Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-11

OUR SPECIAL ISLAND NO. TEN
DISPATCHES.
THE SURRENDER OF ISLAND
NO. TEN.
The Shore Batteries Deserted.
ALL TIE FORCES BAGGED BY
GENERAL POPE.
Immense Amount OF Stores
.n Captured.
SPERDY AND gDEOIsIVE AC-
TIONT0 FOLLOW.
The shore BatteFies Degerted.

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CA1RO, April 9th.
Island No. Ten. with the batteries upOl
the main shore, has fallen into our hands
with an immense amount Of stores anC
ammunition. The forces upon the mali
shore eve thousand in number, with tn,
rebel Generals MeKSll, Gantle and Walker
left night before last without informing tht
forces upon the Island. They carried sWsy
with them twenty-five aeld pieoes and thsil
small srms, The latter, however, havt
been found streWn all along their line o.
march. gag
The woods are literally streTn will
guns, swords, knapssoks, hayersAOks, and
clothing. All the cannon in aVs bstteries
forty nine in number, and ct least hsIf a
million dollars Werth Of ordnance stores,
are In our possession.
The main shore guns were spiked, bui
only partially The encampmshts were
left and are filed with every description
Of clothing and utensils. S50,OOO worth
Of cOmmissary stores consisting Of 500
barrels Of mess bsef, largestos Of sugar,
molssses, rice, and grain so, besides sew
sral hundred. horses and mules, ten steam
boats, among them the Grampus and two
Rne wharf boats. ~
The whole number Of cannon captured
on the main shore and island, is seventy
I've; among them some splendid rides.
As soon as the forces upon the
Island heard of the desertion Of the main
shore, they sent Asg of truce and offered to
Commodore Foote q conditional surrender.
The demand was an unconditional surren-
der which was finally agreed to, and at two
o'clock yesterday morning our gun bosts took
possession, the land forces under Col. Bu-
fort occupying at daylight. There were
some battefies upon the Island mounting 30
heavy guns, considerable stock Of ammu-
milton, but no stores. Three hundred and
twenty-h Ee prisoners were taken, compris-
ing companies artillery and one infantry,
composed largely Of Chicago meniwhO had
gone to Memphis for work. The IabOrers
~, tHa Tala3id -ll~---------I- I'D
". YsC. Humes. There were about 5000
troops upon, the main shore. Great dis
satisfaction existed among the troops
upon the Island, and one company the night
before the desertisn refused toi do duty.
Many of the privates threatened to assassin
ate the officers, and generally they were lead
ing very happy life. They have had no
pay since last June. They also say that
they have had no communication with the
main shore for TWO weeks, and bitterly COM
plain that they were sacrificed BY them.
The sacrifice, however, amounts to nothing,
as all the main shore forcos have been bagged
by Gen. Pope.
The prisoners are now on transports, and
will be shipped within day or two
Amongst other property an immense mass
of letters containing valuable information
among other things that fourteen rebel gun
boats, were on their way up the river, fell
into our hands. '"
Rebel officers captured say our way to
Memphis is now open, and thatnO resistance
viii be offered at Pillow or Randolph.
The rebels state that they have lost but
one man. Desertsrs and cOnERbsnds state,
however, that they have lost nearly hun.
dred.
The Island in many places is fairly plOW.
ed up, and one battery on the main shore
badly shattered. From 80 to 100 new mad'
graves, evidently made within few days
would seem to indicate that number o.
killed. @ -, =
The gunners say that when the OarOnde
let and Pittsbu.g ran the blockade, not I
man could see them, and they fred entirel!
at random. They had been expecting
the attempt but had not heard o
the transit of our transports which wen
through the woods, and would not believe j
when it was told them. When informed {
the capture of the main shore forces, the,
gave vent to every expression Of delight. 1
every respect thu capture was entirely sue
eessful, and effected without the loss Of
man or accident of any description.
The ordnance and stores are the mot
, numerous and valuable Of any capture
! during the war. Gen. Pope is at the L
/ land in conference with the Flag Office
and everything indicates speedy sud dSb
siVs action, and determination to rspidl
5 follow up the splendid results Of the Oal
turea ,i