Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-14
The War News.
er.st vintnrx in Tennsssee.

Fort Henry Bomburded and Captured by Ca'o"
Gen. Boais-Tae Commander aud his 1fen
taken Prisoneys- Rebel Infantry Ran trith-
ona ESriag Slot Large An0t'd Of ArmF
Sore, Captured.
especial Disp ich to III. C'no onnati Grz t,c
FoKr IIgxrY Tenn. Feb, :. 7. ~,
Via Paducah, Feb. s.
The stars ana stripes have foate1 proudly
over these rebel Qualifications since three cluk
Yesterday z. NJ. 4 contest. mainly with the
trunhoI.s OF abOat one houl : duration. gave
us one Of thc most compete and signal victO-
ri.s in the annals Of the worlds warfdle.-
About ten O'Clock in the M rning, the time
sat the last dispatch, all things being in read
inryS, tho Iuud forces on both sides Of the riy-
~ began 10 move McCIcrnand's division on
the east Si,ie Of the river, aud those under Cen
rrIls Smith and Wallace. on the west sid"---
Aifcr the land forces had got und d.r way. a.
bout 1 2 o'clock. tho gnnbnats Essex. s.. Louis
Carnndolet and Cincinnati. The iron-ciad Lex
iu@ton, the Conestoga, and 1'ylOr moved mp
siream. The four first named formed in line
near the fort, and al ] O'Clock r. NJ. precisely
the bull was opened by the gunboat E~<cx,
when q succession Of fri - was k'pt mp for
about an boar and a quarter. When all was
G.a;tin silent. the Confederate ha., WAS haul
GUwn- hc tort had surrendered. From this
time a percipiiale flight Of the enemy com
Incncrsl until the fort ami its dencndences and
camps were entirely abandoned, the rebels
ltav;ng everything behind them in their Hight.
From appearances, the troops were about
eating dinner abandoning their quarters with
ont removing thing. Thousands Of ShoigauS,
ard all their camp equipments, clothing-iu
fact, everything connected with an extensive
camp fell into our hanls. Oar guLbOafs 81
lcncei seven OF their immense guns in ffty
iniHuteS. Near the close or the engagement
the Essex received a shot in her bows, which
passed through her boilers, killing Mr.. Britton,
Aid 10 Capt. Porter, and scading TO death
Messrs. Mcbride and Ford the piluis. The
mimbrr OF killed and woalalel on the gunboais
was 80. FLYER or s:x 0f this number were losl
by jumping overheard. Capt Porter was F.
ripusly but not mprtally injured hy being
sea ded by the steam from the bJilcrs. Six
Others cnmprisc the lost on the gunbolts. The
rumber Of mounted guns on the fort iifica ion,
captured is sixteen. We also took a battery
Of six pieces of flying artillery. The latter
was taken by Major Mccullough. of Colonc
l'ickry's Fourth Cavalry. OH the road to Do
YER. Co. DckPy. learning the enemy had la
ken fight, dispatched Majnr Mccullough on
Tie rUad leading from Fort Dnncson to Do
yer. with two companies of cavalry. He over
took them some six miles from Fort Henry
T'iry abandoned the guns upon his approach
We have not lost more than half duzen o
the land soldiers, if so many. There was No
fighting oil the part OF our land forces, except
that of firing upon the fleeing rOe. Among
the prisoners taken-nuinbering about sixty
is Brigadicr-Gencral Tighnan, commanding
and Capt. Taylor. Gel. John A. Logan tool
eight guns aid thirry-tbree prisoners late las
hight