Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-02-13
NEWS FROM CAIRO.
THE FORT HENRY VICTORY.
C1NcINNArI, Feb. I

The Gazette and Commercials Cairo
correspondents gives the following account
of the bombardment and capture of Fort
Henry.
Yesterday at II: 80 P. m, the gun
boats Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Corondolet,
and Essex, the Tyler Conestoga and Lex
ngton bringing up the rear, advanced bold
ly against the rebels, going TO the right Of
Painter Creek Island, and above which,
on the east shore of the river, stands the
fortifcation; and keeping out Of range till
at the head of the Island and within a
mile of the Fort, the Island being in full
view of the rebel guns, we boldly advanc-
ed, every man at his quarters to catch the
Flag Officers signal gun for the commence
ment of the action. Our line of battle was
on the left, the st, Louis next, the Char
lotte on the left of the Cincinnati, which
was for the time being the flagship, hav-
ing on board Commander A. H. Foot, and
next the Essex. We advanced in line,
the Cincinnati being boats length
ahead, when 12 80 the Cincinnati opened
the ball, and Immediately the accompany
ing boats followed suit. The enemy i'm
mediately gave admirable response and
the fight ragged furiously for half an hour.
We steadily advanced, receiving and re-
turning storms of shot and shell, when
getting within three hundred yards of the
enemv's works We came to stand and
poured ints them right and left, In the
meantime the Essex was disabled and was
drifted away from the scene of action, leav-
ing the Cincinnati, Carondolet and St.
Louis alone engaged.
At precisely forty minutes past one the
enemy struck his coiors; and such cheering
and wild excitement as seized the throats,
arms and caps of the four OF FIVE hundred
sailors, after the surrender, which was
made to Com. Foot by Gen Lloyd Ting
man, who defended the Fort in the most
determined manner.
The rebel infantry, four or five thousand
strong who were encamped outside the
Fort, had cut and run leaving the rebel
artillery in command of the Fort to their
fate.
The Fort mounted II guns, mostly 80
and 2t-pounders, one being ten inch
Columbiad.
Our shots dismounted two of their guns
and driving the enemy from their embras.
ures. One of their rifed 32-pounders burst
during the engagement, wounding one Ct
their gunners. The rebels claim to have
had but eleven effective guns worked by
IS men-lhe number, all told, of our pris
oners. They lest killed and 10 badly
wounded. The infantry left everything
in their flight. A vast deal of plunder has
fallen into our hands, including large
and valuable quantity Of ordinance stores
Gen. TIghman is pleased, and thinks ii
one of the most damaging blows of war
in surenGering to Flag Officer Foot
The rebel General remarks. 81 am glad
to surrender to so gallant an officer" Flag
Officer Foot replied, "You do perfectly
right sir, in surrendering, but you should
have blown my boats out OF the water be-
fore Fwould have surrendered to YOU" In
the engagement the Cincinnati was in tho
lead, and flying the Flag Officers Penant
was the chief mark. Flag Officer Foot
and Capt. Stembel crowded her defantly
into the teeth ofthe enemy's guns. She
got 81 shots some of them going complete.
Iy through her. The Essex was badly
crippled when about half through the fight
and crowding against the enemy, ball
went into her port side in the forward
port, through her heavy bukhead and
squarely through one of her boilers, the es-
Gaping stream scalding and killing several
of her crew. Captain Porter, his aid, s.
P. Briton and paymaster Lewis, were
standing in direct line of the balls pass
ing. Brtton being in the center of the
group, the shot struck him on top of the
head scattering his brains in every direc-
tion. A shot passed through the pilot
house, instantly killing pilot Fore and Nc
Bride; also some seamen, at the rush OF
steam jumped overheard and were drown
ed.
The Cincinnati had one man killed and
six wounded.
The Essex had six men killed, two off,
GERS and seventeen men wounded and five
missing.
No causalities on the St. Louis or Car
ondolet, though shot and shell fell upon
them like rain.
The St. Louis was commanded by Capt.
Leonard Paulding, who stood upon the
gun deck and fought the guns to the last
Not man finched, and with cheer upon
cheer, sent shot and shell among the enc
my.
The Finances.
New YORK, Feb. 8.
The Tribune's dispatch states that an
order has been issued to Commanders of
Divisions in Virginia, directing all sup
plies and baggage not needed for troops
on the march to be sent here and ware