The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17
5000, 900 Ordnance Stores, $50, 900 Com
missary Stores, Ten Steamboats,, Two
Wharf-boats, Seventy-hve Cannon, all the
Tents and Camp Equipage Captured.

ISLAND No. 10, via CAtRo

INLAND NO. lUt via CAIRO, April 10.
Island No. 10 and the batteries upon the
main shore have fallen into our hands, with an
immense amount of stores and ammunition.
Tho forces upon the main shore, s, 200 in
number, under Generals Grant,, Mccall and
Walker, left night before last, without inform
ing the forces upon the Island, and carried
away with thom twenty-five field pieces and
other small arms. The latter, however, have
boon strewn all along their line of march,
The woods are literally strewn with guns.
swords, knapsacks, haversacks and clothing.
All the cannon in five batteries, forty y-nine
in number, and at least half million dollars
worth Of ordnance stores are in our possession.
The main shore guns were spiked, but only
partially.
The oncampments were left, and are filed
with every description of clothing and utensils,
$4,000 worth Of commissary stores, consisting
of 500 bbls. mess beef, largo stock of sugar
and molasscs, rice, grain, etc., besides several
hundred horses and mules, ten steamboats,,
(amOng them the Grampus,) and two fine
wharf-boats. The whole number of cannon
captured upon the main shore and Island Is
IS, among them some splendid rifles.
As soon as the forces upon the Island heard
of the desertion of the main shore, they sent
flag Of truce, and offered to Commodore Foote
conditional surrender. The Commodore de-
mandod an unconditional surrender, which
was finally agreed to, and at two o'clock yes
terday morning our gunboats took possession,
the land forces under Col. Buford occupying
at daylight.
There were some batteries upon the Island
mounting 30 heavy guns, and considerable
stock of ammunition, but no stores. 1876
prisoners were taken, comprising thrco artiI-
lery companies and one of infantry, composed
largely of Chicago men who had gone to Mem
phis for work as laborers, and who, on tho
Island, were under tho command Of Captain
W. Y. C Humcs. There were about 1000
troops upon the main shore.
Great dissatisfaction prevailed among the
troops on the Island. One company the night
before the descrtiOn refused to do duty. Many
of the privatcs threatened to assassinatc the
officers, and generally they were leading very
happy lifc They have had no pay since last
NN''N' IVY "iS' ilcy udNc uuu no COM
munication with the main land for two weeks,
and bitterly complain that they were sacri-
feed by them. The sacrifice, however.
amounts to nothing, as all the main shore
forces have been baggcd by Gen. Pope. The
prisoners are now ON transports and will be
shipped in a day or two.
Amongst other property are IN immense
mass of letters, containing valuable informa-
tiOn. Among other things, that fourteen rebel
gunboats ON their way up the river, fell into
our hands
Rebel officers captured say our way is now
open to Memphis, and that no resistance will
be offered at Forts Pillow or Randolph.
The rebels state that they have lost but one
man. Deserters and controbands state, how
ever. that they have lost nearly a hundred
The Island, in many places, is fairly powed
up, and one battery on the main shore badly
shattered. From eighty to one hundred graves,
evidently made within few days, would also
seem to indicatedhat pumber of killed
The gunners state that when the Carondolct
and Pittsburgh ran the blockade, not man
could see them, and they Gred entirely at ran
dom. They had been expecting the attempt,
but had not heard of the transit of our trans
ports through the woods, and would not be-
levo it when it was told them. When in
formed of the capture of tho main shore
forces, they gave vent to every expression of
delight.
In every respect the capture was entirely
successful and effected without the loss of
man or an accident of any description, The
ordnance and stores are the most numerous and
of any captured during the war.
Con. Pope is at the Island, in conference
with the flag officer, and everything indicates
speedy and decisive action, and a determine
ton to rapidly follow up the splendid results
of the capture.