The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-01-25


and anxious to be led forward 10 assault
the fort. They wish to wipo ont the stain
cast on them 10y the withdrawal Of Butler
aud prove to hecountry that they did not
believe the fort could not be taken
The announcement received here to-day
that Gen Butler had been aemoved from
the command of the Army of the James,
and directed to report at Lowell. Massa.
causetts, caused great rejoicing throughout
tho feet.
Some good shooting was made by the
rebels, aud all tho ironsides have numer.
Gus indentions in their armor, and perlora.
tons of their smoke.stRcks.
sEcoNp DAY OF BATrLS.
| SAruRDAYMoRNING, l4th.-Another bright
day. A number OF troops advanced during
1 tho night to the abandoned rebel Fort An.
derson, and now hold the whole breadth
Of tho peninsula to Capo Fear river. Up
to this hour nothing has been donc. This
morning the monitors are lying quietly
with the Ironsides under the guns Of Fort
Fisher. Not a shot has been exchanged
since 4 o'clock.
| A gun burst on the Mahopac yesterday
morning, slightly wounding two officers,
and one man seriously. These we're the
| only casualties in the feet.
2o'clock, L. M.--The division Of wood
en- vessels are in short range of tho fort,
and firing rapidly uponit, but eliciting no
reply.
must close here as tho Cuyler is Just
about to leave with dispatches for Fortress
Monroe.
BALrINoRE Jan. l1-Additonal cores
pondcnco from off Fort Fisher states the
troops under Gen. Terry TO DO tho same
that co,nn JOu.n 2yst1 Nm notlcr V.;th nnn
additional brigade, aud numbered not less
than 10000 mon.
SUNDAYS OPERATION.
New York, Jan. lS.--At 10 a. NJ. Of the
18th all the heavy vessels Of tue fleet took
position or Joined in the bombardment.
At l0:l5, 100 boats, each conveying 20
men, sailors and mariners, started FOR the
beach and landed safely.
At the same time tho gunboat Mnnt-
cello commenced taking soundings directly
under TT. Fisher, and ehelling the rebel
guaboats in Cape Fear river, across tho
point, Tho fort was silent, except firing
occasional shots at tho Monticello. The
only shots fired at tho fleet wero from tho
mound and shore batteries. Soon after
Capt. Glisson's division opened fire on the
mound and water batteries aud speedily
silenced them.
By ll:20 the sailors and mariners were
all landed and moved up towaad Fort
Fisher. They formed in right lines on the
beach, q division of small gmboats throw
ing shell across the point at the rebel fort.
Cannonading was curiously kept up by all
the vessels of the fleet, while the forces
on the land were preparing for an assault,
AT 3 p. NJ. Admiral Porter ma 10 the
srgnal for the fleet to change its fire from
! H. Il.
naval brigade commenced moving toward
the fort.
The Mound and Water Batteries she'll
ed them vigorously, but did not chcck their
advance. When they reached tbs ditch
and abattis, the fort opened with musket-
ry, grape and canister. The rebel gun
boats Chicamauga and Tallahassee also
opened from the river. Th,i; shelling
added to the fire from the fort, caused a
heavy loss. Most of tho garrison had rush.
ed to the side threatened by the Naval
Brigade. Tho resistance to the assault
was so strong that the sailors were forced
to fall back.
At $40 the flag of General Terry's com.
mand appeared on the rea: of the fort
showing that tho assault there was success
ful. The rebels sent reenforccments from
the atal and water batteries to Fort
Fisher, and the struggle steadily continued.
About 9:30 p. NJ. cheering was heard, and
was sooh found to be from General Terry u
men, announcing the occupation of Fort
Fisher. The fighting continued sometime
afterward, until the surrender of the rebel
commander.
BY IL p. NJ. all was silent Soon after
day break on Monday the entire Magazine
of Fort Fisher exploded throwinga large
| nnl IF Nv fan inf, fbn a; la
explosion was caused by carelessness of
the nogro soldiers. Not less than 200 per-
sons were killed including many sailors
from the fleet, and number of officers from
the gunboats.
The correspondent states that the assault
of the naval brigade drew nearly all of the
garrison to that side of the fort, so that
General Terry found less obstructioa than
he expected On gaining the rear of the
works, General Curtis made q hand to hand
fight for the possession of the traverses,
until nine of item were captured, VIII n
the enemy showed the white flag, and the
fighting ceased.
The prisoners were placed in the bomb
proofs and retained there until morning
About 800 priyates and 100 officers were
taken. The loss of our army was about
750 killed and wounded. The Naval
Brigade lost $50, and 200 were subsequent
ly killed by the explosion of the magazine
When the dispatch steamer left, a por-
tion of the fleet was ascending the river
toward Wilmington. Wharves were being
constructed in Cape Fear River, for the
landing of supplies for troops. @l}H
The fight lasted six hours, being des-
perate, hard hand to hand struggle. Each
of IL mounds and embrassures were taken
in succession after the most fierce encount.
ers, in which hecatombs of dead and wound
ed were added to those that already lined
the fort. Suffice it to say, that not
withstanding the forts had been strength
ened and re-enforced to treble the garrison
it had when Gen. Butler decides that it
could not be taken, it is now in our pos
session with IA cannon, 1000 living pris-
oners aaG 20 dead, and that our gunboats
have to-day sailed mp the Cape Fear river,
driving before them tho pirates, Chicka-
mauga aud Tallahassee, efectually closing
it to blockade running, and stopping the
only channel the rebels had left for the
importation OF munitions Of war.
The 7ri6mc's account of the capture of
! Fort Fisher describes the works surround
ing the fort. It says Mound battery, prop
erly considered part of Fort Fisher itself
though really it is sand battery some dis
tance eastward and beyond sea face Of Fort
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