New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-15
FR0n GEN, P0PE'S COMMAND.
opeRArioNs OF THE ARMY.
The Capture Of The Rebels at Island 10. 10
INCIDENTS OF THE SURRENDER
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Nsw.MlbBIp, No., Trs,dsy, April 1887.
THE UPPER r3r,T
"a tbis plsce was constructed oy the Rebels sfd
r.;ginsliy mounted eight guns, II stands directly IN
front of TIE village, upoa the oank of the river a
sarce pc,tion Of the parsret is built OF sacfS y
.belled corn-tbe ctespcsC' see0sbe materis "n''''
I.@ 1rbompson could ind, End an emphatic conimeH.
,,o, oh n,sns for s,aryipg out the enemy
- ,.o hsa,,irol siase trees Of which che keoei'
hAyy stripped the town, are strewn aiO'-. -
aoa.iis; but 20 scattered, that tney "oe'1 49,
so-er rather ihan obstruction fof "''P' '''' ''o
tha work. ,-,,,.5 tco,
..ooa hes;de the river: but week ago, great
.,;or Of the sandy bank caved in, undermining IT.
The heavy timbegs snapped Ike pipe-sIeihS' 'iis
n;ldpe broke in twain, bslf OF u falling INTO ''e
river and floating away. The remainder win fs
ragged, spliptered edge overlooking the water.
..apds di,onsola's upon the bank, in harmony Win
ths desoa.on aud ruin which have smit:en tho VII
lage.
CROSSING THE TROOPS.
AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning the first inss'l'
nent Of troops consisting Of Gen. Psipes divs;on,
embarked at the fort upon four transports ihe
I,,le steamers, dark and swarmiDg with sohers,
Locked st distance like trees in the leaty month OF
June " ss ttey moved slowly down the river. Ibe
enemys batteries thanks TO the good service Os our
punboats. uttered 10 protest, and we steamed down
10 Watson's Landing, on the Tennessee shore, hve
miles below New Madrid where the Piitsbufg ana
Caropdelet were lying. The transports rounded u
beside them; the trools Were landed ana, ied bv
f Gen. Paine Immediately marched toward The road
leading from Island No. 10 10 Tiptonvie, while the
boats returned here for another load As they earned
1900 men at trip, they were able TO throw our
forces across very rapidly.
. DUrL BETWEEN \ GUYBosT AND ONE REBEL
The Carondelet bore the marks Of the two sbo''
which struck her in the morning, but WAS in good
order for future engagements. One Of her discharges
Killed four men, at a battery. Another threw
sb.I into the miis, Of Rebel camp in the rear Of
one of their lower batteries, which exploded just
As il struck the ground and killed ten soldiers. a
spirited Rebel at tie distance Of 400 yards from the
Pi,tsburs Cbefore the batteries were senced took
position beside large tree and blazed away at be-
With his rife. OF oourse he could not innre the
.oat but he endangered those Of the crew wh'
,e-e OF the upper deck, or in range Of the ports
J he fred several charges Of grape and canister a
!; M but he watched The flashes, and lodged bebn
ii tree in season to avoid them. AT last crap
a OF struck and killed the sturdy Rebel, who ha
N aiu:ainod the novel coufict for bali an Lour viii
bs avery worthy Of good cause.
A sIIENCED BATTERY.
We detarked at the largest Rebel battery, whicl
"a g silenced by the gunboats few hours before.
no united two 32-roDnders, and an 8-inch howizer
Ias nufactured il Charleston. One of the 32s wa
Ina cked OF tho carriage BY shot from the Caronde
la. and the other guns were spiked by her crew O
soo as they landed 20 guard against the cNutingenc
of ler being setakcnby the Rebels before troop
ooul d cross aud oees9y the work. precpi,aiely g
the Rebels fed, they found time 10 chop severa
spok es from the wheels Of the howzer, hut did no
entn ely disable it. TIE iihe-pits connecting viii
the bate ~ were more than 'aile and q haD i
lengt b. was the old spectacle Of the enemy builC
;ng trcng works, at an enormous outlay OF iabo
and after .sbort conflict, ea7ing them 10 fall in
yuI N ands.
THE TRACK OF WAR.
\ 2 Nv va ris frol1 the battery were the emokiI
, .;ns.of fa IN house. The artillery officers, sud 4
:, sor@nder u the two companies Of infantry suppo,
r. a the bate r., bad occupied it as headquarters.
"a pe impossb De to learn whether they applied Il
=, rch when they fed, or !, was struck and fred
on ,ef cur sbt dls Down the bank fourth Of
W,
hor ue,vhieh iad been struck by .evers shelly fro
orr g,.rbosts, cutting through doors and ceiling
tear ine down asteling and converting the interiC
;,,o mass Of II iins. AT another snocOus aud ell,
sant dwelling, a.fsw hundred yards from th > river,
whit Sag was flying. One solid shot had p,.neda ate
cor Der c. ii, second passed through the uderrin
ming I'D CELLAR coming out in the rear, anol thir
n erfor .-ed sne of the out-hOuses leaving y g1ca
4, ping '-aPsf'2fe'
INSERTED CAMP.
rhe oss my had evidently departed in the tlcs
bs, e, for .ths tents were all standing their siop
f,, still b,wniig, and their haf.esten breakf ssll
viii rorsels O. ham upon the forks, left upon Ll
tah., q. Two l2.pouDders, not even spiked W, VI
s.a,d ing near bat they had taken away the most
their baggage 4 few papers and lette-s RENAME
l,ehin 1. ODenf the latter was from q Rebel officer,
who ated THAI he bad just come from Ney-Orean-
and NJ. nphs 1ntere serera uo1.clae gan6oats 1oere
9sorlv cOmpiete2 and would bo on the river il few
DAYS 70 dispute the progress Of Aotilla. Another
was fror officer who participated in the s.yacua-
ton of d 'ew.Maord when attacked by Gen. .Pope's
forces. 4 according to bic report, the Yankees, who
gers in strong force before, had Just receive, re-
eufo-cerne-ts 10 The aIoul. 0! 40,000-realya lore
t.an Gen,.popes entire command ever consisted OF.
IL aigo aatsd that in tho artillery fight precea4 %
sho avscu sie1, the Uniousis los; iS2 men Llls !,
VIZ ile tler own loss was les than dozeo. III,
truh is the fatalities IL Con. Popes army were jae.
fse; LA it S'as merely the stereoiyred phrase ,
f'Oar loeJ only -, the enemys much greater" c!
" tied the Rebes by no nesDs enjoy monopoly.
TuE PLOaTING BATTERY CAPTURED.