, 1862-05-05
Prom our OWL correspondent

highly important that Commodore Foote es-
tab1ish communication, in order to secure the
Intelligent cooperation Of the two fleets in
the reduction Of the Fort. There can be no
loubt Of the practicablity of the enterprise,
and it will undoubtedly be undertaken. There
is no reasonable doubt that the long period Of
inactivity and reticence, on the part Of the
feet, is nearly ended, and that offensive and
active measures will be speedily resumed.
With the flotilla above, and Commodore Por-
ter below, the rebels will be caught in Z trap
from which they cannot escape. They my
make & feeble resistance, but the issue is not
doubtful It will eyentuate in flight, or un-
conditional surrender.
On Monday, the 2Stb, Commodore Footc
received intelligence from i source which he
dtr1ncd reliable that the rebel gunboats, rein
'c7ced from below, were preparing under
cover Of their batteries to make desperate
att. mIt to capture the moTtars and cripple
tie 1ect. Monday night was the time set for
the eoDsum,uation of the attack. Up to
Mo: cay all Of our gunboats were lying in the
stream, steam on, as they have lain since
the investment Of the fort. Commo-
dorc Foote at once ordered the steam
rrs St. Louis, Mound City, Cincinnati and
Pittsburg over to the !hklns1s shore, and thc
Cur .ndolct, Benton and Cairo to thu Tcnncs-
zee shore, and having thrown out q stern
anchor, the boats came round with the current
With their bows down the stream III the most
| approved gunhoat fighting style. i man was
| stationed OF! cach boat with an axe to cut the
oF rf Iva
| rebel fleet. Transports were sent for the NOT
| fars, lowed them uI behind the I" tow-head'
!! t:ar ihe Arkansas shore, and with the anmu-
! ,1ion aid ordnance bouts took 4 position
| above the 1.et beyond the range OF the enc
| u,y's guns. All preparations made and pre-
| cautions taken, the dotllla aHaitexl- -zaNously
| tit Threatened demonstration. That the gun
| boats intended to !" eult in in csse of attAck
all who know the fighting qualities Of ihcll
officers will readily believe. During the nigh
the ,nortars ipdustrieu~ly shrlled Craiyhead':
Point, and the CHANNEL through whict
| 1Lt hostile fleet WAS expected to ad
vance, but no demonstrations were made
Whether the attack WAS Delayed in coasc
aueucc of the preparations made By the Com
! nodore to resist it, or whether no such de
| sign was entertained. is Of course a nltter u
| conjecture The whole uff.ir il indicative .
| the cautious policy OF lhe Fig Officer. Til
sun5cate, when the Dc soto left, we're =tl
ovculyiug the same position. The mortar
ART lowed down to the Point regularly ever
cay, whence they fire occasional shots at tt
: | t.1t-, and as regularly arc toWed back
| night,
That there is good reason for the Comm
. icre's delay, in his attack upon the Fort,
| becoming u;ore aud more obvious. If he h:
= | hastcntd the attack, he would undouhted
ha,e captured the Fort, bat the fruits OF Il
victory wonld have been extremely barre
The eight Thousand Confederate troops wou
= have escaped as they did at Fort Henry, a1
;: tavc reinforced Beauregard at Corintl lo
II ago.
- The feet is full Of deserters. Scarcely
:, passts that one OF more OF these gentry
~ not reach the fleet with ''important inf
= r.ation' concerning the condition Of afta
= ii the rebel feet and the batteries. This
- formation has this singular quality, that u
:, dA,'e intelligence coutradicts that OF the {
. piece ding. The 'ori;inal Jacobs" arri'
~ / NJ tIC AfLkt!H yA2+NtN AIA "t1 Att'AAA -"
:. c1osetcd with the Commodore. lie cstlma
thu uumber Of troops at seven Thousand, {
~ sa,s there are thirty guns in position, ext
siye If those Of the wa1eF-batEcries, al pres
10 oycrfowcd sud useless. Tncse ART mos
t',irty-twoe and sixty -fours. Gco. Eiliipisu
lL;ef cf Artillery ut the fort. aud was II
recently in command. Within the past #
!, he has b,cn supereedcd and the comm
,ar given to JEFF. Thompson, The ''swamp FOX
49, NV Nzdrid- There are no houEes TO bum
~ ietscs to steal, no women to capture on
-. blutls-J,G. will die Of ennui. 4 thirty
pouIder placed near his headquarters, f
md ;sles the redoubtable chiefta!ns slight atn
49, 1pept, Il is said that he himself sights
ia gun, and that the remarkable shots dire
10 CUR nutilla ART the results Of this {
,,-a, uanter5 enterprise in that direction.
.aa Tn Friday last detachment Of ncn
.be1 the rebel fleet, steamed down the shu'
Iorz lrland torty, Oh the rebel gun boat Col La
- | aud burned five hundred bales Of cottoz
rar. !orging to rebels thcrcaeouts, in anticips
+ho Of ite capture By Federal troops. The OF
witnessed the destruction Of their PREF
,7o3. AID endeavored to prevent 1t, but an {
In bx from JEFF. Davis vas produced which rec,
sion. all difficulty aud they doggedls acquiesc'
and ii as ~ military necessity"
ore FRESH VICTORIES.
aayf | Intelligence Tas yesterday made T
E ar. through Commodore Foote. OF the ca
Jeff .nd Federal occup patton OF Baton Roug:
yes E''e - 7'na4 4>o 4'14 TX eus1'' "e'e 6'eN4
,rven ero1LlHG ron FIGHT.
T<1,1 IT
guns. al' llsef 1oen Ao'" '"t.' eoune'' ~
d Was pef[, Aehnteeee' o1ooo-1
n,out rebel. John is spelling for fight. He
ru. IL raise company Of guerillas to roa
count, aud do little e1telnporlneous
- Tim {nr. John offers bounty of $50 {Con
,,nrr. ate currency for each recruit. Who'll
Gov. 1sr4ci., D,xsteb IN ,he cb;caro Trihun
U. NJ CAIRO, Aay q,
Lake, There il still 10 news from the feet.
1ouas Is stll kept up 1t intervals from mortal
Brow preparations continue for general
ius Of Deserters report that Holsins is prepa'
! 1arge attack Commodore Foote. and proudly
nitary | ing that ha will sink the entire feet .
*ester Them to Cincinnati.
Il sup The rebels we're continually THROWN
me be- into the woods, between the fort a
fleet, and occasionally fire Ia the dires
It, aod tb, f1otilla, but without effect, as tht
'ogers, a1e all out OF zange-
lotilla,
prison. From Nassau, NJ r.
Lerk of Erv York. Nav 3,-Schooncr Levi
to-day from Nassau, TIE 18th ut, arrived. q
rsa5on- r.ts there was at an deadlock except
:. coa irg supplies to rebel States. The
eom- steamers South sick, Ella Wa1ley, ,Gladis
|. The sh- war steamer Bull Dog were in po
"nice the seb=i steamers Nashville aud Cecil
i'll take ~ ls reported toat tn14 ~ =
1uYaru- | aa 1 sn Ma1 oLean1e1 oNH ,No5t a.