The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-02-14
WAR NEWS.
WAR NEWS.
Capture Of Fort Henry.
FULL DETAIL
REBELS RIGHT ENED.
Over 81, 100000 ofProperty Taken
THE EXPEDITION GOES FORWARD
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Over 81, 100000 ofProperty Taken
TIE EXPEDITION GOES FORWARD.

Special despatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
Fort HENRY, Tenn, Feb. 7, P. M.,)
va Raducah, Feb. 8.
The Stars and Stripes have foated
proudly over these rebel fortifcations since
three clock yesterday P. NJ. A contest,
mainly with the gunboats, of about one
hours duration, gave us one of the most
complete and signal victories in the annals
of the world S warfare. About ten o'clock
in the morning, the time / sent the last
despatch, all things being in readiness,
the land forces on both sides of the river,
began to moye-Mc Clernand's division on
the east side of the river, and those un-
der Generals Smith and Wallace on the
west side. After the land forces had
got under way, about IL O'Clock the gun
boats Essex, St. Louis, Carondolet and
Cincinnati, the iron clad Lexington, the
Connestoga and Taylor moved up stream
The four first named formed in line near
the fort, and at O'Clock, P. M. precisely
the ball was opened by the gun-boat Es-
sex, when a succession of firing was kept
up for about an hour and quarter. When
all was again silent the Confederate flag
was hauled down-the fort had surren-
dered. From this time precipitate flight
of the enemy commenced, until the fort
and its dependencies and camps were en-
tirely abandoned the rebels leaving eve
thing behind them in their fight.
From appearances, the troops were
about eating dinner, abandoning their
quarters without removing thing. Thou
sands of shotguns and all their camp
equipments, clothing-in fact, every thing
connected with an extensive camp, fell
into our hands. Our gunboats silenced
seven of their immense guns in fifty min
utes. Near the close of the engagement
the Essex received shot in her bows,
which passed through her boilers, killing
Mr.. Britton, Aid to Captain Porter, and
scalding to death Messers Mcbride and
Ford, the pilots. The number of killed
and wounded on the gunboats was 3D.
Five or six of this number were lost by
jumping overheard. Captain Porter was
seriously but not mortally injured, by be-
ing scalded by the steam from the boilers.
Six others comprize the loss ON the gum
boats. The number of mounted guns on
the Notifications captured is sixteen. We
also Cook DaItery Oh SIX pieces OF nylnS
artillery. The latter was taken by Major
Mccullough, Of Colonel Dickey's Fourth
Cavalry, on the road to Dover. Colonel
Dickey, learning that the rebels had taken
flight, despatched Major Mccullough on
the road leading from Fort Donelson to
Dover, with two companies of cavalry.
He overlook them some six miles from
Fort Henry. They abandoned the guns
upon his approach. We have not lost
more than half dozen of the land SOL
diers, if so many. There was no fighting
on the part of our land forces, except that
of firing on the fleeing foe. Among the
prisoners taken-numbering about sixty
is Brigadier General Tilghman, command
ing, and Captain Taylor. Colonel John
A. Logan took eigth guns and thirty three
prisoners late last night.