10, and to pass within 300 yards of it.

In deference to Pope's earnest request, Captain Foote consented to prepare another boat, but would not permit it to start until the night was favorable.
The second night was similar to the one described, and Lieutenant Thompson, in charge of the _Pittsburg_, started down the river at two o'clock in the morning.

Although exposed to the same fire as the _Carondelet_, he was equally fortunate, and ran the gauntlet with the same good fortune.
The passage of these two ironclads sealed the fate of Island No.

10, for Pope could now cross the river, and, by taking position in the rear of the Confederate works, cut off the supplies of the garrison.

The crossing was made and the enemy's batteries silenced.