New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-19
Admiral Porter omciui Report.
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TIT following Wa received At the Navy De-

TIT following Wa received At TIE Navy De
psrtmsnt this morning.
Umfrp s4,rEs TiAG-siur NAly1ES
or I.fI If4Hrn. Jan. D.. l-ta-
10 ~, Hor Guros WILLS. sscrr'srg Of ~ harN
SUI. Il.ye tie honor 20 inform you that We have
rssossior Of Font her and the lai 81 tie
r1u-ffng works VIII .ocu follow.
AIinGrmcd you On mY las'. We isd commenced
operations WITH ths ir1n ft-ae.f, when loAbliatl
W.lo landed ho iIocp' on he iiil, ordered an
tie vessels carrying linch guns 10 bo1nHl Win Toe
IrlurIlc. tar Bro0t ~ taking te Load li' sunset,
the fori WIS reduced oa pulp Efer gun pas rhe'ced
by being Injured 90 covered 20 VII EARTH ~ ihai lhe
on he i5ih Gen Tory sri myfeN aFargfl fir the
ns7lu.f END ordered 500 sron and mnute6 10 par
tciabi.. At dap ia. The il'n ',a'os tAe h.ooAl q
and The % inch gunhDatf commenfrl bhii'fiAF We
works ssh D. tls troops made n Judgment wilma 10
rars a. the fort ~ lu o'clock MI the fesseA steamed
u md TOOK O. eis stations, opening hse'f hrf "l4ch
wrs Afrtup gudi q r r.. when tlo srrl wrs made
Do rsffl' ttc sold .crs tlkng Tho lnrd hide TIE sh"f
fis fca face nd ilo ship Charging. Dui E1i ofnS
Tie Rebei, u,~, a. l,h courage worthy Of better
cll.o nnd fought desperately. Aboni thfiy of Tho
uofs AID ooc.s succeeded ~ sot1ng ~ no TOP o.
tHe prrnpc Rud wuIarfout ne 20. s..ll, canister
and inu.Lt.fy. Jhe' had planted tie hog there tdt
were sRtpi away in momeat Osheia iFicd 10 H'' y
Tic raiIners could have cleared tic parrpet by
keeping up steady rc. b1i tlcs G!.eI 10 30 -" NJ
lte FtioIy Eerc yoprised. haDy gallant fellow fsll
irving 10 emulate ttef b.oiaas.'ll. aI-3 Nh9 htIt
q tnr 10 ob1.n ai entrance on tie mort - 9hfe
.esfnel attack Tor that of tho man body OF roos ana
nupJged most gorols ieG.s lance taoIc. lut VII
nessed Il a 6ud think tho mariners could hu'c made
H. tbo renriiae our gallant soldiers had gained n
fotlod on tho northeast corner Of The fort, lighting
lie hons and contestpg every inch Of The ground he
IFJusidas and monitors Yep, stOrmng thcr SHELF INTO
TIE trnerses no. occupied ~ elr men, bur SIN leu b!
the Etiris.
we're from three O'Clock In tno afternoon uni ten ~
NIGHT when thu joyful tidinfs we-e tgnAled to the
feet We siopped fro and gave them three OF the
neariiost cheers / ever heard.
Il mas been the most tcrfhc struggle eytrtEw and
thelo Wss very mroh hard labor. Tie troops have
covered thomseses with glory, and Gen. Terry Is ny
bean ideoi Of soldier and General Our coopcra
ton has been most harmonious. and think the
1ererni win do the navy the credit % sny that this
tmc 81 leasi We substantially injured the fort a. -
CON T,,rv had only few more troops than W. had
nm the last occasion hen toe cuemy Lad only 80 men
In Inc works. ~his uno the works we've iily naAIeG
and oontailod about go men ~ the tine oi the
isamaitcr Of great regret 20 me 70 see my gallant
officers and men en-, upi but N6s unwilling 10 lot
~, trovs undertake the capture OF the works BluOu
,bc uoyt .halng with them tie p,ril all Woro anxious
~ undergo and should have had TIE honor OF meet
ng our broihersin.nrns in the works had the sailors
b. IN urunrrly supported.
Ne b5,o iost about two hundred IN killed and
wounded and GIn0Ag them some gallant oihoerr.
fegroi TO announce iho death Of Lieut. j. W. Preston
aud Lieut. B IL Porter. They were both captured 10.
cether IN tho attack on FoTt SUMTER and died together
Ia endcayoring 10 pull down tie nag that has 10 Ions
launied ia cur faces.
Lent X H. Iolnson was severely wounded. He
was sts'g associated with Lcut. Preston. IN his peril
qua adventure on the powder boat Lieut. George VI.
Bache and number u Others were wounded, tho FOR
lner not dangerously.
The assault only took place n few hours $50 End ]
am unable 10 Inform you II our casualties They were
quite from the assault but We had no casualties
nom the onemy's canJon- u
Knowing tie Impotence OF TIE Department TO r..
ceyc news from Fort Fisher have written these few
hurried llnes No conceive what the army aud
nav have gone through to achieve ths victory which
should have been Chr! tnss day. wlshoat the
loss Of n dozen men
This has been day Of terrific struggle and 10 not
surpassed b. any event ofthe war
We an worn out nearly and You must excuse ills
lief and unsatisfactory account. - III wric fully 10y
the Santiago dc Cuba. whioi goes North tomorrow to
carry the wounded.
Beside, tho men IN Fort Fisher there were about 50d