The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-28

after all the the land face had been dsmounted
by the ilc fire Of the feet The eneys loss In Sun
days fight estimated to be at least thousand In
killed and wounded. The fort charged three times
1t believed in Wm ngton in official circles that
| magazine exploded in Fort Fisher Monday morning.
and that the enemy lost about four hundred from its
! effects
The River Efrectually Closed.
from tho Richmond Examiner Jan. ISL
Since the fall Of Fort Fisher is known that the enemy
has made serious demonstration works the
upper line of the river. Between Wilmington and the
enemy Fort Anderson and other works Everything
below New Inlet is hold by the enemy and the mouth Of
the river is cfectually closed
Rebel Account or the Fall or Fort Fisher.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.]
| WILMINGTON, N. C., Jan. 10, 1895
was at Fort Fisher part Of the time, and witnessed
the fight and its fall Just the Friday tho
18th inst the enemy from the feet commenced to she'll
the woods and shore above the fort Ten O'Clock A NJ
the feet steamng close up Fort Fisher and with the
ironclads and large steamers-Brooklyn Colorado &c.
pOaring into tort most awful and tremendous
above the sea side we oil asking where BraggP
hear he, tth nearly all his forces is eighteen les Off
and by land yesterday General Whiting teerraphed to
Bragg Yesterday afternoon that the enemy had landed In
heavy force and mpiorng him to attack shem The sun
SUNDAY, l5rn-Iast night Fisher was reinforced by
ers to the fort The enemy kept up slow fire all night
this morning the bombardment ID terrific. The fort
proper does not reply BIT the Mound and Battery Blu.
chanan commanded by the nayy) keep up steady, and
hope deadly, fire. But not spar Of the Yankee
sh ps is hit cut away discover. II Is pre-
cscly three O'Clock. The signal IA shr whstle from
the feet IL heard and in minute the Of the
cannon ceases, but in instant the sound Of small
heard The assault is made, and the main attack
Is the face Of the fort Half past four r MThe
northwest Of the fort attacked by heavy
force They are lighting band TO hand see through
the glass; four flags waving from the parapet three
Yankee flags one Confederate l see one torn down
are graphing the second; it is down. the third
Is in the dust and only the Confederate floats the
ramparts.
just received telegram that Bragg is advancing on
M fpye froA md all IL ell in
rection. The sun setting and tho firing Of small
is still going in the fort The Naval Battery
7. MA rocket is sent up from tho fort, and in
ment is answered from all the nee Tho fort is
silent death ceasing roar Me ocean ia all
that Is heard. Last night steamboat loaded with
Hokes veteran troops failed to reach Fort Fisher and
Bragg has fallen back Gander Hall, two miles above
sugaricaf left Richmond abont two weeks
SINCE and have mndc II my business ascertain
possible, publ op MON, in and Of the army
!aon to putting slaves in the army and have met but
one man opposed 10 IL end his that 1t would
keep at home some Of those old fellows that ought be
in have never seon such charge nee here in
November ] saw 70 day whole company; every officer
and man in II are In favor Of putting In the slaves
lay' Just seen gentleman from Virginia. who lately
arrived from the Yankee lines, where nc had been i'm
prsoncd He states that the fear that would put the
slaves in the army intense and universal He said
they did disguise IT, that would put an immediate
stop to the He gays the North Is afraid we will
turn the loose them burn plumber and de-
sroy. What Is Congress doingf
Now, let say TO tn, North that the defen-
five; that they can stop IN S war Immediately by with
drawing their troops II they refuse let Congress put
thoe hundred thousand slaves in the army put deeds OF
emancipation in their pockets march hundred thou
sand to Pcnnsy, ana, one hundred thousand 70 Ohio
and enc Ddred thousand to Indiana; toll them to spare
nothing but the old men, women, and children; to live
on the country; lay waste as th march; TO rob the
il their own; 10 load every wagon horse, mule and
with the spols and bring it back 10 their old homes
Gran, stay ct city PointY have heard others Of high
rank say they would chccrfuy volunteer 20 command
the negro troops Under the late law to consolidate conpa
mes &c, hundr de Of officers will be without commands
who wo Id Willingly command these troops l. Con-
or do this and in Tie language Of this Intelligent vr-
ginan before the next ath o. ly the war would end,
and our independence DO acknowledged. Keep the men
over forty ave At home and put the in the army
Brngg's Ipgratitude-He Endcavors 70
Throw the Responsibility Of the Fall
Of Fort Fisher General Lee or the
Rebel President.
From the Rchmond Enquirer, Jan cal
for e. n ansT Tr H.
Colonel Lamb and General Whiting and Of General Bragg
sayB-
co o. not sT s n g. ' sa f e:
meme II wsp Y u anr q III the
higher power whose pey and military @ ~ he Is
na oSyas With ass
s a w s oTs 81 n he ws, s aG
inss could NOT hc nature Of thns' be other than innc
The rrs, quoted points very directly at either
General Lee President Davia The Caroiintam
cludes yet more pointedly: -
The truth i the responsibility for this sad disaster
either with those who did not send sufficient number OF
troops 70 ibis place ~ defend ~ with the authorities who
seemed a. all times In relation 70 the attack VIII
ons9n - sny such attempt the part Of the
only The dream 81 Wild man
Here, again, General Lee and President Davis 10
plainly pointed out that u would be aectation ~ pre-
tend not to understand The ausion The editor says that
facts cf nn Official oLarscrn had caused him to
rate General Brasg Here then find the inspiration
for ills assault upon neral Lee and the President.
Wto supplied tLosc "nctsYn We leave the reader 70
JUDGE.
The coloues INFLICTED by General Dram vpon oar cause
has done much 10 nJurs President paSis who has rc-
tanned him In commend deep te the public wish In TINT
matter This last cad work OF his Fort Fisher ne II yov
sndearoring TO sh npon the shoulders II hs patron ard
protector or with II TO drag down General Lee as no did
General Johnston.
But the Cdrolirirn reveals another delInouencv A.
Fort Fisher. Again an "Ciccrn who yas ordered ITO
attack the enemy the moment he landed on tic bench
declined 10 atack; and the Crroi,nlrr exrrsea thnt
OIL er because uf the distinguished sery cos he ,s crc
toiore performed for North Carolina In the aold Has
General Hoke aoafr faiedf Should there moi 10 some
inql ~ into tbs diststcr9 Is not aigh fipe tot a. So
r'ee scss rid o Bragg altogether wc as the question
settled whether officer ortcrtd TO attack SHAH rs
sumo to decline TO Oh his ordcrsf Upon tho PRESIDENT
and General Leo this disaster l. directly charz d and
tha' TOO, almost By q neral BRAGG himself VIM thew
permit Tie charge " rest without inquiry
skirmishes I'm North Carolina.