Smyrna times., 1862-02-13

The Expedite" sgaiast Fort Henry, on the
Ten"esses, has bsen eu:irely succassfrl J. and
the fsrI 10 hSS Ia the POssssSi. of The Fedora,
Voops.
FULL NEWSPAPER rAGTIcULxRs
Inc C+ito c"7rOsppHdeot sf the fazette and
Ce'nmereiat IL Cncinns;. give. the tsl,.wluv
cn+ht "f IIo bOmtsT6msnt and Capture q;
Fort Henry:
THURSDAY. at ID 81 p NJ, the guabaa,s
C'"e'nnGtt' 81. Louis. Carondoiet and EsSer
-'"e 1$tef Ce"ss;oe0 sGa Lexington srIns.
Tag up ths Fesf--adVanefns bouiy against the
rebel works, gazing 10 the rrrbt ot Ps,,ar
greek I9tand. Immediately above which. On the
eas1 sFi"rs ut he RIVER. stands he Qualifications.
h"sPl' out OF rsuIe TIL el ,hS mead OF the
island, ard wih mile vf re ens,ny. and
passing he Islsud ir tu view of the ,ebsI
guns ~e steadily otvAnced. Eysry mae wss
ai hS quarters, and eveiy eer was straISsd to
watch tue Dag officers gnal gun Tor tue com
fnencenent of he action
ODf me at battle ~as--oa the left the 81
LOUIS, next the CaTOHGolei, mex, Tue Cinc;u.
mats (iOr the ,Ime tel"g he ftp.hro. ead hav
.hg on beard aaS OHiGer .. Ii. taote,) gyl
asxt The Esser
Wo advanced 10 lile. ~ Cincinnati boats
'ength ahead when q. - 20 the Cincinnati
eemps nyIng boats !sllOw ed suit
ThS enemy were nc. backward butt gavasn
admlrab bic response.
The night Edxsd iuriogsiy foF half an hour.
We steadily advanced, receiving nd re re:urnipg
s'orms oil shot and SHELL, u nen, gsltlag mLHtnI
ahrse hu"d7ed YARDS OF the e.emy's works.
we came to stsua aud fired into lhcm rI,B,
aud left.
la The meantime lie E.seT had been disabled
and dFift~d SWAY '1"m ;I- OF ACTION lcay.
lng The Cincinnati, Cdr0hacIs. anu NJ. LDu.s
slofe engage.
A precisely fairly n,inuies mast owe o'clock
TIE el NY struck hisc c~'1,s, srr euch cheering
s0ca "Il4 excite nent az sesz9u iip IhroaIs
arms s'd cs,s "a lLe !ouT OF five hundteo sail.
prs u ths eungoSts Can h., imagined
After he Surrender, wnIch was male to Flsy
Oflcsr FseIs b. Gu. Lloya T.lghmsu. Who
dsieGden hIs forl Ia The rons daleFminsd ,can
hsr, ss found that the rebel ,uisntry. who
Vsre e"c-mpsd outside tts Fort Gun aefed
4UOO OF o1SO, n:a Cut and run, leaving tae
reOsi aTintry company ia COMMAND Of Inc
fjrt.
Ths Fort m"unieG % gsns, mostly ,hiriv-
f~2 and thIriy tour POI ndrr-. lnc1nd ng a may.
n'nceh' len bach C"unr'sd ana II msrtars
Our sh"ie dsmonnied two OF their guns
erislRg ias enemg 'tts tAs embrasnrts
O'e OF 'hsr 'nei 81 FOUNDERS burst dnring
he engagement, ~cnod.ns ole st their gun. /
ners
Ths reheis claim Ia has- hod ba, eles,p a. !
feti'e ~ worked by Fly fur men, beog
.fs "r'"""r. Ill t,!d, NJ ouf lrisonr,s. They
I'st sTs XII Ell and ten badly wanGded
lhs 'nian'fy lci everything IN there flight
a"d Faet deal Of p.nnder has fallen INTO uut
"%"'s' '"c'ndi"g i"rSs ard valuable goa n,iry
OF ordnance ttOree
tIen. TtlghnsR is dishesrteed. He thinks
'ae e's4s'eF iS one oi the moe' damaging blows
oi IRE E.r |" suuenderire to aaS.ofic,r
FOo'r, The rebel Genera! remarxed. 81 an ri,d
!" sore"ser IA So gsii-nr en- eficer'
Flag "tie'r Fe3e rem. rked, Yen d. per.
let rignt 81, ~ su:Genderlng. but yop skeu 4
nave bio my boats out OF The water bsfore /
SSsis Surre.dered 10 yru
iH The engagement The Ciactnna's was on
tue isaa, and F aE Ohicer> A5iug penuau, W..
N" cn@t marx F.aE Cffiesr Fo7ie AID Cso,
3 em0ls cf"Ed.d bcr datarI.y into the .eein
o. the snemy's gas She received ihr,Vo
1Sts' hSns vi .ht'n cOi"g completely ,h:3urh I
her
The EsssE was baaly crippled when abeu, /
hAH 'lT""ga The hght ubd whue cruwiIpy
siesbHj against the energy, ball went into
Ser port s:ce on the forward port. passing
p"HFy b9tkueuu HEQ GQHaFlp -.
hfongd one II boilers. The escap,no 7
'ieam scsidrd aud k'Irs several Of Ihp crew. :
C9pt''r Porter, hissad. s. f. BrIian. Jr., ann =
'@vHrs'f- l'r were sana sg ~ tbe direct
lAs 81 IGe pals passage. Britan hbjng IN the r
,ehtre Of ID k95Gp The shot struck Brit.ao
~ the top of he head. 'c4ltetug his braiDs in Il
very direction. The escsp;ng steam poured l
nIo the pilot houss. aud lnslac.Iy Killed 4
dessrs Ford AID BrIte, tho pi'o,s. Many oil
he soldiers. at the -us1 ofths steam ipmoed :
'VerbOsFd aud were drowned The Esxer die v
IG1e service before she Was disa5 a5led, her guns II
'.ing ssdfuliy handled by her guaner, Matt
saydsr. Of philadvi2his. She had six seamen b
Tiled, t~s officers and seventeen neE wound C
u. and Ave missing
The Cincinnati had ore killed and six
SaOHae4. There were no casualties on the
Sf Lenis or CsroHdaiet though the smut ard
shslI fell upon them like rain. e
The st Louis was esmsa adsd by CAPT l.
I1eonsrd PaulaIHg, whs siOed upon the gunbost c
sHd fought the guns 10 Ihe lsst. Not man
anehsd- and with cheer Hpon cheer they seat
.hvl ssa shell suong The sneiDy.
krmr A. Il