The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-08
WAR NEWS.

EoTh AAcury, OOuI0OorHto IOTtIuCAtIou Oh
tho Tennessee river, in Tennessee, was AS
saulted and captured by . aotilla Of seven
Federal gsnboats, under the command Ut
Com. A. H. Foote. On Tuesday last eight
thousand Federal troops, under Gen. Nc
CIerdAnd, encamped about four miles below
the fort. and is supposed were afterwards
Joined by seven thousand more under Gen.
Smith; the combined forces to act in concert
with fosilla movement if needed. On the
same day Reconnaissance was made by three
Federal guuboats. and quite brisk FIRE was
exchanged betw ZEN them aud the fort. Ac-
cordipg to the official report, the seven gun
boats moved for general action ON Thurs
day, and after 6ght of one hour and fifteen
minutes, captured the works and took Gen
LII I'D Tilgbman and his staff and sixty men
prisoners. One Of the guobosts, the Essex,
was disabled. and compelled to retire from
the action. Another boat, the Cincinnati,
was struck number of times, and had one
man killed and eight wounded. Several
men were reported scalded on the Essex -
Com. Foote reports that the fort Was defend
ed by the Confederates with the most deter
mined bravery. The armament consisted Vt
seventeen guns, mostly 81 and 34-peasasrs,
and was manned by sixty men, besides their
officers. Unofficial reports Of the engage
ment state that the battle commenced at
1890, and continued until tho Confeoerats
flag Was struck. at LAO P. NJ, 1t is' also
stated that the Confederate forces in the rsar
of the fort retreated, and that the Fedefsls
had taken possession Of the railroad bridge
fifteen mics below. 4'he Federal loss, b.
these accounts. is placed At seven killed,
twenty-five wounded and Ave missing. sup
posed 10 be drowned The Confederate loss
was five killed and ten wounded.
An arrival ut Fortress Monroe from Hat.
tsras brings intelligence Of the Burnside
expedition up ~ Tuesday evening last. A.
that time the feet was inside the Inlet;
about SIX Thousand troops had been landed
from the transports. On account Of the
continued boisterous weather no forward
movement had taken place, but it was sxpev.
ted that movement would shortly be rads.
The stesaer Louisiana had been gotten IF
without sustaining serious damage, aud the
only disaster in addition to those previously
reported IL the loss of gunboat. Most vi
the rifles and considerable portion Of the
ammunition in tho wrecked steamer New
York 10 said to huve been recovered unipjur.
ed. Irwas reported that the Contederates
had offered to evsvuate Roanoke Island On
condition that Elizabeth City should not be
attacked. Bishop Ames ard Governor Fish
we're still at Fortress Monroe. 1ft
1t is reported that ON yesterday forenoon
Colonel Friedman's Cavalry, the Cameron
, Dragons. numbering eigh. hundred men
went out IN the direction VI Fairfax Cour
! House for the purpose Of capturing the Con
!, federate pickles.. They swept the cosnsry
from Fairfax Court House TO Hunters MINI
perhaps . distance Of five miles, going uigh
Ein halt mile OF Ger,nantsxn. They dsevs
: in ali the Confederate pickets, this.een -
cspted, who belonged to the Frat North Csto
lima and Steuarts Virginia Cavalry. Phase
they captured, aud they wsrs brought I.
Washington. They were found in los
house, and on being surprised fred upon tn,
scouts. One Confederate was killed, ans
Captain Wilson. IT the Cameron Lragoons
was wounded in the neck. A sergeant wai
also wounded. The command Was undo
= Major Moss, Of the Cameron Dragons. "A
transportation wagon Of the Confederate
was captured, together with six horses AM
several Colts rifles.
Yesterday. it is stated by . seler -w from
Sandy Hook, Union man was snticss
across the Potomac at Harper's Ferry, b.
some Cunfederates, and shut. 10 retaliation
; number If Federal troops crossed over til,
, river and burned all the iowcr part of th,
town, Including the tw6 hosels and the rail
roxd buildings:
By An arrival At New York, advises from
= PORT Royal ~ the 28sh dit. have beep receiv
ed. The expedition, supposed /; b. destinet
for Savannah, sailed January e. On hi
Il day the vessel sailed heavy csuno aiding va,
heard in the direction OF Fort Pulaski.