The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-10
OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.
OAnp Dsy1AWCu, OAlHO, III, July b, 1861

txtng Of Fort Pyaxiss-Poyads and Pyrose hnscs-1"
G,~s Of As Fort-Bes keo.,,oeh's Node Of OFta'H'"Y
V'su"s's-SO~An* Papsy,, &C. =. |
Yesterday, for the hrst time in my fe ,,oved the
privilege Of witnessing the pageant o. regular bull, MI
four'n Oh 'uyone sos after The most approved
-, P'' and circumstance Of glorious
D.. sIive. AT sunrise the battery on the
.,-,F., % tho ceremonies Of the day by q national
Airty -four gons quick succession, and scarcely
me report OF the ast discharge been echoed 70 Seath
In ths-Kentucky wilderness when the half score CT bat
upon Tho river shores all around tho city belched
forth ,heis s.unnps nsc shunSerpg refrain, which
asar,ed the town and camp ,nso tho most thorough
wAsefsaess Never before did Old Sol have such salu
sAsica from Egypt. CAMP Smith, Camp Hotsling
Camp AcAhhser and Camp Taylor Wed with each
ether in jss.inabie rivalry ~ 70 which could
lead and he THO fastest, while tho little
six poundc'n under Captain hopkins, close under
shs winASs Of the g. Charles, peaed out altogether too
much AIT too md erticia thunder fov surtoulars like
nine wach ,ssre unused 70 such atmospheric ooncus
seas wltn mo hss voloy your sspondent was out
q oc, psd'i his neither kacmepts, and into the pes
ssgs wa,s o. The hotel never once thinking mat the nj,
usual comm ~ greeting TO the nations brthd,y
and hkn oaIy whether il was best to rnen 10 arms IN
defence OF a. oounsry betske himself 10 pa;e o.
safosy; n tat threatened "sssack rpon Csiro had
b. en- ne hal not the shadow OF doubt snd there
were o. who thong ike hum Tor ice nsB end talr
ways bsEe Allied with men, anJ woroea aud ehhoren,
"wnlsyerpg with vhits hFs,
sra sce-,he zoe; they oome--tney oonRsr'
plasa ..,Ss Polns1 masniacep. 0ags.an had been
esc e enc day INSIDE the fort'1caton,
%" a'Sd oaDror had been procured by Quartermaser
V n officers CT the brigade and citizens OF the
scn and surrour ding country wore Assem-
70 Of fcrt. When ali ready Colonel Dick Oses
As request VI Colonel Webster the engineer OF
ssoes who nad .he whole Ter in oharge, addressed
a few appropriate remarks, and announced
yh nwno was mai Cd VIII round after applause
woen Colonel closed, Gen. Preniiss stepped
ION fio" The storm 10 lay ns hand upon the haiafd
panverts which h,s shua made honor, che
STEER gusned ny spontans ous'y from thousand
.s~r,sd p,a pes General hold OF the rope, th,
=. OF Col scnut,ners regiment ,hu,k up "ihe Star
rpAse!e0 Banner ana amid the wlldest shouting Of TIE
.c.owu ,he eoo,s we're hoisted tho peak.
just NJ This JuIcute an epieode occurred-an &C
,e.deosvhoa thrill Of pain through every heart
s3so hosting the dag it had been folded ard rolled at
10 usual upon such OccasoOs add sied with the rope At
sached to ne tower corner 30 that when had reached
allow IT To noat oat up the breeze; but the operation
bad been unsktuiy performed. the tiod too
nightly every effort 10 slip Tho knot was unavalDg
rhea, Dstsaa o lowering the Gag and readustiDg IT, tGo
seized bold OF each roCe add began puiiDg with
might and maln which caused the upper corner OF The
lag aud the indie The ground am!dst
fearful silence. But Providentaliy second
wa swuoe ana hossea TO lis hono amid perfect Juror
Of shooss sne hfpg OF tho guns and the music Of tho
teaed General Pieniss address crowd for few
moments, aud the audience disperred.
A. four O'ci0'k dress parade OF the whole brigade
took place, and IN the evening very cIedeAblo opAy
II rotecbnics made from stand the brigade
hesaS uatss,s rhe fireworks the fruits OF the
eentas of couple OF young pivsses OF Col schutners
REGIMENT and oSsaerns ,has neither Of them pro-
isssnal pyroseshnA,s, me result was very sa,saCy
Aow thu time was spent between sunrise and noon,
asd bst~een noun aad four oceck or After The several
Adj 0ni q unue 0aHp Men
have been kept under close discipline for two thsse
ma'hs can gaeas how they would speed holiday, Tor
other }" and '"twas just hero" But 70 the
credit u the troops b safe, there lighting or
rosus, unus u.i ,uruo and this morning the ranks
povemenl tho disposition Of the men ito In for tho
var"
IKE 'erior and exterior indeed Within Tho fort there
cd tnTee thirty two pound and three TWEEN
iour poa p howaer, bssi e. Captain aawys nne nst
Very Of light brsss guSs In the centre OF the enclosure
upon every eide top with several la Ct heavy
timbeIs several foe. OF ea'th piled them, and
oapbIs Of resist the heaviest sho. hat be turned
upon It L. has been erected unoer The charge Of Major
The gaos IN the tot are unosr The cSmmaad Of Leu.su-
AT oceii, very worthy ana scientific officer, gen
uemau, consequently true soldier. The fori is
nothsag put subsssn,a 80 OF earth works, about
six seven feet In height and about twelse fee, II
thicksess as the ,op An Gig our pound coumbsd is
to~ pe'e j. arrived this night and Will DO mounted
Immediately
chcre 10 much anxiety here to know who Is to be the
Major General command ,h,s division OF the army.
snoe days read that Gen. Lyon 10 ne 10 command,
then II Gen Fremont; but Gen Prentiss has had
official Information of any appolntment u Iar TO pre-
that appointment for no has Jet been made
the work o. re enlis:ing for tho war has been
msnred all the Pigments, and goes bravely though
worry great portion Of tho three mooihs viii not
enlistment For thB the state authorities at
Springfield may thank ihemseves
Ar amos Bradley, Of DaDsvlle, Livingston county, N.
arrived here 10 DAY from Arkansas, wnere he has
sided for months past IN The employ or The AK
Stsge COMPANY Rradley has just made his escape
from Camden {AThausas) jail, ~here he was confined
for three WEEKS for she crime CT bel0g o Union
and refusing 20 "volur teer In The rebel service
he reports greas oestuton IN Akansas and great fear
that 1eperal Penss ~l visit that country IN nks from
vnN be has b. ard people cay IN private CONVEX saon
that iu nsf Of tho people OF the State are U0on
mnn, but dare not 1t, and that II an army OF teo
shaueand would invade that state, the Union mon
there aOud rail- In strong enough TO Cueh
secssson efecsually hes boon done 10 Alssomi
GeneIal g. adley the rebel leader, who flea his pos,
at Fort harris Arkap when he heard that General
Prea,ss Moving down the fiyer has been acquitted
by q court martial and reinstat6d 10 mnsnd.
Bradley II understood that The General rela-
ton VI his.
The AkapsAs troops at Chalk BluT not hume.
TouS supposed From ,he moes reliable iaforma-
ton Can gam, there only about three Thousand
troops upon TIE boroer between Arkansas and Missouri
There have been no papers OF KIND The
South for several days. rhe embargo upon aou,nern
papers at Memphis and Upioa City said 10 be very
esriot and only get bold Of such
can buy Of travellers Sc, on the Off ,he
Cheney, who set them In Columbus when they can.
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE
Br LOUIS, No., July 8, 1851.
ne Fourth Of July in S. LosA QaSlbA Patriotic Ctls
kyoiisn-A Party Of RebsA P0r0ding he Stre<n-IAe