Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-18
5 A V A NNAH TAKEN
OUR VICTORY COMPLETE.
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FORENOON DISPATCHES.
IN TIE CUMBERLAND RIVER.

Near Fl. Donne!.on, Feb IA NJ
Firing commenced again 1t da,ybreak, ani con
tiaued, at intervals, al day long. Up to 4o'coek.
No noverDen. or assault by tho land force had
been made.
Night before las. an attemp. was made by TIE
Rebels to take Tayors battery Of Light Artillery,
bu. they were repulsed by two regiments, and
driven back beyoni their intrench mcnts. Our
loss in wounded is con.ide rabe but not more than
three or four are dangerously wounded.
Six gunboe's arrived yesterday, and CONNIE need
an attack On the fort at . p. II. The firing Wis
very rapid and severe, and lasted one hour and
twenty minutes when oar guuboats fell back,
he four iroa-clad boats went within 80 wards
were either dsmounied or sicnced.
The FIRST shot fired from the Louisville dis
mounted the Rebels l2s p.un,c-.
The Louisville received fifty seven shots, two
| of which took eaect-one striking the starboa I'd
side Of her deck, and passing through the length
OF the beat, killed three men, and broke her ,ler
rope, shert distance from the pilot-house
The rope was then managed By some Of the
hands, when she'll f'on the Taylor, which lay
some distance a.tern, burst over the Louisville.
scattering the men 8; the tier rope, and SO IN uch
disabled the steering tackle, that the boat wa )
compelled to drop as,ern. One shot struck the
Pit'sbu!s in the bow, AMI stove an immense hole
in her which CAUSED her % draw cut of the ac-
ton The leak has been stopped
! One shot that stracl the plot house Of the ST.
Louis passed through between the pilots legs
without niurin; him. All the boats more or less
, I'M ured-none bat the Louisville seriously. She
hal killed and wounded TIE gun boats will
no. be in condition to renew their attack before
TO morrow. In consequence o' the height Of III .
bluffs on which their fortifcations are buit, our
shot canno, have as much effect On them as those
of IT. Henry, therefore it will take a much longer
time to reduce this fort.
| The rebels have rased the black hag. Il can be
seen hying from the bank sh 1rt distance above
here. leave for the Column again.
TigLD-FT DosaLrsoN l5.
| The tigh; wing u our force before IT ID. com
menced storming aboCt noon End havo taken the
right wing of the enemy's foTti1ca,ions, owe,
which our f NJ. floats in triumph. Tie oEpos
ing forces are now anos. breast 10 breast ready to
open the work q death upon each ether. We
have lost . T.. Caorels one 1t Col Smith 4.tt
lll-2 Coils wounded. Tie 18th fought like tigers
and is badly Gu. up Loss on both siles pretty se
we're Sshwarzs battery captured by the rebels .hi:
morning has been retaken.
/ CHICAGO, Feb. L.
CHI ELDRlDGE Fort Done.son, with 1900
men, and Gems. Pillow, Buckner, and Johnston ar,
ours. TREBLE.
FoET MONROE, Feb. Is.
By flag Of truce 10 -Gay,we learn that FL Don
elson surrendered to Gen Gran. yesterday. Gems
Pillow, Floyd, johnson and Buckne- were taken
with 1900 other prisoners. We are al:o in
formed that fghting has been going on near Sa
vannah, and that tha, city has probably bee
captured.
Sr. LoUis Feb. II.
Further official advices from Fort Doneson sa
General Floyd escaped during the night. The ere
traitor and coward.
The rebels are known TO have had thirty thou
sand troops. fifteen thousand Of whom are ou
J prisoners. Five Thousand escaped, and the bal
ance are reported killed, wounded, or o,herWis
disabled.
+ Our loss is rot stated, but the slaughter in ou
!, ranks is mentioned ss terribly severe.
Dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Haeci
, announce the Surrender Of Fort Donelson, wi:
900 prisoners, including johnson, Pillow al
: Buckner.
The casualties on the gun-boats at Fl. Done
son, are as follows ST. Louis three killed, nclut
ing p. r. Riley, Of Cincinnati, and two wounds
/. among them nriyate Kendall, slightly.