, 1861-06-19

eAAf 0kFIAHc8, CAIRO, ILL.,, Juno 10, ft1.
The drill By which the raw msterial Is being
converted Into soldiers goes on systematically.
sometimes ne hare an evening review Of tie
whole command, except those who cannot BE-
spared from their posts, and Col. schuttner's
regiment at Birds Point. Its difficult. In the
dead level Of Cairo, to f1ud stand point from
which az the forces Oh parade eau be seen at
enes. IN act your correspondent fellcltates
which affords such yiew-the sloping, slate
Charles Hotel I confess, regretfully. TINT Il
has some drawbacks. To reach it requires q
certain degree Of gymnssttc skill. Wien you
are there, you find tt little slippery aud be-
tween the deVouriug sun aud the glowing roof
Ialf an hour suffices to broil you Yery thor, ,
other: '~ WIZ e'''' ''' y ''u upon 'a7
still It affords very fine view. The double
ranks OF compact, Nellkuit men, with shin:
ing muskets and bayonets, stretch off for
more than mile, tn long perspective. After
Of command the lines suddenly break and
wheel into column by companies and the
marching commences. Yon see two long,
parallel columns Of men moving In oppoaife
d1recttons, with an oprn space between; and
{on seek for new eimi1e to describe them.
n motion you can Iken them to nothing n
the world but the shuttles in Soma great fac-
,ory: The arti1erists attract our special at.
tention, BY firing each of their six pouudera
three times minute. At given signal, thcY
Hre enc OF them, dismount It, deposit 1t upon
the ground, remove the wheels from the car
riogc, 50 nothing is left staining, drop aat
upon their own faces; then spring up and H.
mount The gun ready for loading or removing
al IN Jorty,t7te secends. In an engagement
where the balls fly uncomfortably thick, you
Fould no doubt recognize the utility Of the
feat. We are about three hundred yards from
smoke, white 1t first, but rasp'idly changiur to to
blue, shoots out IS or 80 feet from the mnzzle
before We hear the report
: Flags are lying, bands playing, staff. officers
gal1optng to and fro, clouds Of smoke hal con-
ccaling the men, and at short intervals, sharp.
metallic reports from tho six-ponuders are
1t impresaes you With something Of the pride,
pomp, and ciscumstance Of glor1ons war.
He bare "ccutra5and" negro engaged
upon the fortifcations. He arrived here Ia a
Ek1ft two Or three evenings aince, bearing un-
mistakable evidences OF long travel. The cot
ton ton reg which be brought IN his wool corrob-
sippL BE says that he Is ftee; and no doubt
4e Is, In faef, whatever he may be technically.
He eeens to be, inst now, one Of the happIest
Africans on the North American continent
IN the ntgst Of his arrival first saw him,
beside the guard house, surrounded by party
Of soldiers. Be answered my salutation Hith
"Good eyeuin' Mass'r, !" removing lis Old wool
bat from his grizzly head He smiled al over
his face, and bowedAll through his body. as
he depressed his head, slightly lifting his left
foot With the gesture which only the unmIs-
taxable darkey can give
...Men, uncle, hare you Joined the army?"
,.5ea' 1nass'r with another African Ga.
Ara 5ou going to fieht?n
,..a;sa "a ss; Rsss,; ,9gt3 r. "t Tx
,cas Ii e {sH .ta Ct starving. up he
Reckon not, msss'r-not mnch, AMI
s,mbo gave concluding bow, with indescri.
oie dfole1Y shining through his sooty face.
which WAS blsected BY two rows Of elittsr;n2
ivory, extending almost from car to ar.
ne ntst succesetnl foEay from this camp III.
Germans. Stick Pin there. On sGndsV dT
night, two companies from Birds Point
the lead Of Capt Hasafutther %, went frrIve
miles Into MIssgasippt county, Miasouri, to
strong secession nei&hborhood, In compliance
with request from Union citizens, who hal
oeeo threate ;Is end captured eighteen par
mest Of them had BEEN loud secezsionista; but,
ed to Be Union men. IT told them" eays
Capt. a., "that so.xas I; and that thIs was
ny Way o1 making Union men!u ~,
IheFe sons OF tho Cavaliers Hera good,
deal eotled and c1sHallen when they we're
Drought INTO camp. As they were deb3rkiug
lrom the ferry boat which brought them oyef
1rcm }Hifd's Point Missouri Unionist, who
aao aao Deen Threatened by some of them, and
nna1l} driven out, could not rsp.ess hls p1cas-
o1s y meeting them under such circumstau-
cea but threw up his hat, c1apped his hands,
and ~ a.ked ~ them, with intense delight, how
1hev liked the drivDgout processf The New
ye.sey hey, who arrived hero from Mobile,
with half his head shaved. 4 feW days ago,
eMo STOOD b, gazing On them with 3 great
deal ct compfacency. :.
IN me evening they underwent an e1amln17 |
uon petoro Gen. PrentisA 4 good n1any dch |
feenes occurred. An old planter named IT..
Long UnioDist, who has found Missouri too
q noI 4or him, Nsa one Of the Wltnessea-
" Mefe you driven out Of the neighbothood I"
asked Gen Prent1ss. swell, no, Sir, not ex-
actlJ driven out," replied Mr. Long, Ut r. |
celTed word that fheye we're preparing :rope
70 nang me, tnd 3kJ1F It Was NO. BY theae
paraes' however, TINT Nr. Long lsd been dis
one Of The prisoners was Emo looking;
folneking Young 1Hshman, just from Missls.,
more ABOUT seceasfon fhAa he does about the
di1esentia1 calculua. He Lad been employed
DAY or tWo n ! afarrn fAborer, by one OF the
other prisoners, ard thought 1t VIA II mighty
hsrd cnsc, yer hon or" after leaving the Boutd
TO svoid being forced into the R.b=I amy.
t,at he should fau into the. hanas Ct tbs sol.