Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-02-13

Commander Walker, the Cincinnati, Command
err Stombell the st Louis, Lieut. Com pauld-
ing, the Conestoga, Lieut. Phelps, the Taylor.
Lieut. Gwin, and the Lexington, Lieut. Shirk,
after q severe and rapid fire of an hour and a
quarter, have captured Fort Henry. We have
taken Gen Lloyd Tilghman and his staff, with
sixty men, prisoners. The surrender to the
gunboats was unconditional, as we kept an open
fire upon them until their flag was struck. In
half an hour after the surrender handed the
fort and prisoners over to Gen Grant, com
handing the army, on his arrival at the fort in
force. The Essex had. shot in her boilers,
after fighting most efFectually for two-thirds of
the action, and was obliged to drop down the
river | hear that several of her men were
scalded to death, including the two pilots.
one, with the other gunboats, officers and men
fought with the greatest gallantry. The Gin
cinnali receiver 81 shot, and had man killed
and wounded, seriously. The fort, with 20
guns and II mortars, was defended by Gen
lllghman with the most determined galantry.
| will write as soon as possible. have sent
Lieut. Phillips and three gunboats after the
rebel guuboats. A. II. FooTE, Flag Officer.
The re1els considered Fort Henry almost
impregnable. The Memphis Appeal of the 31st
ut. said that the troops in that fort and in
Fort Donaldson, on the Cumberland river, were
adequate TO resist any attack from the enemy.
Fort Henry was constructed mainly to prevent
the advance of the federal army on the rear of
Columbus, wnc both this and Fort donaldson
on the Cumberland were also intended to pre-
vent the turning Of the left flank of the rebel
army at Bowling Green.
Commodore Andrew ii. Foote, who so gal
lantly led the gunboats in the action at Fort
| Henry, is native of Connecticut, and entered
the service from that state in 1922. Since that
time he has been continually in service, making
the whole time of his naval career extend over
forty years. lie is still, however full of the
fire and vim of youth, and is one of the best
specimens of the old sea dogs in America.
Commodore Foote is an afiable gentleman, and
as will be seen by his reply to the rebel rilgh-
man, never surrenders. Capt Porter, of the
gunboat Essex, who is reported as badly scald-
ed by the bursting of his boats boiler. is a
native of Louisiana, but entered the navy from
Massachusetts, in 1928. He is a son of the re-
nowned Commodore Porter who figured so
prominently in the war of 1912. He has been
80 years in the service, and has seen twelve
years sea duty
Gen Tilghman, the rebel commander who,
surrendered Fort Henry, is a native of Mary
land entered West Point as a cadet in 1881
was made brevet second lieutenant in the first
Dragons in 1886, but shortly after resigned,
and became division engineer on the Baltimore
and Susquehanna railroad, and afterwards on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. In the Next
can war he re-entered the service as volunteer
adde-camp to Colonel Twggs. On the break
inn out of the war he acting as railroad en-
gineer, but Joined the rebels like so many other
southern men educated at the public expense
l The western gunboats, which have been con-
demned and praised by turns for the last three
or four months, have proved themselves equal
to their work. 1t was no joke to attack at close
quarters fort armed with thirty-two. forty-two
and sixty-eight Founders, and when we read
that the enemy had, in addition, a one hundred
and twenty-five FOUNDER Columbiad, we cease
!, to wonder at the security in which they awaited
the attack. The correspondent of Cincinnati
paper relates that Commodore Foote pushed
! his vessels up constantly closer to the rebel
guns-crowding his own ship into the very teeth
of the enemy's battery. He meant to get close
enough to hurt his antagonist, and he was not
careful what might befall himself in the effort
Skill, doubtless had its share in gaining the
Z victory. but pluck and determination. and bull
, dog tenacity had also great share.
+ The Mortar Fleet Moving.
d Vessels of Col Porters mortar feet leave
d New York almost daily. Nobody knows their
e destination. One of the rot improbable CUES
: ses is that they will visit Charleston and assist
|, in restoring the national flag to dishonored
d Sumter. The vessels, which are mostly schoon
Is ers of two or three hundred tons burden, mum.
d Der twenty in all. The side wheel steam
gunboat Octoraro is to be the flagship of thC
l. hotia. Instructions to be observed in time o
l, attack have been transmitted by government
is TO the officers of the fleet and a convenient cod
It of signals has been adopted. The heavy NOR
: tars were cast at Pittsburgh and have an aver
: | o'frht Of rbo Il
IS ameter of the bore is 10 inches, and the deptl
e 80 inches, with a thickness of metal around il
&c of 10 inches. The diameter of the trunions il
TT 10 inches, and the complete length of the NOR
1t tar 80 inches. They may be used alike on Sc,
t. or land, and are elevated or depressed by mean
I'd of projections on the breech. 1t is stated tina
n accurate firing may be made at distance O
m - miles The bombshells TO be used weigh
lie untitled 200 pounds each, and when filed al
II addt ona weight of y pounds is given. Abou
lie 5000 of these missiles have been manufacture
I'd for the feet. Each vessel has also been pro
It, vidcd with two 32-pounders, weighing $40
a pounds. They are smooth bore and throw soil
I'd shot and shell.
y Arrest of General Stone.
hi Brigadier General Charles p Stone, was az
10 rested at Washington at . O'Clock Sunda
n morning, by guard under the immediate com
IS mand of Gen. Sykes of the provost marshal
n force, and started for Fort Lafayette by tn
TO afternoon train the same day. The followin
d. is the substance of the charges against him -
=" First Misbehavior at the battle OF Balls Bluff
lv second, holding correspondence with the enc
,e my before and since the battle of Balls Bluff
Ia and receiving visits from rebel officers in hi
ny camp third, treacherously suffering the enem
no to build fort and erecting works since the bal
40 tie of Balls Bluff, under his guns without mo
er lestation fourth. for a treacherous design c
,s leading his force to capture and destruction b.
no the enemy, under pretense OF orders for
liz movement from the commanding general, whic
nd had rot been given. A court martial will
all speedily ordered.
er So
of LORD LYONS lIoNoRED WITH THE CRos
nd OF THE ORDER OF BATn.-Thc last steame
lis brought letters from the English governmer