New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-25
The Movement Upon Wilmington.
-assn Or Special Correspondent
BLOW WILMINGTON, Feb. %. j '5.

T7Ssn Or Special Ccrrespordeif 'r
BY1ow WILMINGTON, Feb. %. lsc5
Gen, Schofeld's forces are steadily advancing
q Wilmington. The troops arc merehing in Two
ADAMS Of oveIpowerinS Numbers, both up The PENN
MA and west sides OF Cape Fear River. Cen rory
directs the immediate operations on the shore SIDE ana
Gen Cox on the west. They have adyaseed PTtpdssa,
-orising back the enemy, and are now. Within gu
hours march Of Wilmington, 80 far az distance
A concerned. Admiral PORTER has moved up bis feet
- fast - the circumstances of tides etc. would per
pnis; and while write "a p M eigLt Of his doublo-
,dsrs and other yesscs are sturdly shenS the battery
oily three OF four nllos below tie town A l'rsr
SIoehade.ranner-the North-East-is sunk ACROSS Tie
channel opposite the battery; but she VIII be
hlown Nd ard on distractions cleared cut OF The
CIV We shar have Wilmington in good time snd
Shat not distant. The army ard navy are WORKING IN
most perfect accord Gen Cox ~ early hour to-day
threw brigade Of the Third Division across Io~a
Creei and the remainder Of bis troops followed soon
afer The bridges had been destroyed. lie had sharp
diminishing ard has lost eighteen or twenty wounded
and three kled-DsDes not yet known. / send Ist
n skose wounded in the approach Of Fort Anderson
Three four have been killed and wounded on one o.
tho gunboats by the accidental busting Of q
shen over the ycssel Tie casualties on
the ocean side I have not learned. but tlcy
hare not been large. The Transports pontosns naval
lsunchcs Observation-Disclosures and side.wceels-
bsve been fun Of business to-day We hear the whistle
Of the locomotives coming and going into and ont Of
Wilmington The troops work on with patience ana
Aope which tho angury OF success The mosf
severe fighting thus far seems 10 have been by Tie
troops Of Co.. Cox the side but the tns OF war
- yet 70 ccme In tie immediate front Of Wilmington.
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DIxEaAL Ohprgs No. Le following offcefs are ssssleo
80 ss'y q sgbs q ,e pegAI,,ent s5a hPos S o.
vith existing orders aud reyustion: Col 6eorge s. Dodge
hief ouarterns.tei Lieut. Col X B. fes. Acting ch.el
e;sser BY orde. q Ms SIsjer0cn sehcfoid.
j. a. CAsPBErG, Arsisttn' 10 -t'cn
vo,'SDYD yEs. is, At FORT ANDERSON, y. q.
james A. Chase, Cs. y, Iizh Illinois les ticktn
2. y. Tooey, Go; q, G5il lg6isha sSdosen ,eisIe;
ADereg safe Co. so a In Ill., iT n,'A "o'@~
,. Brs,6eld Co. j, ejtA Indians, les LIoke'h
tAsehse ,sRhsft, 60. u. 9th Indiana face
2. JselsoAor, Co K 9Th ludisns, aiIn, asl. III
8sres. J. H. Isiisn Co p ssh Ipdirns, lri. .
Samuel sutfcy Go. ~ k,d Michigan shoulder hac.rns
lijsh Ass.Iisj Co X ys, Kentacly shoulder T,isht.
VsG L. Harper 20, {, sd rdsns, leg rupulrfed. .
,Sep e. W.,tins Co b, 2eh kentgcSy forehesd .igA'
SSrp r. Roberts. Co. g. l07Lh Ilinois leg fractu!ea
A vfhogy Newman Go. !, 22d MichraD, srri. 6csh.
nes q. Horton 60 X str Indiana, tLirl, severe
.koNhG s,scu, Co. +, lieth Ohio bach, slight
The A Svseee Of tfe Navy and Army toward ,
WI Wis gssH-s meidenis Of sse CapsSre
or Po.'t Anaersen--Ih he Presidsstts Adj
sssral l. oTisr.
Ovop, Orr Special cDrfcfpori-n,
, GAYS IEAr EIysS Elk AinEs PROM wnnisoios.
Feb. 10. 1865.