, 1861-08-09

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago rribune.1
CAIRO, Wednesday Evening, Aug. T.
The passage OF steamer down either r,var
,s n promptly announced by gun from Fort
ffenflss, and the answer comes back by the
hoat's whistle, AID hoistSng the stars and
STRIPES as she rounds to and comes to the Ce;ro
leEee. Unless che did this, a black elder broth.
er Of the smart little Six pounder stands near
81 hano, with hint TO steamer not mail clad
could despise O. Withstand. But the blockade
is allowed to be tco ef1tctual to enconr,oa
daring On The par: Of secession oxnera and
captains. Trade on the river is dead, Only
ttree times today has the gun issued its punc,
tusl marine rfpo4ts, and il 5Il but one ;nGfenoo
it bas been On the arrival of charterrs co..
s5nmen1 steamboat The Empress from 81
Louis, came down and passed up to Padncah
1ae only business arrival to- day. Comnere
lhle with the usual aspects in hapn;er
seasons when from twenty to thirty boats
. day swept dewn or up these waters and
from eight TO ten steamers at one tina At e fhe
GaHo leVee receiving. or dischargiug freight.
1he 81 last link is broken'' between fhe 11T7ns;,
anu lower Mississippi, in the seizure Of The
steamer L. B. Cheney. Since the blockade
commenced, she has made daily river conaec-
tncg, the terminus Of the Mobile and Ohio
ralroad, aad the highest point reached by
the lines Of steamers from ports below.
l9e Memphis and New Qr!eaas packets.
Ferd. Kennett, Louisville, & r. ". Hin and
Kentueky: s. q. TucIeF, and Rose % bono1as e
smaller boats, are plying between Columbus
ard Memphis The Tiyer has throughout the
seaso1 thus faE, proved . very popular route
fer refugees from Conthieveracy, and this
doubtless is the secret Why the rebels wished
to create gap by removing the Cheney.
The B. r. Cheney was 4 railroad packet.
built in 1859 at Pomero3, on the OHIO, aad d; Tas
owned by C. Lat1mer, OF JACKSON, Tenn,
brother Of her Captain, n. A r. L7ti;ner, She
vas valued at $25,Ge0, and has been running
Tor two seasons past in connection with the
Ill. Cen. and Mobile and Ohio Railroads, be-
tween Cairo and Columbus. She continued
her trips without interruption until August
1T, When on her down trip, On arriving at
Columbus, Capt. latimer on coming down
1rcm the IilCt house. vas met by Col 4. A.
Hunt, OF Mobile, who had on her daily arrival
for two or three days previous, come on
board. and Wss thought By the Captain to be
onc Of the rebel officers stationed at Union
City
Capt. letimer Ealuted his visitor Is usual,
though la did net know his name, and ehook
hands with Col. Hunt, who on releasing his
hand seized Cspt. 1atimer's right wrist, at
tae e5me m time e1claiming, 1T becomes my
Confederate States aud by order Of Generals
folk and Pillow, You having been violating
the laws Of the Confederate States. bv carrg,
ing Federal trruFss to and from Birds Point |
SD Cairo, and sailing under the orders aad
Signals Of Gen. Prentiss, and IN fact doing all
f1e injury possible to the Confederate States,
ail Of which charges will be substantiated BY
positive proof"
Cot: Hunt Was in eitjzen's.dress Capt. Lat !
inner denied the truth Of the charges, as in
pclot Of fact troops had never been carried cn
the CbtIcJ, the Government at Cairo exacu-
LEng suca seIviee by their OWL chartered
noaIs, and CAPT. Lstimer's request to be re-
lease d 31om such service having been aeceded !
to 1y Gen. Prerties-the Cheney from ths |
nature ct her route being considered neutral I
ooat, and Gen. Pr1ntiss having given written |!
statement TO Judge Brown, Of Jackson, Ten. |
Z, ;Ast he Eeytr would interf-re with tho t
Cheney at Cairo.
Gel. Hunt requested Capt Latimer to put
a1y statement he wished to make in writing, |
TO be se3t to Ger. Pillows headquarters 81
iHt MeE Madtid. which # proved true, would re-
Latimer the beat was in his (Col B. IS hands, |
Snd hls pilot It the wheel, with a sufficient !
lofee on boaTd to ensure her moving only un-
Ger bis oreeEs. Capt. Latimer wrote his state
=, n ent, and then was allowed half an hour to
leaFe the Cheney, with his family, who ware
on board, that being their only residence for
he past six months. Capt Latlmer left The
oGat, end Has told that Re need moi distnrh !
us hooks and papers, as the boat would ba~
'eturned in two or three days but Capt. L.
1ao the foFethonght to remove his yalushIes.
The Cheney then left the wharf in charee Of
Oh limit. The statement that the people Of |
Columbus gave three cheers at this capture ia
Untrue, though such astattmeut has appeared
u the Memphis papers; but party On the
'Fhatf bcat answered a cheer for jeff. Davis
BY men On the guard Of the Cheney.
Ihe Cheney went directly to Memphis, and
1as Iot slnce been seen by Capt. Lati1ncr,
lhe principal citizens Of Columbus got uD q
petition and. rtmCnstrauce to Gen, Polk, ex-
pressing their Indignation at such seizure in
henttcky, ard urging her restoration to
Capt Latime1. This have from Capt, Lsti-
9er, who returned here on Tuesday night
a the loyal men at Metropolis, forty miles
above here On the Ohio, day or two since |
daring feat. 1t was known that
small faQucaA steamer carried painted on the
nner side Of her cabin bu1khead q secession
lag, not daring to bear such co1ors aloft. As
LIE vas passing Metropolis, having raft Of
ogs in tow, party Of lilinoieans swan quiet
J out, climbed Oh the ratt, thence to the boat
I'D made efort wo1k OF the i" secesh" buIk-
read by stayirg 1t doEr-the crew dee.uiue
admission necessity. The same day at Me-
ropois q secession sympathizer grew over
Jealous, and openly avoFcd his intention tn
aisc secession flag and defend it, when be
Tos seized, rode on rail, ard then put across
he river in skiff to find eefer ccanen;aljtv
q his treason. If traitors exiet in Souther1
LlIiI o's; or even further north, they must be
De dumb