, 1861-09-06
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Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago TEib3ne I
CAIRo, T1eedaY Evening. Sent g. 1851

1@EtIAa1 correspondence VI LIE tLuCAgu lT1Qauel
CAIRO. Taesday Evening, Sept. 3. 1861
The unpleasant state of affair." between
Genera1s Grant and Pfentiss, the f4css Of which
gave yop BY telegraph. ard more in detail
By letter, it is now believed will be satisfacto-
rly adjusted. Gen. Grant has preferred
charges against Gen. Prsntiss, and Gen. Fre-
mont m has ordered rim to st. Louis; but Gen.
Grant has written a letter to Gen. Fremont
stating that he is perfectly willing that for the
good OF the service the charges should be
withdrawn.
1t is hoped that all will be right in day or
TWO, and further advance made in some di-
rection will be made Gen Prentiss's column
remains In camp at Jackson, aud few 5a9s
rest AFTER their severe march CT some seventy
miles from IIGnton will be Of essential service,
Al Information is at fault if they are not grati-
tisd with hand to hand fight with the traitors
long before another moon shall have rolled
away Two OF three days at most is all that
they could be induced to stay in camp If their
own wishes could be consulted, and if there
was certainty Of having good, severe fight
Eltl the " secesh" at the end Of march to
Memphis, We believe there is scarcely 4 man
who would consent to halt for single day.
The c,igin ofthis feeling eau be understood
when it is remembered, that day after dsy,
foot sore aud weary, scme Of the ragiments
have been hunting the Vandals from place to
place in northern Missouri, and the villains
had always fed when cur brave fellows arrived
Wlere thsy expected to find the enemy. If
1hey have ary sort Of a chance their friends
netd not fear but that our noble lads will come
Off ~ith distinguished honor. Ofcourse it must
not be expected thst single regiment can
tnke i've times their number when strongly
entrencEed; Tut in any fair fight, no body need
have any fears as to the result.
a man well known here in Cairo, and whose
statements cen be relied on, taken prisoner
lows camp in New Madrid last Wednesday
Eight, has just arrived in this city. They kept
up their tharacter for thi5vipg By stripping
tie poor fellow Of his clothes, money, and
watch and IL fact every thing valuable that he
possessed. He was tWo weeks IN camp, con-
etan:ly pressed by Pillow and his officers to
tske a nnsEet and join in the service. The
company Of sixty who left CaIbondale, Ill,
and It's vicinity scme time since, are with Pill
lcW, and one Of them managed to get an op-
army. Many Of Pillows men are really i'm
pressed into the service and would gladly get
| away If they could. There are four thousand
men at Ntw Madrid, two companies Of ca7al-
y well drilled and finely equipped, and four
| pieces Of artillery. -Four thousand are at
Low many he has in his command. the man
did not Know. He walked all the way up on
| the bsnks Of the Mississippi, subsisting on a
few crackers. He avoided white men and only
them to keep close 1t home, for if the Lin
| cc1nite's get holdof them they will send them
to Cuba and sell them to get money to pay the
expenses Of the War. The rebels talk glibly
Of hanging Lincoln, and propose very soon to
take Birds Point and St. Louis. They sup
pose that they are specially destined for
that purpose. For some time past large NUN
| bt1s oi wagons and mules have been arriving
at New Madrid, and there is no doubt thai
they would carry out their purpose if they
could. Coffee is dollar per pound, and great
fears are expressed that they will soon be out,
when they propose to make, if possible, SUBJ
etitute Of the sweet potato.
Troops have been concentrating here rapidly
within the last two weeks. There are pToba-
bly, as many at Cairo and Birds Point as there
have ever been here before. Means Of trans
port are, however, very deficient. The steam
er g. ". Graham WAS sent down yesterday
with Col. McArthur's regiment and battery,
to occupy q point opposite Columbus. she
returned to-day, having performed her duty
alI right. This shows an advance Of at least
twenty miles down the Mississippi. What
the precise plans are, nobody knows; but
within week or two. B.