, 1865-01-18

A1aack-Fuii OfiIcinl and News Re-
ports Of xhe Achievement.
new YonK, Taesday, Jan. l.-Fort Fiahcz w,s
captured on the 18th instant. Our loss ia about
500. There was scvcn hours' severe fighting.
LATER AND OFFICIAL.
WASHINGTON, T1esday,f
January, II, 1866.
TO Major Gen. Dix:
The following Official dispatch has Just beenre-
eeived at this Department:
+'uEADQuAHEEns FoncEs on FEDEnA1)
PoIHT. n. c., Jan. Is.
ria FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. II.
t*To Brig. Gen. ]. 4. Raw!ins:
"GENERAI-l hare the honor to report TINT
Fort Fisher Was carried By assault this afternoon
and evening, BY Gen. Atncs' division, and the I'd
brigade Of the 1st division OF the 18th Army Corps
eal1ant]y aided by battalion Of marines and sea-
men from the navy. The assault WIS preceded
by heavy bombardment from the fleet, and WIS
made At $50 O'clock In the afternoon, when The
flrrt Brigade tcurtie', Of Ames' diyision} effected
Judgement upon the parapets, bnr full poR.es-
sion Of the work not obt.ined I'LL 10 o'clock At
night The behavior Of both officers and men
was most admirable. All tho works south Of.
Fort Fisher are now occupied by our troops. We
hare not 1eas than zoo prisoners, including Gen.
Whiting and Col. Lamb, the commandant Of the
fort
"Iregrct to cay that our loss IL severe, espe-
cial1y In ot1cers. am not yet able to form any
efnz1ste Of the number OF Casualties.
{Sfgncd) '@ALTnEp TERRY,
"Breyct Major Gen. Commanding.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
FoRr F1snEH% January 16-2 q. rn.-A3ter q CART
ful reconnaissance On the 14th, It WIS decided to
risk an a*eau1t on Fort Fisher-Painc'e division,
with Colonel Abbotts BRIGADE to hold our line a.
ready strung across the peninsula and Mcfng VIII
mington, aeainst uookc, while Ames' division
should assault or the west end After three hours
heavy naE5 firing, the aasault vas -za:de ut three
o'clock In the afternoon on the 18th. Curtis bE1-
E1de led, md soon as It was On the west end OF
the land 'front.' 1t was followed by Pennibacke1,s,
and the 1at1eF py Bells. After desperate fighting,
gaining foot By foot and severe loss, at I'VE in the
afternoon VIC had Possession Of about half the land
front Abbott's brigade wnt then taken from our
line facing Wilmington aad put into Fort Fisher,
end On pushing 1t forward, at 10 o'clock at night,
It took the rest Of the work. with little renaissance,
the garrison falling back to the extreme OF the Pc
ninfnla, where they were followed and capturcd; !;
among others, General Whiting and Colonel Lamb
both wounded.
! think We have 1900 prisoners. hope our
own loss may not exceed EDO, but 1t Ia impossible
to Judge in the night Among The wounded a1e
the commanders Of the three leading hrigadca.
General Curtis being wounded, not severely, but
Colone1e Pennibacker and Bell dangerously
The land front was formidable one. The para-
pct, In places, was fifteen feet 1igh, but the men
~ ~, ,a,s,,as ~ ,r.,"n.s ~ .
musketry fire from the cast end Of the land front
was so severe that they did not succeed In enter
Ing the work The navy Tire on TIC wotk-.juds.tuss
from the holes, must hare hccn terrific.
Many Of the guns were Injured. How many
therN 1xare nm Y,nfuf frAnunf Aar pnrkana
~ an *Ap9 ~
tSigrea) c. D. CoHsrock.
1iout. Col, L. D. C.. and Chief Engineer.
Another dfsnatch estimates the prisoners cap-
1e'ea al s'aoo' anu INC numoes o. sots al se'eot'
two,
t General Grant telcgraphs To the War Depart
| ~ thc nnit-d yolor ~ The army and nav. he has
ae ~N.su sa.u' ~ -. asAs aaa 'Aas' as -
| lr each Of the armies operating against hich-
'1'AD' ''i0 .s,,st,n, seerctsrv A. % of Var.
| ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
BAL7rAoRk, Tnesday, Jan. 17-The attack on
Fort Fisher commenced on Friday, wheh tho
troops were snceesaiais ianoeo. <senesa 1ct'
1ey commanded the troops, who occupied the Gu
t;.o,v rnt NJ f-or vi1n1ncfon
FoR4nrss MosaoE, Tuesday, Jannary 17.-1hc
| steamer Atlantic, Juet arrived IRON wilmington
.,no,. .ba c.ntn,r of F7o+f Fiaher and tle works
| r..... rs,n. ~ 1o.... .rs,. ha,rv T1ro
Is inch guns burst On the Monitors. We captured
anou1 1'ooo Ptleoaets.
| off1eAAL Az ouAt1AaS'
WAR DEPARTMENT, Jan. 17-Vp. m.
Major General Dir:
| The Richmond HKtg Of this morning contains
the following account Of the capture Of Fort Fisher
by tbe naval and lard forces Of the United States
y '.iF4Ia. i1s OF FORTH 17F1snEn-Thc unwcleome;news
Of tic fall Of Fort Fisher, commanding the en-
trance 10 Cape Fear river, received this morn
| Ing, md accustomed 4 sensation OF profound 70.
rret The csuture of this Fort is equal to the
close Of the harbor of " ,lmfncton by the enemy'4
fcet 1t is situated about eighteen miles below