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The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], $50 reward. (search)
erents in that section, and we have long believed the people were only kept under subjection by the strong arm of military power. From Island ten. It seems highly probable that, favored by a dark and stormy night, a Federal gunboat succeeded in the blockade" of our batteries on Island 10 and the Tennessee shore, and found refuge under their land batteries at New Madrid. The feet was accomplished on Tuesday night of last week. Connected with this is another report that the guns of Rucker's battery were spiked, which is improbable. On Friday three yawls from the gunboat at New Madrid made a reconnaissance some distance dawn the river, but were induced to put back by the appearance of our gunboats. A large number of coal barges, with sweeps, have been secured and prepared by the enemy at New Madrid and Point Pleasant, the object of which is to be to assist in placing a portion of their troops across the river below the island, with the hope of cutting off supplies t