New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-09
FROM MISSOURI.
THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT AT HICKMAN--iSYA-
SION OF KESTUCKY-HARDEE DiSGr sfED.
Co;fetpoudgure Of hp Ml.souri D.ruocrAt

SION OF KESTUCKY-HARDEE DlsGusfED.
CoiIetP Of The Missouri Democrat.
CAIRO, Sept. 5, 1861.
We have bsa quite an exciting time he,e yesterday.
Late Ia the afternoon he fleet gun- oats arrived
hero, Bringing important news from Hickman, KY,
| aud other points
| festerday uortin2 The Tyler and Lexington, be-
| fore staioned bt Columbus, Ny, went down 70 HEX
nan Ky, on recon- OiisriDg exlediIon, but hardly
! expecting 10 meet aD enemy.
On apr aCtirg Will in rhort distance Of the town,
before turning Ne bend which brings il ito fnll view,
the, drco, cred "a small stetI-bost which took no
beels. TN turning beuG they discovered, by IL Fl.
Of y sscs, huge ri wheel gun-hoat, the lankee,
OF imInente power, formerly nsed tng-boat Ia
AewOIle4us IN towing up rhps from tho Baile. Size
wac plated strongly viii railroad iron of Tue lst
| tern.
Our gunbo4s opened fire on her a. didanee Of
al ont tee miles, anu the balls aud shell fell icky
around her. One 81 pound shs from tie T. Ter struck
her whfs bouse ana burst, bu the railroad iron threw
u OF without any ee,t. Tie Yankee replied, but her
Shots ell tr stOrt. On going clio toward The town,
M rked battery, also battery OF four Iiied cannon,
were discovered ina ravine rear { uPi or part. "A
large orce OF infantry by boats the
center Of the toBn ami from tue number II rents
pitehet ',hsir force must have Deen nearly four
tl0Gs.nd str'ny
The TYLER pitched o couple OF SHELLS ito their camp,
aud raOTtly uterward dtbse smOke seen aIise
which convinced hawai- officers that their camp
have been set on ire, anC pfobrbly soue of tie
hsbel- have evn killed. No dpnb l. elier iu,d tDat
ls IGrt Of Pillow oTce, TIE report in day
before ys,terday that be was crossing the Nsisspul
" il ~, eItDe ARMY.
TIE {" Yankee J rebel gungoat eviiently tried TO
decoy gohooots uuder the masked batteries, from
the ie.t tb' er shot- fell short aud tEat s. has
oi.oindeI board o. 10 ger range than sny oi
Commodore Rodgers did Dot deem it prudent 70 run
there batteries lid AID 10 engage Ter, for several
reascns viz The force o the L.Dd Dat,eriss not
kroYn; hot Expecting engagement, be had only
eight rolnd- o; snmuiI. ion had only coal oil
any ano his te.kle iOr henGhns tue guns incnu-
le,e. lie ths eiOie deemed IL advisable Lot 80 tie
l.nG br tcIes bIt sndeavOIed 10 COAX the " Yankee
outside OF tner h5s whef. lie could have fair shake
Il, h,r lie aI up short disfan for shat purpose,
tie " lalkee" " following until BE To tle lard
battery, where she stoplt ID unGer s guns. Commodore
Rodgers hen ran up with his 40 1"ats. At Col lm
Dur, At tie up- part o the town, they fired
frou, the blai by Rebel. with muskt Several balls
sirr,k the tiGes oi the boats, aud Went taTough
the ,ODDsnd1it els. oouI lie OF shell Was pitched
4 :tetn which fell aoony L. en- and they scsnipered
What effect Troy had IA NOT known ye,.
A. th.lS Ilniis, ou tte kentucky SIDE they were
agin frd into by murkets, but no image was done.
cavalry company Was seen scouting Trough tho
woods 4 dote II shen was Administered 20 tuen.
On iher way up tiey met the Conestogs gun hoat,
sent down 20 relieve them, and sue was oFueisd back
Nil them.
All th,e gun boats are now busily engaged l. taking
coal ana eho, sLell and auimoritio aud will, in
all pIobs bility, return tomorrow. i am promised
eruis,on 10 20 nh them. Tie several officers snd
crews afe ll' . with enthusiasm and determined 10
give the rebels the est shot in their lockers.
The grand movement on the part Of the rebels IL
now 10 ,ak. Kentasky out OF The Union by throwing
a force INTO Aer mot rotten part, VIZ: tie Ssu ern
rs,t Of Ken'u.ky, which is heart, soul and body
'cssion aud ret,. Armed neutrality in this par Of
the State Is At an end by the pal abe act OF ber own
nbel, who have called in the ali OF Pillows reels.
Pillow thinks his position III Missouri Ia longer sie
or ,enabl,, and ow strikes boldly for kentucky.
HareU il disgSteS and sick Of Missouri aud laDents
the day thai ever foot in il. lie says openly
and bvlil, ihal Claib jackson has deceived him and
Pillow us 20 TOO real sentiments Of the people Of Mis-
soUrl.
They were assured by him that theirfrst landing
tha, g iower o. the citizens Of Missouri would rush
10 their ai that th. great city of ST. Louis would, In
ons universal voice. rise in nsnrection, aud take the
Fed ri fof, by storm; that they would all be we'll
armed AID equipped.
The truth he says 10 this viz thai instead Of meet
ING with hll this aid and comfort, they find that only
lie ,cum OF Missouri has joined their men, who would
rather steal hun work for sn honest Evng-many Of
them horse Il eves-msny Of them who prefer whisky
10 bread Not only these facts apparent but alec
,h.e fcts: Il at they cannot be disciplined; that If
ley 40 not have their way, they desert at every
opportunity and also, they have no arms ft to tight
With.
The vigorous policy Of General Fremont has also
frightened them. They find that the Rebels of the
State Of Missouri are more completely and fully in
the iron prasp the United States than ever and that
the rebellion in i,s ncpency is fully crushed out, and
lhai Il would he death and destruction for them TO nd.
vance into Missouri with the comparative handful OF
men which they nj lh bring to bear against the Fed
erallf rces Even Pillow, rash and fooli,h he is
sees this state Of affairs and acts accordingly.