Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1862-02-14
BY Ell E G R APH
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From Yankeedom!
Northea Account Of he FSrt Re@-v Asari


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Northern Account Of the Fort Res-u Atairi
TWO 6UHBoATs TOTALLY DISABLED ii
THIRTY YASxrEs KILLED BY BOILER ExPrUsfoNi
The Evansville Journal of a recent date CEN
tains the Federal account Of the Sgtt- at Fort
Henry. 1t says that two of their gun-boats were
SO disabled BY our fire that they had to be towed
back to Cairo, and that shot from enc Of our
guns entered port-hole of another gun boat, and
exploded the boiler, thereby killing thirty Of their
men
DEPARTURE or PRISONERS.
New ORLnANs, Feb Four hundred and nine.
ty two Federal prisoners left here yesterday even
ing for North Carolina co be exchanged.
THE PERMANENT CONGRESS.
RicHMoSp. Feb. f.4@While the Provisional Con-
gress conducts business in secret session. outsiders
are busy arranging for the Organization of the Per-
manent Congress. Gentlemen prominently named
for Speaker of the House of Representatives are
Meredith P. Gentry and George w. Jones, of Ten
nesseei Thos. S. Bocock, Of Virginia J. L. NJ.
Currey, Of Alabama d. F. Kenner, of Louisiana
and John McRae, of Mississippi. For Clerk of the
House, the prominent candidates are Dixon, Of
Georgia; Clusky, Of Tennessee; and Mcdonald, Of
Virginia. Jonce Hooper, the present Clerk of the
Provisional Congress- is prominently spoken of as
Secretary of the Senate. There are, however seve-
raj other candidates named.
NoRFoLK, Feb. 6.-By flag Of truce to-day from
o,d Peint Northern papers OF the 9th were receiv
cd. A party of Federals advanced to 0ccoquan on
Monday and had a brush with the Confederate
pickles and il is stated that four Of the latter were
seen to !all. Presideat Davis has informed Lincoln
By flag Of truce that il the Mssourians who have
been arrested for burning brdges in that State by
order of Gen, Price, arc hung Corcoran, Wilcox,
Lee and Others Federal prisoners held by us, shall
be hung in retaliation.
FIGHT AT RoANOAKE ISLAND.
NoRFo.K, Feb. s.--An engagement at Roanoahe
Island, commenced Friday afternoon and continued
until the courier left az two o'clock IN the after
noon when the enemy ceased the most energetic
portion of the attack. The attempt of the Federals
to land failed. Two ,hree of the enemy's
steamers were much damaged. Our batteries were
uninlured, and were cooly and skilfully conducted
Some private residences on the Island were in
jured. t1
Gen. Wise is at Nag's Head sick and confined 10
his bed His physicians had great difficulty in
controlling him during the enlargement
Heavy firing was heard 10 the southwark Of Nor
folk to half past o'clock to-day, supposed to be
cmnonadng at Roanoake Island, v5
FURTHER FROM noAsoAKE ISLAND.
RIcHaoND, Feb a--An officer from the confed-
crate steamer Curlew, just arrived from hoapoake
Island reports the Guriew sunk by the enemy, and
other boats withdrew to the city for want of anu
lniton. 4
/ A large body of Federals supposed to be five
l tlolaan nd. landed xazta az Hhano
their landing heine Intentionally permitted to
meet them on shore It is reported that our troops
engaged the enemy vigorously in battle, which ra-
ged terri6cally all day Our batteries were unin-
Ijured, and no casualties reported
Tie battle commenced Saturday at 9clock. All
the batteries were engaged aud continued half an
hour, Notwithstanding which the enemy landed fve
Thousand at the south side of the Island. being
marshy locality. The Confederates charged cheer
ing, and the enemy retreated in disorder, attempt
ing to reach their gunboats.
Confederate reinforcements reached the island
Friday night, with ammunition abundant, and will
provision the island.
Durhg the attack four Federal vessels were
sunk.
The Confederate vessel Curlew was only beached
A large ball struck the deck and passed through
the bottom. All on board and the ammunition
4, were saved.
\ The commander of the Confederate steinier For
est made gallant fight and was somewhat woun-
ded. One midshipman lost an arm.
Fifty Federal vessels were off the Island, but
only twenty gunboats were engaged
II is understood that the Confederate fleet re-
turned TO Elizabeth City TO obtain supplies and will
probably return reinvigorlted.
4 LATER.-The steamer arrived tonight with in
telligence that the Federals took Roanoake Island
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A Federal force
of $4,000 landed against less than 5000 Coufeder-
iJes. All our troops are prisoners except twenty
Eve.
/ Many officers are wounded, among them o. Jen-
niigs WISE who is thought to be mortally> woun.
ded Captain Coles, of Charlottesville, is reported
killed.
The particulars are meagre but the disaster to oui
! arml is certain.
Gp. Wise was not captured
No(FoLK, Feb 100, Jennings Wise was sho
through the hip and disabled. His wound is moi
tonsidlfed mortal.
Maif Lawson and Lieut.. Milley were mortally
woundA.
$ Abort 800 Confederates were killed and wound
: : ed OyNr thousand Yankees were killed ant
u wounded
Midshilnaa Cannon had an arm shot off. The
e casualtiestr pre- not reported
r An arrilal this morning reports that Elizabeth
: City was sleed and burned hS tile Tenkees.
The eneINy are pushing forward to Edenton
s LATE NORTHERN. .NEWS-YANKEE REPORT
OF THt CAPTURE OF FORT HENRY
j RlcHXoSD, Feb. "a flag of trace has arrived
: at Norfolk, bAugihg the New, York Herald of tn,
9Th inst, whih contains the Federal report Of the
Q taking OF Fort Henry, on the Tennessee river. The
light lasted twenty minutes, during witch the Fed
larals fred two haudred and forty rounds into the
J. Fort. The Feddrals admit that they had thirty