The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-28
OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.


General Grant Leares Cdro-Whap in the Windp-Specu
laiic,,s and Speculato-Another Expedition Dovn Tie
Rivera Good Story Of RecafturinS Males and Laco-
nc Repcrs-Pisy in Camp and What the Soldier
TAimk Too Much Of R~-Spy Clptlred and Sent 10 So.
Louis--'sAH Quiet along the Lines" dc.
The most important incident Of the day has been the
departure OF General Grant for St. Louis. About two
O'Clock despatch received from Washington order
ing him to report at headquarters in ST. Louis with all
possible despatch, and he left at Ave special train
All sorts OF specuations aaoat the oil this
sudden movement, the most Of which that he
is to be entrusted with important, active
command but deem this surmse TO be any thing but the
true solution Of the matter. l think rather that the
Van wyck committee might explain the matter better
could they be allowed to divuge suggest this cxpana
ton Of the movement, because know that the Cairo
division Of the Western Department is coming in for
general oyerbaupg Of contracts, and no one knows
better than General Grant of the scapdalous perhiy
practscd by those who have had chance TO swindle
the government. No could tell more Of the truth
and h is just The man that darcs to doit.
The steamer Alcck Scott, with part Of the Thrtieth
regiment, Illinois Volunteers, under Lieutenant Colonel
Dennis, escorted by the ganboat 1ylor {not Tyler)
went down the river to night The troops had two DAYS
ratons only, which is guaranty that protracted ex
pcdition is ON foot in this movement think the object
l. four or five hundred cords Of rebel wood
which is piled upon the river bank below Norfolk few
miles.
heard good story Of two Of our soldiers at Paducah,
yesterday, WHICH VIII pay lOf us Spaco IN repeating
wncn troops first received their teams they wcse
troubled TO procure forage; the mules turned
loose ethered in the outskirts of the town Occasion
ally few would be missing, until Uncle found him
self mnas some twenty five Or thirty. Those which
strayed away were caught up by the rebel spectators
and taken to Bantyille back OF Columbus where they
had accumulated nfty stolen and purchase animals
which under five or six keepers. The two pr1ates
mentioned (mcmbers OF the Forteth Illinois voluneers)
hearing the whereabouts Of the stock asked General
Smiths permission 10 attempt their recapturc, which,
with some misgvpgs was granted. The boys, dressed
10 the garb Of Kentucky farmers went and surveyed the
field and fold, and set TO work They had whis-
key with them---whiskey such as kenticky rebels
ike TO get drunk on--good old Bourbon and
the lrst cbec. get them comfortably tight
possible, which not loag in being aceompiis he'd.
Then the boys went to the mule yard, let down the bars
mounted two Of the best, without saddle brittle
started for Paducah, the Whole lot following at break
neck pace and braying in the most dabo'icai chorus
III keepers not long III discovering the trick, and
gave chase far thay deemed prudent toward
Ines but to purpose and IN good season Saturday
AFTERNOON the boys made their appearance at Gen Smith
headquarters to report, their faces beaning with glow
o satisfaction hard To describe. Their report
dersation Of Laconism. 50 will give the diaogac-
Gen. 5mith-"Weii, b0ys, what lucli'
scldier-''We got EN- and more too.f
Gen. Smitli---"liow many did You geiy'
5odier--"Forty, reckon. haint counted er-N
Gen. Smitf"ut that is more Than we have lost. You
didn't steal any, hopc.n
soidier-.stcail K-ristorher steal' NO, srree, but
yea soc didn't have time pat the bars up after we
had got Uncc Ss ont, and the God damned things would
foler.r
Then the general drew on an elongated coup. enance
and a. 81 ruIy, rs though he had been Judge md was
sentene NJ euprit 20 lifetime OF iinprs nment, lee
turcd the soldier roundiy for Using pfoianu language ia
the quarters ard presence Of general officer Iitc sol
der TOOK the lecture uneasy tairlag his hat ne4rVay
tho wle and when the General had "snbsidea" apollo
ggod follows
Yoa se, General we have lad to the God damned
things al day git EN- INTO camp aud mighty hard
to qul, of aii oi a suddenly
Then the General fieslty relaxed; smile rather
ngb up from his heart, and tried to escape from
the &c his mouth; but discipline is discillne
with old army olilcor, aud II would not do 20 allow
such breach o decorum 10 PASS gnoticed; but in
si!ertnu ot the rcclptured twcntyave muius, s'and
too " be did not inaict any castgaton
pat len guJer arrest, bat, thanking them FOR the
wees regLs Cd dismissed them with caution leave
their " oganlty behind when they came again 10 head
quarters and the boys left declaring they closed the
door, tia, suoh puue cd cess hadn't any business
be around amongst soiefs.3
Tho rebel gpy captured here by Lieutenant Carson
few DAYS agp has had hearing before the militia
ssicD, and been sent 10 81 Louis Arsenal 10 be held for
trial hy court martial
we hNc nCws from below to-day, and everything is
quiet a; Padg Ah and along our lires