, 1861-09-07

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10. dstetsnfns ~ pfoxaottona fn their ~
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ness, ef=helping sz1 tho1s apou whom thsY
CON e61eslafe to te1p than WhaR fhey desife
to q 10 No hiRA&e,n The III fopts ND 10 asv
s7u uien. The 9Th about eO, the 10th md 1lth
soinething Less than oal. nd tie 18th about
Recruiting ss Te.yasase III; chiefly in eonso.
ments and ska1eteu companies which iaa7o
split up the REV volunteers into fnduitesfmal
squads all oyez the State
The 18th regiment, md the artillery aeeom-
panying nnder Col Wagner, instead Of going
down and are now encamped just above Co
lumbns, KF. The G. ". Graham, which con.
veyed them down, lies moored to the INK, and
TWO Df our gun bozts-the Tyler and Lexing-
ton-ase anchored IN the river above and BE-
low. The boats sre in Charge Of Capt. Rogers,
who came mp between midnight and daylight
this morning, to get orders from Gen. Grant
at III a m. things looked ike the beginning
| of reconnaissance southward. Whsn the
troops went into csmp down there, The in
habitants nearly all fled ike scared sheep, bs-
iEg convicted BY their own conscience Of
| merlting arrest and imprisonment One Sc
!
moved about town in such manner that be
| w8s watched and his steps dogged, and finally
| himself arrested and Detained "a = prisoner.
| TEe-c Is regiment as Thebes, In this State,
just above the town Of Commerce IN Missouri,
which has become SO famous Of late: tits IN
commaud OF Lleutenant Colonel Waters and
Capt. Duff cfthe Il ". H. b. who took them
lot Of supplies the other night, says that they
| are the fnest locking body OF men ne has seen
Jet He said that they did nof complaln,C
although for two days thsy had oeen snos'st 5en
think that little military law in the comual5-
sarlat Of that regiment would be healthy. a.
though it is more than likely. that the cap
t8in's are as much or more to blame than tue
ccmmieaary for permitting the men to waste
their stores, as raw troops almsst always do.
On Birds Point there are now encamped tht
22d, cath. 41st, and the regiment commanded
| By Col Hicks. Capt. Tay1or's artillery is also
there, and Capt. Burrel's and Capt. Nolemao':
cavalry companies.
The 18th Is at Mound City, and said to be i'm
proving in condition. TIE attaches Of the
. hospital OF the 7th, .saye the First Surgeon
| | Dr. Metcalf, are stin here.
The rebels made quite haal out OF th'
Charleston Bank The other cay, getting, I 81
/ in bills. Doubtless the Confederate authori
ties will premise to refund when they achiev
, | their Independence, which assurarce will no
be livery full Of comfort to the distresse'
, hzancjer. am told that some sharp ti1an
cicring is done up il this place il the way Q
haEirg claims against the Government.
There is very loud SAD general complain
:. made By the citizens that other military post
: bare paid off the debts contracted by the sub
s:stence department, but that hare, viii
: claims over due sixty days. they cannot get
cent Of money, without submitting to shay
! Of from TO tc25 per cent. TIE belief seems t
= = be quite prevalent that tbs men that ought t
pay the money, have Il on hand and are Shawn
tie creditors OF the Government With th
: Government money, fer the beEef1t Of thel
private pockets. Man that have been in th
:. habit OF furnishing the troops what vegetable
: they wantsd, are Low utterly unable TO do j
= becauee all their means are locked up in til
y | Way- If the Government Officials are 20
! guilty in this matter, fhey owe it to their ow
- :. equations to show where the responsbilit
~ thing furnished the army hereafter will
e furnished at price that will enable the eelit
Of this stuff to stand the above enormol
! = shave, and thus Uncle SANS pockets vi
= bleed, and the money Will hare at last to coH
i, 'nain1y ont Of the pockets Of men who a.
:. glad to get from Sc cents to one dollar per da
~ y ior their work.
u Gen Fremont's proclamation gives vel
great and very general satisfaction here.
few cayu at his not recognizing slaves /
property, but their voice il 1aint indeed cor
Jared with the generel and hearty approx
|
1e now that we are IN position to deal with tt
OF rebels as they deserve, and that re can no
# be ASSURED that when d loyal uan comes to
o. from rebel who has claimed him az chatt<
" that We csn accept Iis offer ct help in puttii
n down the rebellion, aud not have the feelirl
Is, Of humanity outraged By seeing him return
~, to hopeless bondage.
is The 22d was under marching orders for ID
- night and then this morning, but see th*
to tents still remain On their campi1g-ground,
ID Birds Point landing. The boys over the
Of have been lrxuriatire in apple dumping
he taken from Col Birds orchard, on the sWa
er Of which, the uth kavs pitched their tents
.st conjunction with Tsylor's ARTILLERY. 7
in mansion is used Is headquarters for c
pc Wallace, the hotel is still used as hospit
ole and the depot buildings are found very use
ey to the subsistence department The "Alhre
res just from Louisville, reports all quiet alo
y. the Ohio and the river falling rapidly. =
TO ther cloudy. s. Il.