The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-02-13

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ten yca,s Instead of five. 1t was intro
}, inccd upon the petition Of Austin Par
sons and others, citizens of Cedar co.
A law will be passed To pratect shc"r
= from the ravages of dogs, but how severe
it will be upon the owne Of such prop.
crty / cannot say. have already writ
ten too long letter, aud will write again
when l have something more Interesting
CEDAR"
We hope to hear from Cedar"
ottcu--at least once week Ed. Adv. |
TIE CAPTURE OF FORT HENRY.
THE following account of the capture
Of II. Henry is condensed from the cor
~pordcncc of the Chicago 7r,JuMc
The gunboa.s Cincinnati, st. Louis,
and Essex, have just returned from the
rebel Fort Henry, Oh tie Tennessee river
The stars au stripes now float over that
Place. Yesterday, at 1880 p. H., the
gun boats Cincinnati, St. Louis, Caron-
delet and Essex, the Taylor, Coucstoga
and Lexington bringing up IN the rear,
advanced boldly against the rebel works,
going to the right of Painter Creek Is
land, issuing above which, on the east
shore OF the river, stand the fortiica-
tons, and keeping constantly off range
till at the head Of the island, and within
annie Of the enemy; passing the island
in full view of the rebel guns, We stead
i!y advanced. every man at quarters, and
cvry car strained to hear the flag ofic +
signal gun for the commencement of the
action.
Our line Of battle was on the left, the
ST. Louis next, the Cincinnati for the
time being the flag ship, having on board
flag officer FOote, was to the right of the
Essex
We advanced in line, tho Cincinnati
boat 5 length in advance, when at 1890,
the Ciuc'nnati opened the ball, and in
mediate!y the three ccompauyins boats
fnllowaa amt .....
+ The ensmy, not backward, gave ADM,
rable response, and the fight ragged furi.
ously for half an Iour. We steadily ad-
vanced, receiving aud returning storms
Of shot and shell, when, getting within
800 yards of their works, we came to IA
stand and poured into them right and
left. 1t was magnificent the whistling
shot, chugs Of the seips seips, and the
cheering of our men as our shots :ook
evident effect.
In fb,, Ee.oy I,1 l,o
disabled and drfted away from the seen,
Of the engagement, leaving the Ciuciu-
natl, Carondclet and St. Louis engaged
t At length, at precisely LAO, the enem
, struck his flag, aud such cheering, sue
wild excitement as seized the threats an
arms aud caps of the 400 or 500 sailor
of the gun boats. Well, imagine it
# After the surrender to flag Office
n Foote by the rebel General Floyd Tilgl
, man. who defended his fort in most d,
ternincd manner. we found that the reb
~ infantry, cncamrcd to the number
Is some four or five thousand outside Il
= Notifications, had cut and run, leaviu
- the rebel artillery company in comman
- Of the fort to their fate.
The tort mounted Il guns, mostly
y and p Founders; one, however, ma
nifccnt ten inch columbiad.
he They claim to have had but Il cffec
20. i've guns, worked by 81 men, which
the number, all told, Of our prisoners
OF Oar shots had ljsmountcd two
ID .hcir gus, driven the enemy from thu
l. cmts. .;meuts, and played smash wi
of them .cnc.ahy.
~, They LIST h..> killed aid some ten b;
-. " wounded.
'e' One Of their rifed guns. 81 pond
burst during the engagement, ba'
wounding one Of the guuucr., but kill
. none.
Capt Taylor, Of Nashville, rebel co
mander Of the fort artillery company Gu
'sy our prisoner), says this 81 FOUNDER
to the qua that did their chief firing
4. Watts, formerly of Cincinnati, aud
49, Mason county, Ky, Of the firm Of Wa
" 4 COiburu, was their ordinance officer
lie is now our prisoner,
m, The infantry fed from their quartz
leaving bag and baggage.
\ vast deal Of pluudcr has fallen il
"S our hands, and large and valuable ga;
1ut tity Of ordnance stores
lch Gen. Tilghman is di,hcartened, a
ho thinks it Que Of the most damaging bio
Of the war.
az Ia surrcndering to our flag officer t
an rebel General remarked 81 am glad
ply surrender to so galIan' au Off
nd Flag officer Foote replied: "You
perfectly right, sir, in surrcndering; /
you should have blown my boats out
Id the water before would have surrend
wo cd to you.
,,s The land force, under command
$50 Gen. Grant. did not arrive 1t the II,
go till after the rebels had surrendered, a
we their army escaped.
We Our gun boats did splendid f.h,in
ur We can make 10 distinctions The CT
cir cinnati, however was in the lead, and Il
- ing the flag officers penan., the Chi
=" mark. Flag officer Footc aud CAPITA
Stombel crowded her defantly into 4
on teeth of the enemy's guns. She got
,e. gun shots, some CT them going throu;
no and through. She expended 10 shot
The Essex was badly crippled. VIII,
$ abou. half through the fight, and crow.
ry ing with a splendid hero;sm steadily u