Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-02-15

1855 ea
E, Victory and omens of victory attend theas-
sumption by President LiHcoln of bis con,
stitutionaI functions as Commander in Chief
of the Army and Navy. The country
was thrilled yesterday not only by the an
nouncement of q most important triumph
iu Nor,b-Westeru tennessee, hut by the iu,
dications of new vitality and morc active
spirit along the whole enormous line of op-
ernuoni. a few more events such as the
capture Of Fort Henry, and the war viii be
substantially at IN end.
Forl Henry is sitHated ou tho eastern
banks on slhe Tennessee River. almost ON
the State line Of Kentucky aid Tennessee,
1t commands the river for two miles. II is
mounted with IL guns, mostly 80 and
81 pgunders Que is splendid 10 iuch CO.
lumhiad A glance at the excellent maps
we publish this morhipg win show the ian
portauce of the position. Some days ago
feet Of gan.boais went from PadBcah.
aud after reconnoiicrlng with care, on
Thursday placed themselves in position, TO
the number Of seven, for an attack nponthe
fort In the mean time. a large body Of
Union troops, under Gen. McClerhand,
was taken to point out ofrange from the
foft, aud there bundled, the object being 10
make an, attack in theehemy : rear Thus
matters stood on Thursday mofnihg- Then
Flag. Officer Foots, with the Cincinnati,
st. Louis, Carondlet, and Essex, Supported
in reserve by three other boats, advanced
steadily Gpon The fort The moyenasnt vas
msgniheently executed-ihe attacking Heet,
with quiet, uDiiucbing spirit, sailing direct
ly into the very line Of the hostile guns,
every mac at his post, all eager for the
signal gun which would set them free to
the act AT II and hell, the first shot
was fred by the Cincinnati theH the bat
tie went on IN earnest The gunboats
steamed TO tue closestquarters, andpcured
in their shot witlIa yigor. Of service and an
unerriug aim, which must have thoroughly
bewildered the bembarded rebels The
latter rcturhed the ere Of our guns with
determination, aud the fight ragged holly
ill lao, at which time Gen. Thgham un-
conditoually surrendered. Meanwhile, a
force Of infantry behind the fort, in number
about 5000, fed with swiflness peculiar
10 the rebels when they have not every ad-
yaBtage on their side, and were heard OF
no more The Union laud force, which had
made circuit in order to attack the fort in
the rear, did not reach its destination till
two hours after The surrender. So it will
be seen that this was purely navalyictory.
The enemY lost as it is stated by one au-
lthorIty, Gve killed aud ten badly wounded
Ou loss was as follows On the Ciuein.
natl, killed aud badly wounded; on the
Essex. 6 seamen and officers were killed
IL men were wounded. and 5 were missing
The chief portion Of this loss was by reason
of a distressing casualty, whereby a shot
penetrated the boiler OF one of the gunboat'
causing q number to be badly scalded
iAmonv these was Captain Potter late o
the Powhaian. OF prisoners, we took 1
General, Colonel, Two Captains, and moi
Ear from so priyates, Quite accurate de
tails cannot he expected yet
In addition to the capture Of the Fort
our troops have taken another most import
ont step in seizing the Memphis ands Ohi'
Railroad. This eonuects Memphis will
Bow ling Green by q direct line, and th
latter place is thus cut off from immediate
communication with its most i=portan
support. Another road, by circuitou
n route, connects The two places mentioned
by way of Nashville but this Is Of it'll
. use, and, moreover, a simple movement D
the Tennessee Kigsr form Fort Henry wi
: serve 10 cut of that road also. 'Thas III
IT rebel forces al BowllDg Green, Numbering
: il is thought, 80 600 are driyento the wal
e They must fght or fee Looking nj III
map OF Kentucky and Tennessee, il will /
seen that Paducah aud SmiIhlaBd are q
d the heads Of the Tennessee and Cumbe
IS land Rivers, an expedition settieg out froI
70 the former place naturally strikes Fol
!. Henry as this did IL may then continu
: till it cuts of The railroad, as il has done
D. and aflerwSrd may pass on TO the nel
road before alnded to- An expedite
d moving from Snithland up TO Cumberlant
ir will naturally attack Dover, point co
= responding il situation TO Fort Henry {
the Tennessee aud may then, if il chose
Oh rush on to Nashville. What movemen
as are really on foot we cannot say. 1t
IS, clear, however, that q great aud sdmirab
IL cOntriyed plan has been formed, and tb
/. we mnst look fer rapid and Important a
" tion is that section. One thing is eeTtai
Us that se have broken the strong line Of Il
of enemy's position, upset alf bis calculation
le piaScu uiuu "hefS NC must ubue . i0A@ De
N tie with dis0rdered forces. or purchase I
y ignomini0ns safety in figbt, sBd have p
y ourselves 10 position 10 command the 9
tire field. The National Gag is Arm
10 planted 10 KsaiEeky aad Yeansssee. al
= we know that Whatever work our troo
'e are called on TO do they will do with the
~ might cure OF victory. Rtfs
-e From Port Royal We have exeells
~ ~azs, telling us that there too the Uni'