, 1862-02-08
1Dispatches to the Evening journal ]

FORT HENRY, fcD o-tAe i'1A1 tvATss Ga - |
sec, left Camp Halleck ut two O'CLOCK tnls
morning. The land force under Gen. Wallace,
on the west side Of the river, started at me
same time. The gunboats all got under ~eign
cf channcl lu west &c Of PantheF Elfnd. Action WAS
commenced at 1885, hJ the flagship Clneine
NATL, tue fleet being at t1lat time at the head OF
The island The Carondelet followed Inc
ST. Louis at 1886 fired two forward 11es: eor o
intern1ission until lao, when the rebels struck
their colora General Tilghman surrendered
to Flag Officer Footc. The Adtutant, ,General
and tic officers in command Of the batteries
The rebel infl1,try had run early in the fight.
! Our gunboats took seventeen large guns,
| 4 large humber Of nlnskets, q large amount OF
ammunition, and all their tents and camp
+ eguipage.
epT1EE The Essex was disabled By shot through
her boiler The two pilots were scalded to
death. Capt. Pratt, master's mate Of the cln-
cinnati, will lose his leg.
CA1Ro, February IL arrived from Fort
Henry OF, the gunboat st. Louis tins morning.
We left tile Fort ut 9 o clock last night.
Onr euuboats took one 12S-ponndcr, one y
riIed as.ponndcr, ten 3:poundcrs, one p
siege gun, two l2-pounders' one o-pounoer
caissson in the Fort
rifed shell vas fired directly into the mnz-
zlc OF the Responder. Seven guns "eIe ols-
natl seven struck the st. Louis, and fourteen
sA!GI Tic Cincinnati, Carondclet and st. Louis;
, were within three hundred yards Of the rroei
batteries when the flag was hauled down. IT.,
On the st. Louis no one was l11urca. LIZ ;
!; st. Louis is as good as new. She hrcu Is9
, SLOTS during tl1e engagement; 50 fivc-second
rinr finch SHELLS, weighing 50 pounds lS ten
I second ditto;2 hftecn-second dlt1o - IT, ~:
- second aud ten-secOnd S-lnch shells. !1t
q Cincinnati fired 1856 Shots The Essex hEed D
Tie Essex was disabled by round sho
> that entered q forward post, passing through
heavy bnllwark into her boiler: 94e % reRot. |}ote
d s6 killed, wounded, and missing. Her plots
r, Mareh Ford, Of Pittsburgh, and jas: McBEid
;, ef Cinciunati, we're scaldcd and died.
Capt. Porter's clerk, S. 3. Brltton, va
le killed q round shot taking off his head Tw
Of were killed on the CINCINNATI. Ihe sSc9I
m Master, Hewitt, lost leg, but Will pEooapi
Id Our prisoners are Brigadier General Lloy
m Tilcluian; Capt. q. L. Jones, OF hy., ACTIN
he Quartcr1naster: Capt. J; H HAyden' a4e Gn,c1
nc master: Mnjor ". L. McComieo, Assista'
q Adiutant General; Capt. Jesse Taylor, 60 Go1
manilipg garrison; Licuts. J. Ormsley, Mat
ID, and Fred. J. Weller, and Capt. e. L. H.
he Jones; and sixty priSates; iSate eonnders and fl
nd rifed field-pieces were recovered that III
'ur been taken into the woods. NV -
The Lexington and Conestoga went up !
river. Il was supposed to destroy the brld
q Of 1he ClaISsyil1e and Memphis Railroad l.
:" p night. +,,o -;v
hos eantnrrd the whole camp equipagc Of t
u. regiments, and as was believed, number
r.+- prisoners
ca- tho an0Dvement It WIS most terrific
IN. nonude. nor Tic gnns were well served; saw W.
,n dead rebels Their loss could rot Be BE-: asS
ds- famed, the dead having been taken away:
mas scene inside Of the rebel Entertainments
~ terrible. In three rows Of their log barEa' =
!. not one escaped, shot and shell having Il
lsee' ever, thing to splinters. <oas,
ard. On the Cincinnati one was killed, +. Cassf
egi- of St. GATHERINGS; eight Tounded, one
fore whom, VIM. Lakeu1an, Will die. Capt Il
ers, ny Gnr land forces on the east side Of the Il
ono encamped at Fort Henry last night.