New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-19
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FORT EI.I;E1.
Mr.. stanton's telegram to Che President s''e'
some interesting particulars Of the o. 'dui' Oh
Fort Fisher and full details will he found IN the
letters Of our correspondent, who himself shared
n to rer;ls Of the attack lie describes, narrow
II cacan.nc death from u crape-rhot when
struck him in the shoulder. This account ana
,bo-o which we Published yesterday present a
complete and connected history Of the e>pedi-
lion and the victory.
The assault BY The sailors aid marines on the
sea front of The fort, which wac most exposed and
may be presumed 10 have been most weakened
BIZ the boubarJmcnt, flilod so totally That the
column of attack, comprising fourteen hundred
men WIS Withdrawn from contact with the
cnsmy. and sent TO inc rear to hold hoin'rench'
mcnts toward Wilmington. Yet their loss was
slight; not exceeding, BY Mr.. stanton's account
hundred in killed and wounded.
Al the more brilliant by contrast with tbs
failure is the success Of the army. The iaco Oh
the for. against which the troops OF Gen. Terry
were sent. was themo.t difficult TO approach and
the most strongly protected. 1t is remarkable
flint he Rebel General Whiting, at hail-paii
siv tlrcc hours alter the beginnncot Che a'iacH'
re1oried that Il lad been successfully repli@ed'
From our side there appears no NJI'"'V ~,
surr 4 statement. The first rush had canIed
portion Of The exterior dciensos of tho tort
rh;c indeed constituted apart OF the fort proper
aud cen. Curtiss Brigade was actually III
nossos,ion Of one cid 81 the paIape'. ln"'
1o.iiion never was relin4nishe,, and Gen.
whiting mus. be uudera.o 20 have meant that
,.rl Willie The further advance OF our men was
arrested. Very possibly that is what " Whiting
dI SAY. rs we nave not he orig mai dispatch hut
50 nvcl, Of 70 a. Lee saw it 10 filler through his
own cautious statement. We know at al events
thu. there wc.o long and anxious panfe5 in this
,slii'[e work. nom hsltpast three in tho alter
MON TN ten al night Tire struggle wont on
The defense vas maintained with heroic per-
fireeitv. ard Che admirable construction 81 the
to,i gave every advantage 10 It's garrison. IT.
fG ,1 inverse Nelc So many separate works,
each capaLlc Of defcnseby ii4.Ai and dcfcndedto
.lela.-. Not tHlafc p brigade had been fought
m from Tie intreuchcd Inc FIR TO Tie north
was the stubborn garrison PEELED from Is last
.roaghod. Bat Acn beginning e en-. 81 that
deadly stracs.e there ueycrwas a momrn. when
Ger. Terry thoueht Of abandoning Il, OF when
lhc resolution orhs brave men fatofod.
This fo-t va, defended by twenty-.hrce hund-
red men. Five hlpdr,d Of them were killed
and wounded; eighteen hundred surrendered
TO Gen. Terry. Soycniy-two
guns were taken; among them al Ira strong
Gun: sort of cannon the manufacture of which
Is controlled exclusively By tho British Goyesn-
mout.
The Robel fort on the south side Of Now IN.
let was evacuated on Monday Worn.nr The
entrance to Cape Fear River Therefore Is open
TO the ships Of war, and we cannot suppose thai
torpcdoes or anything else, will long det.in
them from leaping the fruits Of INC capture 81
Fort Fisher We are entitled 70 consider what
ever hcats on the river IS icgitmfie'y belong
inr 20 tho Union ii the succe.s Of The army
Is rapidly aud dec.sircly followed up
And II Is incOuceiyalle thorc should be any
further federation Of blockadc-runuing. Tie
guns of Fi.her itself command though ~ long
range the channel of the river, but # there be
any doubt that they could close Il, tho expected
entrance Of the navy into tae river ought at
once 20 settle TIE question.
The movement OF Gen. Sherman, vl!ch Mr.
stanton reports, becomes doubly important by
the pyesen. success. The right wing Of Sher-
mans army under Gen. howerd, vo' sent
round from Sayounah 20 Beaufort :. G., and
crossing from Port Royal Island 70 tho main
land. moved up 10 the railroad 81 PocotaIgc,
and occupied IT without resistance Our
rorces, therefore, are firmly established on 'Ac
railway between Savannah and Chahcston,
and in q position 20 move with celeiy either
upon that CITY. or-if that be flrat ilicndcd--
uoon Branchyile. The direction nd purpose
OF the new campaign cannot much longer DO
kent gecret. Should Wilmington bold ont
against the forces nov IN it, vicinity It will
become tie easy prey Of Sherman, while II 1t
surrenders before he approaches il, there Is no
longer temptation for him to torn oe'ce IA bis
march TO Raleigh.
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