The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-02-18
whiting aud Col Lamb.

(uIliDtGIIut OF the fJTf.
regret to say thar our loss vas severe, especially
in uficers. | am not yet able to form AL estimate Of
the number Of casualties. ALFRED TERRY,
Breyet Maj GenI Commanding the Expedition.
WAsHINGroS, Jan. IL Other dispatches estim-
ate the number Of prisoners captured At Fort Fisher,
81 900 ia number, and The number OF guns at y.
(S'gued) CA dana. Asst Sec'y Of War"
NV YoBX. Jan 2l.-Admiral Porter, in his de-
tailed report VI the attack on Fort Fisher, gives the
total uumher OF naval officers killed and wouuded At
tweuty-oue, and Of oiher-, killed, wounded aui miss
ing, .. three hundred and nine he states that the
rebels have blown up Fort Caswell and the rebel
steamers Taliahrsses aud ChJcEdmauga, and that
Ne will be IN Wilmington before long
From Fisher.
FoRrREss MoxRoE. Jan. 25-The steamer Ne
CieLln arrived this morning from Fort Fisher, and
reports our gunboa;> gradually feeling their way Up
the river. They were come four miles above Fisher.
Wneu the hcCieil1n left, cur troops were quietly
resting aid o'ZlnlZlug tur further operations.
WAsHISGToS, Jan. 20 -AduiiraI Porter, in his
report to tue Secretary Of the Navy, says =" We
picked up a telegram from Lee 10 his suoortinates
here. He says il Fisher and Css"ell were not held
DE would have 10 eyacuate Richmond"
The Richmond Examiner suggests that all the
cotton a, Wilmington be burned, as, the port being
closed, the place Is not OF any consequence, and may
fall into the euemy's hauis
The Enquirer, acknowledging the port closed,
says Now, tor the first time. We are thrown entirely
upon our resources. Butler could have taken il on
~AA '''' ~ 'NN IT, $50 A@N $50 ~
1t would be FOLLY 70 pretend that the port OF Whining
ton vas no, Of great value to our cause, but that It
did much BARN Is equally clear
FORTRESS Monroe, Jan. 2O-The greater portion
of the larger vessels Of Porter Fleet, recently ope-
rating against Fort Fisher, have returned, aud are
now anchored 81 Hampton Roads. Our troops are
actively engaged accommodating the banks Of Cape
Fear river, sounding for rorpedOes and removing
distractions 10 free the navigation.
The Il rlei h Progress Of the 2Oth says : : Persons
who lett Wilmington on the 18Th say the rebel forces
fell back To within eight miles of the City. General
Terry bad demanded the surrender OF the place,
giving Bragg to the 18Th to answer. The removal Of
the public property Is gong on Is fast as possible,
and We doubt not every preparation is making to tall
back Persons from there say all il confusion AT
Wilmington. The general impression was, that the
place would go, and that most of the people would
remain
The Times special says the Richmond papers of
Monday substantially confess the evacuation Of viii
mington, and General Terry is, beyond doubt, now
in possession Of the city.
NEW York. Jan. 1.-THE TrJune's Fort Fisher
correscoudent says tre re els have constructed a
breastwurk yearly from the ocean TO the river, above
our lines, ami are evidently preparing, a. best they
can, 10 contest our advance
From Sherman and Savannah.
New YoRK. Jan IA Charleston letter to the
Rcumoui DlSDyich says thtt SHERMAN mas com
meucei Ms movement against Charleston and Branch
VILE. The enemy are 6ruly established On the rail
road. either At Brnuchviiie OF a point near Augusta.
Lac faiI OF charleston has become merely u question
OF time, and u short time ~ that.
The -4rasO, from Purt Royal. January 9th. brings
reports OF importance. II tue. IL = sad that several
Counties OF Georgia recently held elections and de
clarei in favor Of Il return 10 the Union by over
wheimiug WBllrItles. IL Is also reported that people
are armiug t. protect themselves from tue Secession
lists. Governor Brown is said to pe the principal
promoter Of these movements, and it i sail that re
has disbandei the Georgia militia, who have return
Ell 10 their homes.
From the James.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or TuE PuroMAc, Jan ii
Quiet prevails along tue lines Of this army, the bad
weather prevailing tor the past few days making it
imprac'icahle TO carry out military movements. De
serters are coming into our lines very uumerousy,
numbering from twelve to fifty n day, Mi of wnom
tell the most doleful stories OF the h~ard-hips they
had 10 endure from the scarcity II provisions, etc.
They predict that the end OF the rebellion is near.
The Hsraid's Army Of the Jane correspondent
says that the attempted Rebe! naval raid on the
james River has ended Il p complete failure. Their
feet returned back towards Richmond, alter suffering
the loss Of a ram blown up ny a Union shell. The
Rebels landed some troops on tarrnrs Island, in the
james River, for the purpose OF ca operating with the
fleet. These were driven Oft by Union forces.
The Heraid's correspondent. in his account OF the
rebel demonstration on the James, says the notorious
pirate Semmes Is reported TO have commanded the
expedition. The rebels believed all our iron clads
were 1t Wilmington, and that We had only = few
wooden vessels iii the river. They intended to force
their way Through and destroy the enormous amount
of shipping and supplies collected at City Point aud
Bermuda Hundred. There Is no doubt the rebels inteu-
ded n cooperation with their land force, rs extensive
movements had been observed in Lees army around
Petersburg. The fleet consisted Of three iron clads,
three wooden rams, and two smaller wooden sc sells
i correspondent Of the Philadelphia Press says
Since the first explosion ~insDutch Gap Canal, two
more exuloslo ms have occurred with good results
AT the last explosion much of the dirt was blown to the
opposite side OF The James river. The freshet in the
James is rushing through the canal with great IA
pidity, aud promises 10 accomplish the desired result
All Of the buikhead left by the explosion has been
carried away.
The TIL ines Washington letter says the rebels
have commenced rming the negroes, and that II j.
certainly known IN Washington that there are five
black regiments III Richmond.
From Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Jan. l6-After abandoning POGO
taligo. our forces took q position behind the Tombig-
bee river No further movement was made yesterday,
Tne enemy is believed to be aiming at BrauchVllie.
Two monitors were sunk last night in this har-
bor-probAbly by torreloes.
" Deeerters and prisoners report that the force that
advanced from Beaufort consists OF the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Corps, with little artillery or baggage, and
that General sherman was moving by railroad with
the reminder Of HE army, artillery trains, etc
They report also that Charleston is their destination,
The enemy had advanced within two miles OF the
Tombigbee yesterday, and then retired"
South Carolina Sea-islsads and abandoned cotton
and rice 6eIds in Vortious Of the Florida and South
Carolina coasts are 10 be set apart for the settlement
Of old men, women and chiliren. General Saxtou
has been appointed superintendent OF their locations
on these islands.
All the Rebel Instructions have been removed from
the main channel 10 Savannah Harbor, and it Is now
open 60 navigation.
4 Charleston correspondent Of the Richmond Dis
patch .ays that IL Sherman succeeds 10 getting pos
session Of BrtnchyilIe the fail OF Charleston will soon
follow.