Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-04
Latest kseeunis from Ialand 10. 70.

1so0 Cairo.
OsIoAso, Aps,ls.
The following has bosa received from
Cairo, the ID, % the zsnses
Accounts from lsland No. 10 repre-.
sent matters there - unchanged. The
bombardment continues 1t slow inter-
walls. Shell have been thrown into the
new f,rt.ticalioo IN the bed Of the river,
AID . lev shots have been received 10
return, With no gsea, damage on either
side. The rsbe.s are coatiousIIy busy
At building fort6caliooA They are Ion.
proving every moment Of inc, And
when the attack Is made, it will be
found tnat the delay has greatly CO.
HANGED the difficulty Of capture.
Firing is continually head in the d.
rect.on Of New Madrid, anil it 10 cup
posed that toe enemy are making des
perate effo,ts to prevent Gen. Pope from
crossing the river.
They have erected batteries on the
point opposite New Madrid, which com.
mands y stretch Of about tive miles Of
tue river, and places his transports IN
danger Of apnlllatioD.
lie must s,lsuce these batteries before
he can cross to the relief Of the fleet.
The rebels have also built batteries
on the river below New Madrid, and
have their gun boats 10 readiness Tor
action. There are one or two Of these
boats guarding ito point where our
r,n,na ara eYnectpd "a crOas
Advlces direct from New Madrid re-
po.t that General Pope ,s in active pre-
paratiou, and will soon be in conditloo
to enter the fed with an overwhelming
force. We are net permitted
to give details Of his plans, but they
will be sucb.as will accomplish the de-
sired result il it is within laLge Of pos
si0,li,y.
There is nothing from the Tennessee
river Of direct importance.
We hear that Gen. Grant 10 nearly
prepared for the grand battle that is ex-
pectel.
The members Of Gen. Grants staff,
who are here, have been ordered 10 re.
port at head quarters this morning.
Gen. Buell. is on the line OF the N ash.
vile aud Decatur road, making very
slow progress.
The terrific storm that visited this 10.
cality last night extended over wide
tack OF county, aid die an immeu.e
amount Of damage.
Tn or twelve lives were lost by the
breaking loose and sinkn Of boats.
At Paducah aud Mound City large
numbers Of houses we're unrooied aud
sev. rAl lives lost.
We have heard nothing Of it, effect
on the bombardinv fleet.
Pike, Tux ARKANSAS SAVAGE.
Pike who led the Aboriginal Toms
hrwkers AID scxIp+rs at the battle Of
Pea r dye, fo' merry kept school in Fair
haven, Mass, where he was Indicted
Tor playing the part of Sqnee's, and
cruelty beating and starving boy IN bis
family. lie escaped by some hocus po-
Gus OF lew, aud emigrated to the West,
where tho violence OF his nature has
been admiralty enhanchcd. As his
name indicates, he is q ferocious fish,
and has fought duels enough to quality
himself as a leader It savrges. We
suppose that upon the recent occasion
he got himself up in good style, war
paint, nose ri"g,and all. THIS new Pom.
,iac is also poet, and wrote "Hymns
to the Gods" in Blackwood !; but be- has
EFF Jupiter June, and there>t, and betaken
himself to the culture Of the Great Spir.
it, or rather Of two Great Spirits-whis
ky being the second. So much for
Pike!