New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-22
REBEL GUNS SILENCED.
KILLED AND WOUNDED REBELSL.iRRlED CFF'
Five Rebel Steamers Entra1Qped'
ONE MAN KILLED CNOER snDh!.

land No. TO- yesterday, which says that cannonading
BY tho gun aud mortar-boats continued all day
Wednesday.
All the guns but one in the upper battery on the
Tenneseeo shore have been silenced and one gun on
the IL ard dsmognted
Sells from the mortars are constantly falling in
tho Rebel camps and batteries and numbers Of the
killed and wounded are being carried away on
ters.
A large number Of loaded wagons leaving the
Tennessee shore, from which it is believed the Rebels
are making preparations for an evacuation Of their
works
The floating battery Of the Rebels has been moved
nearer he island.
Gen. Pope allowed Rebel gunboat to approach
within fifty yards of a masked battery on Tuesday
and then sunk her, killing fifteen Of those on board
lie had previously allowed five Rebel steamers 20
rass on toward New.Madrid and they arc now be-
tween bic batteries unable to escape.
Over a dozen Rebel vessels their floating battery,
and their baitering-nm, are now above Gen. Pope's
batteries, and will be sunk or captured
Mr.. Beadle, one of the Oldest citizens OF Memphis,
arrived here las; sight. lie reports that there are
but three Rebel regiments now between New
Madrid and Memphis, and that they are stationed AZ
Fort Pillow.
The Rebel Government is manufacturing pixies at
Memphis for the new loyies. but Iess than hundred
men have responded to the last call Of the Governor
Tie railroad. terminating at Memphis are being
connected, - tha, all the rolling stock can be sen,
down the Ncw-Orcan road when necessary.
CHlc,Go. Friday March n, loc2
A special dispatch to Tie Chicago Tribune from
Cairo 20ih inst. says that report was received this
morning from Sykeston that JEFF. Thompson bal
lau,ed at Cape Girardeau, and was pressing men
and horses into the Rebel service. skirmish had
taken place between the Union forces aud hs ad-
vance. Three of the enemy were killed and wound.
ed. Reenforcements have been sent there.
A gentleman who has been n contractor ri Mem
This. who left there Thursday, arrived lat even
ing lie reports that Gov. Harris disappeared from
Menrhis the s-cond day after the one 70 which the
Legislature odouined aud hoo .Vt sieee boep hoeid
from. He Is supposed to be at Cofinlh, Mas. The
Ieyislsiure hss adjourned and gone no ore knows
whittier. The subject Of burning the city, in ease an
,vacra,iun was ncces-ary It'll being discussed
There has been no lmpressment Of Union men into
tie Rebel sevice. to any extent, except Tor guard
duty mill since the fall OF Fort Donelson Since
GOV. Harris proclamation, implessm cns have been
General Hundreds have been picked up in tie
streets. aud taken from stores and dwellings, aud
marched of TO the camps Of instruction at he point
Of ,ho bayonet.
The II, ainc battery il SO constructed 20 be sunk
to the waters edge, leaving nothing exposed except
The armament, which consists If nine Dahlgren
.uus. 1t was bnili FOR tho protection OF Memphis,
and has been taken 10 Island No. 10.
Eo.liuss sieam-ram wasalso sent there. Tie Union
moa are leaving Memphis in great numbcro, leaving
their 1r,rer.v TO be cou-caied, and glad to escape
with tieir lyes Quarres the streets sTe frequent
occurrences between Union men and Secessioni,ts,
,ra sbo,. nre hourly exchanged. The Rebels
,,r,otlv ned iron. and have offered $4,000 TO any
et,,.an who will discoyera process OF making NAL
l.,bls iron. Ammunition is plenty manniactores
M. IN operation day and night in the vicinity OF
ymrb;s. There arc mail facilities; exceptingslong
tie n.ilwav routes, letters aud papers are carried
from town 20 town by private enterprise.
,rotss, correspondent who left Island No. 10 yea
ter,ay noon says: Firing is only moderate from the
H.r,oa and Mound City, Mt intervals Of fifteen
miu,,.se IN. the object being to reduce the upper
bateur
Five Gun. were dismoun,ed, and two LEFT from
,ii,h occasionally shots are fired. Some Of them
come very near our boats. The WORKS on ooth the
main land and Island are far moro extensive than
was generally supposed. There are at least eighty
Guns many Of them Of he largest size, several OF
them rihed and 0,00O troops
say M one time ten regiments on dress parade,
on the main land Their headquarters are ont OF
reach of the mortars. The island is pretty well
covered with tents. Our shells reach oil parts OF the
works on the island 1t is evident that all the Rebel
batteries have bombproof classmates, as the men can
be seen 70 disappear when shell falls into the bat
teries.
As soon as the upper fort is reduced, the gunhoa''
vil, advance and take the others in detail On Tues
day night the Mound City kept up sesdy fire on
The MINER fort, preventing the Rebels from making
their usual nightly salntes. The result was that,
early in the morning, they commenced removing the
dead and wounded from the classmates OF The iort'
A large number were carried ont and taken BACK
;,,,ttbe woods. On Monday 900 shot were fired
from the qunboas mostly SHE'LL beside 800 she'll from
tho nortsr,. On Tuesday, Com. Foote directed the
o,sea IN "a wet with n view 10 destroy the works
and d,,oouut the guns; the result satisfactory.
Az VET but one man has been killed by the enemy.
A special dispatch from Cairo to The Journal
soys that moderate fire kept up by the fleet ut
leland No. 10 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and yester'
dav The guuboat Mnne'oIa dsmounted l2s-
FOUNDER GUN on he cnemy's upper battery.
Some Rebel gunboats tried to force their way nr
Yesterday morning but had to retire. Gen. Pope
has - guns mounted ut Mount Pleasant, and has
erected a new battery four miles below
TIE EIETY. EIRSr PENNSYLVANIA REG.