Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-01-21
WAR NEWS.

Fort Fisher, tho work defending new
Inlet, North Carolina, has been captured
Ii was taken on Sunday lhst,by a combin-
ed land and naval ezpedition, under the
command Of Brevet Major General Alfred
II. Terry, and. Rear Admiral David D.
rort,r.. When Butler retHrned from Fort
Fisher after the previous he brought
his troops to Fortress Monroe. Admiral
Porter took the feet to Beaufort, North
Carolina. Here the vessels took coal and
provisions on board, and prepared Tor q
second attack when Butler was re.
moved from command General Terry was
placed at the head ol the troops at Fort
ress Mouroc, and under orders, From
Washington, be at once sailed to Beofort'
AT this port, on January 9Th, all the land
troops and naval vessels were assembled,
prepared for a second expedition against
Wilmington The land forces numbered
about eight thousand men. The fleet
contained nearly one hundred and fifty
vessels.
On January 9th the combined eSpcdi-
ton sailed from Beaufort. The weather
was good at the sea smooth and on Janu'
airy lltb, last Wednesday, the feet all mr.
rived near Masonboro Inlet, on the Atlau-
tic coast, about thirty miles II rth cast OF
Fort Fisher. The ships were at once pre-.
pared for battle ,aud the unfortunate ex-
perience Of the previous attack made the
movements of the land aud laval forces
harmonious, On Thu sday the first YES
sells Of the feet appeared off New Inlet and
on Tiday r!,rning fifty Federal vessels
were in c,osc proximity to Fort Fisher
Al daylight tie Iion.clad, aud frigates
advanced to the attack. aud at about eight
o'clock thr bonbardncht was begun
The shclljng rivaIcd that If the former
attack in intensity, aud was kept up all
day. The fot seldom replied, the storm
If shell btjn. too heavy iol the mcu 20 Ia
oor at thcir grns. About noon, under
hc protection Ct h4e. Of guDbo us, pre-.
paratous were made to land General Ter.
rvs troops. strip OF wood, Oh the beach
about ihrrc miles above Fort Ii.hur, wa,
.hellod, to drive the Cou.edcr1tes off, aud
the landing began almost on th" SINE spot
where Bauer dcbaTkcd tw6 weeks before
The landing was unopposed aud during
Friday and Friday night Ferry succeed.
ed in getting his entire force of eigh,
thousand men on shore.
During AL this tiri" the bcmbardmcnt
of Fort ii h7r Continued. 1t was renew
cd ou Saturday with equal force and Ter.
ry began his preparations for an assault.
y line OF earthwC rks was constructed
acros, the narrow beach b, tween the ocean
and Cape tcar river, aud a portion Of the
Federal troops placed in them. These
works fccc towards the north, rnd wire
,htcnded a' protection against auy as,
sault which might b. made by the Confed.
crates, from Wilmington, upon the Fede.
raj rear during The attack upou l'orr Fish
cr. General Terry also began the con-
slruction Of works towards the south, 10
assist him while the assault was being
made. Daring all thi, tilnc the DO nbard.
mont of Fort Fisher by the fl ct wa, kept
up, and scarcc gun wa, fired in rrp.y,
Being thu, Interrupted tae Federal Labor
ing parties progressed raj IDLY ,and tynoon
on Saturday last everything wa' ready for
the attack. An as>auItlng column Of il.
fautry was at onco sent forward against
the northwestern angie OF Fort Fisher -
Another assaulting partr, composed of
sailors and marines. was advanced ain,t
the norIhs stern a'isN. Al half past
.hrec The infantry reach d the fort, and
altar long and bloody struggle succeed
ed in ,ffoclns lod cement. The sailors
and marines who advanced ag lin,t the
other angle, " ere rcpu,ed with heavy loss,
They were accordingly withdrawen, and
to assist the infantry column.
Having ELECTED lodsmsnt, the Frde.
raj troops gradually worked their way
along the ramparts, driving the Conf,de
rates from o0o bamb- prool and traverse to
another, until, IA: ten o'c'ock in The eve.
ming, the entire fort was captured and the
garrison driven out. Central Whitney
and Colonel Lamb, with the Confederate
troops ,rcireatci south along Federal Poin
TO New Inlet. They could retreat ne
farther; had no dcIensco and were cap
tured. Both Whitney and Lamb were
wounded. All the works belong to oul
troops. Seventy two cannon and nun
ber of lr,sonar5, variously cstmltod a