New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-27

We remain ne Statu qa9 with little Of in'erest 10
record since my last. Tue Rebels had flag Of the
stars-audl}srs order flying tie river 5suk above
ihef water-battery as q signal Tor their island iOr
hca,ions; bnt. few nights ago, Lieutenant IN Col
Bulosds command went quietly down in slif, and
brought i, back with HIM. TIE next night accom-
p.ni.d by four men, be again descended in tie skii
keopng Near the shore % the wserb@tiery, ara re-
NAMED there for half an hOur. The sharp bank nd
him from tie sight OF the Rebels but lie could hear
their conversation With perfec d.s;ncness. TIE cur
rent WIS 50 strong that when lie started to return nc
was compelled 10 push out into the middle Vi Tire river
;n full view Of them he'd they Glanced 70 look that
WV: but BIZ, o8rs were Muf,ed, and he again
o. speo unde.ee-ed
TIE REBEL FLAG STRUCK DOWN.
Tnlee o. four Of toe mortsrs continue 70 fire slowly
81 Tie upper battery. Some Of the shells, falling
,iot strike in the river throwing W great jets Of
wafer aud spray; olhers drop and explode in the
bauefy darkeuug the ar for 20 OF 40 feet above the
ground with clouds OF brown dirt. The Rebels have
D. cavities under tie embankment, which they
S.no into ior protection wherever puff Of smoke
from our hotila indicates that she, Is coming; but
OF several occasions. after its explosion, have
men. Al! but Two of their guns in that battery
sem to BE- dismouned, and on Friday afternoon q
,hell struck down The Gag. They have not Isised i
since. OK replied to our Gre from that point. 1bt
COATING dock AID tie island baiter.e. fire al occs
ionaly but without effect.
FIRES ON TnT BANK.
The last two nights have been DARK and cloudy,
srd the Rebels have kept great og-dres blazing on
ne Tennessee shore, usl above tie head Of the
IL and They evidently sgsiec. en- intention to run
their blockade, end DO not mean 10 have Il effected
under cover of the darkness. TIE river 10 wide,
however, that hey cannot throw light across IT,
and r case Of fos, IL s impossible % illlnioste il
Tor hundred yards.
RECOSNOISS4NCES.
Copt Steiner arrived yesterday with balloon f,f
asking aerial Reconnaissance individual recon-
no;ssances are Of frequent occurrence. Every day
parties from the gunboats tie t.anIoris 60 down
o. the Missouri shore 0he Rebels gre qutc 100 cau-
soae 10 show themselves that bank Of Tie river
% point opposite tie island. Keeping four or Eve
hundred yards from tie batteries Just out Of grape
snd canister range they .uU. fences or logs. and
.hrough their gl1sses ieisureiy survey tie floating
battery and the island. The Rebels flock ont 10
view lhem, ana occasionally send solid shot o.
shell at them; bG thus far il proves waste O; au-
mun.iion.
TIE FLOATING BATTERY
d anchored on the north side Of the Island to protect
shat channel Of the river from the passage OF he
gunboots. IL was formerly the Pelican Dock ~
SewOrleers ard required four steamboats, 70 tow It
~ he river Il IL 200 feet long the deck abO1, tgo
feet above TIE water mounting eighteen large guns.
Near esch end is wooden sh.d, seven feet high ap-
parenIy used as quarters FOR the men; and ia the
middle, an oblong bOnb-proof, plated wth iron, forty
feet in length and twelve feet high We have heard
many runors that the iron ram Manassas from New
O'eaus, is also here, but as yet have seen nothing
o. 70.
notwithstanding oar apparent inactivity, every
thing is working vel. Con. Pope, below, is heds-
iuy n the Rebels closet and closer and viii soon be
able 70 obtain boats for throwing ioicee ACROSS the
TiyeT.
Intelligence Of the Burnsid. victory Of Newbern,
received Yesterday, causes universal rejoicing. We
were becoming tired Of tie cool efrolteIy Of the
Rebels captured E, Belmont Henry, and Doneison,
who invariably said: I'VE always knew that you
Western mon would Gght, but tho Eastern ankces
are cowards.' How nobiy, at every opportunity,
the Sons OF New'York and New England reyei me
Islander There il another fiction Of the Rebels 10
which it gives the Flushing stroke. Early in tcl
war, their newspapers a5ouEded in Isnguaee Ike
this: The Yankees can never stand Close oger'e,.
and cold STEEL the bowe-.u..fe and the lf,ooo, .r.
the weapons upon which We must rely" Tim
Gitle singular notwithstanding all the " BIssiss,up,
Batchen, Memphis Avengers" and "ArLansas
Hgus.r, lle lie eod ,tee! sceMs to BE- ma4o, clzel