New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-18

brought into camp quite lot OF shoyeis chains, &C,
and two large boxes Of tobacco. When we ieit
Cairo the men knew nothing Of the move, conse-
onenty did not provide themselves with tobacco and
for the last few days they have been bali crazy ron
this cause When the tobacco came IN 1t was as
trbrted to the several captains, these supplied Inc
men, and then "the heavens smiled
The printers of the army, who are here in great
numbers, have entered the printing Office ana got
out paper filed with array news, which enlivens
the camp much.
Nor. IO.-An express reached us last evening IN
forming us of the battle of Belmont and ordering us
TO return to Cairo by forced marches. We are thus
prevented from following JEFF. Thompson. He is
about 20 miles south of us with some 800 men, VINO
refuse to march into Arkansas, and as they are at
Chalk Bluff On the borders of that State, they would
be forced to fight or surrender if we should march
upon them His cavalry, of several hundred, passed
directedly through the town the day before we ar
rived. They were poorly mounted, miserably
dressed and had eaten nothing the previous "a hours
His whole command is o sham, and can do nothing
but plumber country, for they cannot protect it.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Nov. IL, 1861.
After two forced and weary marches we have
reached this pleasant and but half ruined city. The
large mercantile houses doing nothing and are 50
restricted in the trade with the country that all the
roads leading hther are guarded, and no farmer IL
allowed to carry home more than half barrel OF
salt As the time for killing hogs is at hand the peo-
pie anxiously inquire what they shall do. In places
as distant from this point as 80 40 miles, salt ia OBJ
tanned at New.Madrid, at from Sc TO s. per sack Of
300 pounds. The last sack cold in Bloomfield was for
$40. Coffee at the same place was lbs. for 81;
sugar and moasses reasonable. II is not important
that the people should have coffee, but If they are
deprived of salt, do not think they will starye for
they can live on grain, but that il will be most ex-
cellent way of bringing them to reason. Some farm
ers, I'd may be expected, have salt on hand,
and when barrel pork lie bought much can
be got out of the brine, but it will soon
be exhausted, and when it is, the question regarding
salt will be vastly important than that regarding
negroes. Were there ever people under the sun,
who have entered upon a war with such slender IN
terna resources From the distress Of the rebels as
regards salt, but which, as yet is only imag-
mary, the actual being very near, certainly
within sixty days, we can see how deficient
they must become in many other things, such
AZ clothing, shoes, and the materials of war,
not saying anything of matters of minor importance,
but which are 80 essential to domestic comfort They
are said to fight well and it is not disputed, but the
time is coming when the stores which they have
saved or stolen must be consumed and they must
FIGHT. poorly clad and with deficient war material.
When our Coming Man wins great battle, the spoil
we take will give them an incurabe wound. They
fight now with what has been produced in the North.
It is the ingenuity the invention and the industry OF
the civilized world which they are welding, not
theirs..
Since my arrival learn that the rear Of our army,
composed as is said, Of the Iowa Cd, fired several
houses on the road, and among Others fine dwell
ing on hill short distance this side Of Bloomfield
Kitchens mill on Castor is also reported burned.
Kitchen ia a notorious rebel. Such things are much
regretted and for the stated that the
officers could not control their troops.
mus. tell Secession aneedote, though q little
foreign to our expedition. Falling in with Capt.
Riley Of the steamer j. ID. Perry, he tells me that
recently passing up the Missouri River in Galloway
County, Transporting Government troops, where the
people are all rebels, he could get wood because
the people would not bring stick TO the river. This
being the case, be sends his boat and brings aboard
the rails Of the fences along the banks and goes
When he came back there was plenty Of wood
on the banks, and there is likely TO be. lie says
the rails made the best kind of fires.