New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-09

from New.M did where lie now Is in iofee uuS u
IMPOSSIBLE for him, from the inundated st'e % t'
country, to send or march hi' troops 10 ui' 80,
We're We 90 ,oupt 10 attack these Le.N!
with the ptlnbog'a or attempt to run the plo'h"uo
aud fail A. have already stated IN former 'Vn
rrnicafion the rivem above us-Ns-is'ipil, oblo
and Gun berland-NO.id be ereall! eAl 81! ~
only frustrating the grand object 81 the e& ioi
hut eyto.inp our towns aud cities boroerihS wv
rivcrs Espec lily should Gen Pore ne u, ,ne
10 hold hi POSITION at New-M Madrid. Under tnere
c,i,nsfarce, aud our boats being ill-adaIteo W
f-hing GOWN the river, win Two Tile guns 100
blrsf an irdnrtd TO at with great cauiiop, %uu
e,,o.e tire no,ila less than under more layOrHple
circumstances It woutl be my duty to 90 i0r 'ne
great object for W lica he fleet was created " nen
the O iect Of runn the blockade becomes adequate
10 the lisk I sha not hesitate 10 90 IL. lue FL
nav be occupied by ue IN a short time wl'no.s "u
assault a. The Rebels must 5e cut Oh IRON mn
necessary supplies. STILL If this does not soon TAKE
place il may become necessary 'Oiorce The biocha'
or adopt some other measures which have mol ye'
suggested themselves.
Yonr obedent servant,
A u. kOOTE Flag Ohcef'
Hon. GIDEON wyrLgs Secretary Of the Navy.
U. ) FI,G-sHiP benton. lsLANp No. TO-
Since my communication OF the 10Th inst, we have
been living of tho forts ut long range, ocsati )na!
giving Il rifle shot, ard more frequent y throwing
mortar slells upon the Tennessee shore. The keUes
still hold the forts but the encampnents moved
U
serve their heavy guns, which seem to be well pro
tected from our shells by their bregstworks.
communication from Gen. Hglleck leads lie 10 hope
/ tuat may yet derive support from me am y,
| irrespective Of Gen. Pope force, when WIN
! cross over from New Madrid and attack the
Rebels in the rear, while we make the attack
/ in front in we succeed IN geiub2 '"o
steamers and seycrrl cutters, Which are now "o Ming
TIER way toward that point through the bayous oi
slou Shs. Should this effort be successful nope 70
hrar tia, n land force OF come lUUVO men VIII Dc W
the Rcbec' rear IN The course Of i've or SIX aa!''
Wit The exception Of ridge OF the Hvei DAM Oh
the Tennessee side from directly oppOrlle Ne~
Madrid, to nearly opposite lei ma No w. we WIZ
country IL inundated. OF ~ least 70 much 20 ~
pleycut rools from other points ing the heDrr
fesr. slowing how admirably tler posi- Oh has zen
chosen for defense. / shall proceed With caution III
our work here beng iuiiy aware OF our dhaa'"h'
/ tGges.
A. u. fOOIE. Flis Oih oef
Hon. GlproS wKus, Sec. oitLe Nay.
So IOt.s To,.3ay April p. 1901
Cen Pore has captured three Gcnera's, s'N thou-
sand prisoners Of war, one hundred siege pieces
several field batteries immense quantities Of 'aHl-
arms tents, wagons horses and provisions
We have not lost single NAB.
NV MA4rp No. Monday Aprii q D. p
The gur'ost Carondolei ran the b.ocsade ~ i'.'ho
No. 10 on Friday night, and lie runboai Pittsburgh
oil Sunday nisht. Al tho batteries Of the enemy
orened FIRE bat not o shot struck either boat.
/ Gen. Pom. has succeeded 10 getting fouI si'aners
and and five barges by tie channel cot through the
Swamp from Phillip Landing, above leland No 10.
This extraordinary and bercnclu task was a.sig'ed
Col Bi.cn with his regiment Of engineers ard me-
chanics. and has been we'll executed Ii was c-een-
tial 10 the crushing Of tie enemy and capture Of tie
leland.
Yesterday the gunboat Caroudelct CAPT. Walker.
ACCOMPANIED w Gen. Granger Col. smith % tie
i3d Ohio, ard Capt l.. II. Marshall, aid 10 Geo.
Pope, made u reconnaissance by order Of Gen. Pope
to Tiptonyie, the object being 10 draw Tie IRE iTom
the masked batteries 81 tho enemy.
A large number Of batteries wero di.coyclcd ~ Or
near each point where trools could Lass. ald il're
Wac a continuous fire Of heavy guus All LAY.
The Carundelet attacked one battery 90 Ter way
up the river, and Lewis II. Marrtali, cid 60 Gen
Pope. accompanied by some solicrs Of The nth
Illinois Regiment landed, spiked be guis broke The
osrriaq.. ana threw the Rebel ammunition into the
rivor.
/ All returned 10 New Madrid 10 safety, delighted
with the excursion.
This morning the sunboais Carondeei ard Pii's-
burg proceeded by order to the point selected by
Gen. Pope Tor Lis forces 10 land, aud in two hours
three batteries were silenced aud the guns spiked.
At eleven clock tie flint division Of four regiments
Of infantry and battery Of artillery, commanded
/ by Gen. Paine, srossei the river, followed by Gen.
Stanley division under Gen. Granger. The whole
operation Of cosiug the river in The face of the enc
my was a magnificent spectacle, and reflects great
credit upon Gen Pope, whose energy snd y III have
\ been severely tested. but be Lar triurnphed.
Within the next ~ hours The fate of Island No. 10
viii 10 fully settled and another bright page added
to our hisory.