, 1865-01-18
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FORT FISHER.
Another great yicttu has crowned the
arms Of the Cnion. Ib!t Fisher, 50 lately
approached, but not attacked, BY the forces
under Butler aud Weitcl, has fallen after d
short but rcsolutc mt desperate attack By
the combined land ard naval forces under
General Terry and Adairal Porter. Twelve
hundred prisoners Incl 1tnG Major General,
and a large number Of guns, are among the
trophies Of the engagement. The strongest
dortiAcation on the scbctcoast has succumbcd,
and the last available port for blockade run
ming is sealed. a msa important 'oo'hold
for co-opcraton WIN sherman mas been
gained o1smas nas o'fn aaoeo 70 eons1e'-
nation NJ tne fcoel apata1' Al 'nls mas
''ccn accomplished o5 Inc hero'sm ol our
brave soldiers and sal )'s led p shlltut and
intrepid officers inc cordially existing be-
tween the t"o ar1ns oftne service Is at'estea
no>aess os Tue sucee3 "men mas crowned
tnen enor1s' toan ~ r oee'afataons oi Gen.
S''aat anu oon'fa' foref PFateo herewith
The difficulties Of the undertaking. when we
add the pcrils Of trenmdous storm on that
dangerous coast 10 tfe perlts Of direct
assault on an nmmeneefarth"ork 1ully 1nau-
ned aud armed, were r great. With tears
ol sorrow Tor the brave fncn who hare fallen,
and with thanka;vini to God who g1veth
the victory, the heart d the nation IS cncour-
aged to aew efforts ind new resolution to
tight down the rc'elllop.
1he capture of fshis fprtress at the present
time under the sane circumstances as those
aaua "4'en of na.''s 'nu "ea1zel
aoa''"'nco tne vi t4oe %A1ee "ecAa ago.
teSccpt that thcFeocl garrison was twice as
strong now as tktn}, constitutes the yindica-
lion, ifany .wcrt needed, Of Lieut., General
<,n,nt in relieving Gen. Rn,1er NJ thu rom.
,o,a ,,e,,,,, &r,,r as A.. ,. ,r.u
1,'1' ,'.,,, >@N- p''.
I''c WI "e ~ 1"tses' @S VIC Aa'e o@en' 1na1
zen. hu1lcffonl pc enuty OF SO grave an
oflensc a4s.:aihst military discipline as to place
himself in }ommsud Of IN expe lition which
had hem hcc,,1jr ass.cpea n o,otba- ofuo.-
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A'"t @uet seltu 'oi 1l'iu LIZ u su1nen@
1Eatan atacS upon Tue Tort would have been
useless md 1uitlees sacrifice of
life. Tic answer to this plea has
<nra ron suddeo,r md dac;u,.,,r y,
ANYBODY enacted II ,nrst ho sa,,,.+.a u,.u
@A70
ea"t "ae1'' ~. 's1o'' VI tao'na@' tos'ef Oh
Lie so'1er eApea'11on was IN good taste or
moi, th tacts were on his side, and that
yhctxr Gen, Buffers farewell address In his
,,,nr .as IN ,ood toste or otbsru;aa ha =
~, .stonna5 hr en ,,n,n s,-ara,,,. .~ena,su. ~ -
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THE NEWS,
he military situation is amin borrowing
fs promising hucs from cuupowdcr. instead
If from pcace bubbles blown bv rumor. The
nctter nsnect ;s stead,,c c,ow1no thar the 10
wit, ceo se with the cononest h~for, co, ..,t 49, ~
tbc r..hels. Fort Fjs1rr. tbc ;or Mt 1he cao-
tune oe which ti,lcd the Tho1e L'va1 ,,nd ~.
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nrr 5;,~o+ch.s con+;aro ~ -,"a s@,;e.s".
1;n.s ~ n+har ~ noxnnnnts ~ To.t. "a Tsra1,na
,..h;.1, -~,1, .,-asont,, ~ haora f.n,, e"5 So.
mon e.-onr,r rs;nco-oed e. crse.,.,1 <--sa.
sn,omn,tr = - cha-1sstnn W. a 1,,-,a ,onoas e
anS +hs ,e,,c,s vi, receiso +ha po-11,a
+,na, acr,eaa,ncnt.-.hot t,,cv a-o xh,nnoa
w.. ,,,,,d.oa , ,ta ~. .wa :, 49, e.
holes by order Of the War Department, fer
ucglecting to keep and return proper accounts,
Iuasuuel as some of tie worst egils of the
sc,1.;cc rrow ont of this fnrn nf dere1,ction or