, 1861-08-06

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tepcc1al correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
rhu1, SAtho, August 8, 1851.
MEIER General John Charles Fremont arr;gs
fere on yesterday afternoon at i've o,cloc
tHelse'y. Fora week past We had been 'oo,
ne lor his advent. The newspapers had tai
g about him; the telegraph had seport cd tbs
steamers were anchored IL the Mississ;no, -,
posite st. Louis, uvaiiing the emba1Eseian " !
tie General and hin staa, md that tnoSns ! !
b.g numbers we're to accompany him A.,
we waited, each day hoping for tie next II t,
ot'ng a1ong the man who Wls to ,naraha1 =,
On 70 V1eto.y-And We were gratiaed or res
tefuay' outlookera deserted about four o,ci,o1
Ii Inc afternoon, the smoke Of .the co,,;,,-
steamers curling over the northern woods f.,
up the bend. The. town and camn 49,. .1
hpiaze In q moment, the honse.tops coyerei
Win watchers, and the leYees 1ined w;tt
GIo#o1ng masses Of citIz=ns and ao,a;a.:
very scon the City Of Alton hnva IN s;sse @
Un1o9 1ack floating gaily in the wind IA ~ ~.
olal spangled banner Recognized. nrond1s 1 ans
1sae s ~ ido9 me centre staff. The AIton
tCommo5nts ~ ZIP OF The fleet, and had he
| n7x ~-% 1OA4%A& SK
S!ose proximity one after another fhe raTaa;., u
tpg seven steamers-their banners n 49,
nans p4a3ng, and their decks croTdea 1rSh u;tb
snana IT. on, It wss grand sight, those e;9bt
tha fp.eh9 ha,,5 steamers sweeping In line aroTnd
me guns Of Fort Prentiss be1,owsa o,t
nh; nst Telcome, the battery at B;rd's ply ~
cu4lnea regularly In and the two rnna ofnoolt LII
pany a, chicago Artillery, on board the I9t, 1itr
q, orest;na svq answered With peel upon peel, onr
gsssg Ege,a r. snoa. The seven boats upon which
t Me1e en. me troops, rounded to at Bids Pnint
Inc ty Of Alton making directly for he o4ro s
Am Amid the shouts Of thousands eathered ~,
E4ote, zen fremont directly came ashnre AK ~
oant ~ a,1 ~ sE. Charles Hotel Here, at te mr.
Feared upon the balcony and told ens t1s LAP ap:
4hrong that on tomorrow, after yieitin@ n aI. 4N
fo11t and attending to "business j, ha shn..1s
be glad to talk to them. n0 Snoalo
Altet e Visiting the battery and Witnessing tha
% the sna,1a u tae eolumblad and two or three M Of
company With Gen. Prentiss and maoy ofiieers ~
OF the brigade, returned on board the Aifon
ana eteamed over to Birds Point. '-'011
~ - M n AZ, lnefe came IN the neIghborhood
" 2,ovo ven armed, admirably drilled en1d;ara
On eoard these steamers. And now Won won15
pe{naps, 9ke 70 Know what these troons are
gong 20 40. How would like TO tai Tnn 80 -
c9uld but, indeed, I nm just as much In at the
Ah1A az 5uu aEEA
=, just conaider, though, the condition ~
things down here e;-tha3 Pillow ia uith;n ea.t el
miles with 10000 to 10000 troops. and ~ ny
can conjecture as to what's in fha ~ ;,1 J1u );
II tne readers OF the TRIBUNE viii take thai,
nlaks and glance at the Missouri country. d;.
lec9ly opposite here, embracing the connfses
~ :" HeW G Madrid, Mississippi, Scott, stoddard
aries Of region within which fher. are uno. nnn.
encamped some 2o,000 rebel troops. under
command OF Maj. Gen. Gideon j. Pillow And
a. a. II VIII be Of service to Remember The iia- |
l ances between the several localities of tSr
,,e6ra1 11n nAsly 20 De brought into notoriety bV
New Madrid to Caps GIrardean dttHs hv d51sa1 Trom
plsln, Mel.t1aFe1ed road, TO naIIes frnrn Ma.
~ ~ 20 GaaEleston, q; and from the latter n1ase
~ ~ 5Ios foint, 13 miles; from Charlesta%n % ~
~ guen. H. SsykesTl!e) the West Prairie station
to Bloomfield, IS; and to CAPE Hirsrdesg M oosn so
m1les hnla Commerce to Benton, s; and to Han, ~
West Prairie is fine region of ctan,,,;,,
3ana Maqv is,ng Sna between lskes st. Joha and g.
den t na Is endar e1tdenang ~ ron Madrid to o.
PiMantels M are generally heavy slaye.owners @ 70
: : SNOW good many plantations. unon Wh;n1,
~ Lnete are over hundred negroes. or conrsa
lIs people are strongly secession. Ind ths
tham e! o. fIuow are sat home" among
Il at ho,na J, $500 5Ss.1s ago Wa2 myself
t;n, nn.s, ana am free to say that nv reco1Iec.
Llons OF their hospitality, and Of the axeeed;na
eeansy OF their land, are Of the most plsasins
Alas, that they should now invite tbe ann,
nE VI Ao!aes or enemies to the Gorernmnnt |
andeT Which for SO long a time thew have nr5st
9ered and grown in wealth. PA""'
slLnM l"enty-tour hours We hare reeafvad
nloEmation =. o. that clearly indicates The nnTnnsa
!. = t4g leoe3s. Ihey have taken Possession of
ar7ean g. 1cad 1e ne country and Of the Cape Gi-
10TH n5Iao o. ogden, and they are GRADUALLY ~ er.
Point. AS "eeeoa u BIRDS
JeH Thompson (Watkins's snccezsor,
bloomfield, to within eight miles of f!b,raa nesr
on, @ and BY direct line but about seyenteen
niles from Birds Point. Hig ft1rce is ra1
enleo TO pc about 8 1000 strong @spioo
. q part OF Fillow's Tennesseeans are encamn.
= aoo ooGtmssn - 1 charleston and Madrid-gome !
,svv ,evo.!oer. n NUMBER. Then, since Pillows nroc.
smallo4, We are told that hundreds of M;s. :
cum febelE are daily focking to 11is etands-5 :
:9ey are rallying around The rebel fisp ~ :
l1se me INVADER Of their soil! Poor del6ded
,a,sa as LnaI the march Of Federal troons
n9ng tnem could be an invasion and injm;cai r
, their RIGHTS 'A3 11aA1ilesA1
This Pillow proclamation is plain enoneh n I
~ LIZ. me famous dstcher intends to irive .
ie ia reuelM FORCES IRON The soil Of Mtssonri :
! nG 4s enesaMpments, therefore, at Birds Point +
eet 20 soon engage the ADVANCE cn11nmne " -
u u amy, pTovzded altoays that in the mesn
me me renowned general don't find # ncn1 n
US tuk n.N ~ peat hurried re:reat Gen. Fra. b
ont ,e, WI M not put him to the trouble I nre d
~. Il HamPnng Go%ng to Blrd's Point for light.
. happy At the prospect Of q brush. ,Tnev e.
e some fiFe hundred strong, well armed ~ :,
u 90 ef1c1ent service for the Union ana Ia. Fl
u t%a1e may government Of Missouri, when comes t
Coils. Marsh and Smith are in good cond;t,o o. o.
cape Girardeau They arc In connses;ea Ct
ln lne u lone Guard Of the place, some = IN e
[ong. Ihey have zoo finely mounted csr,I U,gev fr
sn unoer lhelr command, and, with the as
- LILLE ol dallE looked tor park Of artillery D,
= oddo uA ~ pe aoie to hold their own against ca
ne Cheney-the boat that for the past tuo f.
uiss months has been plying between ed
re and Columbus-the good:Dafnred can dc
= ta,9 ~ Hnlch has been the while necesaarifv
his araet ,as 1aa Dewitt Union and Secession lit
u eamage-1he b. 2. Cheney has At 1enoth ed
,e1l ,en ,l sicnm to her foolhardy daring The tn
.eis took possession Of her on T1nrsiaS ta]
sxtlng, at Colum5us, In the name Of the "
leaetase -. ,s az. states Of America And worse rel
,taln and clerk Captain Biiy vii Snnnf. n Iat Il,
: escape hfs eannibal captors, but So Ct;
4 ne immortal s-r! Q, woe i rs, Wbat Of
ceeome Of ST? S-r is in h,a :, .das iaas hei
h these eannibals. They think him "a to heo he bic
q apoltlon1st; they hate him; they viii
q nlm; they will quarter him-and. q 4
"a, EeiP rs they will fry and eat INN
= :! nnK o1 T. S---E with all his goodness.
-. A4nuness, ms stability and geatlemanlV org
tMf., sss 10 @ ns eaten By rebel cannlbals Wa in
'tEYE is n mYs4Erv o1,,,,+ | ~,
]. can't Eee what they want with har has o1e
gentleman from Memphis. on Thnrsdan se5
! me that he counted twenty steamers 1vinys1 III
ne ahdlng, and if boat was 1vantai ~ II !
transportation Of troops, why not 20 and il
one 81 the unemployed ones at thaf n1ace G1t
not Violate the neutral territory NJ Fsn' ers
y ~ laying rebel hands on the Cheners on1
tesang necessity must have existed fnr ono
mer perhaps, to transport lot of troops Th'
" ~ nSef from Madrid, SO as to be ready vii
; a5ns s";as 5Ie1nonIs coming; and, perhaps, hol
~ "anHeu ~ provide against tbs possibility and
ef SEIZURE at this point; and anally. ne!. spil
), Capt BGl Latimer wants to rnn h'.FF F; tie
theIa Waters hereafter. As e7;dence It pee
"a lasl sperhaps," just make note Of fhe MID
That the day before her last dens1tnre ser
tals point, the Capt. Billy, Aforesaid dreW thr,
W HON tae Cairo Bank. Some men ara exc
aed enough to say that Capt. Billy viii still
= : = mp 70 Europe, but not by the way Of the
this
hen begins the "grand movement y if il is her
og ne Fosslolilt1es, I will be ss thar" ard aho
ted" ~ Ane A4lbGhE e-at
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correspondence OF the Chicago TSfbune1 ne!e
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