The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-08
OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.

CANT DEFIANCE, CAIRO, ILL.,, July 3, 1861.
Large Quantity Of Arm, Taken Into Ne,o Orleans in the
Face IF tn. Blostading S9uad'om-2he Way The Trick
Was Acomplishea-TAe "Kentusay Reaels"-Aouemerss
Sou,hpard, dc.
Ny stock Of news IL meAgre indeed, that from The
South being all Of any no.e and il smackiag strongly
Of MuuchAusenism TO alos. warrant me In emitting
n"Southern haaxes' instead Of "generxl news" gen
teman from New Orleans yesterday informs me that the
day before he left that city (Which Wednesday
lssD Brem vessel arrived there laden with munitions
Of The vessel was commanded by man named
Grimshaw from Bristol Rhode Island, of 800 tons
burhen forty days from Frankfort the. sine
and carried cargo consisting Of forty thousand Ger
muskets, I've thousand cavalry sabres, two thou
sand kegs Of powder and eight small hand siege
guns without carriages The name Of the vessel my in
formant could rot remember Tho captain reports that
of the Belize he hoi,ted the English colors, up to
end spoke United States war sloop, and sent boat
with lieutenant dressed In English uniform on board
with information that the vessei q Brtsh mnn-of
form alton with regard to the government blockade
The Lieutenant reports that be was treated with
they declined visit his weasel al his invitation TO see
by bis papers that he WAS all right Tho Bremen vessel
remained in company with the blockadDg soop thirty.
SIX hours when her captain succeeded In gaining posi-
ton about two miles TO the shoreward of the American
craft, when, favorable wind sprnging up, he hauled
down his Englsh coore ran up the rebel flag Set all sail
and reached the mouth Of the Mississippi In safety Two
shots ared after her she left but without effect
Can be possible that this story true our blocka
ders lax In tho performance OF their duties or IT,
norant OF the rights OF search permit the blockade
TO be % very easily brokenp Ny informant gave me his
George Wetmore, formerly In business on Char.
tres street New Orleans but route for the State
OF Rhode leland where his parents reside BE claims to
be acquainted with Captain Grmshsw, from whom he r.
ceved bis information.
The Two rebel companies that were at Columbus
Kentucky last week. have left for Clarksve Tennessee
TO be mustered into the rebel service. One Of tho
panes glored in the very euphonious name Of "The
Kentucky Rebels" wac and is still commanded by Cap
tain James Morse, halls from the vicinity OF Column
bus, and left for the South last Saturday night.
The other company was from Clinton, KY. command.
ed by Captain Frank Stewart and left Monday night
Of this week. Both companies were full and repre-.
scented TO be composed Of good lighting material They
drilled while IN Columbus with the State Thy per-
mission Of Governor Magon tits said) and under the
rebel flag This Is another specimen of Kentucky's
earned neutrality" How long will the government
eurer Itself TO be thus ,nsued by Nagoins clique of
traitors from the Of that hypocrtca cloak Of
trality9
1t seems be pretty generally understood that Co.
vernon Cab Jackson OF Missouri Is in Memphis Seve
raj passengers from below report and doubt
~. large force OF rebels gathering at Chalk
Bluff, on the Arkansas line, and several squads
ported In Missouri, in the vicinity OF Wolf Island
New Madrid II is not improbable that force may be
sent from here 10 disodge them.
captain Pitcher left here to-day for home.