The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-18
Especial to. the Memphis Appeal.

| Columbus, Feb. The St. Louis
Republican, Of the Sth instant, has
been received, containing Cairo dates
Of the Il h lust, giving full and inter
csting particulars Of the recent move
ments OF the enemy up the Tennessee
river, the capture OF Fort Henry.
and the official dispatch of Conmo-
dore Foote, commander Of the Fed
! cral fleet, to Secretary Welles, Of til,
Navy Department, corroborating the
Geographic accounts.
The following is the dispatch to the
Cincinnati Gazette. dated Cairo, Feb
L: Yesterday at 12:50 u. m, Il fleet OF
four gunboats, the Cincinnati, ST
Louis, Carondelct and Essex with the
Tylor, Concstoya, and Lexington,
bringing up the roar, advanced boldly
ag,,nst the rebel works at l. ort Henry
going to the right Of Panther Creek
Island.
Immediately above, and ON the
east shore of the river stands the
Notifications. Keeping out of range
of the guns of the fort, we steamed
up until we had reached the head OF
the Island, within Il mile Of the enc
+. NV. Then passing the Island in full
view of the rebel. guns, we steadily
advanced with every man at quarters,
and every ear strained to catch the
. flag officers signal gun for the COM
,llencenent of the action.
The tour boats leading the attack,
advanced for half hour steadily.
1.-THE fight ragged flriously. the fort
firing shot and she'll with viyor, and
when we approached within one hun
dred wards of the works, the Essex
r became disabled and drifted down.
The fort was surrendered at forty
: minutes past one by Gen. 1iIgham to
Commodore Foote, after having been
defended in the most determined
manner.
The Confederate infantry crossed
= over'to Fort Donelson 5000 strong.
Two guns in the works Were dis
mantled by our fire, and one thirty
two ritiea piece burst.
G F'ittv-four men surrendered, and
f five We're killed and ten wounded in
the fort.
The Confederate infantry, i'll their
retreat. abandoned every thing except
their arms.
}, The tiasboat Cincinnati received
/. thirtv-two shots. One shot passed
* through the boilers of the Essex, and
>, escaping steam scalded Capt. Porter,
seriously injuring him, killing nine
e and wounding seventeen.
n Pilots Ford. and Mcbride We're
Irl 4 ;,,,p..1 .,-.,
~ board and were drowned. s. T..
=. Britton. aid to. Porter, had his head
l" shot off \ detachment OF an Indi-
ne ana. regiment, taken on board the
re Essex. before the fight commenced,
Va lost nine men.
Other dispatches state that thirty
- two w.re scalded to death on the
OF Essen, the coELYsdore was scafdcd
in and that many We're severely injured
w. Taken in connection with the killed
and wounded Oh the other boats the
= aggregate Federal loss is fully one
~ hundred.
ng A courier from Paducah to-day re
s.. ports that boats are daily arriving
ofI with troops to be sent up the Ten
nessee river, and that fourteen hav'
III rome towards Fort Donelson on tn
on Cumberland. Heavy firing was hear'
ne in that direction when the couric
st. left.
~ Gen. Tilgham and, his men al
- closely confined at .Paducah.
MS Ca.inth, Miss. Feb. 11.-Fvrry
,he thing is quiet here. Col. Chalmci
m has been ordered to assume commant
,ct his own, Coli Looney's and Colon
y Smiths regiments of infantry, Ma
'ho Baskervilles- battalion of cavalr
'ea composing the force.
md The railroad bridges will all