The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-20

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LAxU01 F1o14 TN Ho1x1.
SURRENDER or 1ORT00GcLsoM.,
OFTIUAL KEPU1r1.
Great Losses On 10th sides.
- 4a
g., 49, -
We arc II possession u NortAafn pApess Of
The 17sh inst. All Of them team With "tAs
istsss' aad sst1D very 19tsst'' intol1issncs
from Fort Donslson. the capture Of which II
hesaldsA n the nose Imposing and largest
sissd capitals. The Balsimore Sss. Of Non
day. publishes IN extra dated ct 2 p. =. e
hat day, from which We make the following
sxtracts:
fH1 PALE o. DoHELsoN.
W. have this morning, through the "Aaoo.
dated freee," some stirring Intelligence
fort Douele0u, In Tenn<aoee, 10 said ~ have
surrendered to the Federal forces, With
1900 prisoners. inclaliihg Gems. Johnston.
The captured fort was hade Of earth, and
Vas constr ucted hst sammsr situated at
Dover, on the west bGnk OF the Oamberland.
whers that river wasnsean ootues angle. Il
II - stated, mounted shout ten "A and So
poundses. some seven or eight post roads
inteEseet q this point, and the Memphis and
Ma:,n.su r.a1so:d Rssss' but four mile:
contrelling the rivers e. fAr mp a. Olarks-
Vile, and, in conjunction with Fort Henry
and Tennsssse bridge. - breaking OF from the
Oonfsdsrates some % miles Of railroad com.
The next point Of sttsck viii prob.bly be
Olarksville, about thirty miles from Dover,
and where the railroad crosses the Cumber.
dabls Confederate works have been In con.
stTuction there for two Or three months, and
large number Of heavy guns have bsen sent
thither for the protection Of tbs bridge and
also reported that General Buckner Left Bow.
Mag Green tan or twelve days $50 With ten
tAo1aaAa man, supposed to b destined for
The dispatches are rs 1ollows:
Cuc1SxATI. February l6.-The Co~msrsisl
vacuatton OF Bowling Green by the rsesls:
On learning that tho rebels were etreating.
6orc<d marches were ordered BY Mitchell. to
bridges On Big barren river. They had,
Ger. Mitcheli reached the banks Of the river
ali the way here, bstwesn Bowling Green and
" I: !: ssii.v.a tia. i. division. Of oooo1
and Thomas embarked at tho mouth Of Salt
River on sssmsrs for the Cum bsrland on Sat.
srday night and yesterday. The troops that
have been In the campof Instruction At BARGE
town were At Louisville yssterday, en- Ozark.
ins for the Oumperiand River.
Three Indiana regiments, with battery Of
ARTILLERY. leave New albany to-day. The az.
ereeate " these achievements IL probably
HsnsraI Buell., We understand, goes with
General Ms&}oOk's division to take comm and
forces will, by Tomorrow, humber $4,000
men. While ne presses the enemy on the
Cam land With his tremendous force, their
hank and rsarsare pressed ~ the heavy d.
visions under General Mitchell and General
Nelson.
Since writing the above, we learn that ten
regiments now in the OHIO cam ps are ordered
ct once TO the cumberland.
wAsnHefoN, Feb. H.1tn the House. this
tanned permission to make . statement rela.
tive 70 Fort Donelsou, profound sllencel
He said that Gen. Mcclellan had author.
ICED him to inform the House that he had
Just received Dispatch from CAIRO informing
nim Of the arrival of the gunboat Carondolst
ct that place this morning, bringing the
news Of the capture Of Fort Ion olson on yes
tsrdsy By the land forces Of the United
States. with hfteea tAousand prisoners, In.
GLIDING Gen. 4. Sidney Johnston and Gen.
Bucknor. Floyd ran and escaped.
There has besA very heavy loss on both
when the fact Of Floyd having ran was
alaounced. 1t was greeted with applause and
'' iThi. dispatch .pp..r. TO be about on.
hour later than previous accounts.l
O1roAao. Feb. IA special dispatch 70
the 1ytSa":. d:see "osmp IN r sns Field. teb
commenced ssormipg the fort about noon 10.
day, and have taken the right wing Of the
enemy's fortihcAtions. over which the stars
forces are now almost breast to breast, ready
to open the WORK Of death upon each other
at any noment.
Olsc1yxArr, Feb. IL. A.M-Fort Donslson
was taken yssterday with dfeen thousand
prisoners, inclu ding Bucknsr and johnson.
sral Grant TO 0eneral Hallsck announce the
surrender Of Fort Donelson, with 1900 pris-
onsrs, including Generals johnson, Buck
ner, and Pillow.
TIE sIDen-rI1B8 DAY1 yIGHrYae-YBD8RAL avr.
BoAra DlsA4L8D.
81. Lows, FEB. ia special dispatch to
the Missouri Democrat, dated Saturday, Feb.
Commander Foots reached hero at twelve
O'Clock last night, on board the U. 9. gun boat
Conesto<a. He stormsd Fort Donslson on
Friday afternoon.
The gun boats ct. Louis, Louisville, Pitts.
burg, Ca onoolet, Tyler. and Oonestosa,
after fighting little over an hour, with
drew.
Fifty.four were killed and wounded on
the Eunbosx, pilots Riley and Hinton, Of the
St. Louis, being among the latter.
Connodors Foo:e, while standing on the
was eighty wounded.
The St. Louis was hit sixty-ons times. and
two Of the gunboats were disablsd.
AThs Tyler and Oonostoga remained ont OF
range Of the snsmy's gans.
The line Of battle was - follows: The st.
Louis on the right. next the Louisville, then
The enemy's firing was very accurate.
They had three batteries-one ear the water,
one fifty fest above this, and q third dfty
II: :seond I'm. one
In reserve until our boats got within 400 yards
our nrs was directed principally At the
and Q number wore dismounted. The enemy
could b sssn carrying the dead ont Of their
trenche6
All the guneoat: were left up the s,umber.
land except the Ooncstoga. She left there
a rined gun on ths Oarondolet burst. kill.
Ing six men. The rudder Of the PittsburG
was shot away.
The mortar boats left here ,estsrday morn.
The above statements Of the fig ht were 70.
ceived from Gentleman who was aboard the
Dt Louis daring the ensa9ement
son yesterday afternoon 1T 3 o'clock, and
| nsht had besn going on III dsy yestsrdsy- -.
ss : se:r si .sa q I'm the .: 1s
floating over them The forces were breast
70 breast, and the battle was to be renewed
CAIRo, Feb. 1.-the steamer Minnsha ha
arrived here from Fort Donelson, having lefi
| the fort at O'Clock last evening, bringing 4
military mail and dispatches. and one hun.
dred and dfty wounled to the hospital ct
Paducah.
The fight commenced, as before stated. on
Thursday. and ON Friday and Saturday the
contest was desperate.
The Illinois lStn suffered severely, and the
Iowa 18th sustained Considerable loss
Capt. SwArtz's battery, which was taken
Two Colonies were wounded and two killed.
The Lon u heavy ON both sides.
The upper fort was taken at O'Clock. and