Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-01-07

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[Sirne,l. BrRBRIDGE
LOUISVILLE. Dec. GA reliable tele-
gram from Gums s:stion, dated the 18th,
reports Burbridge's command 10 be in good
shape aud returning to Lexington, after .
successful expedition. BurhrlJge destroy.
ed the railroad ten miles beyond Wythe.
vile, Va. Breckenridge was badly whip.
ped aud has left for North Caroliua. The
rebel department in Southwestern Virginia
has no longer any efficiency.
At daylight the fleet moorcd ard at H.
30 the attack commenced. II was opened
in fine style by the Nep Eonsiles, followed
blythe Monddnack, CarrOn and Oiakapac.
Seventeen guns were counted on the
northeast face, but only five were fired
aud they were soon silenced. The Mime
sofa and other large vessels next took .po-
sition. Their fire was rapid. AS soon as
they opened their fire was so heavy as to
drive the enemy to the bomb-proof. They
replied from only one or two guns. The
smaller gunboats then took position &C.
corling to order and joined in the fight.
In an hour and fifteen minutes after the
fight began the eremy's guns were
silenccd. Two magazines were blown up
and several buildings set on fire. During
the heaviest Of the attack lis shots
per minutes were fred. The enemy's
guns were sicnced so quickly that no one
in the fleet was injured by their fire. A
0O.pounder Parrot gun exploded, killing
and wounding Al officers aud men.
A conference was held with General
Butler and Wcitzcl to decide upon the
plan to attack, aud it was decided that
the fleet should renew the attack while
the troops were to be landed to make an
assault. Seventeen gunboats under Cap
tain Gleason were sent to cover the land.
ing of the troops. The point Of landing
was five miles from the feet. About 5000
troops landed and moved up to within 600
yards of the fort. One officer assembled
the parapet and brought away a flag. A
soldier captured an orderly, killed his
horse and brought offhis dispatches. The
iron clads were Withdrawn. the larger ves-
sells keeping up vigorous fire until day
light, aud expecting to cover an assault in
the morning. General Weitzel sent word
that an assault was impracticable. The
army landed at 2 o'clock p. M, and com.
menced re.embarking ut S p. m., one brig
ade staying ON shore. During the night
sixty-fve rebel soldiers surrendered. AS
our troups landed. two hundred gave them
selves up to a small accommodating party.
The loss of our land forces is not stated.
A detachment Of gun6oats was sent to
find an entrance to the harbor, but the
channel was so changed that it was not
discovered. In the bombardment OF the
25th the firing was slow for several hours.
The enemy had several guns in the up.
peer battry and managed to strike several
vessels, though without doing much dam
age. Accompanying the report is letter
from Butler. with Porters reply to it.
Butler says that upon landing the troops
accompanying Gen. Weitzel in thorough
Reconnaissance of Fort Fisher. they were
both Of opinion that the place could not
be carried by assault, Al it was left sub
stantially uninjured by the fire. from the
navy.
There were II guns protected by
traverscs, only two of them being dis
mounted. The balance bearing directly on
the beach and covering the only practica-
bic route Prisoners captured state that
division from Lees army arrived at Viii.
mington the night before the attack.
As soon as the FIRE Of the navy ceased the
Fort was manned - fully a. ever. and tho
garrson opened With grape and canister
upon our advanced picket line. Nothing
bat the operations Of a regular siege
would serve tn reduce the Fort. These
vers not in accordance with instruction.,