Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-20


ed here this noon, says the fight had been
going On all day yesterday. The right wing
OF the enemy's notifications were taken and
the stars and stripes were floating over them,
The forces were breast TO breast, and the
fight was TO be renewed
Cairo, Feb. 10th.
The steamer Mnnehaha has arrived here
from Fort Donelson, having left the Fort at
five o'clock last evening, bringing the militia
ry mail and dispatches and one hundred and
fifty of the wounded &c the hospital at Padu-
cab. The fight commenced on Thursday,
and on Friday and Saturday the contest was
desperate. The Illinois 18th suffered severe
ly, and the Iowa 9Th sustained considerable
loss. Swartz's battery, which was taken by
the enemy, was recaptured by our men. Two
colonies were wounded and two killed. Loss
heavy on both sides.
The upper fort was taken at four o'clock,
and the Union flag is now floating over it.
Our troops behaved with great gailantry.-
The gun boats, St, Louis, Louisville and
siusourgh were disabled.
The Minnehaha met the mortar boats at
Paducah going up.
Chicago, Feb. 18th.
A special to the Tribune, dated Cumberland
River, near Fort Donelson, 18th, says the
firing commenced again at daybreak and
continued at intervals all day long up to four
o'clock. No movements or assault by the
land forces had been made.
Night before last an attempt was made by
the rebels to take Taylor's battery of light
artillery, but they we're repulsed by two reg
iments and driven back beyond their en-
trenchments. Onr loss in wounded is con-
siderable, but not more than three or four are
dangerously wounded.
Six gun boats arrived yesterday and com
menced an attack on the fort at two in the
afternoon. The firing was very rapid and
severe, aud lasted one hour and twenty min
utes, when our gun boats fell back.
The four iron clad boats went within three
hundred yards OF the fort. All the rebel
river guns except six were either dismounted
or silencd The first shot fred from the gun
boat Louisville dismounted the reels' 12S-
FOUNDER,
The Louisville received fifty-seven shots,
two of which took effect, one striking the star
board side OF her deck and passing through
the entire length of the boat, killing three
men and breaking her tiller rope, short dis
lance from the pilot house. The rope was
then managed by some of the hand, when a
shell from the Tyler which lay some distance
astern, burst over the Louisville, scattering
the men at the tiller rope and so much disa-
bles her steering tackle that the boat was
compelled to drsp astern. o.
A shot struck the Pittsburgh in the bows
and stove an immense hole in her, which
caused her to drop out of action. The leak
however, has been stopped.
A shot struck the pilot house OF the st.
Louis passing through it between the Pilots
legs, without injuring bin.
All the boats were more or less injured,
but none but the Louisville seriously. There
were five killed and two wounded on the
Louisville. The gun boats will not be in a
condition TO renew the attack befoi g to-mor-
row morning.
In consequence of the heights OF the bluffs
on which the rebel Notifications are built, our
shots cannot have as much effect on them as
those Fort Henry. 1t will therefore re-
quire much longer time to reduce the
Fort. al
The rebels have raised the black flag. 1t
can be seen flying from the bank short dis
lance above here.
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