The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-26


SG msa ss'sss H. 6sjp Issss sssn.sdsd sySs
DurSy and composed Of foundrymen, many Of tham
being originally Northern men, has been disbsnded,
some OF the members ordered North VI
s i0 sna bUss s~e1 ns
Friday last there were In Memphis not far from 5000
troops; Germantown, fifteen miles from Memphis 900
soldiers 900 in Jackson, 900 in Union City, 5000 to
0C0 IN Fort Randolph, and about 200 in Fort Harris.
There Is talk Of forhyDg Columbus but they have
yet but few guns there with which TO make
AFFAIRS AT CAMP DEFIANCE.
IMPORTANT MILITARY MOVEMENT ON Tue srAYys-A
GOVERNMENT AGENT AKRArurNG FOR THE PUR-
CHASE OF FLEET OF srEAMBoATs-PREcAUTIoN-
AIRY MEASURES BY GENERAL PRENTIss-PUTTING
CAIRO IN STATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN
THE soUTH-PRovIsIoNs FOR COLUMBUS, KY, TO
BE STOPPED.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
CAM DEFIANCE, CAIRO, III May u, 1861.
Lieut. Col James D. Norgo4 was to-day elected Colonel
OF the seventh regiment, vice ~ Prentiss, vino was
recently promoted TO the rank OF Brgadier General Col
Morgan was the only candidate for the position. HIS
election gives great satisfaction not only 10 the seventh
regiment, but TO the entire brigade.
The steamer Fred Lorenz, arrested here Saturday in
her passage from St Louis to Cincinnati st
the landing Her cargo consists wholly OF such articles
rs bacon, n, -four potatoes aod hraa marked ami
ed on the manifest for Paducah AMI
Louisville Whether IL win be detained here returned
to the shippers in t Louis has not been deter mined
Moior General Mcclellan has no, yet arrived Cairo
but ID nom n.aTis expected SPECIAL train is kept In
readiness Il censraiia 70 bring him forward at once
his arrival there
j
foTtfy Caro- immediately after the arrival OF Gen
Mcclellan. Operations in that line only delayed for
big direction Surveys hive already been maize and
number Of improvements suAied in the vicinity Of the
site selected purchased from citizeus Among other
buildings Rhch IL viii be necessary remove ID The die
teJy Of Harr After erected at an expense OF $4,000
or $40 900,
we have il as coming from headquarters late even
ing that shipments provisions and suppes per the ferry
stes mer B P Cheney TO Columbus Ky, will not be in
tTfeJed with, unless the command here that
such shpme are intended for points beyond the limits
Of Kentucky
The transportation of the United States mails between
the Illinois centa and the Mobile ami Ohio railroads
tonIiHufs, as usual, unoostru;ted.
fnfe rmaton reached here Las. evening through pas
sepgers from Memphis that 10 the purpose Of General
Uron City THIS move nent am assured is not WITH
Inc Ultimate view Of marching aganst Cairo but 10 arrest
,e march OF federal forces who may seek TO gr over
land, from tho mouth Of the Obi 70 Memphis The Msss
s;np river below .hs beiieved Sufficiently tined
ny heavy batteries the transportation OF troops
south by water and badly fhrough the p'sses-
sion of the aobilc Ohio and the Memphis R0d Cha-
son roaos therefore the secees ousts evdey none o
federal troops, th, invade the South 10 do
Arkan.a s
The blockade At thir port rapidly having the effect Of
driving all steamers fro service There was only cue
arrival here todsy-that OF small steamer loadei with
slaves for St Louis Previous blocksde the
walls and departures numbered daily from fifteen to
twenty
spy in the OF the general government reached
Cairo Sunday evening per steiner Nebraska 81 the
Ateposltl of riepde he escaped hiDgng; bat the
cape was harbreadth one
In Camp Defiance AID Camp Smith notbiog of note
worthy character has since yesterday morning
he boys excellent beath generally, and ceclare
themselves spoing for fight" hey continue TO cu
vafe the SITS OF war with an aoprent eanesness aod
is aknowedgen by every body that their thus
speaks volumes In their praise and IN the praise oil tins
officers coinssAndinR
General Mcclellan We learu from private dispatches
viii certainly bs here "Wednesday. He will make this
place his headquarters IL s supposed that some heavy
oTdnspce will his arrival, AMI the nternoll
1irte commenced.
tatoDs are in pre- g,ess, AM viii probably be compleet
the point IL viii be torn down in order to make Tor
the esrtbworss
There Is great scarcity Of accommod tons here for
and the st Charles Hotel continually gded
The ne shoorng districts OF Kentucky ana Missouri
qoe. and trouble is apprehende1 here from
them, rom Tennessee. Cairo is safe until the rivor
fails and is not probable that IL will be loH enough for
operations from below before the end OF June.
The memphis people retaating us for the stop
psge Of their boats On SUNDAY they appropriated the
steamer sovereign bound from New Orleans tor 81 Lous
with heavy cargo Of groceries They VIII probably re-
tam rho BOAT. The Prnce OF Wales, from New lrescs
Tor Cairo, is duehere but IL suppoe that che would
not he permitted to pass memphis, if she should get By
He'ens
A. aeEBps i Il Ssp2pteA tATt coo tr9Spa from Cairo
h. town IS as1s,-esa sais '' = 49,
EvofasTa brought up large crowd OF cxiles yes
me weather cloudy gloomy and cold for the So
with strong wind yesterday The health of the troops
Correspondence of the Chicago Times
CAMP DEFIANCE, CAIRO, Ill, May -. 1851
General Mcclellan has not arrived In Cairo IL is
t3ted that be viii be here this evening.
The buildings occupying the extreme hab stable point OF
be della are beng removed TO prepare the for fo,
dcaticns. Among other buildings being taken down is
disery, erected at cost of sixteen thousand dollars
Captain Rogers, of the United States Navy, reached
Cairo TO-DAY. The purpose Of his visit is said to
purchase fleet Of seameTs, 10 strong federal
Sss b Sew he ns I,ss y or 0 as
Aeuphis-s sixteen hundred bost-end In DESTROYS or
purchasing eight others of about equal capacity Captain
rnfU rIpp IF tha unfN
spoken OF commander OF the fleet. give this item
report current credited in Cairo yesterday. The
truth fasity Of II will be disclosed In day two.
understand to-day that the command here has de-
cded not 10 let provisions pass for Columbus Ky, not
II assured that they intended for home consump
ton That city, having hoisted the secession flag,
mobbed the Unonsts and furnished soldiers for the
Tolerate amy Ia Justly placed in the category Of rebel
The intelg from the South by passengers arriving
to-day, 10 unimportant. The steamer Sovereign, from
New Orleans route for Il. Louis seized by the
forces Memphis last Sunday the beat and the
cargo confscated The cargo consisted OF sugar, coffee,
moasses &c and valued $50 000 rhe passengers
end arrived here yesterday evening per steamer
+. Cheney.
volunteers will be detailed eaon day for DUTY the
wharf TO prevent excesses OF kind bcr on the part
Of the soldiers or citizens This care fo the order and
quiet Of The city meets tho appreciation OF the civil
tnorfes, and It's po2riety is not questioned by the
citiz1Ls.
onorroF at Jackson, eighty miles from Columbus, on
the Noble and ohio Railroad.
NEW JERSEY.
ORDERS have been received from Adutant General
secston, for the several companies tEc0dghout the
STATE, which are 10 compose tho tafee additional reg
menis from New Jersey TO report a. Trenton Vedncs
day bext. The followiog is the order, together with
Bgader General Hatfield orders 10 the three compl
MES from Budson county
sPEcIAL oRDER-No. 3.
Stair on Nav JEssEY, Ounce on AuJuTAsT GEsTR,L,
TRgsTov Nay %, 1887.
To BMG. GEy JAMES 7. HATFIELD, GrpsoN BMGApy-
sls--YOu viii report companies A, b, a. TINS Office
on Wednesday, the Goth day Of Nay.
BY order Of the Commander iuChier
r. s STOCKTON, Jr., Adiutant General y J. s NJ
SPECIAL ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS Henson BRIGADE
UoB0KES, Nay "a, 1861.
The two companies, National Guard and Hudson Rifles
Of the First regiment, and the american Guard Of Jersey
City, ordered 10 rendezvous at Trenton Wednesday
next, the 10th inst