The New York herald., 1862-02-12
OUR c AFRO CORRESPONDENCE.


The Capture of Fbr Hewy-Disrosition Of the Mlitary
and Nacal Forces Prior to the BaaIe-A Skirmish wlh
Rebel Cardhy--Dlcgroph Communication Cut of Be-
f,ceen Forts Henry and Donelon-The Decentralization Of
General Smiths and General Wdllace's BTgades-A
Thunder Storm Interpenes-7he Order 10 koce-Fbrt
Commencement Of the Baae-The G,.nboas Under
F1e-The Rebd Flag Hauled Do,cn, de-, dc.
After the landing of tho troops composing the nrst and
second brgades OF General McClsnand's division the
eastern shore Of the Tennessee at Camp Haeck, the
transports returned to Psducah to bring up General
Smiths brigade. Flag onaeer A. H. FoOte came up in
the afternoon tho Tyler, and took command Of the
feet. During Wednesday several scouting parties Of
cavalry sent out In different directions. Thirty
men under Captain Dollins attacked two hundred
rebel cavalry at outpost three miles north Of
Fort Henry Three rebels and Of were
killed, and the rebels driven into their ntrenchments
Another scouting party destroyed the telegraph which
connected Forts Henry and Donslson During that day
and the succeeding night General Smiths brgads-soms
thousand srong-and number Of regiments from
smithland, under General Wallace, arrived and were
dissmbarked the western side Of the river During
the night Of thunder showsss-son-
tnung until after six in the morning, with heavy fall
Of rain-rassd ths river some two feet, that The
streams on both sides OF the river very mueh swo
len. This very materially affected the movements %
the next day, seriously retarding the movements q
hc Geld and siege batteries.
Yesterday tho anxiously expected order 70 move
was issued. A. eight o'clock the advance Of NeCsr
nands nrst brigade Colonel Ogssby commanding, began
to move on side Of the river II consisted Of the
Eighth Illinois, Lieut. Colonel Rhodes; Eighteenth Illinois,
Colonel Lawler Twenty ninth Illinois, Colonel Rsardcn
Thireth Illinois, Lieutenant Colonel Dsanb; Ihirty-nrss
Illinois, Colonel John A. Logan; Schwartss battery, Of
four six FOUNDERS and twelve pound howzsrs Dress
rsba,tery six pound rifles, and sswarss, Delns
oarnetts and Carmichacs companies Of cavalry. Ths
brigade was soon after followed by the second brigade,
Colonel w. II. L. Wallace commanding, conssting Of the
Eleventh Illinois, Lieutenant Colonel Hart; Twentieth nli-
n0is Colonel Marsh Forty nth Illinois, Colonel Smith;
Forty eighth Illinois, Colonel Harnsy Tayors battery
four six FOUNDERS and two twelve poundsrs McAstsrs
battery three twenty pound siege guns tho Fourth
Illinois cavalry Colonel Kellogg and Company d, First
Missouri artillery, four twenty pound rarrott guns.
Al the time General smiths brigade (ths same,
with the addition Of the Seventh Illinois, Colonel Cook
that you published at the time Of the reconnaissance and
wallaces command from smithIand which sent
you last wesk) moved MP the right bank.
A. bafpast ten o'clock the gunboats sgnaled BY
Flag oncer A. II. Foote 70 get under way, and slowly
steamed up the river n the following orderThe gun
boat Cinsinnat nasshp thirteen guns, commanded by
r. N ssmbsi United states Navy, followed on the right
BY the ST. Louis, thirteen guns. Commander Lesnard
Paudne United States Navy csrondest, thirteen guns.
Commander Henry Wake, United States Navy; hssx'
sevon gums Commander VIM. D. Porter, United states
| Navy These boats are ron-clad. they were followed
by tho gunboat Conestoss, seven guns Lieutenant Com
mandng Phelps untcd states Navy; Lexington, seven
guns Lieutenant Commanding J. W. shirk, United States
| Sayy and Tyler, seven guns, Lieutenant Commanding
% I,,nrv h situated on The left bank Of the river q
noInt one and half miles above the hsad1of Panther
Island bend which tns river makes :, snas point 20
he eastern or channel Is for the greater part Of ts
length within sight Of the rebel guns while the approach
nv fbs western channel cover cd by the heavy timber
| os 1.-The island. Tho gurboais under good head Of
| steam, entered the western chanuel In tho order
before stated Pull and complete orders had been given
| by the nag officer TO each Of the Commanders, and
| they moved into and up the channel with the
| utmost precision and regularity But Q sport timo
before the cir was vocal with music q The dsrsht reg