The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-18


was Minister 70 Por.nsal daring the Admin.
John Uvsr.on. who. !. the outset ofthsrs-
s.sllion. tsndst.d his shtire prcpsrty-sn.nss.
ris. to aid In disssvtsing Tennessee from The
Natlona! Uonssderacy, . arrested. Whsn TIE
dram took place. ha assised apon III suspeejed
Of Unioa ssstimsntsl He has 2 scn q the
Upon regtmsntM muster Of the militia he
haranEued hissoldiers and urged them 70 leave
their homes and friends and light for tAeiI,
thusiass shouted !: ssIsssd On, OoIonsi xe'ii
follow youW Thts display Of xsal, coupled
with the desire 70 see atm participate, lon-
psussd him, and he "backsd ont" M
liams Giles II xrdtng, an old cisixau OF David.
N c~unty. who owns the most beautiful res.
1dence ANA plantation In the State, 6hout six
miles rom Nashviils. His park covers an
desr. bufalo, sik, goats &C.; also . large
number OF cones, cattle, sheep, SC. He IL
noted for his hoypttality. and was the person
ago. At the, ineip:ency, Of the rebellion In
Tennessee hs offered all Ills estate and his
services TO Governor Harris. He was mem.
per Of the Military Board. and untiring in
sition to the United STATES Government.
BLAND 10. Tzx-coxMoDoHB roorn's pIspArcr.
WAsHfseroN, April s.-The following was
received at the Navy Departm snt thi, morn
Ing: "a
.frse FLAGSHIP BsNfoy,
ISLAND No. 10, April :, via Cairo. :
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of ths Navy
l have TO inform the Department that since /
sens the telegram last night announcing the
surrender to me OF Island No. To- possession
b as been taken OF both the Island and the
works upon the Tennessee shore, By the gun
boats and troops under the co mmand of Gen
Buford. 80
Seventeen officers and three hundred and
sixty .eixht privates, besides one hundred OF
their s.cx and one hundsd man employed on
board the transports, are ia our hands, nm.
conditionally prisoners Of war.
l havs caused = hasty exami IA tion to be
made OF the forts, batteries and m munitions Of
with seventy heavy cannon, varying in calf.
bre from 81 to loo peu ndsrs rim sd. @
The magazines are we'll supplied with pow.
der, and there are large quantities Of shot,
great que titles OF provisions. Four s.edm.
ers afioat have fallen In to onr hands, and two
Others with the rebel gun boat araInpus arc
sunk, but will b., easily raised.
Tho floating battery vi sixteen heavy guns
turned adrift by tina rebels, Is said to be lying
on the Missouri shore, belo v New Madrid.
The enemy upon the mainland sppear to
have fad with great precipitation after dark
last night, leaving, in many cases, half. pre-.
pared msals In their quirGers. There seems
TO have been no concert of action tween the
rebels upon the Island and those occupying
the shore; but the latter fisd, leaving the
These works, erected with the highe.t en-.
cheering skill, ara OF great strength, and
with their natural advantages, would have
been lmpregcabls, Ii defended by men fight.
ing In a better cause.
A combined attack by tbs naval and land
forces would have taken place this after oop,
or tomorrow morning, had not the rebels SO
hastily abandoned this stronghold. To ma.
Sah ha n ka1v m.
quired the twenty three days OF preparation.
General Pope is momentarily expected to
arr.ve With hi. army At this point. he having
successfully crossed the river yesterday under
heavy fre, which no doubt led to the has.y
abandonment ct the WORKS last night.
/ am unoffcially inform ed that the two
gunbosts which so gallaltly ran the IRE Of
the rebel batteries. a few nights SINCE yester-
day attacked and reduced \ fort OF the enemy
opposite, dismounting eish heavy guns.
The following is copy Of the order Of Gen.
MAkAll on assuming the com mAnd of the rebel
| forces on the 9th inst
"Soldiers-We are strangers. The com.
| mandsr to the commanded, and each to the
| other. Let me tell You who l am
| 81 aIn Gens!nl, made By BE .uEegard-a
| General selected By Generals Beaursgard and
| Bragg for this command when they knew 1t
| was IN peril. They have known me for
| twenty years. Together we have stood in the
| fields OF Mexico Give them your conn ience.
Give 1t to me when ha ve earned it.
! "Soldiers, the Mississippi valley is en-.
trusted to your courage to your discipiIae. to
your patience. Exhibit the vigilance and
| tsigneD "Wn. D. MAKALL,
"Brigadier- General Commanding ;"
regret that the painful condition Of NV
| foot, still requiring me to uss utches, pre-.
vented me from making personal examina-
ton OF the works. was, therefore, mpelled
| to delegate Lieut t..CoM. s. Phelps, OF the
Flagship Benton.
A. II. Toorz, Flag g.Omcer,
| Commanding the Naval Fore es.
CONSULTATIONS OF TIE zAvY DEPARrMIHr
WAsHIEsroH, April s-The following con.
/ gratuistory letter was sent to-day to Flag
Omcer Foote, by teiss sraph:
NAVY DxPAarxsnr, ,
| WAsHISsToN, April 8, 1852
Flag OTcr a. Foose. comm anding the gun
boats on the Western waters:
A nations thanks are doe to you and the
brave officers and men OF the fothla on the
| Mississippi, whose labors and allan try q.
| island No. 10, which surren 1ersd to You yes
terday, have for weeks been watched with
| int.nse Interest. -4f''EJ
Your triumph is mot ths less appreci g. ted
because 1t was prosracted. and finally blood.
I legs.
TO that Bsiag who has protected Won
th rough 80 many perils, and carried you OF d.
wa I'd 10 successive victories. be all praise for
His continued &codp ess to our ,untry and
espe. .aally for this last success OF our arms
Let the congratulations to yourself aud
your c ommand bs also ex ended to the off.
GERS ami 50 diers who co. operated with YOU.
TSi.Leal GIDzox WELLS,
Secretary Of tie Navy.
THE CANAL ACROSS THE PENINSULA
ST. Lours, April s.-Genecai Pops's OH cial
report says:
"rhe canal cut across the pen In sula at New
Madrid, through which the steamers and
several ha.ges were taken, is twslve miles
a tn
sawed OFF by hand four feet uuder water. The
idea of this iaboriOns under taking originated
with Gen. schuyler Hamilton, aud the work
pe.forned by Col. Bissatl's Missouri engineer.
ing regiment.
2EnARxABLH War BuLLsTIB-rHE WAY rxs YAN.
K8R MAsHEs AxE HUnBUsGsD.
WAX DkPAsrxzSr,
Washington, April 9th, 1851
(Ord0sd.1
Eirs.. That at the meridian Of Sunday next,
I'd. ter the receipt Of this order, ut the head OF
every regiment In the armies OF the United
States, taere shall be cnsred by its Cha plain,
prayer giving thanks to the Lord OF Hosts
for the recent Manifestation Of His power In
the overthrow of the rebels and traitors, and
invoking the continuance Of His aid III dsliv@
ering this nation, by the arms OF patriot sol.
dis... from the horrors of treason, rebellion
second. That the thanks and coasratula-
Nons Of the War Department are rendered to
Major General Halleck for the ssgnal ability
ana success that have distinguished all the
military operations Of his department. and
for the spirit and courage maptfested By the
army under his command, under every hard.
ship and against very odds. in attacking.
pursuing, and dsstroying tAs eaemy WhsrsysJ
Third. That the thanks Of the Department
are also givcn to Generals Curtis and aieeei,
and the officers and soldiers OF their COM
mands, for the matchless gallantry at Tie
bloody battle OF Pea Ridge, and to MAJOR
Tor the xiortous repulss OF Dsaaregafd, a
Pittssurg, In Tennessee, and 10 Major Gene
raj ponH nd Nd 0Nahnfe and aoldiofo for the