The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-17
GENERAL poPEs REPORT.
OPERATIONS AT NEW MADRID AND
ISLAND NO. 10.
ExPEDlTIoSARY FeEcEs,
NEW MALKLp. Mo. April 9.

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.Aejor General H. ". Haheck:
The canal across tie peninsula oppo-
site Island No. 10 and for tue idea Of
which am indebted to General Schuyler
Hamilton was completed by Col. Bis
ssl's Engineer Regiment, aud four s'ea-
merS were brought through on tac sighi
Of the 6,h. Tie heavy batteries had
thrown up below TiplonyiIls completely
commanded the lowest point of the high
ground OH the Tennessee shore, entirey
ruttiag OF the enemy's IesreAt by Hate:;
his relrea. by land has never been posi-
Bile through the swamps. On tie night
Of the 4Ih Capt Wake, of the navy, rAu
the enrfny's batteries al I.!sEi No, 10,
with the guuboat Csrondols,. aud report
ed to me- here. On the night Of the 9th
/ tie gupboat Piitsburg also rat the block.
Dde. Our transports were brought into
the river from tie bayou, where they had
bseu Lept concealed, at daylish! Oh the
7lh, hal Paine's division loaded. The
canal had been a prOdigjously laboring
work Ii WAS twelve miles long,six miles
Of which were through heavy simber
which had to be sawed of by hand four
feet under the water.
/ The enemy hasliusd the opposite shore
with batteries, extending from Island 10
to TiptonSille, MerrwsaIhsr Landing, To
prevent The passage Of the river by this
/ army.
t directed Cspt. Wake to run down
with the two guubosts at daylight OIL the
! 9Th to the point selected for crossing, aud
, silence the enemy's batteries near it. lie
performed the service gallantly, and !
, here bear testimony to the thorough and
r brilliant manner 10 which this officer dis
charged his difficult duties with me, and
to the hearty and earnest zeal with which
t at Ill hazards, he co.operatsd with me.
n A. soon as he slgna!ed me, tho boats
/ containing Paine's Division. moved GU
c from the landing and began TO cross th'
river. The passage Of this wide, furiou
n river, by our large force, was one OF tb
most magnificent speclacles ever Wit
ii messed. By twelve o'clock that night
is 7th, all the forces designed to cross tn
river were over, with out delay or acci
dent.
AS soon as We commenced to cross
il the enemy began to vacsre Island No II
=. and his batteries along the shore. Th
h divisions were pushed forward to Tip'or
~ ~ vile as fast as they landed, Paine's leat
70 ing. Tie enemy was driven before hin
-, and although they made several aItemp
70 to form in line Of battle aud make a stan
ia Paine did not once deploy his column
Il The enemy was pushed all night vigo
nc ousy. until a! four o'clock A. M, he WI
!. driven back upon the swamps and force
~ to surrender. Three Generals, sew
~ Colonies, seven regiments, several batta
w. ions OF infantry, five cowpanie' OF artllle
os over one hundred heavy siege guns, TIVE
- ~ ty.four pieces Of field artillery AN immen
,St quantity of ammunition and supplies, ,se
nj cral thousand sand OF small arms, gre
Il. number Of tents, horses, wagons. etc., e
=, have fallen into our hands.
Before abandoning Island No 10,
,os enemy sunk the guubont Grnmpus, a
I'M six OF his transports. These last
',ly raising, and expect to have ready for Sc St
M m. vice in few d,ys. The famous hoSti
mn battery was scuttled AID tnrned aaF
with all her guns aboard;.she was cap'u
,llv ed and run aground in shosl water by c
niyy forces, at New Madrid.
ii. Our success is complete and overTn
zoo , ming. Our troops, as expected. bel
Wv we'd gloriously. will, in my full repo
,;o eudeavor 10 do fal! justice to all. Bris
.at ~ der. Generals Paine, Stanley and Hau
;nr @ ton crossed the river, and conducted III
,,nS divisions With untiriug activity and SIX
ba General Paine, fortunate in having
sno advance, exhibited unusual vigor
lion courage, and had the satisfaction to
seo ceiye the surrender of the enemy.
lColonel Bissell of the Engineer regime
| can hardly say 100 much. Full of
.l;sh source, unti,iug and determined be