New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-27
ANOTHER REPORT FROM REAR.
ADMIRAL PORTER.
The blowing mp OF Fort Casweh By the
RcbcIs-Evncuntion Of the other Forts
-SmitbviIic Occupied by our Forces
WASHINGTON. Thursday. Jan. %. l''3.


Gen. Terry and the manner in which no conducted bis
part Of the operations before Fort Fisher as to deem IT
worthy Of q special dispatch. Ho says;
a timid man would have hcsiiated to attack the
works by assault, matter what assistance be might
have had from other quarters but Gen Terry never
for an instant hesiiaicd and though feel somewhat
natiered nj the confidence he rcposed In nv Judgment
am quite ready 10 believe thai he acted on bis own
ideas rs Ia what was proper to be done In ne
Without Without the n advice Of any onc oarou tho aa'r
his conduct marked BY tho greatsst desire 20 be
Successful not for tie sake II personal considerations
but for the in which We all alike engaged
The Navy Department to-day received the following
report from Admiral Porter:
Horn ATLANTIC SQUADRON, UNITED STlrEs)
FLAG snir MALvLH'. OH saruvLni- n q,
Sir In nv last informed YOU thrt Fort Caswon bad
been blown mp and evacuated In consequence Of the
| fall If Fort Fisher. .
sen. Lieut. n. y. Gushing around In the Monticello
20 the Western bor 10 ascertain what had taken place
and 10 obtain aid nom the officers IN command OF tie
Nyack and Vi,ksburz and taAe advantage Of the oc-
cason.
what reason have not learned hut with biz usual
energy he pushed In his boats and found Tint Fort
Casws bad been blown w BAD heau noT.aso1ec
Casweil had been abandoned. All these foris mount
ed nine and ten inch guns aud Armstrong one hundred
hnnd ifiy Founders. - 80 .
/ Lieut. Gushing then pushed into SmtAvllle, alter
hoist ug the flag Of the Onion ovcr Caswen.
The DeHt thing saw was the flag vGvingo over smith
Vile v hich the Rebels had oit In great hurry after
they saw our boats approaching Leaving cvorj thing In
The beautiful ard heavy fort uninjured. ard two nine
inch guns only spikcd. Ia tho foIi at Deep Water
! Point
In lie meantime Rad succceded In getting gun.
boa, The Tacony over ihe Rip an Interior bar and
sent her up Reeves Point 10 disable the gnns az that
place, about three miles Vn the "tft tuo OF Tie ih
above Fort F1sher.
TLus twonvour hours after the fi 81 Fort Fisher
end its outworks ell the formidable chain Of forts In
this river 81 it's entrance. built TO Keep ont we
had, have fallen into orr hands. 1hey are saiSohe1
for the present with sailors.
/ can scarcely give a description Of those works.
They are ccrainly 'he most formdahle and The best
bn earthworks ever saw and do credit 10 the engi-
| nce- who usnncd them One would suppose that the
whole Southern Coliedoracy bad been work throwing
up mud and sand aud cen whiting The engineer GER
faluy he'd abiding faith IN tue ounhhy ~ the t"i
fedofrcv as lac shows his opinion by his WORKS. vmeh
have been years building. ard were taken III Us
For, Casyoli OF The same shape NJ II vas before Il fol-
into tbe Rebel hands except thai the Rebels have COW
cred IL walls with earth on the O1fac and made them
almost iinperviogs 10 slot and she'll
| II is IN many respects sI0nger tH"h fisher ana
harder ~ take by eEGac stu 1t could b. tnkcn, aud
the Rebels know II. Three or four gunbOets Outside
would soon have started them out.
| have had great deal Of dif culiy IN getting the
gunLoats the bar aud the rips end ony succeeded
this morning IN getting ths last one through
The Rebels left plenty Of good stores and PROVISIONS
and our men bow snbssting OF them.
send YOU list of the forts chat have ilen into our
hands since Font Fisher TELL with the number nnd cal
Der Of their guns We have found here III each fort
Armstrong gun with the broad arrow II and the
name "Sir william ArmatroDg." marked IN fuil On the
trnnnells. "A tie British Government claims the
exclusive right ~ use these guus woud he interesting
to know how they into fris held by tie Southern
Rebels lind that immense quantities Of provisions.
stores aud clothing have through this port int
| Rebellion am almost AFRAID 20 mention the amount.
mt il is enough 10 supply over sixty thousand men IL
IL all English and tcy have received the last cargo;
no more will ever come this way.
/ We picked upa telegram from Cen Lee 10 his sub
ordinate here, saying that II Forte Fisher aud Cas-
wen Wcro not held lie would have ~ evncuaio Rich.
mOld He says most Truly ana should not be AZ MI
surprised II be LETT nj any moment
We have plenty Of force TO hold this place against the
Whole Southern C0nledoracy / have 25O guns bearing
on the marrow strip Of lard. where our troops nre
heavily inrenchod. There vessels IN the river and
outside and only hope they U attempt 10 retake IT,
Ten thousand men in Fort Fisher. with tao and vi The
squadron would hold this place n long time.
We found this better place 90 c0tch blOclGde-run'
ners than outside had the bloch ade-iunneTs lghts
lit last night and obging enough % answer lcir
signals whether night or wIongwe don't know. Two
Of them tie Stag and Charlotte. from BeTmuda loaded
with blankcts, shoes, etc, came Ia and quietly
anchored the Malvern and wero taken Possession
Of The Stag was commanded by Richard II. Gayle, a
Lieutenant IN the Rebel Navy and beonre 20 The kcbc!
Government. number moio are expected and we
shall i hope, catch portion OF them. intrus'ed
this duty to Lieut. Cushing who performed IL with his
usual good luck and intelligence. These two are very
fast vcsscls and valuable pr2ct They throw portion
Of their papers overheard Immediately on finding they
were trapped.
surrender of Fort Fisher and the name OF tie different
works. This number added ~ those taken around
Fisher makes l6s guns in all most Of taem heavy ones
that have been taken.
inclose a few papers that may BIO interesting. The
Charlotte brings FIVE Englsh passengers. one Of them
az English amy officer. They oil cane o'sr rs they