The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-28
Admiral rorer,. Omcial Kcror,


Epvrs " srArro>. se,re;nr, o. war
Admirri POrer's omciul Report
Wdsh,neton, Jan. is.-rac flown, W., r.
c-'vcd At the Navy Department today;
4 a. Ft.,asuIr hIivy-s,
Orr Fou1 FisgEr. Jan. lt, ~S,.l
sn-thave the honor W in'nru VOW ms, we
have possesson II Frt Fisher, and thst he fql ot
TIM surrounding worts vii soon follow A. in
formed you IN nv st. We hsi ccrirnsr-Ni clNrs'-
ing with Tho iron els. which horrh.ried while
VIC Nnded the troops ~ the i4th. o-i@rel all
TIE vessels carry ne ti-ineh gun. n tomhsrd with
the Ironside- md pr,rklyn tatinr Tive le~'. Nv
was slenced ~ being injured or covered M with
e.r,h usi they would not work On the
1itN General Terry and rny-ef arranged for
he assault and I ordcrci Lon sailors and
ulariue- 10 participate. A. daylight the iron ves-
-el,, ihc BROOKLYN. and the ii.nch runhoa,s com.
mencei uAticring ~ works wli- re t-Nop- male
Judgment wi.hi1 iin wards ~ The Tort A. teu
o'clock Al the v~sssls STRAINED IN and tnck their
st,tons, oteuing . heavy hrc which was Kept up
until thrnc + n when tho signal was made ~ as
-sult. TIC soldiers taking tia land side The sailors
the ses face and the shiI- changing bn' not stop
ping their frs - other works The Rebels mo,
iis with courage worthy Of l- Wer cause, and
fought Aespcr,,ctv Atout VI nv Of the sailors
MI ofhccrs succeeded in get ng ~ the top oi the
parEp amid a murderous ere g .'sic, 'anistrr
an 70 ussctrv rhev had planted Ne 'Ng there,
hit were swcrt avs, in = n,omrtt Others uicd
30 yoi ~ tho steep uancYrce. The marines could
have cleared Ne psrspct bv Ic"piny uI steady
Ere, tt thry AVE- &" 80 e. an 80 sN'ors W't'
rrpul--i. Aanv gallant fellow ic.l trying ~
l.tinte their Nrothcrs la arui who were ,htnr
20 obt.u an rut-s'cc - The northeast angle ~
"a -srsrra on our chArtS TIC ersrv ''i'vt00k ne
&c ,tueu.' attack Ter th,i ~ the ma Roy OF our
troops and n ro' moot v'~y-"u' resistance
there mt I " itne v-ci u al. aud think me ma
r,uc- conid h-vo made tie .uauii succossiul Ia
the meantime our sHlsut soldiers hNi gaihc1 "a
fOotholl N the northeast cofNes - the tort, hSht
ins Like lions aud c,rtcrtng every inch o. III"
ground. Tho lrpnsidcS and monitors kept ,hroM-
. me their .Jcll utC the traverse not orcupeh Nv
our men but -t,u held by q g rrtcls. In this wav
our troops fought from trhver,e ~ traverse rom
thrre O'Clock In de afternoon untl ten at night,
4 When the Joyful tdins- N,r, guAici to tac h"''
W. ~oppel oar rye aud save them three vt mo
htartieat cheers ever hear. II has ncen tho most
/ tsrrifc struggle eve saw, aui there Wa1 very
much hard labor. TIE ttu-.I~ Lsve covered them
selves with glory, And G.1ot-l Terry " my
"helu idea" ot snliet aud gcuoral ohi
. Co. lpcrAuon Las becu most harmonious, anu !
I IN "a lie General WI do the navy ,ho credit ="
say that q uuc. a. le,st we suh'''n''Hllv M
rftd the tort leiclalso wore ten, lrii.
hAd only few more " FPS than W tsl ON v = ,S7
c-'cnaoT, when the eremy had only 100 men IA the
. works This umc tho works we're fuzzy manuel
ana contained STOUT 7N men ~ the tinD u the 20
Z saull IA IL q matter 20. great regret 20 me u '''
my .allsvt ofh,rrs and mon ~ cut up bui "''
unwilling to let tho truupG undertake Tue capture
OF the works without the navy sharing "a ~ 'hol
thr t-r' ~ wcrN anNuur 10 va lcrfo hil w
should have hal tnc honor Of messing our brothers
iu-srms IN tao works Int the saiors teen proi1ri,
supported. We have loht thout 80 in b ll'u Ah'
wuundcd, an amongst them some gNIAn' oiho"ts
| r.. ret to announce the death ot Lieutenant y
" Preston, and Leuient II. III. P"fiot. lte!
we're 10th vaptur "a toscthcr IN tuo ntach oi
Fra sumter, and diol together In euicNvJrhg y
pull down she HSr ,hM as So Ions haunn'
M our i.ccs Lieut.. X. n Lau~On WAS sovcrrS
/ wouuIcd. lie was lAi.s 49, -tste- Win Lieu
Preston IN hrs Icuiuur adventure uu the ~"
de- host. Lieut.. OseurSo ". Bscho and a uunb'
Of others were wounded, tho former not danger
| uusly. The passu.t only took place = IT," hour
! ago. and an unable 10 inform you ot our casua
ties They were quite severe rom thr assault
Tut We had NJ CHsuH't's Itum tn enemy Is thih1t
kuo~iHg thc iuTsuenoe a. tie lci Aitin'nl 10 r.
refyr news from Port Fisher have written the
few burned lines. ~ one tan cuDoovo What ~
army and navy have gone through 10 acolc,e thi
victory, which should have been ours On Chr N
. mas dAv, without the loss Il . doHsu men. III
has been day o. Hrr ne -trueJ,i' and IA not SUI
passed b. any event e ,ie WA w ATE all wor
3 out utatIr, aud you must "a, ur" tnlr lr'
q aud uusati. -rtorv account. VII vu
= fully hy 80 santiago dc Cuba which go'
Sorih to-morru", ~ carry tie wbuhuo'
% H. ,iucs the Iu,n IN fpu FISHER, tncrr "ei
atouI hoI VA the uppoi foris, And role. u sho'
l.5uu men was brought aowu by sloan, "a
morning. 50 t1-, h-neyc, No have uulS ,sptafo
the 4Ertiaou OF Fort FISHER. duut sup Os" th'i
g ever was v ork sutgertc4 20 such to. .Ihe bou
hardmoni, or where tho approach 3D.. lOt ~
| more AtcIcd. There ~ NOS spot o earth aiD'
Tie tort that has not rcru torn up -, oar shells.
! ] don't KNOW yes sue number OF kllei snd Nuluds
hy our IRE hut one l5-ucu shell alone Wcrurd
U1mh-ptoot and k'lcd 10, and surely wounded
Z presume w sro IA pnhscssiuu Cd al Tao iarts
Y for; Fisher commands 'iem oil Il II so late no
that can learn io mpte anti norLinS.
toigned.) DAVID D. foEtHA.
g Hou. GipFo, wELIEs.