Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-20
The BoMBARpMESr OF FORT HENRY.

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About ten O'Clock Thursday morning. 9th ins..) The
ginboats started swy up the river the four iron clad
steamers leading abreast-the Essex Captain Porter,
on the right and the Ciaeinndt Commodore Foote on
| the Left .r
The three wooden boats also ranged themselves
abreast and followed half mile 90 the rear of the
others Bslore parting Flag Ofcer Foote ehook hands
with ALI bis officers ana with fss words of encourage.
ment hads them farewell
No one who utneased the denarturs of In, fact had
mnman,,. fasr NJ The rs,nItva were con6aent tbst
Fort Honry was doomed and that the bour Of reckoning
for ia reasonable defender was close At haLd And
an n nrovedin iust one bour and one minute from tho
time ba 6rot a of smoka and ,mss burst from, the
guns of the .e shin the traorous ~ of Fort Henry
1s In I'M, usi and ia ndars sre we'd in The works
or telpg for life amidst one of the most terrific storms
of iran hail that eyor fell upon rebel stronghold
Pie four boats moved up nlowly abreast keeping M
the west or high water channel Almost immediately
on nas,pp tho jover Ar of the island the boats and
frt were in each ober range but ON both sides an ON
uous silence was pressryedoa silence that betoksped
deadly intent on The part of the beeerens Oa swept
tho boaIs coming in full view of the long line of breast
work that lined tho east sbore-n full view of the black
muzzes Of the heavy guns which seemed watching the
approach of the gallant little 6set in ominous silence
in full view Of the flag which A.unted defsntly from
hi th staff Ia the centre of the works until ono could al
most sec down the huge bores Of tho guns the bright
straps Of the shells which seemed like eashes prevent
the deadly missiles from sprugng forth their work OF
dsstrucon-a and yet not trigger was pulled on either
aide ID
Lsss than mile separated the h,et and the tort ana
vet not q word was said. The rebels appeared to be
confidently anticipating the COZ fiict aud CROPPED like
around the guns with hnyards stretched they
waited for the Yankees 10 open the ball.
when about 600 yards from the FORT me oo.guns
OF The flagship poured their contents straight into the
fort and close after Il that the reports seemed almost
one the other hrce poured Ia their fire. and scarcely
had the smoke cleared from the muzze OF the pieces ere
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