Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-19
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The steamboat Morrison having neither pistols nor
provisions on board passed Cairo yesterday after
being overhauled, without interference. She had
large lot of tobacco on board that not object
ed to. The steamboat Louisville, from Louisville
also arrived; no small surprise was excited at the
appearance of quantity of hay and other contra
band articles her deck. 1t appeared that in load
log the officers of the boat had not properly under
stood what would and what would not be allowed
to pass, they had ignorantly taken aboard some of
the interdiced articles, but in no great quantity.
On arriving at Peducah, the captain left the boat
there and went ahead TO Cairo There he explained
the position he was in He then telegraphed to Wash
ington, when an answer was given allowing him TO
pass and after delay of fifteen hours he came on
his way rejoicing. Like the Morrison, she had
large amount of tobacco aboard. The two boats
brought down near eight hundred hogsheads OF that
article The ST. Louis packet, Dickey, was on We'd
nesday evening overhauled at Cairo as she was on
her way 10 this place and twenyslX casks of bacon
she had on board at the owners risk and consigned
to Columbus was seized and taken possession of by
the Lincoln military. We presume this bacon was
put board TO test the powers OF abstraction OF the
authorities who held Cairo: no merchant would,
we should think. ship goods under present
circumstances for delivery below Cairo, at his
own risk. unprotected by insurance, as purely
mercantile transaction. It would appear from
the following, copied from the Louisville COURIER
that the blockade is not confined. 10 Calro
We learn that Federal troops being rapidly
commerce of the Ohio river. The towbost James
Guthrie that has just arrived from the South with
lot of empty baIges, fired into twice at ROCK
port, Ind, the first gun from the wharf boat, and
the second from the top of the bank Inc last was
shotted but luckily missed the boat The twin tow
boats. Wilson and Hammett, from New Orleans,
bound for Pittsburgh, with a number OF empty
barges also had to the gauntlet OF the batteries
of the Iadisnians at Rockport and Newourg. Al
the latter point & boat had been pressed into the
service sort of revenue cutter, the ttle stern
wheel dinkie. W. v Gillian. Her commanding OH
Ger ordered the captain of the twins 10 matt snd
drop in behind the said W. V. Gillian, cutter. capt
Pollard of the tow>boats, refused. The bellgerent
parties on the war vessel fired three guns at the
tow-bosts and their fleet of barges but dld not hit
them. That led to the surmise that the guns were
not shotted but john COiter the pilot at the Wheel
says he heard the ball whiz past the pilot house.
Since writing the above little sxl0 sheet, called
the Camp Register published at Camp Dehance CAIRO,
Ill, has been put into our hands or st least the
number for last Wednesday. The "small specimen"
as We should be apt to call the Camp heg'Ter is
evidently afraid that the South VIII thaw up
the fermenting mud, oderiferOus 'jimson" weeds,
and stagnant water that composes the cry
of Cairo. A friend informs the editor that
the reason the South is q so all fired cstawompti-
oIs," is that sbe cannot sustain herself until the
approaching harvest, and if her people fight for no
other reason, they will fight for bread" The Regis
ter goes on to say thsG 1T New Orleans an attack
upon Cairo Is resolved upons three large vessels,
including the Habana, have been occurred to take
Gle troops up the river. The editors conclusion Is
mat IT Z the duty of the General Government to
Wake Caro one Ct the strongest as it is one of the
most Important, military points in the country"
Nothlns IKE leather even IL Ceiro." The small
specimen" informs US that On Tuesday a Cuu was
fired across III bow Of the steamer Scott the boat
neglected 70 Tbsie rs On indication that she would