The New York Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1862, Page 1

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B—Fioaling be.tlery, carrying twelve £2 pound guna— rebel. O—Towkead at Re upper end ef island No. 10. D—VYoper rod& battery, of vix heavy guns. 13 iD ISLAND E ei BEES mi Rare ll tatel a Sats as z ee oruneyseee eeeTeetpes EEEEEBSEGE BREFFSEFEE ooo SUSTs ‘ room Arne Bombardment of Island % A 1 . . /rne sland No. 10. Ni LEStig Sxnpones Se cciecped QRERATIONS UP TO THe AGTH INST. THE Wour NK LESL MR. HENKE LOVIE, P SOING CN VIGOHOUSLY-—A REBKL BATTERY Us- K LSC ACQURATE PIoTURES ag scon cag gi FRANK LESLIE ACCURATE PLOTURES Gursoat FLERT, Fore anuxs anove letaxp No. 1, RANK ERALIE accunati } Musas: RivEn, March 16, 1862. ANK LESLIE Print Aftor the mortar bewo-ocased fring yesterday after PLAN = a ‘noon—they having rucceeded in untaasbing a formidabie FRANK LES, tobol battery of six heavy guue, about a mite above the PRANK LESLIE MONK LESti head of the jeland—thoy came back up the river abvul MANE LESLte anfte and laid by for hernight. RANK LESLIE F The night passed off quiotiy, and the morning dawned MaNK Lestit 4 enspiciously. The wind is blowing diagonally across the HONK LESLIE Sa ace haSK LESLIE : river from the northeast, which carries the smoke away fe LESLIE Sea Lie en fe9) AS gouerated, givingusa clear view of the rebel RAN, Lit oktig | works, There they lie, squatied under and upon the high ¥ nH ACUURATS ‘Diu, a score of guns visible over their breastworke: Testi Qarrons-o Your CLINCH, FLA. troops drawn up in large bodies, and their white tents 1 RE OF Cart FORT ¢ and log buts betekening thom to be fully a# numerous as Sart eT G we bad anticipated. At daylight ths Flag OMcer gave ordere to the mortar boats to resume their positions of yeeterday. The gun- donts took their places in the stream, and at half-pasi eighPorclock we were ready for the fray to commence At fifteen minutes to nine o'clock, Commodore Foote ront his complimente with his stern jarboard gun, and the enemy replied with a couple of shots. Captain Moyne- dier had been bury sinee daylight getting-his mortars {nto position, and at nine gave the upper six gun battery CLINCH, ¥ Pha eit tees RRRRRARRERRRRRARARZ | EEEEEEEH ce lala alalalaldalal ior FC a taste of hismotal. From nine until a quarter to ten Lied there was no fixing upon either sido, sea flag of truce far Mr catego had left the flagship to go below. Tho Gag returned a i acc rust vero RES little boforo ton, and its arrival was signalled by a from the Banton. From ten o'clock untd moon the firing continued at intervale, but about twelve «be morturs epened up m carnest. During the forenoon heavy firing was beard in the di. rection of Now Madrid, and epeculation wae rife as wo whether the reports wore from friends or foes, But the general supposicion seemed to be that the rebel trans” ports were attempting to run past the Unian battorien, and the reports we hoard were from General Pope's guns, fired at thaw as they parsed. At noon the steamer ‘Derry arrived from Columbos and Cairo, where abe been with despatches from Commedore Foote. SP. M—The mortar bonis bave been firing continu ously all the afternoon. The rebels seem to have quit firing entirely, but it is certain chat Island No. 0 is not evacuated, for the tall smoke stacks of a half dozen Steamers aro visible between the isiand and Teunessee shore, and the outlines of the steam rain are discernable against tho head ef the island. Loug rows of tents are in sight, and silent batteries are (y@pe seen all along shore. A rebel steamor has boeit punk ia the in chaty gel, and is now in plain view from our’ Daring tie day, at intervals, a white flag has bees woviog’ from the lower end of the upper battery, but if je oncer: tained that it ia bothing tore than a pigna) iv ihe rebel Divi . ee | | BignAL an GBBERAJ, GEEERAL GENERA ures are nwoet rip. ae oy ag defenstzs oer “nea 79 News’ DEaLens, Wire fh order ot nok. — si " — ie deeper esac ena rer" eeoeenarsngeneenatennnarestti a NEW ‘YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1862. Wotcra & Son. R-Socond, or water battery; of Ave saanpedl Firat biutf battory. @-—Sevond bin datlory, H—Redel gundoate. 1—-Rebel tranapor ta. fleet, conmnaninnly Commodore Fo te hue Srecred fire to be Kept wp upon st, and it Is Deliaved bad Wh Madet soon appear as the emblém of defeat to the battery. At baif-past four o'clock Lieut, Kerth's Battery of the Second regiment Minow artillery landeu on the Mirror! der cover of Whe gubbeais, abu epewed upon a ttoamers lying in tho stream near the island, They fired a few rounds, whea a shot from the rebel fieet fell among them, wound ‘ng three men—one of them severoly, Our tre was now directed to the rebel fleet, ard soon drove them out of range of our guns. The ring continued antit dark, when we withdrow a few buadred yards up the river. With the exception of those welouging to the artillery com pony, there have been no casuaities on our eile to day though we have fired over three hundred eBot and shel Our M pri et Correspondence, ON Boann Steamer Aurs, Betow t im KY-0) At Anchor ix tHe Mieaitorry Riven, March 15, 186. Trip of the Seamer Alpa io Hickman, Ky.—Apy he City Peeling of the Peyple—The Union Sentimeny Almot Universal—Crucities Practiced by the Kebels- Commodore Movte's Kapedivion o Island No. 10, de. I clored my leer somewhat abruptly last night, io order to pend it back to Cairo by the Evansville steamer, which went up a8 bearer of dexpatcher from Commodore Foote, and an a consequence left many things unwritten that would perbaps interest the reader. Hickman is ibe seat of jnstice for Hickman county, Kentucky, and is sun ated upon and under & high bluff at the east side of the Mississippi river, Gfteen miles below Columbus, thirty . from Cairo, and thirty-five miles above Isiand No. 10. Jt Is connected by rail with Union City and Mom. phis, ond by & roundapyout course with Columbus, The dietance from thw place to Uaion City, where there are now some three or four rebel regiments encamped, is only about fifteen miles, though in the present state of the roads one would think, if be lad to travel it, that) wan nearer fiity. The town is well built up, having many vory fine residences and public buildings, especially along the edge of the blu vack of tho business jocality, and in fine view of the river from above. Just above the town, and directly fro (we river, 1 saw a bank of cart freshiy thrown up, which J did ‘abd still believe to bo a part of a fortification, Whough the poople of the place assure methat there has never becn We Rep my body of t hearer than nary City. prevailing poealiarity the place I {gund to be toud-—deep, sticky, pasty Mmad—mud Owning fifet cousioship, if nota nearer felation, to that of Cxiro, The elty contains about four thousand sbabitan ts. When we came within sight of the town we deseried large numbers of people upon the levees, and many goa horseback on the brow of the bil! bot not & flag wae Bor. id @ or word @ecape by whieh we ‘ould t wore friends or foes, There were no fd wo had charity % bolieve thon o friefids. ‘As we nekeed tho landing, howevor, there was no lack of ‘signs add, tokens’ of loyalty. for ocnree'y pyld we eee a window porch, graced by fe , from whigh did nob waye haodker cil ST TT THE BOMBARDMENT OF ISLAND NO. 10. AAAI NAILIN DODO DDL OARD DDD D ADDON The Famous Island No. 10---Its Batteries and the iiciaeaitiee Rebel Fortifications and Gunboats---The Union Gunboats, Mortar Boats and Transports. casts SES Se § ‘y ¢ STATE LINE 2 $e Rebdet fort, one and a haif miles heww New Madrid, © 0-—Robel encampments. PP P P—Piontations, S8—Rebel headquarters for upper battery. 1—Tipten’ 's Londtug. pay grecting np cordial welcome. west or three houses i noted particularly for the enthusiosie manner fn which their fait inmates satuted ux, and { decided to call there, shook! opportunity occur, ahd ascertain, if poesible, the state of feeling of the tecality. And, bap- pity, the cevasion arrived; for Ving Officer Foote devised fo romain hore until daylight; #0, uiter despatching my untered on khore in search of items. “frst found acquaintance was Judge J. H. Davie tho present chief of the City Court, who had just roturoed from 0 siege of close confitement in the jail at Memphis, for the crime of refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Coniedorate State d him « stnuseh Uniovist ry, togethor with _K, Millett, Henry Rai of tho City Council, a Mr. Hallett t aul ia p Au onth not Mayor of the tallett, mombe: fooud ther wh Unionisie, and they ivir Line to others ery eviden loyalty. Among r were M hwnd ing entire cconsisting of bis wite, daughter, son, daughter in-law ‘and sigter-in-law (Mise 8. [. Phillips, of Ohio, and former'y York). ‘This Was 6} oF @mnpt ier conscience sake from Missisipp) / innocent women They bad been driv to Tennessee, from ‘ieunemee to Kent have been exiled (rom even thig Jocaly the fact that the ret to atre hot met with Union was because they were out of the former aud ovorawed fro. uttering the intter I found a few people here, howeve thing. eige than Unionists, men and Es of their secession anvecedent: Kimora peacock would be with Sach would say but litte, but would + who were any- men who Were is dl proclivities as a rags tail-feather nd stand around peering at our and jawing 7! u iy semblance to Unionism. But the Unionists felt confident that wiih the influence of the presence of an oceasiounl gunboat visit they could mainiain their fons and principles. We left Hickman at daylight this morning, and steamed leisure! wn to our present anchorage, five miles above Island Koto mt before we dropped anchor we came tn wight of tho rebel guoboat Grampus, lying just beiow our present location. We fred five shots at ber, aud she “dupied” down the river with all 6; A fog now coming up promises to delay us for a few hours, and ns a steamer is going to ste - must send thie vy Her or not perhaps fora nd ‘or two. NEWS FROM FORTRESS ‘MONROE, Forrness Moxnow, March 22, 1862, ‘The steamer Arago, from Now York, arrived bere jast might. Afing of troce to-day bronght back aFrench offiooy from Norfolk, No nows or newspapers were received, Fifteen mites of telegraphic cablo wire were under. run this morning. ‘The Merrimac jg stiil undergoing repairs at the Norfolk Navy Yard, LOWLAND & HEAVY TIMBER FOR MILES Zs ar PRESENT ALL OVEBFLOWED T—Union yundosia. 1¥-—Mortar boots. Young growth of ¥—No. 10 bar = toed ‘aneports cotton vood trees. “BISASTERS AT SEA. Loss of the Ship Ocean Monarch, of New YorkeArrival of the Ganboat Aroos- took at Philadelphia, and the Steamer faxon at Boston, from the Disabled Frigate Vermont. ‘The ship James R. Kesler, Captain Delano, arrived at this port last night from London, reports:—March 14, latitnde 36 dog. 04 min. longitude 61 deg. 20 min, , fel ¢ Oliver H. Booth, sixteen dnys from Al ndria for New York. Supplied ber with provisions and tvok from her six of (he crew of Ship Ocean Monarch, which foundered at sea on the $th instant, ‘The Oliver H Booth bad previously fell in with 2 boat be. longing t© the Ocean Monarch, conti ng the second mote, carpenter, his sca, and piu/eecn of the ci@w of that vessel. They inake the following repor ‘Tho Ocean Monareb, Capt. Pago, enlied from New York March 5, with a cargo of wheat, flour, &c., bound to Liverpool, and experierced very heavy weather om the ib in Jatitude 98 deg. longitude C0 deg. During a vir lent gale from southwest shifted cargo, and tn wearing the sbip was struck by very be: sens, which swept the decks of everything moveable, and the cargo ro shifting the vesee! ly sprung aleak to euch on ox tont that it was impossible to do anything with it, The boats were ordered (0 be got out, when four were imme. diately put overboard and alongside, the largest of which ‘was goon filled end ent adrift by one of the seamen in it, ho supporing that more wouid get iv and swamp it, They stato that they then attempted to reach the vearel ogain but could not, and she was fon out of sight. When they loft Captain Pago, the first offer, and the remainder of the crow were still on board the sbip, and the boats al side. She bad then nineteen feet of water in the hold, was settling very fast, The carpenter bad bis log broken in getting in the boat. After remaining forty-eight hours in the boat they wore picked up by the schooner Oliver H. Booth, from Alexandria fur New York, and subsequently six of them trensferred (othe ship James R. Kooler, who sup- plied the schooner with provisions, cordage and a chronometer, Captian Delano advising them to go to Bermuda, whieb they said they would do, as they woro ip want of sails, ‘They then shaped their course for that ‘The following cargo was on board the Ocean Mo. Darch:—10,811 barrels flow, 10,802 bushela wheat, 88,174 bushels corn, 10detierces Doct, 16 hogshends pork, 62,020 pounds tallow, 298,643 pounds lard, 780,800 poonds bacon, 7,000 pounds shoulders, 10 Uoress tongues. Per seuriia, \ared 28, 1962, he gunboe! Avoostock, J tontesant Commanding Jno =e cw 0 CENTS. “PRICE ‘arrived here. Sho reporis faliing in “with the Ve on tho morning of the 7th ip latitude 38 23, longitu 68.30, On the 8th she experienced » heavy gale and could do nothing for she crippled frigete. On the 9th, while attempting to aesist the Vermout, she lost foretopmast, pipe and maintopmast: The next night lost her foretopmast,and left the Vermont on the inet.,after the Saxon fell in with her. During the tervel he rendered her every assistance in his power, towing her part of the time, the captain being untiring in bis exertions to assist the Vermont during nine day@ eho vomained alongside. j One of tho crow of the Vermont was lost overboard when she lost her rudder on (he 24th vit, Two otbera died from exposure, and severakewere frostbite, ‘The vofficors were 21] well. On the 15th she fel) in with the schooner Oliver m Rooth, of Poughkeepsie, in distrees, bowud for New Yorls from Georgetown, D. C., having run the reve) block of the Potomac and receiving severai shois. She supplied with crew, eaile and provisions from the Ve mont. She bail on board sixteen of the crew of the sbi Ocean Monarch, having saved twenty-two from the Wreck, six being trapeferred to another vessel. 4 Boston, March 23, 1862. * The stcamship Saxon has arrived froma cruiso after the Vormont, She reporteon the 15th, at 10 4. M.,io latitude 36 . 45 min, save the Vermont in tow of the Untied States gunboat Aroos. took, from Boston. The Aroostook had been in company with her for seven de 3, and had lost rrackostack, boats» &o. At SP. M. cho stood for Philadelphia to repair, ‘There wes an unknown s¢hooner in company with the Vermont, which bad on board two boats’ crews of the ship Ovean Monarch, Capt. Page, from New York for Liverpool, foundered in © grie onthe 7b. Capt. Page and two small Doale are still adrift. On coming up with (he Vermont the Saxon supplied hee witb sails, a redder and two ship carpenters. The rud- der Was lost ia Langing it, The Saxon took a hawser from the alip and commenced towing; but at balf-past six . DT. dhe haweer parted, and a heavy southwest gale coming on, lost sight of her, He saw ber again on the ith, hut the cea being too heavy could not got witha hail. On the 28th be sncceeded in th: owing a tetier on board, informing them that we had oniy four and would return for assictauee, They parted company at four P. 3. » latitude $8.57, longitu THPORTANT rao wiscaste, VA Battle Between Gen, Shields’ Division and the Rebel Army, Complete Victory of the Union Forces Over the Rebels Under Generals Jackson, Smith and Longstreet. HEAVY LOSS ON BOTH SIDES, GEN. SHIELDS SLIGHTLY WOUNDED, &e., &e., &e. Wasniyeton, March 23, 1862. Telegraphic despatches reveived hore from Wis heeter, datod Inst night at balf past ten say:— A slight skirmish eccurred this afternoon anout a mile and a half from Winchester, on the Strasbourg road, be. tween a portion of General Shicids’ troops and the rebels cavalry with four pieces of a Mery. The enemy, retreated with loss as g900 os our gon opened Are, One man was killed on our ride, aod Generay Shichts suffere: asligh! inary iw the left arm, above the elbow, from a fragment ofa shel’, which burst near bim, A prigoner brought tm to ni¢bt. nder the im the enemy were d left Wil and road from Stree romsion our troop! } General Jacksou's forces were on th uuder ibe sane impression. appr L PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE. March 23-9 P.M. battle: We bave achieved a complote Victory over Geacral Jackson, taken two guns and eaig- sone, killed at Jeast one hundved and wounded twice as many. Woxecuvsren, Va., Tbave just come in from the vory front of the field, throe miles ont. Our lose is Large, bat probably vot over ove hon. dred ana fifty killed and wounded. Our men did well, and took a great many muskets.” ‘The enemy 's in full retreat. Wixcurarar, March 23-10 P.M. Wo have this day achieved a glorious victory over the combined forces of Generals Jackson, Smith and Long- street. The battle was fought within four miles of this place. Tt raged from half-past tem o'clock this morning sntil dark. The enemy's strength was about 15,000. The strength of our division was not over 8,000, Our ore to killed ane Wounded if not ascertained, bub ig hoavy. The enemy's loss is double that of ows, We have captured a large ember of prisoners, some of their guns, and the ground is atrewn with the arms they have thrown away in their Might. The cavalry is stil ia parent of tho retreating rebels. ‘The particulars cannot be accurately sscertained unt daylight, City Intelligence, A ‘Lost Cnty’ Srynorp.-Yesterday evening one of he poldiers of tho now regiment, known as Les Fofang Pordus, or Lost Children, returned to the headquarters of the regiment im @ condition savoring eomewhat of in- jon, He had had leave for the day, aud had, as it appears, taken advantage of tbe time “to make merry with his friends.’ On arriving at the barrecks the val gearé was found eo duty, and the soldier endea- pass bim, but was back by the sentinel. jo became cbstreperous, and cy ited to ‘ce an entranee, the guard adopted very forcible argu- ants bp prodding Hits Uhved dimes with bis bapoeet. One is in the chest, the deepest and mort severe, Lut the doctor does not think that it has reached the ep tho next thrust 1# on the bip, and the last, a ruper- ial wound, o@ the thigh. ‘The wounded map of this cuuater, is twenty-two years of Jomet Garret ty. Ao ig now under tho able cai pr tho resident sorgeon of tho Now York Hoe- vital, who expresses a coufideut hope that be will re cover, Fine 1x Rast Hocsrox Street.—Dotween cight and nige o'cToek last night a fire broke Outen the second door of the building No, 27° Eust Honston street, in a lodge room two Hebrew Soototies, named Freundschaft ‘Wobtthae Verein aud Vercioiho Schweatira The entire contents of the rooms were jth faritre the Socictios about $100; 20 insrance. the lodge rooins ts owne! by Abrera Singer, wh cupies the Orst floor aud barement a8 @ ge ere a FE maria 0 te ‘ins Paci To saret on 600 ager ‘ eee saat Asana) we . 5 dame Aged about $300; Kiied Waite Pavwixd 4 Grape Vine,—Jobn Croise, gardener, residing at No, 139 Fast Thirty-ftth street, while pruning ® gtape vine fn Fast Tenth street, a few ‘ and: broke hie fey. The a age ee reonaneok es betal, tek Steommenane every attention id him, he tind era on the Cheote oF the Coroner Ce on the Body. ieaptealy ave % Years of age, and was @ nativeot uoid an inquest yesterday 2 oe fren oaebiona al who diod at the Now York Hospital from tho effects jos accidentally ou the 16:0 inet, rye ton over on be Hdwon River frond Finer Saap oF 1H Skasox Commodore Abrahom Sh moneon, of Staten Island, tova four fine shad last evening at Rein teat, Wing die Tew Wiken im our bay this Wsunnont, white sef'ed (rom Bouton on the iM, ims | sesame.