Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-21
mATTERs AT CAIRO FROM NORTH
EKN SOURCES.


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Correspondence OF Che Cincinnati Erquirer.l
From the continued movements of troops, to
aid from Cairo, BIZ railroad and BY river, du-
ring toe last week, the place bias been all agiOW
with excitement. Every day the thundering
cannon has welcomed the arrival OF some
steamer laden 10 ibe waters edge With gaiIy
at ired troops, while the air has rung With
their shouts, mingled with the melody Of our
national airs. Tents at a moments warning
have been raised, and busy hands have filled
canteens, and strapped to their backs soldiers
equipments; in another hour the steady tramp
Of thousands Of men, all silent 10 their own
rejection, announce the movement Of some eN-
petition, hrBt to be made known to the enemy
OF The rdttling musketTy. Our gunbOats have
oeen Ii Ing up and down he river continually
on the move. They have landed and taken on
board round shO', shell and canister. indica-
ting that some hing unusual was on hand.
Ibe result of all this preparation has been
the c,osing Of one more doortO the South. On
last Friday night, 1900 troops with Smiths
artillery, and six siKty-four FOUNDER, landed at
sud took possession Of PadUcah. Secession
dSSs were streaming from every psrt OF the
town, but upon the appearance ct our troops
al came down. Tbs ARTILLERY swept through
the place 10 search Of opposition; but none
oLeFed. y large amenut of provisions and
ammunition were cap uTed. Paducah mas been
Z uh~ AL Lhs AIGAA EI-l6LCt8 10 tue C0Utu, NE Tue
way OF the Tennessee river, mn 10 The present.
time, and Its railroad books indicate a large
amount ot ammunition and provisions daily
/ carried to t1e South by that route. The place
is now in our possession, hTmiY held by a large
number OF troops. 1Bis is one advance made
upon Kentucky soil.
Another is TIE erection OF a battery oppo-
site Bjrd's Point. Day and night men are
busy, 6iiing and arranging sand bags and
: Weaving baskets for the ss1d. The sound OF
the ak, the crash Of falling trees, the hum OF
busy men, TIE glare OF burning brush, al
mingled in glorious confusion, break the 81
leuce OF night and render the scene grand and
Imposing Hesvy cannon are already planted,
and piles OF sbot, shell and canister lay scat
tered upOa the ground, ready for action. The
work is progressing fast, aud will soon be SUN
GENTLY strong to oppose a heavy force, which
is threatened to be sent before many days.
Yet the enemy are not inactive Polk and
Pillow are strongly fortifying Columbus, and
planting cannon OF the heaviest csliber. JEFF
Thompson is JUS opposite, with two thousand
men. Twenty miies below Hickman, is a
strong ort'fcation Island No. 10 is fortified
by a battery and a strong force. Gen. Thigh
msn is somewhere near Paducah, with 6000 or
5000 men. TIT Mississippi river is lined with
shaTpshOOters and masked batteries Tbus, il
m4y be seen, that ihev are alive and full Of
pref dTat0n. l6eir gunb0at Jackson ventuTed
up last Sunday Within g ght Of Cairo, and after
Ieisureiy inspecting the surroundings fell back
to safer quarters.
From the above summary il will be seen that
the principal attention is now drawn toward
Kentucky. Her "Dsutral soip has been inysc-
ed. aud Der earth has drank lhe crimson blood
Of her sons. OF what avail is her neutrality ?
From the South the TennssseeaBs are invading
her; from the West MissouTi's hordes are pour
ing N, and must TIE NoTth look idly on? The
enemy must be met, ana The din Of battle aid
the clash Of arms must Tes0und within her bor-
deTy. The fate is Inevitable. A few weeks
more will reveal startling scenes 10 this great
drama. We are looking westward for stirring
scenes, to which every eye VIII be directed.
Yesterday We received q good account Of our
gunboats. From early in the morning until
late in tae afternoon they were ens agiBg the
enemy Nothing Is positively known Of the
result as Ut, as the report has bot been rem
dersd. They were fred upon al along the
banks by men concealed in the bushes, and
once in & while masked batteries were opened
upon them. One Of their wounded was brought
to cur hospital last night with 4 CHASTITY wound
from a rifle ball, which passed first through the
aim and then to be forehead, frscturiug the
frouta! bone. The boats started eaIly this
morning for another brush.