Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-25
The Rebels Drowned out Of
Some Batteries /!
Great Execution of our shellsl
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH |
1S IfOn.Clad Steamers Building
at New Orleans
FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER |
Rebel B. R. Bridge destroyed !
Especial Dispatches to Cleveland Leader.I
CAIRO, March 24-3P.M.

FRoK BLAND NO. 10.
The steamer Pollard has just arrived from
Island No 10, with intelligence from the Ao-
tills up to 8 o'clock Sunday evening Same
old story-matters remain In statu quo. On
Saturday night the gunbOAt Mound City fred
twenty shots stthe middle battery, with con-
siderable effec'. An officer on the Mound
City tells me that with glass he counted 5
men killed at a single shot. On Sunday the
mortars fred with great regularity, but the
results were not ascsrtained. Owing to the
unfsvorable condition OF the weather, the
expected reconnaissance did not take place.
NARROW ESCAPE.
The Pollard narrowly escaped destruction
under the charge of drunken Pilst. She
was allowed to float a half mile below the
point where the Mound City was stationed,
and was made the recipient of rebel favors in
the shape of shot and shell from the middle
battery, which few all around her, fortu-
nately without effect.
NAN DROWNED.
Edward Earl, engineer Of the Pollard,
while oiling the journal Of the wheel, fell
overheard and was drowned.
ARRESTS FOB TREASON.
Col. Beauford arrested the Captain and
mate of steamer Belle of Memphis for trea-
son. They were ordered to land troops at
Hickman, KY, in the night, but passed by
and landed them in day time, they giving
the rebels notice Of their arrival.
sTEAMERs sEARCHED.
Steamers are searched at Paducah on their
way to the Tennessee river, and eorrespon-
dents and others without passes from Head
quarters will be turned back.
FROM THE TEEEsssEE.
The steamer Thomas, just from Orumps
Landing, on the Tennessee River, says a
] large Union force Is concentrated at that
point Eight thousand men, under General
Wallace, Oh Sunday night visited Adams
vile, eight miles from the Landing, where q
large body Of rebels were reported to be con-
contrated. Arriving, they found that the
birds had flown. The COnfsderates were inn
pressing every able bodied man into service,
and citizens were fleeing to the forests to
avoid impressment. A strong Union senti-
meut prevails in that region, and regiment,
composed of loyal Tennesseeans exclusively,
was offered to General Grant.
FROM NEw ORLEANS AND THE SOUTH.
A res dent of Paducah has just returned
from New Orleans, which place he left a
week ago last Tuesday. His loyalty being
undOubted, he was passed to Jackson, Tenn,
BY the Confederate authorities, whence he
escaped 20 the Federal lines, and reached bis
home in safety. BE reports that the rebels
are constructing at New Orleans I8 large
iron-clad gunboats, one of which Is intended
for sea service and the rest for the river. The
largest is builtb Murray, and is armed with
80 guns. The protector is confident thai
with it alone he viii be able to drive the
Lincoln feet from the Mississippi. They arr
finished BY this time, and are probably now
on their way to Island No. 10. They are
encased with railroad iron, and are consider,
ed invulnerable. Armed troops are concen.
trating at Oorinth, Miss, where a stand is tt
be made, but unarmed recruits are being SEN
to Decatur. At Memphis my informant
states, the Confederate stores are being re-
moved to place of safety in the event of ar
attack by Union forces. But little wa
known Of the movements at Island No. II
outside of military circles. The Superin
tendent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad haC
placed Is locomotives and 400 cars at tn,
disposition Of Gen. Polk, for the transports
ton Of troops to Oorinth. Beauregard wa
at Jackson, Tenn, on Tuesday week. Gen
Folks headquarters were at Lagrange.
TIE TROOPS AT CAIRO.
Our boys are in the highest spirits at th'
prospect Of an advance. The health of th'
army is good; but 200 in the hospital.
REBEL RAILRoAD BRIDGES DESTROYED.
The bridge across Turkey Greek, on th'
Ohio 4 Mobile Railroad, has been burned b.
UnioR forces.
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