The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-04-11

heavy guns or field works there One
regiment was under arrest for disloyalty
to the rebel cause. Their army is rep
resented as in state of insubordination
Our informant thinks they will stampede
If attacked.
From Fort Royal
New York, April 6.-The steamer At
lantic has arrived from Port Royal
Among her passengers are Gen. Sherman
and staff. Advices from Jackson to the
lst state that an attack was expected
there from two Mississippi and one Flori
da guerrilla regiments, battery and
troop of horse, but Gen. Wright is conf
dent of sustaining himself.
The rebel yacht America has been
raised by our naval force, and with the
steamer Daylight, is a prize.
From Cairo.
G Ino, April To O'clock, P M
We have glorious news to-night from New
Madrid. Last night the gunboat Pitts
burg ran the blockade in safety, under a
terrible fire from the rebel batteries. Two
steam transports and five barges were al
so got through the slough from Phillips
Landing, above Island No 10, by Col, Bis
sells Corpse of Engineers, this A. Nj, un
der fire OF the gunboats, silencing one Of
the rebel batteries.
A company of men under Capts. Lewis
and Marshal crossed the river and spiked
it another force took possession of three
other batteries spiked the guns and threw
amlun!tion in the river at / | O'Clock III
the face of a fire from other guns. Gen.
Paine with four regiments and a tattery
of artillery, crossed the Mississippi to the
Kentucky shore, and subsequently the
Division of Gen. Stanley, and also Gen.
Granger with his cavalry. They are
strongly posted and ready for any thing.
The spectacle Of large body of troops
crossing in the teeth of the encmy's bat
teries was truly magnificent. The praise
OF General Pope is upon every tongue. 1t
is thought that 48 hours will decide the
fate of Island No 10. 1t is hardly prob
ably, but reports thus far agree that nota
causality occurred during the whole Of
this magnificent affair.
From New TGas5srid---II1mense amount of
Property Seized---G eneral Mccall a
Prisoner.
CAIRO, April g. Dispatches just from
New Madrid are received. The gunboats
Carondolet and Pittsburg yesterday even
ing shelled and silenced the batteries on
the opposite shore, when Pope ordered
the troops across. It was effected with
out loss. The rebels fled toward Tip
ton, sinking several of their transports,
among other the Grampus. The floating
battery Of the rebels, mounting ten guns
J,,f 1ncf ,,,I
near Point Pleasant. 1t will be recover
ed with its armament. The Ohio Bell
was also recovered.
Gen. Paine led the advance on the bat
teries. Gen. Pope at once took the Pitts
burg and Carondolet, aud with part Of
his army fastened to Upton, attacked the
enemy this mefning, and took 1000 pris-
oners, mostly from Arkansas and Louis
lana. He will probably get as many
more before night. The rebels fed to the
woods in great CONSERVATION. The vic
tory is complete and decisive. Great
quantities OF stores, cannon and an m lni-
ton have fallen into our hands, All their
baggage and supplies are taken, Gen.
Mccall, of the rebel Adiutant Generals
department, is prisoner. The country
between New Madrid and Island, No 10,
on the east side of the river, is being
secured by our troops. Many prisoners
will doubtless be taken there.
Gen. Bissell, with the transports, is Or
dered down to Upton by Gen. Pope.
which is twelve miles below New Madrid,
to bring cannon and other property up to
New Madrid Divisions Of our army are
pursuing the fleeing rebels in all direct
ions. Their entire force at and about
Island No. 10 is either taken prisoners
or utterly routed and demoralized.
Hon. Emerson Etheridge has Just ar
rived from Paducah. To him the news
of our success is very gratifying. His
residence is 35 miles southeast of Hick-
man. Gen. Strong will send an escort
with him to his home to ensure his safety.
Thousands Of his former friends will greey
his arrival with a glorious welcome.
Attempt to Gut off Colonel Geary.
An attempt was made to cut off C,lo-
mel Geary's force at White Plains. Nine
regiments and three batteries were thrown
across the Rappahann ock, and reached
Salem, within five miles of Geary, on the
evening of April lst, with the intention
of attacking him at day break i'll two
columns, capturing him, and them siez
ing the Thoroughfare Gap, on the Ma
nassas Gap railroad. Geary marched qui-
etly away, leaving his camp fires burning
The rebels withdrew on finding themselve:
cut mancevered