Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-04-17
The Capture Of Island No. 10.
375 PRISONERS TAKEN-l1 OFFy.
GERS.

Large Number Of Shot and Shell Captured
= OHeiai Dispatch from Commodore
Foote.
WASHINGTON, April 9.--The following
was received at the Navy Department this
morning:
FLAG SHIP BENTON. ISLAND No 10.
April 8. 1862.
Hon. g. Weiles Secretary of tie Navy:
have to inform the Department that
since l sent the telegram last night, an
nouncing the surrender to me of Island
No 10. possession has been taken both Of
the Island and the works upon the Ten.
nessee shore. by the gunboats and the
troops under command of Gen. Buford.
Seventeen officers and 36e privates, be-
sides 100 Of their sick and 100 men en-
ployed on board the transports. are in our
hands unconditional prisoners of war. /
have caused q hasty examination to be
made Of the forts. batteries and munitions
of war captured. There are IL earthworks
with 70 heavy cannon. ranging in calibre
from 33 to 100-po unders, riAed. The
magazines are well supplied with powder.
and there are large quantities Of shot and
she'll and other munitions of war, and also
great quantities of provisions. Four
steamers aaoat with the rebel gunboat
Grampus, are sunk. but will be easily
raised. The floating battery of 16 heavy
guns. turned adrift by the rebels, is said to
oe lying on the Missouri shore, below
New Madrid.
The enemy upon the main land appear
to have fed with great precipitation after
dark last night. leaving in many cases.
half-prcpared meals in their quarters. and
there appears to have been no concert ol
action between the rebels upon the Island
and those occupying the shore. but the lat.
! ter fed. leaving the former to their fate.
These works. erected with the highest
engineering skill. are of great strength.
and with their natural advantages would
have been impregaable if defended BY men
fighting in better cause.
A com bined attack OF the naval and
land forces would have taken place this
afternoon or tomorrow morning had not
the rebels so hastily abandoned this strong
hold. To mature the plans of attack ab-
solutely required twenty three days of
preparation.
General Pope is momentsrily expected
to arrive with his army at this point, he
having successfully CROSSED the river yes
terday under heavy FIRE. which no doubt
led to the hasty abandonment Of the works.
/ am unoficially informed that the two
gunboats which = gallantly run the FIRE
of the rebel batteries d few nights since.
yesterday attacked and reduced fort of
the enemy opposite. dismounting eight
guns.
I regret that the painful condition Of my
feet, still requiring the use of crutches,
prevented me from making personal ex-
animation of the works. / was, therefore
compelled to delegate Lieutenat Command
ing s. Phelps. of the Flag ship Benton.
A. H. Foors. Flag Officer Coming.
The following is copy Of the order of
Gen. Mccall on assuming command of the
rebel forces at Island No. 10.
SoLDIERs: We are strangers, command
or and commanded. each to the other.-
Let me tell you who am. am : 0en-
eral made by Boauregasd, General g.
lected By Beauregard and Bragg for this
command when they knew il was in peril
They have known lne for txsdky Years.