The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-19
Telegraph
MIGHT DISPATCHES.

Aemphis- EoPartierlsrs.
A band Of mounted guerriIlas attempted
to wade the IllinOis7at Metrapolis on Mon
day night. lOaly 4 iSR succeeded n cross-
ing the river. 4 The ginboats a .Psducah
sheHed the woods and dispersed them.
ssvety-6ve gBerrilias were IN UniOntovn,
Ky, xben the steamer Gen. Anderson
FoEr MoSEoE, Jan. IL, 40 P. 40 the
President The rebel Gag Of Fort Fisher
wa dzliversd 70 sne en- bard tho steamer
spagld.hg OF -1ast place, Yesterday morning
the islh. Signed
Nsipr Genersl TEsgY
An acknowledgment that the gallant
sehievenebf IVES given IN your name TO
admiral PQrtsra and Gen, Terry, from whom
the following psrtieulsrs were ebained:
The troops arrived or Fort Fisher on
Tharsdsy night. Friday, they Al landed
under cover Of q heavy ere from the squad
roI. 4 recon oissanee was made BY Gen.
Terry on Saturday, A strong defensive
line against any Of the enemy's forcss com
ing from Wilmington, was established and
4 held by 4,O0e men, chiefly eolored troops,
and an assault was determined CT and was
made on Sunday at $50 P. N. The sea
front OF the Fort had been greatly dam
aged and broken By continuous fire Of the
feet for three days.
The Fort was assaulted at the hour men
toned by a column OF seamen and marines,
1899 strong, under commanded Capt Bruce.
They reached the parspet, but after short
conflict this column was checked and driT-
en- back in disorder, but was afterwards
placed on the defensive line, taking the
place Of brigade that was brought up to
| reinforce the assaulting column.
Although the assault on the sea side
siled, il was performed EelI, and vss
very useful part IN diverting the stten-
tiontion Of the enemy and weakening their
resistance 10 the attack by the troops on |
the other side. The assault on the other
and most difienlt side of the Fort, was
made by column Of 5000 troops Of the |
old 10th corps, led BY Col. Curtizs, under
the immediate supervision Of Gen. Terry 4
The enemy's force in the Fort was over /
? ,200. The conflict lasted for seven hours
and the works were so constructed that 1
every traverse afforded the enemy new 4
defensive position, from which they had I.
to be driven. They were seven in number
and the fight wss carried on from traverse
to traverse for seven hours, by skillfally
directed FIRE thrown in the the trEverses,
as, one after another, they were occupied
BY the enemy. Admiral Porter contributed
70 the success Of the ssssultiag column 81
signals between himself and Genera Terry
al brief intervals. This Ere was 50 well
managed that it damaged the enemy
without injury to our own troops. About
10 o'clock at night the enemy were entirely
drawn from the Fort and forced down to
wards the Federal point, followed By
brigade Of our troops.
About Il O'Clock st night General Whit
ing surrendered himself and his command
to General Terry as prisoners Of War, num-
bering over !, 500, the remainder Of his force
being killed and wounded. Oar loss was
not sceurstely sscertainea, but was esti
mated st between zoe and 500 killed and
wounded, besides the naval loss, which
was slight, not exceeding Io9 killed and
wounded. Not a ship or transport was lost.
Col. Curtiss was severely, but not mortally,
wounded. Col. Bell died Of his wounds On
Monday morning. Col. Pennibaeker was
badly wounded also, It. Col. Cone. A com
plete list Of the killed and wounded viii be
forwarded as soon as prepared. All the
troops were Withdrawn except one brigade
left in charge. Monday morning heavy
cloud Of smoke was observed over Fort
Smith on the south side Of the inlet Il
was reported that the enemy hsdhred their
barracks and had evacuated that work
Perfect harmony existed between the land
and naval forces and their respective com
manders.
The armament Of the Fort was seventy
two guns, some of them Of large eslibre and
riAed, and one Armstrong gun. The troops
in the Fort had rstiOns for sixteen days.
There loss in killed and wounded wss be-
tween four and Eve hundred. General
Whiting had three wounds in his thigh.
coloEel Lamb, who had gone into the Fort
with reinfOrcements, and 70 The relief Of
General Whiting on Sunday, is wounded.
On Monday everything wss as quiet as on
q Sabbath day, the dead we're being buried
and the wounded being placed On trans.
ports
General Sherman, with his troops, has
eommeneed moving, the 18th and 18th
corps went in transports 70 Beaufort; on
Saturday the 18th and 18th corps under
MsjOr General Blair, crossed Port Royal
Ferry, and with 8 portion Of General Fs-
ter's command, moved on Pocstsligo- Gen
sral Howard, commanding that wing Of the
army, reported on Sunday that the enemy
had abandoned his strong works in our front
during Saturday night. ---
Gen. Blsir's corps now occupies strong
position across the Railroad, covering al
approaches eastward 20 Poeatsligo.
2 All the sick Of Gen. snsrulsn's army are
il good hospitals at Beaufort and Hilton
Head, where the general elimste affords
advantages cor recovery superior to ssvsn-
nrh.
But few male iphsbitsnts are to be seen
in the streets. Ladies and children eTinee
g sense Of security, and no instance Of dis
order or personal injury, OF insults has &C.
CURED. LabOring men and mechsnies,
white sud black, are seeking employment
Trade is restricted for the present to actual
military necessity. Many ships with msr-
ehaudise from the North, are waiting at
Hilton Head FOR permission to enter ss-
vsnn sh.
mistake prevails st the North as 10 the
present indueement for commerce at sa-
vsnnsh. There is not yet any large popu-
lstiOn 70 be supplied. No credit or money.
No commodities Of exchange, and there
can be no great amount for a considerable
period. All cotton and products nov in I
Savannah belong 10 the Government striu-
gent precautions against supplies that might
20 10 the enemy have been made, and VII /
be enforced By Sherman. The cotton CAP
tursd IN Savannah, of which thsrs i q
crest dssl Of See Island, hss been turned
over By Senator Master 70 Mr. Draper, spe-
eisl agent.
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