Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-01-21
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kanir.l Porter telegtaphed to the Navy
department under date Of The 18th the follow.
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Fort Fisher is ours l send bearer OF
dispatches with an account OF the affair =
Gen Terry is entitled to the highest praise.
And to the gratitude Of bis county for the
manner 10 vhichhe has couductsd his part
Of the operations. He is my beau ideal OF
= soldier and . general. Our co operation
has been most cordial, the result is victory
which will always be ours when the army
and navy 90 hand in hand. The navy loss
In the assault vas heavy, the army loss is
DID. Posrss, Rear Adm'i Coming,
7s Hs. o.s.e. Wsae.. sso'v efas Macy, fI
rt BALrixoRE, Jan. II.
The correspondent Of the American gives
the following detailed account OF the csp-
,ure Of Fort Fisher:
Friday. Jan. l3.--At 4 o'cleek this
morning were aroused by Q gun from the
flagship and the burning OF the preparatory
signal Of red and green as an Indication
that IL is time TO DO up sud etlrring b, eak
fast and getting fb!oagh with the routine
OF wing drt. soas TO be In readine.s at
dswn TO commence the serious work Of the
dsj. The throng Of vessels rest calmly on
the sea, the wind being too light to stir or
even ripple hs surfsce. Truly the ele-
u.nis promise 20 favor this great enter
prise. 1,.sj-oI ge. is'-
At eve o'clock the second signal was
given by the flagship to get, under way,
when the work Of weighing anchors com.
neuced, and al half past Eve the signals Q
the division commanders to move forward
we're given aud responded 10. causing 3
brilliant pyrotechnic display. The gunboat
Tacipy WAS sen. ahead last night to an
chor OF Flag Pond battery, and the day no,
hsving yet dawned, her lights can be seen
90 The steering point Of the feet in shore
). about three miles ahead Of Us. 5eel 4
The three friga,es Wabash. Minnesota
and Colorado, moved of first, led BY Ad
mirsl Por,er's Gag ship. They were follow
ed BY the new irousides and onitor feet
The signals from the army transports add
ed to ,he scenic display. s.. tsi'l -
Al the frat dawn Of day the whole flee
was 10 motion the wind had changed L
/ due vest during the night, and coming Of
i, shore tends to render The landing OF boat
comparatively easy. sJpsG + "
r Al quartersto seven o'clock the Admira
signsllrd to form line of battle. when th'
vessels moved slong 10 the following order
q b ooklyn, 26 guns; Falcon, 10; A,kan
sss, 8; Unadilla.7 Huron, A.; Maumee.l 5
Palmetto. 10; Seneca, 4; Pontoosue, 10
= Nysck, Z; Nereus, H. To'al ll6. .ip
\ This division was ordered TO prepare fo
action, and move in close 10 the beach t
itshell the works 81 the point decided upol
for the landing Of troops. about three and
. half miles from Forl Fisher, near the DE-
.r,ed half moon battery. "a rstsisl yja.
Iu few minutes the whole division wa
D 10 position, throwing shells into the narrow
{ strip, of woods seIa a,ing he sea fro IN Cnp
. Fear river, about mile inland, parallel
\ with the beach. In the meantime the iron
. clad, moved into position directly in fron
Of Fort Fisher, the Ironsides about three
quarters Of mile and the monitors abou
oue.hslf mile Of, iu the following order:
= New Irousides, Com. Rsdford. 20 guns
u Mona dack, Com. Parrot. 4 guns; Saogu'
. Com Cuban, 2 guns; Mshopae, 2 guns
Q and Canonicus, q guns. guoH OIL
n Before they got into position the fol
{ opened on them, bu! they secured the
/. anchorage. o. sa.- oe s1.4 sa.n
AT $3.50 the Ircnsidcs oIened on II
fort; and was followed by the mouitor
their tremendous shell striking in the en-
: brasures and throwing clouds of sand big
in the air. The fort occasie nally replied
!, Lut only once in ten minutes
1t nine o'clock The boats Of The flee
3 we're called sway to assist in landing troops
v The transports we're enabled to 60 with
1 in half mile Of shore and they were 500
surrounded by not LEES than 200 boats. sur
biied from oil the vessels Of tie feet. Sc,
eraI tugs also tined id lhe work and caI
ried ,bs so!disrs to within 100 yards Of tb
be -ch, when ,hey we're transferred to sma
boats. The tents and eqoipsge were ais
landed Si,b several days provisions for th
entire TO. ce, 5000 strong. Al 8 o'eloc
the boats from q! the transports reI
ashore, and 10 few MINUTES the first eo
men stepped on the beach ana piante
their Gag in one Of The highest ssnu ...''
amid cheering from The transports aud u
feet.
D.D.PoRrER Rear Admiral.