Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-13

burst during the engagement, badly wound
ing one Of their gunners, but killing none.
Capt Taylor Of Nashville, rebel com
mander OF the Fort ARTILLERY Company Is
now our prisoner. He says this S2pounder
b the gun that did their chief firing.
Watts, formerly of Cincinnati, and Of
Mason county, KY, Of the firm Of Watts 4
Coiburn, who was theft ordnance officer,
is now also our prisoner. The infantry hed
from their quarters, leaving bag and bag
gage. A vast deal OF plunder has fallen in
to our hands, and q large and valuable
quantity Of ordnance stores. . Tighman is
disheartened} and thinks II one OF the mos
damaging blows Of the war. In surrvnderins
70 our Gag officer therebel general remarked:
II ann sisd. TO surrender to 10 .;sallaps ,.sn
do perfsctly right, sir, in surrenderiug, but
water before would have surrendered to
|, The land force, under command Of Gen.
Grant, did not arrive at the fort till after
the rebels had surrendered, and their army
escaped. Our gunboats did splendid fight
ing. I can make. no distinctions.
The Cincinnati, however, was In the lead
aud flying the Hag-officer's pennant, the
enemy's chief mark. Flag Officer Foote
and. Cant. Stemble crowded her defiantly in
to the teeth Of the enemys guns. She got
thirty one shots, some Of them going through
and through her. She expended 100 shots.
Pringle Carradice, (seaman, Of Hamilton,
G. w., was killed outright. VIM. Lakeman,
seaman badly wounded. .].
Martin Hussey, George Massey, William
Curtis, Michael Dalton and u. N. Arilla, all
seamen were slightly wounded
Capt. o. II. Pratt, Second Master of the
boat, was slightly wounded. .-.i
The Essex was badly crippled. When
about halfway through the fight and crowd
ing With splendid heroism steadily against
the enemy, ball went into her port side
forward, but passing through the heavy
bulkhead and squarely through one of her
boilers, the escaping steam scalded and kill
ed several Of her crow, and badly wounded
many more. Capt. Porter, his aid, j. p.
Britton, Jr., and Paymaster Lewis, were
standing on direct line with that Of the
balls passing, Britton being in the center
Of the group. The shot struck poor Britton
on the top Of his head, scattering his brains
and blood in every direction. The escaping
steam went into the pilot-house, quickly
killing the two pilots, Ford and McBride.
Many :ofthe sailors At the rush Of steam
jumped overheard and we're drowned. -
| m THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Hore is complete list Of the Essex dead
wounded and missing. This casualty to tht
Essex has east gloom over our feet, anC
somewhat danipens the enthusiasm Of oul
victory.
KILLED.-M. H. Ford and Jas. Mcbride
Pilots ). Britton, Capt. Of gun j. Coffey
Jasper p. Boeax, seaman.
| OFFICERS NpED.-Commande w
D. Porter, and Theodore p. Ferry, Thirt
Master. .-.'.
SEAMEs WOUNDED BADLy.-Jno. Mat
thews, N, McCarty, Peter White, G.. Il
Nichols, Samuel Boyer, b. Harrington
VIM. O'Bricn.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. p.-John Rodgers
Francis Wilson, Henry Heegan, Thoma
Mullen, W. H. Maxey, I. Sullivan, Johl
| D Hara, John CASTILLO. j. j.. Phillips, B
Lohn. Di ..lt-rt'.H
i MISSING. d. Waterman John Lac
riss, Henry Gulper, Henry Reynolds anc
James Bedard, rr.f n.
| A detachment Of one Of the Indiana Regi
ments, taken on the Essex just before en-
der command Of Daniel Trotter. lost some
Of their men, Chns Stacker killed, Levi
Giants do. Scalded, Lieut.. Trotter, Chas
+. Erb, j. Lump. Missing, VIM. Oriel
Bonj. Lubec. Lieut.. Trotter is now on tn,
Tyler and said to be badly scalded. Davit
Wilson the gun Captain, being mortall,
wounded. worked his gun after the accident
he being mortaIly wounded at the time. =
!, There we're no casualtss on board tn,
St, Louis or Carondolet, though the sho
and shell fell upon them as rain. Tho st
, Louis was commanded by Capt. Leonar,
Paulding, who personally stood upon tn
gun-deek and fought the guns to the last. : :
Not man finched, and with choer upo
cheer, we sent the zip zips among the enemy
The St. Louis received seven shots and ex
pended 1867 l have not been upon the CaI
ondolst, she yet being at the fort. l can
not say what damage was done her. Sh
was near to our boat, however, and sto0
splendidy up TO the work. Capt. Walker
shot werc neither few nor fur between. Il.
FoRT HENRY, Tenn, Feb. 7, M,
VIA PADucAu, Feb 8.
! The stars and stripes have foated proud
" over these rebel Notifications since thre
clock yesterday P. NJ A. contest, mainl
} with the gunboats of about one hours du
/ ration, gave us one of the most complet
, and signal victories in the annals Of tn
worlds warfare. About ten O'Clock in tn
, morning, the time | sent the last dispatch
/ all things being in readiness. the land force
on both sides of the river began to NOV
; -McC Clernand's division on the east side o
the river, and those under Generals Smitl
and Wallace on the west side. After tn
I land forces had got under way, about ]
, O. clock, the gunboats Essex. ST. Louis
/ Carondolet and Cincinnati, the iron-clat
) Lexington, the Conestoga and Tylor move
up stream. The four first named forme
i in line near the fort, and at o'clock, p. N.
precisely the ball was opened by the gunbos
Essex, when a succession Of firing was kep
! mp for about an hour and 10 quarter. Whe
I an was again silent, tho Confederate ia
i was hauled down-the fort had surrended
Ffem thus tine precipitate fight tn
!. enemy commented, until the. fort and II
Z dependencies and camps were entirel
) abandoned, the rebels leaving eveythin
4 behind them in their flight. -. M
r From appearances, the troops were abou
| eating dinner, abandoning their quarter
8 without removing thing. Thousands 3
shotguna, and all their camp equipmentl
: clothing-in fact, everything connected Wit
7 an extensive camp tell into our hands.