, 1861-08-02
Especial Correspondence Of the London Ti1nes. ]

Of 1e T1oeps-ARpearanes and Discipline q
The Hen.
Especial Correspondence Of the London Tfmes.l
At the rear Of the hotel, in the hollow be
tween the leyees Of the rivers, Is Camp Deli
ance, which must be the base Of operations Of
on tie morning after my arrival (June 2V I |
was introduced to General Prentiss, whom I
found in large room On the ground hoor OF
the hotel, which is the b: adquarters Of the
sbgg. 6bgado He is man 3s II the p5m5e 5enid Gf IT, d
eye, and very agreeable manner; smooth |
facta, except as to the chin, which is adorned
BY the oa1oe d :A}r Q1e, CT gostee, 60 much af-
tected in America over the middle height,
Whist is called slight Western accent Al
though be Was aware ! had JET come from
Memphis, the General had the good taste not
to ask any questions respecting the position,
which is more than can say Of all met On
either side.
A number Of officers were In the room, one
. Of whom was Hungarian, Miotsky; another
German, third j Scotchmen, . fourth an !
Englishman. L. conrereing on various mat
tere, Gen. Pren1iss showed me, with emile, 4
the copy. Of newspaper, published in Ken.
tucby, which contained an " article on him.
self that csnrot readily meet with parallel
even in the Journalism in this part Of the
world. Fer the benefit Of your readers send
~ tuhL tuE4 113<4s JuuEE HuAt EU1A I'll pENptt IL
must be which tolefates the use Of such ian
guage.
''There fs man now veget2ting at Cairo, by
rane Prentise, who ts in command OF the forces
that Ro1 M IL saS s
He ia miserable hound. dirty dog. socinble
fellow tEeaebe5ous villain. notorious M thlei,
hide eonttnua1ly fali q Cincinnati IKE ahisSy: "
hin are embodied ali the lcprous rascalitie., and
in tile living sore the gallows has been cheated OF
its own. This Prentiss wants our ecalp: We have
| We Will propose plan by Which he may become
possessed OF hut valuable article. It isthis Let
pi selset his best ghhttag or so Of
then let both parties meet at given point, where
there will be interruption Of the scalping bust
ness, and then the longest pole will knock the
perfimmon.' II be de es not accept this proposal
9e IL coward, We thipkthe above proposition
| lair and cqnal-"
These gems are from paper called the Cres
cent, printed at Columbus, Kentucky, and edl-
ted BY "Co1onel" L, G. Faxon, of the Tsnnes-
see T1gerF, worthy and accomplished officer
and gentleman, no doubt
In The afternoon, Gen. Prenties was good
enough to drive n1e round the camp in COM
pauy with Mr. Washburne, member Of Con.
| g1.se from Illinois, aud several officers and
| gentlemen. Amorg them was Mr.. Osle5by,
Colonel Of regiment Of Illinois volunteers.
The bnlk OF thetroops are encamped in wood
en- theds, provided with berths like those in
q ship, which ate disposed 1cpgitudinallg, SO
SIS to sfTord the maximum OF: sleeping room.
These sheds TIN continuously along the in
ward side Of the levees, the tops Of which are
bEoRd enough to serve as carriage roads.
THY. snswer well enough for temno
1a5y purposes, but would not do for o
lergthened residence. There can be no drai1
see, as tue ground t;n which they stan1. is be-
LOW The Wa1e.t Ieyel The parade i SPACIOUS
AID E-.-: enough-the hestom Of (. swamp
= o.cl the troops hava cleared, cutting down
8 irees sud removing stnmps with great dill
/. EeEce an9 laoor: Our drive extended up tne
. MississiDpi shore, past two neiidd-guns in pcsi
T ton ard ecne infantry tents, up to the camp
: Ct . company Of Chicago Light ARTILLERY and
T OF HupgHrIan and German volunteers, nndsl
Arjor h'lotaky- The guns fired q ea1ute or
: tie crIiyai Of TIE General, anu the company
. wire drawn up to receive hinl--an unequaily
= sized body Of I1en, most Of whom, however
g we're quite fl for any military duty. Tht
e captain, Mr. Smith. is, / should judge from
ms accent, SeoteEmaD, and he told ms
The men IN his company represented q mil
n lion and 8 half Of e.Ea,s IL property. Tht
d The horses aud eq1ipi2vnIs, we're clean and i
j. good oTcer; 1kt firing 1.ss wellti1aed. Wtilt
seated in bis ttrt, seVesai If the privates cam
forward outside and sang ths Star-5panglei
J, Barner," God Save The Queen" TO thei
7. oWn "ords,) and other airs, very pleasiagly
IS bu1 SEVERE reception awaited the guests q.
r gcipg outside, ior The whole Of the compan,
10 we1e drawn up in line, sn3 they then and ther
le set up shouting for :" Wssh6urne,'' 30 tha
the honorable member was tain to comply an
make speech; and then Gen. Prenties mad
E. aspeech under similar compu1s!on; and mex
J. Col Oglesby; AID then yonr own corrsspon
a dc: t, who hes. had quite enough Of speakin
u In America, In bis first and last eff3rt, wa
IL forced to say he could not make speech
and after other oEatione, il which the audicnc
E. Ferc olea1s cslled ''ggtlcmen II ia got .
le (witn "three chee1s13 to tie Hungarian
Of who We're waiting tpr THEIR tara-a fine, 60
70 d.eIly 'coking eet Of men, Of whom our Ke1
IL tutky editor writes Es follows:
a. ''When the bow-Ie2ged, wooden-shoed. SOU
e aront sinking, eating, henroo=
II co1nllfhea the brilliant feat Of king down Il
Is. to another flag Of the same eott Which was ayir
to gle1i.ntly and drhant:y abuut Two miles dssian
~ {ard )" h!ch tletr guns d1d not coSer) and dehe
at ecboof TO take ttat flag down. The coward
:. ppps, the sheep.dogs, the sneaking skuuks da
~ Tot do fo hecause thofe twelve pieces Of 1:.s5
o. we're Lot bearing upon It, And these are the ps
" PIE who are SCI; here BY Lincoln 10 crush ont
IS. Tue officer in command put them tnrous
Is, light irEsst1y dsin, advance Of line cf skirr
u islere, charge, s..1y, retreat &c, all well don
ag and they marched back singing to camp III
=, gave thee ;good cheers for the General.
IN cur wsy back the party stopped at anoth
u camp, which was ep1sveDed By The presence
'adlss, WHO had cGrne some hundreds Of mil
4. to zee hushande ard brothers. aud In the ere
Ct ing the neual parade took place near the hott
~ -Four regiments Of shout TO each were on Il
ut glound, snd nerer r.rhape did any force on
y, fen weeks In the field lock more like Sc
I'd d;t1s, march more steadily in iine O. rressn:
e Better appearances in the ranks. When G=aa
~ companies struck the eye as disasreeat
a Eoye!t3-1ne ifith white cros.beIts betwes
n. two companies With black crossbelts, for {
q; SIMPLE; but the line Of bayonets mas u
&c, way=rirg and uniformly sloped-al1 Il
I'd ordinary work Of very ordinary reg
d. ,sith precision and rarid1ty, and the III
at were Is fine fellows as cou1d be seen IN s,
e irsaltry regiments of tie line in ally pa1t
% the wGIld. The officers, however, d:i Il
Ia s:em vefT quick, elders werc carried ~ a TIT
the combined movements were slCE, and
o. little clubbing took place in forming into III
"a frcm columns of companies marching in e]
lis {5,s just Is it was dark thers came il
re- csr:l, With good band at their hsa5, u
n:rAatly stoullookins set Of f4llo@r, arm
1T xi.h lille and baJontt, very tail, in hSn
'm marching order, AID stepping out like n
II. who knew their business. Alas tia. i: ehou
tcso. But these are Col. Schu:tner's Dutt
:as msr,' as they are called, who have been u
he irg parties, and making themselves genera
est active, either without or with the Ce!one
be eane:ioE and SO they are marched to camp
no punishment for their want of discipline, a
their place Is taken by eno:he7 bat:a;;::oa
r. sm informed the conduct Of the troops On
whole has been TeEy exemplary.
en- SATURDAY., June q
lie, The Information which Brigaaier Gene
Prentiss received OF movements on the psxt
Tc- Missouri secessionists induced him, in pun
zen ance, Eresume, of instructions from the be
her quarters of bis district or, possibly, Oh
18th GIVE responsibility, to end ont an expeilti
etctct;; ,t1is afternoon, 10 break up their eau
In and dlsperse or make them prisoners It is
ITO that eort Of guerilla enterprises that mt
to- Of tie timc and strength Of the Federa1i
ang will be consumed. A good map of I
us States may fail to Bhcw the little village
her Commerce, On the Mississippi, but it is sht
ess- sixteen fmiles east OF the town Of Bent
:aa- aId is about two hours 6tcaming from Cal
lee Here tie Con1ederates, or ssrebels,1 As Il
:on- are called In my present latitude, have (
tary 1eeted in two or three small camps, in nu
ted he1s to which report adds and deaQcts csph
lei at pleasure. But Gen. Prentiss does
the thiEk they can be ever 8 few hundred N
ana judging from the force he eeut against tns
'een 1t Is supposed these bsnds arc the debris
'one Coz, JacEson's followers, who have been
eour8ged By promises OF support from Ii,
plis to assemble as 1ailying centres for
ent secesslonists Of Missouri, who would no do
collsct III considerable numbers If they II
81. Permitted, and would summon their datea
,etts Gove1uo7, now an exile in Arkansas, to t!
ut hczd. But the position they occupy Is :
: to important in q strategica1 sense, as It G.
1nauds the mississippi above Cairo; an
civic they succeeded in getting few guns
had could stop the navigation Of the river