The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-22
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The Battle at Island
No. 10.
10000 TROOPS AND 30
GUNS THERE.
GEBEL EFFORT TO ESCAPE.
THEIR BOAT SUNK AND 9TH
ERs HEMnEU IN.
The Fight Goes On.
Yancey Caueh, and not Caught,
N-IMP0RTAET NEWS FROM MEXICO
Terrible State Of Things at
Memphis,
It's Rebel Legislature FI22led Out.
&c., 90, Go,
Terrible State Of Things at
Memphis,
Its Rebel Legislature FIzzled Out
&c. 60, Go.


81 Lovis, No,h 2l.--A dispatch 10 the
Ri rnLcAs states tint d.n. on ls.,ud Number
Ton continued all dag "Wednesday, with decided
Oh t. .
Gen raj = pe lad sunk ono % tie rebel sulhoats,
AMI ,utraII.d several others
s. louis March ei.-The Ruumt,AS has . spe-
c,l dispatch date Island No. 10, yesterday, which
says that c,uuonadmg by the gun and mortar huats
continued all day Wednesday
AL the guns Int one, In the upper battery on
tie Tennessee shore, have been sil,noed, and one
gun on tie island disrouutod.
Shells from the mortar' arc constantly falling in
the rebel camp, AMI batteries, AMI numl crs 81 the
Killed aud wouai,d are being carried away ON
! liuera.
large number q loaded wagons are leaving tie
Tennessee shore. nom Which il II believed that tie
rebels AZ, making PREPARATIONS or al evacuation Of
| their w.tks.
Tic floating battery Of the rebels has been moved
nearer the island.
General Pope allowed arebol guboal t. approach
within Gny yards of masked battery, ON Tuesday,
and then sunk her, killing 10 II thD So ou board. lie
Ind previously allowed hy. rebel steamers To pass
ON towards New Madrd,and they arc row between
| his batteries, unable to a. ape.
over dozen r,hel steamers, their floating hat
terry and thcr hStt,rirg ram, are now above Gene
raj Pprc's batteries, and will be- sum. captured
Another correspondent, who let Island ~. n
yesterday uuun, says Firing Is only molerat'
from the B,ut,n and Mound city, NJ intervals o
fifteen minutes each, the v jet bcn- 70 reduce thS
| upper batteries.
| FIye gun were dlnuounted, aud two loft iron
which occasionally shots are hrcd Some Of tAer
cam, very near out boats. The works uu both ~
main land and island far more extensive tia
Was generally supposed. There are ~ lea't eight
guns, many Of them " the largest size, several
them riAed, and 10000 troops. l saw n on
l., time ten regiments on dress parade ON u
. main land. Their quarters ore out Of roa'
"' the works on tie island II Is evident Nat
70 TIE rebel hat'orien hsyc bomb proof .as,u,n,,,
~. TIE men can he seen t. disappear when a she'll "A,
~ INTO The batteries. A. soon - III, tilper font ia
IA dHc'd the gunboHts viii advance GnI t, the otbe
IN In detail On Tuesday night the Mound CITY kent
IN steady fire on tie upper tort, preventing q
y re"es nom making their usual uiglt'y salute
Tie result was that Early in the morning they con
e easdmates Of the fort. A large number were taxi,
< back into the woods. on Monday 200 shot wei
fired rom the guuboat-, mostly shell, besides 81
shell from the mortarA. On Tuc1day Com. Foo
directed the fuses to he wet, with a view h. IL
, struy tho works and dsmouut the guns; the resu
g was satisfactory. As yet but one man las bee
y / killed by tho enemy.