The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-24
War Intelligence.

| =, - ~, VIZ NM FS ARMY IN TitR FtELD,
f'Rr poNrisoN, Sunday, Fob. 16, 1862. /
p'ent Of Missouri
GKSpRAL;--I am pleased to Announce TO Won
the unconditional surrender, this morning of
Fort Dcaelson, with II 0c0 to IL. 900 prisoner,
at least 10 pieces Of artillery and lar,o ano mi
CT storce, horses mules aLd other public prom.
erty. 'f
Ileit Fort Henry on tho i2h inst. will +,
loiceoi about l',WO men, dtviItd itto two di
Visions LEdor the command ct t,erer Ls Me, l,r.
nand And it'll. Six regiments woru sont
around by wafer the day bti fore, convoyel bv A
gunbeii, or rather started ono dnv 4, o. than
one OF the gunboats, and with instruc ions not
t0RSs' ss !, it; ;,,. mad.
head OF tho column arriving within two miles
OF the tort at II o'clock VI. A. this p,int I'M,
enenys plckcts wore mot and driven in.
no iotuhcatiots OF the enemy woro from
ths point gradually approached and surround.
o1, with ccoasioad skumi hing on tho line.
,L hne IoiIpNlhs uay, owing to tho uon.arriyAl of
no attack was made but tho invest ,,ent " a.
EXTENDED on the haukB OF tho enemy. and
drawn closer to his works, with skirinishing All
day. The evening Of tho 1j,h tho runLoats
and reiLtorcemonts arrived. On tho 1ith A ga-
liant attack was made by Flag. olicor Foote upon
the enemy works with his foot. Tue engage.
mont lastod probably ono hour and lr.end
bid fair 10 result Tayofablv 10 tho ca,,so 49,
Union, whom two unluck . sho,a Jis.IIaJ g, 20
the arrnorsd lyuuboats 40 IN al tbo, ,a, 49,,
back by the current. The remaining two were
very much disabled also, having received a
number of heavy shots about ,hs MI ho,,.''
and other parts Of tho vessels.
Attor those mishaps concluded 10 mako tho
Investment of Fort Doncsnn as poff,,t aa n,,.
Shle' and partially fortiry and await repairs TO
the RunbOats. This plan was frustrated hc,s
ever by tho enomv mskinr A most ,i,,n-,',,
attack upon our RIGHT wing commended ~.
Cen. J. A. McClernand with a nor,ior -, ~
force under Cen. l.. Wallace, The enemv u,ara
repollcd after A clo,elv contss,oJ L,,,io we're
raj hours, in which our losa WA Los,-, III
officers and particularly field ON ,or, ,,,',nT
out of proportion, have NOT iLn ,a.,. .r
detsTmining or, los .yan "aro no, .no means OF
Il cannot fall far short ol 561 LiIinJ ,,,i T.i
and missing. or The latter ,nJ.,s'aaI
through Gen. Buckner about 3jo Sr"ro ,.I",
p1syurt. 4 sbali r,t,in .no,,,,, r ,G. ~ ~''',uA
u exchange Tor them. as they ,vo,, itnwo i.,,s!
/, ,hipn. 4 ,n AMI NO, la, ~ 80 '"Vo'
Atn al The clore of mi, sr,ion ,l, .,,,,,i
ton IN the carlfidpe Lnxss r,a,a n,, s,hi,b.
v h tho loss of rnapv field eI;co,s -
ncnv do Tot ,aS" aS,sn, t"ss, Ses'nf thS tnq
ri. red a charre mon tbs Iof,E,r,,,,
with tno division pnicr Cor |" F r'r"
v hich was most b,illiantIv oSScu,od al ,,,,'a
- o,- az. . t..u - ~, Shs,s,a S,,r ,P
'"r'' gIN. WI ",n.' unN, U,a I;s;.;ons
zen. Smltn va =. ,.pg1 Az ~ IL. .Lch
lhuei Dansis So,..a - 70 hoa.
I Vno .ouro ~ ~ ,, C,siI.nt.
'y me III tlia % .p'o PSI. VI ,,.'tS' ,'i,sJ Al
Y mNns, anu eno ouoS -, h.'il,. en-. On
The points thus Eanea h,snt oAvinS 'o%o 9no,;ns T
that complete victory would crown thon ~