New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-14

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B-Massziu D-DrsweIidge
The fertilization is a common bastion fort. with
nine baslious, and inclosing three and hcLf oera
rittip tie ramparts. The trench is twelve feel
wide and seven feet deep, making the top Of the
paraper which is fourteen feet high twenty-one fees
above the bottom Of the ditch The slope i. twelve
feet thick at the tor. The labor Of building the
fort and digging the riAe-pile outside, which are
more than three and kGlf miles in i,ngfh, wa
nearly ali performed b. the soldiers, and must 30
seen to realize the immense amount OF work they
bave done. The ditch on one side is not quite con-
peted aud wheelbarrows and spades, half shattered
by our SHELLS are still flying abou, in prcfa-ion.
The following is the armament of tie fort;
lo.iach Columoiad lie pOundsrl. smooth bore.
9i.rou dsg. ritrd
n r2.po, Ter. smooth bofs -
l23-pou"dsr. siege gun.
u oladeIs, upon siege csfrtAseG
The guns are mounted valousy, on siege, tarbs;x
aud ciSemate carlidges Eleven OF them bore upon
our yunboas. The Quartermaster, commssary and
ordnance departments are all well supplied. Tbs
magazines contained Great amount Of ammunition,
sufficient ordeiense against long siege. Among the
ordnance sicres are number of old United states
artillery sabcrs, and knives Of Southern manufacture
with blades often from 10 to u inches 10 length,
made Of files and scy!hes. encased in sheahs Of com.
mon cowhide. The pistols are nearly sll Old and
single barreled; modern reyoyers very scarce,
and think not more tLan half dozen have been
found in t5e fort and all the Rebel camps. The
camps on both sides o. the river scattered over
nearly 600 acres.
NAMES OF THE PRISONERS.
The prisoners who surrendered with the fort are:
| Actin, MJsrGcusral Lloyd Tishman, Commanding the
N" Aired VOORHEES,. Bnrsie Surgeon.
Dr. William Horton Surgeon 1915 Tennessee REGIMENT
Capt. Miller. Enripeer Corps. Acting Aii-dsC.mp
Capt Harden. Engineer Corps, Aeiils Aid-le-Csmp.
Capt John MeLa.ghn, ouAteraas.eT l0 reare.see Fec
csp Or Chisf Of Artillery and cOuaand.n,a
the Fort
Lieut. r. J. Weller. Artillery Corpa
Lieut. W. o. Watts Atilesy Corps.
Lieut. q. n. q. Jones. Artillery CORPS
FiGy three priSses, mailing Up the garrison
TIE REBEL CoMMANDANr's ACCOUNT OF TIE
COMMANDMENT
Capt. Taylor, the Chief Of Artillery. Is young
Tenuesseean, formerly Of the u. S Navy. lie in'
forms ne that the first intimation they hhd Oh any
design 10 attack Fort Henry WAS gwen oy the aP'
pearance ol our gun-boas, AS they came 10 sgu' w
Tuesday, and threw in few experimental sho"'
After that learning that our troops had landed iow
miles below, he was in hourly expectation OF 0oIa'
barIneat, and kept his men on duty during tas
whole of last night. To-day, when the attack Pc
pn. he directed bic guns principally al the has ship
n, bo could easily distinguish Commodore Foote's
ensign flying fom her. This accounts for the srea
number of shots which struck the Cincinnati.
Aft,r firing the sixth round Captain Tay lors rinea
2i-pounder exploded, stunning aud disabling e'ey
man near her. Shortly after one of our shots strae.
the parapet and exploded hs lO-inch co'nuoiA',
the only large gun he had, filling her with mud al.
rendering it impossible to work her. Next a sDo,
cut through the wheel OF S2-pounder, and shsness
her AZ she could not sftsrward be brought f0r~aS