The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-26
TIVE SEAT or WAR IN TINE WEST.
The psfenoes and Strategic So0oon
of Cairo.
o,p CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.


w" cAno, III May II, IslI.
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go, aas fyovs,son: tteny-Ksy Of a> Pos':io' era:
Sat.eri,s, &C., dc.
send you to-day diagram Of the TED OF operations
carefully preuare5 from sctual surveys, oae which
your readers may rely upon in every particular
a able 20 state from the highest authority, that the
esepces of this perfect as could De desired
and s,rerg the authorities here 'eei enr or ATTACK
40 defence IL "a but truth state that they rather under
.ha thsir means than overestimate their
NAV have control of every Of reaching this place,
hsr nv water or land the railroads and rivers being
IA perfectly commanded by the heavy guns OF the several
oatteres as Narrows by the classmates aud bar
eettes Of Fort Hamilton, and within few miles Of this
e,,y as many soldiers sncamped &s are row under
arms here, white every Congressional distract in the
State has fun quota OF troops in rendezvous ready
a. moments warning to rush TO the defence OF Cairo,
or "to carry the into Africa" the case
may be The Western people are fully up to the WAT
point Enthusiasm and eager for the fray any Of
and bold companies that have left New York;
ana when fully uniformed VIII compare fsyorsby With
fellows o. the East who have gone to the wars be-
fore tn We have heard mush of the sharp SDsoetng
proc,v-saef some - Confederate army
bus must be considered that the YES. fully up to
me marx in Tie way Of "gold shos their oppo
yene II the reports OF "cresk shots here are 10 be
erediied. was conversing yesterday with gentleman
tana southerner, too, BY the vsS>s~o recsuned the
particulars OF shoo,r Isssch he witnessed on thspaT
o. volunteers spat carooncsle but dare no.re-
peat bs rsps for fear that Of the Eastern boyA
nighS feei discouraged But a captain Of q company
nov here sa he has not man IN h!s command that
csBnot hit muskrats eye three feet beow the sIrIace
The water in the Big Nltdy.'
Inc news reached here yesterday that the goVeInme
were going TO foEtfy the town by the erection OF GFs
class fotess at ttbe point upon the etc OF the brew
sry and am informed Co DAY that the prpretots ef IN
brewery are removing trer machinery, wncn gives
color OF Truth 10 The report. sas.s.sessess,~ea
bs only sources o. sent here are the occasional
S--cfsseffhers bound up or down the rivers
per- ect blocsa is in operation ana nut ooat s
ancwe1 20 pass without laying up and submitting 10 IN
spect'on; bu' can learo OF no conas'ai'ops OF
snreani: OF "bringipg a vessel to- Is ts.s-Then a
steamer fatboat arrives at certain point, tad mani
forts 10 iptentor OF stopping blank csrt-dge re1
she keeps still her shot is .se3 ahead Or
her bows, when generally has the eject o. causing her
70 souna bar whistle, asgnal OF lyog 10 GAt che SUI
keeps her shot s rec rto her Ts, cod
She mex into her machinery. However, the toirt and
fourth shots are generally unnecessary
The town ia full OF strangers anil newf2aper cresp m
deJt plentiful ss xoase-c. sss al sgrse
aha. caro- - poor pass Tor news have oOavs'ssd
With several gentlemen nom below and al saea Agreed
in the conclusion that Gt-ack nteadet unon Caro- by
the southern army many of the Secession troops at
waru TO Virginia
s.ssssl re- s.sC, s.ss s s-sas s sy Sen
be placed IN position immedi atel7. Arr,s luu'tiJn
and povni are plenty here, tire ony s,a-cy felt
nj pre'sns is IN the way Of uniforms FOR the tFooos
shall to st Louis 10 morrow, iesr2 by gan
ueman Just rom there that there prcspe Of enoler
outbreak at that point
Cairo Is two hundred and thirty three -,es south by
car. from Springfield Illinois u Is situated the point
Of Ian formed by the junction OF the Ohio w.l the Ns
sssppi river enclosing Of four thousand
The surface OF the land below the level Of ths
wb,oh 10 protector By grand svee rh'h prevents the
overflow OF the place and the raised banks the place
Inc appearance Of al immense entreIonec IRE
compaDy.tg sAetch Of Cairo exhibiting at gscce - p,
etoo az 80 IN pots mt military p1int, s exp1s.i 10
ana uost perfect arrangements under the orders of
ssheFa PrcHtts Tor s defence, ID rom actr u
yejs ~ the ilEEAIDs correp9r lent NV IN Caro- and
accurate in every respect