, 1862-02-10
FROM FORT HEN RY.
DETAILS OF THE ACTION.
FOLLOWING UP THE FUGITIVEs.
Capture Of Flying Artillery.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
FoRr HENRY, January 7, 1862. /
VIA PADUcAH tho 8th.
ThcStars andStripes have tloated proudly oyer
these rebel Notifications since3 o clock ycster-
Gay afternoon, after 4 contest mainly with tic
gunboats, Of about ono hours duration, giy-
ing us one Of the most complete and signal
victories in the annals Of the worlds warfare.
About ten O'Clock in the morning, the time |
sent the last dispatch, all things being in rad
mess, the land forces On both sides Of the riy-
er began to move-McCl Clernaud's division on
the east side Of the river, and those under |
Generals Smith and Wallace on the west
side. After the land forces had
got under way, about twelve O'clock
the gun-boats Essex, st. Louis, Carondclet,
Cincinnati, and the iron-clad Lexington, Con-
sstoga, and Tyler, moved up stream, tic four
first named forming in line near the fort, and
at ono o'clock in the afternoon precisely, the
ball was opened by the gun.boat Essox, when
succession Of firing was kept up for ahont
an hour and quarter, when all was again 81
lent, The confederate flag Nass N!!asss then hauled
aoHn-the lori had surrendered. From which
time prceipitatc fight Of the enemy COM
nlencc1, until the fort and its defenders and
camps were entirely abandoned, the rebels
leaving everything behind them in their flight.
Your correspondent, in company Will. Mise
ner Of the Chicago Times, and Carson, with
MeClernand's division, were the first who
scaled the rifle pits Of the enemy to the rear
Of the fort. From appearances TIC troops
were about eating dinncr--abandoning their
quarters without removing thing. Tbeu-
sands Of shot guns, ali their camp equipments,
clothing, in fact everything connected with IN
! cxtansiiscc q; ansisc camp, t.l1 into our hands.
Our gunboats silcnccd seven Of their i'm
mensc guns in IS minutes Near the Giose 1t
t the engagement the Essex received i shot ia
her bows which passed through her boilers,
killing Mr.. Britton, MD to Capt. Porter, and
scalding to death MrBride and Ford, the pilots.
The number killed aud wounded on the gun.
boats was g. Five OF six Of this number were
lost by jumping overheard Capt. Porter was
seriously but not fatally injured By being
scalded By tho steam from the boilers. Six
others comprise tho loss anlong the ether gun.
| boats.
The number Of mounted guns Oh The forti
fications captured il sixteen, also blttery o1
six pieces Of flying artillery. The latter was
taken by Major Mccullough, Of Col. Dickey':
9Th Cavalry, on the road to Dover.
Col Dickey, learning the enemy had taker
flight, dispatched Major Mccullough Oh TIL
road leading from Fort Denelson to Dover
with two companies Of cavalry, hc oycrtakin:
them some six miles from Fort Henry, AMI
they abandoning the guns upon his approach
We have not lost more than i half 4 doZe1
of the land force, if so many. There was III
lighting On the part Of our land forces cxccp
that Of firing upon the fleeing foe.
Among the prisoners taken (so1nc sixty, i
Major General Tilghnan, commanding, au'
Captain Taylor.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Eve. Journal.
Ca,1o, Feb. S.-News 11s bren recelyc
: from Fort Henry mp to twelve o'clock ycstel
9av. The gunboats Conestcga and Tyler
= | which syerc up the Tennessee river when
! , left, had returned. They went mp some dis
; tanee towards the bridge Of tho Clarksvill
and Memphis Railroad, and reported th
} eaenly in considerable force north OF til
l bridge. 4 large land force was just startin
| frc,n the fort.
: General Snith has captured the te1sss an
1nnni1ion and camp eqnlraga of ten rcbt
| IeEHAeHt9 0Pl'HS4lC Wv tAVAAAe%aI11 1A4a@A-la
{ on The west side OF the river
t The following is 4 complete List Of the cas1
c allies on the Essex:
4 Sct.1dfd ana Dtad-Jamcs Mcbride. Ma-sha
j. Ford. Pilots: james CotIay. Jasper Rria:. Dav
r Wilson. seaman Killed by shots, B. Britta
- | masters mate
H1unded by Steam.-W. D. Porter, Commando
face and hands. slight Theodore T. Ferry. Isli'
c alaster, severely; A. D. Waterman, Captain
2 a1,crgEard; Henry Gunper and John Lance, Eir
l. men John Matthews. Captain Of gun No. 2. He
r. r. Reynolds. james BedaId: n Mccarthy, Geo.
lNichoIs Francis Wilson, Lailes-Denj. uarringto
!, +. White, Join Rogers, Henry Hogan, Thou
Mul1in. w. r Maxey. Tim snlltyan. John O'l1ar
/ IL, pl1i1Ins Il s En1a