The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-27

mena a. Fort Henry, IN .va!yA runs ~.,,
Tssre nos ofes-.the large were 81. 20 nnders,
raised 70 an.eersl a fsf. B,t. l.sr. asu Va 80
| or seven b paUna euns .k,ut sneys-s. -
hrsastworx, one Aids Of 'hs for. We: os,sn Iu' y
| r,,.nn sas n'spt OF the u OF ] ndary, Gen.
see enemy, tsn . tws!vs thotis1nd s,r,nr
with u lila ef sanbcats. would start nn,
faanc.a IA three daye, against Fort Henry
1en. hn ,'Saias.ty dtsu,tchef TO 9@n.ril
assistance. AoA
On The l6.h, ths winter rains set IN, and
zen. Oran"s army found itself eat az ~
sne !resne's, ard Clask's fiter and Blood
cls.k den Ntsaman promptly caused the
ori1ses at Blood creek to be destroyed. on the
n,ga. n oi the 70 b, when the enemy were q.
murray, within efxteen miles These oh
siruc ions caused tha enemy 10 fall bach 10
warns Paducih, having tes ,roysa part Of
theIr baggage train near Mu-rers
IN 'ns meantime brigade had advanced
.foin Colu unbus, TO threaten the ensmv. Es.
IL riorceinan's, 70 the nun Der of $50 Infantry
and AGO cavalry. new lsvies,) were sent by
CIV. darr's from Nashville. A regiment OF
aeW troops we're sent to The Teu. sssee River
hriose. Some heasy coinmeiads, &c were
SEM 20 forss Donejson and Hea ry, and ran
Idly mounted
From that ,ims till the eth CT February
SSn. IiIghran vac eT ryWhere at his pcst
AL tfs eetoaees were pushed with yisor.
enc repeated appeal m Ade for assistance. -
beiore the reinfoYcemen Is in terdeo fer Cen.
Luenmah mad arrived, the enemy had already
iAnosd 10000 troops, and broug nj up ten sun
boats near the mouth of Panther s,rsek
three miles below For. Henry. Ard the river
cas now at fun tide, over owing its bapks-
entireiy surrounding Fori Henry. and on the
point OF oveIh wing the fort.
. the morning OF the 9Th, Fort Henry resa
10 longer teeab'e, and the time had come,
lprt rtviousiy foretold by the sng.nes-s,l Whan
thefort ynuh, fall ''-
SaeipE from tti. a,spo.,,;o,.
Tat th-y would attack m that day. 0eS'
T. caused his whole force O. 900 in ai,l 70 ra.
treat towards Fort Doneison by q clrcuiton.
route, which evaded the afny Of Gen. Grant.
heights towards Dover
TO cover This retreat, hs sssIaainsd In tn.
Tort with less than 50 men, (-ficers and All
hos ~! 70 .sceave the attack Of the gunboata
ao lail lnsitce % the gallant Gsnefrt ana the
omcers and men who We're Under bis cow
mand in thte essassment, niihoueh thsv
~ Wv :. :. Eanalt and mau;y dsieuee.
ure' m"de 70 save our Ietreat:pg aruy' Tne
1o;t was, OF necessity, already iosi.
We gFe these particulars, as we have
.e.' -ed taeT, from pe.sons who served in
seantialiy correct.
We have seen a private letter frsSrt an off,
cor VINO was st Fort Henry and Port Donelson,
sho 10 octn n.ttias, fre.a " hich We make only
the 10. ...v nias extract:
'.u! osf disaster at Fort Henry, I will sav
Lutnirg fnr' her. Scep, that Gen Tiiehmsn's
cooi aud daring courage, Exhibited 10 the
terr DE cannonacs. wal The adIniration OF
an WnS were "a tas fort None doubted his
iogs,ty, MS Courage, nor his IL tense desire
10 serve Lis { iuntry The surrender was IN.
s~issh.e, the garrison could rot have e@cap-
co. noE The ist:e army outs.de, II the fort
had not Dol lily opposed the gu ohoats
Ills t'us' tnees or tour officsTs and men
q d eE:ct their escape-tcs whole could not
h+~e done 80. Uot. NJ. L. Haynes of the
arliiery, though wounded IN tas leg by d
fragment OF Il shell, n sde his escape on u
morse, without saddie or bride; but this was
done Dy swimming the back water far above
the Fort. Maj j. NJ. GilDer, Of the engineers.
mace bis escape on foot in the ssme wav: SO
dld ool. H-tnaE III tas officers OF Capt
Josse IaFitr,s company of artillery behaved
with tha utmost gallonTv. CapE. TAYLOR
liass ytar Lieu tenan, cf the, u 8 Nhvyj
displayed all the gaIiantry OF IN old tar, and
his entire eommsnd deserve credit for their
heroic conduct