The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-17
DUB CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.

CAMP DEFIANCE CARo, H., June IL, 1851
Parade Of the Troops bdors General AcDzsllondRWored
Smtifcaton Of Island No. BY the seeessoSias-Sssss
sion Accounts of TIE Taking Anay Of Ms Confederate Flag
from, ColunbUs, &c. .
Major General George B. McCleAnd arrived here to day
direct from Virginia, and this afternoon grand brigade
parade took place In the presence Of General xcelaud
Brigader General Prentiss and stat. The parade
was all that could have been desired and when was
finished General McCleand was heard To say, 81 had NO
idea that we had efficient Of the service at the
West" So II is. The powers that be at Washington
have seemed to think that the troops at Cairo at
the best but lot Of recruits, unsuited to active
service, and have treated them accordingly. Hore we
are menaced by army said 70 number over fifty thou
SAND men, and until to day. not general officer has
been here nor has any attention been paid to post
by the department further than TO send us few pieces
artillery Seven troops ss nov and
rot cent has found 10 way here, and ioday some
ns sns s scnfo esssaa and
the prvsses compelled TO forego the pleasure Of
The mOrey with which to pay postage. They murmur at
Their treatment, and who eau blame themS but they say
only Us 70 WIN an ssS oaoR s
The troops in good spirits and health, but there Is
teiDg how long 'his good feeling will Last If they be
treated much longer with that contempt, apparently,
hat they seem to be the subjects Of.
The arrival Of General McCelland looked upon az the
precursor Of active movements Missouri is in this
division Of the army and am informed that troops
viii soon al rive here from that State
There s report here TO night that tho Southern army
hve landed at and fortified Island No. g. In the state Of
kentucky and General McCeand hes written Governor
Magoin to bpow by what authority It been DONE but
vet reply has been received Probably the Cover
nor has not heard OF it yet, bat opne that couple OF
Union soldiers in citizens dress to have been
IN the swamps opposite this place hun ing
squirrels, or Hsh!ng of the end Of cotton 5000
log in the Nissssippi, II would have been
known all over Kentucky within an hour, and hif o
cozn Kentucky Colonies and Dr. johnson, OF Paducah
would have been in Cairo in double qrck time protest
against invasion"
The Southern papers are rampant about the little affair
at Columbus yesterday, and hey magnify the num-
beYs in their own army know they do those ia the
expedition yesterday, am inclined to think General
fenfs has troops enough to clean out +" all the oppo
sion in tennessee For instance, Memphis pa ser TO-
cay fays there over five hundred troops here
only one hundred and twelve men all told and twelve
pieces OF artillery 0hefe were only two pieces SIX
pound gun and twelve pound howitzer that the troops
paraded the streets insulting women and abusing men
mot soldier set foot upon the soil during the whole p
that the soldiers pulled down the flag aud tore 10 pieces
end trampcd II In the ground (Csptain Barnes Of the
steamer was the only man who touched the flag until It
reached CaroD that tho soldiers broke into houses
and stores and conscated old Bourbon the barrel &C.
The circumstances were precisely - wrote you yes
terday. We have no news to communicate. General
McCelbnd VII, leave here for Sprmgae at four O'Clock
Tomorrow evening.