The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-01-25
THE WAR NEWS.
From the Age of The l8th inst ]

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ed land and naval expedition, under the
command of Brevet Major General Alfred
| H. Terry, and Rear Admiral David r Por-
ter. When Butler returned from Fort Fish
er, alter the previous attack, he brought his
| troops TO Fortress Monroe. Admiral Porter
| took the fleet to Beaufort, North Carolina
| Here the vessels took coal and provisions
on board, and prepared for a second attack
When Butler was removed from command /,
General Terry was placed al The head OF
the troops al Fortress Monroe, and under
orders from Washington, he al once sailed
10 Beaufort. AT this port, or January 9th,
all the land troops and naval vessels were
assembled, prepared Tor a second eXpedi-
ton against Wilmington. The land forces
numbered about eight thousand men. The
fleet contained nearly one hundred and fifty
vessels.
On January 9th the combined expedition
sailed from Beaufort. The weather was
good and he sea smooth, and on January
Il,h, last Wednesday, the feet had all ar
rived near Masonboro Inlet, on the Atlantic
coast, about thirty miles norlh east OF Fort
Fisher The ships were at once prepared
for battle, and the unfortunate experience
OF the previous attack made the movements
of The land and naval forces harmonious.
On Thursday the first vessels OF the fleet
appeared off New Inlet, and on Friday
morning fifty Federal vessels were in close
proximity 10 Fort Fisher. Al daylight the
iron-cads and frigates advanced to the al
tack. and at about eight clock the bonn
bsrdmenl was begun. The shelIing rivslled
that OF the former attack in Intensity, and
was kept up all day. The for seldom re-
~I; 49, Of sb oil
for the men to labor at their guns. About
noon, under the protection of feet of gun
bOais, preparations were made TO land Gen.
Terry's troops. A strip of woods on The
beach, about :hree miles above Fort Fisher.
was sheEed to drive the Coniederates off,
and the landing began almos; in the same
spo. where Butter debarked two weeks be-
fore. The landing was uuopposed, and
during Friday and Friday night Terry sue
ceeded in getting his entire force of eight
thousand men on shore.
During all ;his time the bombardment o!
Fort Fisher continued. II was renewed on
Saturday with equal force and Terry began
his pre- paTations TOR an assault. A line Of
narrow beach, between the ocean and Cape
Fear River, and portion of the Federal
troops placed in them. These works faced
towards The North, and were intended as
protection agains; any assault which might
be made by the CoLiederales. from Will
ming,oB, upon the Federal rear during the
attack upon Fort Fisher. Gen. Terry also
began the construction of works towards
the south, TO assist him while the assault
was being made. During all this time the
bombardment of Fort Fisher was kept up,
and scarcely gun was fired in reply. Be-
ing thus uninterrupted, the Federal labor>
ing parties progressed rapidly, and by noon
on Saturday last everything was ready for
the attack An assaulting column OF in
fantry was a. ouce sent forward against the
nor;hwes ern angle ol Fort Fisher. Anolh
er assauIiing party, composed of sailors
and marines, was advanced against the
Northeastern angle. Al half past three the
Infantry reached the fort, and after long
and bloody struggle succeeded in effecting
a Iodgment. The sailors aud marines who
advanced against the other angle, were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. They were accord
ingly With drawo, and sent TO assist the in
fantry column.
Having effected lodgment, the Federal
troops gradually worked their way along
the ramparls, driving the Confederates from
one bomb. proof and traverse 10 another,
until, a, ten O'Clock in the evening, The en-
tire fort vas captured and the garrison driv-
en- out. General Whitney aud Col. Lamb,
with the Confederate troops, relreated south
along Federal point, TO New Inlet. They
could retreat no farther had no defenses;
and we're captured. Both Whitney and
Lamb were wounded. All the works on
Federal Point have been captured by the
Federal troops. Seventy two cannon and a
number of prisoners, variously estimated at
from one thousand to twenty five hundred,
have been captured. Wilmington is not
yet taken. 1t is thirty miles north Of Fort
by this capture for il has another entrance
south of New Iulet. By judicious manguv-
erHg, however, if the ConfedeTates have
90 large force to opPoee him, Porter may
be able TO effectuaIly close the entrance,
though two large forts have yet to be taken
before he can have undisputed possession
of the harbor. The Federal loss in the as
sault upon Fort Fisher is reported at nine
hundred. The magazine of the fort was
blown up after it was captured, and two
hundred Federal soldiers were killed and
wounded. There is report that the Tai
lahassee and the Chiekamauga are sh Ut up
in Cape Fear river, but this is extremely
doubtful
The removal of General Butler from com
mand has made various changes necessary