Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-28
TuE CAPrURE OF ISLAND NO. 10.


WHAT TIE FEDERtLs FOUND ON THE ISLAND.
The Island TO- corrsspondsDce Of the Cincinnati Timer,
gives lengthy and interesting details from which We
conderse and extract the following. The writer sppean
to have been board the Benton, Of the Yankee
boats below New Madrid, which had been engaged in
transferring Gen. Pope command from the Missouri to
the Tennessee thor'.
BE says that on Monday afternoon q inst,) while
vaitg the next turn OF events anxious 10 hear from
Gen. Popss operations they discovered strange YES
fel coming down the river Instant preparations we're
made for yht but the strange vessel gave four chap
whistles, which responded TO by tho Bsnion,
and fears Of an engagement subsided. Lieut. Bsntp,
Of the fv6erals, got en- steam tug, AID wen' TO
the MYSTERIOUS little steamer above TO ascertain What
she WAS and what was wanted He soop rsturned
with two rebel Lieu enans under hg OF uuo',
Who wished TO confer with Commodore Fos:e. Thy
yer, Lieutenanis George s Martin and Z 5. Mcdowell
who at e5eorte 10 the cabin Of the Bsnior,
ana told FOots that they empowered to propose
rsrEder OF the Island upon certain conditions. Foet;
replied that bot ditional surrender was
DO sth III eutena' Is ca they were unable to give
repy to that demand wi hou frat consulting their prn-
cipll Captain W. Y u. Hlmes, commander Of the Il
lind They then departed TO the De Soto" on which
yess tley had down the river and returned again
little after midnight stating that the terms had been
&c b ed AID the I-l,nd Internationally surrendered
In regard the shore bateriIs they could say moth
ing as they had command Oye- that PAR oil tue Tor
tiff stions aud ignorant OF the officer who was In
O arge OF tie forces there
The writer believe the greater part Of the rebel forces
With he chief officers had already made their escape,
because the proposition through, AID the nfgoa.
OBS Tor the surrender we're concluded by couple OF
Lisuten n.s and sdfs "a mise that subsequent cir
cuus,ancfs proved entirely correct"
At daylight next morning, number OF white higs
were Aging from TIE Isaod but could bs discov
cred along the utucky and Tenne shore The gun
boats went 10 the shore batteries lbou A. NJ and took
possession. They found the -st fertilization regular
neptagon esrthwork ior mounting three 2i ounders,
and three IS inch shell guns all on pvots aud strongly
ched BrrGstwo, X for the distance OF halt
mil, up the river, Several hundred yards above the
timber had been felled 10 prevent attack by land
Four large siege guus lying on the shore outside Of
the eutreuchmens but had net been pacsd In p7siiion
Two Of the guns hsd been Gimouned IN the tort by our
shct and four Of them we're spiked. This battery is
tie one our soldiers and sailors spiked the night OF
the instant and after that was eIdsred useless to the
eaemy.
The second battery was a long and formidable esrh-
wo mounting four guns three 80 pound I'll ID pieces,
and one suoo;h.bJre Of the same ealibre Another
erthvork uho1' guns had bssn eoted to protect the
unitior aud ten or twelve Is and "a Founders
Gere hing on tie ground
umbar OF tents and buis we're in the lear Of thi'
for alton entirely deserted By every living soul
cept one sck Teb,l Who ssd be bed been forced into
serves wha a. bis farm in Tennessee engaged in pAeifc
purs its de said they lad oil Left the evening previous,
and several conpn had be come drunk quaTrcled AID
fough,-sevsrely wouuding one another. Several were
shpi-not dAngeI ousIv-whe endsayoring 70 burn their
own hospital bos--fhe AdniT. l-lyrE the shore
With SIS sick rebels board. This eshoieal purpose
wos prevented by the vigorous and detS rnned rssst
ayce If the Admirable crow.
The rebels bad taken With them all their horses and
arm, but had left behind large quen'iIy OF clothing,
bsddi e. blsI ksis books, lGIterg and paper.
fhir4 fo,rth and ffh hat'eTias earth
works Ike the other tso AID had 4, snd g. "a ald 90
pnurjers wil5 twelve fifteen lying lie shore
nos II luutei. Nearly every Of 'be guns sp d,
bat dors: they be- easily drisd out rJe fourth
battery guns turoed inland to prevent On attack on
the re ir, and we're very well mouated.
At al the Qualifications large quantities OF powder,
shot and sbel OF every dsfc igton found ard this
loss o. spuuu;on mast he TsFtly iet by the rehvs
On tie Island there were tx ta.teTics Only four OF
sh CT mourted and hey hal respectively BIZ four
a. and so cannon "a enc 80 pounders three Of them
rio d
On the Island there we're some 500 prisoners mostly
Tenuesseans under the command Of Capt. Hume who
bad surrendered 20 Commodore foote. They ware all
arilaILt' and their officers wers yourg men. bad
several hours COW Isson with the cIpuves and from
them leari el the sentiments th5y held in rgsrd 10 he
var. They were all bs,l' opposed 10 ,teir principal
commander, and faid they had had different leaders
every csy to- sad had be most uhexp c.oily de-
serted by the forccs on.t.le mainland.
The pryates uniyeIs lily oppressed themselves weary
Of srd dsgused with the Ssr and gave IL as their epin.
ion hat the rehsicn sell uigh crushed that the
South could pct carry on bu nonth two longer,
n that il must sink benes' b its own weight.
They cav il theS were released they would not serve
tie rtaks sgu that they hsd heen crutly deceived
By their leaders and tia: the rebellion bad been unde'
taken ty few d5magogues and prncrled parties for
the purpose of sslLagersndzemert They appeared 70
be extremely well satila,d with their new po,ln ard
we've the mes! cheerful prisoners remember TO have
secu.
The su-rerd.r of the Island mus. DO mainly ascrbed
to the successful running Of the blockade By the Pitts
burg and Ca-ondee aud the passage Of our bsrges and
transports through tie cSnsl 70 point below No. 10
Toe execution OF the latter work great success
And re- cs the lsh,h! credit upon Col J. W. Bsssll
and bio corps Of stilful snsinee.s.
Tee rebels had heard OF The attempt to ct passage
By means Of canal, cut declared IL impotsblc ard
no g. su prised than alarmed when they learned
:he arduGus tack had been accomplished.
When they 5ehea Gen Pope crossing the river, they
knew that their came wis LOST; he could march upon
their rear, and attack sDd defsa. them. Taen they
sought from the main land and left the haut
TIL OF men on the Island TO surrender They we're CO.
feAed Ia their effort ID eScap, and we're comp>ed al
most Ia entire body q vi Il 20 tie gallant neral
waO tad from the beginning worked si:h steady our
pose and received dis reward 10 the fo'm Of OF the
briisft suesssses tnSt Das thus fer nased the
progress Of our purely patriotic and holy war.
FROM oLOtCrsfER fOlsr.--A Iester IN Inc Lyncnourg
Vrgiauilp, dated 70 ipst, says;
have just FstuTn'd ifog tour Of observation down
the river, report hssicg rsSshed about midnight
that ty veese anchored in hs mouth Of the bay
below here, and that numb had gone up creek
this place. We found tho by full OF any numb
OF small orAf bat the only vessels In sight
those that have annoyed much here for eas
ps', viz: tho stesm'ri Peno b'cot, harblehesd 81
Wachuset, With small gun50at or two. These vess |.
have baen u1uuAl gu ct to-day-nct having honored
Us with eingli shot They are continually sguiliug
WITH the enemy oil land sn visitors 10 camp from
the Yorktown SIDE represent uausull activity all along
he ereuys In 8. We may have something to do DO
{ zen this and morning.
IL /. amusing read the Yankee ounts Of what
dong here. The Yankee spers make great lurisb
about "hasi & driven tho rebels rom a new battery
they were or, c,ing In the woods three miles te'oW
Gloucester Pom" 81, g. Nov there !. not word Of
{ nth IL the above,
la diligence from Yorktown indicates some important
ID rather u, l1tkd for movements on the military chess
b ARD. detachment Of cavalry have 1sl crossed the