The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-21
Floyd skulked away the night before the

The gunboat Oarondelet, Capt. Walkers,
arrived at Cairo with the news. A large
number of our wounded have been brought
to the Paducah and Cairo hospitals.
This city is wild with excitement and
joy.
The news was read at the Union Mer-
chants Exchange, creating the most in
tense enthusiasm.
The 4" Star Spangled Banner" Flag OF
our Union," and Red, White and Blue"
we're sung by all present /; after which they
adjourned and marched to the army head
quarters, twelve or fifteen hundred strong,
where three rousing cheers were given for
Halleck and Foote.
Halleck appeared at the window and
thanked the people for their hearty demon
STATIONS, and said {:
81 promised, when I came here, that
with your aid would drive the enemies OF
our flag from your State. This has been
done, and they are virtually out Of
Kentucky, and soon will be out of Ten.
nessee."
More cheers were given for the Union,
and the Star Spangled Banner " repeated
the crowd adjourned.
Judge Holt wept for joy when be heard
the news.
Many stores are closed and the city is
being decorated with flags, and evidences oil
great joy are everywhere manifest.
Governor Yates, Secretary Hatch, and
Auditor Dubois, of Illinois, left for Fort
Donelson this morning, to look after the
wounded Illinois troops.
A requisition has been made for all
steamboats, in this vicinity to be held in
readiness for the transportation of troops
and government stores.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-Further official
advices from Fort Donelson say that Gen.
Floyd escaped during the night, and the
rebels in the Fort denounce him as black
hearted traitor and coward.
The enemy are known to have had 80,
900 troops, $4,000 of whom are our prison.
ers, 5000 escaped, and the balance are
reported killed, wounded, or otherwise dis.
abled.
Our loss is not stated, but the slaughter
in our ranks is mentioned as terribly severe.
The casualties on the gunboats at Fort
Donelson are as follows
st. Louis, three killed, including p. R..
Riley, of Cincinnati; two wounded, among
them Lieut.. Kendall, slightly.
Louisville, five sailors killed, four slightly
wounded and two severely, each having
9th arms shot away.
Carondelet, four killed, and six badly
wounded, including William Hunter, pilot !;
two severely.
Pittsburg, two wounded.
The force en- route for Fort Donelson had
mostly come up and were located on the
left.
General Wallace of Missouri, and the
18th Indiana arrived on Friday.
BY REBEL DISPATCHES TO NORFOLK.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 17.-By a flag
of truce today we learn that Fort Donel-
son was surrendered to Gen. Grant yester-
day. Generals Pillow, Floyd, johnson and
Buckner were taken with Is 900 other pris.
OnerS.
FULL ACCOUNT - TELEGRAPHIC TO
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb IT, Special to Times.
-FoRT DoNELsoN, Feb. 16.-Fort Donel-
son surrendered at daylight this morning,
Internationally. We have Generals Buck
ner, johnson, BushrOd, and $4,000 prison.
ers, and 5000 horses.
Pillow and Floyd, with their brigades,
ran away on the steamers, without letting
Buckner know their intentions.
Gen. Smith led the charge on the lower
end of the works, and was first inside of
the Notifications.
The Fort Henry runaways were bagged
here.
The prisoners are loading the steamers
for Cairo.
Our loss is heavy; probably 400 killed
and 800 wounded
We lost large percentage OF officers !;
among them, Lient. Co.'s Erwin of the 10th
Illinois, White Of the 3lst, and Smith OF the
40th Co.'s. John 4. Logan, LAWYER and
Ransom, are wounded. Majo, Post of the
9th Illinois, with 200 privatts, are prison
ers, gone to n ashvllie being taken pris
oners the night before the surrender
The enemy's loss is heavy, bat not so
large as ours, as they fought behind en-
trenchmeDts. We should nave taken them
by storming on Saturday if our ammuni-
ton had not given cut in the night. Nc
Clernands division, Oglesby's, Wallace's,
and McArthur's brigades, suffered terribly.
They were composed of the 9th, 9th, 1ltn,
18th, 10th, 29th, Both, 3lst, 45th, 48th
and 49th Illinois. GeBeral Lew Wallace,
with the 18th Indiana, 9th Missouri, and
some Ohio regiments, participated.
Taylor's, Wizards, McAllister's, Schwartz
and Dressen's batteries, were in the fight
from the commencement.
The enemy turned our right for hall an
hour, but our lost ground was more than
regained.
Lanman's brigade of Smiths division
was first in the lower end of the enemy's
works, which was done by charge OF bay.
Onets.
Nine.tenths of the rebels we're pitted
against our right.
Our forces on the right were on duty all
night, and when they recommended the at
tack on Sunday morning. they were met on
their approach by white flag, Buckner