The New York herald., 1862-04-08
Our Gunboat correspondence.

ON BOARD GrNBoAT CONEsroGA, I
NEAR ISLAND No 10, April 3, 1862.
The Progress of the S,ege-The Guns Of the Upper Fort
Spiked-Tne Burning Of The Winchester-Tne Rebel Ba.
tery Ftilure-Neao Hadrid--The Union Steamers Pd@
Through Chpoun Boyo,-Rumors About Price and
Van Dorm, 6c. dc.
We read how in ancient days the city OF Troy be-
seged for several long and weary weeks and how In
more modern times scbastopo was surrounded by the
"nnest armies ard fleets the sun ever shonc upon" ami
that Delhi "reduced after months Of labor siese
but history will chronicle anything like the bonn
bartment Of Island No. 10, for II is an impossiby to
write IL up unless we up the whole in single para
u aph and say that ''siuce the first days action
.tant and vigorous siege has been kept up" When
wrote my a. st letter from this place expressed the OPT
on that tho rebels had located upon and fixed up the
island and main shore for tho purpose Of "stay ing
awhile" and, thou the newspapers and General Hal
ock have insisted upon having tho public believe that
tho locality was hands, still yet
to change my opnion. 'Tis true we have not tried
much to oust them, and of there is no doubt
our ultimate SUCCESS but have not made any severe
icnts a. yet.
Night before last Colonel Roberts took party OF forty
licked men accompanied by boats crews of III.
teen men each fron the gunboa,s, went down TO the
upper fort under Of the darkness landed aud
spiked the guns that they found sl mouncd. The
garrison od at our approach after brng single volley
Ot musketry at advance. The guns thus di alb ed
We one to inch col mbad sixty forr ndcr and
four thirty twos their d ablng rids of some very
Il, ublssune neighbors. The expedition well
ceiyed and ably executed and COlonl Roberts and
he sailors (who were under tho First Mas.
Ter johnson OF the St Louis deserve great praise for
their bravery.
This mo ning the dlc nes Of mortar RATS were
ayan towod into position, the Missouri shore, and
.,set to work upon the rebel forthcations Tie firing
has been kept up intervals all day aud to night
an occasional gun tells the enemy that we stl live One
VI our shells en to-day directly into the robo steamer
Winchester (Which was sunk In the main channel tho
morning of ARRIVAL snd exploding, set her FIRE
Al OF her that rcuainUd out of water was burned This
eteamer he's beer lhe OF much inoynco us MS
her pilot house has boon ravni,e resort q. tho rebe
sp,s from which iowa cll our movements.
have news rom Now Aldrid 40 20 ten O'Clock this
morning. The 'samers that have been the object so
,,ch ocltuc 10 and the rebcls have all got through
into Cheousi Bayou, ard arc expected at New Madrid
trnrht II Is doubtful, however, rhcther the arrival
will 10 much good general Poro s rcpor ted have
positive Information That ho rcbcs have batteries all
along upon 'he orpose shore where u IS po bic for eur
forces 10 land
bolu tan oclct this morning tie robcls towsi their
famous noang battery G. doscrirttl OF which gave
you few days since up into q noN position, ana
anu. ed thefis8ves awhile 10y finI a. our mortas, tut
witloul effect their shots all Fell vAs.y short Atcr
hour Two " trial thcy loaicd or back 10 nor o"
~ uare ana le,t ner. ho does net amount to mch
Ussrttrs WHO came In 70 day bring the ibteLigeie'