The daily Wabash express., 1862-06-03
Smelling the Rebel Bate
rios Above the IBlandl
oEN porE COMMANDS THE AyER
Heavy CannOnading at
New Madrid.
Highly Important from Mexico
FROM CAIRO.

IAOM l AthO.
C.iao. March I6--The reporter OF .fiae
Associated Pres. on bosri ,he Flag Ship,
two miles above leland N. IL. sends the
following
The ioIilA got under way III 80. ihi-
morning. and dropped down SLOWLY ill abou,
evening. when the Flag ship. being about
twenty miles ahead. sud six miles above the
Island, discovered -tern wheel steamer run
out from the shelter of a point on the Ken
tncky shore. aud steamed down the river
-Four shells we're thrown after her The lis
lance. however. wss TOO great 'or the shots
take effect
N9 O'Clock the deet rounded 10. about .
miles above the Island. The Commodore
ordered three of the mortar boat. into posi-
ton. 4, this hour--2 r N.-we are within
range. but as yet have heard nothing from
the enemy
Thcre appears - De large force on the
Kentucky shore We conni thirteen guns In
position on the hlun- large number OF
transports en- BE seen across low pOa.t on
the Missouri shore. busily engaged around
the l-land--what they are doing cannot be
determined. The mortars are mOmsntarily
expected to open fre.
We discern the much ialked OF aosting
battery q. the l-land.
The rebels at Island No. 40. are in very
strong position. Forty six guns have been
counted. and the mortars shelled the battery
above the leland. TO day. The rebels left
il several times. but returned. They onlA
fired With tao guns.
There J. no difficulty whatever in our
shells reaching the Island
Gen. Pope sent dispatches To Commodore
fOote. saying that his heavy guns command
the river 80 that neither the steamers nor
gunbOlts II the enemy. could pass
Firing vas heard ia the direction of New
Madrid AL day. II j. supposed the rebel
gunboat. were trying 10 force a passage
There are seven transports near l-land
No. 10. hemmed ~ Tho encsmpments vis
ible are supposed 70 be- large enough for
fifteen OF tweGty thsu-and mon
FROM WASHINGTON.
Wasni>oroS. March l6th.-From c-ntrs
bands, who have scted ~ teamsters Tor the
rebels. IL Is ascertained that the main body
Of the rebels has crossed tho Rappahannock
and are making 4 stand AZ Fredericksburg In
conjunction With the army ~ Gorionssille.
SPECIAL TO Tknr~K.
Messrs Hall and Owen. commissioned to
examine and ellow or reject all contracts. or
dofs. and claims on the va Department for
ordnance. arms and ammunition. vii com
mence their labors 90 morrow They have
Z taken rooms In the War Department
Gen frcmonFs Department if We afe
T rightly informed extend. no further than
knoxville.
Gen. Toslon has advised the diversion Of
f of the seven million dollar. appropriated
thi- session for coast defence 10 the con
4 80 -. ~ -.
Com Smith. the heai of the Hufeau OF
/ lafls sni Docks. Ia. hcen authorized b.
Ssresars Wsllc. % buili an iron clad gnu
boat within siat, day..
A lc,.cr from Se~pofi News. dated ith
"a the Wori avs Al'ont O'Clock Yesterday
manning 50 companies of he ssh regiment
f Of Ne~ York. encsmp-.i Al ihii place star
+ TED OF fe11aunissanoe on tho Williams
port road running pasal.ll ~.sh "a. James
river. aiout ten miles frou csnp. shsy
came across l50 fehel csfalf, .taii8nci a
tie junci.os. os l4s NiliiAms,ast = tsress
neihel cosfs. ~'.eu ne enemy we're ds0ns
erei oar tfasps eharrei sp1n them he ca
cu4' aiteF rriHs I fse shofs si orf skIrfn-h
ef a1i seeing ire O. lhe houses ihe, had
ls'sis e~upist farre-l sDi rsf
TFva-' rrSsr.R
tst hrt itil - = f'fot Ans uA o. hls arm.
ths theme ~ universal conversation an.i
/ sntha-iari.c psfsse iiis poyaiariis with the
army i unioabfcl. snt ne srieni- Increase
~ thousands amons the people. ~ho admire
h.. patience rn1eg refseruflon .nj his s'agis
hearted devotion @ the Un.on
TIE ioc<s q. Washington begin % Be
ihirkiv studded I'D, m1sis q ve--sl- n,sl
F have reached here ~ith supplies snec tie
E hiccS-.le 49, raised 4 sa-t relief - az
@ho AVE - has IN Nsshingtol
Me~~-- oieli ani Baker. members ls..'n
f Ne~ \ orr. YESTERDAY caiied uqoD Se1Fe.ars
+ Wells ani Urged ihsl commoiep Srf.ham
E - a--i -ue-l - srtits iefv
Is = understood 49, ihss A4tr a-.erlare
that ihis IatTiionio1s ofl,ef seald -oar have
a cuuinl4at
ursstas Hs~f iesis
Cra , 4 nischc.,rk ~fs r.-tasis -
elinei ise asPoinincrs " Msj0r 1eaesai II
volunteers. vEs summoned here from II
Loaf. sou.e d-y- eco. 81 ben he -. site-i
~ VI SfsItoa. ~-tretac ~ Var Wha;
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frr1 tf. lsl Il es. ei -atir.ss.i import -
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