New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-19
IFNOM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


DBG TIC b't'"-'"
es,iug Dc'.iis OF the Attack and Cap
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spo,'ai Disls,,l to Tie y. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday Jan. 49, 1865.
Your Special Correspondent ]. Is. c. senIs the
following account Of the capture Of Fort Fisher
FoRr TlsHER. WnsnNGToS HhsD0R, Jan. - ls6A
God bless the Army AMI Navy of the United States,
and tie heroic officers nndm through whose oIortohs
one Of he prjuact and most important victories 81 the
war las been to-day achieved. Fort Fisher is ours and
OeeD fairly and squaiey gained after and through
lighting 40 dsperate AMI determined as any which the
ord has ever seen has been gained by deeds Of noble
herosm which would DO credit 20 any age or people.
Fcrt Fisher the carotid artery Of tho dying confedcr-
Icy AID the last remaining avenue whereby that mis-
guided people could communicate by sea with the
cations of the earth has this day been baptized With
some Of tie bTayest blood that soldier shed, and
Font Fisher now is won.
The tangible fruits Of orr victory. far as neces
sariy lasy survey Of the ort and its surroundings can
tfernc in tie brief interval between the late honr Of
10 o'clock p NJ when tie garrison surrendered, aud
a. De- when the dispatch boat viii depart which Is to
convey Won ibis xe may snn up about follows.
namely: Tie fort and garrison 81 Fort Fisher. the
after nngberng not less than 800 men. upward Of sev
.b,ullrco OF ammunition and supplies, tie Mound Ba;'
eiy perhaps properly considered part VI Font Fisher
itself though really an isolated battery some distance
eastward ar Lo,ond the southern or sea face Of Font
Fsher
Tlis consists 4 nigh rand mound. upon which the
Rebels had ,anted come heavy casenaed guns for the
purpose Of obtaining punging sbo. on our gunboats
andi admirably adapted for Tie purpose Fort Bucan-
an small rectangular fo1rbasiiOned fort Of very con
situated OF the south eastern extremi
be peninsula on which Fort Fisher Ia situated and
Iistant nile and half from tie latter. ard mile
nom the Mound Battery. This commands tho Cape
Fear River here widcled almost to bay, and l.,
manned with splendid guns, the enact number Of
which my hasiy survey did not enable me 70 determine
Prob aby three thousand stand Of could be gath
cred up inside the three works.
We also captured some nilcty head Of mules ana
horses several wagons aud carts and one small steamer
loaded with $50 bags OF corn and quantity Of anmun
ton. Among prisoners We include the Rebel Nal
Cen whiting lately IN command Of the fort and Co
Lamb both suffering from painful though no, dangeront
wounds and seventy commissioned Officers Of less
or rank Mai Gen. whiting viii be remembered a.
GRADUATE OF West Point and formerly Of tho Regular
Army.
the preparation made for the capture Of import
position and tie progress OF the expedition down TO
the evening Of the 18th inst my previous dispatches
have advised yoar readers very fully already
OF the painfully interesting events Of to-day with
their magnificent and conclusive results II ia my pleas
ing duty now TO speak.
In NY dispatch Of the 18th and my bulletins on the
morning OF tie 18th, 1t viii be remembered that
yeyed the Impression thlt the grand attack to
OF on the afternoon Of the latter day. This was the
understanding as it alec the wish Of the Admiral
hut events OF which viii give the details. inducedMhJ
Gen Terry postpone the contest until this afternoon
instead.
1t viii be remembered BY hose who have atcntiyely
read the letters Of your correspondents, ~ well an
the official letters aud reports Of the recent eI.
peditlon that Hokes division Of Rebel troops was
Transferred from Richmond 10 the deenses OF Whining
ton some time between the Goth and 2ih Of December,
when our flst demonstration was made upon Fort
Fisher These troops II soon became evident, were still
In or near Wilmington. Upon the arrival here Of the
combined fleet tho night Of Thursday tho l2th inst.
from our rendezvous at Beaufort these troops number
ing some five thousand ut least in addition 10 the
garrison In Fort Fisher Of come thousand or twelve
hundred men, es variousy estimated. rendered crcum'
spection on tho part OF the commanding General not
only prudent but absolutely imperative.
Under cover Of the naval fire upon tho fort and the
merciess Smelling Of the strip Of woods upon tho long
narrow peninsula 10 the north Of Fort Fisher as have
stated IN previous dispatches oar landing OF troops
was happily and successfully accomplished between tho
hours Of and O'Clock on the 18th. result OF which
the credit belongs the most hearty cooperation and
aid Of the navy together with tho dcfatgable assid
uity Of the Chief Quarormaster Of the eIpeditonary
forces, Col. George s. Dodge.
The disposition Of the forces made by tho enemy
clearly indicated that he apprchcnded a movement OF
our forces, or at least ofa portion Of them. norhwad
Of Fort Fiser and In tho direction Of tho City Of WI
mington the principal part Of Hoke's troops were
posted to the north ward Of Half Moon battery where
our landing effected. and between the lattor ard
Wmingtoni and II not until yesterday, when
four or i've hundred reenorcemcnts thrown into
Fort Fisher, that they seemed to actually appear con.
WINGED that we would really attempt tie assault Of that
apparently impregnable work
This hypothesis Ia proven by the testimony of prison.
ere csptwsd during t0'dy's operations Gen. Terry,