The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-01-11
THE WAR NEWS.
sE,om The Are of he 6th.l

and on he second day seven hours. there
were over twenty thousand shells thrown a.
Fort Fisher. The Confederates threw in
reply six hundred and sixly.t shots on
the first day, and six hundred on the second.
Their loss was three killed and fifty five
wounded. The ground in front and rear of
Fort Fisher was covered with shells and
torn into deep pits. Two of The guns in the
fort burst, two were dismounted by the Con-
federates and TWO by the Federal fire. The
tort was not damaged. -Four blockade run
ners ran into Wilmington, during the attack
and ailerw ards, A coun-martial meets in
Washington to-day 10 investigate the cause
Of the bursting OF the Parrot guns in Por
ter's vessels. We have received a despatch
from Port Royal, South Carolina, stating
that Porter's fleet is now anchored in that
haTbor. The attack on Wilmington is ended.
In Charleston the Confederates are hard
at work building inIeEchmenI on the land
side of the city, to protect it against any at
tack BY Sherman. On December Both, none
of Sherman's army had crossed the Savan-
nah river. His troops were slill e%ncamped
in the city, and the various reports OF an at
tack upon iheTear of Hardee's army, or an
against Charleston, which have
been prevalent for some time past. are false.
Gen. Fosters troops are still on Broad river,
but il is reported that General Hardee's
army, after eyacualirg Savannah, passed
northward over the railroad TO Charleston,
without molestation' Hardee is said TO be
now 10 Charleston.
General Thomas army has ceased follow
ing Hood. IL has C oncenlrated al Columbia ;,
fofty-two miles south of Nashville, mad on
Tuesday last began a march, but in what
direction is not known. All the wounded
have been sent TO Nashville The army will
no longer have that city tor a base of sup
plies, but seek a new basis.
From the Age of The Hh inst
There is no longer any doubt that the
Dutch Gap canal is a failure. The recent
attempt by the explosion of a mine 10 blow
the end ont of it, did more harm than good
The entire length OF the canal IS shve hun
dred and twenty-five feet. 1t is cut through
a very high bank, and at the Top the excs
walton is one hundred AID twenty-five teet
wide. The excavation gradually narroWs
as i. goes down, and at the Top OF the canal
il is sixiy teet wide. at the bottom iorty feet
AT high water The canal is sixteen feet deep.
The canal was dug by hand and by dredg-
ing machines, excepting a high bnlkbead
of earth fly feet thick which was left stan
ding a; the northern end 10 keep the water
out and also TO &C, as a protection against
The Confederate shells. In the middle OF The
canal there was another bulkhead OF Q SIM
liar character. This bulkhead was blown
ont on December 9Th, by a mine explosion,
which was a success. The canal wa Thus
completed, excepting the removal OF the
bulkhead al the end. The Confederates,
during all the time that the labor has been
going on, have kept up a vigorous Smelling.
Nearly a thousand Federal soldiers have
been killed and wounded BY their shells.
Ten dredging machines have, one after a
--.E-- E4.- a1o.zhaI a - 11aoaa and Aro1-
ging was finally abandoned. The explosion
on Sunday last consumed eight thousand
pounds Of powder. The bulkhead was
blown up into The air, but fell back into its
original position and no connection betw cen
the canal and the river was secured. The
explosion did harm.
The war Department a, Washington has
10 its possession two hundred and five cap
Inred Confederate battle flags. The wal
Department al Richmond has two hundred
and thirty nine Federal flags.
Nine guerrrllas were captured at the Relay
House, near Baltimore, yesterday. They
were going to Point of Rocks on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, and intended TO des-
troy the road.
In Kentucky a body OF Confederate cav
airy, have captured Greensboro, on The Ohio
river, a hundred miles below Louisville.
Ou Tue [4lu vi DctcUuOol iuO HuOiiHiuo ~
Florida captured a Federal colonel, captain
and lieutenant near jacksonville.
From hedge Of the 18th INST.
General Sherman. though juN now he is
resting his army al Savannah, 10 douoI con-
templates a campaign against Charleston.
Such an attack would be made, not only by
Sherman's army, but by Dahlgren;s fleet,
now al Port Royal, and off Charleston Fos-
ter's army, which is on Broad river and
Porter's fleet, at Beaufort, North Carolina.
Every resorcen OF The government will be
used to the utmost TO provide men aud
means for the siege. To prepare Tor This,
Secretary Stanton LEFT Washington two days
ago for Hilton Head and Savannah, and all
ready the mole OF preparation is heard from
both opposing armies. Charleston, by rail,
is ninety miles from Savannah The rail-
road runs north forty miles from Savannah,
crosses Broad river near Pocoiallgo, and
then runs cas- " ard the remainder OF the dis
lance 10 Charleston. Sherman is al Savan-
nah. Foster is on Broad river, Ih:rty-hve
miles nom the sea, and about a mile south
of the railroad. A strong Confederate force
is in front of Foster, effeciually protecting
The railroad and preventing an advance tow
iards Il. Sherman, al Savannah, has already
begun his operations, and a cavalry force
has crossed TO the north baIk OF The Sayan-
nah river and moved towards Vaudeville
twelve miles north of Savannah, driving the
Confederate pickeis into that town. Har-
deeviIle is still IN Confederate possession,
but, as it is a place of small importance, it
will no doubt be abandoned wsthout any
serious fighting. There are reports thai
Sherman intends TO move on Charleston by
way OF Augusta.
[FiOm the Ags of the 9Th inst.
General Sherman is not making very
great progress in his march from Savannah
towards Charleston. On Thursday last he
had not captured Vaudeville, which is
twelve miles norh of Savannah, and that
village was still held by a Confederate force.
Sherman was crossing his troops over the
Savannah river, however, and concentra-
ting them between the river and Hardee-
vile. His troops were constructing a pom