Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-04-04

computation, 10 take 10th armies into the
account and inquire what the proportion Of
Democrats Is IN the rsiI ranks VIII the
S.rtns' venture guess on that Piint'
FROM ISLAND No. 10.
" CARLETON, the abe correspondent Of
the Boston Journal writes TO that paper from
near ISLAND NJ. To-. We extract from his
letters Of March u, p and 2l,h, as follows.
The thunder Of the cluno1aie Is hushsi to.5sv
Only 40 intervals the deep bl0miu. of the mortar
breaks the almost sabbath stiffness Of the G.ur
Undoubtedly there is eNultatien ~ the tents and
behind those CartlwCrhs, which CLEAN In the
morning sun beyond the river. They who l.-sr.v
them tliuk, perhaps tLaJ we are BAN 3D. di.st e.
dispiritrd. AMI 81 &c could see the uewsuape-. Of
/ the Con ,clcra-v. We undoubtedly should SO -b.t
we have been defeated. u .Ichcver view th,r
may take is all the same o. that rcsslute nan
standing on the deck 81 the Benton. rr-.ti,.
! round oh bis c-4t-lus. llr D. not the man p
reliuguish au undertaking without l.akir- AZ all
s. DIES ot d.. He Aas brave hearts cainmitt.t "a
] li. keeping. he could dash straight On. -g, 10
I rsl, ami take the chances Il victory rf..,-v
with the chances TrtTuuietatius iu fag8- Of a
great loss 90 life aud disabling uf hi. feet. Ue
remembers that beyond NO. lJ D. Band.lrb he
lA ANln I'll@ NN NITltli4r Tt he nrrTH
tuke NO. 10 by a sudden hand 90 hand. ruzrIe ~
muEr,c fight IL would require months 10 rer.i-
dana ges and possibly brave IN would WELD ttair
lives, creating losses irrepaGable. IL b.e.r,es
him 10 be cautious and prudent. lie has fen ~
rebels pretty efectlally, AMI his feet is IN
harmed. lie will wait day ~ two LONGER be-
fore renewing the Eight, perhaps several cays. If
/, you who live far down towarl su-rise rat iura-
tcut, remember that the enterprise is ia the hands
Of a man who is competent O. the Undertaking
w hen the land and naval forces are brought into
close connection, then there will be a reverbera-
tion along these shores uulAe anything ever heard
upon the continent.
We hear great deal about st-a.c-v during the
war, but have waited Tor exhibitions. We hiveone
al last, worthy % mention Night before last
General Pope had 40 earthW11k thrown IN On the
river below New Madrid, and 4-poundcr masked
within. Surprising that the rebels would she'll il
with their sun5oats, re c1airiyed a tap. lie se-
cretsd a number q sharpshooters near the river.
who awaited ;Ae approach II the Cunboat. witch
was an ordinary steamer with two guns On her
deck forward. The boat came ~ cautiously.
opened FIRE, but receiving - reply came nearer.
when suddenly the starI shooters sprsrc o. their
feet and picked of nearly all the cunuers. The
boat started away, but received a shot which sen;
her 10 the bottom.
The mail has just arrived bringing news from the
outside world-ihe papers with maps ot this local
ity. There Is one published ty New York con-
temporary with the guns upon No. DO set round
like the posts % a iercc. pity the reader who
attempts O. obtain an understanding oi the posi-
@ % the troops OF situation OF lucaliiies from
these representation These maps would Do O. be
laid away with those celestial charts of be dark
ages which made the sun revclvc around a noun
tuo, thus producing day and might. IL is vcrv
easy O. make sucl uaq-. You have only Co learn
where Island No. DO Is situated, AM that &c D.
fortified. and then put m plenty u cannon. draw
"a HHsr IrH..a Q Hfr~s .f..I D.. IL
few dots and marks 10 indicate cnclmpmerts.
alatti, forests. sSamQs, towns ami Villages, and
the thing is done. I-e far-aG public will think u
is correct, beclu-e % was drawn by the specisl
correspondent
Climbing TlcthoIi- corn crab vi Inch stands near
a deserted hut, quarter OF mile distant from
where 1 am quarterei, I have isir view 81 an
the enemy's batteries. They have upon the
mainland and upon the island. They have not
seen Oh 70 follow tire plan produced By the cores
pom cut Perhaps they will see the folly q not
placing cannon where they 90 rake our cunto1ts
alter the island b. passed. 10 is they viii only
Do able O. cut re up severely % all sides before
We reach the is.and' This map is helucd. The
position Of Island 80. 10 and New Madrid before
ITS capture [ mention this merely o. show how
easy It Is for person Il lively Imagination O.
60 INTO the map business
IL is laucbatle % read the editorial descriptions
81 the situation at number 10. The geographical |
manifested by the London NafuiIv R,ritu, which |
stated that Burnside had sailed for Western Vir-
giniai New York contemporary Of the 18th ]
says. "Gcu. Pores guns at New Madrid, @ miles /
below, command the river. That retreat Is out /
q the question. They have uo alternative but 10 /
maintain their position or surrender their whole I
force prisoners Of war;
It Is true, Gen. Pores guns command ;ae river,
and that the transports will md II difficult 90 cs-
cape bat there l. nothing to prevent the retreat
oi the rebels by land, along the Dyersburg road.
Then as TO the rebel sunb1ais below New Mad
rid These boats have probably been sent up
from Memphis and New Orleans. II they should
get past New Madrid, Commodore Fooie wdI be
likely 10 drop down with his iron clad gunboats
and defeat them before completing his work on
the Island, and 50 avoid On encounter with the
forts and with the boats at the same time"
Commodore Foote would like above all things
t. "drop down. but it happens that every rebel
gun would bear upon him II be should sttcmptit.
and that to- a; short range. II he could once get
past the batteries he would soon clean them out
but the chances that in attempting 20 get past
them be would drop .0vards the bottom lie
Is prudent man, and he Will finish the batteries
before he attempts the gunboats The cunboats
cannot harm him even il they should run PSpe's
tlackade, which they will not attempt 10 do
Let me make il plain. Gen. Pope commands /
the river al New Madrid. Several TRANSPORTS and
one or two gun0oats az the island and will
lnd II dlulcuit 70 get Oati but although Pope |
the river. yet the rebels have land com
mu- ications to within five miles Of McrriEeafh-
er's landing. The rebels occupy the i-laud and
the Tennessee side Of the river Gen. Pope occu-
P Is New Madrid, while Commodore Foote l. above
the island. lie has si!enced the upper battery,
and before many days yo1 may expect to hear
that the whole position is ours. But j. will be
Won only after desperate fight.
CARLETON.
The accounts Of Ya1eey's speech at n W
Orleans quite reconcile US to his running Of
the blockade. Ifsach cold comfort as that
IS all he has to offer, on his return from
England, we would not for anything have
hun hinderel from telling his story IN every
Southern city.
J0nN Ball of Tennessee, in speech at
Huntsville, Ala, on the 5;l inst, said
The people Of Middle Tennessee are not sob
aissionists. and although they be compelled TO
.eep quiet tor while, yet the fale Of southern
Independence is steadily burning, and 50 soon as
n opportunity presents itself, il will increase to
uch a fury that every Zoe upon tennessee soil | ,