New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-14
FROM ISLAND NO. 10.
RUNNING TIE BLOCKADE
THE SURRENDER OF THE ISLAND
THE SECESSION PRISONERS
The Feeling in the City Of Memphis
LII, ni.r..ch 20 Tie n. Y. Tribune.

A priva,e letter from Cairo, dated April y, says
FlagOficer Foote's foot is badly swelled and stll
eanses lin much pain. The surrender Of Island No
10 was made to him. The Rebels escaped to the
swamps, and j. is thought that Gen. Pope will bag
mos. of them yet. As usual they left large amount
of everything behind them. The writer adds
al fear that was bad affair up the Tennessee.
Our troops evidently were badly surprised, and II II
had not been for the Lexington and Tyler the whole
of Gen. Grant army would have been cut 10 pieces
The gunboats held the enemy in check until Zen.
Buell. came up. when they were driven back
From Our Special Correspondent
u s. Guxno,r BENTON. above Island No TO-
Monday Afternoon, APnl :, l6o2
Things have begun to move oil the Union hotllla
effectively. Ar has been said before, Commodore
Foote goes slowly only TO go surely. lie under
stands the situ,tion fully, and comprehends the re-
ouireruents of the occasion. He is deliberate but de-
termned.
RUNNING THE REBEL BLOCKADE.
Before this you have heard of the daring and gal
lant performance of the gunboat Carsndelet capt
Wake, in RUNNING the Rebel blockade during the
heavy storm of Friday night, and OF bis escaping
without receiving single shot.
Itwas noble, brilliantly brave enterprife.
the Commodore, who waited only for favorable
opportunity to put the plan IN execution. lne op'
poruuty came after the guns Of the first shore bat
tery OF the enemy bad been spiked for that from ITS
position aud bearing, was the most hazardous to the
undertaking.
On Friday night the elements enlisted in the loyal
cause storm gathered and burst and at ] o'clock,
amid the blackness the lightning end the thunder,
the Carondelet weighed anchor and moved quietly
down the Mississippi.
EXCITING SCENES On THE rLOTILLA.
! Few persons exoep. the Commodore and the Csr'
tsins Of the different vessels aware Of the en-
terprise but some fifteen minutes before tie Csrcn'
delet started the secret was wbispe ed and the
crews Of the gunboats might have been seen by the
fsshes out of the sky, standing snxoVsly upon tie
different decks, watching the craft gliding slowly
down the siream.
/ The enemy were at their posts, and their engines
of destruction were prepared, but did not expect the
event They did not believe the hated Yankees had
the courage to attempt 70 desperate a deed. They
have always mistaken the temper and spirit Of the
North; but they are constantly learning by painful
experience its true nature, when 1t s once aroused
THE EvENTFUL FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Csrondolet hss passed the first battery, sspi
because rpked few nights before by snail and
heroic band. She approaches the second nearer and
nearer-she is opposite. No alarm yet.
A broad fash OF lightning comes and the gunboat
il thrown into relief agains; the shore and trees The
waning cannons are fred and the Rebels take TIE
alarm. Tie Union gunboat does not reply. All is
quiet on board.
SAFETY OF THT CmOSDELET.
Tie Caroadelet still moves on past the Rebel bat
ieries blazing at her, before her. behind her, 10
purpose She is below the Island Two more bat
teries, and the gauntlet Of death is r'n.
From all the batteries fatal missiyes continue
interruptedly 10 fly; but they all pass above the
Csrondelet, which has now steamed b. the seventh
and eighth and yet sharp streams Of ire follow the
vessel.
Her stream Of smoke is seen by the lightning FAR
behind her; but she out os sight, for che ha turned
the bend Of the river.
The storm RACES on, bot the Rebel batteries are
silent their prey has escaped them. The CaIondeet
2 played desperate stake, and Won against large
odds Of the game. She was not struck once.
r HER MEANS or PROTECTION.
The Carodelet towed during Der passage barge
! loaded with bales Of bay on one side and often ran
20 close to shore as 20 almost touch the bank. a
single mistake w0uld have caused destruction 10
every soul on board.
4 A SECOND EXPERIMENT.
Com. FOote, careless Of Rebel threats, concluded
TO give them another opportunity TO make good their
words, Icy sending second ganboat down the first
favorable night. Yesterday, the Pittsburgh, Capt
Thompson, Was selected.
THE PITTsBuRCu's DEFIANCE OF THE REBELS.
Many said there would be storm before daylight;
many declared there would not be. Second Master
. Bates who had been upon the river and the ocean
for fve-snd-tity years, was sure Of black night
before six bell. had sounded. Bates was right, us
the sequel proved. Once more the skies Bympatlsed
with our cause.
Until midnight tho officers oitered upon the deck,
until the gathering storm seemed passing oyer, and
all but the watches went below. Your correspondent
despaired Of the celestial ngns, and followed their
example. Tho night was warm, and the cabin, the
ward-room, the steerage, the gun-rooms, were hot
and close.
-Four bells were struck. I heard the rumbling
thunder, and believed something more than storm
was brewing. threw on my clothes, and ascended
the deck. Com. Foote WAS there with Capt. Phelps
The lightning disclosed the Pittsbug lying near the
Missouri shore. The smoke was pouring more
thickly than usual cut Of her low chimneys, and
barge loaded with bales Of hay Wa at her side.
NIGHT SCENES ON TIE BENTON.
1t was evident the Pttsburg was about to rup the
blockade. She bad been delaying thus long for the
needfu darkness, which increased every minute.
At ten minutes past two Ills morning the Pttsburg
swung ont into the strea quietly the Carondelet