The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-15
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Gen. Pope,s Oiisoial Report Of the Cap.
tisre Of rslard No. 10.

tnre Of Island No. 10.
We publish 10. day General PoPs's I'D.
mirabie official report Of the capture Of
Island No. TO- Itgives a chear, connect
ed and detailed account Of. the operations
preceding the capture-the reduction Of
New Madrid; the erection al batteries
along the river so as efTectuslly 10 cut OF
the enemy's reinforeements and supplies;
the construction OF canal twelve miles 10
length-a work, "bey ond measure. diff
cult" prosecuted with untiring energy
and determination. under exposures and
privations very unusual. even in the his
tory OF the war" and tLat, as he Justly
observes, twill lsng remain q monument
of energy and skil'-through which
steam transports we're conveyed; the con.
struslion Of floating balIeries to be used
in silenciog the enemy's shore batteries.
when the attempt TO cross the river should
be effected, but The use Of which were
rendered unnecessary by the daring ex.
plot; ofihe guuboats Carondolet and Pitts.
burg in running the blOckade; end fnal.
ly the successful silencing The pnemy's
guns. the landing Of the troops on the Op.
.posite shore, the forced march upon Tip.
touvilie. and The capture Of tho entire
rebel force, their cannon; small arms, ,mu
nitiOus Of war, camp equipage. supplies,
&c.. and all accomplished without losing
man or meeting with an accident" Il
isa victory without parallel in the histo
ny Of warfare. ard cannot be recorded in
more beftting language than that EN-
ployed by the Commanding General who
attributes the great and .bloodless result t.
efficiency. good conduct aud high dis
cipline and soldierly department OF the
bes: character" No higher snconium
could 10 passed upon the Officers and mel
who contributed to the reduction Of Is
land No, 10 than is cheerfully given ia
the language Of General Pope: There or,
few naterial obstacles" he says, "withil
the range Of warfare which man of cour
Ags and spirit wonld hesitate to encoun
ter with such force" and The whoI,
country will unite 10 saying that 10 Gen
PoPE the division Of the Army of tie Wes
commanded by him has found leader
fully qualified for the redustion OF all the
material obstacles which tho enemy may
put in their way.
Toe number Of prisoners and the
amount Of the materials Of war captured
exceed The estimates at first given. They
are thus officially summed up: Three
generals, two hundred and seventy. re,
field and company officers, six thousand
seven hundred prisoners, one hundred
and twenty three pieces OF heavy artilIe
ry. all ofthe best character aud lhe latesl
patterns, seven thousand stand of arms
tents for twelve thousand men. several
wharf boat loads Of provisions. an i'm
nenco quantity Of ammunition Of all
Kinds, many horses and mules, with wag
ons, &c.. 10, are among the spoils."
The resources OF tho rebels must be
more exhaustless than the Federal Gov.
ernment II they can stand such drafts up.
on them for any length Of time; and YET
this loss Of material is but fraction oil
the aggregate losses Sustained by them
since the battle Of Mil Springs, in Jauu
ary hst.-[ -[cincinnatf Com. May 0.