Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-19
ILLSp NO rES-coMHoDoRE ToorHs DISPATCH.
Tee following is ConaolOre F.OIes dispatch, ar
nouneing the furrend, OF Isllsd No. 10:

Tee following Is Commodore PJOtes dispatch, an.
noune!ns the surreGd, r OF I,lIsd No. 10:
FLAG SHiP BENTON,
ISLLND No lUi April s. via Cairo J
Hor Gideon Weiles, Secretary OF the Navy: lave
20 n Orm the pLItmsut that since sat TIE Telegram
last uight, announcing the GurreDder 90 me ct Llind
No. 10 possession has bGeu taken OF both the Island
ani tie works upon the Tenroses shore, by the gun
bs is and trcops un6er the ecmmInd OF Gen. Buierd
Isu.esn t5crrs srd thrcc tu1drsd and sixty cisht
pg.,ss sides ona hurdei OF hsir sick and one hu1
,r.d men cn 10y ed board tie Transports are In UIr
hInds Internationally prisontTs oil war.
have caused hssly examination TO D. made a the
fsrs bstcria. ard muri iCni or EaT captur d. There
are seven ssrthWoIks VITA sveity heavy nt n. va
fyu z ia cal b-o f. oru 80 TO 100 FOUNDERS rdH'.
rss mag, uSs W,l supplied with powder snd
t,ors are large Iau es OF sOt shells, srd Other nu
ncns OF x,r and aso great quilti'ie' OF tro'eiors
Four steamers lit have ses uo cur bands ard Two
hcrs. win the rsbtl ganboit GramPas, a-e sunk, bat
viii : eAsly raised.
TIE biting battery Of sixteen heavy guns, turned
airf BY the rebels s sad 10 be lyS on the Missouri
shore below New Masrd.
Tse ,nesy upon tie mainland appear TO have . a
sith great prccp tIon after dark last ngo avng 10
maRy Cssss, hal-prepAred meals IN the" quhtiTE-
Th-r, seems 10 nave been ccrcert oi Ion between
tie rebels OIL the Ind and these orcrpyog the sbort
but the later d, leaving the iormr 70 their fate.
These works, eioo;ed Wlta the hiEhrst engineering
.kil are OF great strength ard ~ih their nAiual ad-
y.utsRes va have b. II mp:eglEbe, If Offended by
lnea f sh'irg IN better c use. .
co obi. attack by the LaVEl and laii oices would
have keu pcs this afternoon or tomorrow morning
mad rot the rebels tSuy sbkCdon,d this stronghold d.
To mauro thrss lIS OF attack has aoaoluisy r. ired
iae tx n,y three d,ys of preparation.
Gel Pcpo is momsnaily expected 10 arrive with bis
army a. thi, pcnt, be having successfully crossed tbe
river yess,dly updfr heavy fire. WHICH 10 doubt led
IN me hls:v sbsndUnm, oi ths Norks lat Il ght
I,muyt fisi ly IN mud that the two gurbJL- which
sn c,lsttiy ran the frs Of The r,be batteries, few
nights ree yestgrday aracked aud reduced i,r' ol
the enemy oppus te dismouu'ing eight heavy gum
Tbs f,llo m; is copy OF the order OF Il 49, A. ka
on .ss,. ths &C m maud Of tie rebel vrces on he o.
n Ant;
"S,llirls - W. are rangers The commander to the
co,mlni,d AMI each to the oiher Let me tell you
who | am.
"I AN Genera made by b, ,auregurd-a General se.
l.cttd oy G ne ais burrgaid and B'sgs tor this com
m,nd wieu hey kaes il vAs III Teri Tuey base known
ire fer t~euiy yeats. TogehIr ve have stood IN tic
heldl Of M,1eo Give them your confidence GIVE II
60 me wScu nave fsrLcd II.
',Soiiers tho Mississippi valley IA entrusted to your
TO your dscipnr 10 Jour patience ExEinit the
vigilance IN coolaess Of sst Dbh:, aud hold II.
1Siynecl "WN D NAKNL,
"D g,dier General Commanding"
rcs-.t that the paLiul condition CT my foot, sill TO-
oprue ms 10 use ctucaes, piev,n'ed me from mAkisg
nr,ofa ,x,uin .,iou of tue works wSa ther, tore,
oompelrd 10 del gate Lieut.. C.m & PGelPa Of the Flag
Sup Benton.
Oou.mandl < the NRILl Forces.