New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-10
ISLAND No. 10, MIssIasIPPI RIVER,

Special to the New Orleans Crescent.l
ISLAND No. 10, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, I
M Edoy-Thcre seems hardly any end the da Of
calamity ursing Ii surpr sed. ter start
ing from Nashville to End that city evacuated aud given
the enemy what think yo my feelings upon yeti back
to Columbus to find that place being rupd evacuated
reached Columbus Thursday evening" to no my regi
and others gone still otaers preparing and
thing opsy turvy could not be otherwise in the nasty
the Of ordnance ammunition prov
sions etc. collected arge feet of steamers and
basy in the work of transporting the troops and stores
this island nnd the opposite (rennessee) shore, and to New
Madrid and other places teow Brig Gen McConn commands
all point Col Kennedy OF the Louisiana
2ls commands brigade the nnd. He sent here
with Of his mics sappers and miners, TO
pare long deserted Notifications for active service again.
He has driven things with the greatest energy mud industry
working the day and night and personally experimenting
everything. good number of the big mounted and
the go,s brayey We're the enemy now he
plenddy peppered, and he holds oa few days
week longer, think safely bid him defiance.
They this better place to defend the river than Colum
bus Perhaps is pehaps isn't The only advan
tngs this place Columbus is its freedom from depend
railroads. 1t trusts entirely the river and
qenty its great duty Is to keep til, river closed agans
the Hessan notlla.
the light and heavy artillery, all the cavalry and
few regiments inany the floating battery,
Columbus the evacuation which assure yon is alto
geher tremendous job Most of the batteries have been dis
the big guns are mere ~ eatPeneu
something wonderful well fortunate that they did not
come with the evacuation within the last tvs
DAYS for though have force left behind, as have
said tho retreat the enemys bnts could still haVe
stopped it, though unable 10 land in the town.
Many of troops leaving committed their winter quar-
ters TO the ane will be the task of the cavalry when hey
leave put all that Is left OF Confederate property
around Coumbus-wareo,ses magazines officers quarters,
Tho woodwork of the forts and redoubts, ETC.
OF The six months hard work OF oxr army
and the millions OF Confederate dollars
nen Though ion be stern necessity ordered ior
the eason of the place being nearly
woule blame the soldiers
far view ng it us deep snd lasting hnnluon and
ing deep disgust having 10 G back after all their hard
| work long waiting meet the foe.
anything admirable in connection with this evacuation
is secrecy that shreued the intention OF 1t at headuar
les II kept secret, that when last the order
given, fell upon the army like thundcfbolt But It
Fight for highly important keep the enemy 10 gnor
| of the design.
regret several casualties, connected with thu
evacuation In dsounng OF the big on the blui
very heavy circular piece OF rQn was thrown over % ol
down edge. It struck party OF four soldiers
below killing and serious inuring the others. DID
not learn heir ,mes -,, p,,e
The guns casscns, and ammunition Of Stewards rome
Coupse Artillery towed down in large large o ts
way, burgs sprang leak and only the most ae peate
pumping and balng by The kept it haost. A. A. @ ~ was
nearly everything in the barge was sbnefgeu a a no
royed The believe haVe i 3b pe S gai
II Whilst this Of the battery were wokiB ~ ,
ths baree He Gould and the swift current carfie
him away straggng IN the water any % IA cod rssci
MN MN ] s eesed W. New ori aus where hs father resides
The accident greatly distressed the company VINO io'eu m
Last night Government steamer Prince sunk In the rive