The New York herald., 1862-04-15

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Our New Madrid Naval Correspondence
On BOARD Srs.xEx IIrrrry GLxosx,l
IA a r,ss BxIOw NRw MADRID.
AZ "a hssussrr RIvkR, April 8, 1852
March cf Gsaus Pawe and S.atey TO 2iptonciiIe-ea-
he Acrement-Sxuesder OF tAs Rebel Army on
the &dintamd 10 Geaera, Pope-rAs Troops March into
Camp and Sack thav Ayms-A Ride and Scenes Along
the Route of the Rs.rea-T1e Defeated Comss 1nders in
1iptow,st<-Lia ofAe War Material 7asem-7hs Rebel
Maj, Bags and Letter. Of Deqasr Topography of the Re
1a s#e~0hsld- tsisvves wA Sscss Ladias. and Fur
One cAo SypatAisss sssA M. -Fssimeof the Ne
goes 7sWessse-A Island No 1eADpgsealious of ne,
Settlers for Prosechos-Yalse Of Orr Naval Gas,,s--i
D.sisnutioS Of Sbwe Of Me Reoes Regiments Carssrd-
Chronological Record Of Ne Siege and 7riumph DC.
Before this rssches you the great North the loyal
people at tho South will have subsidized from o fresh
burst Of popular excitement engendered by the last great
though bloodsss victory. The telegraph told you OF
the capture ofIslsnd No 10 and its surroundngsths
'western Gibraltar and "Confoderate Thermopyie"-
but it is loft for tho reporters to give Details and my
quota shall be forthcoming When closed last
az New Madrid, little expected that my task to-day
would be such pleasant Tor anticipated Of
strife and biOodshsd instead Of quiet surrender after
much rebel Dragging about Southern chiyalry and
Coafederase invncibi,y. but tits It's andI glad
It's.
Monday morning hs camp opposite New Madrid was asr
carly and by daylight the div Of Generals Pane
Stanley the march to 1ptouviis fifteen miles
down the river from New Madrid, and and half be
low Mrs Merrwethers The rebels had been retroatng
in that direction the afternoon before and thought
that they endesvorng to Rsefoot lake.
or somewhere in that vicinity. Accordingly troops
were pushed forward with all possible speed and night
csmped at Tiptonvs and Msrriwethers, while strong
force posted at the only point whore by any possib
ty the rebels could the lake four miles from
the Squads Of rebel soldiers kept coming sight
OF pcksts during the night and ut times would
boldly and surrender themselves prisoners Of At
daylight this morning General Pope and sta and Assist
ant Secretary OF War Scott down to the locality,
and Of General Pope assumed tho full command.
II was expected that chow OF resistance would be
made and one surmised that the enemy, who IL
learned had marched over from Island No. TO- had
concluded 10 give himself up mesky preparations
made accordingly But shortly after sunrise Gem
erai Pope recsived message from the General
commanding tho "confsds" that he had surren-
dered the island and Notifications Commodore Fooe
the night before and that the forces undsr his command
ready to follow the fortunes os war;" and re-
quesug General Pope to out and march them into
CAMP General Pope. in reply, informed his Confede-
rateship that If the rebels hadthus concluded all they
had to do to come into camp and 60 through the
formula Accordingly about four thousand rebels were
marched in and stacked their arms, aod this closed the
drama so far as Island No 20 was concerned ~.
1 went down from Now Madrid carly this morning,
and arrived at Tiptonviis about noon, having ridden
the pursued by the retreating rebels two
days before All along the route the debris OF the
flying army-blankets. shotguns knapsacks, canteens
gun carriages and caissonsscatered in the greatest
confusion The farm houses plundered and gutted
aud tue quantity and quality OF farm stock TO be
small and miserable more perfect picture Of
ruin scarcely be imagined
Arriving at riptonvis found General Hamilton in
command, General Pope having by land 10 No. 10.
The village literally thronged with buttsruut colored
aud gray seedlings: their stacked o. thrown
down in the mud, and all busy slowing away their
Hrst meal of Union grub.
GENERALS REGIMENTS.
learned that the rebel General Commanding
the redoubtable General Mackali-hs who 10
speech at Memphis, fsw days ago, asserted
that he would fight the federal hrelngs long his
heart puisstsd with lilo, would die ten thousand
deaths rather than fall into hands OF the Northern
barbariADs" The scene oday don't look much like it,
however.
General Gaun,t, OF Arkansas, was also there
General schaumn, Prussian and two other brigader
generals could gain but little information from the
"sscesh, for they were generally taciturn and down
hearted but sscetaned that Pillow under
Richmond Tor deserving Fort Donelon and that General
Msaown was being led at Corinth for
evacuating New Madrid.
General MseKa is rebel Major General, and was for
mery in the United states regular service, and
neeted with ths Adutant Generals Office. He is
perhaps forty of age good natured pleasant
in ersatiop. aud is evidently man Of genius, but
not much courage, else he would have given us more
trouble
General Gauntt is from Arkansas. and was formerl,
Colonel Of the Third regiment from that State, but
promoted 10 brigadiershp for bravery at Belmont in
October last. He elected 10 the United States Con-
eress year aud half by the Unons,s of his dis
H. HE only about twenty eight years q age, but has
experience and popularity OF hy or the other three
braa1crs could earn nothing, except that they
recent appointments
There we're seven regiments Of Confederaes sirren-
dered the officers say that they would average
four hundred men each. As near as could ascer-
tain the officers surrendered, the following list EN-.
braces our gain
uue major general.
Two bfigader generals.
seven colones
Eleven lieut. .nsnt colonels.
Tifiy- six captsips.
sixty -four hrst leutenants.
Lightly -one second eutenauts.
Eegnentai officers for twelve regiments, about four
hundred each
About four thousand privates.
SIX hundred and ffty mules.
Twelve hund ed horses
live Thousand stand OF arms.
Twenty four field pieces--sx and twelve Founders.
over Onc hundred pieces heavy artillery.
hundred wagons and Spades axes, ,shovels wheel
barrows, harness, tents and baggage without limit.
should not here forget TO MENTION as embodied in
scaus ions, nine steamboats, several OF them of
he FIRST class, the Yszoo Natchcz, De Soto, ohio
Belle, Red Rover, Admiral, &C. Neither should omit
notice OF immense piles Of barrels Of beef pork and
hams sacks Of and oas bales of hay aud ordnance
I stores illinitable.