, 1862-03-31
FROM ISLAND NO: 10. =.
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WARNER WORK IN PROGRESS.
The Situation on the River

So: Especial Dispatch to the Chieago Tribune.
ISLAND No. 10, March q, 1862. {
--.~ CARO-, March -, 189t.
Heavy firing has been heard at New Madrid,
both last night and this morning, and the re-
port is current that rebel gunboat ran the
blockade and managed to get down the river.
The mortars are firing rapidly to-day, coneen-
trating upon the 1sland batteries. Adeserter
who has come within our lines, says that SO
men in the upper battery have been killed by
our shot and shell, and between Is and 80 on
the Island Spies arc plenty among US, who
come over from the Island and visit the cabins
in the woods BY means Of dug outs and canoes.
Our forces are On the lookout for them The
river still continues to rise, and the whole
country is inundated. Several houses, washed
away at Hickman and Columbus, hare foated
down the river to-day, and one Of them, mis-
taken for Yankee internal machine, was
fired at by the enemy's batteries.
STILL LATER.
CAIRO, March 70.
There has been no arrival from Island No.
10 to-day, and nothing is known Of operations
there.
. Asst tScc'y Of war, ". Scott, tits said, wfllre-
main few days in Cairo in experimenting
military matters here.
Intelligence from the Tennessee and Nash
vile, concerning movements Of troops, is in
terestiuS but not considered proper for publ
cation There is an arrival from the Cumber-
land, but the news is contrabaud-
ITO the Associated Press.1
: CARo, March 29.-The barracks formerly
occupied by the 31st Illinois Regiment, Col.
John a. Logan, took fire and were entirely
consumed last night, destroying three or four
small buildings IN the vicinity. Supposed to
be the work of an incendiary.
Bngadier General Strong and Captain Pen
mock OF the Navy, went down tile river to
Columbus yesterday, to look over the immense
| nov IN the occupancy Of the Federal troops.
After spending . few hours there, they pro-
cecded On down the river, touching at Kick.
man, now occupied by our forces; from
thence to the ag-ship Benton, where, in COM
pany with Colonel Butord, who is in command
ditiou, the party paid their respects to Com
Foote, spending an hour with that good man,
whom they found suffering much from his foot
| wounded at Fort Donelson.
There is nothing new to report from Island
No 10. All is quiet there. ....
Star is to run permanently US u packet from
Cairo to Hickman and return daily. This will
open communication once more with that
part Of Kentucky long cut off from their
Northern friends.
The Meteor, just arrived from the upper
Tennessee, reports all quiet there.
Two gentlemen came direct from Memphis
by way Of Paris. They report that great pre-
parations are making at Fort Randolph. They
talk Of eyacuating Fort Pillow at Memphis.
| Their confidence is in Island No. 10. They
know nothing Of the iron-clad boat coming
| from New Orleans, as reported
| Assistant Secretary Of War Scott, has just
| arrived here from Washington.
CAIRO, March s9.-After lul1 in the bonn
bardment Of Island No. 10 for few days, it
was renewed vigorously yesterday. ,The
| rebels appear to have received and put in po-
eition new guns Of longer range, and respond
| ed more freely to our fire. On both sides
there is preparations going on slowly but
| surely for 8 fierce and decisive conflict.
Nothing important comes from the Ten
| nessec.