New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-08
MEMPHIS RAILROAD IN OUR HANDS.
Cen Halleck's official Announcement.
CNmo, ILL.,, Friday, Feb. Z, 1862.

Fort Henry ON the Tennessee River, eur
rendered Yesterday at o'clock in the after
noon. after q most determined resistance.
The fight, which lasted an hour and t~ent!
minutes, was conducted by the gunboas On
cnnati, Essex, and st. Louis.
The Cincinnati fired l25 rounds, and received
81 shots from the rebel guns, but only one man
Was killed.
The st. Louis fred 10 rounds bat received
no damage.
The Essex was disabled after firing 10 rounds
BY a ball striking her boiler.
Thirty.two persons on board Of her were
killed, being scaded to death. Captain Porter,
who commanded her, was badly scalded, but
not dangerously 80.
Two Rebel Generals, one Colonel, two Cap
tains, and one hundred privates were taken
prisoners.
The fort mounted seventeen guns.
The land forces did not reach the scene Of
The action until two hours after the surrender
Of the fort.
The Memphis and Ohio Railroad Bridge,
fifteen miles above the fort, has been taken
possession of by our troops.
ST. Louis Frdsy Feb. :, 1867.
The following 10 announced from hesdquar
ters:
"Fort Henry 10 ours. The flag Of the Union i
re-established on the soil Of Tennessee. 1t vii
never be removed
B, command Of Ma Gen HALLKCK.
W W. sxirH Captain ard Aiis.ds Camp
CiscIssAri Friday FEB. :, 1864.
The Gazeae and Commere'0Fs Cairo correspond
enee gives the following account Of the lombard
ment and capture Of Fort Henry;
Yesterday at l2:30 p the gunboats Cincinnati
St. Louis Carondelet, and EsseX-tbe Tyler, Cones
togs. and Lexington bringing up the rear--advance
boldly against the rebel works going to the right
Painter Creek Island immediately above where O
the east shore of the river stands the fertilization,
and keeping out Of range till at the head Of tn
island and within mile Of the enemy, passing Ia
advanced, every man at quarters, every ear strsine
70 catch the Flsg-OHcers signal gun for the con
meDcement Of the action. Our line Of battle WAS 0
the lei. the St. Louis next tie Caron9eet, next III
Cincinnati for the time being the Asgshp, hsyin
on board Flag.Oicer Fo0te) and the next the Ksse.
We advanced in line tue Cincinnati II boats engt
IN ha Cincinnati cnaned II.
ball, and Immediately the three accompanying boat
followed suit. The enomy Was not backward an
gave an admirable response and the fight ragged fl
siously for half hour. We steadily advanced, re
ceiying and returning the storms of sho and shell
when, getting within 300 yards Of the enemy
works, we came 10 stand and poured into him RICH
and left. la the mean time the ESsex bad been dis
abled and drifted away from the scene OF action
leaving the Cincinnati, Carcndeet, and ST. Loui
alone engaged.
At precisely 40 minutes past O'Clock, the enem,
struck his color, and such cheering, such wild ex
cemsn, as seized the throsts arms, or caps Of til.
-four five hundred sailors Of the gunboats can be
'mAgineo After the surrender, which was made 70
fAg-oheer FoOte by Gen. Lloyd Tilgbman,
who defended his fort in most determined manner,
we found thai toe rebel infantry encampod outside
the fort, numbering 1000 or 1000, had cut and run,
leaving the rebel artillery company in command Of
The fort.
The fort mounted IL guns most Of them 81 and 81
Founders, one being magnifcen, lO.inob CoJpnbisd
Oar shots dismonnted two of their guns, driving tbe
enemy into the embrasures One Of their ,sed %
Founders burst during the engagement. woundioo
one Of their gunneIs. The rebels claimed 70 h.v.
but II effective guns, worked by 81 men-,bs
pumber all told, of our prisoners. They lost five
Killed., and ten badly wounded. The infantry left
sy@yAiDg in their Ash:. A vss. deal Of plumber