, 1862-04-11
Out Of the whole number Of guns only three
were spiked and these but partially.

There YVES force OF three hundred and ,
twenty-five men upon the Island, divided into /
three artillery companies and one Of infantry, |
as follows:
BELMONT BATTERY:
CAprA1s-W. T. C. Humes. |
SEs1oR L1EUrENARrs- S, Martin, ". c. /
JrE1oR L1EuTKNANEE c. Mcdowell. |!
Timothy McCarty John Bowman |
IConronA1-Michael Donnesan, aud sixtyeisht :
WAsiHEGToN HEAVT TAR7ZLERK
Cn7Als-P. VI Bibb. ......
SENIOR FRs7 L1EuTEzAxT-W. s. Lpscomb.
JUNIOR FIRST L1EUTEEAaT-L- y. Brooks.
Ninety privates
NELSON ARTILLERY
CPTA1s-James a Fisher
SENIOR FIRST L1EurEkANT--James J. Mcdaniel, !
JEs1on F1as7 LlEU7EsAsT-Thomaa L. Bzana-
ford.
SECOND IRu7Ex4zrs Rqtua = Poll, rsar;el
D. Phillips. Thos. B. cook, James Lahey.
PosT CoAhIEsART-A. J. Hughes
Ninety priyates-
czYTor GUaRDa.
CAr7Am-W. C. Clayton.
Other officers unknown at present.
seventy-Eeycn prtsates-
The Commandant Of the post, by virtue Of
his seniority, Was Capt ", 7. G. Humes, for
merly a lawyer at Memphis. His company
#as also from Memphis. The Nelson artillery
we're from Nashville, the Washington artillery
lVu r. f4ChhpuIEs auu Liz lilly LOu LuaIU3 uOu
Northern Alabama. The only Journalist I
could discover among the prisoners was Lieut..
IpEcomb, who was atone time connected with
the New Or1eaus Dena, and latterly sole pro-
prietor and editor Of the Vicksburg 8,n.
bad long conversation with the qail driver.
He expressed himself as perfectly satisfied
with his pursuit Of glory under difficulties md
most heartily wished himself back at his paste
and scissors. He exhibited to me large roll
Of Southern bank ahinplasters and Confede-
rate scrip, the results Of his last subscription
collect, and seemed quite crest-fallen at the
prospect Of not realizing anything more than
| the price Of the blank paper for them. The
| whole force Was drawn up for inspection by
| Col. Bulord, and after being stripped Of their
guns, cutiasses and side arms, they we're con-
veyed On board the transport and Island No.
| 10 passed from Southern sway, and was trod-
| den by Northern freenen-
| The priyates from Alabama were mainly
Americans, but the majority Of the artillery
companies were made up Of Irish laborers
from Memphis. One company, the Bel.
composed mainly Of Chicago laborers who
went to Memphis year ago last winter to
| obtain employment and were impressed into
| the rebel service. Without exception, they
were heartily glad they were to no longer
fight against the North, aad we're all anxious
| to 60 to Chicago, even as prisoners It is to
their credit that for three days prior to the
surrender, they absolutely refused to do duty,
and adhered to their determination with SO
| much boldness that they actually carried their
point. In this they we're materially aided by
disafIection, more or less, In all the companies.
Tho officers were actually afraid Of their men,
had no command over them, aud two Of them
placed themselves under Col Buford's protec-
ton against assassination. In appearance the
priyates would not bear comparison with the
| very poorest Of our soldiers. They were an
ignorant, degl AIDED set Of beings, exercising
brute force without intelligence and moving
Ike machines at the beck Of their officers;
uf the South. The officers, however, were
young n1en-none Of them being over thirty
years Of age-of intelligence and spirit,
evidently gentlen1en's sons, dressed in gaudy
uniforms, anadasby and jaunty IN style. They
took their capture with tho utmost nonehA
ancc, damned the Yankees for not givins them
i fair stand up fight, and damned their OWE
forces on the main shore who had fed with
out letting them know Of it. This is an act
ual fact The entire force left yesterday with
set that they discovered they were sacrificed
| Ali the steamers upon the other side Of tht
river most Of them scuttled and all deserted
; | by their crcTs, cut off from all communica
tion and base1r and ignobly deserted By thef
, companions in arms The discovery of courst
was rendered doubly necessary b. the disat
fection in their own ranks. Many Of then
| were in furious rage at the combination o
, circumstances which compelled them to sur
t render, and manifested it with q laughabl
| | display Of genuine Southern bombast. On
of them, handsome young fellow, who's
untamable spirits will meet with a pitiab1
fall probably, il he tarries long enough i
: | captivity for his beard to grow, Informed III
c that he would rather have cut up his dog an
| ate him, than surrender to the id Yankees
There were but two or three of them VIII
, seemed at all conciiatorT, but then the mos
c Of them we're mere lads, sporting shouldc
straps, lace and feathers for the first time, an
= were scarcely to be blamed. Many Of our sol
diers found old friends among them, and on
q Of the 9th Illinois discovered his brother i
+ one of the artillery companies. The meetin
|. was very pleasing and suggestive scene, th
4 moro 50 that their meeting was peaceful on
and not upon the field Of battle. Yonr corre
c pondent also discovered one Charles Dolyil
:, formerly an employee Of the Adams Hous
: Chicago, who was desirous of informing h
y ! friends that ''he was still alive and scccsh
le | the buck bone.''
l. I should have mentioned in the proper COZ
t, nection above, TINT among the rebel pEisone
le is Lieut.. Rufus ]. Polk Of the Nelson Attiler
re nephew Of the Rev. General Polk.
" ~ THE MAIN SHORE.
t. There arc seven batteries upon the ma
d. Shore The first or the Kentucky batter
1c which was spiked by Col. Roberts, mount
)c ! six guns. The second eix; the third FIVE; t
I'll fourth four; the fifth five, the sixth SIX u
from the river, surrounded by splend
ditch, and enclosing huge magazine.
o1 mounted two si1ty-fours pointing inlau
a. Nearly one~third of the guns In these batter
Of were ritled twenty-fours and thirty-tWos, +
Is balancc, thirty-tTos and Bixty-fours. Besid
Is, those mounted, there were twenty guns viii
o. had never been mounted, and were lying
en- side the works. In the rear of the fourth b
he te1y Vas fine riiled field piece, OF rather t
ea .ea remnants Of one. + lad exploded,
Of the Kentucky battery were found two mort,
st which are ycritable curiosities. They arc
ard bronze, shout O foot in length, aud wo'
me carry, should think q twenty pound sht
~ Near the vent is IN English crown surmou
me ing back to the time Of George Second are
age died valuable a. relics, and when placed
he side our lcyiattans carrying two hundred {
{iy twenty-f -four pound shells. are very suggest
alg Of the march Of improvement in the nlii:t
een world.
dly There arc upon this shore several imme
nto bomb proof magazines, running some
+ q tapcc iEto the ground and divided into ap
AZ lncnts- They are completely cranmed =
'ort shot, shell and powder. At present II
nu- value. or even quantity, 1t is impossible
ear, eetimate, but it may be safe to say that in
. IN | ncction with the ordnance, they arc VI
over half million dollars.
.1 n There were, from the best estimates
.uh' ~ get, about 5000 troops on the main sh
.s ose- Comprising the 4tl, 5tl, doth and
I Tennessee; 18th Alabama, and . Mississ
~ ~ regiment, whose number I have not as
~ timed. It is sufficient that they re5oiccd il
W oisf satanic name Of mississippi Devils"
- McCowen was originally In command Of
49,. post. Some four weeks ago ho was RENT
sps' st' for circulating New Madrid. Since that
NY the following Generals-a1l Brigudiors-
:sen successfully held command: Gems. Mac
q. = Walker, CAN'T; and Trndeau. Gen. Mat
urea was at one time Gen. Sidney Johnston's
lanl- tant. In this connection, the following
,ha Snts eral order, Issued by him, will be found i
tsnn esting:
hich GENERAL oEpER Eo.t.
If its Eo1p1HEs: We are strangers, coum2ndau1
mont commanded. to each other.
curl Let me tell you who an. lam general
sfr,f Bpauregard. A general selected by Beaur'
ana Bragg to take this COMMAND, wneu rney
,7.r. it WEE In peril. They have knoN'I lie for tV
luer, Mexico: Give them yonr cnnSdencn nnw'
lTty" It to me when have earned 1t. Soldiers, tn
Two Of the Mississippi IL entrusted to your cou
Iuted discipline and patriotism. Exhibit tie col
j To- and coolness Of last night and hold it.
and t n, D. MAcKKLl, Hajor Gene
ouud In addition to the regiments menti
:, A | above there were four artillery comp
bnrst commanded By Capt. Andrew Jackson
night alive of old Hickory, and Capts. Ste,
IS in. JoDt and Rucker. :,Al t1ese forces are IL
rebel hands Of Gen. Pope, as your New Madrie
1.., rnsrnuHert has YT16n1ahfa adlu inf,r,r,xl3 r.