The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-01
Letter from Camp Hardin.
CAMP HARDEN, VILLA RIDGE, !
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Weather to-day wet and very disagreed
bile nevertheless the boys turned out to
their proper dutiey The choir met Sat
urday evening fol- rehearsal, but Sunday
being rainy and the ground mud
DIV. Mr.. Clark did not have services as
was intended Monday, May IL, / visited
Cairo and found the troops in the best |
health Capt. IIaughtelings boys found |
were doing heavy work, clearing the logs |
up and rolling them out on the bank OF
the river. (Mississippi,) for hreast-work. !
Smiths battery if half a mile further up
the river, and | understand has 1 pieces
of ordinance-6 and II Founders Capt.
Hauchtelling has one 6 FOUNDER, (the one
taken from Ottawa) and a II pound how
itzer, which arrived from Quincy that day.
They have full command of the river for
more than three miles up and down, and
| ,i-y boat that does not round to when
they give the proper signal. ! under
stand there have 10 new pieces arrived at
Cato lat 'ly, ranging from II to 30 pound
ers and that two or three companies have
already taken possession of Birds Point
opposite the city, in Missouri. General
Prentice was here or last Monday, looking
vel. He spoke very cheeringly of the
prospect of Volunteers, and paid the It'll
Reg. Ill Vol, very high compliment on
their proficiency in drill.
Yesterday, Monday, May 2ith, | again
visited Cairo and while there, the packet
came from the South with large number
of passengers. l saw gentleman who
left New Orleans {. week ago last Saturday,
18th il St, who reports the secession troops
as being ready for any emergency, above
Memphis. He was taken at Pensacola,
thrown into the guard house, and COM
pei ed to stay there against his will, until
/ he effected his escape by breaking Jail, and
coming up to New Orleans where he was
pressed into the service, but by forging q
Ia m ,de his escape. He took passage on
/ board one of the river packets and came
up to some point below Memphis where
he was obliged to leave the river in order
to pursue his journey homeward. Coming
along he struck the river again and took
passage on another packet. and arriving at
Memphis, the boat and all its goods were
coniiscated by the people of that city, and
again he found himself obliged to use
stratarem TO get home. He accordingly
registered his name as Mailing from Ken
lucky, and was allowed to leave OH the
train coming North. Another man, or
the same boat, gives substantially the
same account Of the troubles South They
also state that on the river below Mem
phis. the feeling against the North Is yer,
Iabid still there is not the same amour
Of preparation below as above Memphis
Every small town on the river above Mem
phis is making preparations for hare
struggle, and expect every day to be NJ
tackled by the troops from Cairo. Cairo !
looked upon by the Southerners as one q
, the strongholds OF the North, and uearl
| all their conversation Is of Cairo.
The prospect is very iiattering for til
llth Ill. Reg, if dame rumor is to b
4 trusted. While at Cairo, ! learned tina
> our noble State was to be soon repre- entc
: at the Federal Capitol bv the ith Rec
{ Ill. VOL, And that we would probably T,
, ceive orders to march 10y raiD direct :
h Washington, immediately on the retur
Of Colonel Wallace, who is Row Wasl
n ! ington. | can assure YOU. Mr. Editor. OF
/. men are very much pleased with the new
: and think il Is too good 10 be true; bu
, ouiy hope that our regiment may have
( chance TO try the metal Of our mol
n Ever boat coming up the MiskisSippiriy'
a Is !oadei down with passengers from I'll
: South, vino agree III ihe statement IL:
lie thousands more would leave if they coul
: only get away. but afr..iI to uulertak
to leave for fear of being imprisoned {
pressed into the service, which j. a. cd OF
$ and disgTa ceiUl oven ~ some Of the Soutl
:; erners a. t. our Northern people. 4 re-
tismsn W a. in the quarters of the OrTAv7
! ARTILLERY at Cairo Yesterday vino state
% that lie was driven from the lower part
the State-of Missouri and while leayit
y he WAS shot 1T by two other persons, Il
i ball Of one shot just grazing his horse
- lie also stated that the feeling in that po
- Of the Stale is very bitter toward Il
not, -fy.ar 10 fTpl
e in some districts as they have not Il
., ..,~.r-nnr the munitions. Mr. iiamil'o
J.. OF Ottawa, arrived to-day, to see his brothe
l., who Is sick. Or men are generrlly vel
=. healthy, bat there are three or four ms
=, in tho regiment who sre quite sick, OWN
y to Their weak constitutions and beii
i homeslck. We aIe II miles from Cair
80 but we can hear the cannous boomil
=, sound, from TO Il times per dav and
~ sounds good, too. We have but little c
- element i'll our camp. and when any ne
IN comes in camp, the boys run wild fol
~ fav minute. until minute details are c
- tered into to their satisfaction. ". Z. c.
Oh The following paragraph from the Ric
n. mond Di4pat-h Of Wednesday indicat
d. that there are still opponents Of secessi
IL in that city:
. Mcsscs. Boyle 4 Gamble, who have
y tablished a saw factory in this city, ha
Ia been for some time engaged in The MAJ
~ iacture Of swords lor the Southern troo
'e We learn that their factory was set on f
VI yesterday morning, about half-pas. thu
~. o clock, by a party OF daring, but dastarC
(, scoundrcls VINO TO the number of sew
~ or eight, came up and attacked the wat,
a. man stationed there, SEATING him badly
!" lie did not, however, yield quietly
y of the villains were knocked down, VIII
- a third drew a revolver and threatened
a. put ball through him if he made me
on resistance. The party set fire to a lot
10 wrapping paper contained in the Off
- when the guard summoned the watch il
'e loud voice, the incendiar;es left, havi
ID, previously assembled to the top of t
ri building and stolen the flag which V
" flying therefron
ne The following, which we cut from t
in Joliet 5igaaA expresses SO admirably wi
by we have felt like saying for week or t
ms in reference to snealSing threats thro
M out against some Of our best citizens, Il
,a we copy and endorse it word by word:
ro- CowAEDs-In the sudden shock Of Y
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