New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-17

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LOUIS Nas struck 81 times; the Louisville 80 timesi
he Pittsburgh q, and she CaroDdeet Do
A Cairo special Dispatch 10 Tie Democrat, sa!f
that Capt Wire, Of tie steamer Niunehaba, reports
la, The Rete.s glade,a sor'e from the fort at 10
O'Clock yesterday nGsA,pg, drove our forces back
hree qa riers &,9AlcAandcaptured Shcawrts's bat.
trry. At one oS+sck air troops rallied recaptured
he battery, dSSs y s;,Rebels before them, and
planted our flag On ihcirputcr Notifications.
A sieamer from Evansville brings a report that
four tf our Colonies were killed yesterday afternoon,
among whom was Cot. Logan, Of Illinois. The
names Of the others were not aseerianed.
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
YOKIHFss N0NHoE. Friday Feb. u. !
Nis BALTAOKE, Feb. I5. 1867. )
4 Nashville telegram Of tie 18th inst, Gays thai
dispa'ch was received from Cumberland City this
evening, stating that one Union gunboat had az
pearod al he fight at Fort Done,son and this morn
ing o, ened FIRE on the Fort, bu. without injury TO IT,
The Fort relu ned the fire, and The guubo-t retired
The Unionsts have landed in force, and battle
with light artillery commenced tbs morning. IL is
cred that the Uoion force lie from 10 II Co.,
When the steamer left for Cumberland City the
battle was raging with grea, esrnestDess No further
particulars have been received.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, n ursdsy FEB. 49, lsel.
A dispatch from Forl DOnelsou, dated /, O'Clock
ibis mornings states that tie firing Of artillery CONE
mcDced thin morning before sunrise, and had conin
ned INCREASINGLY no 10 that time. A number OF pieces
ufo ssf',"y s-s.e. Inc eDru', h-vtr 'esPeaffal
distance. The field artillery engaged ali along
the line.
Lafer, 2:ij p. m.-7'he firing BIAS ceased, probably
owing TO a desire of the enemy to change their poa
ZION. So Ear we have repulsed the enemy az evtfy
point along our line. Our loss is small. The Union
gnnboats have retrested, and We thnk they are se-
iieusy injured.
Lafer.-The day Las almcst passed aud We stiil
hold our own. We have repused tie enemy ri
every point, and driven bach their gunbats. We
have whipped item by land aid water. He still loo
around, probably 10 attack us tomorrow sgain.
Our los IS Iot very great, while thnt Of the enemy
ioust be heavy. We have repused tie enemy eyery-
where, aud We ar satisfied ihat We lay, Injured
tleir gauboats materially as We have made them
retire twice Our lines afe ,utreuchcc all around.
Before the Battle Active Movement OF Fcs-
erai Troops-gort Doueisen 10 be sp, sJ-
lily Attached - The Union aud Rebel
Forces 10 he congratulations News
from Dixir-Tic People in Tenne-ser,
Missis,ippi, sEd AiEbaDn ensbnsiosti-
emily for the Uni0n-Siirring Scenes
The siars sn6 stripes ia the YEesrt OF Ne
Gsssis. sc.
EIsG on Special Correspondent
CANP foors Dat. Fort Henry, stewsr. Co, Tenn,
Iaesdsy noon, Fob u, ttt2
Since Sunday afternoon, the trcops have been
.Its .fe
aud there arc now but few comparatively let al tbs
point. The roads continue to improve, though tLcy
are s very bad; but all the artillery having boeu
removed over the worst part OF them, the creates,
difficulty in the marching Of the army TO the nexi
scene OF battle mar been conquered.
By tomorrow evening. or PERHAPS before, all Our
troops viii Ds IN posiIon before HE fort and probs-
tly tais reaches you the battle Will have
begun. Regarding toe strength OF the font account.
are different; claiming that it is enaer aud hae
fewer guns than Henry, and Others that il il larger
and much better uonnted. scout, who assumes ~
know, ssys Doneson bas twenty-five large siege
guns, and that is portion is such to command ,ll
the principal road lying between Two
high Lils, On which there are forfcaiions The
chief advantage Of Doncison NUT be H. elevated si
liIoh, 80 Ito guns Gu sweep everything below ard
roupd it. an advantage Henry did not have bus, on
lie contrary was 81 near the level Of re river thn
the OF lbe gnbcais could into The fort ITSELF
TIcOpe are stli arriving here, ana The Amy bow
prepared to invest Fort DoLes0n cannot lie LEES than
= OC0 with 90 or 20 pieces OF artillery. If We ha
lie aid OF The guuboats in'the coming Struggle, Dou-
lion will probably be reduced with liiio difficulty
md ioss Of life; but il depend land force
ntrely our victory nay cost MS dearly.
There lie no resson why three or ious or even more
4 tie gunbOats could not he spared ior tie lombard
rent, Tor they have Daugtt eSo to DO, N four sre
yiog idle At Csno. Two Of the boats, the Lexing-
IA aid Conesoga are still above, bat will te befe
)-. y probably, while tic Taylolas rho nus been
5centy cbrisiencd--and Cafondeet are lying oil m
10 stream opposite The Fort, and en- 10 up tba
cumberland III two or three days. There IL 10 Diff
lly, therefore, III tie way Of tie suuboas taking
art in tie attack; and il hey DO NOT, il seems T.
e mo6. Of tho lives Tort vii b. reckless waste.
If the gunboats cooperate with the and force, ihe
tier, presume, will have little che 10 DO Dian
event the Rebels fr9ls taking flight az successfully
they did ii Fort lle,fy.
Gen. Grant is pa.Gculuhy desIoue 10 secure tie
sstance Of the gunboats, and has written TO tn,
lect 10 c mmodoro Foote, vino, while here, de-
AIRED bimself willing 10 60 anywhere where there ,
Ia q GOOD ntn.u.rt of ~ faht lln5sr sDel eirctti.