New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-08
IMPORTANT FROM ISLAND No. 10.
Gen. Pope on the Tennessee Shore.
THE MOVEMENT A GRAND SUCCESS
HOT WORK MAY NOW Be EXPECTED
wAsHIseros, Monday, April 7, 1864.

wAsHIssros. Monday, April 7. 1864.
The Secretary of War received dispatches to-day
from New-Madrid which stated that Gen. Pope hat
just landed on the Tennessee shore. The whole
movement. bad been grand success
The General had received ferry.boat by the new
route through the swsmps.
Another gunboat had run the Rebel gauntlet, ant
was at Gen. Pope's disposal.
WASHINGTON, Monday April I, 1862.
Inc following account Of lie operations at Island
No. ~ and in the Department of the Mississippi was
received ate p. M:
To hs Hon. p. NJ SrAsroS Secretary Of Wa,
The chief operator NJ Cincinnati telcgrsphs me "a
follows:
Commodore Foote got another boat safely past the
batteries last night. Gen. Pope is now crossing op.
posite N,w.Msdrid in force. There is heavy firing
in tho advance.
The following was received hero at Gas this sf.
ternoon.
NRwMApRID. Monday, April 7. E6a
Hon. Z. M STANTON, Secretary Of Wsy
Gen. Pope has ju.t landed Gen. Paines division
on the Tennessee shore. The whole movement has
been graod success The whole army will be
moved over to-day, and tonight. Gen. Pope ha:
four steamers to ferry with, which arrived by the
new route through the swamps Last evening. An.
other gunboat arrived this morning from Island No.
Fen.
will report from the field as frequently as pos
sibls.
The latest dispatcb from Island No. 10, at o'clock
on Monday evening is 10 the following effect;
A large force of infantry, artillery, snd cavalry
have crossed the Mississippi within the last ak hours.
Everything "a working well.
Csrc.Go, Mond.y, April !, 1867.
A special dispatch from Cairo to The Irituns says
that the guubost Pittsburgh ran the blockade OF
Island No. TO- las, night, under terrific fire from
the Rebel batteries.
-Four steam transports and FIVE barges were also
got through the slough from PHILIPPE Landing,
above the island, to New Madrid, by Col. Bissells
corps Of engineers
This morning, Under the FIRE Of our gunboats
pany under Capts. Lewis aud Marshall, creased the
river at New-Madrid, and spiked the guns. Another
force took three other batteries spiked the guns and
threw the ammunition into tho river.
At II O'Clock, in the fall Of the fire Of the remain
Jog Rebel batteries Gen. Paine with four regiments
and battery of artillery, crossed the Mississippi,
nearer 10 the Kentucky shore Subsequently the
divisiols Of Gems Hamilton add Stanley crossed
also Gen. Granger with bis cavalry. They arc now
strongly posted ready for any emergency.
1t 10 believed he,e that forty hours will decide tho
fate Of leland No. 10.
1t is hardly credible, but the reports thus far agree
that not single casualty has occurred during the
whole tine Of the crossing Of our troops.
special from New-Madrid, dated the 9Th, says
that the gunbost CarsDd.let bss been engaged with
the Rebel batteries on the Kentucky shore all day.
Between here and Point Pleasant five places foFti-
fed by the Rebels have been discovered, all placed
in such pos,ion ss 10 prevent any attempt of oar
forces e. crossing.
The Csrondeiet and onr batteries fred she'll with
great precision into the Rebe! batteries and silenced
their guns q; one point altogether.