New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-20
THE CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER
Details OF the Second Day, Operations
Participation Of the Fleet.
from Oar Special Correspondent
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SATURDAY, Jan. 14.-During the night OF
Friday tho Eolus anchored close In Shore from which
GOOD view OF the beach could be had. The troops cone
lastly be seen either resting their arms or sitting
round the res recounfng their varied experiences dur
inr their temporary confinement, on shPboard AT
day break few shelter tents erected on the slope OF
Iarg srnd.hcap aud su-mouned by the United States
dag extemporzed as Gen. Terrys Headquarters sAone
plainly in View
GENES or sHoER.
Soon after dsybreak tho wind freshered NJ from the
South. West. and notwithstanding some little ahxie'!
yag felt lest the day should prove unayoraoe the ofder
was given e get the artillery Ashore as speedily as pos
sible. Soon after 10 O'Clock tie transports North
Point and Governor Chase their decks literally covered
with troops took Up positions off Flag Pond Battery
and boats we're immediately detailed from tie feet to
land tho men.
This was necessarily SLOW process. Getting The
howitzers ard siege pieces ashore was ''ii more
tedious operation and not until nearly dusk That
The debarkaiion complete ard the Boats recai
signaled At tie ether end Of tie line the usnai GO
tivity prev allied. Tho Montides and monitors Monad
mock Csnonlcas Mahopac and Sangus still engage the
Fort which replies at intervals with tremendous eject
as the sides and Urres Of these fine vessels sufficiently
attest The Canonicus was struck thirty.thrce tmes
during the FIST Days firing many OF tle shots tearing
AWAY tho five ticknescs Of iron plating which enoaseG
her aud piercing her hull TO the depth Of several
inches
| The Mahopac though not quite SO severely hnndsd
bore unmistskable evidences Of being sub cted to q
wei directed FIRE. The Monsdnock and Saugus sus'
tanned bat little injury The bursting oi gun
each on the frat vessels ia elsewhere reported as are
also the casualties resulting thsrefrom. Tho manner IL
which these enc vessels handled by toir officers
and crews. during the whole .hree days engagement s
sufficiently shown by tho appearance Of the fort at the
close Of the bombarament and justly enti,.e them &c
the highest consideration AID eOmnendat!on OF the
Navy Department
The Dictator assigned position in tho plan ofsiiacA
and stated IN the Associated Press report 70 bAvo sailed
rom Beaufort or the of action, dG not take part
e. -. 10 engagement Her place was wcn filed b! 'he
Monadno,k, whose four facsnlnoh guns were nrec
over FIVE hundred time daring the aitnck without
single accident Captain Parrot and bis associate OIL
cais may well feel proud Of their fine boat.
THE poUyLEEyDERs JOIN TnE MONITORS.
soon after 10 O'Clock tic Peluc,, MAunee. Kansas
Unadia, Chippewa Isoony and Iasco steam Into 20
siiion outside Of the monitors 1hep quickly opea IRE
on Fort Fisher and the adaceni water bai,eTic Which
l. continued until lark to fort answering deliberately
and al long intervals before. Tho foot sarouily
await The promised assault Tho lurd glare Of Tie
campfire. on tho beach. and tie thousands at 'c'
.gain lgh, up tie horizon for miles around. reveaiirs
the frowuing float Of the Rebel fortress and night once
more closes over tbs seems.
THIRD DAYS OPERATIONS.
| SUNDAY, Jan. 15.-Neyer was the day oil ros'
us,ored In with brighter promlse OF hns weather. and
never was tho pledge more aburdanty fulfilled. a
clear sky. bright sun. and awsrm genial alf-ino
Ike June than January morn.
Every ,Ling is ready for action.
! TIE BROOKLYN oPgSs YIaE.
! octocK-Tho Brooklyn, aner receiving fresh sup
DIV Of ammunition from tie Ares sailed In aid tool
Der old position IN mont Of the fort.
Ate O'Clock. orders TO fire deliberately" were sig
nailed from the flag ship and shortly amer fire rapidly
The cannonading at this hour wss terrific More than
100 sbol per minute thrown In aud around TIE
doomed fort which 4, completely seDced The fhGnte'
and monitors enshrouded IN fame and smoke
Sounds OF appanse reach tie ear Stronger dSropgo
they grow-somehng Of more than ordinary interest
transpring on shore and every eye Is instinctively
turned IN thAt direction
! LANDING TIKI BLUB JACKETS.
The follow ing order CD viii sufficiently show the
important part which the sailors and marines took IN
three O'Clock tho assartng party from the feet were
all landed and to extent Organized Tho battalion
(marnes) consisted Of three hundred specially do
tached from the several fhgates &c. in the feet.
These were organized into four companies under the
following commands Capt George Butler Chinns
sota). Company A, First-Ileut. william IL Parker
! (VanderbnD. Company i; Lent. i. III. Corre Pow
hatan) Company c; Lieut. William Wallace CSusque-
hanna. Company d. Lieuts Williams Cricondcrogs).
Meeker Colorado and Pagan (vanderbDO weFc also
detailed with the battalion aud attached TO the several
CONT anies-thc whole under command Of COpt l.. l..
| Dawson Of the Colorado.
This battalion with between 600 and 100 sailors
embracing officers and from almost every vessel In
the leet composed the naval assaultins party.
TIE ASSAULT
=. Was made at a preconcertod signal from the feet,
and between 3 and O'Clock II was determined g. 40.
au the sea face Of the Fort our brave seamen marched
boldly up tie beach. but when they reached point
within hundred yards Of the Fort they met by a
shower Of grape canister and musketry, before which
the stou,est heart might quail On they march throw
ing up tho rand with their hands tley go. Their
tiny earthwOTk fail them and they scrape holes In the
sand where tao oaden hail ~ death falls tickes and
here the foremost seek protection until their weary com
rades join them.
On, on they go-they pass the friendly shelter ofthe
lat sand heap and depoy the OPEN mercess beach
On st on-thcy drop by dozens but their steps never
filter They are now beneath The frownng parspets OF
the fort and within angle Of the sockade which at
point forms curtain palisade. This runs down 10
the waters edge and shuts all hope Of escape except
by the quicksands u the sea
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