Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-09

NEW MADRID, APril7.-The gunboat Ca
rondelet ran the blockade at Island NO 10
on Friday night, and the Pittsburgh on
Sunday night. All the batteries Of the
enemy opened FIRE, but not shot struck
either boat.
Gen. Pope has succeeded in getting four
steamers and five barges by the channel
cut through the swamps above Island No.
10. This extraordinary and hercuIean task
was assigned to Col. Bissell, with his regi-
ment of engineers and mechanics, and was
essential to the crushing of the enemy and
capture of the Island.
Yesterday the gunboat Carondolet, Capt.
Wake, accompanied by Gen. Granger, Col.
Smith, of the AID Ohio, and Capt Marshal,
Aid to Gen. Pope, made Reconnaissance
to Tiptonville, the object being to draw
the fire of the masked batteries of the en-
envy. large number of batteries were
discovered at or near each point where the
troops could land. There was a continu
GUS fire of heavy guns all day. The Car
endolet attacked one battery on her way
up the river, and Lewis Il. Marshal, Aid 10
Gen. Pope, accompanied by some soldiers
of the 9th Illinois, landed, spiked the guns,
and threw the ammunition into the river.
All returned to New Madrid in safety, de-
lighted with their excursion.
This morning the gunboats Carondolet
and Pittsburg proceeded, by order, to the
point selected by Gen. Pope for his forces
to land, and in two hours three batteries
were silenced and the guns spiked.
AT IL o'clock the first division of
regiments ofinfantry and one battery of ar.
dllery, commanded by Gen. Paine, crossed
the river, followed by Gen. Stanley's d.
vision, under Gen. Granger.
The whole portion crossing the river in
tho face of the enemy, was magnificent
spectacle, and reflects great credit upon
Gen. Pope, whose energy and skill have
been severely taxed, but he has triumph
ed. Within the next forty-eight hours the
fate of Island No 10 will be fully set
tied, and another bright page added to our
history.
CINCINNATI, April ga special dispatch
to the Indianapolis Journal, dated Nash
vile, April 18th, says:
Gen. Dnmont is just now bringing in two
steamboat loads of meat consisting of over
100000 pounds, captured by Col Haggard
90 miles above here, on the Cumberland
On yesterday, Col. Dulield, at Murfrees
6oro', captured the mail direct from Cor
NTH, with upwards of oen hundred and
fifty letters, many of them containing val.
liable Information in regard to the strength
ana posttlon OF the enemy.
From these letters, Gen. Dumont learned
OF number Of spies at Nashville and
Edge6eld, and has had them arrested.
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FoRrREss MONROE, April 7.-Notbiup
was done to-day in front of Yorktown, exo
cept a reconnaissance and some cannon
aiding at long range.
At.telegraPh line has been built to our
headquarters near Yorktown.
Tie Spaulding came in this morning
from Ship Point. The rebel works aban.
doned there are quite formidable. They
took OF their guns and left their barracks
complete. Ship Point is about FIVE miles
from Yorktown, atFordiug a fine base Of
operations.
A great crowd of Norfolk people on
Sunday assembled on the shore near Sew.
ellis Point including men, women and
children, eagerly engaged in watching the
Yankees.
The Norfolk paper of this morning con.
tains dispatch from Mobile, dated thc
9Th, stating that great battle had taker
place at Corinth, and that the Confeder.
ates had taken eight Federal batteries anG
anumber OF prisoners, and It was expected
the whole Federal army would be sweep
away. This ia given as specimen of thu
rebel mode of keeping up the spirits o
their people and the courage of their army
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WAsHMGTON, April s.-The number o
slaves is progressively diminishing, bJ
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