The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-17

Same Day was 30 terrific thAs when our troops appeared
In front Of the FORT Immediately afterward the garrison
only awaited their assault 70 surrender without resist
anoe that they could not imagine why the attack had
been abandoned; that matters remained In the same
condition on the morning Of the 10Th and through
out that day; that we could easily have possessed
ourselves Of the forts unt late The afternoon when
General Bragg arrived at Wilmington with SAX thousand
men from Lees army at Richmond that, ind
ing our troops embakng Bragg decided not 70 modest
US and sent the sx thousand to Charleston 70 re-
inorce General Hardee; that General Whiting retains
only his original garrison with whom he 10 busly en-
gagged in repairing damages and in getting down four
other guns (being all that he can get hold OF from Will
mington replace those that disabled that the
works stronger against assault the land side
than the 'front.' and that there Instructions
IN the channel other than some dozen or fifteen trpe
does-a portion Of which put down week
ago. He further states that William I. Lynch
10 acting admiral Of the station and lives at
Smthville that Robert Pinckncy Ia acting comma
dore Of the station aoa having only small tug, with
ont any considerable armament under his command;
that the rcncad RAM formerly In the river got aground
and burst OPEN and dsmantled Of her engines and
amor and that the Tallahassee put the night
Of the ed Esd Of December with from six to eight
hundred bales Of cotton board by way Of the western
bar with view 70 bring back cargo of hard coal suf
also 70 put to another prvateering expedition He
assigns reason for his dsscrtion long continued
and growing discomfort with his officers, his treatment
and fare and the for which he has been lighting
Respectfully, WILLIAM g. TEMPLE,
Lieutenant Commanding.
Casualties Among tho Crew OF the sloop.
of-wa1 T1oondcroga, in tho Naval Ac.
tion ON Wilmington, Caused by the
PARROT Gun.
John Hill tcoored), seaman, Rodman street. Phadel-
James 7. Dufy, landsman, $50 Eas. Twelfth street,
New York.
Charles 9. STILES, ordinary seaman, l2s callowhill
Cherry street, New York.
James I. Ward, landsman, ~ Thos NiforHs Port To.
bacco, Charles county, Maryland
William Sinton, first class boy, 1924 SAMSON street,
Ludyick Witt, seaman, born in Prussia, residence un-
Jamss ". hcMlen, iandsrnan, born in Georgia. resi-
The above were buried ashore at Beaufort North Caro-
lima Assistant Surgeon Franklin United States Navy,
Of the Naval Hospital At that place. has been kind enough
TO interest himself their burial snd has had neat head
boards placed on their graves He will doubt furnish
any information required TO the friends Of The deceased
WOUNDED.
Edward r. Borrman, seaman, simple fracture Of leg.
Charles Brown, seaman, fracture Of thigh.
William Jones, ordinary seaman, fracture Of forearm
and collar bone
James Williams, ordinary seaman fracture Of leg
Phneas Snyder, ordinary seaman, fracture Of thigh.
Jacob Holt Andsman, compound fracture Of thigh aud
wound in hip.
6nultz B. Martin, landsman slight injury Of left hip
Cornelius Collins private In Marine Corps slight bruiss
Of hip.
William n NiDiken, ordinary seaman, slight injury
Of leg
The above wounded were transferred 70 the United
States Naval Hospital II Norfolk, Va