The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-19

tenant Colonel Barney Major joseph H. Allen, One Hun
dred and sixty ninth New York; the staff officers Of
Mpor General Ferry General Ames General Curtis,
ooSones Bell and Rennypacker commanding brgades
ana the on1csB or the line throughout, all DO
hayed with tho most magnificent GOODNESS and
courage, and 10 their enerts-maAy of them, alss
now dead and dying IN the flying hospital whence
! writo-s mainly due the great triumph Of ths day.
General 1ery-God bless his honored head-had narrow
escape from death but IL WAS an escape should hero
be stated that 0s previous the coundan<al military
announcement thai such expedition the one that
has now eliminated fortunately Sor to
be sent FORTH Genssa Terry had applied upon surgeons
certificate, for leave Of abnoe the then stas Of his
health being mch In the opinion Of his medical advisers
8 70 absolutely nscenae change Of climase his sys
tim, among oshsr things being full Of miasmatis
poisons The Lieutenant General however, decided thai
No could not spare him at that particular time and the
rsee OF the deeenten has indeed been fortunate FOR
General Tsys fame before the world His health Ia not
oven now what should DO for general commanding In
the nsd In midwiotsr
r1n ATTACK OF TIE sAIloRs MARINES ON TIE
WALL 1oRl
At halepss this afternoon the marines arrived IN
mont Of the for armed with Sss and oSming three
columns marched 10 point abous mile from ths work
So soca as thsy bad OrAsd under the breassworks
thrown up this morning the sailsrs two thousand in
nsnnbe@ armed With drawn cutlasses and ro~olvess,
likewise formed 10 three columns, and marched up tho
bsssh to point quite half mic from the fort-a
der command Of Fleet Captain K. R. Breess. Al this
tcr point The gallant sailors h down nat on the sand
between the guns Of the fort and Of the se under
Of the htser AT about tnlee O'Clock the snors and
marines staed towHd the fot the rum and, reaching
q stoskads and dtseh at te Dot Of Che brt 10
halt under very heavy IRE Of gpape canister and
kerry whteh lasted throughout tho engagement and
was perfectly Irresistible The noble men and officers
raltsd there shres times whom the beh mounted tho
parapcs and poured terrible nro INTO the sailors thsro
being just at that moment but few marines at that
point. After prolonged resistance against eafu Odds
retreat TO tho commenced of necessity, solely
owing 70 tho utter impossoilby Of tho sea wah being
successfully sormed by Of She doadinoss Of the
fire and the impassbihsy Of the ditch running imms-
diatci ct the base Of that 'front.' as we'll as around the
entire work.
The loss Of the sailors and marines was quite two hun
bred killed. and wounded.
ma FIRST UNION MAO
planned the fort to-day that of the One Hundred
and Seventeenth New Yosk vonssers, the brave Colo
moi Daggctt commanding. This regiment did splendid
service throughout the day. did the Ono Hundred and
Forty seoond Lieutenant Colonel Barney and the One
Hundred aud Sixty-nDsh Now York. Colonel Alonso
Alden.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OFFICERS LosY.
Tho fighting throughout the day. especially wShin
the of tho fort Of the most terrific and decisive
character. No quarter asked or shown. Tho pro.
portion Of officers Of all grades lost overwhelmingly
large AS write, General Curtis rs badly wounded, and
Colonel Bell, Of Now Hampshire 10 dying IN adjacent
tent
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Tho bearing and personal daring and bravery Of Lieut.
w. B. Gushing, ofAibsrmarie fame, AZ befoss stated
were most honorab,y conspicuous all day long The
guns OF his ship were constantly directed and fred
against Tho ensmy - long under orders ne navy Kept
up its bonlbardmsu md them q the bead of bis Dirty
sailors, he displayed the most elalsetc bravery m ths
navy attack against the noe waH Of Vic fort The i'd
uisusion Of NE sounAy viii 10 reshowessd UPON snk
young, gallant and s2vorits horo Of the ocean.
aRRAr rnasxa AMONG OFFICERS
AL the commanding officers Of General Ams' Aivison
were either killed or wounded.
PRwosnks
We have at loast should judge two thousand p,ison
er The rebel Ies, In all will not M far short Of twenty
I'VE hsndred men.
~ SIiTlD aArB sA0AAl1 oonnsnpS
has done mos cheering and soodly work here day.
Surgeon Alexander hsDoaad, cHef Inspector Il the
Suihussiyn ~ OWy fonI UsStSuou wv u8eHtb Oi tnio
splendid charity with The expSdftaon-Nr f. Foster
and Mr. y. A. Adams, two young gentlemen Of capacity
and eIpedsnse united winsoms manners and merci-
full industry Their labops have bssa of immense and
incaicable benefit to ts woundsd and dead who
survived tbsir wounds fer different periods They and
their Efforts especially deserving Of this honorable
public mention Mr. Martin, susaer Of the One Hundred
and Seventeenth New York Volunteers, gave his active
sympathy to the wounded BY laboanS nigh. md day at
the hospitals with great usefulness In alienation Of tho
misories Of the unfortunate
REBEL FROM ru BORE
Rebel prisoners that tho fort held three thou
sand pebcls in command Of Major General whiHng
Colonel Lamb being subordinate to Whiting Three hun
dred prisoners bpsught In 1t sss IN charge Of
Adjutant Chasles h. Royce, Of the One Hundred and
Seventeenth New Yorh which is 10 DO added TO the num-
Der taken at The MI Of the fertilization.
IRE ozAaAorn on the neRr.
The concession 10 altogether general that the Sght Of
to-day In the ont rank Of the very sevcrcst fight
Ing Of the war Tho mortality on both sides greaa
far beyond tho common measure whfs the number Of
Casualties other than mortal, was extraordinarily great
REAR ADMIRAL PORTER
The Admiral was on the Federal Point shore during this
morning. and had prolonged consultation with Major
General Terry The cooperation Of the navy with tho
the expedition The greatest possible harmony prevailed
between General Terry and Rear Admiral Porter and the
great victory in tho reduction Of the BORT conspcu
DUSTY aided and enhanced by this Fact
DEATH cArrAN BENJAMIN n. poRrER UNITED STATES
NAVY, COMMANDING YIAosGY mALvrns-DsAT os
rHvrsSANs ". rRsnoS, usJso spArEs NAVY.
Rear Admiral Porter aud Me Unitcd States Navy have
70 dcporc the loss Of noble sailor and accomplished
oeer In the death to-day front OF tho fallen fort %
Captain BENJAMIN n. Porter commanding Admiral Por1
ter's lagslJp the Malvern He s At the head Of tho
nrst division Of the naval column, al about three O'Clock
leading the mon on TO the fbr HIS fficnd-Lieuienant
8 W. Preston, Admiral Por.cr's nag Lieutenant also
able gallant and popular ofDser-fe by his side, and
their bodies board the Malvern. Thor deaths
will long be iamented not only by the navy but by the
oosntry AZ laSge, In defence Of whose dag they 20
sandy fell Both Of those osers had but recently
turned from years captivity in rebel prsonxand Lout
Preston will be remembered volunteering 10 aid In tho