The New York herald., 1862-04-15

Our Mississippi River Corrsspsnaenes.
Q. BoAnD I'm evnaAs ocu:nceA,l
NxAR leland No. 10, April ,1ed3 u
ne 0vaSeos CaSo~assa Rssswi~o Paa ~ Rsosl BaarSes
A Rewaskaos Iscidas-I.possiotliy Of Dis'sdetae a.
E~e.y BY -CsmssodOrs 1Oots, CSss~s, Dissu
ssd General Pops Ayra~es y Lamd xbScs ~ 1AGs
RaarAEsplorssiom Of Coso~sI BtsxW is 0assss-ns
Re,vHs avorobls-Prparatiow and Satk~1 ~ ~ D.
ninusirs Flsd-lmpedimenu enS HardsAips 1AseseA a.
Sao-TAey WwoIly Emerpe-A Nasked Battery ~ ~
a,snes,es Shore Opens on 7A-Cbewsl Bisse0 AIpstss
Cbms.odore Fbote-He Se~ds 1s CareHdsId 70 HU Isdt
a~oe-A Terrific Storm Prssaas a. &As Passes ~ Dst-
sersss--7he Rsses 0psw Ere-Sass Asvssas 80 Aaas-
s;asm of tAe Creo-7As SionaI-rhe AscieSs@W ~ me'
Arrival at Ne.o Nadd-1As PIaxs Of Cbmmodevs keoss'
Doings forfAe Week de-, dc.
The most brilliant exploit performed since the war
commenced or at the most brilliant one that has
been my lot chronicle consummatcd iast night ~
the ironclad gunboat Carondelet, under command o.
Captain Wake running past the rebel batteries bslow
M and going TO the support Of General Pope at New
Madrid You are that for several days past
Colonel sscll OF the Engineer regiment has been en-
ragsd in arduous task Of transporting steamers over
Land from this point 10 New Madrid say oveslandl
but perhaps should explain what mean BY the word,
would not have the public infer that the crafts were
taken over as the children Of Israel ono side
Of the Red Sea the other, dry shod or that hey
were taken any part Of the way excep BY WATER bot
,l sav that any reader Of the HERALD has desire
perpetrats feat Of which 10 boast in his old ago. and
will come to this place before troops have masttsated
all the cereals upon the neighborng plantations, viii
take him 70 an old Union farmer who win treat him u
corn dodge" the dervative Of which was raised last
year upon ground over which the boass were taken.
But let me take shorter cut 10 get ut the facts Ae1
the first days fight with the rebels here became
obvious 70 every one that the ensmy could nsvs,
lana
and that our only hope Of success lay IN get
t,us q hand force IN the rear Of them. Accordingly
voots conferred by letter with General Pope,
vho had lust succesdsd In driving the rsbela out a
Missouri and asked his cooperation General
popc sgnned his willingness 70 lend the aid Of h brave
infantry but how his troops over the swim tor
rent Of the Mississippi VA the question: There was not
= single craft propelled BY steam In the hands q,
Union men below own nsst, nor could We get hole
of one owned BY rebels. In order 70 prsss into asr
x,ee To attempt 70 run past the rebel bsttsrie
voud be 70 esnd destruction, and 70 hops
eross without the Of stsam in any other way waa
.hser ch,mcra Bus where there 10 win there 10 away
n IN said and here proof Of the correctness sf sh<
saving Colonel Bissell called into council and whsu
Told what was wanted promised 70 have the needed
transports at the New Madrid sves inside OF two wsskD
That night the Colonel, with . party Of picked mes
,srted IN canoes explore the country lying IN The
hand NJ the river between General Popes forces ana
ro,nroodore Foote's Hotila About half mile abovt
vv Madrid Cnepousa creek, small "bayou," smptes
into the Mississippi river up which the Colonel and hn
n,r,v went some four miles, 70 q locality known
..,bs s.g This "Sagn is q sort Of prolonged ndsnta
, IN the earth caused by the earthquake Of 1871 and
..ehed from Chepousa creek 70 Dry Bayou, distance
of ov.r dyo miles Dry Bayou unitss with the Mis- ss
,p, lust al the foot Of No. Island, about four miles
above where we at anchor. The Colonsrs
nsr,v went through "the Sag having 70 cut
halfway for their boats through the tangled noodwsod
,bs, had been deposited there during the last half
cen,ury-smergcd into Dry Bayou, down which shsy
TO the river and TO the eet In safety arriving ~
he flagship after thirty hours Of uninterrupted lahore
n would do you heap Of good" (as they say ous WssC
"a see the Commodores eyes gssn wnen the Coons1
reported 70 him his and eesf In the
feasibility Of his project. An order was gwen 70 isns
avery aid possible. Details Of men and ooas ana Ax
and ropcs and spades and pixies and every onsr snne
psedsd we're made The eight draught ana 'ass saino
,,.ru wheel steamer W. B. Terry, Il quote rom one o.
bsr adyertscments was placed At MS ampo1s'' ana o.
Thursday March 2o the ittle hoes entered py bsyou
-.,nrr ,r,p From that time until to-day The ou
Of getting through has been ncsssAn'' ihous@hos y
80 80 had 10 be cut and dragged away from the
:, hs narrow creeks in order 70 allow the high
.v. and upper works TO pass through ssumps and
s.-,oa u,,bout limit have had TO bs removed; The
.s.uno Of "the sagp has had TO be dsepsnsd In many
80. ana obstacles almost insurmountable have bees
- ~, ovsreome, such as would have discouraged any
M, Yankee OF the BsssIl school, or tho untirins
| o. ,,ne,neh,ue Western boys whom he commanded
wednesday afternoon the Terry emerged from "the Sag
into chepousa Geek, aud, with all hands on board