The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-18

b .r,ng 10 storm Il when the proper mon'n' ar
iA.cs. 49,
The s,nH,g,, With the division q Capt, Ges,2n.
,arsisting ~ fourteen gunb,ss. u anobored WIZ
i4orniuy close into Ne beach, with inhruohVb5 -
rlot,ct The troops as they advance and io"ON
tucrn a. they move iorwa -,
Our post on for witnessing operations lo-ds! -
II tossib ., more favorable than tina, Of ye''ord,y.
Tho wind IN 10 the rght quarter and VIII ~ vo ny
'lnr'o OF shore and give Ne m uh ~ w - w
"Iow oi TIE effect ~ the shus ~ or N,ss''S utn
'he fort, M well - the opofsuobs V' "ui 60"
storming parnts.
Ptaoship Mair.rr, sgrydeH IL dh-lsm
r,s, informed tia, the & uysfurs will start In
lew minute. for For.ress Monroe, and close hssti-
H. In 10 tbs hour nothing has been done this
morning. Tho Monitors are lying quietly with
d., t,,,.,,I... under tho guns Of Port .her Not
n shot has hecp rvcN tngsd since o'yloct
gun hurst on tie hahopac YESTERDAY, slightly
sounding two officers, Aud one man seriously.
Tbose we're the Only casualties 81 the fc"t
one o'eloot =. Tho Irnnaics and Won tors
have lust ot,enod again on Fora fieher. Inc ID Vi
rou Of vO0dsn voss'ls arc VA short range ~ Port
Fisher, and irng rapidly upon :. tn' shehhS
o. reLJy.
mua elore here, rs N, u X Cuysr 10 lust
shout 10 leave With dispatches ior rsross Monroe.
Congratulations and ReJoicinss
Ua.h,,7,on. jan. Il Secretary welles has 81
dressed tho following conra'ulatory Telegram 10
Admiral Porter!
Eavp Department, Ian r. To Eedr Admiral
David y Porter, Commanding y. 4. b. Squ.i-
von, Of WILMINGTON, cars ~ fommdntGnf II lhe
Nauy Yard, VlshiHIior. -Sb. Tho Department
h.s iust received your hnef NJ highly gratifying
despatch, announcing the fall tho 18th inst. Of
Port Fisher, under tho combined assault 81 th"
navy and army, and h1s1ons ~ congratulate you
and General Terry. snd TO bravo oficers SAILORS
md ,oldisrs n your respective commands on your
glorious rlces, Accept ny thsnss for your good
work. t-igpodJ
GrtoN WINS
sccrc,sry 4 the Navy.
ImnoAa,cl b.. on -c-o.r. n the news ,h. follow
ins telegram was sent 70 the Commsnasn,s Of each
If the Navy Yards
Navy Departments ian. r., GS.-Firs a IA
Honal salute IN homo OF the capture, on tho 18th
INST, Of the Rebel works an Federal Point neal
wilmington. by comb ND attack by the army
md navy. tSsnei! GnEos WILLIE
Secretary ~ tie Navy
Washington, Jan IA grand salute 4, nov
o,ing fred In The northern part Of The city in homo
oftbo victory at Fort Fisher ny the lAnl force
under General Terry, and ,he naval forces unde
Rear.Admiral Porter.
Albrnh y Y, Jan. II A National salute VA
bred here to-day by order Of the Aiiutsnt-Geners
N honor Of the capture oi Fort Fisher.
Nor,is'.ien, Pa, jan I, A salute Of 100 gun
War fred 10y order Of tn loyal Union m'n th.
evening, III honor Of tie cnp,ur, Of Fort Fisher.
Dcfen-cs Of " Wilmington.
The city Of Wilmington Ia situated IN Cape feA
,ivcr, thirty mile' from It's mouth. Tho river
osvigAhle for d ghi drAn vessels TO Fa,etev.l.
ninety miles from wilmington. Previous 10 u
war Wilmington contained population - 500
fifteen thousand persons snd this number hs
probably been increased by the large tlockade-rui
ming trade which centred n, This rl,-c a. Ao Chi
remaining port " the Coufcderncv. N, r,be'. ,
ooived immense supplies Of all ti'1s of mut
tons Of war aui n the capture oi 70
Fisher should Ia attended ~ NJ 9th
result than the cessation n this eontrioani COZ
msrce tho expedition will he worth a. It's ues, Al
trouble, aud inAict serious i'ss u On n" hog
Coniederacy. The entrance 10 the river - q ic'
and dangerous Across a shoa which isAteror
na-igatnrs In ordinary weather vera sm
islands at the mouth Of the river ais, iu"rrsse
ditbculues Of navigation, and, with tho seve-S
lets by which the uver omTue' INTO tho rt' lo'
I. eorpparAuv.ly secure refuge 10 hlocs ade-ry
irlands and is about iftecn miles In length, II bi
ues with batteries and sand workswh inch comma
the inlets on eithcr SIDE, and cover tho apprG~'
w. Fort Caswe, which is situss &C emtnyllle,
lhe west SIDE 4 tho river, two m les rom
rnnut'- Fort CAswe 10 regular etone fortih
ton, built by the Intel a,es Governments .
cost Of over half million Of dollars, and grrA
sirength eued hy the rebels, IL Is surrounded b
ditch anl Gdvsnce works and mounts nipety gu
number of smaller batteries m puntus tota
shun'r Il guns, line the approaches to ihe ri'
BIT the most tor .Iiiahe Rel work, And TIE
Of the positon, was Furt Fisher. II ls situate
FelrraI POINT and 10 H. ArIei rs one Of
strongest and lar. est eArhworks ia Tho So
has tomO.i root advances sud cat
ani its guns, 10 8 number Of elhty, Hw'lt
approaches to the /. LET, and covered n the slnA
batteries Fort FISHER al recently bstn ere.
sirei gtheuol by Gene,Hs RrAgs aud Whiting,
ws,Iug-Idod by - Richmond journals
pernsble. 1t sire eh's across us rect to
tan, u four hundred yards, and IT. front ha
stock ale presenting perpenIltulAr Appro
afty feet high some Of thu trsvorses are Il
hundred iect IN diameter. Tue re
probably did n oycr-rHtimate the siren
Of FVrt Fisher ON tho scA front, but the rcsu ri
thc uuirc,'tuCss of Gen. GRANTS estimate OF It's
uoLshlity W land attack. Tho capture OF
Fisher Will enable us TO carry Fort Cas~el, l.
House nAuery,FoTt Johnson, Fori Quarantine
tie whole thor OF tAtter,cs aud eartn works o.
uuH,t ayi iulcts, ami open the way for our
.rsia w ,mugtou.
Grucr4. Whiuus, Ne Confederate commando
IUt Fisher, captured by our men, was iJrn,
uil uihtcr OF I'm lueors iu the United States reg
army, and was MuSt Point graduate Of the
uilSii. lie has ,hc reputation In the Sou
te.u, soc ucNt test engineer ~ Gen BeAurrg
ave Was therefore entrusted viii the deouf
Wmn 'tnl,
General Terry, who conducted the assault,
Young oficcr Who has Won high reputation
sa native O. COuuo'uyuL West Point era q,
ANA entered the service as Colonel 4 tho
Cruu0 cucui ' luntccrs lie was present at
.e-e ui Port lIuGso. and s.lBoqu,utly serv,