The New York herald., 1862-03-18
IMPORTANT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI.
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CAPTURE OF ISLAND NO. 10.
All the Transports and Ammunition Of
the Rebels in Our Hands.
Opening the Mississippi to
New Orleans.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR ARMY AND NAVY
Sweeping the Rebels from Our
Inland Seas.
| ANOTHER VICTORY In ARKANSAS
THREE REBEL COLONELS CAPTURED,
&C., &C., &c.
Sweeping the Rebels from Our
Inland Seas.
ANOTHER VICTORY In ARKANSAS
THREE REBEL COLONELS CAPTURED,
&C., &C., &c.
THE ADVANCE TO NEW MADRID.
Our New Madrid Correspondence.

Our New Madrid Correspondence.
NEW MADRID, Mo, March 13, 1852
The March TO Nco Nddrid-The Rebels Open Nrs-Ms
Military Positions Of the Cotendng -Disatidc-
tion Eristing Among the Reel Troops, Almost AmouninQ
to Generalization, dc,
The column under General rope left Commerce Mo-
the 9th Of February, and after six days Of hard
marches through and the intermnable ungles Of
the great Mngo Niger Wool swamp, down in our
present position We had scarcely been our camps
day before rebel batteries opened upon US forcing
right wing back few hundred yards further from
the river wefound the rebel forces here much more
formidable than had supposed numbering, at the
least calculation not far from twenty thousand
the retiring garrison from Columbus had here
and to Island No 10. which about ten miles above Az
General Pope had the state OF a
fairs sent Cairo for reinforcements which only ar
rived however three days ago. and have yet scarce
ly gotten the wcarsomcness Of their march from
Bird g Point
We have had considerable diminishing with the enc
my, and our pickets have been continually fired upon
from the rebel batteries and nfanry but general
gagement has yet taken place. nor will there be,
with us.
The rebels here are very strongly posted or at
least should judge from what can see from
camp. There Is not another 80 regularly
situated . spot upon the whole line OF the river.
You will see by the diagram I send you the
rebels and present positions. New Ma
drd stands upon tho right bank Of the river Just at the
extremity Of very short and abrupt bond not unlike
the lower swell the letter Ten miles above is Island
No TO- which rumor says is strongly fortified. mile
and half below the town the rebels have erected
strong four Fashioned fort which they have located
seven eninch coumbiads In the open fields around the
fort tho and above town. extending 10 the Little
Bayou, the rebels have their encampmcnss (moslly LOG
huts) and the whole Ia surrounded with well erected
earthwork and ditch, which will have 10 scale in
order reach the town. Tho land very low all around
New Madrid and In times Of food like the present there
is IAte else than water to be in any direction On
the opposite eide OF the river for several miles the tim
her has been cut away. which gives fair ranes to tho
enemys artillery for several miles up the river But
glance at the diagram will give q better view than
column Of description.
This morning an accident occurred at our heavy siege
battery which cost ns four gallant soldiers killed and
some eight or ten more less injured refer 10 the
bursting Of tweniy-four FOUNDER siege gun
The rebels have FIVE iron clad gunboais in front of tn
town and three transports above Tho gunboa,s arc
covered with railroad iron, and mount in an some twen,v
seven guns.
Several deserters into camp yesterday who re
port that great Dissatisfaction and ex,s
in the rebel army and that entire brigade Of
had pouyey refused TO fight. How true the story NAV