The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-02-12
Correspondence Cincinnati Conmsreial.
From Fort Henry.
FoRr HruRY. TKnn.. Fss. 8.

FoRr HEuRY. TEnN., Feb. 3.
About 10 o'clock 10 the morning Of Thurs.
day. oil things being 10 readiness. the LAND
forces on both sides Of the river began q
move. McCosrnsnd's division On the Essl
eide Of the river, and those uader Generals
Smith and Mace. on the West aide. After
the land forces had got under way. about
IL o'clock. the gunboats Essex, 81. Louis
Carondolet. and Cincinnati. IRON clad, and
Lexington. Conessoga. and Tyler. moved up
ssrssm. The four first named formed in
line near the Fort and q O'Clock r. y
precisely. the ball was opened BY The gun
boat Essex. when Succession Of firing was
kept up for about one hour and : quarter,
when I'll was again silent. The confsde-
rate Dag vas hauled down and the fort. had
surrendered. At THE time . precipitate
6ight Of the enemy commenced and was
kept up until the fort end its dependencies
and camp were entirely abandonsd-.h re-.
bells leaving everything behind them 10 their
flight.
From appearances, tho troops were sbou,
eating their dinner. and abandoned their
quarters without renewing thing. Thou
sands Of shot-guns and I'll their camp equip
nsnss and clothing. in fact. everything cen.
nected with an extensive camp. fell into our
hands.
Our gun-bssts silencsd seveo Of their In.
msnse guns 10 fifty minutes.
Near the close Of tho engagement, The e.
sex received shot 10 her bows which pass.
cd through her boilers.
The number Of mounted guns on the for.
ii6es.ions captured il sixteen; also battery
Of elk pieces Of flying artillery. The IL,
Ter was'taken BY Major Mccullough, Of Col.
Diekey's Fourth Cavalry. on The road to
Dover.
Colonel Dickey. learning the enemy had
taken fight, dispatched Major Mccullough
on the road leading from Fort Donaldson e
Dover. with two companies Of cavalry. He
overlook them come six miles from Fort
Henry, and they abandoned the gups upon
his approach.
We have sot lost more than hall dozen
81 the land forces. IL 90 many.
There was no lighting on the part q eur
land forces. except LAT Of firing upon The
fleeing foe.
Directly after the capture Of the Fort.
gunbosts Lexingten. Tyler and Consstogs
started up the river with distractions to pro-
coed q far as they saw Ct up tho Tennessee
river towards Alabama.
The Inhabitants are deserving their dwell
ings for miles around, and flssing 10 every
direction. The bridge piers q Dsnvills
were partially disabled by tbs first gunbosss.
which went up the river Thursday evening
Another Of the piers was crippled % q 70
completely prevent the passage Of any trains.
and il ives also found that the Railroad he'd
been obstrueted . short distance from the
bridge By land slide.
FoRrREss MoHRsE. Feb. "a lady who
came BY the dag Of truce to-day. said that
Gen. Huger informed her, he had received .
Dispatch fran Roanoke Island that the Fed
eral forces had been twice repuIsed. from
there. The attack commenced yesterday
morning and the fight was still going on
when the latest news was received.
INpIAEAfoLis. Feb. 9-Gen. Thomas 10
now preparing % move forward and occupy
East Tennessee. His forces consist q
Gems. Csrter's, Msnsons. MeCook's and
Shoeprs Brigades. Carter will g through
Cumberland Gap, Schoepf BY the central
route and Gen. Thomas. with Manson's
and McCook's Brigades. will cross q Mill
Syringe. The two Tennessee regiments
are ia the advance.
tits supposed 10 be . movement on Knox
vile. q which point they will take posses
sion Of the East Tennessee and Virgins
Railroad. cutting OF the rebel comnsnics-
lion with Richmond.