Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-26

Eynur ord moved force Of about sixty 70 hundred
twenty corps, aud General Psinss division the
twenydh corps, under command OF Major General Welt
troops embarked for Fortress Monroe. On the (Eri
day. repsrIed 20 hear Admiral Porter that
portion OF The cor j,'L expedition directed against Viii
Hngton w&s ready to proceed We wai;ed there Sat.
uTdsY the l0h, sunday The lth and Mondsv the IL b.
On the 18th, Rear Admiral Porter informed the
naval fse md Fail he 18th bit ~cud be obliged
pu into Beaufort 10 take board ammunition tbs
he ezpsd ion having htccr the sui iect zen ark
and J. oestlHation 1ud get enem,.
ordr 10 dHec ON il Ill attention on The morning IT
Tuesday, the l3th three oc OK, dered he port
feet the Potomac during day Matthias
Point, b. p.iny visibIe to the and
men of The entmy the GortheTn K, ard
their coQrse at night, and anchor VI the lee of Cap
Charles.
Having given tie navy tti,tysix hon, start a. t~e.ve
port feet off Henry, and put to sea arriving at the
place reLds oh New iI!e Fort Fisher.
he navy On Friday the 6'h Gay, the b. sun.
Day the i8th ourng 81 ch d. had the 6sest posslb
90 the eveIi of the l8 b, Admiral rer came rom
BeAoi ri to he pac' of ndsz'sa- nA sSsriss tns
spral rrshiy so ttat ~a impcss'be I" is"d The
ted by letter. drec I'd the transport fee TO rem
dezVous at Beaufort Inns Was natter PIT ectssl be
days had eady waited hat ne, viz fro!a The 9th tie
day On winch really to sall 10 tie l9.h.
AID Isl Friday, blew gale / occupied coal
n8 watering the fee at Beaufort. The Ba
tic, haVlg large supply OF ca Ras enaoieo 10 realn
tie Plac OF rendezvous, with bTka on boarn u
| w cd met e. d
Perez ttat he "oud cOepf rate "Nh I'm IN Inc 1hd
sent apt Cla Ike, Of My san from aufcrt, TAFT
saiOR armed Lh tnbera To Admiral Por to
Inform him 1T on tue egeGHg VI th9 Z4h "cu again
Ue at transport fleet, tor the pug
Ht4 6ccE o. The pnS Ct IL 24h che
Fo Fsh'r and loud sne psVa! ii let e. gags III Dom
morning mtEItu-, aDoui ole otIcck Through 1en Wet
I'll I aIu geo hdnrHsl Porter 10 CONNER ce The
o'cocA moDirg, if possible As soon te h'e
OF tie HaIfnoun and Fla roud nh batteries mad been 81
| EhNEP ONE two or thtP m lks
b Fort FI6ael GmHal Porter was ltG sapguins tht
| he had sIleuced tie gus CI Fort Fisher
Pc was then urged, il that luD y the fort it,
to Cape liver and 1hen 'he troops could land and
hold lie teach without hs anty Of being sheied ty the
eHemys the tallahassee beng seen IN the liver
II is to be 1ema ked inst Admiral FaTagu even, had
never taken fort except by running by and cutng Gu
Fort an that isenaed font had sienoed
hy fire da Ing the w1f; that II the Adnna "aud
he he ach as we ad proposed do FarGsgat at Fort st.
Php that least tie biCcsade at mipgon would be
tbns Gaclu At, even did capture the tort. To
that tie dmrGI replied that he shouo probably lose
boat by tofpt he attempted TO run by. he was re-
I'D = ths! tn. army In huudred by the
assault and would weigh III the balance
even in n 'py pony % of nou q, and the
ptdion vas deprived OF that e1seEaI elemest OF sue
y o'clock ROOD OF ?5th Sunday, Capt. GissoD
commanding covering division OF the hset reported The
senced aud vessels postloo to cover
ian5rr The Transport fleet, following my agship stood
10 within eight hundred yards OF the beach ana at once
far1ed Finding The accommodating party jIst IaEde
conId hold the shore nred to land force, with
Whicb an assault might be attempted Brevet Bag GeR
CprtIs who deserves we'll for his gaisnry AID conduct
Immediately pushed up his b!lgadS Whin lie" houora
wards of Fort Fisher capturing the Hall Moon hattery
and its men, who taken CT by the boats Of tie
MA kirh line advanced to within seventy Eve yards
f The fort cec by the g cs which had peen throw
up ouch form to give efVT and Inc garrison fe
whlch was very rapid and cOntiI uous their shells
bursting over work wi very considerable accuta-
cy:t this time VT less ten wounded the krmish
linz nv the shells from feet Quitting my flagship,
went on board the Chamberant and 1uh III wlthn 1e"
hundred Yards of tn Tort that 1t was PLAINLY visible
as,eep feet Surrounded by g d ch feet
wide 1t was protected from beisg enFeoped by "a at
r. the Sea on the SIDE, from the rshes OF Cape
Fear to the salt Mt on The other material dam
| 80 ,o q defensive work had been done. SeV
heavy bore he beach protected from tns
Are of the navy eight ten feet hgh which
zee undoubtedly proof shelters tor the garrison
With the garrison pt within Their bomb proofs it
easy to This iuon out No sh7As or me navy
Sbch k- the enemy the bomb PROOFS won keep
HOODS out Waen ceased s'lIng the parapet was
fnIv manned Lieut. Willing OF the 42d New YORK.
- m tn the edge of the dnch captured flag ~hIch
had been cut bT sheI IRON the navy IL Is mis-
take st reported to me- that an solder enter
| from the fort, and his horse taaSn.
tn-ad vo hundred aud hean men and ten coulmsso
ed ocers Of Carolina Reserves aud other pIis
oTeTs From learned that hHkisn1s and hsgood'
briasis Of hikes division lett The The army
Cf the mes lear Richmond, and were then within two
MA t me rear Of M forces, and their ski nshers
han sctpay engaSed that the remainder OF hoke 5
dIyislOn bad bight Oetoce 10 Wilmington, AID
we're hen match if they had not ALREADY arrived
Il a SO had lett hlcnlIond Tues
INV the tn knowing the strehgt vi ho4es DIVISION,
fo1n opposed 20 ine oElle vi The "oik larger
IN n,s own Ia the L eattme the weather Asst II
iy aspect TIE sHt BEGAN co roll that Ia.
norted 10 ne assault the work IN his judg
IN that OF he exp officers OF Ills and had
been on the sknish nne, with guy Prospect o. soc0e~
impossible. TITS oploloh eoLcuTTeo Wh own, aut
men a. re ~ the Necessity OF ab-LdoEl-s tlI~
| tempt, vet path OF duty was plain.
No so strong woIk ae Fort Fisher lad been BIZ
assault during Walt and had &c gle the experi
80 NJ Port With lis saug oteEsd thou he
rsn1ssd assault and the u6 assault OF Font Wayne
tep tnop,.ud were SACRIFICED IL attempt to tske
= L sroI Than FOrL Fisher, after 1t had suh
Wa IN more continued AMI tuy as tire AND
n ether of distances nave mentioned, hau the
force 10 had, my the eLem,
il larger than rseif.
the prepa for this The Dire or the uaVJ ased In
stauy the guns the fort fully named and SHARP
fire of musketry, and canister swept the plain owe
which the column advanced. aud the .krnisI
Inns was returning. Working with what diligence ooalc
il possible to get the oops again on oosd before
the high 20 end further re enba k,ton,
1 even the sending OIL supplies ashore, Impossible
lay by the shore until eleven O'Clock the next da.
(AondaI 18th, whep having made al proper dispo
getting boa d, gave orders to the rR1spor
et a they ready TO sail for Fortress Mon
roe obedience 10 Instructions srom the Leutenn, Gems
j. raj. 49,, ,. ... A..
the which the Lieutenant General direct
cd the expediton that Wlmi q had bsen deauded 0
troops oppose 4sne al sherman, was correct Taat
time hen me army Arrived en- WIEN hgtoa thee VA
less huadred in the garrison of Fort Fisher
Ard less than within 20 miles bat the delay
TIRES of good weather tle 18th l7h aud 18th, wait
the terrible storm 2lst 22i aud 2d time TO
troops to be brought from Richmond three dIvsaas
10 which were either there on the road.
The natru lions of the General 10 did
contemplate siege. had neither siege TRAINS c sup
for rs seh a. G0n.genGy Inc ts 81 o h
armies had provided had arisen to wit the large rein