, 1861-09-11

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tiow somewhere in this vicinity. Whether it
viii be Bids Point and Cairo, or Padueah, or
cn I'll three at the same time, it will probably
lot take mary days to determine. WulG,y.
Magcf6a order Gen. Polk to leave the nau:ral
State # Kentucky: # he don't probably
G.n- Grant will.
A considerable force took possession of
cmlthlard yesterday. town twelve miles
atoye Paducab, and commanding the mouth
tt the Cumberland river. With the Ca1nber-
1and AID the Tennessee rive-e, and the rail.
raecis may ind ths:r bread and bacon short
bstore they know it. The enormous ship
mert5 cf these articles which haye been 20.
irg South from Paducah for the last two
msDtbs may, ho8cEar, last tn N longer than
We e1pect-
Times vera i7ely this forenoon abont
Cairo- In the morning the guu-boat Conesto-
60 arrived trcm Paducah with three small
steamers as prizes. They were the Jefferson,
the John Gault, and the Tfeadwntsr Bs.Ie, not
tte John Bell SIS te'egraphed this morning
Thsy were seized on evidence, how certain I
rebe!s By forwarding provision and stores to
item ry tie Teane5eee and Cumberland
rivers The Jefferson had On large load of
tobacco, which would Indicate thas she was
On htr downward trip, Col. Og}es5y and Col
Mc:eau have been 5tputed BY the Command
ing Gersr raj to investigate the facts.
About 10 O'Clock Capt. De!ano's fine COM
pany Of cavalry, sid detachment Of two
companies Ct siEe!'s cavalry, arrived from
Cape Girardeau- Capt Delsno was assigned
to Fort Holt, the name Of the new fort Oh the
Kentucky shore, and Sigels companies Were
sent to Birds PciLt. Just now they will ho
mctt jmport5rt addition to the :orecs in this
ViciEity.
Socn after, two guns from the Point au-
nouEc Eced the approach OF steamers from.the
Mississippi, and presently tie Arizona swept
a7eund INTO the Olio with Col. Turcb;n;s req
iment, ard the Wisconsin No. 3 soon folio Ted
with the Iowa I'd, Col. Tattle. The boats are
smeI, aId Zach had 3 transport in tow to &C.
ccmm odate the men with sufficient room.
Col. Tuttle's reeimtnt was sent oyer to Birds
PelEt, and Col. Turchin's to Fort Holt. The
tTo rriEates, Garrett and Kubbe, who were
regiment, while at Pilot Knob, have
been teard frcm. They sent letter
Ga:ed Aug SO, from Hardse's camp, to com
rade By tie name OF Bangs They represent
themselves as fa.ripg frat rate, and appear not
at AL oispleassd With their situation, though
pt rEape they thought best to cay 50 In order
TO be sure to get their letter through. We
saw TIE letter, aTd on the back tf it Sam, F.
Dodge, whom home of the boys know as =
Chicseo man, and who signs himself Acting
Assistant Adjutsnt General, sends an insult.
ing mrssegs to Lieut., Col Scott and lady, It
many months shall roll sway. He certainly
| will If he comes in reach Of the Mimic mus.
kets OF the Nineteenth. N. arl7 all the two
| regiments named, whom We saw, seemed
to he IN the best OF health aud spirits.
A CORE spondent whose letter Was publfshed
| In the TRIBUNE on the 7th reflected severely
upon the commissary department of this city,
He did net locate the blame IN the hight qua
ttr. We have the best Of evidence that Dr..
Rutherford has pzid all his bills promptly. It
is the Q1siterna..e1's department TINT is in
arrears. Major Hatch has just arrived this al.
ternoon from st. Louis, with large package
Of Missouri money, the best he could get il
that city. which those my haVe who will.
Gen McKi0EtlJ has promiead a:m u large H.
Soics Of Treasury notes in d:y or two, when
every account Will be satisfactorily adjusted.
This evening The felloTiog general order
dress Iarade to all the troops uuder his com.
comuaEd. It is hoped We Shall have no more
lazy, drunken officers Longing about the St.
Charles, aud what is even verse, visiting the
lowest ders in the city. Gen. Grant is not
| the man to Issue sn order AID alioW it to b.
violated, 50 the guilty may as well "stand
| IRON under"
HrADQut RTIEs DISTRICT. S. E. MISSOURI
CAfRo, Sept. 8, 1861.
IGtn- Order No S 1T is with regret the Gener
| al commanding gees and learns that the clotest
intimacy exists between many Of the officers aud
The lowest drinking aud dancing ealoons quarrel
curse, drink and carouse generally Oh the lowest
lerel Of equality, and negec. generally the inter
tae eenne nt ths are *
and military discipline, and mast be discontinued
| In future, It Will be the duty Of every command
aITest any one Of their commands guilty Of Bucl
ccnduct, and prefer charges agslnet them; ant
for themselves and the eervice the5 have enteret
into, to report ererJ thing Of the kind
Discipline cannot be maintained when the Off
GERS Do rot command respect, aud such conduc
II Ibis military dietric. discipline shsl be main
taipcd, even If il is at thee1pense Of the commis
timing that 'nd bs,g.a1sr General eonnsaiog & aaST
This afternoon messenger arrived in grea
haste trCm Norfolk, Stating that the rebel
Ee1e advancing In force upon that place. Col
oEiczby's regiment Tas ordered at o1ee t.
prepare day = rati1ns and to march withou
'euts to protect the place. They left upde
command OF Col. ogleshy, for Birds Point
: about FIVE O'clock a force Was added q
Birds Point but how large We did not Learn
Intense anxiety is felt here to get news iror
tha+ quarter. a decisive action is expecte
within the next tw euty-four hours If the 1eb.]
pe1eist In their intention to occupy Norfol}
The puu boats have been down the river a
! cay, and scme anxiety Is felt for their safet,
At surdoWn the Alex. Scott arrived with tt
SD Indiepa regiment, Col ssndefSon, and u
ssh Illinois, Col: l. q. Waters: The lndian Z
ouch. Col. Watxrs's regiment went to Bird
Point. At dark the Louisiana came In vii
Gel humans 9th IoWa regiment from ca
Gi1a1deau. They 60 into camp at Fort Hol
,, Five regiments AID three companies Of ca
sIry have arrived day, and taken all togcta
, We have bad lively times ia Cairo. As J
nothing decisive has occurred; but both sid
: seem 70 be actively preparing for war
, work. Fioe present prospects you will ha
!, aiartling news from Cairo ii q day OF tmo.