New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-23
VScD Our SPECIAL Correspondent.
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eszncissance.
Uscu Our Special Correspondent.
FoRr FISHER Feb 40 1866.
On Friday Gen. Gchcteld advanced his
Twenty third Corps up from Smthyille toward WI.
uington to point threatening Fort Anderson, while
Admiral Porter opened vigorous FIRE upon the 'oIt.
vhichwas spirtedly responded TO by the enonry The
monitor Mcu.auk moved close to the fort receiving
In ire with perfect indifoye.ce. The dOotScndeTs
also adyascsd and poured into the fort gal:ng ire
A. nctttll She firing was discontinued bit yesterday
morning wac renewed with increased fury and kept
pp all day 1t about D.. It became esnde1t tha'
Fort Anderson had come 10 grief Her lT-aS was
syrern,ar and very insceurate and finally ceased alto
sether Jusat sunset tbsy seemed TO have eo another
gun in position. and opened with two parting
solicitations Admiral Porter gave orders 20 recon-
nonee tha. bombardment again at daylight EGnday
morning. bu. on opening not more than half dozen
skos4 lad besn fred when, al 20 minutes past 6. n
white dag Wac discovered 1yDg over the fof and q
man On tie parapct (Which proved TO be your cores
pcndent .E y, waving hig cloak to the monitor 20
iold its fire. &c the work was ours Col Moore COM
uAsdisg the Second Brigade Of the Second Diyision.
had invested lie fort Saturday evening, and was tse
arvt toscoyer che evacuation aid take Possession OF
the for. Tho ain force OF Gen. Schohelds corps
urder command Of MajorGen Cox had passed around
aad beyond Oh road loading utonsly from Smith
Geld to WimiAgte1.
Gen ScAafed. no has just left. lis headquarters OF
board the magnificent steamer s6paldiDg is Of the
opinion ths. the AZ vance of his AMY will be nesr
Wilmington by this time Q a. H. Sunday that these
eefreating fsaces ya be bGgged ther flight tither
but find otser officers of tho aKmynd navy who haze
more actively ,par.o pated in the Movement, do ROT
asAIe in tbeGsaerlg sanguine expect ltions AS soon
the fact Of tie fort surrender Wa discovered at
Cor Terys 2e2dg ters across the liver he ordered
IN immediate siTaIoe of the lines Ehen it dis
CO.. cred that nxhng hr. thin skTmiSa line was efs
Sniis trout He troops pusied Vigorously tor
VAL but havingao caysiry 1t is nod ge. ascerained
bow Ear Boke is lafdvspse.
IniAe fort were flund .gelve guns Of Iaayy calibcr
and considerable onaatit5 Of ammunition The enemy
cook o. FIVE guns with them. including Two Whit
Vorths As soon 10 tho snail boats could drag the
che strssD, Admiral Porter pushed mp hi flagship
part ebstrucons aad is II present anchored some
two niss above the for The channel is seIy fnuous
and the W. .er shallow TT or gnboats xilScx push
On up TO Wilmington. unlsss sonce now AID aSEnown
distractions shall develop themselves
Thus one iy one DO tie stIongholds Of the Reaction
Sled 10 the rsistess energy Of Union orce. Fort
Andcrson--wllch almost securely aud deGsnty as
Fisher held the mouth OF this Last breathing lung Of
Rebel srpply-k now In our possesrion, without the
loss OF boat and scarcely loss Of OF conrke il
is presumebe th he enemy will concentrate and ma Ike
another and perhaV more formidable stand within the
r,eferses Of Wilmington but troops demoralged by
slant retreats and slant defeats are not the troops
70 withstand the aslaflts Of Uncle Sans conqucrng
'eSions.
Admiral Porter played another OF his YHrkee tricks
spcD the enemy last night. which it is supposed may
have hastenec their exit oil either line. lie Lad con-
ructed sham canvass molitor for the purpose OF
IMPEDING their topedoes fifty or sixty Of which
rere known TO be sunk In the cha mel In the Vicinity
ftbc fort containing from fifty to thousand ponnfs
y powder. His mock monitor G. utiously towed 1
" nose under the guns Of the fort at abot 10 o'clock
ed then left to strong tide TO carry her past the fort
The plot worked most successfully The crab sailed II
ss tho fort ia Utter contempt Of guns and the torpe
fiueh weyo exploded ali abopt her, After glidips