New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-11

old newspaper IsOPretor and edlIof' 'ufri''iDs' t,
! snsrect tbe b,sjn.vork. TIE Zouayet, or Sth
Missouri Pepjmi,t, are nearly oil Americans
and well oaieertl. Mai. Mcdonald is gentle
man rossessed ]. the qualities Of true and
h.,o .o,a., tf Col. Smith and Lieut.'Coi.
peckham, bavS already spoken, s.,.sa
.oon M p.,o,S,n I am greatly indebted.
-, - Tur TRIBUNE arrived on
voano.a.T caIs,0 forth the gratitude of both
officers and sold Es. e.
60 c,,;,b is XIV in command of Cape Girar-
L. II ia horki his fine regiment will not be
.,e0,.,tod in the ovement down the Mississippi,
far few regments are better prepared to do hon
orable service to me country
Cen. P,entiss. having received orders from
cen Fremont, st,s ted for st. Louis on Wednesday
evening while h. brigade, under Col. Cook
still remains at Jackson. The fine little story
of his marching Sn Greenvie, and taking $50
prisoners at BlOOsl6eld, was of course prema-
ture, as be did NIT visit either of those places.
Leaving Captt Grardeau early yesterday
morning, had sEpleasant ride to this place, on
the steamer w. 4 Maclay, whose officers, Capt
Conway and CleIS; Whitaker, had just received
from the fair haIkls Of Union ladies Of St. Louis
an American flagE the ladies raising the banner
themselves, whilS the band played " Yankee
Doodle" Some of the donors of the flag were
ON the boat ard declared that no rebels at
Paducah should have it down while they lived
| to defend it.
| Paducah is destined soon to be point OF
more prominence than heretofore, and will figure
conspicuously, if / mistake not, before the close
of the war. Merchants at st. Louis were
afraid to ship by the Ohio River for fear OF
seizure at the above point. 1t is not likely the
! Government will look idly on and see band OF
| Rebels gather at the mouth of the Tennessee 10
DESTROY the commerce of the Ohio and Misss-
eppi Rivers for fear of intruding on Kentucky 9
neutrality" By the way, that neutrality be-
Gin, TO assume formidable proportions AS two
of our gunboats the Tyler and Lexington, were
reconnoitering in the direction of New-Madrld,
on Wednesday, they came suddenly upon a
strange tuc not far above Hickman, which, hav-
ing steam up was off in q twinklng. The gun.
boats followed, and, when opposite Hickman,
were fired upon from two batteries, partially oil
riAed cannon, on shore. There were also some
| . 600 infantry in the town of Hickman The
gunboats. having been attacked by an enemy on
| Kentucky soil, responded quickly, throwing shels
into the town and upon the Rebel batteries.
! Doubtless they we're effective, but how fatal /
/ have not learned. This act Of Kentucky Rebels,
/ together with the recent seizure at Paducah,
| render prompt movements necessary IN That por'
tion of Kentucky west of the Tennessee River
An important expedition moved from here last
night to operate against some OF these Rebels,
but being unweD, l was unable to accompany
it. Two gun.boats, with perhaps third, and an
| infantry force of one or two regiments on the
Platte Valley, composed the expedition. / have
good reason to believe their success will be fiat
tering and decisive As the infantry were EN-
barking could hear from my room at the hotel
their comrades cheering them with "Do your
duty boysr' "Give good account of your
selves" Don't come back without fight!
etc. There is some reason to believe that the
force at Hickman was a portion of Pillows
New.Madrid command. The Rebel gun-bOat
Yankee was near Hickman at the time Of the
engagement, but did not participate.
The steamer Empress arrived from st. Louis
to-day with large quantity of Enfield rifles
aboard. Two regiments here were armed with
them to-day.
Brig. Gen. MeClernand is now in command Of
this post. He seems to have staff Of venerable
men quite in contrast with the youthful features
Of some officers here.
Gen. Fremont's proclamation is greeted as
the most decisive step of the campaign. So far
as have heard, it meets only entire satfsction.
The principle that men who take up arms to
destroy Government are not entitled to its pro-
lection, either in person or property is certainly
sound and correct one.
/ learn that the expedition which left last
night was intended TO capture some rebels who
had taken possession Of Paducah. The troops
landed under protection of the gun-boats, and
took possession OF quantity of provisons-the
rebels having suddenly left. They have still
another camp rs miles up the Tennessee River
Another force leaves here tonight doubtless to
join those already in Paducah.