New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-13

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,hss To- bsias di.s in ears from the aii. sld Sn up
the whole basin, which Is practicable and "il be TO
Ttsre are now about 5000 troops N this olare, and
one reeiupnt at Villa Ridge twelve miles north, and
on the road eaGing from Caledonia to Santa te For
the most part they are IN good health aud d1hng
every Say and are getLg ready and anxious to meet
the enemy The last building Of the line Of business
hou.cs on the levee l. the ~. Charles Hotel line
boHsa All 80 tn Of this house, aud from river
10 river il occuI he'd by the troops, aud 1t includes
srae of nbout fifty acre.. All the lower rooms OF the
ST. Charles are occupied by the soliie. COL Prenis,
has his headquarters here, and understands bis bnsl-
ness. noticed one large room fllet with good bakers
bre Id and other stores and that the basement h used
for soriug ammunition. There seems e q supply
of all that they may at presen. require. -
Entenog within the lines, by pass, one coniesto
brass battery pointing toward the Ohio and the home
of tie Hunters of Kentucky" then he comes 70 the
Steam Brewery at the point Of the meeting OF the
wsiers" which, though in operation !. under guard,
and around it and upon the evee soders W canvas
tents the ground covered with hay and u ar camp
kettles and cooking ustenrs lying around From this
point the whole Of the levee L clear, except where
batteries are pced. Immediately inside the evee and
down some twenty thirty feet, great number OF
sheds arc erected, OF good pine Lumber, DIVIDED iao
auartulents TO accommodate Elk seven men, with
berths yarfously arranged, filed with good hay ON
which their blankets placed, while 10 mont are
long tables and fixtures for COOKING BESIDES tnese
sheds along the leyee are others IN the center OF te
III.
great distance and here asO are The st.bks belonging
70 the Flying Artillery. little beyond these barrcRs
great maIIy cOmpaLies are seen going through tnsr
exercises and they give TN animated 'o'ue
ecene a.,--'
In the midst Of all, new quarters are constantly
b. ing erected for troops arrive every day; ana one
eaihers, from general view, that they haVe Pi,Isy
TO eat and that with little more labor they WIZ DC
well cared for and cannot suffer during long hins
One thug no il evident, they not very eood
things lie aroapd very crele y, as Io
ins snce saw large piece OF pork Oh the ervuho
ana an armfnl Of wood thrown over 1t. AS one pasee0
aloug he il struck with the great number WHO are
writing letters, and these aIe mostly young he"i
they must be writing TO the gull they iet uehina
| theln." Very many are engaged IN reannei :
| know saw more than one 1estIment, wnle soie
pLy cards, and in one place heard fiddle. SO far
as have observed have seen no drinking, ana no as
orderly conduct OF any kind he average age oil n9
men take be from "a TO -. They are almost al
from the prairi,s ld eyidently were raied on iln
have had good Instruction, and Pefhnps nine-enlhs
NAV be saii TO be reading men,. dou1t IL there IRE
fifty among the five thousand who have not had goo'
| common school edGca Ion.
them and that 30 FAR as choice Of Occupation y con-
cerned, they would prefer The farmer hie. Many,
are fine specineps Vi heathfu acive, inuJehlar he'
ad II d:sc pmed would make TIE very hnest soielels
in tie world that H. IL tb,r hearts were inte ny L.
Ia this respect in this war; tney are united III Tue
s.tinent that the rebellion must be put down, and
tnat the Government nust be sustained 30 iol asH
4 has biscuit Lett or gun 10 lhtlI lepoi' ii'A
bome is that tie praiics flrnish any amount oi
1 men aud for any length Of time.
The ee,i Of the troops uron the anti-coercon Union
men here IN Southern Illinois has been wpnde1ul:
| Even SecessiJs late have become converted aiiu
nothing like II has been seen sineo the oays rehie
| cost.
IL must be seen from VI hat has been said of the
ture Of the coufry around this camp that The trans-
pcrstOn Of batteries by land 20 either oppore shore
Il next 20 imposshle aud for the approach Of forces
| htr well ted aIN
disable the engine vi any boat their machinery being
oil on deck. Bat there is weak point from which an
| attack be made II c pretended neutrality Of tne
al oinng Stat lstO lie respected The Cumbeilagd
and Tennessee Ryerr coming out Of tue Seceasion
stats give- the enemy opportunity 10 concentrate
Al Padlcah ard thcuco act upon Cairo force, IN tLe
pre-snt state of aairs can drop down any ngh' bnid
sand batteries before day on the Kentucky shore,
when al the same time, boats come mp from Mem
phs with artillery VI which they have any quantity
and coHandaut, under present Orders, "olld nave
no power ~ lt hnAer against theDL Ihen t!oy can
bOalbard The place al their leisure and tou Sumter
will be played ngin for cannot that there Is
The lens' thing which VIII prevent multituies from
| b,ing killed and tie place from being destroyed.
II would seorn that IL IL the duty OF tho Government
10 take possession Immediately of both shores and with
force sufficient to hold them. Then If the States secede
for -ueh cauie,so much the worse Tor men, Inc
impuienoe the insoloncei aDd cownrce OF the armed
neutrality Of these S.leb make the blood VI every
| true American boil.
There i. 10 doubt that perfec, terror rens In these
adjoining STATES, iOf they are ll ,oLeahl IcI Vi thlIo
| troops, while all tie way 10 New-Oreans il is the
same. The steamer Belle Memphis last week brought
| up coo 200 passengers from the South, aud the
| Iiiewatha several hundred more When one inquired
| what such crowd meant, the reply wac, Fleeing
| from the wrath ~ come"
| have no news the telegraph anti ipntea every
| thing; and only give Particulars OF important
events which, 20 this date you have had As regards
present plans and future movements it is to TO said
that though provisions permitted 20 go South still
the fear OF sudden blockade prevents shipments and
- ,,,,,, mess 10 done that aluCs ragines the
rivers died up.
While the object Of the establishment Of this camp
IT, Of course defense still 1 think have sufficient
authority for saying that It s also for the purpose Gf
lifting out grand army, which the West 10 wei ele
10 do which shall down the Mirsssippi, and, II
necetsary, in the work of reestabisiing this benei-
zen, Government 10 sweep the way cleRn TO The Gulf
0i Mexico.