The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-12
QUE CAIRO CoRREspONpENCE.


Prcoa1le 0&'oa Of MS risit-spies in camr--inoAcr
Onslaught %. Cgsai Uhistey-7he Reforms Undertaken
ly G9asfois Fremont and Prenns-R ported Attack
Cape GiTGrioaw--i Relation gf Reinforcsaents Organ
isot IntaHtly AnoEs the Discharged Tolmee,s-hscbci
Dqyedc'ioas IN Missor.Noys AtOat Captain LaAims--
Meas from de Camp de-
Yesterday the first prominent onward movement was
made from this point, by the despatching of the
Eighteenth regiment, Colonel LAWYER, 10 a point on The
iairo and Fulton Railroad eight miles TO the west
ward to guard bridge aud trestlq work. by sending
the Nineteenth regiment (louavos) Colonel Turchin 10
take possession Of the village of Norfolk the Mssssp
pi river about eight miles below here Colonel LAWYER,
with his command left Birds Point about eleven O'Clock
IN The forenoon and the Nneteeuth at four in the after
noon The railroad west from Birds Point mas been use
fess for some weeks owing to its terminus being
e py Inc rebels and The bridges and trcstle work Les
~"w ordered the entire
troyed General Fremont -
road to be opened forthwith and stronS .,rc,;m
force has been despatched t" Execute the command or
The object IN occupying Norfolk your readers must be
ahe OVID Iaage, but II IL docs look speedy move
Tnent down the river, my system of reasoning
from cause to effect is sadly ut Fault General
Fremont 10 now absent in st. louis, but know
ing HE characteristics of sec1ecy and sudden
or movement his beresoon with large force
would BOT in the least surprise ne see by the Northern
OF the Northwestern regiments 10 rendezvous at con
venent places along the river above and the moving o.
several o the regiments now in the interior OF Missouri
back to ST. lorss, look 10 the end Of having an over
"heih'ng orce mere soon lnotce, also, great stir in
the Department, Nj Hatch flying about
from daylight till dark gathering in supplies of every
conceivable variety and in immense quantities and what
Is significant still, the feet of steamers has re
aunedeo ST. Louis probably the purpose Of conveying
the IA he In Pra,o
Point. This is not betraying the secrets of the war
management for the town is fun Of strangers who can
acc all that is gong on and who freely communicate
Gle facts 10 the enemy il necessary.
Speaking of strangers reminds me Of a matter upon
which touched in former letcr-that of the facilities
given TO the sabes to ascertain force position and
plans for the campaign. II strikes that we are and
have been, altogether too kind and communicative TO
strangers in Cairo. There few people here who
syDpatnizo with the secession movement and who would
not hesitate moment 10 give any information they might
possess to the enemy, but they not disturbed have
free to the camp and all and purposes to
Birds Point; are permitted TO go and come from
Columbus and Paducah at pleasure, and granted
thousand liberties that Union men or even moderate
secesonsts In the South deprived of by the
rebel government we have not been lax in disc
pDe and wachulncss we have been at least sociablc
md COMMUNICATIVE highly TO be commended in
times of peace, but exceedingly detrimental time of
civil war. am glad To see that Generals Fremont and
Prentss are Tightening down the screws in this respect
and only hope they viii not flag from exercising the clos
est scrutiny towards both citizens and strangers
And speaking OF reforms prompts me 20 mention an
other reform inauguracd tonight by General prcltiss
which promises TO be Of the sautary ones of the
campaign. To-day the fiat went forth that al the rum
mills and lager bier saloons must be closed at eight
o'clock and now that write twelve O'clock riinighN
am, for the first time since my soourn in Cairo per
mitted TO enjoy the stiffness Of summers nighttime dis
cordant howls by nocturna! revoers no drunken bra
no tumutuous assemblges at whsAcy shops unquiet
ness i'll fact, Of any Kind whatever. have noticed an
other reform too that looks rather Frnontish and tba,
Cflrcrs he and
hotels during Tho day and ers say that there has
been an unusual demand for comics of fUardoes1 and
'Scotts Tactics but whether orr ollcal militia Inon
have orders 10 stay at home and study their lessons or
not n'tsayguess they have, however. have seen
but captain "bevcragiug'' day and he kept one
rye continually on The door, Tor reason or other
General Prentiss received notice from Colonel Marsh
Cape Grardeau las, night that he expected an attack
from JET Thompson every moment, and news reached
hore by Of Jonesboro that the attack had really been
cleaners W H. Brown and Iaan despatched wi til
troops to reinforce the place; but passengers who came
feft At twelve oc'ocktwelve hours aand no signs Of
nm attack The probabilities that Colonel Marsh was
not N conalon TO Judge as TO whether lie danger
or not lAe colonel Is reported TO have been guilty OF
not bong sober since he has been that post Ills con
probably either have 10 take the pledge his leave of his
regiment. so mote ii be- Recent events have shown
That drunken colonelsar are not exactly "the checse'
pleasing sight was given us this morning when the
started Cor Cape Girardcaua that ay cd
she loyalty Of our Western boys strange contrast with
that Of your Eastern three months men, 1t will be
memborcd that tho term OF enlistment had expired with
the war, and government had claim whatever upon
them foe further services; they merely waiting to
~ paid on or, having been paid waiting for
relance home BIT when IL was announced HAT forces
needed at Cape Grardcau the discharged yoInt
ssled the privilege of making up their numbers the
Battalion OF re'niorcencnts The request granted,
ihe boys went 10 work with will prepare for The cx
pcdon and at the hour appoated for the boats leave
Inc decks and cabins were crowded with regiment Of
brave troops met foonaa and with wild shouts
Tor the Union they started for what seemed TO them and
an carly grave.
just in ths evening from Missouri reports that
come Eteen miles above this point the river compa
any OF rebel cavalry busy ia impge sing horses
mules, fern wagons and negroes nto The Southern SER
vice, aud u e not impossible nor improbable that may
lie deemed policy TO Interfere somewhat with The robcts
arrangements for securing supplies.
capt9in Iaitimer. OF The steamer 4. 2. chonoy, mr..
rived here tonight from Columbus lie was captain
aud par, owner of the boat which formerly between
this place and Columbus in connection with thc No
bile and Ohio and Illinois Central Railroads Nhich Wa
seized at Columbus Friday night last aud 10
the southern ronicteracy. CAPTAIN atimer reports Tint
az be arrived columbus on Friday afternoon he
was arrested as was his pilot upon runped mp charge
81 having troops and munitions Of war; from Cairo,
IhrdB tpnt aud other places. by who halls from
Mobile Alabama assisted by The Marshal Of Columbus
md others mosy strangers 20 him. His boat he says
was not seized IN the by lcr Of any Of The mill
larry officers Of Memphis but under letter of marore',
granted by Jcurson Davis: his crew put ashor al Cou
BUS and his noat taken e the rort Of Msmphs lawful
Of Captain lattimer il is bin just to state that The ccuni
nces % hls eayns Cairo have been very grossly mgrc-
presented The story that he took board he boat no
fore he left five hundred tons of coal drew ali bis
come egh! thousand dollars from the bank and nvejeled
a negro woman away, turns out DC as uutrre as
stories arc apt To DC which written In ignorance an
based uncn strect rumoTs The truth is he to,l ON
board hundred and boxes of coal Zone
hundred and fifty boxes Is his usual amoun six cords Of
wood end he bought fourteen, leiy ing eight cords pad
for the wharf boat lac drew only about nineteen dol
lars from the bank, instead Of eight thousand and put the
negro women oil the boat, CONTRARY ito her wishes as
she, being washerwoman desired remain on board
20 do Mrs. Lattimer's washing The Cheney is now nj
memphis but Captain Iattlmer thinks he will soon get
hcr back as delegation of citizens from Columbus have
gone TO Memphis TO intercede in his behalf.
e@s rom te South today is to the effect that there
are twenty Thousand men New Madrid vicinity
gentleman who converted with some of the rebel OFFICERS
tells me That they informed him that they did pur-
pose 70 hack Sds Point or Cairo a present, but that
Iney going into the iron mountain country and
would from thefe direct their movements upon St Louis
and tho cailil % the state a5 wen Cape Girardcau