Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1862-02-16
The Battle at Fort DoueIson.

The FedeTais evince a most logged pe-za-
Ecrance in their efEor; 10 take Fort Dou-l-
son, and to avail themselves of the advan-
tages which would thereby accrue TO them.
III y were fairly whipped or Thursday.
The next day they were reinforced and
whipped again. Yesterday they appeared
=Eain with = force OF fifty thousand aud re
aewed she attack. TIE guu-boa;s are not
mentioned in the dispatches received frou
;here, but, if ne, disabled by the work o.
the previous two Gays. they certainly play
ed their parrs in the proceedings Of ycstar-
Day The object of the enemy. how eyer, IN
yesterdays attack. was to fink u en- ear
lett and cut of communication by river with
this city. TIE movement 10 ills end
brought on 8 conflict beginning 81 hva and q
half O'Clock in TIRE morning, which vrrv
coca became general aaI terrific. Tt
Sight continued seven and . half hours. on.
EoFces driving the enemy iucn by inch be-
fore them, taking four pieces q artillery. and
captured many prisoners Oar los vas
great, but that CT the enemy IS described a.
being tremendous. Dnriug the progress
q the fight the following dispatches v--s
received in this city
FIRsT: FOET DoSALpsoN, Feb. Is. 1890
:. n-One of the fercest fights on record
commenced here this morning about :
O'Clock on our left wing. Webava driven
the enemy past their camps with grea.
slaughter. TIE Hght Is still raging with
great fury On both sides. just saw 2
Lincoln prisoner who belongs 10 the 3O.h .
illinois regiment who saws their forces +
number 10000, and are commanded bv /
Sen. AIcCIernand.
Cur E=ss are f-btinz zvftb great gal +.
isntry drivL15, = enemy IS tney 60.
VIII give you ne news as il comes IN .
from the field Almost incessant dis
charge of musketry and artillery going
on. But sound getting further Of. +
SECoHD. II 4. M.-We have CAPTURED
three of their batteries. and repu.sed
them everywhere
The fight is sta going on
THIRD: 10 4. M.-They szr the loss
On both sides very hesvy-the Yankees
the most. The Tennessee, Mississippi.
Texas and Alabama boys, and all the
rest, are doing the thing finely.
FOURTH: 1859 P. Al think rz2 -zsgI7
say the day is ou.s.
The eDemy's Ioas i tremendous. About {
zoo Yankees Row bs-s. who r-7ozs =-a-- reg
.raspts le-sriy aEnia.lsis5- i
FIFTH .--5si'' Live ,e-sa, a. --. i
ny outside Of CIR cnt-enca.aerf< from Il
s. ~, till l P. N, driving Eb.u1 Inca by icoa
rom every point II TIE E=i5-s.az-us!u.-
Iour pieces Of artillery and great many
prisoners Oar Io=s Is heavy. re have IT.
sicted severe loss upon the enemy. They ( p
s-e largely reiEsraTesd and VIII likely attack r.
az again.
4 dispatch was received IRON Gel. JAMS 6
5. BAILEY announcing that va had Whipped -,
be enemy by land and water, and thai no. ,
3ae Of his regiment, the - Tennessee :.
gss lo=:- Up 70 log o'clock la~s night 10 =,
urIher kilograms were received 81: ibis Of
Ice, but it was ruu0red OF the ssr,ets after .
light that the fighting had baaa renewed ~
L the afternoon, and that or arms were :,
ill more decidedly victorious. How this IS :,
sc know not; but this IS certain: We lave
shipped them in three several 81 -.ra-. am ~
hat whatever nay he the GuaI Y5s1lF. 5r- D..
sroie men engaged Tor three succs.si ve GAYS r.
/" p 80 - go = Ga,s7~-~,
,sttls {. - AR. nave slrsauy -a.Eet... =
ali over w.sa glory, and secured -
be everlasting gratitude Of the people O. .
he South.
Later. ia
The following was received about J. ~ b
lock last nigh. ca
FoEr DoNEIsox, Eel. u. &.
The enemy having Inve5ted osar lines. e 50
'as determined 10 attack them. which -, t.
id this morning a - O'Clock. Gen. Pc
ow led the attack upon She eueng-s r5rat
ank, and after mos: obstinate ana s..- i
uinary cofict succeeded in dri,in- aa, r. E.
my from his position, and io.clur hIg2 Eseg. q
owards his left flank tc
Gen. Buckuer led the atgacl: o. n. ri-ss.
0 which many Of his troops displayed great
AID courage. Gen. johnson q,
b. r. led lis command with Grn,nssz and n
piTit in the conflict. Nothing cou!i exceed =.
be steady and determined courage o. many o,
4 our troops, with numbers rn,:"., I--- tsa9 81
alf Of the enemy. 90.
Vic maintained Z successful struggle. 4
7hich continued for nine hours. snl result f.
~ in Hr, 40 tho sror-,-, F-,,-., A.. u =, 80,