Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-02-14

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The scsne nside of The rcbel inlrSnehI
mdrh was terribls. In three rows ofsheii
| log bathaeks not ono escaped, shot and shel
having torn everything to splintcrs.
On the Cincinnati one was killed, p
Cassidy, Of st. GATHERINGS; wounded, ono
4 OF whom, VIM. Lakeman, will die. Capt
Pratt may sdvo his leg
r. Our jand (ore on)the cast side Of tht
IfitsE Eebcamped at Fort Henry last night
I rs CINoIxNAgI. -JaR. aR.s-a.--SpeOials. rth'
Gazette and Commercial, dated Fort Henry
tho sth, gives the following intelligence:
Directly after tlIo capture Of Fort Henry
the gupboats Lexington, Tyler, and Cones
toga started up the. river with instruction,
to proceed as far as they, saw fit. Yestcr
J day the Carondolet, in charge Of Colonel
4 Webster, .Riggipgs and McP Pherson, Of Gen
4 Grants staff, made reconnaissance as far a
the bridge Of the Memphis and ClarksyilI'
Railroad at Dapyile,, bi,,oss 7,t,s,sf ~.
4 They found quarters had been built a
i the bridge aud occupied by somO troops
, where was found large quantity Of army
supplies of commissary stores, wagons, &c
The inhabitants were deserting thei
dwellings, for miles around and fleeing il
every direction. ,..........
4 The bridge at Danville was partially dis
abled by the frs. gunboais which went W
the river Another of the piers was Grip.
Ipled SO as to completely prevent the pas
sage Of the trains. ..,.5 5...-
!. There were but guns captured, by
Dickoy's Cavalry and Col. Logan, instead
4 Of IA. Nearly all the guns were spiked
with telegraph wire, which can easily b.
removed. They are brass six Founders and
I in fine condition. ~
4 All the prisoners taken amount to abou
4 100. They were sent to Cairo
The amount Of property captuted viii ex
ceed one million dollars.
I Reconnaissance, have been made by Col
| Logan and others to within mile of For
Donaldson. ' a"i
Gen. Grant aud staff will make recon
uoisance this afternoon up the river beyond
Danville. r.''t-
CNcISSAn, Feb. s.-specials to the
| Commercial and Gazettegive additional de-
tails of the Capture Of Fort Henry.
AZ the time of the attack the rebel in
fantry 10 the camp we're at dinner They
abandoned everything, leaving thousands
of shot guns, all their camp equipage and
clothing. -a on
In pursuing the enemy Major McCuIloch
Of Col Dickeys cavalry, captured 8 guns,
and Col. John A.. Logan captured guns
and ihirtythree prisoners.
INDIANAPoLIs, Feb. l0.-Two brigades
from Gen. Crittenden's column at Calhoun,
Ky, left Henderson to-day TO reinforce Gen.
Lew. Wallace, who is now in tho vicinity Of
Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland river
Startling news may be expected from that
quarter shortly. Beaurcgard is supposed
to be dogging round in that vicinity. f'
CARo, H. Feb i1.-A detachment
of cavalry $50 strong had an engagement
with the rebels on Sunday miles east Of
Fort Henry, on the road to Fort Donelsor.
Five rebels were killed and thirty prisoners
and thirty horses captured. One Federal
was wounded io frw o1aa 'a' 7'5"
"A detachment of the 32d Illinois destroy.
cd portion ofthe bridge of the Louisville,
Clarksvile and Memphis Road, on Satur-
! day evening. The rebel camp at that point
hae been previously evacuated. oa.,
/ ST. Louis, Feb. IA special despatch
to the St louis Republican, dated Fort
Henry, llth, says the gunboats Conestoga,
Lexington and Tyler returned from the Up
per Tennessee last night. The boats went
up. as far as Florence, Alabama, and were
received with the widest Joy by the people
along tho river. Old men cried like child
rem at the sight of tho Stars and Stripes,
and invited the officers and men into their
houses and told them all they had was at
their disposal Large numbers wcre anx-
ious to enlist under the Old Flag, and ihe
Tyler brought down $50 to fill up the gun
boat crews. Our eofficers were assured if
they would wait few days, whole regi-
ments could be raised, and if the Govern
ment would bring them arms to defend
themselves, they could bring Tennessee
back into thu Union in a few months o-s.7
They said when the secession ordinances
was passed, armed men stood at the polls
and every thing went as certain politicians
dictated.
AT Savannah, Clifton, Eastport and Flor
euce, officers and men Of our boats went
ashore without arms, and mingled freely
with tho people, The Union men along
the river comprise tho wealthiest and best
portion of the Inhabitants. S Large numbers
of whom have American Flags. Not agun
was fred either going or coming. Rhe Teb-
el gunboats Eastport, Sallie Ward, and
Muscle, only partially finished, were captur-
ed and are here The Eastport had .25O,-
900 feet of lumber on board, and Tho Ward
had quantity ofiron plating. z5 ~
The steamers Sam Kirkman, Lin Boyd,
Julia Smith, Sam Orr, Appleton aud Sell
were burned to prevent them from ia ling
into our hands. va a.adF fT-''s''
The railroad bridge al Florence was not
destroyed. a4l4vfa4
One hundred and fifty hogsheads Of to-
bacco and quantity of other freight will
be brought down from the mouth Of Ghe
Big Sandy to-Dnonow. 9ep e ~
A line Of daily packets has been estab,
lished between Fort Henry and Cairo. ai s
Nothing during the war has been so pros.
trating 70 the rebels as the late victory and
this gunboat, expedition. $500 is5mr
CISeINEATL, Feb. II. .-As special dispatch
to the Gazette from Cairo, says that fedsfal
officers from Fort, ,Dohelson this rpofning,
report that Con. Grant has surropudsd tie
fort with seseHa batteries Of artillery and
that the fort willbc shelled or stifreddered