The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-14


lrt,,te within few hun,ircd var1a ~ Fort Fisher,
c,t,uring the liali NJ 'on hstsrv ard its uc~, W
uer, 4 zen oil Y he boats cftic navy. IL sN'r-
,,fsb u,e advanced b. within - yArtls ~ the fort,
r,,,cctcd bv the a'acis which hsd tccn thrown M
l, st.ch forrn 10 give crvcr. ths garrison being
c,is,siv krpt IN their bonn prcof- hv N, frr oi
uc avy. which was very rapid aud continuous
th,ir sb. II bur ting yer the work W th very c.u-
.S.r,ilc accuracy. A. thia trlp we lost ten men
wounded op the s1rmish limo hv tho sho'l 4 20
Tho re., O.i,tung NV hpc-stir, | vent ou board
tNo ChsulS rlain, and rpN ~ within f"w b r-
drcd wards II the fort ~ Lot Il wa plainly vsi.
bio Il an esrc,i to lie square. bast oucd work Of
very high relief say ifteru feet, sun unu'i by
vet ditch some htioeu f,ct wide Il vls protected
from being rnvc'ol"d ~ m 8ssauliinr ''rc" by =
stocxaie, wh.eh extended from th' 'ort ~ the s"a
cl thc one side and from tie insrshcs of tho Cape
Fctr River to a., salient on the other.
No rnate,1sl dafna-e t. tho fort, ss = deic0'v"
work, had bce1 done. Seventeen heavy guns hor"
NJ Nc1ah, r-1tec'ed from tic fro of the navy
~ iravcrses egnt ~ feet higt, which we're uA-
douhteily totrl- -pruofs T. vss easy TO mn'uta'
this uUe'tion: 'yt tho sNells of tie navy, vbi,'
kent Tie enemy .l their toml .uro1fs. would keep
M tro, ps out wheu those ceased falit the pa
apct was t...s o. aimed. Lie.t. W l"r, ~ the
il2l Sew York, lr'H-ci Ir To- t.r eii r Of ne d'v
an caytuiti a far Nh.c' had bctn cu, do' by
FRS, reported B. M, that any S,l,.let entered the
fct'. A rebel orierv was Killed about thir oi a
mile nom the fort, aud h.s horse taken.
IL the meant ne The reu auder ~ Ames' diyi'-
North fo'ua Reserves aud other ru-1nvrs were
taken From them learned that rklaut's sd
Ipgocd's triss es q IL he's di'isi ,' len The
mont Of the Army - TIE James uea kciHloh.
and within two miles u Tue rear OF uF forces
sud their skiru.sIrrs were then s.turllv engaged
an that tie r'ua u.rr ~ Lu'c'' q vision Lsi
come the MI ht belo.e 70 W lmiug,ou. auI were
then on tie march IsH learned that q '.s
tro,ps ie1 R,Lm,ud on Tuesday the gut.
Kuowlug q 10 str usth OF llukt's division. / found
a. force opposed 90 mo outn'e tho works Larger
u au ny Ovu. H. the a"uAiIuH te weather as-
.utned n threatening a-rcct. Tie surt byglu ~
roll ia sl that tho landing became uItheu.t. ~
tL.s TINE, aIs0, Gen. Met4tl tt ted t. me that
& assault the works In las Jld.intnt ani IN that
p the exp rieuCcd OH eri ut hi7 command, win
buy prospect pt success, was imIuss llc Ta'S
opinion coiucidci with my own, aud much as fr.
sruIted 10 necessIty " ahauuoulug the uttrmp,
ytt the duty Wa plain. lot 80 strong a work hs
Fort Fisher al been tlkeu by assault during this
AM I Ia g. guide nv experience. the assault
of rort l-u.. with its slaughtered q lgs.u,.s,
1nt tho iogu'o assault Of Fora WAgucr vhytr
utey otfs.utg were sacr feed 1 Az attempt g.
tai work lees Ftr NJ n ~ Fort ahcr, ami a''Cr
& had q continued AMI fully ~ severe a ur,; aui
iu noitier Il the instances I have m,Luonci hal
the assAuitiuy free ~ its rear 49, hld, au army
4 ',c enemy larger than Itself.
I therefore ord rod that 10 assault sNou'l ho
made, and shat the uuuis should r,-emNar,.
While sipcrint,udut the preparations pl tia thc
firing Of lhe nav ceased In tsut'y, the tIng %
tn, fort were fnv manned, and sharp FIRE Of
nusketry, Frape aud canister s"ci' thr .'.o over
which an A'..as 'rg column must have ADVANCE.
W ina, with what diligence We COULD il Was fu-
possible 10 get the t-oop- aboard Oiyr, Tic tea ten
~ lh 1g t. rcuder iuTt' cr ,wi atFau %, Hr rFnN
the scu Eng Of SUPPLE nsl ore, iuIusel. j.. ity
~ the shore until II u'gln't tho nest d's' NJ 'n-
day, tho 26th. when having madc ali proper d poe
stiUrs for pcttn the troops 'u hoard, cav" or.rrt
g. the tiausIurt G.ot. as fst as ., were I'a.. j.
~ -al tut Fortress Monroe iu ob, ituCc O. NY Abe
ttric'.ons from The Lieutenant -G'ucr'l.
] learned from dcsertGr. AMI Tfltunrr1 capt 'Tc1,
that tLesuIp, sit.ou uu which tie Lieutenant i.r-
eral directed the eNpe iluuu VIZ, INA, W iuuu- g.
hai Lecn deuuitI OF troops 80 olpuH' Gen. 1h,r-
man, was currcst; tuht n the time whom the army
srr.Ved Oh Wilmington tero was less shHn 4un
men IN the garrison Of Fort I.sLrr, az 4 l.st & az
loo wiihin twenty miles INT tnr delay ~ tnr"r
days oi % . "'aIA.r tLe 'n''' ',u -
s.i.r from TIC terr Ie storm Of he glst, ali
23u save time fOs trooIa ,p be brought from ga-
uono' taf'e ~ nv 'ioas ", ~. c,.,o,,,,
GeneraI to fas lid not contemplate siege.
bad nei1her siege trans or supplies for
hn sj'n st ,o ,,bf,L no f"t,sI,b, or
the comm sndcr Of the arrn,es hsi provided, having
arisen g wit the large e'nent ol tuo gar,
ha. s','I, ~ ,,"nnniti,n in tb, b'roH,r ,rJrncnt
lel nc ~ Alternative uul to return with my army
to The Nny u ne 'auca; ',t ,o'S ~ rni"y y Sr'-
csHIer was tbe i,n,nrdiae cause of the failure of
tie JediLou. I, is not uy province even g. sug.
ge1I Ds,nt W ino hasy wu '' NJ
1r do moi iust,fy IL. Histu he Presumed they are
sufficient.
I've uuUler fprsoners captured by u4 was 900,
Including ~ e.ye utccr- also Two heavy ri,l ,u,
two ligLI guns aud SIX cJ.t5 us. TIE los, ui the
army vas one man drowned, ~ 90 mon killed, ono
officer capturcI, who accidental wandered
through our ~. ketg tlt two more Wuuu 'ei