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j The geige of Island Noi 10.1-■’ ( The following isj an; extra it frdm a letter by « Captain Schmitt to his' father, detailing soma-interesting items concerning the. arrival at Hickman, and the commencement of the siege of Island No. 10:' On board Steamer Silver Wave, |3 miles above Island I o. 10, 1 March 15th, 1862.# '* We left Columbus about 3?. if.,yesterday,1 krHving at Hickman1 about 5 p. m., where foulr of the companies were ordered but to ‘destroy the railroad and telegraph. Company A leading the way, with our colors flying -no the baiid playing Yankee Doodle, wemarched to the depot; when nearing it; our Lieut: Colonel discovered a locomotive withsteam up a considerable distance in the woods; he immediately ordered the first;platoon o‘ my company’ to try and get to it, or near enough to fire at it if it attempted to escape. I immediately started at a double quick, and just before getting in sight of it with my advance, she biowed her whistle, as if iri defiance, but we fired a few. shots into her tender, and think that her water was let out, as we are certain our rifles shot through her tender.Secesh eavalry had been in town, and were on the bluff as we hove in sight! Almost on® half of the citizens of Hickman are loyal, and some of the ladies and old men waved their handkerchiefs and hats and cried for joy at seeing the stars and stripes. At one house, as we prssed, an old lady brought out a very old United States flag and waved it lustily. She must have had it sarefully stowed away. There are many Germans there, and you bet ter believe they were rejoiced.We reached this place, or near where we now are, about nine this moniihg, and had to lay to on account of fog until about 3 r u, when the bombardment commenced with two morters and the Benton, but not very strong. Some ‘25 shells have been thrown into their camp, which wo can plainly see when out in the . river. Our fleet has draWn off for the present, and likely the bombardment will not commence again until to-morrow, when the whole fleet will participate. Our force consists of six iron clad gunboats, ten morters, onemorter gunboat, the 27th Ills, Regiment, Col Buford, (Lieut. Col. Harrington iu command,) the loth Wisconsin, Col. Heg, one battery of light artillery; the 66th is with us, hut will bo sent back.Col. Buford commands the army, and Com, Foote the navy. To-morrow we will see a grand fight, if the rebels do not leave during the night, which I very much fear.Distances on the Mississippi River,Now that Commodore Foote’s fleet of gun and mortar boats has started, down the Mis sissippi, the following table of distances from one place to another, beginning at St. Louis, will be of general interest :St. Genevieve,St. Mary’s Landing,Chester,Liberty,Wilkinson's,Cape Girardeau, Commerce,Cairo,Columbus,Hickman,New Madrid, Memphis,Helena,Napoleon,Columbia,Princeton,Lake Providence, Vicksburg.Grand Gulf, Rodney,Mouth Red River, Bayou Sara,Port Hudson, Baton Rouge, Plaquemine, Doualdsonvillo, New Orleans,60 miles.12U8II10(110u50II15a35a20n17tlt;38n165u85n100ii65u501125(175it50a20it65a35a12a23ti20II35(178aConnell Proceedings,
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Quincy Daily Whig and Republican
Quincy, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 20, 1862
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