleared for space Of about half
mle which the enemy's artillery has full play Our
skirmshers advanced open field 70 within
few hundred yards Of the rebel line, while main
body constructed earthworks in the timber the edge
OF the field The enemy, discovering this undertaking,
open very vigorous fire with their artillery, and shecd
working parties quite briskly for several hours be-
spite which, however the intrenchmcnts were ,om-
peted and occupied to night In force. During the
diminishing in the forenoon Lieutenant Laswell Of the
Sixty fifth Indiana prisoner for few minutes,
when his company charged and recaptured him.
General Schoheld and staH at the extreme 'front.'
the time the rebel artillery opened and
shot struck in very close proximity TO the general
he gsopng along the line.
Colonel Spauldng, OF the Twenty third Michigan, had
a narrow escape. A shell struck sapling near him,
which, force Of the shot, vibraed and hit him
powerful blow stunning him for few minutes.
The disposition OF our line tonight is as follows
The force confronting Fort Anderson Is under COM
mand Of Colonel and consists of the brigade Of
Colonel Henderson the right, t.a ~ c nc.'nei o"e"
the centre and Colonel Spauldngs on the lcfC s@-
PLAsKISG COLUMN,
under the immediate supervision Of General Cox, and
composed General Casements division In the advance,
supported by General Ames DIVISION started this after
around Orton pond with the intention Of
getting in the Of the fort. The distance to be
marched to effect this object is twenty miles, 50
that cannot hope for any results before to morrow
evening.
maintained steady fire upon the fort throughout the
day. headed by the Monitor Montauk, which approached
quite close. Some fifteen Of the wooden vessels, In.
cudng most OF the double enders, participated In the
bombardment
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Fort Anderson is in possession without further
struggle
About four O'Clock this morning Colonel Moore order
ed charge by skrmish line, for the purpose VI
asceraining the enemy yet remancd certain sounds
during the night having aroused his suspicious that they
evacuapg But slight rcsisance offered by the
enemys pick n, Who captured In the mpetuosity
Of the onset No reply came from tho fort, and fur
ther advance revealed the fact that the enemy had Indeed
abandoned II under cover Of the darkness The brsades
Of Colonels spauding and Owen, which supported the
advance OF the sknirh line entered and took
of the fort the brigade Of Colonel Henderson having
been left to hold our line of Entertainments Colonel
Moore sDatrhed the coors OF the Twenty sixth Ken
lucky and gaopng 30 the river angle planted them
the paraIet This constr ed by Of
the gunboats into a from the enemy whom they
supposed still possession and several shots fired
by the before the mistake discovered. Admiral
Moore inspected the fort
This almost boodless victory has given possession
OF eleven pieces Of heavy ordnance They numbes
thirty -two's and couple Of whitwors all in per-
feet order the rebels in their hurry having failed TO
spike them
In one OF the fort found magnet electric
battery, connected with wires running into the ground
which connected with torpedoes in the chan
mel Prisoners say that the operator endcavored TO
full
Sixty prisoners several battle flags and large amount
Of ammunition and ordnance complete the list Of
the day captures Their light artillery the rebels carried
away with them.
Giving his men only slight halt, Colonel Moore seat
them In pursuit. but up To this time without overtsk
ing the fugitives junction has been formed with tho
nanking column of General Cox, which unfortunately
arrived too late to cut OF their retreat No doubt the
rebel cavalry videttes which General Cox encountered
after starting out FASTENED back to communicate
the intelligence that force marching TO their rear,
and hence the prccpae abandonment Of the fort during
the night-s movement which the terrible nre Of tho
navy aided the rebels in deciding upon.
Our list OF Casualties does not exceed twenty Captain
Ainsworth barber master, with the steamer Eliza Han
cox, promptly seconded DR. Shppen in providing for the
wounded hy bringing up stores aud supplies TO the hos
pital which located ON the river edge. The Han
cox the nrst land ut the For Anderson
wharf
Only one man s missng-a sergeant Of the signal
corps, who carrying despatch from Lieutenant
Kctchu, and who is supposed to have lost his way In
the darkness and wandered into the ensmy's hnes
Lieutenant Ketchum, who the FIRST 70 opsn signal
station Fort Fisher, the nrst In similar under.
taking at Fort Anderson
With the abandonment Of their works here the snsmy
also evacuated Sugar Loaf battery on the other sds of
the river aud General Terys forces are now In pursufA
The gunboa,s having dragged the channel without and
ing any obsrucons got under weigh and are now sss
seven miles above the fort and not than six nilse
from Wilmington.
Arrival Of the Monterey.
The United states steam transport Monterey Captain