, 1861-05-21

Blockade Conplete.--Siopptnx the
Steamer Lorenz-~maj. General Me-
Ele1lEn, exc.

CA@o, Sunday Evening, May 19, 1861.
There ID great news here to-day, and the
town |. actively interested over it. Birds
Point, on the Missouri aide, Ia occupied BY
our troops, 3 Quincy company going over 1t
three O'Clock, - the advance guardt The
blockade is heuceforth csmp1etei Tho an
oua1y no longer exists Of allowing shipments
to Psduc$h sud Louisville, while these places
are known to be fol harding dspots Of supplies
for the rebel States. Kentucky must now
TAXA her position, and II for the Union, she
must pledge herzelf that these boat loads Of
corn and pork are In good fifth intended for
her homo markets. Otherwise she also come
under the ban Of general blockade. 1t
thla moment the steamer Fred 1orenz il
being ternsa back to st. Louia, with her cargo
untouched. she arrived yesterday afternoon,
and came steanfns around the point with col
orr fIins-ths more noticeable because the
only boat that has displayed the Stars snd
Stripes In passing here fora week. Her cargo
vaa all provisions, hh,pped sboEt equally to
Paducah and Louisville, Gxn- Prenlss detee-
mined to make test csss, and establish
precedent for the future, and the Lorenz WA
therefore detained over night. while tele-
gram asked Instructions from Washington.
These caue this morning, and In fu1Rllment
OF them the Lorenz goes baak a be5ors sisted.
mail boets to PAducab, Colunbus, Memphis,
ETC., are Acant substitute for the thrift OF
year ago. The attfl1eri9t2 make hesa hoAta
useful, however, In the practice Of their guns,
and there II ~ much ceremony OVER calling
the ferry bost to land as though she were the
r7eh 4r1f+ NF II III 10 ~ ~ Ia
from New Orleans.7
Tbs batteries thua far erected a1eng tho
Ohio and Misslssippi isvsoe, for 8 diataitse Of
three u1iles on e4ch river, are III sufficient for
the purposes Of Blockade, but amount to
nothing for Gefenss against q strong attack.
matter, sad It Il no wantoa exposure Of our
Weakness to publish It. The guns hers are
fourteen braas six Founders, and ono tWelTe-
pound howitzer. Anybody can count them,
ind keow all about then. Tbs abig guns u
9.1e 9:s not p:asd 51ed 1spn sy Wh sna
present armament, single 32-pounder on
Bird's Point, in tbs rebel haads, could clear
out Cairo In "a tou1, and any attempt
to dialodge the enemy would, In thia
stags Of high water, be but slaughter Of the
! troops. bnt it nerer has been Intended that
they cannot make movement but is known
| to Gen. McC14lla1 ard to the commaudant
! here, By means OF infnrmstion that is entirely
| reliable. Besides with all their buster, they
are not ready for an edvauce In tRla direction
snd long bsfora they have prepared them
eelvef, . battery Of our OWL win be planted
It the Point, holding the key to Cairo . Cairo
holds the key to tho river, Everything Ia
| In the hands Of Gen. cCle1lan, who Is repre-
scented here BY Capt Blenhatn, the engineer
/ Of hia staff The geat1n1 has been looked fol-
by eTe1y train from Cincinnati; he having
l.. ri
| wax to hare arrived here last {aAturasy) night
| Uo will be expected to .11torrow md every da1
untu he comes. The something will bo done,
i The erection OF strong battery at tho lnaue
the other propoaihons for strengthening tn.
psaee-noW only ~ It wero this subject q
street rumor based upoa necessities Whica
! eyezy che ean reoogutEe-Nm no doubt be
came established facta. Meantime Gen. Prem
tiss las abundance to do In bringing the troop
progress and inprovement IN this respect
With III the confusion Of tongues, and al tn
/ confusion of equipment, theTs ii an air 0
earnestntas and:w1l!ingneea On the part Of tn
ren, which viii make tAem, under the hz1d
leg II their experienced saucsrs, N that eou1s
bean laeoHng under sez1ous disadvantages
and insteaa Of lta being matter Of supris
that the military arrangements here are a
such loose ends, It Il rztker a mattez Of sui
Il prise that things arc nos WORSE Chsoa m,
Caire hare been synonymous te1m1 tar \ lon,
time, but order Is now appealing Whers inst
! | bIlitT end Nans Of method rreyalle
, I betors. The chaotic condition began wit
I / the mud under foot, aad persisted syerj
81 where Tha 1aWR Of nature have pretty near
!, / II freed the camp Of lts aud, and the hws q
| military government &re quite 81 rapidly ~
: keTting a1pre@ksT within their oW1 sphe1s
. We now stand On dry land.
- The BrfkAAiar Generals SAT- II ntAdo NJ
: | e1d commencing with this week, q Afw orde
l. ! of fhtuRS viii exit, With = well defined d1
9 hibuhou Of labor amoag The general pfaces1
lhe only uncertainty In eonnect1oa with th
. st1f-the struggle tor some Of tbs plaza
3 Nhtnh Was a Ill e4Efossirg tha11e tn mtiitat
3 | c1reaea Tor revexA dayH-ncE seems to be u
T. poa1t3on Of Dr. Sin af Chicago, ~ Btigzd
d Surgeon 1dont fasuMe to nude,st&nd th
+ techrtca1ities o. Other points of hfadrzucs
b | this matter. + Appears, :hoHerer. that Gel
0 P1ntiss Doubts ds authority under thu ne
o iaw; to appoint . Briknde 8nrEeun, snd b
+, | sppotntad nome. Dr. Bin. and his sssIstsn
!. VITO cana hers in the tlsst expedition a men
Z be1s Of deR. sHlt,s GtaE rem&z, sthetsfaf
II 1t theit hog1txf 10 execute the ke1efpu8 IL
!, t~tiens Of tbs citIea08 Of Chicago who {
l. libsxa1ly 9uppassd ttlcir outfit ;;1nd they pr
sexye meanwhile, nominal tsRnecHon vii
4 tho sesaad Brigade uEasr the. Hteaf3tJ
+. | tfs Bts1s FuTeTnnazk Tkare u no med
\ eelhaEfuuaxtetB at this poat althouah Dr.. Sin
hospital ftek, the ret2aceuf Ill tAo troop
II Each rr3isHa1$ has IT. oWz sHEEoon md
. ex1 fusps&a1, but II the ssde tHe tKo-thlf
i | OF III the c4ses h*Te come undaE- Ur. 1l1o
i. txea$ment: tsr6 k44xfy Ill &4es Nae9{c4oe9 hxl