The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-26
Interesting Diary Of Events Keep BY
the Enemy at Fort Fisher
General FERRY Demands Z he aur-
render Of Wilmingt on.
ALL PROPERTY BEING RAPU .LY REMOVED.
Preparations Haking . THyccuate, Tllsayh
Bragg Was Confident II Holding the City,
Sc, &c., Sc

lEr. Homer 1ders ellis Dispatches.
Far FIsHER, N c., Jan. -, 1855.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE ESExY's .1xNn
Brigsner General .Fsane again yesterday in
force reconno Ase The position Of the, enemy he
found che enemy before in force alb ont two miles
lsem our extrepls lpo and after sever skirnsh IN
which Dsdsc capturing afty prbsssrs General
\ he wind is tpringng up from ia northeast, ana
everything ndiC,ies severe storm To vessels are all
scanning overae bar through New last 70 mad harbor
- The Cape Fear river
a DESPATCH BOAT rRED groN.
Yesterdays vcrnoon a the desyateh boat Elisa Han.
- proceeding up tho river - point further than
sny had Pot reached she wasNpened By the guns
q Fort g. Philip on the south bank OF the river
ssvera, shots wcps fred, some u whaoh took effect
A am writing four splendid iron seamen each Of
sAove 500 tons bnrdcnhree captured She night OF
Ne 18th inst by the navy, and last nisAsse steam
Agup towards lhe ncet conveyed sy the Admirais tag
uhip Malvern.
ARRIVALS srxAMEra
Steamer g. r. Spauldng (mals) from FORTRESS Monroe,
Va the propeller Thorn, conmssary stores, from
Fortress MopSoe, Va and propeller Gen. Howard, light
Dsaasort, N. c., arrived here to-day.
sxHs REMAINS COLONEL sExr NORTH
sShs Ysmains OF Colonel John r. Smith, One Hundred
I'D Twelfth Now York. 60 North BY she steamer CALI
Hania to-day.
ON BOARD nm DesrArcu Boar c. w. THoxAs,(
Orr F0RT FrsHNR, JAN 20 1868. J
AxfHARAScE THE PRINCIPAL REsKL syyIczs IN COMMAND
rEsnER.
Last evening the rebel General whing, accompanied
~ his staff Colonel Lamb, rebel and several surgeons
were placed board the despatch beat O. W. Thomas,
whore they remained until nine O'Clock this morning.
fncy were then Transferred 10 the steamer California
bolnd 10 Washington. both General Whiting and Col
lamb badly woundcd-the former IN the ankle and
NJ the knee the Inter in th, hip, the ball still
-ssu,aning in. General w. H. G. Whiting man about
e1ety years or age five feet ten inches In height dark
S0uplexion dark eyes and hair slightly mixed with gray
Ne quite cheerful and seems 70 bear he L %i:,
attempting 10 take down small American nag which
Aad been planted 81 the hsst travees captured
Eve feet inches In height Than face, high cheek
Bones dark hair and slendey built He Sill persists IN
. had r ns p@ oren NJ h.
~ his mon forward ON the parapet Of the fort.
fhey ali express much surprise a che treatment p
sas what they had anticipated That Of them
were pleased with their capture
M o. S,si. Ssx * 49,. 70 Sos. =. hahn.
ssss1 Genera ". d @ whiting, Of Mississippi C. \,
nsioaei VIM lamb, ps Virginia, 9 8. A., wounded.
c.p.n x. Gss ' @G:.s " soasssS y
p. @: HaselL Of Sou VI Carolina, Lieut. and 4 D. G.
n Giennan, Of Virginia Lieut. and A. o. G. 70 Colonel
eargeoa 8 Singleton, of Worth Caroline A
Asa. ssrs com B. G. Colt $50 Is CaroI.aa, G.
-. srssoo EuiIAe. q South S..:li9.
Al. Surgeon j. ~ cks Of Mississippi, cJs. N.
4 A. Surgeon W. W. Latham, u North Cssshna, Y. .