Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-02
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respondent details the operations OF the land
forces against Fort Fisher.
On landing a rebel, on the left of their line of
works, at oDce ran out with a white flag, and
there was a race between the troops and marines
TO see which would first reach the battery. and
obtain the surrender. The marines. having the
shortes. distance. gained the prize-thus one
hundred prisoners were jolted down to the rear
of Admiral Porter.
General Curtis then moved his troops from
tie beach towards Fort Fisher, cutting the tele
graph communication with Wilmington
About one quarter OF mile from Fort Fisher
small fort reached. but it was evacuated
on the approach of our troops
In the meantime more troops landed under
General Ames. and they pushed forward 10 sup
port General Curtis. who, with skirmshers, wsr
in front of Fort Fisher.
IL was then that Lieutenant Wm. b. Walng,
of the l42d New FORK. captured the flag of the
fort and the courier, his dispatches and horse,
and two other horses. and mule
Night approaching, orders were issued to with
draw the troops; but just previous, Curtis hsd dis
patched a small force to ascertain point, and
who captured the captain of battery. and bat
talon OF junior reserves, who threw down their
arms aud surrendered on the return OF the pris
oners, and under command of their own officers,
and carrying arms, took their places in column
and marched regularly as our own troops
The ll7th N Y, who captured. and mad them in
charge, considered it a piece Of most exquisite
pleasantly to convoy a party OF enemies who
equaled them in numbers, and each of whom
armed with loaded and capped Austrian
rifles
After re embaTking the troops, for while the
surf became so rough that il was found necessa-
~ TO heave to Nearly six hundred were left on
shore during the night in the storm, but morning
found these brave men strongly entrenched and
awaiting an assault from the enemy without any
fear.
At ten o'clock a. m. it WAS discovered that
ten men of the skirmish line had been left in
front of Fort Fisher. They wsre Immediately
called in and reached the point of debsrkation
without molestaiion from the enemy One of
their number, who had been posted on the banks
of Cape Fear river, reported that in the night
two barges loaded with troops had left the fort
During the day a deserter from the % South
Carolina cavalry, more likely sent out by the
rebels with lie in his mouth, came in reporting
that 5000 of the enemy had concentrated on the
right tlank-and proposed an attack during the
night.
Word was sent to Admiral Porter, and four
teen gunboats were placed so as to intercept this
movement.
The weather was go bad our troops could not
e-embark that afternoon or night
The gunboat shelled on both fanks OF our
troops throughout the night but there were no
signs of the enemy.
The next day, the 27th the weather modera-
ted. and oil our troops were got Oh board of the
transports. together with the prisoners. Our
men showed no signs Of the hardship they had
suffered while the prisoners were entirely broken
and hardly able to climb ships sides Many
of them were apparently not over fifteen years
of age.
The Commercials Washington special SAYS
rumors are current of the evacuation of Rich
mond bY ktrebelsS
TlAlspeot of the military and naval news
is very encouraging.
: The Herad's Washington special says that
the priso4r qusstiA is just Goy 4 sdoject Of
serious cossiderati6H. and apprehensions are en-
tertained that it may be made subject of con
gressionsl investigation. yhen Il BAY possibly
apScs. that ouS.goSrnf fenS is Sot free from
- be iIradsing Bring
The Times SPECIAL says that notwithstanding
there ives an agreement made some two months
s@ between our government aud Lee that each
sary should se9f kets and anE,sipes to
gernmeut ths ls1ess 1gysysfyE5O [nd
ge. still euaH iu|sesiifg supplies t6Siheir