The New York herald., 1862-04-15

sunday following the two gunboats jointly attacked
and silenced the rebel batteries below New Madrid
Finding himself thus completely hammed ths omy
sorrenders I'd At discretion
Lessons from the RebI Mail Bags.
New Madrid correspondence Of Memphis Argus.l
In tho mail bag referred 10 find tho following ottsr
which speaks for ITSELF introduced 10 tho notice Of tina
editors OF the Memphis Argus shus-- se ,fare
SKsns EDiToRs-Enciosed, please lind communications
IN reply TO one which appeared the article when on win
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cAnpTs KnGHrs. Eleventh Arkansas regiment.
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Witnessed and greater desire
All and rsoe
one seemed to know the duty that he was expected 70
duty knew nohine Of ihe Intention evaeuaie until ali
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and New Madrid was syaeuaed "LousviiIs' ~. th:i
allied BY The uncontrolled sodsy, for the q
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are here together not wandering through the woods
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had
put on the sooa and that hs
IN ,n, such h nslWe!l manner upon theT thai they were
sinking Surely t6i; must have been boat 3! Sui i,s
s. two %ss o but %
to The bank and th.own into the river TO keep them from
Work 1sH ns spEins The
@ wea ens not sh ms % to S, H
tions Of that might he OF advantage 10 the
1ss Ssa. them Tfi Ha q ts'' y.
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might assist the enemy in erecting batteries. &c Iouis-
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and ordered The evacuation shouldbrat all the blame
slams seems they receive . oty tSi.
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ceived prase but to-day they live in the hearts Of
so s s ir r s
fS to SO 70 eas &. have s es
placed there and himself placed in commando: for from his
sa o"s
rom the bottom Of my heart ply him wonder it he diA
command the tioIla at Tponvs when charged upon
II. Of sss S I m% s1rSE &
.ef !" hs ruth or to ths ana not
grossly ,nsreprssened ,hs private sodiery this s;scs
he false statements made in bis communication
private soldiers 70 ne
Ter INTO he service a: and 40 ssrsise for bis ocrn
command being frightened and ssining hollow
we Sai from XrSanss the yoIu,eer State OF the Southern
onfederacy and 70 seuse the sons OF that brave STATE with
icous intention 70 do injustice.
that step. But II would have been for
thousand to have iemanei and coaended With
proSasiy soai held FORT s later.
would have been forced to surrender, and nd
wisely concluded that honorable evacuation
more preferable 10 disgracefu surrender.
ss 1 das s "n
%en, or :. sar I os ars rot sss
espared passing the island with their G.abosis which are
esmIop; tie island They rs. =
and eU b." IL III: Sey win With
sac mistake, for the Bloody Esy.nh, I, IS sG par,
they would meet They are very in,rndenl acro.,
they frequently ask Come and take drnk;''
we are y sns as % S 20 and ry ye %
their brass band nry hase an eSssn, @ sne ysnsss
other tormening pieces sud wound up hair BY pay
ing "Dise" after which hey shouted and laughed coaa's
the Bloody Eleventh, they call 10y thai
The spirit Of high in our regiment, saa
@ glad 70 a mso VIII nx =" sS NOW Is @s s s,s 70 sn r
could tag all the ais that tormeut with their mp
The health OF this renarSsby fine. Men ali
in tine spirits and ready 10 meet the enemy q, any time; ard
shower of shot from the Eleventh Arsansas regiment
The Military Canal.
THE OPERATIONS OF COLONEL BisSELLS ENGiNEEk 4
CORps-TuE MANNER IN WHICH THE CANAL WAS
CUT--THE LABOR OF THE UNDERTAKING 0-szErCH
OF THE MODE OF CUTTING DOWN THE TRExs, ErC.
ltrom the correspondence Of the Rochester Union.l
After the surrender Of the forts at New Madrid
Colonel Bissells engineer regimen) engaged for
-four days unspking guns changing batteries establish
ing works and other engineering matters. Then we
by General Pope TO ascertain whether
practicable TO establish batteries opposite island
No. 10, TO ennlade their works on the Kentucky
shore. We spent three days in the swamps in
with darkeys guides but found the project imprac
ticabe. Colonel Bsso however, stated that he could
by hard labor get steamboats, and fatboas through this
woods and bayous and by that land forces
nearly opposite New Madrid, aud take all tho enomy's
, works In the rear. General Pope at once gave him
oae blanche and he Cairo for four steamboat u,
six fats, and such guns could be spared. They
sent the steamers W. B. Terry, John Trio, Gu.
moro aud Emma with the barges quantity ot
lumber, &c. and one cght-inch columbiad and
three thrty.two pounders Tools we did not need,
for the regiment carries everything, from the
heaviest ropes and screws down 80 nne steel