The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-08

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which, for ~hilp, drowned oil other
noises ofligs and business, have been lSl.
led almos, 10 silence. The startlins aud
awful announcements two weeks ago.
which solsn uised the city with darn asd
expectation Of bloody sVsntS-thepn.
nouncemeut that Mo CuIloch stood on the
southwest border. with strong army
looking grim and deadly toward 0enerhl
Lyon and Jeff<rson City-.hat Lyon had
encsmPed near bis foe. regiment after
regiment Of eager Federal soldiers poai.
ling forth from the ci:y and flying 70 bic
-id--these alarms of war were followed
b. long silent days Of waiting. insction
and rest. and the deep listening Of the pub
ilic sar for big events has been 10 vaih.-
And now rumOr gives public attention
new direction. For some days past there
has been simultaneous mustsring Of Se>
cession forces in Northwest Tennessee and
Iin the counties Of Southeast Missouri.
Piloi Knob is the center Of a hot So.
csssion community. and the scattered se-
cA'sion strength has begun to unite and
Iorgsuise, and company after company
lhsve ben gathered uLtil a force Of ,oW
men have assembled. evidently looking to-
ward Birds Point, above Cairo.
At West Prairie. the noted Watkins, Of
Cape Girsrdrau county. has force Of
sbou. 5000 State meu. We are now look
ing toward Eird's Point. United States
troops are now hurrying there in large
numbers from the city. At nine o'clock
70 day, Fourth strest Iesounded With the
6fs and drum 40 with brisk step. and
bright faces and srms glittering in :he
pleasant morning light, thousand Of the
Home Guard marched toward the lsVee,
whers they embarked for Birds Point
On Friday. Saturday sud Sunday The city
was lively with military parades.
:. On Saturday, Col. Fremont, whose pres
e1cs in the city excites good deal Of iD-
tsrest, reviewed the several Illinois regi-
ments lately returned from the war ''up
the country" the American zouase Regi-
rnent, and 8 regiments Of Home Guards.
This was 20 enable him to see che exac: ef.
fciency Of the troops in the ci,y. We
have not heard his opinion Of our soldiers.
4 Fremont is regarded ss great mau, and
the great majority Of soldiers and citiseEs
, welcome him heartily. On Sunday three
Of the regiments, the Thirteeuth. and SEQ
ioni Of Hone Guards and. Smiths regi-
men, of Zouaves left for Birds Point On
0 the boats chartered BY the Government
{. Tor the conveyance Of troops up and down
4 the river. .-.......... -....-. t...
: To-day Te visited the arsenal for short
4 time. Between 500 aud 5000 men,
0 portion Of them new soldiers were busily
undergoing drill. We we're disappointed
10 not beholding among the many impor.
tant individuals always fguFing at the ar
sehsl, The person Of General Fremont. He
: keeps close 10 his residence, corner of
Cheateau Avenue and Eighth street, and
is rarely seen BY the curious citizens
Since his arrival in our city, he has d.
reetsd his remarkable energies TO q study
: Of the situation Of Miss,rri, and the mill.
tary resources of his department, with
view to immediate and vigorous action.
and new and energetic prosecution OF
the war within her borders. The already
manifested activity in the various army
departments under his control: the swift
moving of large bodies Of troops to and
itcm the city, and the notes Of busy pre-.
p ration al, around us. show that new
hand las begun TO work upon the desti.
MES Of the SAFE. ...... 49,
We lssrn AZ the arsenal that large mum.
here Of tie three months volunteers Of
Home Guards, lately paid of. are re en-
listing for tie war. There was talk a.
uong the soldiers relative TO Wild. lawless
and immoral conduct Of the 10Th Illinois
regiment-a hard set, according to re-
port. They style themselves the bloody
! 18th While on late military ex2edi.
lion I'd the North Missouri railroad, they
could not be restrained by their commau.
ders from various esses-slealing. rob-
bihg. plundering and rsnsacking private
dwellings. We saw the regiment pass
down Oliver street. Saturday night. march
ing in good enough order, bat making the.
wildcat and most unsarthly noises. They
Il iooheu I'ho IoRlIn9uG u DoituIVIo NV
dies. There is talk of disbsndibg the reg
iment. We hope it will be done. for the
nRms Of the National army. al ers
Since the late news Of the lsbding OF
several thousand Tennessee and Kentucky
Secessionists on our soil mile below
y. Cairo, aud strong rebel sncanpments az
Swamp Roads, Point Pleasant--and Abe
! Hunters gathering q thousand men oppo.
site Island No g., there is apprehension
here that S.. Louis will be the first place
! attacked. An approach to Bird's Point
or Cairo would be suicidal 10 the enemy.
Tbors are guns al Cairo commanding the
river for three miles below. They have
cOs s4,pounder and plenty ofS2 FOUNDERS
and lesser Instruments. ,-. ......
Tho bridges Of the Iron Mouutair road
have been placed under careful guard,
stisome of them whola company being
stationed. a. .sss E} late NJ q
| One hundred and twenty,ssven persons
Edied IL ST. Louis during the past week.,
being more by seventeen than the number
lof deaths last week.
Tho weathe. for some days has BEEN op-
pressiv5 and kcorching hot reminding rs
of the sickly heat of last summer. Dur-
ling nearly all June and July we had mild,
cool weather. which kept the city In un.
common health. The large number OF
deaths, proportionsd to oar greatly dimin'
lished population, argue Q rather sickly
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