The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-10

The Welland Canal will be open for
navigation ON tha 10Th inst.
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COMMODORE EOOTE'S REPORT.
Washington, April 8.
The following was received at the Ma
Wy Department. this morning:
FLAG SHIP BENTON, ISLAND No. Io,J
April s,h, 1869.
To Hon. G.. Welles, Sec'y of Navy:
have to inform the Department that
since sent the Telegram last night, an
nounclng the surrender to me OF Island
No. 10, possession has been taken both of
the Island and the works on the Tenn.
shore, by the Gunboats, and the troops
under command of Gen. Buford.
Seventeen officers and 36e privates,
besides one hundred Of their sick and one
hundred men employed on board the
transports, are in our hands, uncondition-
al prisoners of war. l nave caused .
hasty examination to be made of the forts,
batteries and munitions Of war captured.
There are Ii earthworks with heavy can
non varying in calibre from 80 to 100
FOUNDERS. rifed. The magazines are
we'll supplied with powder, and there are
large quantities Of shot and shell, and 9TH
er mutations Of war, and also great guam
titles Of provisions. -Four steamers afloat
have fallen into our hands, and others,
with the gunboat Grampus, are sunk, but
will be easily raised. The floating Bate
~ Of II, heavy guns turned adrift by the
rebels, is said TO be lying on the Missouri
shore below New Madrid. The enemy
upon the mainland appear to have fed
with great precipitation after dark last
night. leaving in many cases half prepar-
ed meals in their curriers'. and there seems
to have been no concert Of action between
the rebels upon the Island and those oc-
cupying the shore, but the latter fed,
leaving the former to their fate. These
works erected with thehighest engineering
skill, are Of great strength, aud with the
natural advantages would have been inn
pregnable if defended by men fighting in
q better cause. A combined attack Of the
naval and land forces would have taken
place this afternoon or Tomorrow MORN
ing had not the rebels so hastily aband-
oned this strong hold. To mature the plans
Of attack absolutely required IS days Of
preparation. Gen. Pope is momentarily
expected to arrive with his army It this
point, having successfully crossed the riv-
or yesterday under = heavy FIRE, which no
doubt led 70 the hasty abandonment Of the
works.
am unoficially informed that the two
gunboats which SO CALAMITY ran the FIRE
Of the rebel batteries few nights since,
yesterday attacked and reduced part Of
the enemy's batteries opposite, dismount-
ing 8 heavy guns.
The following Is copy Of the order Of
Gen. Mccall, assuming command Of the
rebel forces on the the 18th inst --tseol
diers, We are strangers, commander and
commanded. each to the other. Let me
tell you who am. / am ! Central made
By BeauregArd, General selected BY
Beauregard and Bragg TOR this command
when they knew it was in peril. They
have known me for twenty years. We
hare stood ga the fields OF Mexico. Give
them your confidence now-give tito me
when ! have earned it. aSoldiers, the
Mississippi valley Is entrusted to your pa
tience. Exhibit the vigiisnce and cool
ness Of last night and hold 1t.
[Signed N. D. MCCALL,
a8 Brig Gen. Commanding.
/ regret that the painful oonditioa- Of
my feet, still requiring the use Of crutch-
Is, prevented me from making personal
examination of the works. va, there
fore, csmp6llsd 70 delegate Lieut.. Com.
Phelps, q ~ dag ship Benton.
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