Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-01-21

Gen, Leroy reported to Surgeon Gen
Barns that be had ample provisions of sur
yeons, nurses and hospital supplies for the
They win be seat North TO
heir respective States as fnst as they can
&c placed or transports, OF which there are
ample supply. ."3 i'
On Monday morning between 6 aud
o'clock, the magsz Zine Of Fort Fisher ex-
ploded, killing and wounding 200 or 800
persons. How the explosion occurred, was
not known, but Gen. Terry believed it was
oceasioned by accident or neglect. ~
After the capture of the fort oil the
troops were withdrawn, except one brigade
left in charge Of the works \.
Gen. Iloke's division, reported at 5000
was at Wilmington A portion of it was
thrown into the fort lying before the as
sault, and while that was going on dem |
ous,ration was made by Hoke against our
defensive line, bu, il was too strorg for any
thing more than skirmshing attack:
Aboutagll o'clock Mondiy morning
heavy cloud of smuks was observed over
Fort Smith, on the SOU side Of the new in
Lett The naval tficer commanding that
station reported that the enemy bad fired
their barracks and evacuated that work.
The armament of the fort was u gons,
some of large calbre and riaed aud one
Armttrcng gun. The troops in the fort
had rations for l6 days Their'loss In kill
ed and wounded was between 400 and 500
Gen. Whiting had three woaBds in the
thigh. Col Lamb also, who had gone in
TO ha fxet- ,y;t III r., To ratioya
Gen Whiting On Sunday, is wounded. Il
On Monday every thing was quiet as o
Sabbath day. The dead were being buried
aud the wounded placed in transports aud
6eld hospitals. 7ai 80 o. -.
Gen. Sherman renewed the movement Of
his forces from Savannah last week. TIE
Is h and II b corps went in transports TO
Beaufort on Saturday the l4th The u b
corps, under Major General Blair, crossed
Port Royal ferry with portion of Gen.
Fosters command aud moved on Poco.ali-
60. 81 'aS ~. ~ 'a'-H so ~
Gen. Howard commanding that wing of
the army, reported on Sunday that the
enemy abandoned his strong works in onr
front during Saturday night. Gen. Blair's
corps now occupies strong position across
the railroad, covering all approaches east
ward to Pocotsligo.
All the sick of Gen. Sherman's army are
in good hospitals al Beaufort and II lton
Head, where the genial climate nffords ad
vantages for recovery, superior to any 9TH
or place.
Fortress Monroe n.17th-
To the President:
The rebel flag Of Fort Fisher was deliv
cred to me on board the steamer Spaldng,
eff that place yesterday morning, Jan. l6h
Signed, MAJ. aEs. TERRY.
An acknowledgement of thanks for that
gallant achievement, was given in your
nsme TO Admiral Porter and General Terry.
from whom the following particulars we;e g
obtained
Tie troops srrevcd off Fort Fisher on
I'm, -sday night. Friday they were oil
landed upuv:- cover Of q heavy fire from the
,qu Adron; o reconolsaSScce was mode ~
Gen. Terry on Saturday. A strouy defen
sive line against any of the enemy's forces
coming from Wilmington, was esta blished,
aud held by 1000 mcn, chi, fly colored
troops, and an assault was determined on.
The assault was made on Sunday at p
o.. The sea front of the Fort had been
greatly damaged and broken BY continu
Gus and terrible FIRE Of the feet Tor three
| days, and the front was assaulted at the
hour motioned, by g column of seamen aod
msrines, !, 800 strong. under coDmand D
| Capt Breeze They reached the patapet
bui after short conflict this column was
checked, driven back 10 disorder. and TAX
ing the place of brigade that was brought
up TO reinforce the assaultiong column o
troops. Although the assault on the se'
front failed, il performed a very useful par
10 di. erting the atiention OF The enemy
and Weakening their resistance 10 'h'
attack by rhe t:oops on the other side.
The assault on the other aud most diff
cult side OF the Fort was made by colaDt
of 3, 600 troops of the old l0.h corps. lee
by Colonel Curtis, uudsr The immediate
Supervision of Gen. Terry. ....,,g
The enemy's force 10 the Fort was owe
zoo men. The conflict lasted tor sevei
! hours, 8dl - ass ~ eiAt Sa ~
The works were so constructed that ever,
traverse afforded the enemy sInew 9eiensis
position from which they bad TO be driven
They we're seven 10 number, aud the hgb
was carried on from traverse to travere
for seven hours by q skilfully directed fir
thrown into the traverses, ,ss on a.leru an
other they were occnpied by the enemy.
Admiral Porter contributed TO the sue
4 cess Of the asssultiDg column by signal
between himself and Gen Terry hFa .
! At brief intervals the 6red was so we
managed as to damage the enemy. withoa
I, injury TO our own troops. ,-t.,,....,, ,....
Al Gbout 10 O'clock at night the ensm
were entirely driven from the Fort. ant
forced down towards Federal Point siollo~
ed by brigade OF our troops, and sbou
II o'clock a night Gen whhting burfst
|, dered himself and bis eommapd 70 sgsl
!, larry Internationally as prisoners of VA
q Numbering over, 300, the rslislddsr o. ,
} force hsyisg been Killed and wounded,
! Our loss has nes been accorateE ascel
Z tained. On Mondsy afternoon 1t was es,
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