The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-02-14
Esy Telegraph.
[From the Agents OF the Associated Press.1
Highly Important war News.
SURRENDER OF FORT HENRY.
Hsy telegraph.
Gen. Tilghman and Staff Taken Prisoners

Yesterday about noon brief .elegl apic dis
patch was received that Fort Henry, on the
Tennessee river, had, after an engagement of
over an hour, surrendered to the Federal expr-
diiion which recently sailed from Caifo.-Lasl
night we received, through the Associated
Press, the subjoined dispatches, giving some
highly interesting details. 1t will be seen that
General Lloyd Tilghman, formerly OF this city,
who had the command oil the FORT is prisoner
of war, " ltb his staff and 60 men:
Particulars of the fgM-Two Rebel Generals
and Three other Officers, Nth 100 Privates,
Nude Prisoners-Ihe Memphis and Ohio
Railroad Bridge taken Possession Of.
CAIRO, Feb. 7th.-Fort Henry, on the Ten
nessee river, surrendered yesterday at two
o'clock, after determined resistance. The
fight lasted one hour and twenty minutes, and
was conducted on our part by the gunboais
Cincinnati, Essex and st. Louis. The CIpcin-
natl fred 1875 rounds, and received 3FShois
from the rebel guns, hut had only one matt kill
ed. The St. Louis fired l 10 rounds and receiv-
ed no damage.
The Essex was disabled al the tenth round BY
oall striking her boiler. BY this occurrence
she had 80 men killed, being scalded to death
w Hu tfS uOt wafer dHu eoNuPihS ot'o
Capt. Porter was badly scalded, but not dan
gerously so.
Two rebel generals, one colonel and two
captains. and 100 prlvaes were taken prso-
ners.
The Tort mounted seventeen guns
Our land forces did not reach the scene OF
action for two hours after the surrender.
The Memphis and Ohio railroad bridge, fiji
teen miles above the fort, has been taken pos
session OF by our troops.
Interesting Particulars of the fght-IHe Sur
render Of the Fort.
CINclNNATI, geb THE Gazette and Com
mercial Cairo correspondents give the follow
ing interesting account Of the bombardment and
capture OF Fort Henry.
Yesterday, at l2 o'clock 80 minutes p. m.
the gunboats Cincinnati, St. Louis, Carondelet
and Essex, the Tyler, Conestoga and L"xing-
ton bringing up the rear, advanced boldly a
gainsl the rebel works, gong TO the right of
Painter Greek Island, immedlatly above which,
IN the east side of the river, stand the fortli-
cations. Keeping on, of range Til at head of
the island and within mile OF the enemy, and
then passing the island in full view Of the rcb'
el guns, we steadily advanced, every man be-
ing at quarters.
Every ear was strained to catch The flag of
6ce:'s signal gun for the commencement of The
action.
Our line OF battle was on the left, the St.
Louis Eext the Carondelet, next the Cincinnati,
(ior the time being the fag-ship, and having on
board flag officer FoSe,) and next the Essex.
We advanced in line--tte Cincinnati a
boats length ahead, when at 1880 the Cincin-
natl opered the ball, and Immediately the three
accompanying boats followed the example, and
the enemy, no ways backward, gave an admir-
able response.
The fight ragged furiously for half an hour,
hut we steadily advanced toward the enemy,
receiving the returning storms of SHOT and she'll,
when, getting within 800 yards of the enemy's
works, we came 10 stand, and poured into
them right and left.
In the meantime the Essex had been disa-
bled and drifed away from the scene of action,
leaving the Cincinnati, Carondelet and ST. Lou
is alone engaged.
AT precisely forty minutes past one O'Clock
the enemy struck their coors, and such cheer
ing and such wild excitement as sci zed The
throats, arms and caps of the four or five
hundred sailors of the gun5oats can't be imagin-
ed, much less described.
After the surrender--whch was made 10
Com. Foote oy Gen. Tilghman, who defended
his fort in the most determined manner-we
found that the rebel infantry encamped outside
o. the Fort, nun berng four or five thousand
men, had cut and run, leaving only an artillery
in command Of the fort
They mounted seventeen guns, mostly 80 and
1-pounders-one being magnificent i0-inch
Columtiad.