The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-20
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OalsAeo. Feb. le.-Uspsasn VIE, o. ne
- scribe ffon }As 16ft g Ton o'clock o.
1a4~fday morning aad drove oar forces back
t13oe-quA{ tern Of mile and captured Usp.
- 0cwefts's eattefy bat 81 o.e o'cloce oar
- drov sthe enemy belors t1sn asd p Ant.
q oar hA Aon their ontss tortt0eAtions. The
steamer from EvAasviIlo brineDa report thai
afternoon. among fhsm Colonel John Logs,
AHoru11 ACCOUNT.
OxrcAao. Feb. 10 The 7StbxsSs special cor.
I'm Dsssiss~, ~. Is = oyeaoox.--The firing
commsned yesterday at day break and con-
tinued At ntegvAls al day. Up to four O'Clock
no movss asns or assault By the land forces
was made by the rsbsls to take Taylor's bat.
tsry. but they were repuleed BY two regi-
meats ~ driven back bsyond their sntrench-
mcnO'
far not more than three or Soar are danger.
9 Justly Won nded.
SIX gunboats arrived yesterday and com.
menced An attack on the fort At two O'Clock
in the afternoon. The firing was very rapid
minutes, when our gunboats fell back. The
four iron clad boats went within three hun
dred yards Of the fort.
All the rebel river guns, except six. were
sr.a 'i nom the ssas 70 Iouisvliis disnoaat:
Cd the rebels l20.pounder.
The Louisville received 81 sbots. two Of
which TOOK eject, one striking the star board
side Of her dses. passing through the entire
breaking 1er tillsr rope short distance nom
the pilot houss. The rope was then man.
aged BY nrsne OF the b ands, when she'll from
the Tyler. which lay some diStancs astsrp.
burst over the Louisville, scattering the men
at the. tillsr rope, and 20 much disabled The
steering tackle that the boat was compelled
TO fall astern.
One shot struck the Pittsburg in the bows
caused hss 70 drop ont Of lction. The leak,
however, t.as been stopped.
One shot struck the pilot house Of the st.
Louis, passing through 1t, between the pt.
boats were more or less injured, but mono but
the Louisville seriously. There were i've
killed and two wounded on the Louisville.
The gun boats will not be in q condition to
renew the attack bsfore tomorrow morn.
In conss< ssnoe Of the height OF the bluffs
on which the rebel for ti6ca ttons are bulls,
our cannon cannot have ~ much effect ON
quire q mu N longer time to reduce this fort
The rebels have raised the black nag; 1t can
DO seen lying from bank short distance
above.
STILL LArx..-st Louis, Feb. Is dispatches
received At headQuart O. y that our gun.
boats were pretty effectually disabled, ex.
ceps one.
The upper redoubt taken by our troops
commando the main work Of Fort Donelson,
and Gen. en- ant telegraphs that he would be-
able to capture that tort o.day. Sunday
pnPAroH PROM CON. 1oorE.
u. 3. FLAGSHIP ST. LOUSY
Near Fort Oonels0n, via Paducah,
February IL, 1852.
To Hon. Gnson Welles, Secretary Of The Nnrv
Sir: maze an attack on Fort Don. lson
yesterday, IT 8 o'clock r. ID, with four iron.
one hour and q quarter severe nshuns, the
latter part Of the day, within kess than 400
yards Of ,hD fort. the wheel Of this vessel
and the tiller Of the Louisville were shot
ns1 shea down.
The two SCANNING boats were also greatly
damaged between wind and water. This YES
sel received 80 shots, and the others about
half that nam Der each.
In this attack, which We have reason 70
suppose would, in fifteen minutes more,
could the action have been continued, 70.
suited In the capture OF the fort bearing
s SPoa n I Batteries Wsen tho sunpo.
helplsssly drifted down the river from
disabled steering apparatus. a. tho relieving
tackle could not steer the vessels in the strong
current, when the neeins enemy returned to
the river battery guns, from which they had
boon driven, and again holly poured their
IRE uron u. The enemy must have brought
over twenty guns to bear upon our boats
from the water battery and the main fort on
the hill. white VIZ could only return the ar.
with twelve boat guns from the four boa t.
One rified gun aboard the Oarondolst BURT
during the action.
The ofioer. and men in this holly con Tasted
but unsqusl night, behaved with the greatest
gallantry snd determination, all dsp!orine
the accident which rendered two Of our gun.
boats suddenly helpless in the narrow and
swift current
In consultation with Gen. Grant and my
own officers hero, de 'srmined to retire I'M.
til we could repair damages by bringing up
. competent force from Cairo to attack tho
fort
have sent the Tyler to the Tonne see
river TO ndsr the railroad bridge i'm passa.
BILE.
A. H. Foors. Flag Omcer,
Com Naval Force Western Division.
TIE PRkMDss1 THAMES TN AMY AND xAvY.
WAsHInarox OIrY, ID. o., Feb. 10 Tho
President, Commander. in. Chief Of the arm
and navy, returns T'. tn ,s,nss 70 Brig Gen.
and to BRIG. Gen. Grant and Flag Oficer
Foote, and the land and naval forces under
their respec tive commands, for their gallant
achievement t. In the capture Of Fort Henry
While IL will bs no ordinary pleasure for
him to acknowledge and reward, in becomin r
manner, The valor OF the living, he also recog-
ni.s n Of n sns xsSint n0n01 10
Tho charge 1t Roanoke Island, like the
bayonet charge at mill Springs. proves that
the Close grapple and sharp steel OF loyal and
patriotic soldiers must always put rebels and
traitors to flight. The late achievements Of
the navy show that the nag Of the Union,
once borne In proud glory around the world
BY naval heroes, will soon again doat over
shall forever be honored and respected, a.
the emblem Of Liberty and Union. In every
BY ORDER Of the President:
TIE ~ cuArIox OF BOWLING aEszs-war IT
WAS DONE.
1iorIsvILLs, Saturday, Feb. 10, 1852.
To Maj. Gen. Mcclellan:
Mttchelrs Division. by a forced march,
REACHED the river at Bowling Green to-day,
burnt Srdss at O'clock in the sns moTui mac
and were evacuAting the place when he ar.
rived. u. y. BUELL., Brig. Gen. Oomd'g.
(rroa the Warrington Star, Of Saturday.
Just - the &ay goes 70 press to-day, the
0sneral.in .llhief has received dis pAtch
vance, under Gen. Mitchell, reached the
river opposite Bowling Green yesterday BY
q forced march.
The enemy. fearing the passage Of his forcs
across the river BY the remaining bridge
there, bnrned that hmm edi stely, or suf8cien
Of 1t to render 1t impossible.
Gen. Mitchell at once sst about conetrucs.
ing another, under tho protection Of his
guns.
The sAemy thsrsup0h last night evacuated
their bowling Green stronghold, Of which
Gen. Mitchell 10 now, douttless, in possession
- NO enemy was left 70 resist him In rsiotuH
the Stars aid Stripes over 1t, the river bsinl
bat to GROSS.
Gen. Buell. had for some days past been