The New York herald., 1865-01-21

New York, Saturday, January ~, 1865.
THE SITUATION.
There that the rebels have blown up Fort
Caswell, Cape Fear river opposite Fort Fisher and
that Wilmington has been evacuated by them and
pied by the national troops; but they need confirmation
We know however that the rebels destroyed their works
Smiths Island the south side of New Inlet oppo
ste Federal Point on which Fort Fisher Is situated
after the fall OF that stronghold and Admiral Porter
wrote Monday last, II they have not destroyed
Fort Caswe it is OF to them; for, he says "We
viii get that after little while" His gunboats
In Cape Fear river and Wilmington even II is not yet
captured is forever closed against blockade runners
The Admiral speaking Of the strength Of Fort Fisher
says that It is tremendous that the Maakof which
the French and English were many months in taking
will compare with it Ho adds that the world never
before such fighting that Of soldiers on last
Sunday Our killed and wounded estimated at about
eight hundred those of the rebels at five hundred At
least thousand prisoners and seventy pieces Of
rebel artillery fell into the hands Of the Union forces
wo have later and very interesting dispatches from
Savannah. General sherman had his preparations for
nearly completed The Seventeenth corps
Of his army under General Blair, and General Hatchs
division Of Fosters army, In possession Of
she important position OF Pocataligo bridge the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad The Fifteenth corps
would soon join them. General Sherman had issued
IN order giving notice the farmers thas they may
visit Savannah Ca, and Fcrnandlna and Jacksonville
Fla, 10 exchange their produce for supplies
needed by their families nnd guaranteeing them protcc
ton In they any Union citizens Of Georgia
ocsted retaliation s to bs visited the rebos
He also encourages the people meet together and take
for restoration Of State and national civil
government. During his stay in Savannah Secretary
Stanton promoted number OF officers who have distin
gushed themselves, including Gen. Fitzpatrick. who
brevetted major general Mr. Draper experimenting
She shipment Of the captured cotton Several vesseswerc
already loaded with IT, and when q sufficient number
in readiness TO sail they would bc despatched north
ward under strong gunboat convoy. Two or three
succossul ncondary attempts to destroy portions of the
Immense Of The valuable staple had beon made
President Lincoln has issued order opening tho ga
vannah Post orics FOR regular mail business
Tho Monitor Patapsco sunk or Charleston by .
rebel torpedo at two O'Clock last Tuesday morning,
and seven officers and about sixty Of her crew were
drowned.
BY way Of Cairo we have New Orleans news to the
l4th inst Colonel Bnyman had returned from a raid
through the parish Of Concorda louisiana in which he
very successful scattering several bands OF guerlas
and capturing number OF prisoners and nearly two
hundred cattle General Hodge had succeeded Colonel
and East Louisiana and for tho coporea punishment
penalty inflicted by the latter persons caught convey
ing cotton TO the Union lines had substituted tax Of
ten dollars each bale Of the staple thus discovered
IN motion There robel garrison Of four Ave hun.
drsd At Shreveport La who have made their defensive
worksvery strong At Alexandria therc Is reported 10 bo
now but small rcbel forco; but they fortyDs in
expectation Of another Union attack Tho hull OF the
yunboat Indanola which sunk in tho lower Miss!s
spp two years ago BY tho robss has been raised and
found in good condition
From she James river We have again rumors that the
robels have evacuated Petersburg; but little reliance n
placed on them shotted salues OF one hundred guns
wsro fred, by order Of General Grant, In each Of the
armies OF tho Potomac and the James honor Of the
capture Of the Wilmington defence and thore has boon
great and general rejoicing among the soldiers
Recorder Duggan Of Toronto, yesterday decided that
she alleged Lake Erie pirate Bennett O. Bailey mus, be
surrendered 10 shs United States authorities under tho
Extndtion treaty, and he committed 70 prison 70
await transfer the border His counsel has ar-
piled for writ OF Aab.as eorp but what has been the
result OF this application have not yet learned
Our special correspondence from the bahamas dated
at Nassau, N p tho 18th Of January, nforms that
Tho utmost activity prevailed In the Anglo rebel blockade
running acc, plying between Wilmington and Charleston
and Nassau Cotton valued at three millions and half
Of dollars had been landed ~ Nassau from the above
named Southern ports within ton days large number
OF British trading vessels had sailed from Liverpool Lon
don and tho Clyde laden with ruppcs for the rebels Their
names and days Of railing published In tho HsRD,
70 shas our gallant sailors or Wilmington may havo
fair chance Of rewardns themselves literally with tho
spoils OF the common enemy. Two blockade runners
slesrcd for that por, at Nassau the 1ah inst They
havo probably discovered before now on arriving in New
Inlet chat change has taken place In the position OF
sas thcre aud that they were Just in time 10 fall into
Ne asads Of the national forces
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