The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-28
THE WEEKLY sun.

hA1r-RpAY NORNING. ~. .. ls65

Thr Pan NJ Fort Pfrher'
TIM p,ts,o viii red With sstisfsctiun the offcta
LorruInis pubrshsd IN smother column. o. The crp-
nire n ror. Fisher by che Union army and navy
sIp-tinon opers,'ng sssinn It. he report Of
6ennrsi BrrLrs's fsInres s written by hirurelf and
.adn-uoi by Gcn,rsl wurzr- had induoed many
re--rru-sn boHsve that Por, FISHER would ro' ~
schIcod until formidable sieg. operations hs1
ru,de W evrutna csp,ure only gnastion OF rme'
We placed ~ reliance upon Aiy stA~mea' u'de
~ GoDers Burttp. bocsu.. We rner him 70 be
~ uooe, anmus,tcd military failure IBIS war las
prod1,a,d bar, ", .rcoris1 our resrec' to the
ouinion. NJ General wnrz,r. .nd. even 'her the
t,lln,. ~ n,-r,.s,a ,,rol,uoA we're c. n6deni hr
wrrr,rr would ND hsvs faiie1 Is he bsd he'd ho
chief command n the ro'r7 Inst i"lur'' snn
"a. r,,son, suoeos, s.stes our faith in he mill.
tarv c,rpiv m rran who erhihi,ed so much gal
lantyv .nd t-avcrv n overv other imp rtant Aui
,s-idoif movement vhich he has undertake..
n, -recdv onriur, II For, Fisher, upon ,I,cw-
of,ter.tr1- against 81, isan event nneq 'ncl
ivan, other that h,s 'r,usI rod ,Hce hp'tLtS
,r-, commenced. .nd Il ircrn- marvellous AL
sLIoyoneut ths. even General G7.~r n dsr.srl
o. ind,l.o ~ iolhhcauon over IL by ordering 50
pios 90 q hundred Furs = - fired by All ihe arm
ias operating against Rlohtnout II our greatest
military hero regards thu, victory over The epemy
a. worthy n an osrecisl dem instr ,tou, We NAV
surely he rerHltci b. "lring M ne rear
~ ,Sprs.ins The w,s i,euon We ere certain
every loyal ct,eu sxpcr ruo~. NJ This great
est triumph ri or [ mon soidiers aud sailors.
In onr view the militsr sdvantAgcs ganod ~ THIS
achievement are suoordinste 10 the moral victory
.fl rs.f,It. d..
nncnl Of an onlorruse VII tu lAf iSen insi. .onSy
ahandonod only three wos.s prasnuly ia Ne
Hrst attempt. powerful naval 6Grc In, -se.d
the fort for nearly two dn5s. aiEf wI.'h ''o M
jor.Gen.rsl comnauln-" word -yt .r''- an
,wa,ilL hecaule be concluded thai = .n-I A't'1'
md roi contemplate scre opcrat"ti." IL" rob-
els are thereupou rcrmued " rejoice over on'
yum .iAtion. and for twenty da-s -' on'h''i 10
trar dnriages, throw m re-'rlorccuen-' Az DINER
wisr strongthen their position -g-ii1s new aia Is
they hnd resson IN believe ~ou,l b" attempted. IL
Adds 10 tho glory Of our victory nj tbs hD', :oni
IN. enemy had an opportunity 81 msf,ng A.
dit,onnl preparations to rosis, Snct rt a"Smh
upon Fort Fisher, and whom ~e sehsoye ne nof'
signal success aher shor, crL a. or nj w tioice
over II ~ an event calculated 10 inspire our army
with morc confidence in the Ultimate complete
triumph Of tho Union csu-e twill s'',ke terror
into the hearts OF the Col's i1r.t'A and t~come a
noce potent agimcnt Ia G.yur u suo1l7s'on than
any other Ma, might be .,terc! ~ s1e ancon,
statesman who has recently vis,cI R"hmond T.
nesr JEFT DAVIS ulhnaturn.
The capture Of Fort Fisher e,lcc,u.lly eloseo The
best harhor remaining to ,he rcbois through which
the O-rnfc icracy obtalnod annually N immense
bmoun, Of war materials bruuftt D ~ &C. Tag
fish blockade runncrs; snl .p.rc that our
oeightors AGREES he w,es wi feel The blo = quite
.. srverc v as "ther iricGds" who are nov slnps'
,hui up within the domin.ons Of King Cotton A.
n lossou " "neutral" nations VIC shsll derive -ev
sI advantages far greater than anyth ~ cl~
gained by possessing the san pit upon which Fort
Fisher i. situated THIS 10 alone worth the sacri
fees II has cost Ms ia hoo and t-cnsure ard Il The
city Of wilmington IL no. captured Tor twelve
month, lie iuportanac y the rebels vi cea'e to h.
estimated.
Inc bomha-du,cn, and hssali! upon Fort risb.
er, were doubtless accompanied b. = terrible
slaughter OF our soldiers who were struggling ~
seven hours with determtnel enemy h,hiud for
thcauons pronounced ilnprosnAblo by the mill
tary failure IN charge OF she previous oNpe iiuon
R;nvciy nd our men overcome the Obstacles be
fore them. Although isc.ns almost certain death
At every charge. they pAss"d on until victory
crowned with glory the dead herncs who hsv'
fallen N TN. fearful strif-. rae survivor. vii
ron, with pride 70 their record, AMI . nation w
mite Nth The relatives and friends in rourrin.
a. tho toulbs of thosc who wee clam.