New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-08
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has fallen into our bands including large and val.
liable quantity of ordnance stores.
Gen. Tlghman IL dsheartenea. He thinks II one
of tie most damaging blows Of the war; In sur
rendering to Flag Officer Foote, the rebel GeDera
remarked, 81 am glad TO surrender 70 40 gallant an
officer" Flag Officer Foote replied, lyon do per
fecty right, Sir, in surendeling but you should have
blown my boats oat Of the water before would
have surrendered to you
In the engagement the Cincinnati was In the lead
and flying the Flag Offers pennant, WAS the CHEF
mark. Flag Officer Foole and Captain s,embel
crowded hor defantly into the teeth Of the enemy
guns. She 20, 81 sho,s, come Of them going CON-
pletely through her. The Essex was badly crippled
when about half through the fight and orowdins
steadily sgains, the enemy A ball went into her
side forward port through her heavy bulshead, and
souarely through one Of her boilers, the escaping
steam .calding and killing several Of the crew Capt
Porter, his aid S. 2. Briton, jr. and Paymasier
Lewis were standing in direct line OF the balls
passing Mr.. Britton being in the center OF tie
group. A shot struck Mr.. Br,ton Oh the top OF hs
head scattering his braius in every direction. The
e.capr q steam went into the pilot house instantly
killing Me,sts. Ford and Bride pilots. Many OF tie
II soldiers a, the rush of s,esm jumped overheard aud
were drowned.
The Cincinnati had one killed and six wounded
The Essex had elk sesmen and two officers tled
4 seventeen men wounded and five missing. There
l. were no casualties the ST. Louis or Csrondele'
though the shot and shell fell upon them like rain
The ST. Louie was commanded by Leonard Pauldng
g. who stood upon the gunboat and wrought the gun
d to the last. Not q man hincbed, and with cboe
IF upon cheer sent The shot and se among the enemy
N WusIAe1os Friday. Feb 7, lso2.
+, Secretary Welles has received the following
re dispatch;
q rsIrEp sTIrRs YLtG sHTP CfECrsSAII,i
Orr FoaT HzsEY, Tennessee River, Feb. 6. 1904 }
= The gun-bosts under my command-the EsSeX
~ Commander Porter; tie CsTondelet Commando
IL Walker; the Cincinnati Commander Strembel; tb
u 81. Louis, Lieut. Commanding Psuldng; the Cones
10 ,ogs, Lieut. Commanding pheps; the Taylor, Lieut..
x Commanding Gwinn, and the Lexington, Lieut.
Commanding shrk-aAer severe and rapid fire q
IL one hour snd quarter have captured Fort Henry
e and have taken Gen. Lloyd Tilghnan and his staff
= with 90 men, As prisoners
The surrender to the guI-bosts WA unconditional
/ ~ we Kept an open FIRE upon the enemy until thei
flag Hss struck.
l. In half AN hour after the surrender, handed th
fort and prisoners over 70 Gen. Grant commanding
u the army. Oh hi, arrival y; the fort in force.
= The Essex had shot in her boilers, after fighting
most effectusly for twohrds of the action, and wa
. obliged to drop down the river. hear that seven"
Of her men were scaded to death, including the two
pilots.
: SIZE. with the other gunboats, officers and men
fought with the greatest galantry.
The Cincinnati received 81 sbots, and had one ma1
killed and eight wounded two seriously.
The fort, with twenty gums and seventeen nortsrs
was defended by Gen. Tlghman with the most do
termined sallaniry.
/ will write ~ soon ~ possible.
Ihave sent Lisut.- Commanding Phelps, and three
gunboals, after The rebel gunboas.
I A. H. FoOTE. Flas-Offeer.
/ LOUISVILLE, Friday. Feb. Z. 1857.
Three large ACKNOWLEDGMENT J. Adams, L. IL.
Fairchds and Baltic--left here for the Cumberland
and Tennessee Rivers this evening.
All quiet along the line of the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad
u A dispatch from Gen. Halleck to Gen. Buell., this
evening, says:
I I'VE have taken Fort Henry. Tie enemy has