The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-02-22
THE LATEST NEWS.


the Iih inst. giving foil and interesting
particulars VI the recent movements Of
The enemy UP the Tennessee rlver, the
capture = Fort Henry, and the official
dispatch Of Commodore Foote, eomman-
der Of the Federal fleet, to Secretary
Wellcs, Of the Navy Department, coo
ruboraiiug the ;elcgraphlc accounts.
The following is the dispatch TO the
Cincinnati Gazette, dated Cairo, Feb. 7:
Yesterday at $50 Z NJ. a feet Of four
gun. boats the Cincinnati, St Louis, Ca
roudclct, and Essex with the Tyler, Con
eStoga, and Lexington, bringing mp the
rear, advanced boldly against the rebel
works at Fort Henry. going TO the right
lt Panther Creek Island
Immediately above. and on the east
shore u the river stands the iortihca-
tons. Keeping out II range Of the
guns II the fort, W, steamed up until
We bad reached the head Of the Island,
within mile of the enemy Then pass
INK the Island ia full yic~ Of the rebel
guns, VIC steadily advanced with every
man at quarters, and every ear strained
% catch the flag ofliccr's signal gun for
the commencement If the action.
The four boats leading the attack, ad
vauccd for half hour steadily The
fight ragged furiously, the fcrt firing shot
and shell with vigor. and when wc APP
preached within one hundred yards Of
the works. the Essex became disabled
and dritcd down
The fort was surrendered az forty
minutes past one, by Gen Tilghman, TO
Com Fu1tc, after having been defended
DO the most determined manner
Tie Confederate infantry crossed over
to Fort DoucIsou 5000 strong
Two guns IN the works were disman.
lied by oar Ere, and one thirty two rititd
piece burst
Filfyfour men surrendered, and five
were killed, and ten wounded, in the
fort
The Confederate infantry, in their re.
treat, abandoned everything except their
arms
The flag boat Cincinnati received 80
shots One bali passed through the
boilers Of the Essex, and the escaping
steam scaldcd Capt Porter, seriously
iuiusiug him, killing nine and wouudmg
seventeen,
Pilots Ford and Mcbride were killed
Many sailors jumped overheard and
were drowned ) + Brttou. aid e.
Porter had bis head shot of \ de.
tachment az nm Indiana regiment, taken
OBJ board ibr Essex before the fight
commenced lost nine men
Other dispatches state that tbirty.two
were scaldcd o. death on the Essex, the
Commodore was scaldcd. and that many
were severely injured Taken in con.
nection with the killed and wounded on
the other boats, the aggregate Federal
loss is fully 100
A courier from Paducah to-day re.
ports that boats are daily arriving
with troop, g, be- sent mp the Tennessee
river and that fourteen have gone to.
wards Font DHucls0u, On she Cumberland
Heavy firing was heard ia that direction
when the courier left
G,u Tilghmau aud his men are closely
confined al Padurah
CoRlSTH. Miss, Frb'y IL Everything
is quiet here. Col, Chambers has been
ulaicd 10 assume command Of Ms own,
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