Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-25

From Island no. 10,

From Island no, 10,
We find ii the Boston JoHaQl long and in.
t%crcsting letters from F." Carleton, - who is wiki
Com Foote's expedition. We max. liberal ex-
tracts below
ISLAND NO. 10.
This island Is situated q short distancc-about
n'e inlles-lbJye New Madrid, or lorty-hye
miles by the %e503seo Of theriyer below Columbus.
y commands Il long reach OF the river above
me water Oh both sides is very deep, aud thc
current runs rapidly. aud at TINS high Stage Of
water almost violently. The river on either
SIDE Of the island is about nine hundred or Il
thousand Yards wide. 1t N not an elevated po-
slton, but is represented to be Of great strength.
" hat has been done toward making it lmprcg-
nable Is not known. 1t is reported that the
rebels have been At work day and night since
the evacuation Of Columbus to make 1t IL Glib
ra,tar.
TIE REBEL BATTERIES.
The officers Of the Benton are sharp-sighted
men. They have heard that the rebels are not
only upon Island No. 10, but also upon the
Kentucky shore. They believe that the main
batteries are ON the eleyoted land, q mile above
'nc isllnd. and now a. they turn the sharp
point which comes down on the M~issouri side,
they see the main land white with tents. The
rebels are there in large force. There, along
clo p'nA' can De seen toe outline OF their Iortl-
hcatlons. Still nearer, they see Il new made
enbankment in the woods, which their scouts
have not reported. Capt. Phelps looks at it
closely with ms glass. and comes 10 the poneln-
1'o" ''dt the ieoeis nave Deen exceedingly IN
u0''' gus "ltiii l'e iaSt 'c" Gays rar do"n
'"' l''eF' near inc helu Of the l'iand' are eight
s,e''l01s' most OF 11'm transport steaneIs.-
Anc V'p'alho o. the Lake hr!e' an oIl river salt
wing KNOWS every oodt on the western waters by
>lsht' recognizes lhe LANE summons, IlIll, ana
niampus-aIloi winch belong TO Northern men.
lHey were selzei al an early stage Of The rebel
non
MORNING.
1t is Sunday morning. but war does nat re-
cognize SabbatLs. Ii tyamples upon them MS
ruthlessly AS a murderer thr5ttlcs ms victim
IL il, not Commodore F,ot,'. desire 20 t,bi an
Sunday. but it Is reported that the enemy are
pressing Gen. poue At New Nladid. and il i, rv-
pedlent TO make i diversion here.
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\ bnttarv Gan N .e..,v.rad ,n,npti,, s.ye, mn.
No one i visible within. Last Mo "a these nun,
the Benton ,hot. Yesterday !, 1i.,
was gvinr. but To-day There !, none visible IL
Swcenlno al,u, 4, the rl,bt I can ,so on the
Tennessee shore. lopc r,nues of tents. hut,
e~arthworks. II YELLOW Iag-ntie,tipg tine local
itv of the bo.niml-botIes of rroo,s and a half
dozen steamers s.eamino nm ami down the liver
Egerywbers q1sent nj the miner batteries there
is life. II IL from two Ia three milo. from ,ur
position to the upper batteries, and about the
same distance straight across tae tongue o. land
70 the head o. lae island, Inc tennessee onore
4 elevated ten Or hiteen ieet above the rlyer.-
me WORKS themselves DO not appear 70 be Tor
midaole, but the bend OF the river ana the swift
ness oil the stream makes II 'eiy uncut lor tue
DVa'' " nolu d p',,'ou' An0T o'i,'o' mo'o
"cAu on' Us ~ iIongy anu D'ncIson, Du'
%"on tuey are heaulns 'oI 'no upper batteries
'''y WIN .e ""o'y eAPoSe' " '"' u''''l'e' 'o"o'
1o|u. ~ Is e''Iens 't W. va ''o ,"o.'iis %''i nav
moJ"re F,ate i nrndent "a bGw viii bo nced.
lessly sacrificed under his Command His men
know il. and it gives them confidence.
nIv,vr SERVICE
I'm -.
~ ~ el3ek ulVlne service was nelu on 'he
! i'souts tfayers Neie leau ~ mp lnonP-
SUI, nnl d ~" leunarNs ln"ue 70 ln' men ne
'1.u tla' 'e o'oo"'n was " u''l"e institution
eS'ao'Snei LOT our goou' anu u was our uuty 10
worship og1-ah obligation wnlcn' II oOeyed ia
run "ou'o mee' "lI1 tne ui''uG oppro'ol anu
AZ I"e same Ilme "oq m oc"cu' al P"yslcalIy rs
"GI. a. morally ns 'n'" 'toou re'erently
"n'lg tne service was re'u' A''cr 'cr''ce tle
regulations we're reio'
rorE's GUNS.
Daring the service could hear a heavy boom.
ing from che west, in the dlrectiouot New Mad
rid, which Is about eight miles distant. TWAS
a strange compartment 10 religious worship
tar different from the tolling Of sabbath bells!
The messengers Of death were in the air, we
knew. from The constant firing.