The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-17
From Island No. 10.
April 9.-rhc following was
ccived at the Navy Department this morn
FL,G-SHlr BENroN,

ISLAND No. 10, April Sth.
Hon. Gideon IIeHcS, Secretary IF HeNdrV:
| have to inform the Department that
since | sent the telegram last night all
nouncing the surrender to me of Island No.
10, possession has been taken both of the
Islanl and the works upon the Tennessee
shore by the gun-boats and the troops under
command of Gcn. Bufort. Seventeen officers
and 36S privateS, besides 100 of their sick
and 100 ON board their Transports, are in
our hands, unconditionally prisoners of war.
have caused hasty examination to be
made of the forts, batteries and munitions
of war captured. There are eleven earth
works, with seventy heavy cannon, ranging
in callibre from 81 to l00-pounicrs rihed.
Tho magazines are well supplied with pow
der and there are large quantities OF shot
and shell and other munitions of war. and
also, great quantities of provisions. Four
steamers alloat have fallen into our hands,
and two others, with the Rebel gun-boat
Grampus, are sunk, but will he easily raised.
The floating battery OF sixteen heavy guns,
turned adritt by the Rebels, is said to he
lying on the Missouri shore, below New
Madrid.
Tho enemy upon tho mainland appear to
have fled with great precipitation after dark
last night, leaving in many cases hall-pre-
pared meals III their quarters, and there
seems to have been no concert of action
! between the Rebels upon the Island and
| those occupying the shore, hut the latter
! fled, leaving the former to their fate. These
works, erected with the higest engineering
| skill, are of great strength. and with their
natural advantages would have been i'm
pregnable, if defended hy men fighting in
IA better cause.
4 combined attack Of the naval and land
forces would have taken place this 7. NJ. or
tomorrow morning, had not the rebels SO
| hastily abandoned this stronghold TO ma.
turc tho plans OF attack abSolu ely required
% days ot preparation.
Gen. Pope is momcntarily expected to
arrive with his army at this point, he having
successfully crossed tho river yesterday
under heavy fire, which, no doubt, led tc
| the hasty abandonment of the works.
am unollicially informed that the tive
! gun-boats, which SO gollOntly ram the fire OF
the rebel batteries few days since ycstcr
day attacked and reduced fort of the one
my opposite, dismomting heavy guns.
The following Is copy of the order o
Cen MakalI, on assuming command Of th,
Rebel forces on the 18th inst: "Soldicrs
/, We are strangers, commander and com
mondcd, 80 each to the other. Let me tel
you who am. am Goucral made b,
Beaurcgard, \ General selected 10y Beau
regard aud Bragg for this command, whc,
) they knew it was in peril. They hay,
, known me for twenty years. We hlv
stood on the fields of Mexico. Give then
your confidence now. Give il to me whc
have earned it soldiers The MSssi,
+ sppi Valley is entrusted TO your pat;cnc,
D Exhibit the vigilance and coomcss of las
night and hold it,
. (Signcd1 W. u. MAKAII,
: Brighten. Commanding"
! regret that the painful condition OF m
I feet. still requiring the use OF cruIchcs, pr,
vented me from making personal cxamin;
tion of the works. was therefore con
y pollod 10 delegate Lieutenant Cummandml
q ). Phelps, of the llag ship Benton.
y (Signcd) A. II. FGOTE,