, 1862-02-20
From our OWL Reportcr-1

VI ECatIa1 Adh.aiIJ W1uQa aEUuua Tue DToW Oh
Donelson. a battery Of artillery comes in
and takes easy position near the newly made
embanhment. There arc two white flags
above the foTt, and now third is raiscd-the
old beloved flag for whose honor hundreds Of :.
brave men, yesterday ut this hour, gave up
their lives From all around-from the land,
on our own boat, from the newly arrived rcgi-
mont On the Champion steamer, from tue cav
airy, the artillery, and infantry, there is wild,
long, continued, glorious hu11ah, and answer
cd by the cannon Of our ovid boat, and from
the artillery upon the heights above. It is
glorious monlent-a Sabbath morning which
will live in history. You 1nay be sure that
although believe in keeping Sunday, 1 kept
it On this occasion with hurraL.
The Uncle Sam proceeded up the stream to
Dover landing. Twas one Of the first to jump
on shore, and was not long in mingling with
the crowd Of rebels. Now dare say that
yon would ask, if 7 should sec you, how they
looked? Twill anticipate it by saying that
they looked rather .streaked, Us Hosea Biglow
would soy
cannot give you daguer1cotype Of the
scene. Running up tho bank, came upon q
squad Of soldiers shiye1ing by smouldc11ng
ire They we're dressed in grey pants, Of
negro cloth, with q strip Of black cotton
braid down the legs Their.coats we're frocks
If the same material a snuf1y brown-colored
with butternut bark. It was not a prcposses-
sing outfit. They wore slouched hats, They
showed that they had had a hard time Their
blankets were Of all sizes, shapes, materials
and conditions. Some had white cotton
blankets, with tho smallest possible mixture
u yool-whlte once, but painted Spa nish
brown By frequent contact with the mud.
Tlcir were old bed quilts, which their grand
mothers bad patched years ago-ncw bed
quilts, which in mistaken patriotism had been
given to the sinking cause, common Guernsey
cloth blankets, pieces Of cotton and wooden
earpeting, which had evidently been seized
upon in some store.
Just beyond was the commissary's depart
ment~ There were barrels Of flour, sides Of
bacon, and a tew barrels Of becf. Here F1ogd
took steamer and made his escape. Hero was
crowd of hungry strasgs1ers, who Ind been
left behind in tue flight, and who had conc
down from their reg iments to lrlp themselves
1c 4 breakfast
Some were cutting slices Of fat pork, which
were dcvourcd with relish, such as Dr.
kane's companions might have lad. Some
were lying ut full length on the sacks Of corn,
urmindfnl Of all that was going on around,
thinking, dare say, OF the peaceful homes
they had left, and Of the unexpected disaster
| which had oye1taken them. I could but pity
| the poor w1etches.
The Tennesseeans were more cheerful thsn
tie Mlssissipplans. I conversed with them
Ono said be WIS glad 1t was oEer. He didn't
care what became OF him, only he was glad he
had not got to fight any more. AMissisippian
wanted to know If Old Abe was m Abolition
lit. All wanted to know where they were TO
be sent
Passing up through the village, looked
into building in which the arms had been
deposited, which had been collected from the
people. Perhaps the Tower Of London may
contain like nondescript assortment, but no
other building. They were mostly condemned
arms. Many would be quite as fatal to him
who held 1t as to the enemy.
The village is little struggling place, Of
twenty or thirty houses, with brick court
house, and church which war has turned to
its Own nse. Everything was dilapidated. I
saw no attempts ut pilaging private dwellings.
| ! heard 10 insulting words from the Federal
troops. They were mingling freely with the
rebels and were in friendly chat over the fierce
fight Of Saturday, each telling how the bullets
*histled and what they would have done, etc.
Desiring to obtain . correct ricw ofthe fort.
CATIONS, proceeded in the direction Of the
tort 1t is situated on the West side of the
11ver, about onc-haH mile North, or down
stream from Dover landing. About sixty 1ods
from the landing a ridge comes down to the
river. There is room enough between the
ridge and the river for carriage way. The
ridge is narrow and about flfty feet high Al
its northern base little creek, crooked as ;
stzTont, comes down from tho West, Cross
ing it on a log, passing through an orchard and
a corn field, I came to the southern base O
the ridge, on which stands the Fort. Tht
hill, or ridge, is not bluff, AZ Jon mightsup
pose, hut comes down with slops
to the river bank. Climbing i
through the mud, I reached the fertilization
At The angle' nearest the river plank va:
thrown across the ditch, enabling nc to rcacl
the inside Commencing At the angle made
measurements sufficient to determine 1t.
general outline. There vas . manifest at
tempt On tho part Of the engineer Tho p1anei
it 10 zee what could be done in angles.
counted more than thirty. There WAS nothin:
| 10 tie uasu:e Of the ground 10 detnaud such ,