The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-25
Prom Island No. 10.


or BoAnp GrSBo,r TLrEr. ABovS IsLASD
No. 10, Thursday, March 20, 1862. !
sent you letter recently, giving full par.
ticuars Of operations at this point since the DOM.
neucem,ui Of tie siege, since which there Ia,
been no marked progress in the en- orts being made
! b. reduce the rebel stronghold. The whole mstter
may be summed up very easily, to-wit '-Gun.
boats, in the main, quiet; water and mud dashed
UP here and there, near the National feet ty rebel
batteries playing at "loug taw;" and mortare
laundering, aud pitching their iron contents, al
the ratio Of about ono a minute, into the island and
,ther Notifications
Col. Bi,sell, Of the Illinois Engineer Regiment
attached T. Gen Popo's command, has been bore
since Tuesday, dovslng, In connection with the nag
oficer, ways and means 10 most eGectually operate
against the enemy.
About the only excitement Of any magnitude that
has happened IN day " two occurred last night,
on the Conestosa aud the powder transports. The
latter are moorcd 10 the Missouri shore, mile or
50 shove the gunboats, and are guarded constantly
by the Conestoga, which during Tie day plies up
and down tho stream, In front u them, and a,
night Ia mooryd 70 the shore Jus, between the
boats.
Yesterday, good many suspicious.iooking skrs
',i'n WIN ou''e'nu' nN''eS "e's n'"''u ~ Wv
vicinity ana suspicious were In eoh'rqn' en-
s'nue'.u 'ns' 'ns r'ue.s were WIN
= view 10 setting Gre 10 the transports.
About o'clock last night, tho officers o. the
Conestoga were enjoying quiet game Of euchro in
the ward room, when . single shot, followed by
half dozen others, rang out from tie boat just In
front Of us, Never broke up game Of euchre hall
40 suddenly-the magazine We" 'p,"''' so
heavy we oil W" '''e'
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eject 70 some eA'eh" OF 'hs suo''' e'', w s'''
Here may ne seen INC IA'' "''' 'no "n',' SUI W
The island iron'lhs 'he miHSouil Snore !" '''''Ni's
with cannon.
Al the foot OF the lsland' yesterday e''etuoon' WI
rebels were very busy throwing up WORKS evideh'
ly with a view 10 meet any Efforts directed "'ne''
from below. Secured from view oy bushes "n'c'
grow plontfuly along the centre oil the islahu' ue!
evidently supposed themselves secure IRON in'fu
sion Of every sort little later ana some one TO
vealed their operations 70 'ho mortar Meet Ant JUS
when' perhaps Nsy "e'o 'o"s, a'u'N''"s 80
selves upon 'her sS's sno oAoe''u' p''s
shell came screaming down rom n'u'ar' nni'~
an explosion hKe An esr'hqu"Nc' ou''' "'''''" A''
yards OF where they were !" WORK III 'eVoN'
rebels we're as scarce In 'h"' vicinity u "y"'S
picks Sho'es' cmNalry' hiBserS' al uiS"ppe~'o
and nave peeh seen no more 'ne'o S'h.e'
\ 30 fearful so the Coh''der"eS ol every NV
movement oil tho National troops mat tA'y OPP
their batteries upon everything III inc shape Of III
or horse which ventures to Alproaeh them' As y
however, nobody has been hit and pleasure part
down 10 the mn VIII he IN rage III some uhior'
mate reporter-ior ID h'y VINO ehl'hy engage
this recreatye amusemeut-gets his entire lie
l knockel og-tLen the thing will become uuiurbo
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