The daily Wabash express., 1862-02-18
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
HKspoU sRrnls l3rH BEIekDr 5TH Drsj
On Board Steamer Ben J. Adams.
Tennessee River. Feb IL. '62


ed OF IN fne style heading u the right ol
Tennessee Island This pleased the boys,
Who waked ne suiet city Of Psduesh with
their sbouts TIE Band struck up Dixie.
and the whole scene vas one of intense eK-
element The White Cloud had preceded
IA with the la Nebraska The shores
along The Tennessee are generally low, and
thi- river. like the Ohio and Green. being
very high covered the bottoms on one OF
roth ssdss nearly all the wsy up. The
country bordering the riVer Il thihly populs.
tel. there beng bat one small village. aud
but few houses bctwccn Paducsh and this
point At noon We met the Chsncelof,
which being sienAilcd. rounded 10 and drop
ped along side giving ne a chance 10 send
back lestsFs.
8 Al the little village OF Harper,ili-. a
large crowd of eitizens we're on the bank
waving handkerchief. bats and bonnets.--
Just above the town vas woman or her
knee linging np her hands ia the widest
excitement. whether invoking blessings or
maissisesions on our heads. Of course &c
could not tell A little further up a small
party stood on shore waving beautiful Fed.
erll bag
Ata quarter 70 } O'Clock Ne met the lalan
and coBtiasnral. anda few moments after We
met he Fanny Bullitt. Presently ne met
she gunbos, Tyler having in tow the East
port captured from the rebels. and which Was
being cut down BY them 20 transfers. into
rebel gunbcsi. Next se net the gsnboat
Lexington. and soon after We rnet the feet
Conessoxa towing the steamer Tine. also
cspsafsi from the rebels up the river. The
oonessoga wac flying the Stars aud Stripes
over rebel rag. These indications Of being
IN the vicinity Of enemy inspired great enthn-
si.Em throughou, the feet and bosts fairly
swumed With troops
AT 6le O'Clock VIC reached the scene Of
she late brilliant achievement Of our gu
boats. Fort Henry. now called Fort foo,c. in
honor OF the gallant Commodore Of tbs
1eet Hero We found large fleet Of steam
ers which had preceded "a.
Ivisitedthe Bort by moonlight and took
hasty iook at H. a. i we'll planned and
vel constructed work. requiring great labor
and exhibiting much scientific skill it in
clude- about ten acres. and consists Of earth
~orks aboat hvs feet high and some twelve
or fourteen feet thick on top and then hnilt
Up with bags and supported within BY hickory
~ithes interlaeed 20 keep the earth from
crumbling. 4 wide ditch runs on the out
side filed with water The magazine is sit
uated near the side next the river iaud Is sur
rounded also by water. The Fort sas
mounted with II guns-si-. 3s's' 64s and
Two Ies FOUNDER Columbiad-. These
are savage looking implements and
the missiles laying around loose show that the
rebels we're well prepared To make stout
resistance
The marks OF the no, AMI she'll of thc
olnboats ere plainly visible oa every hand.
One she'll barro~ed deep into the corner Of
the magazine and exploding tore a hole ofim-
merse magnitude Another had performed
like feat In the embankmeu on the outside.
and a round sho, had ploughed a broad road
through the embanknent nesr the top,
knocking away the sand bags and crushing
through the withe work. \ ~ FOUNDER RI
I'D gun was blown opieces. one or two Was
dismounted. and another had been struck
fair in the mouth 10y a shot from the Cincin-
nat. the ball wedging in 40 - render the
gun nssle-s.
lnpassamg the rebels io~aris Fort Don
elson, our troops captured sis field pieces,
and esgk, others were captured on tho other
aids Of the river
Camp fres dot ,hc coantry oe both aiics
cf the river for a great distance. and the
Fort fairly teens with troops What force
there n here. have net ,he slightest knowl-
edge. bat there are evidently enoogh 20
march boldly forward into the very heart Of
rsbeldom. The shouts on our arrival were
heYond all / ever heard Band after band
struck up tho livelies, strains. some being 40
a<.ant that We could only catch s,aa.n nov
and then az it Is borne 10 rs 0a the breeze
rhn ifsh Indiana = ja-t ,cro-- the river.
ard shall vish thsm so-morrow. II am
psrmltiea. and they don't more hefnrc morn
inr.
Viii there goes sky focke, succeeded
~ eve more IN the direction OF rors Donel
sen. which Is twelve miles Of, on tho Cum
eerland. sent up. no doubt. by a rebel spy.
wilhin oar lines. 90 indicate 70 the rehels that
sd more steamers ~ish troops have ja.t az
rived Thee thin<v. Am ALI. o~cur rsa.
fsntiv
kscry tAing indicates 6rwari NOSE
ment Al once. and have Aope1 Of ieeise 4
Gres before = leave the la,h Bdxsie.
oar gasbests b 'ksrrd the bsnks oi
he river - rioseae. Shan. having pas.
"a. IN thrsr rcufe. through tbe border ~
Ni,-is-sppa The rcbel- have barn ~ al
sheir beats beiow the saoals. ex&1sa lie TO
have mensiorci a. being towea dow. T.,
The Faaheass. asd smother living here ..a
sscd ~ ne rebels a. a hospital "a 20,
ss~s the gunboaiz foand ssroag rniou
leel.ar. and ihe citlrcrs tenaered shen
b>li while there Al rebck3on i IN an.
mor sni a vigorous move iu,t naA ~ill eni
shi- r~s-ellsoa ies ihe coianus - fofuari
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