The New York herald., 1862-02-21
THE VICTORY AT FORT DONELSON.
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Full Particulars Of the Gum
boat Fight.
THE CONFLICT DESPERATE.
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Bravery Of Commodore Foote and the
Naval officers.
List OF Killed and Wounded
During this Engagement.
THE ATTACK BY THE LAND FORCES.
a Hand to Hand Fight and
Brilliant Victory,
Our cumherla md River Correspondenee

Oar Cumberland River Correspondence.
os BOARD THE GuSBoAI Louisville
ES ROUTE fnR REsEIDoh, Feb. 10, ls62
TAe Start from Pdducdh-J Ftcllg Along the Rirtr
Wade The Fled is Passing Reoel Flag Appears at One
House aud is Ybra Dorn BY the Neish5ors-Ths A,rirGi
az Fort Doaelson7B me Eight-IRe Rebels Osea E0e-0tr
Reply-rae Union ii ng Tlls We5-Tae Vessels ore
Damoced and Hars 10 Estire whes Nearly Victorious
Hseidsa,s--List cf K.ilsd and Wounded d.
When wrote you yesterday from Padacsh hardly
had an idea q the magnitude Of the expedition then M
tng for ,hs siege Of Fort poneson. supposed that
Inc forces under Generals Grant, McCernand Smith and
Wallace Fort Henry, would constitute the land
force for the attack and that the gunboats all that
was wsnag in cooperation enable them 10 open the
ball; but right upon closing Of that letter down
came feet OF eleven transport from the upper
Ohio river having board fourteen regiments Of
Hoosiers and Buckeyes. armed and equipped, and
farly "spoing for light" The transports touched
IL Padueah for q few hours, then steamed Up
the river, and | write they, with the feet Of
gunboats. constitute such picture never
before the dirty bosom Of the Cumberland by the
panic stricken amsrous ins upon either bank. had pur
posed Paducah 10 look after might
to hand headquarters and the details Of
bu, when the magnitude Of the preparations
ciudcd go along and witness fight which, the inn
pcrtance results, viii be second
Consequently / availsd myself Of invitation from
Captain Dove and his wardroom officers TO home with
them for trip.
Cur boat takes the lead this morning
Eext 10 the flagship. We steaming up the swift
or the Cumberland fast possible but fnd
great speed Of the question: Stl all hands joy
a party Of schoolgirls out huckleberry
frolic. and looking forward time when we
shall be able show to the world that the best of
feet did take part the capture Of Fort Henry We
passed Eddievilc, Camp Rowdy the Big Horse and
Lite Horse fords and approaching Rock Castle Can
son is the next OF note. Then comes Lineport
Shen Stackers, then, in mile and half more,
FORT DoNEIsoH
where the set-to is TO be. Now ths little stesmtug
DAuniless back from the fagship with orders from
Commodore Fooe the feet and transports to close
upp signal given "prerare for action" and bug
to and activity tho order OF the morning The guns
are hauled back, loaded and posiionei for USE
Grapeshot, canister solid shot and shell arranged
In convenient proximity the guns Hawser are hung
end strewn where wanted, sights arranged and decks
cleared for action the mustered and assigned
positions, the machinery inspected, and when Captain
Dove asks all Is ready, universal "syc aye, sir ,, il
responded which bodas good to those who may be
tho Oh. .eets of our especial favors.
THE DESERTED FARMS ALONG THE RIVER.
This morning We have passed many fine farms along
the riyers banks--farms which promised and com
and luxury lhe peaceful ow dc
serted and left 10 the ravages Of seancipatea slaves
and uders q lighter tint. Whole fields OF corn
and tobacco left where the frat autumnai fross
found them, ungarnered and uncared for Flocks and
herds have free 70 every locality houses stand
open and costly furniture exposed the whole ccairv
loks AZ if the inhabitants thereof had been fri ghtensd
their homes by terror worse than that OF Lisbon
when the earth qaaked or Of Marsees uhea The psyye
ravaged every household Terror and dcsolon are on
every hand, and wonders IL time win ever arrive
was year since, before An. Burnett ruined Il by bis
helish heresy Of rebellion. =,
49,, FsIIs2S. .TEELIse ALosG rnR RIVER.
Occasionally, however, incident which proves
that rebellion has moi extracted all tho loyalty
ibs ysopls aons e9r route For instance, we are now
o. rss,ss sad.yais ia' saGS = jns s;S - .sl s.
chiefs and Mature Union Gags are waving from tne
vrowd, froul windows and housetops, and Thousand
manly voices join In huzzas for feet as pass.
sons and daug hters around him, al wildly spnfyng
their delight and favor by gescuatons and words, and
casers plain to be mistaken. There is crowd Of
rns and standing rnder the folds Of the stars
and Stripes voices raised in approval Of watch
word, donward to Dover and yonder comes boy,
ginning sdowu the banks, with word hastily said
erch crowd and bevya word which turns every eye
ne saws we are too far or 20 hsa but there is an Ie
diste movement upward from the river banks, and old
and marons young men and naidens, quicken their
pacss a Up the steep taaks they 90, pensll
where large house stands Alone with a erowt Of
and women around and inside Of IL, where by
ton, they halt and wait FOR o leader. A email flag
naunts from 40 upper window which ia greeted with
a thousand Kisses and curses; bat 1t does not
a.sAppa ,.err,,g hTse,s a. IN % ,,s rs,,rs
element. lis robel rag, and Is flown from the resi-.
dence Of man nov in the rebel army by his infatuated
wife and kinfck But the loyal crowd do wait long.
The old whom we had below forward
with manly stride fo.s~ed by the crowd. Inside the
great house they Tho old appears At the window
whero the rebs ensign single Boverne eBt and
n s thrown the crowd, by whom n torn shreds
~ thousand lsysi feet. Then a shout re- ap from
that buddle Of Union SITS, which IL sered from
boat with cheer upon ohesr We tetd " The Tsr
Is loyalty yet IN that little csntonmcBt; there
men IN ere who stll cberish their country and s ag
and knowledge Of this fact inspires soldiers and
sailors with renewed determination to relieve them from
their cnthrament
large rolling mills Of Hlnan Brothers, stil DO
serted quite aiarge village has sprung around these
the strongest secession holes Ia the state Despite this
report, however, we found several upon the
bluffs waving handkerchefs and miniature Gags
feet passed, andl few men with strong nasal twang
ana . Down Easp' accen) came down 10 the
rve's bank and ndulgcd ia very faint cheers
Here occurred scene too that dvesed or tourney of
its onoony. We were just leaving upper end OF the
village when an elderly lady emerged from a house
aud INDUCED In sort Of wild hsranguo about a. fol
lows
s,Glory Codl Amen The day OF Judgment has come,
Glory haelujah Fear God and keep his
and give the rebos eternal hell thus 10 becoef
IN 60 fuhl all rightoousnessV' ~
The old lady was evidently insane; but such was the
with hearty ave viii, old gal" "bet yer Boots On Il
get chance and sundry other say ings too
Bat here we are opposite Canton, and only sixteen
miles below the fort. Here have another Union
Demonstration. The people Of the vicinity linns
the banEs and snd na9s and aprons and
even dmity waving us welcome. One asks, or
seeing such Can be possible that thss,
people Unionists do they affect 10 wei
merely in fear Of personal viosncer And tn,
answer comes In the absence Of the young and middle
aged men-they have gone ~ 70 the rebcl army; ant
even probably many Of these greeting pas
nave husbands end sons and brothers and lovers q
Fort Doneison, awaiting with frcwning guns anc
nxei bayuncts, ready 10 welcome with bloody
hands 10 inhosptablc graves But truce v
mora ng .na speculation Let us believe, for charity
s@e that tbose oysfJns are, ebuiltions Of honest
hearts and not eagsndered by apy fear Of the iron
that peer saucily from cur cr ward rcrtsare