New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-25
CHICAGO. Monday. March q, 1862.

A special 10 TIE Times, from Calro, says; Inc
officers Of the steamer Lake Erie, No. Z, which LEFT
Island No. 10 at II O'Clock last night fire near
the Kentucky shore, which kept increasing as they
got ~ Inc river L, was supposed to he tho Rebel
trans ports igpi;ed by the bursting OF ihe!b.
Yfom Our specisl Conrspondtni
Tryfrsn sr,rg. GrNBo,r B,NT0T
Above Island No 10 "wednesday, March ~ ISbl'l
FOURTH DAY.
The fourth day OF the bombardmeni concluded
sst might without any decisive results. The gun
boats remained at tho di,tance Of nearly two miles
and fired sowly upon tie water battery, the Benton
throwing but forty shots during the entire day The
rnosisr RATS Also continued their fire. The heoeE
fired only three or four shots in response, hnding
that we were out VI their range. None OF them
came from their upper, or water battery; that has
remained silent ever since Monday night. But in the
intervals between the shot. yesterday, We could
perceiye nearly a hundred men there, who suddenly
disappeared when they saw the smoke from one OF
our Guns indicating that misse had started toward
them. Doubtless they ready TO open upon us
whenever we come within good range, though sew
eral Of their guns are dsmounied, and their Parsps
is almost completely torn away.
At the present rate this battery cannot last more
than day or two Longer. and ii is obviously good
rolicy 70 reduce it slowly and from long distance,
rslh.r than expose the gunboais 20 the rick OF de-
.rrotion or ut least to such damages 81 would CON-
pel laying them up long time for rrpairs
Six more Of Tire mortar RATS arrived from CAIRO
lat n xft aud arc placed in position this morning,
ready - top IN the bombardment.
GEN. POPE'S OPERATIONS.
An our Information from New Madrid indicates
.hst Gen. Pope displayed great promptne's and 'kiil
!, A. attacks. which caused the Rebels 10 evacuate
TO rapiily that more .hsn ~ 100000 worth OF their
sl,tes Tell into his hsnds. Pope has the river
thoroughly blockaied with biz artillery; and ~
soon ~ be can receive extemorile any iseiitie'
Tor eros, na his infantry TO tho Tennessee shore, VIII
tir1w = force in tue oi Island No. 10, and 40
sipii Is,e 70 compe seiy surrounded
,o--..oondss,o o. The C.ncinnsti CoDlmsrcia-
- si. 60. ~ ~. ~, &c. 10 ses no. p . ises
fIvr lsg sriu nas NOT changed p0sition during we
psst f1rtv-eipht hours. Inc CINCINNATI ana -,
Ionic, AFTER cosling yesterday, came out IN the
stream alongside the Benton, ready ior any emef-
..u.v The Beuton aud Mound City, the latter the
lowest dorm and lying on he hissour side at the
poin, shelled the enemys upper battery AL Gay Al
on. rtugs t,yO and soyen-elgh,hs mies, While Tue
attention o. he mori4rr was Likewise oiiectes 10 the
.an.e locality With the MD Of the glass II has been
s-c-r.sncd thai tho enemy have AK batteries III
.ight along the kentucky shore, above the head Of
irisrd No. ~, mounting Il large number ot heavy
guns. iort y-uue OF which have been counted.
~ "A: i5s. N. yesterday, the enemy opened on us
tom their upper battery without effect From i:Jo
. hey Likewise engaged gs from the big guns
wa ,,, head al ine leland, which II ont Of signt from
,--cre, sc lay-being hidden BY tie growth OF Young
-, wood On tre Missouri River. Their shots
f ria leland battery reached us, several Ieii close
an srognd tho gun-0Oats Mound Cisy, Cafondeiet,
"a Pittsburgh We were on ne hi-sissippl snoTe
=, ~ tiu,, on the transport Nil.On, lying Just
byo and observed that the shor from this battery
y.,rha. around and beyond us, coming close enough
f5f..l,e tie speedy removal 10 ioini mgner up
M. oxre1i.ion consisting Of two stesm-tcgs, with
-. and fuel Tor Elk days, which lett yesterday
morning 10 explore channel scroas through the
-. and oy.THowed bottoms on the 1lesoui
.bors 10 Now-SIadrid. after working ali day, and
InIy finding two and half feet Of water the tugs
drawiny i've and hall and SIX feet returned 20 tho
E.utor-the expedition being failure, 81 course
snoe or shift can make h, but Il Is ont OF The ques
lion with steamboat or tug. There Is a lair land
route-disiance i've nliles--scroSs 10 New Madrid
when the Mississippi is wIttn ~ natural anAs one
" bich Gen. Pope could march his army across.
Jbe country on both shores is overlooked FOR
miller. except in tho rear ~ the enemys batteries II
T,,,, If M Thi, !. the only high land, toe strip
hsioo from five 70 eleven miles IN width, and only
gv, niles scross from the head Of leland No. ~ 50
Tin,o,,ille which Ia - miles by water. The
snemvs force o. tuis stp OF dry land Is reported 10
be l,e00. ~,
A n3e-,euper Just arrived from Gen. Pope 70 Col
rnford repors that notwithstanding severe hfe
from our batteries at IT. Pleasant, four OF the
.penv gnnboats bound down, succeeded IN run
Ming ihs Ockajo. On Tuesday, one OF the NUMBER
~, lifih hat. css sunk. The enemys glnooaiS
from below have slso been trying 70 got tbeit way
mn psst our Pt. Pleasant battery.
las, pight, between snd 10 O'Clock, several
volevs OF uuskeiry were heard IN the vicinity OF the
ordnance boats, Judge Terrence and Great West
arm. ou the Missouri rhOfc two miles above u.s. The
Conestogs soon opened out aud sheled the woods III
lot vicinity From ihe noise in the immediate cot
,oo wood il ia supposed the snomy des gned sn at
COX on our ammunition bOats-hence the alarm
Which proved TO be strar horse. AID mules wadirg
through the timber, hunting dry land.
Bright, glarug lights, ind.caing the movements
Of Rebel Transports were visible nom 10 ~ IL r. ~.
On the kentucky shore, from the head OF the Island
M to the upper battery. HE Benton sleled The
.6ores but with what eject we have not learned.
W. have 70 from reliable source thst orr morsars
have scattered their camps, ana Knocked down sey.
! egal houses-one reported to DE Gen. Polk head
qulrters-on the head Of the Island. Doubtless
many lives were lost the sheds wers seen by our
pic kets To burst IN aud directly over their camp
messenger, who left liicL man yesterday, ielvi
the enemy 5000 strong th,.e miles baek oi ~, 49, -;
p0n. a9d nine NILS this edo OF l Mon VI y, 80
cavalry scouts haze also appeared on lno s,'s ~
! OF tho town, av sitng an opportunity "" -
terry q, the biufh Just back OF tiicAnian, W." Col
handing tN. river From sene unsi ."r. ~,
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