New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-29
THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST,
Movements Of Gen. Curtis's Division
LARGE RE.ENFORCEMeNTS ARRIVING
Seventy Thousand Rebels a! Corinth.
ADDITIONAL FROM ISLAND No. 10.

Carc,oo Friday. March 49, les,
me Tribune special from Cairo says gentle
man from Pittsburgh and Savannah arrived here this
morning.
On Monday last a reconnaissance in force was
made st Pea Ridge on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
where tho Rebels were said to be certifying, but no
Rebels were found Our forces are continually aug
rnenting BY the arrival Of fresh troops.
--latest adyces from 'he Rebel camp at Corinth
give the strength Of the force there at seventy
thousand.
On sunday last force WAS cent to Nicholas Land
ing sixty miles south Of Savannah, which seized ff
teen hundred ponds Of f esh pork and forty-fve
thousand pounds Of cured hams and shoulders. For
long time th, las been tbe mart for the pork bus-
.ss for tho G.. y. A. Within the last two weeks
large qualities have eoen sent southwark by
leans,
On Mcnja, an engagement occurred between The
gunboats Tyler aud Lexington and a masked battery
in tho vicinity II Ea;poTt. The sunboss fired
Gity shot. The Tylers 'noke-sack Vas struck once
The eject Oh the enemy works was not ascerisuoo.
Captains Bedardeu and Carson returned to Sa'
vaDnsh from Nashville % Tuesday night overland.
Gems. Nelson, Thomas, and McCook's divisions Of
Gen. Bues column, had reached Dick Greek.
A special TO TIE Tim, FROM Cairo, says an arrival
from s'ani No 10 yesterday reports that the effect
u our FIRE on the Rebel batteries was very serious
Tho upper battery was entirely senced, 90 men
rad been killed there, and - or 30 more on tile
island. TIE Rebels continue to forify. Steamers
csn be seen CONTINUALLY running up and down be-
IL. - -. no
uding, from Gen. Pop
ST. Lors Friday, Mach -. 1851,
TIE 81 Lou. Democrat has dispatch front
Cairo which Gays
Heavy a1d ,1pid cannonad.ns at Point Pleasant
WIS heard by the ileet the light before last.
Capt, Msyusd,r ani Col Buford, wbo ncconpa-
med Prof Steme in hii balloon recon noissance on
Tuesday. discovered that tie smells from our uogaro
bave generally len beyond III, batteries Of the
enemv the elevation o. the mc-'srs and tie 'hargcs
u powder both being too g.cat. This will b, RENE
Died Immediately AKA greater execution hereafter
Way lie eEroctoc.
INV REBELS mold ouT--TBE GrNDoAI, CAN
.oT TAR IIm ISLAND.
C..r..r aa..ce ~ TIL. Cireinss, G,reltc.
-. Bo,rp 7Ifr Orsso.r Morrp /. r.
prfc.r, i,srd 30 10 Msrch 70. 1904
1ne mint, das II lie siege Of leland No. 10, aud
40 signs Of surrender Of ne Rebel stronghold. The
great pcution " down Tic Mi-eissipp hss come u
an cionl a'ed tali ut 'ho iir, way station.
The Rricla ttiil exhibit sgns OF Getermlnation 70
rr,ist 10 tie lar. They constantly strengthen
inp thsir fornoatious at such points Ms cannot he
reached ~ me 1auLOats from The present posi0n Of
the fect We lave every 10 believe that they
nj. to-day mu1h better prepared 10 repuise An al
tacl than they wers when we fret arrived bore.
Tiey have renoyeds number oi guns from some
batteries. sud placed them upon others better cslcu-
lated 10 reach NJ. They understand fully the
strength Of our aeet and the ,aber OF our guns and
ever dsy teryes 10 decrease the horror OF Conmo-
dore Foote's command which tho battles Of foris
lIerry aud Donelson spread smoug them
Tur roRrArs Wont 10.
The truth ~ the matter il, I.lsnd No. 10 is not
tho place for uoriars. The main encampmenis were
removed bevond their reach a week ago, and there
Is now nothiug for them TO he simed At except the
sesttsrsd batteries on The island aud along N. Ken
tucky shore. Tho only branch OF warfare in Which
uoriarr can be u,sd "a advantage apaiust tho ere
nv, i. the reduction Of cities aud large camps
where q she'll can explode IN any place within al
ares Of iiy. mile. with certainty Of Going some exc
cuion.
THr GCsBoATs
The gnnbogls VIII not take very prominent patt
in tie capture of Island No. 10 The few engage
ments we have already had with the enemy ut ths
rout have demonstrated ibis TO tho minds even oil
i
tion IN the river, lighting tesd on even at long
/ range down such Il tremendous cuuenI as Is now in
the Mississippi, would I've an impossibty.
The engagement Of last Monday proves bow little
cau be achieved by cauuonading NJ long range,
where the enemys fonihcdlions are ~ we'll built IA
they arc here. IL is timply waste of ammunition
I on both sdes. 10 an entire days firing from four
bttterie- our Gest struck but tbree times, aud
tber, il little doubt tina, shots proportion
ately ineffective. A. Fort Doucleon, in an hour and
= talf our feet was struck upward Of DJ timer
/ Tn, shows tho tiiiennco between close Aid long
range shooting
The case, then Stands thus: Tie gnnboats cannot
reduce leland 80. 10 at loug range, aud me current
of the Mississippi will not pernit them 20 get into
co,e quarter, without presenting their broadrides To
tie enemy, aud they do this they VIII be
sunk
We arc anxiously looking for news from Gen.
pope. There manv reports in circulation ~ u
the means OF fefrsgo ho has s NewM Madrid, that We
DO not know whrther to believe he has fleet Of
,te3plboats or il destituio even Of u rowhost