The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-27
The TictOry at Fort Fisher.
Admiral Porter.> Renor;.
FLAGSHIP MAI,EEN.
OFF Fort Fisher, .i;lnuarv IL.

and that the fall OF the surrounding works
will soon follow. A. | informed YOU il
NV last. we commenced operations with
the iron vessels, which bcmlarrie,l IL while
we landed troops. On The lIih | ordered
all vessels carrying I l-inch guns 10 bonn
bard with the IronSides, the Brooklyn tax
my the lead. By sunset the fort MAS re
dueed 10 pulp: every Gun WAS >ilenced 10y
being injured or covered up with earth, -
that they would not work.
On the 18th, Gen Terry and mv~elt
arranged for an assault. and l ordered
400 sailors AMI marines 10 participate
Al daylight the iron Vessels. ilac Brooklrn
and the l-inch alnhulis commenced lrai-
tering the works, while ihe troops made
n Judgement within 80 wards oi The tort,
AT 10 o'clock all the Vessels steamed IN
and took their stations. opening Il heavy
iire, which MAS kept up mlil = 4. N,
when a signal w:i> made 10 assault. the
soldiers taking the lald side. The -lilor>
the sen face and the ships changing llul
noi stoppingD Their fire Ia the Other woIA--
The rebels mel Ia with Il c,sursase worthy
of a better cause. and fought desperately.
About thirty OF the sailors and Officers
succeeding In getting to The top ot the
par;rpet, amid a murderou> fire ot grale.
canister and muskelry- They had plant
ed Il flag there, but were swepl awslv IN a
moment Others tried lo ;,ei zap the steep
precipice- The marines could have clear
ed the par=ll,el by keelin" mp a sieady
fire. bu1 they failed 10 DO -. and ihe >aiii
ors We're repulSc,l- Many Il gallant tcllow
fell. irving 10 emulate illeir iroihcr- Ia
arms who Were fighting io obtain s,m rii-
trance In The northern :ingle a. ii arlt:lr-
on our cllari>. The encny mi~took ihe
Seamcns ATTACK for that ot 1he main hody
OF Troops, and opposed "a mo>i vigorous r'-
>i>icnce there; hui L witnessed IL all, and
think the marines could haze nl;ade thar
assault Successful.
In the meantime eur gallant seldier>
( had GAINED a fooiholi un The Northeast
corner OF the for1, fighting ike llv,i>, and
cpnie>ting every inch "i ground The
+ Ircm>ile> and the monii"r- kept >i"r1ning
their shells INTO ihe 1r=lNcr>,-S n"f occupied
bv our mcm. hut >lill hcli i,r 1he rclacl>-
In this wav our troops fought from tray
erSe 10 traverse. from . ocloch lii the al
ternoon mlii lo al night, wllrn the .ioytul
fi,limE~ MAS >iall:illc,i io The feet.
We stepped our lire and gaze thr'c 81
the hc:srti,,<t cheers ever heard, l. lel~
been .l,e most terrific sirlIgnle ever s;}w-
and there Mas very mmrh hard Eibor--
The troops have covered themselves wl'h
.lory. :and Gen Terry ! lnv t"'.' st,r'i oi
:. soldier and 4 general Our rp-opeIsliivi
has been mo~t harmonious. and 1 lhi,A
the general Will do the n;l,g The creriii 10
say that this time n ic.i-i ave >uleSlan-
tally injured the torg IL Il offensive
work
Gen, Terry had unly Il icn mnre froulp>
than We had un the E,-i occasion. wil,ai
the ellelny had "niv l5u lnen in The 1yarh~
This time the wcrh~ wer. t4ily nla,l-
ned. AMI contained :ai,out Ssa men Al
the time oi the assault IL i a mailer ui
great regret Ia nae +" >e- my Gallant ,s1ii-
GERS AMI men 80 cul u;'. hui | wis~ mlwil-
ling ia lel the troops undertake. ilt. ,e,,a-
ture of the works without the ,rllv iiar-
ing with them Iiie p,rii sIil wyrr amxinl~
to un,ler.o :.nd Nc >iiauiI h,lN,. l..l,l AZ,
honor ni meeting car lrall,'c- In slrl:l~ Ia
the works had lhc sailors been prop,lll
SUPPORTED
We liare lost about e09 Ia Killed ani
wounded, and :lnann@>. lhrpn ~,snl, gallant
officers regry1 10 alan,,llacr ilc Asall
OF Lieut. :. W Preston. ana l-icui t. A.
Porter They were b.iln capture i,-,;l-
er in the attack on For1 Sumter. and li,
together IN ei,,ie;noria" 10 pull down ~
iiar ;li;l, ll:l- .s, long Haunted in olsr fare-
Lieut. L. H. Samson sssl- >srcrri, wound
el. lie w:i~ laivlv ;i>-cciairl willa Lieu,
Preston in hi- pgrilouS adseniure cm H.,
powder boli- i-ieul Goor@e NJ sa,'h.
and a number al oihcr- wyre wounded.
the former moi dangerously. The st>~anli
only took place 4 f;-sr hours siea. anI ;ln
unable TO inform vou of The casualties
They Were quite -,-Ncrc froin the aSsaul,
- but We had no casualties from ille ,al ll4H'
cannon knpwin" tiie imlaiiellce ot' tht
department 10 Receive ncv-> from Fnri
Fisher. have written she's frw huIr'y~i
lines. No one ran conceive wltai In. ar
my and NAVY have gone through ioaclio,,
this victory. which should have in~an unr-
on Christmas ,lay, wilhou. the los, of :
IL dozen men. This ha- iaom 'l;lv oi Ter
rife >ir1lgyle. and i nni surpassed ly an'
: event of the war. We are all worn oll
: ne:iriv. and Won mll>t excuse this bli,f an,
Il unsatisfactory account | Viii write i'lli-
II 10y the Santiago de Cula, which -oc
north to-morrcw 70 carry the wngni-,i
Besides The men in Fort Fisher. there wen
abont 800 in the upper f"rl>- and q rein
of about lJ00 men Mas brousli Io~n b!
the steamers this morning,
'' believe we have only ca iinrcd ih
/ garrison ui Fori Fisher 'lon'l >rr,a~
IL there crer WAS a work subjected Ia >uri
'e terrific homl.arllneni. sr where the ap
III pear.lnce o.' Il fnr1 Mas more altered
Is There Is no, a spot of earth al.out th
" fort that has not been torn zap by ou
he shells. don't know yei the numlcr .
70 killed and wounded by cur fire, hut on
I5-inch shell alone pierced a honb-proct
r AMI killed I6 and severely wounded 2.5.
rs presume we are in possession of al IN
~ iorfS. ;is Fort Fisher comran,l- Them ali