The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-19
WILMINGTON.
Interesting Dispatches from Secretary
Stanton, ADMIRAL Porter and the
Herald Correspondents.
VIE BRILLIANT AFFAIR on SUNDAY
The Way the Soldiers and Sail
ors Took Fort Fisher.
m TERRIBLE FIRE OF THE FLEET,
Over Forty Thousand Shots
Thrown at the Fort.
The Monitor Canonicus Struck Forty and
the Ionsides Thirty Times.
One Of the Rebel Privateers Twice Hit
by the Monticello.
THE GAS UALTIES
Names Of Some Of the Gallant Men who Fell
in the Assault.
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Fort Smith, on Smith Island, Blown Up
by the Rebels.
Our Gunboats Advancing Up
Cape Fear River,
THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
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Fort Smith, on Smith Island, Blown Up
by the Rebels.
Our Gunboats Advancing Up
Cape Fear River,
Ae., &C., &s.
THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.


Secretary stanton to the President.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 17--l0P NJ
The rebel flag Of Fort Fisher was delivered TO me on
Board the steamer spauldng, OF that place. yesterday
morning January 10, by Major General Terry. An 40
acknowledgement and thanks for their gallant achieve.
mont was given in your to Admiral Porter and
General Terry from whom the following particulars were
obtained:-
The troops arrived of Fort Fisher Thursday night
Friday they all landed under Of heavy nse
from the squadron. reconnaissance was made by
General Terry Saturday A strong defensive line
against any Of the enemys forces coming from Whining
con- established Saturday. and held by four thou
nnd men, chiefly colorsd troops, and assault de
e9minsd ON.
Ths assault made Sunday afternoon at half past
tArss O'Clock. The sea front Of the fort had been
greatly damaged and broken by continuous and terrible
n ~ The feet for three days. and the son assaulted
- the hour mentioned by column Of ssamen and
marinsA thousand eight hundred strong under CON-
manA Of Captain Breese They reached the parapet but
aftsr abort conflict this column was checked driven
tack IN dsorder and afterwards placed on the de-
9sosfve line, taking the place Of brigade that was
brought up to reinforce the assaultng column OF troops
Although The assault on the sea front failed performed
very useful part 10 diuersspg the attention Of the
The troops on the other side.
The assault the other and most difficult side OF the
Scrt was made by cobamn Of three thousand troops
q the old Tenth corps led by Colonel Curtis under the
Immediate supervision Of General Terry The snemy's
force In the fort twenty-five hundred. The
conflict lasted for hours The works
structed that every traverse afforded tie enemy
defensive position from whence they had 10 be driven
They in number and the fight carried on
from traverse 10 traverse for seven houss BY skill
fully directed fire thrown into the tvesss after
another they were evacuated by the encmy
Admiral Porter contributed 70 the Of the as
shutting column by signals between himself and General
lsry brief intervals This Gre was 20 wen managed
- 70 damage the enemy wilhou, injury 10 our own
sEoops - 80. - = --ss~s'e<'
A. about ~ O'Clock al plight the enemy were entirely
from the fort and forced down towards Federal
Point followed by brigade Of our troops; and about
twelve O'Clock at night General Whiting surrendered
himself and his command 70 General Terry, unoondton-
ally, prisoners Of war; numbering over eighteen hun
wounded. -
Our loss not accurately ascerained Monday af
ternoon but was estimated at between seven hundred
and eight hundred in killed and wounded besides the
naval loss which slight exceeding one hundred
killed and wounded. Not . ship nor transport was
lost -
Colonel Curtis was severely, but not mortality wounded
Colonel Bell died OF his wounds on Monday morning
Colonel j. w. Moore and Lieutenant Colonel Lyman were
killed. Colonel Pennypacker badly wounded also
Lieutenant Colonel Coan complete list Of the killed
and wounded will DO forwarded II be pre-
cared
General Terry reported TO Surgeon General Barnes that
be had ample provision Of surgeons and nurses and hos
pstAl supplies for tho wounded They w be sent North
10 their respective States fast they DO placed on
transports, Of which thore was ample supply.
On Monday morning between SIX. and geven O'Clock,
NE magazine OF Fort Fisher exploded killing and wound
ing two or three hundred persons
After the capture Of the fort all the troops were with.
drawn except brigade left IN charge Of the works
How the explosion occurred not known, bu. Gene.
ra Terry believed II was oecasoned by accident or neg
tsct
General Hoke's DIVISION reported as nvs thousand
vas at Wilmington portion OF u thrown into ths
fort no, long before the assault and while that going
On o demonstration made by General Hoke agans
cur defensive position; but found too strong fo
anything more than diminishing attack
About eleven o'clock Monday morning heavy
cloud OF smoke vas observed over Port Smith on m,
s@tb side OF New Inlet mo naval onicsr commandn.
chat station reported that tho enemy had fred their bar
racks and evacuated that fort
You will be pleased TO know that pcrsec, harmony an,
concert Of action existed between the land and nava
forces aud their respective Commanders Admiral Porte
and General Terry We'd IN thor communication osob 4
the other Each scoped more anxious 10 do t,s,c. a,
The other than 10 claim nythra FOR himself ana ,bo,
united In the highest commentator or the nava
and military officers and the forces engaged II,
thia harmony Of feeling and tho confident spirI
INSPIRED, may perhaps be attributed in degree III,
success OF our attack, with nearly equal numbers
against rceoiute enemy, in work unsurpassed n eve
e4uaed in strength, and which General Beauresard
few days before pronounced imyregnable The arma
mont Of the fort was seventywo guns some Of larry,
sajiss snd nned, and one Armstrong Gun Tho troops