Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-22
LATEST NEWS.
FROM ISLAND NO. 10.
RY TNLEGRAPH
TO TIE WORCESTER DAILY SPY

ST. LOUIS, March 21-The Republicans
special dispatch, dated at Island No 10, yes
terday, says the cannonading by the gunboats
aud mortars continued all day Wednesday
All the rebel guns in the upper battery, except
one on the Tennessee shore, had been silenced,
and one gun on the island had been dsmount-
ed. The shell were constantly falling in the
rebel camp and batteries, and numbers of their
killed and wounded are being carried away ON
litters. A large number of loaded wagons are
leaving the Tennessee shore, from which it is
believed that preparations are being made for
an evacuation OF the works. The floating
rebel battery has been moved nearer to the
head of the island
Gen. Pope allowed rebel gunboat to ap-
proach within fifty yards of his masked bat
terry. Tuesday, and then sunk her, killing if
teen of those on board He had previously al
lowed five rebel steamers to pass up the river
towards New Madrid, and they are now i'm
prlsoned by his batteries and unable to escape.
Over dozen vessels besides the floating bat
terry and the battering ram are now above
Pope's batteries, and will be sunk or captired.
Mr.. Beadall, one of the oldest citizens, ar,
rived last night He reports that there are
but three rebel regiments now, between New
Madrid and Memphis, and they are stationed
at Fort Pillow. The rebel government is
manufacturing pixies at Memphis, for The new
AcNlSSs Oul tSso tiidiI llQhultu navy IS-
sponded to the call OF Gov. Harris The rail-
roads terminating at Memphis, are being con-
nected SO as to send all the rolling stock down
the New Orleans road when necessary
CAIRO March 2l.-A gentleman who left
Island No. 10 yesterday says the firing was
only moderate from the Benton and Mound
City, at intervals OF fifteen minutes each, the
object being to reduce the upper battery. Five
guns were dismounted aud two left, from
which occasionally shots are fired. Some of
them came very near our boas.
The forts on both the main land and the
island are far more extensive than was gener-
ally supposed. There are at least eighty
guns, many of them of the largest size, and
several OF them riaed and there are at least
10000 troops. He saw at one time ten regi
msnts on dress parade, on the main land.
Their quarters are out of reach of the NOR
tars. The island is pretty well covered with
tents. Our shells reach all parts of the works
on the STAND. 1t is evident that all the rebel
batteries have bomb proof classmates, as the
men can be seen to disappear when a shell
falls into the batteries. AS soon as the upper
tort is reduced the gurboats will advance aud
take the OTHERS in detail
On Tuesday night the Mound City kept up
a steady fire on the upper fort, preventing the
rebels from maintaining their usual nightly
salutes. The result was, that early in the
morning., they commenced removing the dead
and wounded from the casem}tes Of the fort.
4 large number were carried out and taken
back into the woods On Monday, nine hum
dred shot were fired from the gunboats, mostly
Shell, besides three hundred shell from the
mortars On Tuesday, Commodore Foote
directed the fuses to be wei, with a view to
destroy the works and dismount the guns.
The result was satisfactory. As yet but one
of our men has been killed by the enemy.
CHICAGO, March 21.-A special despatch
from Cairo to the Journal says that moderate
fire was kept up by the fleet al Island No. TO-,
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and yesterday. The
gunboat Minnesota dismounted a l20 FOUNDER
gun on the enemy's upper battery.
Some of the rebel gunboats tried to force
their way up yesterday morning, but had to
retire. Gen. Pope has twenty-five guns mount
ed at Point Pheasant, and has erected new
battery four miles below.