Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-02-19
THE FIGHT on SATURDAY.
Camp in Field, near Fl. Donelson
Feb. l5th-G P. N.

Feb. l5th@6 P. NJ.
The right wing of our force before Fort
Donelson commenced the storming of the
fort about noon and have taken the right
wing of the enemy's Notifications, over
Iwhieh>the stars and stripes are now float
ing in triumph. The opposing forces are
now almost breast to breast ready to open
the work of death upon each other at any
moment. We have lost two Lieutenant
Colonies killed, ore of whom is Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Smith, of the Forty-Eighth
Illinois, and two Colohels wounded. The
Eighth Illinois regiment fought ike IL
gers, and are badly cut up. Loss on both
sides severe.
Schwarz' Battery, captured by the reb-
els this morning, has been re-taken.
CAIRO, Feb. 16.
The steamer M~innehaha arrived here
from Fort Donelson, having left the Fort
at five o'clock last evening, bringing anil
itary mail and dispatches, and $50 OF the
wounded to the hospitals at Paducah. The
fight commenced Thursday, and on Fri
day and Saturday the contest was despe-
rate. The 18th Illinois suffered severely,
and the 7th Iowa suffered severe Loss
Swartz's battery which was captured by
the enemy was retaken by our men. Two
Colonies were wounded and two killed
The loss is heavy on both. sides. The up
per fort was taken at four O'Clock and the
Union flag now floats over it.
ST. LOFTS, Feb. 26
Dispatches received by headquarters
say all the gunboats are pretty efectually
disabled except one.
Commodore Foot was wounded twice
but not fatally.
The upper redoubt taken by our troops
command Fort Donelson.
Gen. Grant telegraphs that he would
be able TO capture the fort to-day, (Sun-
day.
SAYS Commodore Foote reached here at
12o'cloek last night on board the Comes
togo.
He stormed Fort Donelson on Friday
P. ". with gunboats st Louis, Louisville,
Pittsburgh, Carondolet, Tyler and Con-
nestago, and after u fighting little over an
hour he withdrew. Fifty-six men were
killed and wounded on the gunboats.-
Pilots Riley and Hinton, Of the St. Louis,
being among the latter.
Com. Foote, while standing on the pilot
house of the st Louis, his flagship, was
Slightly wounded. The St. Louis was hit
l6 times, Two gunboats were disabled.
The Tyler and Connestoga remained out
of range of the enemies guns.
The line of battle was as follows: The
ST Louis OF the right, next the Louisville,
then the Pittsburgh, and the Carondolet
on the left.
The enemy's firing was very accurate.
They had three batteries, one near the
water; and forty feet above this, and a
third fifty feet above the second. The
upper one mounted four lS-pounders.-
This one was held in reserve until our
boats got within four hundred yards of the
fort.
Our FIVE was directed principally at the
water battery. One of the enemy's guns
burst and a number were dismounted.-
The enemy could be seen carrying their
dead out of the trenches. All the gun
boats were up the Cumberland except the
Conestoga, and she left there yesterday
morning. A rife gun on the Carondelet
burst, killing 6 men. The rudder of the
Pittsburgh was shot away.
The mortar boats left here yesterday
morning.
LATER-A gentleman who left Fort
Donelson yesterday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
and reached here this noon, says the fight
had been going on all day yesterday, and
the right wing of the enemy's fortiica-
tons had turned, and the Union flag was
floating over them. The forces were
breast to breast, and the fight was to be
resumed.
A Cairo special TO the Democrat says
Capt. Wise. of the steamer Minnehaha,
reports that the enemy made a sortie
from the fort at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, driving our forces back three
quarters of a mile and captured Schwartz's
battery, and at one o'clock our troops
rallied, re~captured the battery, and drove
the rebels before them, and planted cur
flag on their outer fortifcations.