The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-11

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| In possession OF the very latest Federal ac-
| counts of the attack and capture OF Fort
| Henry. and other important Intelligence. as
will be seen below:
| So.ruxas ACCOUNT or TEE "sPLBNDIp vicrORI'
l ru runrpssEB-rnE sCRkEADsR OF foRr HsG.
rv-rrn n nnPHI AND oHiO kAILRoAD BkIpes
| rAxsx POSSESSIONS or.
| ljA1so. H., Feb. I'VE have taken Fort
Aepry. 1t was surrendered to Commodore
| Foose yesterday at two O'Clock in tho after.
NOON, after n most determined resistance.
| The fight which lasted AN hour and TWEEN "
| minutes, was conducted by the gun boats Cin
| cinnAti, Essex, end st Louis. The Ctncin-
| natl fired one hundred and twenty nve
rounds, and received thirty four u nom
the rebel guns; but only one man was
killed. he st. Louis fred one hundred
and ten rounds, but received NO damage
| The Essex WAS disabled after firing ten
rounds, by ball striking aer boiler. Thirty
two persons on board Of her were killed. be-
ing scaldsd TO death. Captain Porter. who
commanded her. was badly scalded, but not
One rabei General, one Colonel, two Dap.
talns and one hundred privasse were taken
The fort moanted twenty guns and seven
| The land forces did not reach the scene OF
| the action until half an hour after The sur
| render of the fort.
The Memphis and Ohio Railroad bridge,
| fifteen miles AOOv0 Inc IOTls ms Uscn bdhsn
| POSSESSION Of by our troops.
| DETAILS OF raK BATTLE.
ClxcIExArr, Feb. z, 1s62.-The Gazette and
| COMMERCIAL Cairo correspondence, gives the
| following account Of the b0mbar lment and
surren der of Fort henry:
Yesterday, at half past IL +. NJ, the gun
| boats Cincinuati. St. Louis, Carondeiet, and
Essex the Tyler, COnestoYu, aud Lexington
| bringing up the rear advanced boldly against
the r. b5i works, going TO the right OF Fan
y1Saf}i IA h.Nva w hopa
| on the east shore OF the river, stands the for
tifica lions, and keeping out Of range I'LL at
the head Of the island and within y mile OF
| the enemy, passing the island IN luIl view
OF the re1ei guns. We steadily advanced.
every man 1T quarters, every ear strain ed To
catch the flag officers signal gun for the com.
mencement OF the action. Our line OF battle
WAS on the left OF the St Louis, next the
Carondel-t, next the Cincinnati, {for the
time being the fag-ship, having On board
Flag Officer Foote,) and the next the Essex.
We advanced IN line, tho Cincinnati
boat length ahead, when, 1t hall. past eleven.
| the Cincinnati opened the bail, and INN edi
| ately The three accompany ing boats followed
| suit.
The enemy was not back ward, and gave an
admirable response, and the fight ragged fpri.
ously for half an hour. We steadily advanc.
cd, receiving and returning the storms OF
shot and shell, when, getting within three
hundred yards OF the enemy's works, we
| came to q stand and poured into him right
and left. In the meantime the Essex had
| been disabled. and drif.ed away from the
scene of action, leaving the CINCINNATI, Ca.
| rondelet, and ST. Louis alone engaged.
CONFEDERATE coLoRs STRUCK.
| At precisely forty minu past one O'Clock
| the e.emy struck his colOrs, and such cheer
ing, sucR wild excitement MS seized the
lhrvats, arms or caps OF the four or five hun.
dred sailors OF the gunboais, can DO ina.
gtned.
After the surrender, which was made 70
lor IT, ~ (x0nerAi IIvOd or
man, who defended his fort In a most deter
mined manner, We found that the rebel in
fantry, encamped outside the fort, number
ing four or Eve thousand, had cut and run,
leaving the rebel artillery company in
command Of the fort
The fort mounted seventeen guns, most of
them thirty-two and thirty.f0ur Founders,
one being u mag aidcont ten inch colum bad.
Our shots diemounted two OF their guns,
driving the enemy into the smbrasures. One
Of their rif1sd thirty-two FOUNDERS burst
during the engagement, wou ndinE some OF
| their gunners. The rebels claimed to have
but eleven effective guns, worked by fifty
| four men-the Lumber all told Of our pri-
| soners. They lost i've killed and ten badly
wounded.
0AscoNADH.
| The infantry left everything In the fight.
| vast deal OF plumber has fallen into our
han DIS, including q large and valuable guam
tity Of ordnance stores.
| Gen Tilghman is disheartened. He thinks
| IL one Of the most damaging blows Of the war
rebel General remarked, ~ am glad TO sur
1 render to so gallant IN officer" Flag Oihcer
Foote replied, "You do pefoctly right, sir, IN
surrendering; but you should have blown my
l boats out Of the water before ! would have
| surrendered to you"
| CASUALTIES.
In tho engagement the Cincinnati was In
the lead, and, flying the Flag Officers pen.
nant, was the chief mark. Flag Offcer
| Foote and Captain Stembel crowded her
dehuntly into the teeth OF the enemy s
guns She got .hirty-one shots, some of
| them going completely through her. The
| Essex was badly crippled! when about half
through the fight, and crowding steadily
| side forward port, through her heavy bulk.
| head, and squareIy through one of her boil
| ers. the escaping steam sceldiDg and killing
many of the crew. Capt. Porter his aid. q.
p. Brittan, Jr, and Paymes.er Lewis, were
standing In direct line OF the balls passing,
| Mr.. Britton being in the ire of thu group.
A shot struck Mr. britton on the top OF his
head. scattering his brains In every direc-
| ton The escaping steam went into the
| pilot house, instantly killing Messrs. Ford
| and Bride, pilots. Many OF the soldiers, at
tho rush Of eteam, jumped overheard and
The Cincinnati had one killed and six
wounded. The Essex had six seamen and
| two onicArs killed. seventeen men wounded
1 e.
on the St Louis or Uarondelet, though tho
| shot and shell fell upon them like rain. The
| St. Louis WAS commanded by Leonard Paul.
| ding, who stood upon the gun-boat and
| worked the guus TO the last.
Not man finched, aud with cheer upon
| cheer sent the. shot and she'll among the
| enemy.
/ TIN Observation-Disclosures OF 0OSHRDs.
RATBs.
PADuoAH, KY, Feb. 7.-0en. Smith on the
a. A. . n ASA 4 -
/ Tennessee river, 40 pursuing the retreatlng
rebels.
h T. reportsd snd cyeditsd by some of our officers,
tAss TIC rebel troops At Fort Henry not
ne rebel eauss and took advantage Of tAe eyporsu.
uity offered by an attack TO run scav from a E4hs
that distast9ful TO Mem.
pIsoRIPfloN OF roRg HnHRY.
This fort, the only forti ncation ON the Ten.
| neesee river OF m uch importance, is situated
near the line Of kentuck ~ and Ter essee, ON
| the east bank of the stream. 1t stands in
/ tho bottom, about the high water mark, just
below the bend In the river, and at the head
| Of straight stretch Of about two miles. 1t
therefore commands the river for that dis.
| tancs down stream, and very little elae. The
land around IL 10 n little higher than the fort,
and portion OF 1t IL covered with timber.
j The armament Of tho fort consists Of eight
thirty two FOUNDERS. four twelve poundsrs,
/ ana two six Founders. The thirty two and
| twelve Founders are heavy Eunr, and the
six poandere light pieces. Oa the opposite
/
pletely command the fort. Recently some
| rev Qualifications were commenced on these
hills, whore II was intended 70 mount some
/ very large guns and three rihed cannon.
| The late rebel garrison was composed a.
/ folio vs.:
Hrigadter General Lloyd Tilshman. com.
| manding.
| Stat.
| Captain Powhatan Ellis, Assistant Adju.
tant GENERAL.
Captain s. q. Morris, Abide Damp.
| Troops.
| Fourth Mics sstppi regiment.
| seventh Mississippi regiment.