The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-01-19
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Capture of Fort Fisher.


against Wilmin gton, n c., succeeded i,
capturing For, Fisher on the 18th inst
The following is the official dispatch +
the Secretary of War:
:. FoEr FISHER, Jan. l6-2 a. M.
After a careful reconnaissance On th
14.h, it was decided to risk an assault o,
For. Fisher-Paine's division, with Col
Abbott's brigade, to hold our line al
ready strung acr9ss the peninsula ane
facing Wilmington, against Hooke, Will
Ames' division should assault. on tn
west end. After three hours heavy ma
W firing, the assault was made at tbre,
o'clock in the afternoon on the 18th
Curtis brigade led, and as soon as it wa.
on the west end of the land front, it was
followed BY Pennibacker's, and the latter
by Bells. After desperate fighting,
gaining foot by foot, and severe loss, at
five in the afternoon we had possession
of about half the land front Abbott's
brigade was then taken from our line
facing Wilmington and put into Fort
Fisher, and on pushing it forward, at 10
o'clock at night it took the rest Of the
work, with little resistance, the garrison
falling back to the extreme of the PENN
sula, where they were followed aud cap
tured; among others, Gen. Whiting and
Col. Lamb, both wounded. | think we
have 1000 prisoners. I hope our own
loss will not exceed 500, but it is impos-
aible TO judge in the night. Among the
wounded are. the commanders of the
three leading brigades, Gen. Curtis being
wounded, not severely, but Colonies
Pennibacker and Bell dangerously.
The land front was formidable one.
TIL, parapot, in places, was fifteen feet
high, but the men went at it nobly I'M
dor severe muskotry fire. The marines
and sailors went up garantIy, but the
snusketry fire from the cas-. end Of the
land front was SO severe that they did not
succeed in entering the work The navy
fire on tho work, judging from the holes,
must have been terrific. Many guns were
uninjured. How many there were on
the point cannot say, perhaps 30 or 40
. A. B. COMSTOCK.
II. Col. A. D. c. and Chief Eng ;necr.
Fort Fisher, being at the mouth Of
Cape Fear river, commands the entrance
to Wilmington, and seals that port effect
ually against blockade running, which
business has been SO extensively carried
on from that point. Whether it is the
d ;f5 river and c5PtaTs tie city q
Wilmington, which lies several miles up
The stream, remains to be ascertained. -
The chief object in view, when the first
expedition made its unsuccessful attack,
was to get possession Of the Fort, and
close the port.
The C0mmercih A7ce-tiser, in an ar.
tic!e on the defenses Of Wilmington says
Fort Fisher has y guns, Fort Caswell
81, Fort thomson 10, Fort St Philip Q;
other works estimated at 3D. total mum,
Der Of guns 208 We may consider the
capture Of all these works now forgone
conclusion. Those south Of Fort Fisher
are cut off and must surrender upon de.
mand, while those above cannot hope to
resist upon the approach Of our feet and
army. .
The rebel papers are loud in their de-
nunciatioas of Gen. Kirby Smith. They
accuse him of the most rascal'y practices
--robbpg the rebel government to the
tune of millions, playing the part Of
Commissary to the French ia Mexico,
aud enacting the rogue aud swindIer gen.
orally. What a set of immacuatcs these
rebel leaders are.
The State Prison at Auburn, with six
hundred and fifty convicts, earned H.
900 above expenses in the last year.
Senator Wilson's bill to free the wives
and children of the slaves who fgh. for
u, though voted against by Administra-
tion Senators who were expected to vote
for it, escaped reference to a Commit.
tee, which would have buried it, and will
certainly pass.
ten. Thomas has been reinforced By
a division Of 1000 cavalry, and he now
has 50, 900 mounted troops, besides sew
eral thousand from Mississippi, and lat
news says that he will, with a portioa 0
his force, join Gen. Sherman, by way o
New York.
The Louisville Journal learns that thu
rebel Major Taylor sent g flag of truce
into Hardinsbure, Ky, Offering to assis
the Home Guard to protect that tow
against guerillas His offer was accept
ed and be il now operating in conjunot
ion with the Union Guard against David
sons gang.
OF the 5000 rebel prisoners coufnc
OF Elmira, \. Y, 1000 would gladl
take the oath Of allegiance. There ar
1,400 in the camp between II and l
years of age. Many are just learning t
read, and are eager for primers aud spell
ing books. Eight thousand suits c
clothing and 5000 Blankets have bee
distributed to them. They have plent
to eat, and are covered by excellent bal
racks.
The State Convention Of Tennessee,
in session at Nashville Oh the 18th inst
unanimously passed resolutions for tn
.holition Of slavery in that State, an