, 1861-07-10

neaiu 0ne ana can't cay Wa8 Particularly I'm
pressed any Eay, hut not SO Of the firing Of
the nationaa1 falute, for that Waa sharp md
charge
At night we had fireworks, huge transpar.
ency fitted up near the 81. Charles, and
torchHght proeesBioD, by the soldiers Of the
4th. Missouri Regiment, al Of which were
quite creditahlo aud attracted 2 good deal of
attention naelicited good deal Of admrs.
tion.
The firing Of the cannon at night was really
grand In Its effect; shaking the vast building
Of the hotel, and reverberatiug with dis
tInctnees aud power that never heard before.
The exercises wound up as usual with ball,
which contested the palm with one-horse
theatsr. To night the excitement is fire
encampment Of schuttne1's regiment. Ihope
it Is the slaughterhouses over, there, for if
they don't furnish as many separate Btinks as
the city Of Cologne does, they furnish one, and
that too at the distance Of full mile, which I
can testify is enough for civilized olfaetories
to encounter.
Twas pleasedtonoticet thegeat improvement
In some Of the camps. schuttner's regiment
have arranged their tents on each side Of
very bread avenue, which Is q fine play and
parade ground, and If they have not made
Burnam wood hie to Dunsinane hill, !" they
baye ethecottonwoods Cairo Island come
" @Asl ea1np iues 4afe tlaAteu t4om N SUCH
numbers through their camps that It looks
like shady village: The boys Of the 9th lii
nois being moved thereto by the exam
pie of the Fourth Missouri, have beau-
tifed their camp by setting ont shade
trees very tastily throughout their quar-
ters.
Ths ,s.sa aanssz9ing snsjses here
certainly tell What the result will be; some,
II fact majority, Of the officers, speak hope
fully, but it you listen to the men and rely
upon what they cay, you will speedily come
to the conc1ustpn that the brigade will dis
band. # the attempt is made to Fe6ulist them
is as sure a. fate Two regiments have taken
an informal vote within few days, aud less
than one-tbird Of them agreed to reenlist, and
one of them has been counted on as sure for
the WAT. The officers, however, say that
Il was not ;air test, hope they are right.
The most fruitful Cause Of complaint is the in
ccmpetency Of many Of tile officers aad the
present organization. The men are getting
filled with q wholesome fear OF being brought
under fire by men Of no military kuoWledge,
experiance Or capacity; they are willing to
are about, when handling troops in the face Of
IN enemy; bu. they are nok .wi1ling to be sled
81 sheep to the slaugh p merely for the hon
or Of ffolqWfngi"good,e clever feIlowe' that are
desutute OF The simplest elements of military
accomplishments.
were permitted to 60 after him and his lovers
OF whisky and tobacco, and could get, them to
stand long enough to give us q brush. or If
we were encamped in sight of a stron, and
Willy zoe, there would not be the least difficulty
in nreenlstlntg nine-tenths Of the men. # they
are allowed fnrlough and permitted to have
good time at home awhile, it will make won
Is Coy
cut to take command, and will make his ap-
peaIanee IN our midst end stir things about
with his accustomed energy, the brigade vi il
be saved This morning the Cheney brought
up quite number Of refugees, and what is
most n surprising, the most of them came al
boats at Columbus. One Of them stated t6 ne
that he was employed on IN Arkansas snilroad,
and finding tnat nothing could be realized
tor his Labor, he cam away without actual
mclestaGon, though he was often strongly
pressed to join the rebel forces, and some
times closely questioned Others stated that
they were deck hands Of the Falls City, and
the boat Being detained, they were fortunate
eusugh to get back to . land Of freedom. 4
lady and child were along, who, / was told,
had left her husband because he Joined the
rebel army and another one stated to me
'hat he was imprisoned in Camden, Ark, and
condemned by the mob to be hung, but by
l.tc uot " GN4A t1l4at4 auu ulG& uQuAn4cleu
his feet and made good good his escape. BE
was Imprisoned at the instance Of his employ
er, who owed him about $40, and on being
pressed for payment, refused, when the en-,
lloyee grabbed two twenty dollar gold pieces
lying Oh the table, following which the son OF
chiyalry drew his bow1e-kuife and got knock
I'd down BY the Yankee with chair, and 80
sonnaly thrashed that be reported something
previously uttered By my Informant, and mad
been thrown in jail as q short way Of paying
him of: He says that on escaping be swan
and waded long distance in the Washita
River, TO prevent his capture By the aid oi
their dogs, and meeting with stage driver
who knew him, through his aid reached the
Mississippi, and no.g felt that he was il a land
OF freedom once more. His name is Bradley
and he is a native of Livingston county, New
York, and declares his purpose to enter ths
Y. .. navy as soon as be can get to the sea
board. There has been some increase Of sick
ness within the last week; a few deaths havt
occurred, and there are more cases that vii
almest surely terminate fatally; but the th.rt,
cases of typhoid fever which were reported il
the TRIBUNE few days since, as occurring il
the R1anefeld company Of artillery, I hay
lot heard OF since nv arrival s. IT. r