New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-19
OBJ SPECIAL REPOETS FROM WILMINGTON,
MORE VICTORIES LOOKED FOR.
TLs Assnurt upon Eess EisSor-Fert fsnita
Evacuated by the EnCmy-tscH. shcr.
zan's Array Moving 49, Pocofntigo
Abandoned by tho Rebels.

70 rue on board the steamer spauding of that place
yesterday morning, Jan. ie, by MajorGen. Terry.
An acknowledgment and thanks for their gallant
achievement given in your name to Admiral Porter
aud Gen. Terry, from whom tie following particular
we're obtained:
The troops arrived of For; Fisher Thursday night.
Friday they all landed under Of heavy ere
rom the squadron. and Reconnaissance Was made by
Gen Terry on Saturday.
strong defensive line against any q the erc.n!s
forces coming nom Wilmington was established on
ssturdsy ana be- " coo men, chiefly eocTcd troops
and an assault was determined on. The assault wss
made on Sunday afternoon, at 81 O'Clock.
The seafroDt OF tie fort hai been greatly damaged
and broken by continuous aud terrible fire OF To, feet
so three days and the fort asssued ~ the loui
mentioned by a column OF soamen and marines eighteen
hundred strong, under the command Of Capt Brce1".
They reached tie parapet, Int ailcr slod conflict
shis column checked, driven bsc in disorder ard
vas aftorwarl placed the defensive line. taking the
paoe Of brigade that vts brought up to reinforce DE
asssaltng column Of trooTs
Although the assault thelsea.ffont fliel It psr-
termed very Dseinl part in dyerting the attention o.
the enemy and weakening their Icistaloe 10 tie attack
by the troops on The otter side.
The assault the other ard most difficult side Of the
fort wae made by column Of three tboHsand troops Of
Che old Tenth Corps led by Col Curtis under The In
mediate supervision of Gen. Terry. The enemy force
IN the tort two thousand two hundred The
conflict lasted for seven hours.
The works were so CONTRACTED tia, every traverse
afforded the enemy pew defensive position from
whence they had 10 he driven. They were seven In
samber and the fight carried from traverse 90
traverse for hours by silfully directed fire
thrown into the trenches. 0ne alter another they
occupied by the enemy
Admiral Porter contributed 20 TIE success OF Tie
sssaulting column by sgnns betwcoIh and Cen
Ferry at briefintersas. His fro was wen managed
o. to damage the enemy without injary TO our own
tfccps -s..t
AT sbOs4 ten O'Clock at night thee semy entirely
driven from tho fort, forced down toward Federal
Point. followed by brigade Of our troops ind about
twelve O'Clock at night Cen Whiting surrendered him
sea and his command TO Gen. Terry ppconditonally.
% prisoners Of war. Numbering eighteen hand.
sed the remainder OF his force being killed and
wounded.
Our loss was not accurately sseertained on Monday
sftsrnoon, but estimated at between seven hund
ned end eight hundred in killed and wounded b'sdo-
Che laval loss which was slight. not exceeding one
aasared killed and wounded. Not ship nor q trans
port was lost.
Col.Curtis was severely bat not MORALLY wounded
Col Bell died Of his wounds Monday morning. Col.
T. W Moore and Lieut. Col lyman were killed Col
Pemypacker was badly wornie3; also Lieut.. Col
csss. complete let OF tic kllei and wounded will
bsseSwarded az soon as 1t can be Prep red.
6snsrai Leroy reported surgeon. General Barnes
That he bad ample PROVISION Of surgeons, nurses and
kosoi.al supplies for the wounled. They will be sent
Nor,h 10 their respective States fast they can be
saesd on transports Of which there was ample supply
the magazine Of Fort Fisher exploded, Killing and
soandiDg two or three hundred persons.
After the capture OF the fort all the troops were with
dswD except ono brigade left in charge Of the works.
How the explosion occurred was not known. bot
General Terry believed It was occasioned by accident
Or neglect
Gosesal HokGs division, reported es FIVE thousand
strong at Wilmington portion Of II was thrown
into the fort not long before tie assault and while that
was going on a demonstration was made by General
Hoke against defensive line, but it found too
strong for anything more than diminishing attack
About il O'clock on Monday morning heavy cloud
81 smoke was observed over Fort Smith, on the south
edo Of New Inlet. The naval officer commanding that
Walton reported that the enemy bad fred then barracks
and evacuated that fort.
You viii be pleased 10 know that perfect harmony
aud concert Of action existed between the land and
naval forces and their respective commanders Adult
Ysl Porter and Gen. Terry We'd in their mendson
each Of the other Each seemed more anxious TO do
1sstee 20 tho other than TO claim anything FOR himself
and they united IN the highest commentator OF the
naval and military officers and the forces engaged.
To this harmony Of feeling and the confident spirit
inspired may perhaps be attributed in degree the
sacoess OF our attack with nearly equal numbers
against resolute enemy In work unsurpassed il ever
eaaaisd IN strength and which Gen Beauregard few
Gays before pronounced impregnable. The armament
u me Tort was seventytwo guns OF largo caliber
and rifed and one Armstrong gun The troops in the
fort had rations for sixteen days Their loss in killed
and wounded was between four hundred and five hupd
ed
Cen Whiting he'd three wounds IN The thirb. Col
Lamb also who had gone into the fort with resnfore
Asnts and TO relieve Gen. Whiting on SUNDAY. IL
wounded. On Monday everything quiet os a Sab.
bath day. Abe dead were being buried, and wounded
solscted and placed In transports and field Lospitas
sBEBMAks ARMY
Gen. Sherman renewed tho movement OF his forces
RON Savannah last week. Tie Fifteenth and Seven.
sebth Corps went In transports TO Beaufort Sstur.
Gay the 18th. The Seventeenth Corps under Mai.
Son Blair crossed Port Royal ferry and with portion
~Gen Fosters command moved ON Pocotaligo. Gen.
howard commanding that wing OF the army. reported
en- Sunday that the enemy abandoned hs strong works
our 'front.' during Saturday Dighs Gen. B.eirs Corps
sew occupies strong petition across the railroad,
~.er'ng all approaches eastward 70 Poootaigo.
inc siek OF Gen. shsrmsD's army are in good hos
~ Sssaiort and Hilton Head, where the genial