The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-01-25

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dred in killed and wuupded
All The more brilliant by contrast with
this filure is the success of the army
The face Of the fort against which the
troops of Gen. Terry were sent, MAS tie
most strongly projected. Il Is remark.
able that the Rebel General Whiting. at
! a.f past six, three hours after the begin.
ming Ut the attack, reported that il had
been SIccesstlly reEuls,d. From cur side
there appears no warrant for such state
neut The Grst rash had carried a por-
iion of the exterior dufeuses of the fort
which indeed constituted 4 part of the
fort prvper-and Gen. Curtis's Brigade
was actually in possession Of one end of
the par0pet That position never was
Irehnquiohed, aud Geu. Whiting must be
understood To have meant that for a while
the further advance of our men was ar
rested. Very possibly that is what Whit
ing did say, as we have not his Original
dispatch, but so much of it as Lee saw fit
to t,lcr ihruugh his own cautious state
+Eenf. We know at all events that there
were long and anxious pauScs in this ter.
rIble work. Fro,u half past three in the
afternoon till ten at night the struggle
wcit or. The defense was maintaued
with heroic pcrtinaci,y. and the admira-
Dle construction Of the fort gave every
advantage TO lis garrison. Its fifteen
traverseS were so many seperate works.
each capable Of defense br itself. aud de.
Tended 70 the last. Not ill fresh brigade
had been brought up from the lnlrcnchcd
hoe far 10 the north vas the stubborn car.
Iinon expelled from its last stronghold =
Bat from beginning TO eud Of that strug.
&c there never was a moment " hen Gen.
Terry thought Of abandoning it, or when
The resolution of his Grave men fa.tered.
THIS tort was defended bv twcnry-three
hundred men. Five hundred Of them
killed aud wounded eighteen hundred
surrendered Internationally to Gen. Ter
~. Seventy Two guns were taken; among
them an .Arm>troag gun sort of cannon
The Manufacture of which is controlled
by The British Government.
The Rcoel fort on the south side Of
New iuict was evacuated on Monday
mor"ing The entrance to Cape Fear
River therefore is open to the ships of
war, and we canuot suppose that torpedoes
OF nything else; will long detain them
from reaPing the fruits of the capture Of
Font Fisher We are entitled to consider
whatcyr floats on the river as IegitiulatoiY
LrIouging to the Union if the success Of
army is rapidly aud decisive,y followed
up. And il is inconceiv able there
should be any further lolera,inn Of block.
aud running. The guns Of Fisher itself
command though at long range the chan
mel of the river, bnt it there be any doubt
that they coulL close it, The expected en-.
trance Of the navy into the river ought at
once t" Sc lie Il c que ton.
The muvemCnt Of Gen. Sherman,
which Mr. Stanton reports, becomes
d"uhlv Important bv the present success.
The night wing OF Sherman army, under
Ger. Howard, vas sent round from Sa.
vaunah to Beaufort, S c., and crossing
from Polt. Royal Island to the main Iund,
moved up to the railroad Of PuclrHgo,
and occupied 1t witLout resistance. Our
forces, therefore, are firmly established
on the railway between Savannah aud
Cia l.stoa, aud in posjton TO move with
cclcIity either upon that city. or-if that
be first intended Upon Brauchvil,e The