New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-22
HOW FLOYD STOLE AWAY
REVIEW OF THE VICTORY =
VARIOUS INTERESTING INCIDENTS
From Onr Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent
@, Bo.Ep STEAMBOAT GIADI.ToR, }
| 20 NILES UP rHH IssSkssEE, Feb. H. lbR)
We left Cairo yesterday, and reaching Smithland
last night we joined the rest Of The iee This morn
ing. on looking around, iud, beside our own, 10
large transports loaded with troops and stores, and
SIX gunboa,s, which lead the way through the enc
my's country. by the way, the name OF our boat,
the Gladiator ia significant, and when one thinks OF
the old statue which suggested The words that while
drawing his lart breath he thought Of hs " Young
barbarians at play, he imagines ages OF aceumu-
! lated wrong as about 20 be redfessed.
Coming ont Of the Ohio River the Tenncs.ee River
looks like canal, though | presume it would be
called large stream elsewhere. 1t is very high,
aud in many places fields are overlooked. There are
40 feet Of water everywhere in the chauel.
The country along the banks looks well, the farms
are frequent and fertile. But there ure few good
farrn-houses; .l tie farming il better than one
usually sees in the South-West.
Our feet makes mcst imposing APPEARANCES
worth going far 10 zee Il occupies - much as three
miles along the river and frequently beheld al one
time.
Judge 20 from their faint cheers. At Eddyvillc,
which ia quite little town, only about thirty per-
sons am cared ON tie bank 10 cheer ~. Several
were ladies', and their hoops were sufficiently large
and they were dressed In their best Am'r hose
we raw. apart by herself. large negro woiiln who
waved her sun bonnet with tie utmost ysor, and
she shouted loud and long. 4 respectable old man.
whose hair Was white as snow, seemed 10 be re-
stored TO the activity and Joy Of his youth 20 closely
did We pus- him ths, We could see him wipe the tears
Of joy from hiseycs.
4 sight 20 imposing as that which our feet, dark
.ued with soldcrs ~, scnis has seldom appeared to
American eyes-it has never APP cared penetrating
into the lean " the country. Long will IT be re-
memhered
, D. m.-The steamer Alps and the tugbOat Spite
fu have Just come down from above bringing NJ the
Information that the hgh, Ia, been going a, Font
/ Done son all day, and We ordered to make NIL
sreed. 1t il doubtful whether we shsll anything
Of the fight to-day, as the distance TO the For, is
abou. twenty miles.
C.srn AIrcS. srAH Fosr DosEi,os,
! touniy Tcune.sr-.
Frid.y sson FEB. t. 1904.
| Las, night gave You faint outline OF the first
dAy'- engagement AT Fort Done-on; but every thing
was 20 confused, AID il STILL that few particulars can
be obtained.
As have remarked at least four Of tie grnhosts
were expected to open the battle in the morning and
for several hour it was thought they in action
but at noon It was discovered that the Conestoga
the only one that had arrived.
PECULIAR POSITION OF THE PORT.
The country about Doneson 10 very uneven, being
surrounded by high hills and covered in many
places with tree. and underground, ~ that nothing
can be Of TIE fOr proper from any point on land
that our men are able to reach. Although | was
wandering over the field all yesterday, did not SEQ
the fort myself, nor no single per-on who had seen
,though the outworks ARE visible from various
place. aud also tie Rebels working the guns.
The different divisions OF the army so far re-
moved from each other that il impossible to de
ieruine in one part OF the field what was occurring
in another and each section OF forces seemed TO
be fighting on its own account Gen. McClernand
occupied tie extreme right and Gen. {. w. Smith
the extreme left, while different batteries were posted
on the hills, vt distances of $40 900, and 200
yarjs The numerous trees 40 intercepted the sight
tina, il was difficult to aim correctly, prevent the
, balls from striking the trunks or branches.
\ PLAYING OF TIE BATTERIES.
Your corre.poudeni remained for several hours in
tie vicinity where tho batteries were playing and
IA coon W. of our pieces was discharged, we
would receive two or three return fires from the
enemy, who appeared 10 have good gunner. The
ronnd shot would strike within few feet Often and
the grape and canister would rattle about our heads
and cut of the twgs and branches of tho adjacent
trees; but hardly any Of our men were hurt; indeed,
only one Of the gunuers 40 far as could learn, was
killed.
As soon ~ our Guns discharged many Of tho
men would fall down, and doubtless a number Of
lives wore saved in shs way, tho shot passing harm
leso over their head The Parrot rife ten and
9Opoundeis threw "a number Of shells into the
entertainments, and it i, smppo,cd. did good dea! Of
damage the foe though the effect Of the shot could
rot be- FOR the trees
OuR suAHPSnoOTrRs
! Col. Brges sharpshOoers were employed FOR
several hours under the Rebe. Entertainments and
frequently picked of the Secesionists, and Tor II
whole hour prevented them FROM operating oDe Of
their gina A, a-t Rebel battery was brought 10
bear upon tho sharpshooiers, and they were i.l,cd
to retire TO "A new position. They ara yorr tive
and shillful, and understand the bushw ...,,ing
tactics remarkably we'll One Of tleiI captain, IL
sij 10 have been killed but ! cannot voueh ioI the
statement.
sTORMING THE BREAsTWOHks.
The attempt of the Eth, i9th, and 18th Illinois TO
take one OF the redoubs gallant act; but ~ il
was supported by no artillery many persons think the
order 10 make the charge WAS rash. The distance
between where cannon might have been placed and
the intrenchmenls was not more than four hundred
yards, and it 10 thought, ii the assault lad been made