The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-20

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others, General Whiting and Colone
Lamb, both wounded.
think that we have quite 1,00l
prisoners. 1 hope our own loss maj
not exceed 500. But it is impossible
to judge in the night. Among th,
: wounded are the commanders of th
three leading brigades, General Cur
tis being wounded, not severely, bu
+ Colonels Pennibacker and Bell, dan
.lgerously.
The land front was formidabl,
one, the parapct, in places, fourteen
or fifteen feet high, but the men wen
at II nobly, under severe musketry
! fire. The marines and sailors wen
up gallnntly, but the musketry fire
from the East end Of the land front
was SO severe that they did not sue
eeed in entering the works.
! The navy fire on the work, Judging
from the holes, must have been ter.
rife. Many orthe guns were injured
How many there were on the point ]
cannot say; perhaps 80 or 40.
II ol8lCul Y. ID. SOMoiOIh,
Lieut. Col, A. d. c.,
and Chief Enginec.
Another dispatch estimates the
number of prisoners captured nj
$500, and the number Of guns at 70
General Grant telegraphs to this de.
partment that, in honor of the great
triumph achieved by the united valol
of the army and navy, he has ordered
salute Of 100 guns to be fired by
each of the armies operating against
Richmond
I Signed c. A. DANA,
Assistant Secretary Of War.
Maj. Gen. Dix, New York:
I The Richmond Whig, of this morn.
ing, contains the following account ol
the capture of Fort Fisher by the ma.
val and land forces of the United
States:
THE FALL OF FORT FISHER.
The unwelcome news of the fall ot
Fort Fisher, commanding the en-
trance to Cape Fear river, was re-
ccived this morning, and caused .
sensation Of profound regret.
The capture of this fort is equiva
lent to the closure of the harbor O
Wilmington by the enemy's fleet. I
j Was s,t""tod nhnut eighteen miles he
!, low the city, but was the main de
, fcnse of the entrance to the river; anC
its fall, therefore, will prevent IN fu
/, ture, the arrival and departure o
blockade runners. How TAR this re
verse may prove injurious to on
cause remains to be seen, but at pres
i cnt we regard 1t rather an unfortunate
than a disastrous event. The fol
lowing is the official report:
Headquarters, NORTHERN !
VIRGINIA, Jan. 16.
|, Hon. J. A. Seldom:
Gen Bragg reports that the enem'
, bomharded Fort Fisher furiously al
: day Yesterday.
At 4 p. NJ. their infantry advanced
to the assault, heavy demonstration
ut the same hour hcing made agains
| their rear by our troops.
. At half.past 6 p. NJ. Gen. Within!
= rrports that their attack had failed
and the garrison was being strength
. ened with fresh troops.
t At about 10 p NJ. the fort was cap
: tured. with most of the garrison. y,
f further particulars at this time ar
' known.
/ TSigncd] r r. LEE.
, No dispatches have been receive,
: from Gen. TaTy since that of Sunda,
night, announcing the result Of tn
assault. c. A. DANA,
Assistant Secretary oil War.
ADMIRAL PoRTER's REPORTS.
! The Navy Department has receive
y the following from Off Fort Fisher
. Jan. 10, tclegrnphed from Fortrea
= Monroe. Jan. Il:
!, To Hon. Gidaon Wcllcs, Secretary {
. the Navy:
r. SIR:-Fort Fisher is ours. sen
= bearer of dispatches with brief az
y count Of the affair. General Terr
. is entitled to the highest praise an
y gratitude OF his country for the MAJ
- ner in which he has conducted h
:, part Of the operations. He is m
= beau ideal of soldier and Genera
- Our cooperation has been most co
- dial. The result is the victory whic
% will always be ours when the arm
= and navy 90 hand in hand. The nav
=. loss in the assault was heavy. I'll
:, ARMY loss is also heavy.
[Signcd ID. d. PoRER,
Rear Anmiral Commanding.
n WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
Il MAJ GEN. DIX;
r. The following official dispatch,
q q have just been received at this d
ID partment:
:, HEADoRs U. S. Forces ON
nfI FEDERAL POINT, n. G.
40 via Fortress Monroe, Jan. II.
N BRIG. GEN j. A. RAwLINs:
or GENERAL: have the honor to +
,s port that Fort Fisher was carried |
II assault this p. M. and evening, |
40 General Ames' division of the Sccor
ar Brigade of the First Division of Il
p. oath Army Corps, gallantly aided |
,d a battalion of marines and seam,
+ from the navy.
,s, The assault was preceded by
ov heavy bombardment from the ne'
ia and was made at 3 80 p. NJ, when t
first hriuada ( Curtis'l of Ames' diyi