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Our Wilmington correspondence. Wilmington, December 27, 1864. The enemy, checkmated and defeated at all points, has abandoned the strip of ground on which he was crouching above Fort Fisher, and, under cover of his powerful fleet, re-embarked on board his transports. His monitors and numerous other ships-of war have hauled off from Fort Fisher, and, for the present at least, have abandoned the attempt to carry that stronghold. Such is the result of three days of fighting and the fiercest bombardment to which any fort or town was ever subjected. But let us take up the thread of events where my last letter left it. As soon as the enemy's infantry had gained a foothold on the mainland, on Sunday afternoon, the 25th instant, they threw themselves across the narrow spit of on the southeastern extremity of which Fort Fisher stands, and thus got between Kirkland's brigade and the fort, while Kirkland was between them and Wilmington. They moved forward immediately against