Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-26
The Battle at Island No. 10 I

AHN Dahk di iNaNd no, 10 FHtet.
The Chicago Posi- Of The o1.t
very full and graphic account Of H. DA
bardment at Island No, 10. las, oorn'
day aud Sunday, The corresnondor 9a'pr'
the Island was very strongly fort;6aa' says
it is well located for defensive nurnoa.. @ud
He thought at the time Of writibn eSs =
the was work before us for seye,57I 'uas
at point ten miles above the Jays
where there is sharp bend in tbo sand,
there WIS a rebel battery, and f, aneF
down the river on the Missouri ' sL
there was another, both Of which n na0Ie'
taken before Island No. 10 can ha I 3. %
approached. There was great cn,;a ay
and anxiety as to the experiment &c ,I
mortar boats. They were anchored sue
line, aud by 8 a. M. on SUNDAY aL Nm
thirty shells had beer thrown wi fUOuI
any answer from the rebels. Anon, pV ny
a. N. a rebel steamer came out with a ~
Of truce, one Of our boats was Sent i r ~
it, a short parley was had, and then ~, ~
bombardment recommended. The nv
tars at first failed to hit the desired spa.
but finally they entered the wood, s sSi
not long after the rebels answered '1
Then we 9imed a projectile at the NJ.
scuri battery, and in this banner tbe e.
ing was kept up at long intervals I'm n;ab,
came on and stopped it. Monday morn
ing the news Of the victory at Pea RAJ,
reached the fleet, and caused great reo;,
inc. The contest was renewed aIost
1920 q. ms by firing at the KentncEv
battery. The mortars failed to hi fla
point aimed at, however until altar i
when all the mortars We're set to work mi
some with good effect. AT Ip m. and
the firing was incessant on our Dart. bnt !
was not answered, notwithstanding Il conJ
be seen that many Of the shells were exc.
cutting murderous deeds among The rebals
At last they replied with well amei
ball, but it lacked momentum. Abnt
this time a number Of hitherto concealed,
batteries opened on us from nearer poin,
than those we had been engaged with, and
IL was soon asoertained that the wboa
Kentucky shore for some miles, presented
oImost continuous array Of cannon
! Near 2 p. IN. the port bow of theS. Ions
bursted while firing. The effect of The ex-
plosion was terrific. Two men were killed
instantly, two more were MORALLY wound
cd, and cannot survive twenty-four hours.
Ten more were injured in a greater or less
degree, but VIII probably recover.
The enemy's shots generally went high
over the vessels, or else fell far short
About half-paSt three shot from the en-
enemy came through the spar deck Of
the Benton, tearing away the heavy beams
Of the noble ship, and passing down to
the Gun deck, rebounded to the upper deck
once more, alighting upon a table in front
Of Commodore Foote's state room 1t
did not stop until it had passed through
this also, and safely enclosed itself IN tho.
second drawer underneath where it now
lays. 1t is a 6f-pounder from rHed
8-inch gun.
On this day il was ascer lined that what
was suppose to he a Aug Of truce The day
before, was no flag oftrace, but as they
claimed was inteuaed for signaling The
/ Benton was soen struck again. but no one
was injured. A ball also entered the port
hole Of the Cincinnati and Slightly injured
| the steward. Night soon came on again
snd the flotiHa withdrew. The writer says
Columbus was hardly better fortified
Three hundred shots were fired by us on
Monday, and less than one hundred we're
returned by the enemy. He closed his
letter on Monday night as follows;
The terrific fire tEey withstood yester-
day, without deserving their position, de-
nonstrates their intention Of disputing
their location with tenacity and energy
the extreme Of despair alone can give A
week may be required to reduce the tortli'
cations at this place. twill be one Of The
most terrible battles Of the war.