New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-18

At 5 o'c,ock the second signal was eiysn By u.
g-ship Get nm e, way when the work Of weighing
al comm . n.cr 10 move forxaid were given and 70
rpo ndei 70. causing q brilliant pyrotcchnc display
The su9b9st Taeon y was sent ahead iast nigath
ye. dnwed her lights cen be seen the steering point
Of the aert In shore about Il rec miles ahead Of u.s.
The three frigates Wsbash, Minnesota ana Colorado
moved of frst led ly Admiral Poyssrs dag ship They
were followed by the New Ironsdrs ard monitor neet
The al mas from tho army transports added to the
scenic display. At tho first dawn ofday ths whole
during the night. and coming on shore tends to
render the landing Of troops comparatively easy.
~ quarter to seven the Admiral nignaled Form
ine-ofbaltlc" wbcrcupon the Brooklyn with her line OF
vessels moved along close 10 the beach in the following
order: brooklyn. % guns; MohicnD z: Tacony, 10;
Ksn;Ss Cnadls 4 hm"n Mausce q raso1
Nereus, IL; totcl, I6 guns This division was ordered
to pr pare action and IN close to the beach &c
sho the woods at the point d. cded upon for the land
ing Of the about 81 miles from Fort Fisher neas
the deserted half moon battery IL few minutes tns
whole division was In position throwing shells Into the
Cape Fear River, about mile iuand parallel with the
betcb. 80
Ia the meantime the ron.clsds moved into position
directly in front Of Fisher, tie Irunsdes about three
quarters Of n mile and the monitors abort bali mile
oE IN the following oIder New Ironsides Com. Rad
frd. % guns Monalnock. Com. f. g. Parrot guns;
Sargus Com L. Cclham, guns; Canonicns, Lieut.
Com. Geo. S, B-lknaP 2guns; Mahopac. Lieut-Con.
&. +. Porter. = guns.
Before INTO position the for opened 90 mem
bnt they needed it not until they had secured their an
chorree when ut $50 the I0nsdns open on the fort.
and was followed y the monitors with their Tremendous
shells Every shot struck on the enibrasIres ana tx
plodnr threw clouds Of sand high ipto the air. Tie
fort occasionally responded ~, did not send more than
one shot overy len minutes end Ut times so RAPID was
our iii ng they found Il impossible to work their gurs
At O'clock the boats Of the Geet were called away &c
assist ia landing Troops The woods had IN the mean
time been thoroughly she'lsd. and NJ enemy had ap.
pcacd. TIE tran.ports enabled to ~ WITHIN NAN
mile of the shore ard they were soon surrounded by
not less than two hundred bOats supplied from oil the
yesseis II the 1eet Several tugs also joined in the
work. ard carried the soldiers ~ within one hundred
Yards OF tive beach where they we're transferred "
small boats. The tents and camp cQiipagc were also
landed with several days provisions for the entire force
which 100 strong
At9 O'Clock tie onGis from all the transports moved
sinu aneousy for the shore. AID in few minutes the
fir 500 men stel ped the beach sud planted their
rreImeBtai fag orc Of rho highest sardhiis ami'
cheering from the tri nsports and the feet
Tie men ov- ioyed Ia again get from shlpnoard
and in a few minutes had cut down cedaIs surclent 10
make ronsirg Ere dry their clothes some OF them
having got wet to their Knees In getting through the
surf IN.
the msn could be seen running about and rolling
In the warra sand ike schoo!-childreE enjoying hon
day.
any direction. =,
At 10 O'Clock about COO troops having been landed.
a skiruish line wss sent forward OF the beach.
Admin Il Porter sgnaled Ia Capt. Gibson. command
ing the Sarat g. tn move with hs gnrboet DIVISION IN
side of tic line Of the frea.e AMI sbe; the reach ID
I'D of the skrmishers. The division moved III '1s