The New York herald., 1862-03-28
On BOARD GuNBoAr CoNrsroGA, !
THREE MILES ABOVE ISLAND No. 10,
MIssIssIPPI RIVER, March %. 1852.

Island No. 10 Not Eudcuded-Scenes the G,odts-7He
Bombardmem Co'iinuin9-TAe Rebel Siz,yfour Founder
Spiked by Our Men-HoW IL Was Accomplished-TAe
Occupation of Hickma,,-7he Balloon Recomnoissance
de-, dc.
We have been somewhat amused during the last two
days the tsnacity with which the Northern press
cngs to the statement that the rebels have evacuated
their stronghold just below II may be but II it is
TO use the chastc and classic phraseology OF the
Bowery-"I don't SOC It," On Friday we received the
Northern Journals announcing that "Island No. 10 ID
ours and that too. when three rebel batteries were
playing upon our nsst and giving the most solid as
surancss that there "few moro Of the same sort
eftn Some Of the scenes shpboard at the receipt
Of this precious bit Of Information really laushabs
For instance one which Witnessed the deck Of the
Caroudslst The nswsboy had lust left quantity Of
papers containing the news, when Captain Wake
on deck. Immediately half dozen tars rushed up 70
him. and sautng in sailor style asked liberty % take
"why SIR" replied Jack, "the papers say that the
rebels have all left, and We want 10 get some
sho from the upper battery skinned along the surface
Of the river just stern and inferred itself In the
bank or port quarter. "There' said Captain Wake,
nthat don't look much like evacuation, does f" ooh,
that's nothing replied the old salt "hers Is the papers
for it, and holding up Missouri Democrat he read
General Haecks speech at the Planters House. wherein
he publicly announced the fact that sour troops
have taken No. 10 Island and promising still "more
victories" "Thcre," said ne, General Halieck says
headauartersn - But second shot-a hugo shell-fal-
ing and exploding still to u.s. caused the sailors 10
20 below decks old salt observing, as he slid down
the companion way, "woll, II them chaps has left,
they've got q damned odd way Of showing ont" SO
we thought, No. sir The ret rebels M have not "ovacuated
they do will let you know. @
During the last two days have not troubled them
while, Just to keep them awake, being about the
extent Of firing; but they have kept up pretty
steady re upon u.s. as the wind has been In their favor
None of their shots have taken effect, however.
Two affairs have occurred here since my last writing
both of which have interest enough TO warrant chron
Tss vmsn en Of the twenty w regiment
who went TO the enemys upper fort and brought
away small markers Tag which nc found at the upper
end OF tho works Well not content with pcrpetrating
this feat the Lieutenant took four from his compa
n.y. named Cornelius \. VOORHEES, formerly OF New York.
and a nephew Of ex Mayor voorhes), Henry G. Foote
Erss,us Bentley and Alma Jaques, aud down again
TO the fort friday night for the purpose Of spkng
the rebel guns The party anu entered ,ne Tort
garrison had been augmented TO about two hundred
men, and all were engaged In building platforms
10 raise the guns Of the water which had nearly sub
merged the fort Finding the force here too large for
his little company, the Lieutenant concluded that hs
best plan was TO get away as quiesy as possible pat
he went down to tho lower gun with his mcn and, apng
the style 90 ccr OF the guard formally relieve the
men who had the gun-thc Lady Davis, an immense
ritcd six ~. .our-n charge, and placed his sluai 10
guard IT, The night was very dark aud so my, aud the
rebel guard only too Wiling 10 be relieved, aud
ert without ieng too nqustiye into the cha actcr OF
IN Sc who took Leir places rs Soon as boys found
themselves alone, the III ucnant quietly inse ted
small ratta Il c in the Lady Davis touohlolc and then
the pary as quietly skudaddlcln for their bout and
returned to tn, gmboat at twelve O'Clock and reported
TO Commodo Foot The Lady Davis las not troubled
us since.
1nc other caso referred to is the yesterday Of
Captain Abraham dc Wolf, of tic steamer Ncmrhs,
torcihcr with lis mate AMI two pilots, Tor ticachoy
On triday Colonel B.ord received incarnation tlata
body of rebel tsoops were obost 90 vst HcEmal
that uih for the purl oae o arrcstug some Union men