The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-15
LAT1ef uoRTHnRN N1wo.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE SUR
RENDER OF FORT HENRY.
Important Deeision In Regard to the
Property Of virginian.
INTERE STING EUROPEAN NE VS.
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&c, &C, NC.
From our Northern files, of the 18th instant,
- gather the following interesting intelu.
gence:
fHB Yonr HBHRY suRRBNpBR.
CAIRo, ILL Feb. 7.-Yesterday the anx-
iously expec tod order to move was given
At s O'Clock the advance OF McCleHnand's
drst brigade, Colonel Oglesby commanding,
began 70 move on the Eastern side Of the
river.
under way, and slowly steamed up the river
Ia the following order: The gunbont Gin.
ctnnau fag ship, thirteen gors, commanded
oy b. N. StsmbsI. United otates Navy. fol
lowed on the right by the ht Louis. 'hirteen
guns, Commander Leonard Pauiding, United
states Navy; Oarondsle,, thirteen guns, Dom
mander Henry Wake. United States Navy;
Essex, seven guns. Commander william b.
Porter, United states Navy. These boats ar
iron .clad. They were followed by the gun
boat Uonsstogs seven guns, Lieutenant ON
handing Phelps, United States Navy; Lex
ington, sevBu guns, Lieutenant Command ding
J. W. Shirk. United States Navy, ana Tyler,
seven gans, L,sutsnant Commanding W.
OWN, United states Navy.
Fort Henry IL situated on the left bank Of
the river, At q point one and half miles
above the head of Panth Island, ON bend
which the river makes At that point to the
the island; tho eastern or main channel Is
for the greater part OF its length within
sight Of The rebel guns, while the HpQrcaCh
by the western channel Is covered by the
under . good head of steam, entered the
western channel, In the order before stated.
Full and complete orders had been given by
the Dag officer to each Of the COMMANDERS, anu
the utmost precision and regularity. Bat a
short time before the air was vocal with
m usic Is the different r. gimsnts filed in to the
deep on either side OF the river the clear
notes OF tho buEle, the roll Of drums, and the
from all sides. But, as II BY prsconcerted ar.
rApGement, when all hands beat to quar- tors,
there cAme Z silence, interrupted only BY
the laborious puf1ing of the steamers On
moved the feet: not word was spoken
The silence was suggestive, almost oppres.
sive but 1t was OF short duration. In q
short time the hoad OF Panther Island was
reached by the nrst our boats, and the rebel
fortidcatlons, with rebellion in brilliant
colors doa ting over them, were In fult view
The boats moved into line of battle, ana at
thirty.stx minutes past twelve the flag.
ship opeaed hre, throwing an eight-inch
she'll, the Carondelot another, and the st.
Louis and Essex on the instant hurling eigh.
ty-posnd rifle shells % raight into The for Il.
dcations. A. the sound OF our guns reach.
cd tho troops on shore, they burst into the
widest cheers, and invoiuntarily broke into
double.Quick. The rebel batteries replied
with all the guns they GOULD bring 10 hear -
The battle was now fairly opened. The re bells
used eleven Guns, including riflsd twenty.
four, and monster throwing one hundred
and twenty eight pound shot. The gun boa to
using only tho bow guns, had in the action
tho same number Of eight-inch UahIgrens,
and six and sevep-inch. rifles. The action
was commenced at . range OF one and q half
miles, uSing fifteen second fuses The cannon.
ado was now almost iucessant, the guns on
both sides being remarkably we'll served
Our gunboats kept steadily on their course,
firing a. fast a. the pieces cou Id be charged.
they ontinued. with their bows on, straight
for the fort, every movement indicating a
fixed, Interchangeable determination to run
straight to tho rebel batteries. A. soon as
and Tylor-rsached the head of the isl and,
they oPene with their heaviest guns, throw.
Ing she'll over the other boats. About fifty
min utes after tho eng agement comm on csd, u
forty two pound shot struck tho Essex just
above the port, on her port bow, killing in
stnntly 8. y. britton, Master Mate. cutting
his head completely oG-passing through the
bulWark, and stove in one OF the f1ues Of the
starboard boiler. The boat was instantly
nlled with steam. The plots-Marsh Ford,
OF Pittsburg. ana James Mc Bride, Of Uincin.
nati-were scalded 80 that they died instant
~. Ford WAS found with one hand on the
wheel and the other or the belli ope.
Twenty six OF tho officers and mon were
n
Essex, being compile ely dis .bled, dropped
down the stream, and was lowed by a tug to
Damp halleck At this time tho rebels, on.
coura ged by the disabling OF the Essex, 70.
doubled their Qre, raining storm Of shot
and she'll upon the remaining three boats
Our boats still kept on up to within three
hundred ards OF the fort, never ceasing their
fro until, at forty-six minutes after ono
rebel nag came down by the run, a white
Gag was shown, and fort Henry was ours.
The Cincinnati was hit by thirty -ono shots,
Essex four, st. Louis seven. Our loss will
not exceed fifteen.
The action lasted Just one ho,r and twelve
min utes. During that time the Cincinnati
nred from 9our guns one hundred and twelve
shots, using her port ride low times; the
st. Louis one hundred and elk shots from
sm Doth; tho Essex nfty-nve Tho mum Der
OF shots fred by the others / have not yet
obtained. A rsbel ofice1 Of artillery In :
formed mo that they Aired fully three hundred
his estimate correct.
As the nag came down, the st. Louis board
ers sprang Into their boats and were almost
ieseutly On sn o; ,h An a ON 'sr inquired for
flagship came up end con veyed Brigadisr.
General Tilghman to tho deck Of the Oincin.
natl Being introduced TO the old hero. he
remarked that he wa. eratined 70 sorren-
cor as Flag Omoer Foots" Flag;Omcer Foote
replisd: "You do right In surrsnd.rine, sir;
l should not have done 1t II you had sunk ala
my boats. Your surrender. sir. must be I'M
conditioual; can accept no other" Such Is
the history Of this most brilliant a"val VIC
tory. The old nag has been plantt IN the
walls OF . rebel fort In Western Tennessee by
the gallant blue jackets. Omcers and men
earned them the thanks OF the Ucion. Too
much Of the credit of this victory cannot be
awarded to Flag -Omcer Foote, who has la
bored inceasantly In the preparation of his
fleet, and finally, when the ume for action
came, left q sick bed, ana, with hi life In b is
hands, struck this blow for the ola nag.
The prisoners taken In tho fort are: Briga.
der Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, Of Kentucky, q
graduate Of West Point; Maj. w. l.. McCom.
General; Captain H. L. Jones, Of Kentucky,
Brigadier Quartsrmaster; Uapt. ]. H. Hay.
den, of Tennessee, Ohief OF Engineers; Capt.
John McLoughliu, Of Tennessee, Quarter
commanding garrison; Capt. q. r. q. Jones,
Of Tennessee; Lieut.. W. Ormsby Watts:
Lieut.. Frederick J. Wellen. and sixty pri.
Yates.
The guns taken in the fort are one l2s.
FOUNDER, into the muZzle Of which an eight.
inch she'll was fired by one OF the Gunboats;
one A-pounder rifle, viii exploded; two
41-roundere smooth; ten 32-pounders, do one
"a ponadar. do /; two la.pounders do. with
three 6-po unders. DO. and five G.pon nders,
rfned. found Outside the entertainments -
Also. large quantity Of muskets, pr.nci pally
flint locks. 8arper's Ferry. 1923; a large guam.
u'y Of ammunitiop: all their tents and cam p
equipage; blankets, and all tho clothing ex-
cept that hitch they had on their backs.
The following infantry, In addition to
the artillry, are known to have been there
In tho morning: 10th Tennessee, 4th Mis-.
stsaippi, 4sth Tennessee, 5lst Tennessee 18th
ArkanSas, one hundred Alab ana troops, and
Il y" hundred Teune zee cavalry. They ned
early in the battle. Our land forces did not
par ticipate In the action.
PLAa," AID TIE yoY OF TIE PsoPLB, &c
O1scIsNArI, Feb. lathe special dispa tches
70 the Ga.the ana Commercial. dated Fort
Horny, 10th inst, give The following scceuu,
OF toe exredi'io1 up the Tennessee river after
the capture Of Fort Henry.
The Gunboets Licking ton, Oonestoga, and
Tyler gave chase to the rsbel steamer Dun.
bar. And reaching thA Nam mia And I.ouia