The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-14
VOLUME XIII. NO. 7.

Not man finches, and with cheer upon
cheer, sent shot and shell among the enemy.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF FLAG OFFICER FOOT.
Secretary Welles has received the follow
ing dispatch
United States flag ship Cincinnati off Fort
Horny, Tepnesseo River February 9Th, 1852:
The gun boats under nv command. tho
Essex, Commander Porter i; the Carondolet,
Commander Walker; the Cincinnati, Com.
manGer Sternbol; the St. Louis, Lieut.,
Commanding, Paulding; the Conestoga,
Lieut.. Commanding Phelps; the Tyler,
Lieut.. Commanding Givon, and tho Lexng-
ton, Lieut.. Commanding Shock, after q
severe and rapid fire Of an hour and quar-,
ter, have captured Fort Henry, and taken
Con. Lloyd Tilghman and his staff, and
sixty mon as prisoners. The surrender to
the gun-boats was unconditional, as we kept
an open fro upon tho enemy until their flag
was struck. About half an hour after tho
surrender. ] handed tho fort and prisoners
over to Gen. Grant, commanding the army,
on his arrival at tho foIss. The ESSEX had
two shots in her beilor afler Sighting nTOss
effectively two thirds of the time, md was
Obliged to drop down tho river. | hear
that several of her men wore scalded to
death, including two pilots. She, with the
other gun boats, officers aud men, fought
with the greatest galaEtry. Tho Cnen,
natl received thirty shots, and had one man
killed and eight wounded, two seriously.
The fort, with twenty guns and seventeen
mortars, was defended by Gen. Tilghman
with the most determined galantry. I will
write as soon as possible. have sent Lieu
tonant Commanding Phelps and three gun
boats up after the rebel gun boats.
| Signed, A. H. FOOT, Flag Officer.
ST.. Louis. Feb. 1l.-A special dis
patch from Cairo to the Democrat says
Com. Foote has just received dispatches
! from Capt. Phelps, of the gunb oal Cones =
toga, announcing the return Of the gun
boat expedition up the Tennessee River.
after capturing new rebel gunboat. and
destroying all other rebel boats in the
river as far as Florence, Ala.
The Republicans Fort Henry dispatch
says that portion Of the army encamped
near the river has been moved two miles
farther back, with all their batteries, from
which point the roads are good, and
speedy advance can be made when de-
sired. Two more regiments arrived to-
day, and two steamers laden with troops
are just coming in sight
The enemy at Fort Donaldson is being
rapidly reinforced, and prisoners say they
think they can hold the position. Trees
are being feled Two miles around the
Fort by gangs OF negroes.
Gen. Pillow commands there with 1000
men, embracing some Of the best ariIler-
lists from Columbus. There are two
small forts and three camps several hum
dred yards from the main fort, and prts-
ent appearances indicate that the coming
battle will be much mole desperate than
that at Fort Henry.
CINcINNATI, Feb. ia special dis
patch 10 the Gazette from Cairo saws
Federal officers from Fort Donelson this
morning report that Gen. Grant has sur
rounded the Fort with seven batteries Of
artillery, and that the Fort will lie shelled
or surrendered to-day or 10 morrow
There are 5000 rebels in the Fort.
LoUIsvILLE, Feb. 1.-Two persons
just arrived report that the rebels are
evacuating Bowling Green with indica-
lions of their proceeding towards Nash
vile.