New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-17

boats were oil headed mp stream In any yht whiol
occurs down the Misss;ipp they viii be put to TN
severe TEST o. engaging in battle with the cuuen
dn'ms them toward the enemy's batteries. Ga tn,
former OCCASION, whenever one of them become dis
fbled She foa,oddo out of the enemy's range
iierethe', IN such contingency, ibey can only be
anchored and exposed 10 the ire un'il they are towed
away Moreover, they are 70 constructed ,hat they
hold t1eir osioi in tie stream more firmly, and IN
sr'e more accuracy @; aim when headed against the
current
onr Information in REGARD 70 the strength Of the
ieoef 10 Island No. 10, il not very full; but it il
hn'"n 'ey tSsk mgDy Of their heavy guns from
columbus uere. and are rapidly placing them 10
ro't.- II Is believed that they de.i "a 10 make a
ron8 ft'hd hut # they are etiacsed soon they viii
nos, pohibiy, have t.mcto mount them all II driven
oHt thcy VIII fail back 10 Randolph which ia a strong
position. i glance at The nap win show you the
only three POINTS where they are likely to contest the
passage Of tho gun-boats between Columbus AID
memphis. Island No. 10, JUS, below Hickman,
* n'ckyi Rmdolpb, Tennessee, and For. Pillow.
5o miles above Memgais.
~ lave Lad quite an influx Of refugees from the
ua 9. i-a, WHO all represent Tic Rebels ~ greatly
denorei'zed The lat who came report that fully
aaIi ine people u Memphis are for Ire Union, and
chat al least 1909 citizens Of New.Orleans belong
20 Uaiou leagues. Adsr hearing these Muuchaugen-
.as inferred that however entertaining heir stories
mg.. be, tley were even lo 8 credible tban tie Old
"uusWor'iyg er.emau," WHO seems TO havcquie;y
died CUT Peace 10 BIZ ashes II len of their state
mont, however, l fend yon copies and interesting
extracts from Southern papers, bearing daio up TO
lat Saturday evening. Tie fact that the Rebe.
authorities have " pressed al the s,e8mbaats wing
40 Memphis, Confirms ou, reports that tue people Of
80 city ar flying in terror. Probably they re.
member the ., $50 Union people they drove ont dug
ing tho rel IN Of erlor which prevailed las, May aud
June, ana lud tie poisoned ohalice approaching
thcir own iilf. o. all cities in the SOUTH Richmond
and Charleston not excepted, Memphis was tie most
malignant, ulfcurulous aud crael. it Is well, 10
doubt. 10 treat tie citizens q Nashville with tia,
scrulllol0 regard Cor persons ard property which
ehrac.erizcs Gen. Ba-ii's army but when we ac-
quiic Memphis, ,Jr Heavens cake lei, US have 10
policy there. II tie city which ha,
s,omgcd tie lacas, shaved the heads, and drank
tho b.cod of 90 Eary inolellive men, simply because
tA't f+' iF.fstf OH" maui ~ iA't4iF ht4l4IA
children bogsau aul olcaas from their homes, ID to
etcape uus-ihed, tho war may as well cease at
once aud tlo Wli.o House Le given up 10 Joa.
Davis.
Assistant Secretary Scott LEFT f,r Washington yes
ieriay morning, sudde.ly called hons by tele-
graphic summons.
a vague report by telegraph yesierday, that q
has bean ASSIGNED 10 Cen Fremont and
na be is TO taae the Field Immediately, canses tie
aosi general and hearty rejoicing / have witnessed
ir,e tie f4il Of Fort DoaolsoD. These obstinate
Western people, YOU Observe. persist in believing IN
Fremont, r.d are delighted a. h.s triumph over thoso
who inerguloicd tie interruptions and wicked cru
ne a. o, hiu.
Tlc mcm'ers of the "a Illinois Cavalry who took
.os,ssiou Of Columbus, Lave taken charge VI the
printing mater. r. which ,io Rebel editor lct behind
.ua issuel nea, i.i,s sheet called The Fe2va'
Scout, which b.as Ito particularly appropriate
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