New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-17
From CATHO.

loy Ncu-Mnarid-Thc FLEET for ihe
rSis.is.ippi - JeeisioB-Ihe Beuion-
4 Rev Teat for the CuT honia-Etebci
Defense pbo,c Memphis - Souihorp
Rclagccs-Eaie Rebel PnPers-ranic
NJ E.cuphis-I'remOnf.
From oar sleo.Ai Correspondent ,.,--,
An tho arrangements were made yer'eniay fo-
Com. Foo.e, with Via ioti'a 60 east Gown the river
and attack tic Rebels % Island 30. 30 lssht r4ills
above Nsw-Mad-id, MOI early this morning. The
prephradons were completed, and, al . o'clock, the
Zee. was about leaving. when end .en'- the oitess
were couu,eriusuded and The Cap'airo Of tho rev.
eral eunboats instructed n bank down" their iires
and remain here quiesoeni, IL ltill IN readiness &
leave at moments notice.
Ills sudden change ia prc grarIme ID OF oour'e g
military secret; int common rumo. impu-es IT 10
orlers received from Gen Haileck. Gen. Pope has
.lcn possession Of Point Pleasant Oh tie ri'er, ten
miles below New-liadrid, where the Rebels are
Il. 900 strong. Pope would l'ye driven them out
several da,s aso, bot Do went tAere overland. and
bi, artillery is light willie n have one iron'clad
and five wooden gun-Loats hove ~ along the shore,
aud shelliuc h.i1 on whenever lie ventures to0 near
tie bank. II is understood that a supply Of heavy
.o,rs cent from Cairo. is On The way TO him. aud
hat III, delay is ordered % enable him TO receive
and rpt them 81 Poin Pleasant, when, il The Rolcls
a,e det,aed at Island No. TO- ne ran cut of their re-
t,ea, down, The river. Should il succeed, that wi
of coufse prove il excellent gcneralship but rs me
Rebels have plenty oil steamboat, they can IroOA"y
cross over 70 tho Tennessee shore and escAlo al tAc
tenure. Keeping their lines OF retreat open, !o'
know, il enpAatctlly their frong point ava one ii
rt,el thew arc gellom out-maenyered Experience
has NOT made ne fsncuine about The strategy
,,lil, holds back the Commodore, when be - read.
f., attack. We remember tie psrcnpiory ofaei
,,li, r,eyented lin from taxing posscfslon OF hh
! vim. and was tho means Of losing 70 Ms niill'i
| 1ol,srs worth Of stores, supplies end ammunition
,ticb tls Rebel ieaden succeeded 80 disi1'r'iN3
5e.froying, aud carrying aw'J u 'hr Week 'l'' 'H
,ervened before the arrival o.! Gen. buclts ",i"''
or. ~ fine nruored and two Of the wooden goh
,o.,, o,e ab.snt. up the Tennessee aud Cumoe'i'n
Ri,er.. Tie Aotiha for this expedition VIII o0.'''
- zen i,on.clad gunboais, tie wooden C0hesloBa
,,.l ton mortar RATS These RATS have never po,'
,,ted thoroughly, and gre inlefe" u '''' u '''
bo,, tbey viii work. II they provo sucaetlul .
~,;.;,.a,.1 they will be the most efficient branch
fl. navy here. and viii do great execution ''"o'
vilfont mourning any hazard Of life or property
nm. ;ron-eial Benton goes AS the Comnoaoie
aagslp and viii be used for tho iI@ tlmo o,o 81
-. ic orrs fthree moro than either OF Tie olhois
aud her pla.ing ia the most o1'euSl'e anu ,o"
in tbe aotilla Unfortunately, however hAe n,'
power and though che goos downstream f"P'a'
enough, il barely able TO make her "'' "e'n -
strong current Of the Mississippi Du' iO' 'A''
feet (which will be remcdied Whenever 'he'' 'D
to put in new engnesl, sLe wouli be the nos' oso
i've 10 she is the largcg, gunboat ever 'onS,'
In attacking Foas Henry aud Dopel'o'. Tie ~