The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-08
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Feb. I. Secretary Welles has receisai a
following dispatch
UNITED STATES FLAs.SHlp C!SclpT.n
Oh Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Feb D.
The Sunboats under my charge, consisting
the Essex, commander Porter, the CA,4,rIos
commander Walker, the Cincinnati, eolnmasa:
Stornbel the st. Louis, Lieut.. Com paaIln!
the Conestoea, Lieut.. Phelps, the Taylor, Iirf
Gwin, and the Lexington. Lieut., Sherk, alters
severe and rapid fgh, OF one hour and oneqnl.
ter. have captured Port Henry We have taxa
tel. Lloyd, Tilgh.nan and bis staff with
men prisoners.
The surrender ~ the gnnboa,s was uneoni.
tlonal, as We kept an open fire upon them Al.
til their flag was strusk. In haitian hour lfs;
the surrender handed the Fort and prison's
over to Gen. Grant commanding the array, "A
his arriAal ~ the Fort N force.
The Essex had Il shot in her boilers, after ~
ing most eiiectually Tor two-tbirds OF ;bt ::
t'on, and Was obliged to drop down t!.e'!vrr
hear several Of her men wers. scaldei ~ dsl'a
including the two pilots She. with the dn'
gunboats. officers and men. fought with n
greatest ga!antry The Cincinnati received
81 shots. and had one man killed and e.S
wounded. two seriously. The Port. with
guns and 10 mortars, was defended by 'HH
ihSiinan with the most determined salhnV'
VIII write lie soon as possible. ! have sf'
Lieut.. Philips and three gunboats after 10
rebel gunboats
fSinucdN II s,., H., ,liaar
CINCINNATI, Feb.7 The Ga.ens ani .fa'
"'s'c'"| Caro- correspondents give the oIlo''
ny accounts OF the bDmbardment and The r!.'
,are Of Fort Henry
yesterday ut II: 80. afternoon. the gunha'
Cincinnati. st. Louis, C.rondolet and G:sA.
win the Tyler, Conestega and Lexington 5r"-
ing up the rear. advanced boldly against '@
feoci WORKS, gong 10 the right Of P-Int"r | Ef'
isiaHd, immediately above, where on the ~
,horc oi the river stands the Qualifications, aDl
keeping out Of range until ut the head % ~
iHa'u anu within u mile OF the enemy. p4s''e'
The island IN fall view of the rebel suns "
steadily advanced, every man at his 4oasc"
every ear strained to catch the Aas officer ''5'
Ia. gun ior the commencement OF the actl'a'
'ur line 81 battle was on the left, IL" >
LOUIS next, Carondelet next, the Cincinnati. tx
'ne time being flag ship. having on hoard ~
omcer foote, and next The Essex. We advance
III me- the Cincinnati boats length abeaI
when' AT 30, the Cincinnati opened the '''
ana Immediately the three accom- panyms h''
ioli"wed suit. The enemy was not bacsw''l
ana gave admirable response and the hsht r'.'
'nriousy for one-half an hour.
We steadily advanced, receiving and re'ar'-
ing the storms Of shot and she'll when. getiO'
within Three hundred yards of the eneH''
wotks We came to stand and poured lot" Oh,
right and left. In the mean liu,e the Essex ''
'sen crippled, and drif,ed away from the -c''
VI achon, leaving the Cincinnati, Caraod"'
una 81. Louis alonc engaged.
At prebisely 40 minutes past one the cno"i
'Nuck MS colors and such cheering such WIZ
e.cltement as seizsd che ,hrosts arms and cay
OIL me 4Oo or 800 sailors Of the gunboar ga
oe'ser DO imagined than. described.
n: A''er Che surrender, wlrich was made to l'I
pneer tootc by Gen. 'l'ilsh,nan, who deIe"h.I
ms post ~ most Determined manner, We lou"
nut the rebel Infantry enc.lm ped out.il' w
ror,' "nmherrng 40'M;"r j,NlO, had cut and '''
'e"''"s the rebel ar'i'lc,! e,uImn in cor"""