Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-08

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mercists CAifo couespondenls give he lnllos.
ing account Of the bomoAFdneAt AID capture OF
Fort Henry. ItfEbEHrf CO.
Yesterday at 1870 p. Y too susbo.. On
cinnan. ST. Louis. Carosdslst and E.ssr. The
Tyler. CSnsstosa and Lexington bringing ID tbs
rear. advanced boldly asainst the rebei works
goins 20 ID. right Of Painter Creek Island. i'm
meaiately above which. on The eass shore Of tie
river, stands the foriihcations. and kesyang out
Of range til AZ the head OF the stand and within
one mile Of the enemy. passing the Stand n full
view OF the rebel guns. we steadily advanced.
every man at quarters, every ear strained %
catch The has officer signal gaa lss -eommssos-
neni Of action. $1,000
Our line OF battle was as follows.
Ga the leit WAS the 81 iboais. next .the Carau
delef. next the Cincinnati. she beng f,r he zine
the Tag ship. having on board flag Officer A II
Foote. and next the Essex
We advanced in line the Cincinnati being =
boats length ahead when at 1880 the Csnca
matt openei the ball and Immediately three &C
computing boats followed suis.
The enemy. not backward, gave admirable re
sponse and the hight ragei funonsly tor half
hour.
We steadily advanced, receiving aud returning
storms OF shot and shell. when getting within one
hundred yards of the enemy's works. came %
stand and poured into them right and left.
In the meantime. the Essex had been disabled.
and driited away from the scene ct acton. leas-
ing the Cincinnati. CArondelet and ST Louis
alone engaged.
At precisely forty minutes past one the enemy
struck his c0lOts. and such cheering. such Wild
excitement seized the ihroass- arsas- and caps
Of the 400 or5OO sailop OF the gsI,boats eau be
imagined
After The surrender. which was made 10 a.g
officer foote bs Gen. Lloyl THghmsn. who De
Tended his fort IN = most determined manner. ~e
found the rebel infantry eaeamped outside the
fort, numbering four or Eve thousand, had cut
and run. leaving the rebei artillery company la
commando OF the fort 70 their fate.---
The tort mounted seventeen guns. mostly -
ana u FOUNDERS. one being q, magnificent tea
inch coumbisd - w. a. - VI
Our shots dismounied two OF their guns. dri.
wing the enemy from TIE enlbrasures.
One, Their rilled - FOUNDER. burst during tie
engagement. woundIng one OF their guuners
The rebels claim 10 have hid bat seven effect
i've guns, worked by hily Hour Den. the number
all told Of our prisoners r4+- 80 %
The rebels los, five killed and ten badly
wounded
The rebel infantry left ever, thing in their
flight
\ large amosnt of plumber has fallen into ouf
hands, including large aud valuable quantity OF
ordnance stores.
General Tilghman is dishelrtened. and thinks
il one OF the most damaging blows of the war.
In surrenderng to dag officer Foote the rebel
General remarked.
Il am glad TO surrender to gallant an OH.
Flag officer Foote replied: = e@ - -
You did perfectly right, sir, in surrendering.
but YOU should lave blown nv boats out OF the
water before would have surrendered 20 YOU .
La the engagement the Cincinnati Mas "a tls
lead, and flying tag officers pennant was the
chief mark. Flag officer FO0te and Captain
Stimbe crowded her dehantiy into the teeth OF
the enemy's guns. She got thirty -one shots,
Sorue OF them going completely through her.
The Essex was badly crippled when about half
through the fight. and crowding steadily against
the enemy ball went into her port side through
the heavy bulkhead and squareiy through one OF
her boilers, while the escaping steam scslded and
killed several of her crew.
Captain Porter his aid : r. Britton and Pay
master Lewis were standing in direct line of the
passing balls when shot struck Britton on the
the top of his head scattering his brains in every
direction.
The escaping steam went into the pilot house
instantly, killing tOrd ana Mcbride, pilots. Many
I ofthe sailors at the rush OF steam Jumped over
board and were drowned.
The Cincinnati had one killed and six wound
( Ell. The Essex had six scamen killed. two
officers and seventeen men wounded and FIVE
missing
There no casualties on board the 81.
! Louis or Carondolet though shot and shell fell
upon them like rain
The St. Louis was commanded by Captain
Leonard Pauldipg, who stood upon the gun deck
and fought the guns 10 the last II 74
Not man iinched and with cheer upon cheer
sent shot and shell among the enemy.