, 1861-08-08

to-day. Col. Cocks 7th, Illinois regiment
came down from Mound City, on The OHIO, at
IL A. n. AT the eame hour Capt. James Smith
OF the Chicago Light Artillery, Company a,
q pFqke sp nps tns 4i a1d ss Retu,fsaqs qasste55
levee, and came int = new location In she
city. Col. Cooks regiment has also gone into
= new camp ncar Fort Prentiss-. - -
The boys Of Capt. Smith cast many Hnger~
iBg look behiad as their column moved aNay
hon Camp Smith; their home forfos.f months
past. They hare wrought ,Wondere In redn:
cling heavy and tangled forest to 3 beautiful
AID level parade ground, and yet their best re-
enlt has been attained in the direction OF Per
feetiIg themselves In eoldlerlF dnty. :.
Let it be voted to Capt. Smiths credit that
not one night, while in service, has he passed
away from Ills camp. As Isat By aud saw the
preparation for breaking up the camp it
Tas worthy Of note to: observe how each
Eqpad returned to headquarters well thn!ab.
Practice feeued By Government for army 1se
and instruction. These men had been stnaY-
ing, their camp had been school Of 1nstr1c-
ton, and the Iesult Is seen in the Skill and
precision with which they handle their pieces,
in manner that enlists lhs outspoken K admir-.
rot been well rsed- They are the pride Of
this brigade, and yet their paT for the entire
period Of service is in arrears. There is
prospect now that this will not long remain
to be said r.
1 visited Dr. Gin at the Brigade Hospital,
CT 1atheF as it is to be the General Hospital
eince it is receiving patients from all the
Brigades. passed through. the Wards to-
dhy. DR.. Sim has worked marrels and de-
seryee all praise. His patients are well cared
ably good state Of health in the camp.
AZ necessarily incident to the present and
prospective large Increase Of the force here
and at Birds Point, the Hospital accomnoda-
tions haze been extended considerably. A
large new brick building Is soon to be made
and Keoknk packet Warsaw, a fine steamer,
has also been made floating Hospital, and
placed under charge Of Assistant Surgeon
Dr.. Burke, and is now receiving patients for
whom her etatezcoms will make comfortable
ard welcome wards for the Light class Of cases
| to be cent thither.
Cairo is stin kept alive By rumors aud sen.
tatione. The "reliable gentleman to whom
atnsati1n reports and the sensation 1oTfng
! ruG1ie have for months past been 80 lberally
| Indebted for their stock OF lively interest,
| keeps a77isang here constantly. have gsen
| him several times and looked his budget
|, through. 1t contains nothing the public hare
t rot heard before He is very fond of pouring
his Is inpottsnt disclosures into official ears
at Headquarters, but not with any marked re-
enlt. It has come to be understood that our
| officers do not depend altogether upon the
."1elisble gert1eUan'' ~ for the facts aud sur.
! mIees OF which to base their operations. And
| Gen. Fremont and his Brigade officers are at
Work, Of that be assured. Z
Amy operations prospective BITE not fol
discnEsion. The actual movement IN the di
rectdon Of re-openfDg and keeping unobstruet
Cd the Cairo and Fulton Railroad extending
twents.sl1 miles into Missouri, soathxesterlJ
from Birds Point, has meaning. To thi:
end Col Law1e1's 18th Ill Regiment is postet
EI1 miles out on the line, where an axpensiY.
bridge Is to bt Immediately replaced. CD
Tu1cbIn's 10Th Ill Is. at Norfolk, Mo-, a11
miles Gown the river. Gen: Ffemont's fleet 0
4 Government transport steamers axe in st
Louis, in 1eadiness for similar duty to tha
which lately employed them. ;: =:
One Thing IN closing deserves to be noted
SIS It is noted here an anomaly in Caito, u
i irtlnx Of gold md silver u.e3 in paying off th
!; troops. BY the middle Of The week Alajo
Eaton and Major Kinzie will have paid Oft th
. LIST Teein ent Of the three monfhe' men As
!, consequence holdels Of "little bills :" to larg
amounts about town, liquor Relers, aut
dresses and others, are rejoicing over disco,
cry cf gold in Cairo with i1bilation Pike
Peak never saw SURPASSED. '' II.