, 1862-02-17
l. LII 04IuA VT DO1s sHA6V4Nt
Partial, Success Of our
Troops.
DESPERATE FIGHTING on
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Gen. Graat Confident Of Victory
T|on Sunday
REBELS f.anr UNDER a BLACK
/: FLAG
!:
Our Gnboats Disabled.
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Com. Fooie at Cairo, Wounded.
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TWO nLIHo1s LIEUT.. coloaE1s
;*K1sI.LEp. r., =:
REBELS Fienr UNDER A BLACK
l.. FLAG.
Our Gnnboats Disabled.
il
Com. Fooie at Cairo, Wounded.
TWO 1L41ao1s LIEUT.. coloHELs
KILLED. =:


+
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tnbnne.1
80 ~ cuaBEhLaSD 5s = u n RIVER,
F;r;no 100 com;,enccd oo,;n a. 49, hra,1- a
t,nt5nned # 4ntervols Al, dav 1on~ IT, ta @
,,,..1n,.r m ,,,ovomcnt or assault b. +ha ,.u.,
forces had bes, made: ~
x;n,,+ hot,xs 1,-+ ~, ,+to,,,>t -
H.. r.1,c,. to IT, Tor1,r,s r,,tt,r,e ot ~ 1s,'+a
+;,1or, Int +i:cv ,vl.re ren,1ss., T.. ,a:os s.s:
,no,,+s and 3rirn,, hail b,.r,n1 +,,.;r a,,+uoss
we,,ts Onr1ass IN vonni1e, IL co,s;1ar-.h1a
,,+ ,o+ ra41,a,, +1,r,.o or f,,r.-a do-,ra.,z
1v wo,naed !,
f,rr ,nnhoa+e arr;voa rae+ara,r ,na INV,
,.,.-,.oa -, ,++o>,- afop af T,o c
,.,r,, rs,r;d IA sav.r, ,n3 1,etc1 a. nas, osa
,..4..s.,.-i,n 49,, -...,,.~s4. 60.
1.,o 6,r,~ ;~on-,,.d ho,+. sa,,t ~ ,n;tt,;. 4,..s~
,,na,cd ,,r1a If thc fnrt Al rs t,a;~ r;-,or
,,,,,e ,r.o,,+ A. ,vnro a;thcr 7is,n,,,nt.a
i'u,.a Tna9; .o+ t,,a t.o,,, ~ o,,;-.:,,e ~.
..-...,.., 49, .,., 1.,n .,o.,,sa. 49,
~ ..-:.:::,1s -@ao;..o1 cc.
t,ro ~ 1r1,sof too1, of7;.ot ~ s.r;,.,r , 49,,
st,rhoo~a 80 ,f hnr aac1. on1 +,,.,,,e,
49, ,o~,.t,, - ~ 49, ,.:11;,s. 49,.
r,,,e ~ o1so 7,-o.,, ho- +;1,on 7,,,o e1.or+
1;st.noa sro;,, NO ,,;1ot.1,,1,.a NJ ra,>o
49,, ,,a-,o,-cs h. so,,o - ~ ,,.,,t, -
80, r.: r...1.- -.,,.:-,e.,$.'
sAeA iio14 tne Aa51oi' "Ateu:iAf aatt1n, purst
over the AoE1sSl1le, scattering the men at tic
tllier-rope, and SO much disabled the steering
tackle that TUG boat was compelled to drop
asicfn. =.
onc enot stsnck the flt'senr9h IN the DOW
and stoFe an: immense noie IN her, Which
caused her 70 draw ont OF action Ile leak,
however, mas heen stopped. One shot struck
the. pllot hoHse OF Inc 1t. LOUIS, passing
through 1t bGtWcen the pilot $ legs without III
}unnG h1m.
AL OF the boats were more or less injured,
on1 none outStne LoulsSiite seriously. lhcfe
were h'e R'ilsa and t"o wounded on TIC LOU
1sSA1e. 1he s'u1ooats VIII nos oe IN coholsion
10 rene" 1nesf aatack oe1ore to-nnorro" morn
ing. H.
III consequence ot Inc ne1sne o. INC pl"ns
on winch the reoei 1oftahea11ons arc oaut, our
snos 1.1uuo1 I'1' - n4uen sr'e' u l'4'oi - ~
eoi' heni5 eae4e1o10 ~ "tu ae4one . A1"en
ionser u,nc ~ fsouce ii'is iolt'
Luz ieoe's law i'4'eu la' pi1eA liz ~
ean pe seen lying lron 'ne oanA' snor' ol7-
'aree aoose neie'
| Na'c ~ tnc 11tuy &ssuu u. WV.
| saiurilaT- Febr1arY W 15I;f.
The right wing Of our force before Fort
! Donc1son commenced t1,e stor1nino of the
| Fort about noon. and have taken the rieht
| wing Of tle encmy's fortidcatiou. over yhic,
4
n,nh
The onnos;no~ forces are now a1rsost brcas,
to hrcast reaav, tn oncn the work Of deat1
upon each other at any moment.
W. have last two 1;eut f,o1onc7s Killed
one Of whom is L;ent. Colonel Smith. of tn,
.,e,,, 1,,;,o;. co, u,,r;s,: and +yo ft,,no,
wounded
rhc 11t,, roo;,,o,+ ~, 1,r1o- +onoht 1;,-
t;rcrs and are bad,r cnt nm The 1oss On hot1
si5cs ;s ,,rettr soyere
,1orc n,rticn1ors y, ,,cxt i7;sn,tch
s,:1wartz,s Rottcrv which was c,nture,
hv tbo raho,s +1,;s nonr,;ne b,s bee, r.t,1,an
rrn., .o:..., n-,
~ .n' m <1Haoe4a.eu 1e5H!
- Ds-a1ea.s s...~,ae -,
- 49, - - o,1,.a,, 49,. a-a..:,. -. ~.
-. wv ~ - 80 4 ~ ~5' ~ s4 : -,
n''1'',s u.'41 '1uo u.sl@'ln., Aua N'0 " IL
"ouA"e" ~ 'ns p1l",l ~ ~ ~
| 1Ae nsnt eo'hlneneeo nulsous' '.'e vi Z -
O., Gay anu SATURDAY 1ne contest WAS desperate
NJ ietn nllho,' soleieu se,ei.t anu lne i,
1o"a sustained eonsiuefaole loss' s"arcz
natle1s' "hieA WAS 'ahen os tne ene"ss wa
o y, ooi .. ~ ~
"ounaet1 'sno t"o h1neo- ''os' nea's Va oot
s'oes-
ins aPpet orl was taAsA 4. = ei'eA' an
.ne o"ton uas III" noal' o'e' H. oui 1Aoop
osns'' Gu wei sies'. s'4EAo'!3"
nne eonpoa's 81. .o''s' Aou4s'iA1e' III
ir.sou's' "e's o's''pleu
1ne 1d1a''etai'a 'net '''' 1''o1 I'LL ooA'' '' !
; ooean soans up
49, lle sunuoa.s "sse 1e4' ~ ene ea'noe
l'na' except tne conestosa' ana sn'' le1, lne'
sesteioa5 morning. ilneo sou " ~ 'ne y
ienaoie. ounsI' A'llns slA n1en' 'ne fu'1't<
| u ne i1t'soolg "'s snol away
lne mortar ooa@s 'e'1 nefe ses'e'oay @or'
ing. ..:., ,....
l .ne aoo|e s'si'elaen' u 'ne nsn' was = =
l eeiseo nun gentleman VINO was aooafo Il
81. LOUIS oui1ns tne engg:,semene.
Lo'e,.-A gentleman "noi ielt eors nouelse at.
= '4'e4 0oon ~ - 49,, 49,
mere ln1s noon' sass lle y Ut .h,u oeen son
on Ill o's ses@faas' anu .ne 'isn. A1s ', J., :,
enemy iolunealloue nau oeen l'h.n, ~ anu u
onleu 10y "an noat.s ~. 49,, .nem ~ .o.e !,
"ele o:s@s' ~ 'le''st' Au'' '''' nssn' " 10 -
fohfhEN AceotN!s "a 81. Aools'
lAo tne 7ssocia'eo stcssi
on,s, eeoroais l'.-Dl7pa.suss 80 - ~. 1seel
= ~ 'e1o sS1 s''.s - WV A4N0''
d were pre1ty enectoal'y o'saoleo except ono:
:. commodore eoote "as "ooaaeo t"lce
d mol ia1au5. ,
4ae upper feaoups taAen " ouf ttool's eol
T nanas hoft Donelson, ana oen' 1sant Eel &c
n gsapns tnat ~ "ou1o oe ao'e ~ e''p1o1e IL
q 1oli to-oa5
specnu ~ ~ - H'sso"'t 1s"o*1~' u'teu "
= ~ euuus 49, nl. re, 1ooes .,,'sn ~ ~
;; ne1e ~ L. ei'eA 49, -, ~ uono .ue = :
e neslosA a., - s.o'neo l.. ~ .. n TS'.. I411
i ~;1,e p;tfshnreh Cerondo1et Tv]erand r