Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-09
LATEST NEWS.
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TO THE WORCESTER DAILY spy
ISLAND NUMBER TEN
TAKEN :!
Three Generals, 5000 Prisoners,
100 Cannon,
AND AN IMMENSE NUMBER OF SMALL ARMS
APTU r Il d.
Nine Cheers for Foote and Pope !

CHICAGO, April S-The "Alps" arrived at
Cairo at o'clock this morning, bringing Sec
ond master Lord, of the Benton" with dis
patches from Com. Foote, announcing the sur.
render to him at midnight, of the entire posi-
ton, men, guns, and transports at Island No.
TO- The number of prisoners is not known,
nor the amount of ordnance stores.
WAsuINGroN, April 8.-Commodore Foote,
in dispatch dated April Z, at half past three
in the morning, says Two officers of the
rebel navy have this instant boarded US, from
Island No 10, stating that by an order of their
commanding officers they were ordered TO
surrender Island No. 10. AS these officers
knew nothing OF the batteries on the Tennessee
shore, have sent Capt Phelps to ascertain
something definite on the subject"
Three hours later, Commodore Foote tee
graphed :-"Capt. Phelps has this instant re-
turned, after having had an interview with the
late commander. l have requested Gen. Blu
ford, commanding the troops, to proceed i'm
mediately in company with two of the gun
boats and take possession Of the island. The
batteries on the Tennessee shore have been
hastily evacuated, where we shall find, no
doubt, in the morning, large quantities of mu-
nitions of wat"
ST.. LOUIS, April Seen. Halleck has just
telegraphed the war department that Island
No. 10 was abandoned by the enemy, last
night, they leaving all their artillery, bagg &c,
supplies, and sick.
ST.. LOUIS, April Seen. Pope has captur-
ed three generals, six thousand prisoners, one
hundred seige pieces of cannon, several field
batteries, immense quantities Of small arms,
tents, wagons. horses, and provisions, and has
not lost single man.
CHICAGO, April S.-A dispatch from Cairo
says the rebels sunk several OF their transports
and gunboats. Their floating battery, mount
ing ten guns, drifted down the river last night,
and is now aground near Point Pleasant. 1t
will be recovered with its armament The
Ohio Belle will also be recovered. The reb-
els fed to the swamps in great CONSERVATION.
Our victory is complete and decisive. Great
quantities OF stores cannon, and ammunition,
have fallen into our hands, also all their bag
gage and supplies.
The country between Island No. 10 and
New Madrid, on the east side of the river, is
being secured by our troops.
The entire rebel force at aud about Island
No 10 are either taken prisoners or utterly
routed and demoralized. Col Bissell has been
ordered to Upton, which is twelve miles be-
low New Madrid, with a transport, to bring
up the cannon and other property taken
-Four hundred and eighty prisoners, inciud-
ing seven otlicers-thirty pieces of artillery,
and a large quantity of ammunition, muskets,
and small arms were captured on the island
itself. 1t is said that the rebels had become
perfectly demoralized, and in many cases
whole regiments refused to obey orders.
Much i'll feeling prevailed among the officers,
and none had any confidence in their coin
manding officer,