The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-19

OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE

mounted two sixty Tour pound coumoaus aho "o 'n"v
TWO pound cannon in the latter four guns Of heavy
ualbre. Colonel Hardee has gone to Pocahonas Ark''
with ono regiment Of thousand men to join Ciao.
jackson Colonel Hndman left for West Prairie, mccn
miles back from Point Pleasant No. wednesday last,
with fifteen hundred men, TO reinforce General watkins,
preparatory to an attack upon Birds Point Colonel
Bowen Of Missouri, now at Memphis Zone OF those TO
whom military letters were addressed captured from
ready TO march TO the same spot These additions will
swell Watkins force To about five thousand men, so far
General Pillow has certainly been deposed from the
command OF the Memphis and Union City troops. His
placc is now filed by Colonel Atkins who ran for Con-
Iress against Emerson Etheridge, and defeated.
Major General Polk will the command there.
Ny informant states that the troops at Memphis have
plenty Of food and msney we'll as those at Union City
At Union City they have no artillery mounted but
there are about ten thousand troops there, with full
regiment of cavalry.
Memphis there about sixty of the heavy taken at
Norfolk, but none Of them mounted except those
named IN the batteries
CAkP DEnAScE, CAIRO, H., July 10, 1851
re Te4alssss 2eosls Have Mosy-Hoo They Obtained Il
What Kind Of St@ II Is-Caealry Wanted at Cairo
Pra~setsas- q Camp Lva-A rsra'gf Rein.
JorcemeHas-Major General PiuoWs Military Genius-
Sickness at linton City Camp, dc.
Want of time before the departure Of the train yeser
lay morning prevented my writing all Of the news AZ
hand; SO its continuation to-day becomes necessity
gentleman from Memphis reports that the troops at that
place were abundantly supplied with money, as wrote
you in my last and tho statement is confirmed by nior
station from other Sources but failed 10 state the cause
4 such fushness You may be aware that the rebel
Legislature Of Tennessee at its last session. voted to issue
Btate bonds the amount Of three millions Of dollars for
he purpose of carrying the war; and, to make them
marketable, also passed law making 1t obligatory upon
he banks of the State to receive such bonds as bank
funds also TO make them legal tender for taxes and pay
neuts Of all kinds, in business transactions Those
bonds have now been issued, and with them the State
troops have been paid. As consequence the troops
have plenty Of money such as is but fnanciers and
BUSINESS must be the judges Of its worth. That it
macks strongly Of "wild cat is very evident from the
agerness Of the troops and business Of Memphis to
Das il upon persons travelling North, in exchange for
money Of known gcnuineness and worth.
The want Of cavalry here begins to be severely felt
Reliable reports from the South concur in saying that the
rebels are well supplied with horses and horscmen full
regiment Of cavalry organized at Union City, and eight
hundred Of the troops Pocahontas Arkansas well
aounted It must be remembered that this Western coun
ny 10 unlike most any other Is nearly covered, espe
ltally In Southern Missouri in vicinity Of Birds Point
here the principal part d the lighting viii be, with
mnk growth Of thick timber, In and among which arle-
y dan scarcely anouvre with effect and where infantry,
such as We have hardly hope to cope with cavalry
me Southern people have taken these facts into consider
nion and instead Of mounting have devoted their
means TO perfect that branch Of the service which will be
most effective In action Miniature battles and guerrilla
smhng win se the order Of day not long hence and
would mem 10 be wise move IN government to supply
n Western army with the means TO fight tho rcbss
spon their own terms. Then We need dragons 10
~ rs scouts constantly. The woods hereabsuts
y Missouri are filed with detached parties Of
ssbci troops mounted, who are continually proving
xound outposts, and, the AFFAIR at Birds Points
Ueek ago testies picking OF pckcts whlo have
but poor means to follow them to retalate There
company Of cavalry here from Centraa but thin, as
ret N but condition TO act the defensive ch
hes the offensive. Captain Nash Graham, Of Cairo, has
pver one hundred of the best blood of Southern iii
ssis and all practical horsemen enlisted for the and
would now have them in the Geld were not for the TACT
that The bars are up at sprngned ana Inc 5oys cam
lends around the State capital learn by the way. that
Henera Prentss has received information that company
cavalry has boon sent here from Alton II such is he
uase good but let have more cavalry than one, two,
half dozen companies They are absolutely needcd
and in the impending crisis deficiency in this respect
nay be felt when il is too late TO remedy it,
One those pleasing episodes beautiful oasis in the
desert Of soldiers life, occurred yesterday at the
quarters Of company ID, Eighteenth regiment llinois
!roops located at Birds Point. This fine
pany s principally composed Of the young men
Centralia md is commanded by Captain Joe CORN *
whom everybody knows as the thorough md
careful conductors Of the Illinois Central Railroad who
left his position to take its leadership Tho young Ii les
IL Centralia remembering their absent brothers Ind
friends had prepared beautiful stand Of coors and
lerday they came down not delegation OF them, but
the whole Circle and presented the banner to Capt Cor
mick E. Washburn ESQ. of Centralia made the presen
tation speech and IL Watson Webb, Esq, of Cairo
spondod in behalf of the company.
Speaking OF Captain Cormick reminds me OF circnm-
which ought not to be allowed TO die unpublished
When the present troubles first up, and Illinois
called upon furnish her quota OF volunteers the Cen
tralia company organized and Joe mportune to
take its commando but to do so it would be necessary to
vacate his position conductor He was at that me
of four conductors upon that division Of the road be-
Ceutraa and Cairo and in order TO keep his ion
open for him 10 resume it when the war shout be
onded his fellow Mopross Thee
Washburn and John Mansonvounteercd to his trims
usuni, thus taxing themselves with large amount of
additional labor This agreement has aith lily
Kept by those senticmcn and will be to the end OF the
war.
sur troops those who may be supposed to have especial
regard tcm only because of dear domestic lies,
but because Of the soldiers service in defending their
common homes and Aresides. One who has seen the
Eastern troops their camps and witnessed the loving
kindness with which they regarded by mothers,
wives sisters and friends evnced by kindly attenens
friendship but feel panied at noticing the almost
sntire absence of these little marks of favor at Camp
Defiance The ladies' with some noble exceptions seem
by their neglect TO have forgotten that the ordinary
soldier when at home is of equal attanments and
endowments-a man whose society they would court
as soon as or sooner, than they would the epauet-
ted ones, or the poppinjays who refuse to become
soldiers Of grade only because they are too cowardy
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enlargement from fair hands the soldier feels his soated
position becomes low spirited and dissatisfied with his
monotonous life, longs for his short term of enlistment to
EXPIRE and mentally declares, country or no country he
will again exile himself from home and its assoc
aaons 1t sad picture; but look at the contrast and
its effect. gentleman Of this town, Unionist, and
man observation, has just returned from visit
TO the rebel camp at Union City He says that not day
passes over there but the young ladies of the FIRST
families sngy and numbers, visit the camps OF not
onlv acauantances but strangers loaded down with bou
quets gifts Of books and danties and Injuries that
only fair hands can prepare, and that this conduct
vi lady friends is the great engine that serves to RAISE the
rebel soldiers TO any degree Of excitement patriotism
let the HERADs fair Egyptian readers take the hint
Our nurses, though good and kind, cannot embody all
the female excellence in Cairo. single instance OF
deviation from this general neglect the part of Cairo
ladies have seen in camp. A few evenings since our
Young ladies and few older attended by few gen
iemen and fine band of music, visited Camp smith,
where they whiled away few hours in dancing singing
and pronenading with the artillery boys and Lieutenant
willard says that with such visitation TO that camp