The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-02-17

have a severe effect upon our men, tonight
lying Out, as they necessarily must, withou
tents, and, in many instances, in such posi-
tons as to render even fires impossible. The
soldiers are, however, courageous and firm
J. Col. Oglesby says we came here to take
that fort, and we do not intend to leave till
we do it. rs -. s-a-...--.
The cannonading of one gunboat, the
/ Carondelet, was heard to-day. The others
do not seem as yet to have come up.
The messenger for Fort Henry is now
leaving. Shall be eompelled to leave fur
Their details to subsequent dispatches.
l--.u 30 G. W. B.
SPECIAL TO MISSOURI DEMooRAT.
CAIRO, Feb. I4.-Captain Norton, of the
Thirty second Illinois, who left Fort Henry
yesterday, at noon, said no fight had oc-
CURED up to that time. Firing was heard
which seemed to be on the Cumberland,
about 10 miles below Fort Donelson. All
officers and men who could act leave Of alb
senee, had left Fort Henry to see the fight.
Beauregard and John Bell were said to
be at Fort Douelson.
General W. Sherman arrived here this
morning. -s .fsr
foragihg party, which left Birds Point
yesterday morning, brought in on the cars
last night, several thousand bushels of corn,
taken from the farm of Lieut.. Col. Swank,
of the rebel army.
The transport Illinois brought to this
port to-day, one hundred thousand dollars
worth Of tobacco, taken on the Tennessee
river, twenty miles above Fort Henry.
SPECIAL TO MISSOURI DEMOCRAT.
CAIRo, Feb. ID, 10 P. m.-Fort Donelson
was attacked yesterday morning at nine
O'clock nv he 4
Gen. Grants forces The rebels were driv.
on out of the fort by the Caroudelat, and
driven back by General Grant three differ
ent times, when night came on and opera.
tions were suspended.
The Carondelet fought from o clock IN
til II, when l26 FOUNDER, sent by the re-
Gels, passed through her wood work, wound
ing seven of the crew with spIinters. She
Withdrew, and placed the wounded on the
transport Alps, and returned to continue
the engagement.
The Alps, coming down with the wound |
ed, met Commodore Foote, 80 miles below |
Fort Donelson, with the gunbeats st. Louis, |
Louisville, Pitrsburg, Corestoga and TYLER. !
She towed the St Louis and Pittsburg to |
within rs miles of Fort Donelson, and left |
them this morning at 3 O'clock.
have seen the wounded who came down |
on the Alps. Some of them are seriously |
hurt. They say they could plainly hear /
General Grants musketry and cannon, and
he seemed to bepursuing the enemy closely.
The Carondelet opened the FIRE at some
distance from the Fort. The enemy imme-
lately replied, and the Carondelet was adj
Vancing, when battery of FIVE pieces open
I'd upon her from the opposite side of the
liver Two Of the enemy's guns were dis
mounted and one burst.
The Carondelet had been struck but twice
Up to Il o'block yesterday.
The fight was to be renewed II.
Feb. IA, IL P. M.-Pasaengers on the
teamer Empress, which left Fort Donelson
his morning at daylight, report the Seventh
Owa and Forty-ninth Illinois were badly
ut up in the fight yesterday.
Colonel Morrison, Captain, and two
4ieutenants, of the Forty-ninth Illinois,
we're killed
These two regiments, in making an as
ault, got into the enemy's stockade. The
nemy had been REINFORCED. They were es-
mated at 10000 strong.
Generals Pillow aud Buckner were re-
orted present. F.