The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-02-11
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wv New YORK, ls.
, we have Havana dates to the l4th.-
Inc blockade runner Princess ROYAL, from
bermuda to Nassau; has been lost at sea.
| FORT MONROE, II,
10 the President.-Ther rebel flag of Fish
er was delivered to me on board the steam.
morning, the 10th.
(Signed) TERRY.
An acknowledgement and thanks for the
gallant achievement was given in YOUR
name'to Porter and Terry, from whom the
ioaiowing particulars were obtsinpd.
Inc troops arrived off Fisher on Tuesday
n2ght and on Friday they were all landed
uhuer cov'rof heavy FIRE from the SQUAD.
ZOE ron, anu reconno. .ssance, was MADE by
Terry. y
lhe colored troops and some others were
thrown into line between the fort and Viii
mlngton. The force numbered 4.UOO, TN
sunday at $50 p. m. the assault was made.
Inc three days fire of the feet had greatly
damaged the sea front. 1890 marines and
seamen, under Capt. Breeze, went at the
tort and reached the parapet, but were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. Tn, attack was
useful only as a diversion. The other and
more difficult face was assaulted bv 2 (OO
men Of the old 10Th corps under Terry :.
they were led by Col. Curtis. The comba,
lasted hours. Our troops were aided bv
the skillful fire of the fleet, and pushed the
enemy from traverse to traverse, Tho or.
rison led to Federal Point, where thew were
pursued and captured. Whiting surren-
ueied ut IL m., uHconditionally. l,sOO
men were in his command, the rema;nSar
were dead or wounded.
Our loss Is estimated at 100 or 800 killed
anu wounded, besides the naval loss, which
was slight, not over leo killed and wound
eu; NOT u ship or transport was lost
ooi. 9uflis, WAS seycriy. though not NOR
taliy wounded. Col. Bell died vi his wound
Oh monday morning. Col, Moore, and
Lle.t' Col. Lyman, were killed. Col.
ed.
:, On Monday morning the magazine of
F.saer ekpl1 led, killing and woanIing
two or three hundred, after the capture Of
the tort. All the troops have been with
ura"n' except one brigade, which IS left in
charge of the works.
Gen. Hoke's division, reported at 5000,
was at Wilmington. A portion of il WAS
thrown into the fort not long before the
assault, and while it was going on n dem
onstratlon was made by Hoke against our
defensive line, but it was found too strong
Tor anything more than skirmisb.
About eleven on Monday morninr. n
heavy cloud of smoke was observed over
Fort Smith, on the south side of New Inlet
The naval officer commanding that station.
reported that the enemy had fired their BAR
racks and evacuated that fort.
The armament of Fisher was seventy.
TWO guns, some of large calibre and riaed,
ana one Armstrong gun. The troops in
M tue iort had ratiOns for sixteen days.-
Their loss in killed and wounded was 400
10 oVO. zen. Whiting had three wounds IN
the tnish. Col. Lamb, also, who had gona
INTO the tort with reinforcements, and to
relieve Whiting on Sunday, is wounded.
=, On Monday everything was as quiet as
Sapoatn = DAY, the dead being buried and
Inc wounded placed in transports and teld
hospitals. = 80
sherman renewed the movement of hi.
Force from Savannah last week, The 18th
tna itn corps went in transports to Beau
Ior,' un Saturday, the 4th and 9Th corps,
shoer |, MAJ. Zen. Blair, crossed Port ROYAL
erry, ana with a portion of Fosters com.
nana moved on Pocataligo. Gen. Howard,
'ommahuihg that wing of the army, re-
ported, on Sunday, that the enemy aband.
,nea ais shong woiks in our front during
saturday night. Biair's corps now occu.
PIES strong position across the railroad,
covering all the approaches east of Poca-
a!igo. =. - - =
(Siguedl STANTON.
r New York, IS.
headquarters, Army Potomac, i6.-A
1umber OF deserters came into uursl:nes-if,
ront OF Petersburg lass evening. They