The New York herald., 1862-02-17
Third Day.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10.

CAIRO, Feb. 16, 1862.
gentleman who lefs Fort ponelson yesterday after
noon at three o'clock and reached here this noon says
the fight had been going all day yesterday. III
right ,cig Of The ele'sys c1ifeatioas taken, and
tie Stars and Stripes floating them The
forces breast TO breast and the fight was 10 be
renewed.
The steamer Mnnehaha has arrived here from Fort
Doneson, having left fort at Eve O'Clock last even
ing, bringing the military mail and despatches snc
$50 Of the wounded to the hospital at Paducah-
The nght commenced on Thursday, and Friday and
Saturdays contest was desperate The Illinois Egh.
teenth suffered severely and the Iowa Seventh sustained
considerable oss Swartz's battery, which was taken
by the enemy recaptured by men. Two colones
were wounded and two killed Loss heavy On both SIDES
Tho upper fort taken at four O'Clock and the Union
flag is now floating it. Our troops behaved with
great gallantry.
The gunboats st. Louis, Louisville and Psburg were
disabled
Tho Ninnehaha met the mortar boats at Psdncab.
going up.
CHICAGO, Feb. le, 1862.
special despatch to the Chicago tribune, dated Cum
berland river, near Fort Donelson, 10TH says
The firing commenced again at daybreak, and con
tinued at intervals al day long Up to four O'Clock no
movement or assault by the land forces had been made
Night before last attempt was made by the rebels to
take Taylors battery of light artillery but they were re-
pulsed by two regiments and driven back beyond Their
ntrenchmens. Our loss in wounded 10 considerable bet
not more than three or four dangerously wounded
Six gunboats arrived yesterday, and commenced an
attack the fort at two O'Clock in the afternoon The
firing was very rapid and severe, and lasted ono hour
and twenty minutes, when gunboats fell back The
four iron clad within three hundred Yards Of
the fort. All the rebel river guns, excsp. sx, we're
either dismountsd or silenced.
The first shot fred from the gunbOat Louisville die
mounted the rebels l2s FOUNDER The Louisville receiv
ed yseven Shots two OF which took effect one s.rik.
ing tho sarboord side Of he. deck and passing through
tine entire lergh Of tho boat, killing three mon and
breaking her tller rope short distance from the pilot
house Tho rope was then managed by some Of the
hands, whom shell from the Tyler which lay some ds-
tance astsn burst over the Louisville scattering the
at the er rope, and much disabled her steering
tackle that the boat was compelled to drag astern
Shoe struck the Ptsburg in the bows and stove an
immense hole in her. which caused her dr out Of the
action. The leak, however, has been stopped.
shot struck the pilot house OF tho St. Louis passing
through between the pilots legs without inurng him.
All the boats or ess injured but none but the
Louisville seriously.
There were five killed and two wounded on the Louis
vile.
The gunboats " n not be N a conation TO renew the
attack before tomorrow morning.
In consequence Of the height Of the bluffs which tn.
rebel fortifeatons but, shots sannd have AZ
much efect on them as those at Fort Henry Il vii
therefore require much longer time reduce the for
The rebels have raised the black ay II can be seer
flying from the bank short distance above here
sr. LOUIS, Feb. lG 1862.
Dispatches received at headquarters say that all til,
gunboats pretty eIectuaily disabled excsp, enc
Commodore Foots wounded twice, but not fatally
Tho upper redoubt was taken by our troops. hi,
commands Fort Donelson, and Ge,aal Grant ;eleqrapa
hat he ,oould Dc able 10 capture dat fort day (Ssda}.
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