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The Daily Dispatch: January 6, 1865., [Electronic resource], From Wilmington. (search)
the cuckoo's nest." The bombardment of Fort Fisher was the heaviest and fiercest to which any fort or town was ever subjected. The front faces of the fort are honeycombed from bottom to top, and the ground in front and rear is covered with shells and torn into great pits and gullies. In some places one can hardly walk without stumbling over the shells and solid shot rained upon the devoted garrison. And yet the fort remains intact, and is as strong and sound to-day as it was when Porter first opened upon it. Our loss, too, is wonderfully small, being three killed outright and fifty-five wounded.--Two Brooke guns, cast at Selma, burst; two others were dismounted by our own carelessness, and two by the fire of the enemy. Such is the nett result of the long day's bombardment by fifty-nine vessels of war and five hundred and eighty-three guns. The bombardment on the first day lasted five hours, and on the second, seven hours; during which it is estimated over twenty thousand
The Daily Dispatch: January 6, 1865., [Electronic resource], The Yankee press on. The Wilmington failure. (search)
ee papers, and we may expect soon to see Butler and Porter brought individually into the ring. It will be a r and intelligent than yesterday's dispatch from Admiral Porter. It is clear that the prolonged naval bombardmwould not be competent to assail the fort. Admiral Porter intimates his opinion that where Weitzel's skire the garrison was kept in the bomb-proof. But Admiral Porter himself tells us that eight or ten of these solmost without resistance. On the other hand, as Admiral Porter admits, General Weitzel is an accomplished engiheir sudden departure from the scene of action, Admiral Porter declared that he would take Fort Fisher with thld.] The clear and circumstantial report of Admiral Porter of his late operations against Fort Fisher and getting on board ship through the surf. And so Admiral Porter was left "pegging away" at Fort Fisher. If noto Fort Fisher, we shall consider the opinion of Admiral Porter fairly neutralized. Meantime, however, we feel