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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

OPERA HoUsE-LAsT NIGHT OF MISS ST.
CLAIR.-This Saturday night closes the
engagement of Miss Sallie st. Clair at the
Opera House. On this occasion she will
appear in her famous vivid and enchant-
ing personation of Capitola Black in the
popular drama of the "Hidden Hand" In
this character she has won unbounded ap-
plause wherever she, has enacted it. Sup
ported by good cast, as she will be, of the
other characters, the .Hidden Hand" will
have capital representation tonight. The
afterpiece will be the fine play of Robert
Macaire, which is well set down in the
bills for the close of the evenings dramatic
entertainment.
The performance last night was witnessed
by very large audience, and was perhaps
the best entertainment of the season-Miss
st. Clair, Mr.. Barras Mr.. and Mrs. ElIsler,
Mr.. Evans, Mrs. and Miss Bradshaw, Mr..
Lewis, Miss Adams and Mr.. Lee, all per-
forming their respective parts with rare ex-
cellence.
The distinguished and popular artists,
Miss Kate Denim and Mr.. Sam Ryan are an
nounced to appear at the Opera House on
Monday night. ,aJ03 lIA "a Hlpl3a}r
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

FORTUNATE PURCHAsERs.-Mr. H. Hor-
onpurchased book yesterday at the Gift
Book Store, II North High street, and re-
ceived as gift silver ice pitcher worth
$ls; Mr.. MCPHERSON, with Bible, drew a
dinner castor worth 20; Miss Matthews re-
ceived a dozen of silver forks; Master Eu-
gene Anderson drew silver watch worth
$50; Mrs. Kirk an elegant engraved cake
basket. A gift varying in value from so
cents to $50 is given to every purchaser.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18
The Gold Market.

BUFFALO, March 1.-THE following gold
and stock reports have been obtained from
parties who received private messages from
New York via Montreal. Gold opened at
1871, fell to 1887, reached 16s5SS, and closed
at 1861 at 8 pm. N
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APPOINTMENTS AND PRoMoTIoNs.-The
following appointments and promotions in
Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Cavalry reg
ments were made yesterday: ....l
15th-Julius A. Gleason to Capt.
2lst-A. G. Spafford TO 1st Lieut..
4lst-Major Ephraim S. Holloway to
Lieut.. Col; Capt. Ezra Dunham to Major;
list Leuts. r. II. Gaultr Henry G. Delker,
Wilson f. Miller, John Patterson and Sew
ard S. Palmer to Capts. and Sergeants G.
G. Hueston, Alonzo ID. Hosmer s. p. War
rener, Charles Hammond, Philip A. Bow
ers and Philo A. Beardsley, 1st Lieuts.
49th-Matthew T. Lutz to Capt.
53d-Capt. Preston b. Galloway to Major.
59th-2d Lieut.. Daniel +. Moler to 1st
Lieut..
60th-1st Lieut.. George w. Little to Cap
tain; I'd Lieut.. Willis w. Cox to 1st Lieut.,
and Sergeants VIM. II. Farrand, Edwin
Cress and Orlando w. Haynes to I'd Lieu
tenants.
64th-Major Samuel s. Wolff to Lieut..
Colonel, and Capt. Norman X. Brown to
Major ot. a! .u.
7fst-2d Lieut.. Daniel A. Bright to 1st
Lieutenant.
72d--1st Lieuts. Daniel w. Hoffman, Mer-
ritt Sexton and Morris Reese to Captains ;
I'd Lieuts. Edward McMahan, David Van
Dorm, John Carbaugh, Sherman Jackson,
Charles II. Hudson, and Sergt. John G..
Nuhfer to 1st Lieutenants.
90th-Jacob Orman to Captain.
100th-James II. Fowler to lst Lieutenant.
l07th-Capt. Fernando G. Suhrer to Ma
jor; 1st Lieuts. Anton Millert and Joseph
Baum to Capts., and I'd Lieut.. VIM. Ii.
Bowers to 1st Lieut..
11Rth-1et ioutc IOhr n Hapthorp Wrn
Mosely and John S. Manning to Capts., and
I'd Lieuts. Charles z. AllesOn, Wm. j. Lee
and Joseph Perky to 1st Lieuts.
123d-Thomas w. Boyce to 1st Lieut..
174th-A. James Sterling to Lieut.. Col.
175th-Dorsey A. Lehman to I'd Lieut..
176th-lst Lieut.. Henry Ii. Crane to Capt.;
I'd Lieuts. Peter j. Medick, VIM. A.Drum-
heller and Samuel M. Alkire to 1st Lieuts.,
and Sergts. VIM. Eberly, Robert w. Ham
ilton, Harvey H. Campbell, Lafayette l..
Trask and Frederick Roach to I'd Lieuts.
1S2d-Sergts. VIM. II. Brooker, Samuel d.
Morse and Lawrence Wamsley to I'd Lieuts.
1st Cavalry-1st Lieuts. James A. o. YOU
man, Joseph T. Reynolds, John w. Laugh
lin5DaVid M. Heart and Jacob M. Sullen-
berger to Captains; Sergts. James Moore,
Jr, Martin V. Little, James G. Caldwell,
VIM. Davis, Charles II. Goodrich, George
V. Ward, Andrew J.. Small, Andrew M.
Baird and Frank p. Allen to 1st Lieuts.,
and Sergts. Henry e. Rector and George
p. Barnes to I'd Lieuts.
7th Cavalry-2d Lieuts. VIM. S. Archer
and w. W. Manning to 1st LieI1ts:, and
Sergts. Newton M. Lead, Homer E. Ware,
Wilson Barber and Samuel G. Tappan to
I'd Lieuts. .....3 a.H-r
4th Independent Battery-Sergt. Her
man Plume to 1st Lieut..
I'd Heavy Artillery-1st Lieut.. Alpheus
r. Rogers to Capt, I'd Lieut.. VIM. r. Laur-
ence to LIST Lieut., and Sergt. Thomas Fisher
to I'd Lieut..
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The PRIMARY MEETINGS IN THE WARDS
AND TowNsHIf.-At the primary meetings
held last evening by the Democracy in the
several Wards of the city and in the Town
ship of Montgomery, to elect Delegates tc
the Democratic City and Township Con-
vention to be held this evening, and also to
nominate In the Wards candidates for Coun-
cilmen, Assessors and members of the Board
of Education, the following delegates were
elected, and the following nominations were
made: .r
FIRST WARD.
Councilman-S. A. Medary.
Assessor-Orville Case.
Member Board Of Education-G. S. DEM
Delegates-Joseph Quinn, Owen Dunan
and John Callahan.
SECOND WARD.
Councilman-R. Walkup.
81 Assessor--John Martin.
Delegdtes-Samuel Bradford, Samuel Reed
and james, Smith.
'I|i0f THIRD WARD.
Councilman-Samuel Gulick.
Assessor-John Fischer.
Deleqates- Fischer, VIM. Beard and d
w. Brooks.
FOURTH WARD.
Councilman--Aaron G. Headley. 81,
Assessor-George w. Wasson. af
Deleqates--Isaac Beckey, j. Kronenbitter
Oren B. Stone, Jacob Emmert, II. Slmontor
and Simon Bahr.
FIFTH WARD.
70 Councilmen- Jacob Reinhard, j. H. Staur-
Ing.
assessor Henry Meiser.
Detegdtes-John Lutz, Isaac Lohrer, Geo
Beck, f. Hannewald, Anton Schab, Ch
Kemmerer, f. Lurkopp, Ph. Esper.
SIXTH WARD.
Councilman--Newtb Gibbons.
Assessor-Peter johnson.
DISQUALIFICATION Gibbons, Jacob Helm
John RAIDER, Michael Balsle, Peter Mertz, s
P.JMcElvain, Jonas Pletsch, Don X. Law.
renee, Jacob Grau and Lawrenz Schneider
.u-H SEVENTH WARD. ""
DEC6inciln,d,a--W VIM. L. Ross. $3.50
Assessor-Daniel Stump.
Member of Board Of Education IF. Feiser
Delegates-W. ii. Gaver, G. p. Schroll
Fred. Fornoff, j. NJ. Koerner, Chas. Patter
son and Peter Schart.
EIGHTH WARD.
Councilmdn--E. b. Armstrong.
Assessor--Charles Gibbard, jr.
=. DeleQates-John Walsh, Patrick Murphy
W. M. Clancy, EcP. Boring and Peter Muir.
ply. 'sS
NINTH WARD.
Councilmdn-S. w. Andrews. ...
" Assessor-Daniel Sullivan.
Member Of Board Of Edacation-S. w
Andrews. ..- .......-..-
Delegates-John Naddy, Philip Millay,
Daniel Sullivan and william Irwin.
,-... MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.
3 Delegates--J. F. Sorg, Joseph Falken-
bach, Edward Livingston and George
Sehatzman.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

"A sPIENpID assortmentof Episcopal and
Catholic Prayer Books at the Metropolitan
Gift Book Store, n North High street, A
gifswitii each one ranging in value from
my ylS0nssePo " WV .ba9i9a a-li s.gg
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18
For Sale

CEvERAL HOUSES AND LOTS ON
- Front street. between Broad and State streets
and one on Front between Town and Rich Streets
'ffrfiSNNf'' ~ - JOHN SHORT,
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Columbus. o. February 4th. 1866. [feb6-d3m
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

New YORK, March list Patrick's day
was finely celebrated to-day. The pro-
cession of the Irish was five or six miles in
length and of very imposing character.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18
GEN. COx's LOss-Sherman Moving
On.

New YORK, March 1.-THE Herald's
Newbern correspondence of the 18th says
General Cox's total loss in three days will
not exceed 1000. The rebels lost double
that in one day.
A rebel surgeon reports Sherman south
west of Goldsboro and that he was march
ing with one wing toward Reliegh, the CEN
ter towards Galdsboro and the right wing
further east, with roads good and no rain
for four DAYS.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18
Dispatch from General Sheridan.
WASHINGTON, March II, 3:20 Z. NJ.

Major General Die:
Major General Sheridan reports on the
10th inst, from the bridge of the Richmond
and Fredericksburg road across the South
Anna river, that, having destroyed the
James river canal as far to the east as Gooch-
land he marched up to the Virginia Cen
tral railroad at Sallsville, and destroyed it
down to Beaver Dam station, to Folly, de-
stroying fifteen miles of the road. Gen.
Custar was then sent to Ashland and Gen
Dorm to the South Anna bridges, all of
which have been destroyed.
Gen. Sheridan says that the amount Of
public property destroyed in his march is
enormous. The enemy attempted to pre-
vent his burning the central railroad bridge
over the South Anna, but the 5th United
States cavalry charged up to the bridge and
about thirty men dashed across on foot
driving off the enemy and capturing three
pieces of artillery, 2O-pounder PARROTS.
[Signedl G.. A. DANA,
Assistant Secretary of War.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18
CIRcLEv1LLE, Feb. 10th, 1865.

CIRCLEVILLE, Feb. 18th, 1860.
The Warm Air Furnace invented and
manufactured by Mr.. Peter Martin, of Gin
cinnati, was put into the Union school
building OF this city in NovemberSlast, and
thus far it has given entire satisfaction. 1t
surpasses other furnaces in the following
important particulars 1t has, compare
lively, greater heating surface; produces
a larger volume of heat with given amount
of fuel; the condition of the air in respect
to temperature, moisture and purity, is SUI
perior; the admission of cold air, the sup
ply of warm air for the several rooms, and
the fires, are more easily regulated.
To avoid scorching and decomposing the
air, as is done, to some extent, by other hot
air furnaces, and to secure to each room an
abundant supply of pure, fresh air, warmed
to pleasant temperature, as well as to pro-
tect the wrought-iron air-hues from
the effects of the fire, it is essential that
the warm air-fues leading to the school
rooms, should be at least twelve
inches in diameter. This will insure the
influx of such large and rapid current of
fresh air as to prevent the wrought-iron
flues from being overheated, and thus secure
the durability of the furnace, and keep the
warm air in healthful condition. 1t is
deemed proper to State in this connection,
that our Board of Education was induced
to order Mr.. Martins Furnace, because two
other furnaces had been previously used in
our school edifice without satisfactory re-
suits, and because, after careful examina-
ton of large number of furnaces and
other modes of warming school houses and
other public editices, not only in Western,
but also in Eastern cities, Mr.. Martins was
believed to be decidedly the best.
0Ji-1ss a.r aU,l H. III. BARNEY,
na. .l Supt. Circleville Union School.
feb17-tf b;.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

y MONTREAL, March 17-It is expected
that the court will resume its sitting in the
st. Albans raiders case on Monday.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

@cDErroIENcY IN THE DrsTRIoT QUoTA--
The total deficiency In the quota in this, the
7th Enrolment District, is only 44S. Re-
cruitingr was very lively at the Provost
Marshal's office yesterday. y At the rate it
has been going on for some days past, the
deficiency in this District win soon be sup
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

Mrs. HOLMES, Mrs. Marion Harlane, Mrs.
Southworth, Mrs. Lee Hentz, Currer Bell,
Rutlidge's series, DR.. Staels and all the
female prose writers, at the Metropolitan
Gift Book store, II North High street, below
Gay. s.''N''F ,srif.,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18
Qr&leg!),rapbit,.
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.
Sherman Safe at FnycttevIlIe-The
Fight between Generals Fitzpatrick
and HamptOn-ItichmO Ond Printers
and Reporters Called Out.

sherman SAFE at FnYcttPvilIe-The o
Fight between Generals Fitzpatrick
and HamptOn-Richmo ond Printers
and Reporters Called Out.
WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, March l6, $3.50 L. M.
Major General Dir:
The following dispatch has been received
this evening at this Department:
CITY POINT, VA, March 16.
Hon. G. A. Dana, assist. Sec'yQf War
am just in receipt of letter from Gen.
Sherman, dated the 18th, from Fayetteville.
He describes his army as in fine health and
spirits, having met with no serious opposi-
tion. Hardee keeps in his front at respect
1ul distance. At Columbia he destroyed
immense arsenals and railroad establish
ments and forty-three cannon. At Cheraw
he found much machinery and war materi-
al, including twenty-five cannon and 5000
barrels Of gunpowder. In Fayetteville he
captured twenty pieces of artillery and
much other material.
| lie says nothing about Kilpatrick's defeat
| by Hampton, but an officer who brought
this letter says that before daylight on the
| 10th Hampton got two brigades in the rear
of Kilpatrick's headquarters, and captured
and surprised all the staff but two officers
| Fitzpatrick escaped, formed his men, and
drove the enemy with great loss, recaptur-
ing about all that he had lost. Hampton
lost eighty-siX, and left his dead on the
field.
[Signedl .... U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
All the available pontoon trains at New
bern had been sent to General Schofield,
and even if Bragg had not evacuated Kins-
ton no doubt was entertained that our forces
could easily cross the Neuse river and give
battle to the enemy before he could get
away. Major General Couch's forces, from
Wilmington, had reached General Scho-
field, and his army thus re-enforced was
deemed amply sufficient to defeat Bragg's
army, which was judged to be about 25,O0O
strong.
Another telegram from General Grants
headquarters reports that the Daily Dis
patch is the only paper issued to-day in
Richmond. 1t says: "rhe Dispatch is pub
lished this morning on half a sheet only,
because Of the fact that all the employees,
| printers, reporters and clerks, are members
of military organizations, and were called
out yesterday morning by the Government
to perform special service fora short time.
| But for the kindness of a few friends, who
are exempt from service, and who volun-
\ teered their aid, the half loaf presented
would, of necessity, have been withheld.
| In few days. at farthest, our forces willre-
turn to their posts, when hope to re-
sumo and continue, uninterruptedly our
full sized sheet"
There is no other news Of moment in any
quarter.
[Signedl c. A. DANA.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18

DISCHARGED AND MUSTERED OUT.-The
following cases Of officers in Ohio regi-
ments discharged and mustered out were
entered yesterday at the Adjutant Generals
office:
Honorably discharged-2d Lieut.. Henry
Burlin, I'd D. V. L.; 1st Lieut.. Stephen d.
Carpenter, and I'd Lieuts. Oliver P. Barnes
and John G. Roney, Sd O.V. l.; 1st Lieut..
Abram King, 10Th o. V. l.; 1st Lieut.. f.
Spencer, 18th o. V. l.; I'd Lieut.. James p.
Jones, both o. VII; Capt. Thomas F. Daven-
port and LIST. Lieuts. r. Francis Hall and
Barney Sprung, 10Th o. V. l.; 1st Lieut..
George F. Robinson, S0th o. V. l.; Capt. F.
R. Shawan, 123d o. v. l., and Lieut.. Col.
W. A. Leeds, 153d O.V. L.
Mustered out-Capt. William Shultz 37th
o. V. l.; Capt. LIE Roy Moore, I'D o. l.,
and 1st Lieut.. A. Gordon, SD o. vi.
Dismissed-Capt. w. w. Watts, 46th O.
V. l., for absence without leave.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-18
Peter Martins Hot AirFurnaces,

Communications from Mr. Il. ID. Kings
ley, Superintendent of the CoIum bus
Public schools, and from III. III. Bar
ney, superintendent of the CircIe-
vile Union School.
COLUMBUS, February 10th, 1866.
To ,ohOm this may Concern:
Peter Martin, Of Cincinnati, has placed
his PATENT IMPROVED HoT AIR FURNACES
in our High School and District School No.
5. The Furnaces in District No. 5 have
been in use two years; those in the High
School during this winter. So far they
have given entire satisfaction. For eff
cheney in warming, quality of heat, econo-
my of fuel, and promptness of action, they
deserve special commendation. cheer
fully recommend Mr.. Martins Furnaces to
any who may desire an excellent mode of
heating. E. d. KINGSLEY,
Supt of Public Schools of Columbus.
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BEsT EN ER MADE.
ss- Every Furnace warranted to give entire sat
REFERENCES:

...,.--,-. -
where the Furnaces arc in operation:
El CINCINNATI. March II, 1868.
Mr.. P. Martini of thiscity, has constructed a''Hot
Air Furnace" in the Second Reformed Church (cor-
ner Findlay and Ba miller streets, which has thus
far given entire satisfaction. For efficiency in warm
ing, purity of air. and economy Of fuel we can speak
Of il in most favorable terms. Its permanency and
durability also seem to promise well. The plan of
draught and ventilation is good
From our experience we can recommend Mr. Mar
tin as an adept in the art of warming buildings and
a. % nv W. sne oon
S'rS0viv rrtnae ~ &c ~ ob ~ n RoSs W
if SAMUEL MEAnE' fastor.
-. 49,. a.,
f.}I MT. NoTRE DAME, hkAplNG, vHIO,I 81
november zOtn 1851.
Mr.. MARTIN:-This is TO certify that we tried tho
Furnace you built for us, and satisfied with it.
Our rooms are amply heated. . LH rEa hEG
Yours respectfully,
SISTERS OF N0TRE DAME
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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-20
Missouri Free.

The world moves. Missouri has follow
ed the example of Maryland, and declared
in favor of freedom. The constitutional
convention of Missouri was Is session last
week and has passed the ordinance of
emancipation by an almost unanimous
vote. There We're sixty votes cast in IA
vor Of the ordinance to four in opposition.
Tie vote is in the following language.
BE it ordained by the people Of the
state Of Missouri in convention assem-
bled. that hereafter in this state there
shall be neither slavery nor involuntary
s,vitulc, except in punishment of crime.
whereof The party shall have been duly
convicted aud all persons held to service
or labor as slaves are hereby declared free
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-20
Casualties at Sea.

There have been two or three shocking
casualties of late by the loss OF steamboats,.
Not so many were lost by the sinking OF
the Knickerbooker in the Chesapeake, as
was at first stated. Capt. Martin, her
master has arrived at Washington, and
reports that the crew of the Knickerbock-
er were saved. having been taken off by
the gunboatf Mercury, and sent up to New
York on the tugboat Champion. They,
however, had narrow escape from cap
ture by rebel guerrillas, who, as soon as
they saw the steamer in distress, came
down to the river shore in droves: but
fortunately a dense fog set in, and they
were unable to make any demonstration.
The steamer Melville. which left New
York for Port ROYAL the 9th instant, was
not 50 fortunate She encountered a Sc
we're storm on the It'll, having her bow:
stove in by the sea, and about noon the
next day she suddenly went down. Thu:
far only four are known to have been say
ed, two passengers, the mate and thu
third engineer. She had fifty passenger
and % officers and crew Among thu
lost were VIM. W. Bishop andtwo daugh
tiers of Providence. Mr.. Bishop was tn
only brother of the wife of Gen. Burn
ci1n
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-20
CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER.
$500 Prisoners and 72 Cannon
Taken.
THE FEDERAL LOSS SEVERE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
To Maj. Gen. Dir,-The following Of
fetal dispatches have just been received at
this department:
HEADQUARTERS U. S. Forces, J
Federal Point N. c.. January IS
via Fortress Monroe. January H.)
To Blgadier General John i. Rurlmgs !:
GENERAL,-I have the honor to report
that Fort Fisher was carried by assault
this afternoon and evening by Gen. Ames'
division, Qst division of the oath army
corps) gallantly aided by battalion Of
marines and seamen from the navy. The
assault was preceded by heavy bonn
bardment from the Federal fleet and was
made at $3.50 P. NJ, when the first brigade
Curtis) Of Ames' division, effected a
lodgment on the parapet, but full posses
sion of the work was not obtained till IL
p. NJ The behavior of both officers and
men was most admirable.
The works south of Fort Fisher are
now occupied by our troops. We have
not less than 1900 prisoners, including
Gen. Whiting and Col. Lamb, the com
manders of the fort. l regret to say that
our loss is severe, especially in officers. l
am not yet able to form any estimate o.
the number of casualties.
(Signed) ALFRED II. TERRY,
Brevet Maj Gen Comd'g.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-20
FORT FISHER, Jan. l6. 6 4. ".

FORT FISHER, Jan. 10, \. VI.
After careful reconnaissance on the
18th, it was decided to risk an assault on
Fort Fisher Paine's division with Col.
Abbott's brigade to hold our line, already
strong across the peninsula, and facing
Wilmington against Hoke, while Ames'
division should assault the west end At
ter three hours of heavy firing the assault
was made at p. NJ. on the 18th, Curtis
brigade led and as soon as it arrived on
the west end of the land front it was fol-
lowed by Pennybacker's and the latter by
Bells. After desperate fighting, gaining
foot by foot, and severe loss, at ) P. NJ
we had possession of about one-half OF
the land front. Abbott's rigade was
then taken from our line facing Whining.
ton, and put into Fort Fisher and pushing
it up at 10 o'clock 2. NJ. it took the res,
of the work with little resistance. The
garrison falling back to the extreme of the
peninsula, where they were followed ant
captured, among others Gen Whiting and
Col. Lamb, both wounded. | think W,
have quite 1000 prisoners. ! hope oul
losses may not exceed 800, but it is al
most impossible to Judge in the night
Among the wounded are the commander:
of three of the leading bri gades Genera
Curtis being wounded, not severely, bu
Gems. Pennybackcr and Bell very danger
ousN The land front was iormidabl,
one. The parapet in places fourteen o
fifteen feet high; but the men went at i
nobly under a severe musketry fire.
(Signcd.) c. Il. CoMSroCk,
1t. Col. A. d. C. and Chief Eng'r.
Another dispatch estimates the numbe
Of prisoners captured at $500, and tn
number of guns at -.
Gen. Grant telegraphS to this depart
ment that in honor of this great triumph
by the united valor of the army and M
w. he has ordered salute Of 100 gun
to he fired by each of the armies operat
ing against Richmond
(Signed) {. A. Dana,
Asst Sac'y of War