Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC.


fort Henry on the Tennessee River. Tie
s-ars and stripes feat over that place.
Yesterday, at II So P NJ. the eunboats
/ Cincinnati, St Luis, Carondelet and Is
sex, the Taylor, Conestoga ard Lexington
bringing up the rear, advanced boldly
against the rebel works, going to the
right of Palmer Creek Island, issuing a
/ boye which, OH the cast shore of the riv-
/ er, stands the Notifications AID keeping
| consequently off range all at the head Of
t the Island, and wi hin a mile Of the reb-
ell guns, we steadily advanced. every man
at quarters, every ear strained to catch
the flag officer S signal gun for the COM
| meneement of action.
Our line of battle was on the left the
st Louis next Carondelet next: the Gin
cinnati, for the time being, the flag ship,
having on be ard flag officer A H. Foote,
was next to the right of the Essex.
We advanced in line, the Cincinnati a
boats length III advance, when at u 80.
the Cincinnati opened the ball, and imme-
dlately the three accompanying beats fol-
lowed suit.
The enemy, not backward, gave admi-
rable response, and the fight ragged furi-
ously for half an hour. We steadily ad-
vanced, receiving and returning storms of
shot and she'll, when getting within 800
yards OF their works, We came to a stand
and poured in to them right and left 1t
was magnificent; the whsling shot, chugs
OF the seip seips, and the cheering of our
men as cur shots took evident effect.
In the meantime the Essex had been
disabled and drifted away frem the scene
of action leaving the other three engaged.
At length at precisely ! 40, the enemy
struck their flag, and such cheering, such
wild excitement as seized the throats and
arms and caps of the 400 or 500 sailors
OF the gun boats. Well, imagine it.
After the surrender, which was made to
flag officer Foote by the rebel General
Floyd Tilghman, who defended his fort in
most determined way we found that the
rebel infantry. encamped to the number of
some four or five thousand outside the fort
had cut and run, leaving the rebel artil-
lery company in command of the fort to
their fate.
The fort mounted II guns, mostly 81
and "a Founders one, however, a ag-
niicent 10 inch columbad They claim
to have had but II effective guns, work
ed by "a men, which is the number all
told, of our prisoners.
Our shots bad dismounted two of their
guns, driven the enemy from their en-
bankments and played smash with them
generally.
They lost five killed and some ten bad
ly wounded. One of their rifed guns a
32,pounder, burst during the enga cement,
badly woundipg one of the gunners. but
killing none.
Philadelphia Feb. 7th-A dispatch a.
bout reported riot at Norfolk is incor-
rect. 1t is stated that the riot occurred
at Richmond, not at Norfolk.
New York, Feb. The sloop-of-war
Savannah, which arrived to-day from Port
Royal, brings news of the sailing of an ex
petition south on the Goth, including all
light draught steamers, several gunboats,
and several thousand troops.
Augusta. Me-, Feb 7th.-A resolve in
fa-- g --c-~,.ting, lIberatine, and aleo
arming the slaves of rebels, if it shall be
military necessity, passed the Senate to-
day: by vote of "A against f.
Philadelphia, Feb 7tb.-Most of the RI
fes and considerable quantity of ammu-
milton. from the wrecked steamer CITY Of
New York. one of the Burnside expedi-
ton. have been recovered uninjured.
Philadelphia, Feb. lO.-1he Enquirer
of this city has dispatch dated TT. Mon
roe last night, which reports the landing
of the federals at Roanoke Island, three
rebel gunboats sunk and two captured.-
One of them the flag ship.
The fireman on board the steamboat
reported that the stars and stripes could
be seen over the batteries from Elizabeth
City.
Philadelphia, Feb II The Baltimore
Clipper publishes an extra stating that
Roanoke Island was captured after three
days fighting,
Two rebel gunboats were captured and
the rest scattered or sunk.
The people of Norfolk and Portsmouth
are panic stricken. t rs
The news is confirmed by passengers by
the Fortress Monroe boat. 1.
Cairo. Feb 11.-A detachment of cayal
ry, 25O strong, bad an engagement with
the rebels last Sunday. seven miles east of
Fort Henry, on the road to Fort Donslson.
Five rebels were killed, and thirty prisen>
ers and thirty horses captured One Fed
eral only was wounded
Eft. Monroe. Feb 10-News by flag
of truce states that our troops landed at
Roanoke ISLAND yesterday P NJ No par
ticulars are given, but it is intimated that
the Island was taken
Ten deserters, ccntrabands, came to
Camp Hamilton this afternoon, having
been found by a scouting party. One was
a member of the Black Virginia Cavalry,
who were engaged in the skirmisb at New
Market Bridge, on the 22nd of December,
with Max Weber's regiment. He was
completely armed with carbine pistols, and
had considerable amount OF rebel money
They represent great scarcity of provis-
ions.
St. Louis, Feb. 9.-Tbe Democrat
special, dated Fort Henry to-day, says that
one hundred of the second Illinois Cavalry
On a reconnoiting expedition this morning |