New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-28

- slapciter pen:" and under the influence o. a Wild
r,sn;c they evacuated n hot haste leaving behind
their personal baggage, private and otncial papers
stores. camp equipage, armament, ammunlu"l-ih
fo,t everything. They crosscdin transports TO The
Tennessee shore, and Joined their comrades al Island
No 10. Pope Immediately took possession; and now
with their own CONS he holds New-Madrid, 20 that
neither their gunbonts nor transports can Ias1. Han
dozen Of those boats are now hodsed in between
him aud our joia.
Ten miles below Ncw-Msdrd, also on The Ms
souri, shore. is Point Pleasant, where Pope has
planted another battery, which commands ihe river
On Tuesday be established third battery, five niles
below Point Pleasant still on the Missouri shore rs
soon - the Rebels below saw il. they came up gall
ls1ly with three Of their gunboais and engaged it.
They approached 80 near that his fharphooieIs were
enabled 70 pic, OF many Of them with ri.es through
the portfolios. They poured solid shot, shell grape,
and canister upon bis wolas, which mount only Two
oT1ns. for several hours but 10 dbl moi lose s'nge
man His woll-directed shots, However, srnh ose r.
thar gpu5oqts and disoilsl tae ''-o Others, which
went drifting down the stream. Gen. Pors Is GER
taiuly performing his part admirably.
NECESSITY or SENDrNG boats 10 HIM.
The immediate river communication OF lie Rebels
at No 10 t. therefore, completely emf of. BIT t'cy
have an excellent, dry road, leading rom The island
across poio, ofLnd, on tie Tennessee side to Tn
tonv,lle on this river Thoueh Tirtonyi.le BY river
f. twenty miles below New-Nad. "a, aud Use below
Pop.'s lower battery il il only five miles auos'
the lquS from tue island. Should We now succeed IN
driving the Rebels from tteiy iorIiiicions' they
would be compelled 10 leave thcir heavy guys
behind. sud probably 10 sink their ennheai- hnd
transports; bat they ooud al escape 60 Ip'cnyille
and .om that poiut take transports down the river
A. indicated above. all Pope forces are Oh lie Mi--
-ouri shore. lis expedition wcr, overland from
/ Caro- 70 New. Madrid; therefore, he has nothing
whatever 10 closs tie river with, NOS even shli'.
II lie can obtain tle means OF throwing part Of mr.
force over 10 The Tennessee shore they can core uf
In the rear Of the Rebels 81, No. 10. cutting on their
communication with Tip.oryi.le. They viii then he
completely surrounded, and must soon snceunb.
MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING II.
There are four wsys in which tiis may be a.
tem,tel: /. I.amber may be seut % Pope from
Cairo. 10 miles by railroad sud 20 by WAGONS. for
bin tocoustrdct fat.bosta. II. Fat-boats and slin
NAV Be sent 70 him, scIo-- the bayou- and iases,
.roln the liver. six miles above here. Either Of
these methods will CONSUME several days III. one
or two Of our tugs may attempt 20 run tie blockade
from here. on the fret dark night. Should a shot
strike one Of theia in the boiler or machinery, II
would prob ably link her. Rut they are only 90 feet
long. snl very difficult targets 70 hit even IN DAY
time M night they can conceal all their lignis and
he seen only q shor, distance. On Tuesday night
was coming down in a skill 10 the Benton, from h
transport three uies above. when one OF the tugs
which shoyved no light came uupleasautiy near run
nine into us before we discovered her. They Will
: rup with the current nearly Is miles An hour, aud
would not be in range OF the eneinys batteries more
z than twenty minutes. cannon-shot striking one
Of them nus. De accidental rather than from accom-
= pished gunnery; her chief danger would be
d that rihe-balIs might reach the pilot, who
+ il no, projected. Should one Of them succeed IN
= pofrjrg through /. would enable Pope TO throw he
J foices across the river very rapidly. ~. One or
more Of tic gunbOss may, under cover Of darkness.
attempt 70 run The gauntlet. A they are much
siger hsu the tugs and do not run rapidly they
,yorid present an excellent target for the irownlg
batteries; bat, surviving tie trip, they would roi
only ferry Pores force across the river bus also turn
and engage the guns ~ Island No. 10 iIOn below, d
side on which they are comparatively unprotected,
az the Contingency Of attack from down the n yer
has neyer entered into the calculations Of The Rebels
From present indications this is merely surmse, the
probabilities are that the as.namod alternative viii
bs adopted.
As you are likely to lesrn by telegraph ,olu-
ton Of this sphynxrddle before these speeuatious
reach you, think they cannot give aid comfort to
the enemy. Should they come too early, they will
" keep until you have intelligence Of decisive
result.
SIXTH DAY.
The day IL coaiy, raw ard chilly grim Winter Is
Replying himself from Spring the loag loan be made
/ 20 Autumn.
/ TIE firing is sluggish both sides. None of the
enemy's shots have sIruck ", though they have
fallen on ali sides. Lieut.. Birhop hts dismountcd
another gun in the water-bai.ery, which must be
thoroughly rddled BY tris tine, d 1t Id. mol spoken
fOr the lat two hours
SEVENTH DAY.
Jhe weather continues wiDiry, with heavy mis-
filling. We can see tie Rebels ut the upper battery
busy Carrying sana,sg- on their shoulders, and pliuR
them ~, % Ielui!d tie Notifications which were
slot away YESTERDAY. Up 10 tAis l0i 8. M there
bas teen 10 frng on either side. Tho want Of a
a-gsr .a4o l1lco u accom- any The AoiIa il beCom
ilg uorc ,li4 nore apl agea
SOUTHERN ITEMS.