, 1861-08-08

CA1Ro, H1s., August 9Th, 1851. NJ
Any one who is familiar with the appearancef
OF fowl, in the unpleasant bnt necessary pro Il
czE6 OF nlottlting, will need MO hesfex smile 70
tiE6' Brigade just nov, when the three months +
men are being paid off and discharged theser- /
vice. "A thorough reorganization Is the result
already auspictously under way. Many Of the|
men are at once re'enlisting for thTes yearsA
and enjoying a brief farlongh; but many aref
desitons OF longer rest from camp duty, andt
20 hume ayowIDg their intention to try it I
again, alter q time, and they will be sure to |
be found in the ranks. Others 60 home to |
-5tsy. /
called at all into the field three months vol |
uufeeIe, nor to claim the question entirely |
Eettled that nearly as many Is did ealist tor
euch term would as cheeriu1ly come forward
are at least heing wrought by the three months
test Of active patriotisn. For Instance, it is
fortunate that very many Of our officers, from
Il captains Of tens and captains Of iftles" up
to the Ieginental stat, had only three months'
time in which to exert their inefflclency on
len u1der them
It viii pay to re-organizs equals and. COM
panies and regiments anew if 1t is'to be done
with the exclusion Of bumuers and bTutseFs
| In shoulder straps, corpurals who ara brutes,
and colonels whore spirit is only ardent by the
bar room standard. These gentlemen are be-
iuc extensively made to come down from
| three months fcrtu;tous and ambitions occu-
| rancy OF positions they can best adorn by VIZ
eating We are much the wiser for taree
months military experience.
| Many Of the companies will retain existence
| by more or less change In officers and men,
| snd higher standard for the former, q more
| EARNEST purpose In the latter: Cairo is now
| under strictsT military la r than eyer before.
/ TO day Gen. Prentiss frat cloaed the grogsaops
/ at eight in tile evening, tins shutting up to
/ 5arkness moro than dye-sixths Of the places
Of business In tbe city. As s. consequence
quiet 1eigEs astec nigatfan.
With iris b1iI reference to the aspect and
t eoLdition Of nnttere in Cairo I come to the
nore marked events Of Tuesday, which Will
not reach your readers as news, having baen
already antici ilated in -Four dispatches. Fo:
| some days past an increasing degree OF iuter-
:. Est tss attached to the posi- nre and promise q
af1aiIs at Cape Girardeau, Distant twenty live
miles up the river On the Missouri side, where
! Marsh Of The Illinois 2osh, have been posted.
1t u as believed That for this point JEFF. Thomp'
scn snd his horde WIS making, with all dis
Patch, intending to establish himself there
tions With st. Louis Would b8 interrupted o.
endangered, for there; Is nothing OF the mai
| clad gun boat in these river steam ers, which
! a1l upper works, are decidedly unpr otected fe
3. males. Howev T excellently veil they may
Transports thsy csanos 1,S s5are 9n equ33 r,3
tElAe HA@A - @9AAS-@ --H
An through Sunday the battle was ragin;
: st Cspe G!rsrdeau If runners dying thick An!
!. fast were to be believed, and Col. Marsh an
; his force dozsn times cnt to pieees-5y n
: | reports. There was enough In the aspect q
e things to call fer prompt response to an a
: tual dispatch from Col Marsh, asking for q
. :iufpn enrents. received simultaneous at 81
!: ! Louis and CaS1o. How Cen. Fremont respon
ded your correspondept from St. Louts wi
| 3te. .7>r1 aF,f3 ffff1HrS
: nnee the steaners % I iatan and )" to BE- arsd NJ
: He gave orders to Col. McAEthnr to procse
at once to Cape Gira1aeau with his 12.h u
noIs regiment he did not nsed to ordeF =
r. Tired IN" They have been under stesna -
~ eager for 8 fight for three n1oaths;
: Rmong the earliest ,eventx ct themoInl
was theiS embarkat1on, COLI AcAtthuE A az
i've hundred men went on board ~ iasa a
Three hundred men, a!so q; tne r. ia ~ ~ I R
~ u, Both .boats were under WAY - r. FoEi E
= f,oht rounds were given to each mainland +
y four tield pieces Tsre equally *"ea1 zpfoR1a
as fe1; f i something: memorable the spiiit ii
F. F. ,rsryaded r Til gallant regiment, and not ths
x. r. None hut The entire body of troops hs
81 81 Thsre was ftsy aetually promised, and
Was believed actual IN n5oss, ,aaayes; ~ ss,s
ba was no haEgIpg back. The l2shs stnce .ts
sm organization Is not fan. II mas many A. IA" Z,
CLuA13 ILL yEt k4A<AE lsn.4,.s,
Nv order. Even the. paid of and d1EcoaIS
m three monfhs2 men tof This ana Oh
are regiments we're full OF easerness 70
eut company the expedition, and <up:*Io
ieh moment Of leaving, applications; were Y n'
Lila- thick aud last by these discharged mee e e
nay permitted to attach themselves 70 one u
companies, and share in the coyeteo ota
Of The tone Of Gen. Prent1es'e last lnsnuct1
ded to Col Macarthur, reflected the pfssa.
up opllion- that the battle sWaA.: atIe&ny IL
M5. g1ees. and might be decided before me g
the Ia1tcn Of the fo1r hours time required lot
i on tHp. Later In the day came Ehmo1
zen Cape Girardeau had been taken.s sabeequ
the ,REEs hy q down steamer, r,Teported al j4s
ran:-t there. Perhaps Col. MaIah fell Into n e.
5ite. geration Of bus chances, At al eventai q
,tiY Pxesent writing, his position is safe ~ si
nnt Low 6tIoDg force well made up OF dflll
nv. Col. McA1thEr's 1egin, entWW resnnaessF q
mn csrnp here, probably to 1no1IpH.s: The b
XII fellows, especially the discharged VOLUME
;ra1 | Rto believed themselves s4in. for that n
= a snyhoW," will come back disappointed. !.
hnn1 It cannot he long .delnyea; .hcNeTef,
9a1a I'LL measuring Of 7seapo@NitE the rebels +
~ ns It eou1l. and nothing j. 10y being spa1ed to
a,ar our troops In 1esdiaesa throughout the y
~ | oiS;spu coT U1d2x the ketiYa su3eE7faio
/ f,az ~ Gsn. Fremont. Whatis heinEs3ose, and ]
No., Iaa rnate5 in wsiIa, for obvious resaons
nnnc general public are not tske1 isfa SeonAi
+ a. a.d ikis we'll It'll; 80. :@: -
TO b Two chang ea EaTe h7sa mad. il taa q g
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