The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-02-17

one or moro Regiments ot trcCls lea,,
here daily Tor the same destination.
special 10 the Democrat dated In rear OF
Fort Donelson FRIDAY y. ~ sass.
Last hight was very severe on cur troou..
rain easlns set IN. which turned 10 snow
IL Is freezing to-day. and old citizens say
they rarely have such cold weather In ,hf-
latitude.
The more see cfthe foIl the more cor
vincod am Il cant be reduced Without a
terrible battle. Its rear seems almost in
pFegnsble. The outer works and bsst.ons
Of the Fort are located on ridges from on
hundred aud nifty 10 two hundred aud IN,
bnt high covered with dense timber and
undesro~th. Upon similar range Of hilis
outside OF those, our army Is drawn I'D IL lie
OF battle completely encircling ,ho enesny
from the Cumberland south OF the Fort q.
The bsrkvsters Of stream which blocks to-
Fort on the North.
General ogiesby. who has the extreme
right. last night pnshed forward his Brigade
90 the Cumberland. ard has planted bat
terry commanding the river. which viii Ell.
tectnally prevent the arrival OF sny more ~
Inducements. In fact We have them com
plesely surrounded and can complete the jch
AZ our leisure
Formidable attempt MAS made, last nigh;
10 take Tsyiors Battery, BY the enemy. who
approached under cover OF the darkness. brt
they were galisntls rerui>ed BY the twentieth
Illinois.
Considerable skirmishing occurred durssc
the night. both forces endesvoring. 10 the
darkness, w crowl Ia upon the other
This morning il wss discovered that sAe
enemy had placed logs on The top of their
bre~tworks. leaving little space for them
70 shoot through. and much Eliminating their
risks from the uneniny aim Of our sharr
shosiens
The casualties among our artillery shns
far. are very small The loss Of the enemy
as far as car be ascertained Is considerable
Yesterday p. n. after the storming party had
retired and when the rebels bad been thickl,
crowded together 10 repel the assault.
Capt Taylor opened on them with shell
with terrible effect His practice was super
creating the greatest CONSERVATION In their
rznks. and causing them TO take refuge a.
their Entertainments.
The Gunboat assault was terrific. ercost
ing even the Fort Henry bombsrdment !,
lasted about an hour an hall.
The enemy has fronting on the river too
batteries. The lower one Of nine. and ths
upper Of four guns, besides = ten inch Coluu
bad.
The wooden gunboat Connestcfa and I,
Ter. were in the tight
Commodore Footc announces the ecgngs-
meni as the hottest he ever witnessed Scver
Of the largest guns ia the lover Tier OF b.
enem,'s battery bad been silenced and every
thing was apparently progressing favonbi,
, shen the rudder chain OF the rudder chain OF
the Carondoiet was severed. The Pitt-bur..
was damaged In her wheel so as TO be unable
10 stem the current, The Pilot House 81
the ~. LOUIS was knocked avsy. killing the
Pilot, and slightly wounding several other.
among them Commore Footc.
The feet was then obliged to return, 0o..
of our shells struck Immediately under on
of the enemys guns throwing the gun A.
, bodies Of the gunners high IN the air
Great numbers OF dead and wounded ao..la
Ne seen carried up the hill commoads Foot
wound Il slight
The St. Louis vas struck FIFTY seven tine.
the lou sville Thirty i've, the pi,t-burr a
and tho Coro,doleie %.
A Cairo special 20 the Democrat save
Captain ate. Of the steamer Minnehrhs
reports the encmy made eoriis from tho
Fort NJ ten O'Clock yesterday morning add
drove our forces back three quarter. Of =
mile and captured Schwartz Battery Al one
O'Clock orr troops rallied and re-captrrec
the Battery and drove the rebels before then
and planted our flag on their outer fcrilfc-
tons
steamer from Evansville brings a rcl0i.
that four Of our Colonies were killed yesier
DAY afternoon. among then, John 4. lo-sn
Of Illinois. The nsInes of the other A.
ascertsined