Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-06

Weitzel. That gallant officer, though the
prize was tempting-and If he had sue
ceeded in capturing the fort his glory
would be large-Rt once decided that the
work could not in view of surrounding
Circumstances be carried by assault. Col.
Oomstock, l believe ooncurred in this.
The wind had, by this time, changed, and.
after short consultation, it was decided
to re.embark the troops. The writer SAYS
there was general want of cooperation
between the land and naval forces, and
uncertainty of information, and concludes
With the following description of Fort
Fisher, which he states was uninjured by
the bombardment: Fort Fisher, from ali
saw and heard is square Fashioned
held work, with fronts Of about two hun.
dred and fifty yards iR length. and with
strong relief ditch, and glacis on every
slue 0uU tho wHIst frVmt, ptvUhAue run
ming from the countersearp of the north
'front.' to the waters edge. The only front
OF which had accurate observation and
report Is the north front, and on this there
10 an elevated bastion, next to the sea, aud
along the curtain dsnks And faces were
counted seventeen guns with traverse
rising apparently six feet above the para.
pet, between each pair of guns. These ira
verses are so large that theyRre believed to
be bomb-proofs. The fort is situated on the
point of land between the sea and Cape
Fear river, where the point has width of
about eight hundred yards, and about one
hundred yards from the ocean beach, the
ground Immediately around the work
being we'll seen. A rebel pioneer states
that the work is entered by bridge about
twenty feet long, over ditch from eight
to ten feet in depth. 1t is believed, from
the reports of naval officers and what
saw, that on the sea-front all of the guns
are oasemated. Ibelieve the work to be
fully garrisoned, as they had three regi-
ments of Kirkland's brigade, Hoke's di-
vision, in reserve, above Sugar Loaf Hill.
Theproper method of defence of this work,
subjected as it has been to heavy shell
fire, would be to pat all the men into the
bomb proofs, excepting few as look-outs
and sentinels, and keep them there until
the very moment of assault, This method
seems to have been the one adopted, as the
fire on our skirmishers, as long as the ma
val fire continued, was very slight. The
moment that ceased the musketry FIRE be-
came very heavy, and was accompanied by
grape, canister and shell.
REPORTED ABANDONMENT OF THE NAVAL, At
TACK ON FORT FISHER.
Rebel papers of the Sd say that official
news was received the day before, con-
firming their prior announcement of the
sailing of the Yankee feet from the offing
at Wilmington, leaving only Eve block.
aders in sight. The Ezaminsr, referring to
this official news, says:
We may state, in addition, that since
the departure of the feet, three steamers,
loaded with government supplies and mis-
cellaneous stores, have entered the port
of Wilmington. If the Yankees are not
aware of the fact, it is because all hands
on the blockading vessels were fast asleep
when the steamers ran in.
The Wilmington Journal says the works
around Wilmington and at the mouth of
the river are believed to be strong. and no
great fears are entertained concerning the
naval operations of the enemy, Great
confidence is felt that any land force that
may be brought against us can be easily
checked or driven back.