The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-02-15
A Railroad Bridge Seized.
HOT PURSUIT OF THE REBELS,
Romney, Va. IN our Possession
&C. So &C.
The Surrender Of Fort Henry.


Cir-inr r'i Fsb. The GAztrrE and Govt
SyaoAG. Cdr. corresp nienie gNe the following
eec1uu, o. ,ue Jylnbardinent ami capture u for'
penry!
Nes,efdsy, at 1880 /. m. the guntrats Cncin-
ra,t ST. Louis, C,rondt'ct and Essex the Tier,
C,l,s.o. = and Lexington bringing mp the rear, nd
vAncei la.l'y against tue rtle works, going TO the
r. %, cfPtntcr creek Island, .nmeii.tey apovo,
Vr,re on ,hc east srote sand. the Gorti ,tions,
src keeping out q. range II ~ the hesi Of tue is-
. AL and within 70 mile ~ the enemy, passing the
t-,-nd In f,ll view Of the rebel guns. s,esdiy
advanced worry a; quarters, every ear strained
C. cs,aa she f.y.offcer's siguA, gun for the COM
narnceu.eEt " tue action.
Our .ine OF battle was, the len the 81. L'u's,
next th. C.rondo,st next TIE Cincinnsu Or the
Iue Icing Iho fNg ship, having On board Flag
Cncer Tuv,el, sud the next che Essex We I'D
va.ovd In lue, Ihc CilClnati boats length ahead,
vi -. q NO, urr ,auc,nu,u uprurd the hall, and
-c-,tl'a,''y tic IN. 'e ,ccuwrEIyiu' hais followed
ia; Tuo .teuy was not back ward, nnt gave an
.ui-oul, response. and the es't rnged f'riously
"a. ID hOu7. "" s'eNui! advanced, receiving
Ell -,t..tiaE thC - tm .f shot and shell when'
t,trtg within three hut dred yards of the euemy's
-ls We came 60 q .t'ni AMI poured into him
Te't .ua lrn. T., tie m",utimo tie Essex Gad
.c,a ''f ,'pi, std d'ft.d nw. rom 'he scene Il
st.u I,...rs Iuc c., iui.at, Carondolei aud 81
81. I.I,,l ra 'ulHgcl.
A, rrec,-ev I-'y minutes past one. the enemy
truck bis ooloYS, ard suck ohee-ing, such Wild cN-
etteme1t as seized the throat arms or caps ot the
f5rr ~ nye hundred sailors otre sin'o.ts can he
iu.rinel After the surrender, which wa made
60 Flag OHicsr Foote, hy Gen. IL 'yd rlShman, who
deieudcd lie Fort in IL Ost determined manner, We
I..It inf kruU nutsida the
Ft,. nutuoertng four Fl We thuusand, Lad cat and
r,,n, lenying the rebel artillery comp .nies In COM
IA aud - ihe Fort.
The f,,t mounted seventeen guns, most of then
90 and Ci Founders, one bctus mg'uih ent lOin'h
coluult,d. our shots dismounted two Of theii
guns, driving trc enemy into the embrasurea. On'
oftl,ir ria,l 80 plumbers burst during the engage
mont, vouudiug some Of their gunners. The rebel
claimed 70 have but eleven effective guns, worke
10y fry-four men-thc uumber AL tod Of our p-i
8 nets Tnry lost FIVE killed and ten Oaily wound
ell Tho luh,utry let everything In their flight.
vas, deal OF .inndcr has fallen int our hands, In
Cluding large and valuable quantity o' ordnano
stores
Gen. Tnghman is disheartensd. He thinks
one Of the most damaging blows ot the war. /
Surrendering to Flag otfrer Foo'e, the rebel Gene
raj remarked, am glad To surrender 10 galhn
an OtnCefs' ing bluGsI INIst I'lAl'hs h'N u
peri, city right, SIR In surreni i-rns but you shoul
have blown my boats out Of the water before
would have surrendered u you."
In the engagement the Cincinnati was in III
lead, and ying the flag Off cer's pennnut, was th
chief mark. Flag officer Foute and Captain Seen
bel crowded her def ,nty into the teeth Of the en-,
my's guns, she got ,hirty.one scots, some u thei
ging completely through her. The ksseE vi
badly crippled when about haf through the hgh
and crowding steadily against the enemy,S ball wei
.nto her side forward port, through her heavy buil
mead, aud squsrsly through one of her boilers, Il
escaping steam scalding and killing several of q
crew. Capt, PIrter his aid ID, 4. Britton, Jr
.and Paymnster Lewis, were standing in a dire
!iu. of the tails passing. 4 shot strI x NJ. Br
TON in the top OF his head, Gathering his brains
tv.ry direction. TIe Gaping steam went into 4
pilot Luufe, instnntly killing McsHs' Ford a.
Biln, p,ots May oi t,e soldiers %, the rush
steam, uuIcl oger .,s,rt aud were 4f gue.l.
Iue Ciloir matt had one killoI AMI s,x wolnle
Iue EvFaN hid sN goGrncn and Iw' N ers kiue
a.ycutoeI mcil wounded AMI five missing Tr,
were no casualties ou the s.. Louis or Cnrpndel
Enough the shot and shell pl' upon them liSe ra
The St LOUIS WAS COMMANDED by Leonard Pa
ding who st ID upon the grlnbon and wrought :
guns 10 the last. Not a man finched, and vi
cheer upon cheer sent the shot and shell am ,ng
enemy.
Pddt,cGh, Ey, FEB. I.--oen. Smith on the W
and Gen. Grant the East side Of ihe Tennes4
Uiver, are persuing the retreaing rebels.
81. Louie, FEB THE following iA Aunount
fsCm headquarters
Fort Henry is our! The Gag " the Unan
1o-established the soil OF Tennessee. I.v
rever be removed"
by command o'
Major Genera IALLrcE