The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-02
FROM WILMINGTON.
The Attack on Ft. Fisher
More Interesting Particulars.
The AccOun, of the New York HeraII,s
CorreApOndenl-A II nj tnllion of Reb-
els are Captured and March Regu-
Iarly with the FEDERAL Troops-The
Condition Of the 1voops after the
n eturr IN fhe Fleet.
Press Dispatch. |

Press Dispatch.H
NEW YORK, Dec 30-The h>rald's cor
respondent details the operations of the
land forces against Fort Fisher. On
landing, a rebel on the left of their line
of works at once run out the white hsy
and there was race between the troop
and marines to see which would tirst
reach the battery and obtain the surren
der The marines having the shortest
distance gained the prize Thus ole
hundred prisoners were jotted down 10
the credit of Admiral Porter Gener,l
Curtis then moved his troops up tie
beach toward Fort Fisher, cutting tbs
telegraph communication with Whining
, ton About a quarter of a mile from Foit
Fisher small fort was reached, but it
was evacuated on the approach of ou'
troops. In the meantime more troops
were landed under General Amos, and
they were pushed forward to The support
of General Curtis, who, with his skiI-
mishers, was Ill front of Fort Fsher 1t
was then that Lieut.. William H. Walling,
of the 142d New York, captured the flag
of the fort, also the courier, his DISPATCHES
and horse, md two other horse and a
mule. Night approaching. ordes were
issued to withdraw the troops, nut Just
previous Genral Curtis dispa chcd Il
small force ascertain the pOilt. who
captured d Caltain of batter and a
| battalion OF JulLpr reserves. wlo threw
down their arms and SURRENDERED. On the
return, the prlsones, under command of
their own officers and carving their
arms, took their plses in the Column
and marched rs regnlrly as or own
troops. Inc lltn Ne%Hork volunteers,
who captured and had gem in charge,
considered it Il piece of Il most exonis-
ite pleasantly to convoy apartv iof tbe
enemy who equalled them \ nrmbers
and each of whom was aLed With q
loaded and capped Austrian n,
After re-embarking the troGs for
while the surf became SO rouglthat #
was found necessary to stop, and dearlv
six hundred were left on shoItor tba
night in a rain storm, bat mornirlfonnd
these brave men strongly entrencEl and
awaiting without fear he assaulhf tbe
enemy. About ~ A. M. / was discvered
that ten men of the skrmish lin, had
been left in front of Fot Fisher Tbev
| WClC ana ln.. he'd
the point OF debarkatia without anv
molestation from the benny. De of
them who had been pesh on the i,ank
of Capo Fear river, sad hat in the,iUht
two large barges loded With troops6ad
left the fort, Durlg tie day a desfvter
from the I'd Southarolla cavalry. more
likely sent out brhe ebels witt Il liz,
came in reportm thai six .hOusand of
the enemy had fcentrated Oh the right
flank and propet 60 attack on the right
Word was sep Admiral Porter, and
fourteen gunbs were placed to inter
cent this mo5 lent. The weather was
so bad that & troops could not bo re-
embarked thitternoon or night The
puuboats shd on both tanks of the
froops thropDut the night, but there
were no sigef the enemy near
The neyt, the 21th, the weather
moderated all the troops were got on
board thensports, together with the
prisoners. .ur men showed no signs of
the hapd's they had endured, while
the priso were entirely broken down
and harGble to climb the ships sides
MANY ofenl were apparently not over
fifteen ,S OF age