The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
Port Fisher.

~-.--N ~ --." DUG anu NIle AHTAN
who are having fricndiv meat. after so
many years. at Fort Fisher. There were
brave men on both sldes IN the historic
hattie o. Fort Fisher and tho survivors
on both sides must have profound respect
each for otho-
This enemy seems at this tirne." says
Mr.. jefferson Davis in his book. so
have conceived "a new means OF destroy
ing forts, Il was To place a large amount
Of powder IN a ship. md having an
chored or the fort, to explode the pow
der and 50 destroy the works and in
capscitate the garrison as 70 enable the
storming party 70 capture them. How
near 70 Fort Fisher Il was expected 20
anchor the ship do not know. General
Whiting. the brave ard highly accom-
plished soldier. who was I'm command of
the defenses o. Wilmington. stated that
the powder-ship did not come nearer 70
Fort Fisher than 1900 yards He fur
Their stated that ne heard the report of
tho explosion at Wilmington. and sent "a
telegram TO Colonel Lamb. the com
Ilanding officer OF the fort. 10 inquire
what IL meant. and was answered.
'Enemys eanboat blown up No erect
was produced ON the fort
prom the same so,,rcs 60 e. learned
that the combined force NJ the ornos,-
tion was about $500 land troops and
nifty vessels of war q various sizes and
GLASSES. several iron-cleds and the ships
charged with os- tons ~ no,,7sr s,-,.
of tho troone landed b.t after "a w.
cunnaissance o. Tho fort. ,v,i-, tho, had
"a garrison 81 s BOO men. The t-oors ve-a
rc-crharkcd and TINS the expe6itic,
ended"
But This was not t-e or,v atteront
con Janus~, 1-. continues NJ ra,.i-
che attempt was renewed with larger
number NJ t-oore amounting s@.o- +-.,
arrival - General scnoaeld. 70 twenty
odd thousand Porter.s nect also -,-
celvea additional vessels. MAKING the
whole number nftv-oicht engaged - tn.
attack The garrison ~ For Fisher
had been increased 10 doubla the r,,,,-
Der ~ men there on the oath If Dacor,-
be-. Tie iron-c-ad vessels Of ,ro cr,r,,.
approached nearer the FORT than on tre
former occasion. and the fire ~ rho fee,
was more concentrated and ,as+i, moro
effective. Many o. the guns I'm ,rs tort
were disrnounted ana the na-snats So
,ious,v .n,,-e,T ~, +ha er. Tho ,..,-,-..
stood bravely "a their guns and when
the assault YVES made fought with such
determined COURAGE ne 90 -e,,,sa t,e
s-st column. and obstinatelv cortende5
with another approacninp from tba land
side continuing the Tight lon, aftsr -no,-
had got into TIE fort FINALLY over
-rhelrlsd nv numbers ana after the fort
and its armament had been -r,,,r,. da-
sstrUyed by boubardroent-T hal,.,,.
f-reate- than ever concentrated ,,ro~ d,
fo-t--he remnant OF +he pa--tso, cur
rendered.
.Tas rorolo and highly a,iere6 ce,.-a,
rgn.ttne WIS MORALLY ans +ee osu.,.
co-7-nsn6er = ths fo~r- C.o,ore, r.-,t,
was serio,ssiy wounded 8, FOIL Fort
FISHER. AID Other forts fen with f. ce,e-
20, Eboke smiu, came 20 the r.scy. brt
his sraer fore. was too v-oal, 90 We.
the enemy. ana he retired tnro,r,, Wi
1rinr-on after dost-ov1ny ourvc r~or-
e-tr 90 keen it from faulne INT, N.
s..uas - cAe Feaerals TIA land fo~oe
% Butter and the feet - Porter had
uve-rvhs ned no little band % Conre5e.
RACES
The "sli M Coioas! Lamb, the
Ee1o % Fort FISHER. IS Co!one1 william
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