Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-22

| TO tho Memphis BuAetia: t,.S
On Wednesday, when our informant was there,
there were at Cairo $500 troops, at Birds Point
$500 troops. and in TIM! vicinity there arc several
thousand more. lIo says they levo abandoned
tho original plan OF bringing $4,000 mon dow in
steamboats,, as TINT would probably result in a
discontinue They have greatly enlarged the plan
OF their operations. which, up to Wednesday is MS
follows: Col. prentiss snd last Wednesday that
he wanted Mt least 1900 troops to invade the
South and that they did not intend TO move at all
till they obtained them. lIe said ho eApccted to
got them ready In ten days, and that If they did,
tEey would march down the river in three columns
one column Of rs, O0U troops in twenty i've steam,
boats to proceed down tho river, sllpporte ed by n
column on each side of the river Of $4,000 troops
The forces by land will go in advance of the river
column and arc expected to turn all the batteries
and conquer all the forces that they may como
across in their triumphant career. Indeed the
force Is 80 large TINT Col rrentiss expresses rs
his belief that much bloodshcd will be avoided. in.
asmuch as ho expects thnt no resistance will be
made i'll some places, and but little anywhere tho
large force being the best defence agninst attack
/ lie says he expects to bc able to take dinner in
Memphis OH the 18th Of July Troops are already
moving from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
and Indiana. the last nnmed sending 5000
Wearc assured that some twenty steamboat nj.
lots formerly engaged in tho 81. Louis md New
Orleans trade are quietly stealing away from Cairo
fearing lest they mny be pressed into scryicc--n
service for which they have no heart. We saw
"oh'o VI 'HcHi UcTC yesterday, WHO nnu lett their
homes In order 10 prevent bcing forced against
heir will into plotting their Abolition horde down
the Mississippi
number of the Camp Jackson soldiers are now
prisoners Mt Cairo, having been arrested while on
their way South aud arc made to work on thp
lcvcc. aud treated to all sorts of ndignties.
we learn that much apprehension of invasion
N's fcit at Columbus. and il is believed that most
tremendous battle will be fought in that vicinity
From another source we learn there is now
n ntf pt
volunteers, and at Corinth. Miss, twelve thousand.
Union city is short distance from Cairo Illinois
and Corinth about six hours ride.
THE VorE IN TENNESSEE Tho latest in,clli.
gcnce from this State is to tho effect that tile
| minority for secession will greatly exceed the
san9n'no expectations Of the Southern rights
men. According to the Nashville papers of
Monday, it will be from 20 to 80, 900 Tic East
Tennessee section of the State gives Union
majority of but little more than 5,0OO-2O. 900
less than that el"'med hy the johnson and Eth
eridge men few days since. Many counties
in Middle and Western Tennessee arc unani
NOUS Tor separation.
EvAcuATlNG-A gentleman up from Norfolk.
reports to the Petersburg Express that the Yam
KEGS were cmbark'ns troops MI yesterday fore.
noon ut Newport News. OH board the Harriet
Lane and other Lincoln vessels. 1t is also stated
that a flag OF truce was flying at that point
This looks Ms though they were removing the
dead and wounded. We trust this view nav
prove correct We donot desire to sec Virginia
soil deSecratcd by their carcasscs.
PRESIDENT DAvIs.-A Richmond CORES.
pondent of the Savannah Republican, gives
the following:
President Davis is in the habit of review.
ing the troops in person every afternoon and
today an Incident occurred on the fled which
is deserving Of mcntion particularly as
query was raised on the spot: @ If there was
any editor around 7" The President was
mounted upon very fiery charger, which re-
quired great equestrian skill to manage, and
as the line passed in review, the horse be-
coming greatly excited, chatcd and stamped,
and finally made desperate plunge to run
away. The crowd surrounding. became great.
ly alarmed ut the proximity of the horse, and
violently broke away in terror An indiyid.
ual much boldcr than the rest, however kent
his position and cried out to the crowd, while
watching tic President and horse, "Boys.
don be afraid, if he can hold the Southern
Confcderacy, he can hold that horse"
The effect of this little "jcu dcsprit" up
on his Excclency and the crowd, can better
be imagined than dccribed suffice it to say,
there was no mole rcreatiug.
THE following is an extract of letter
from Richmond, June H. We have some
news tins morning that has not vet appeared
in the papers. The fight at Bethel Church
grows in magnitude and Importance as the
details reach us. The cnemy's loss in killed
wounded and missing amounts to 553. amonu
the former OF which were Lieut.. Colonel
Grinncll, of the 9Th New York regiment
and Major Winthrop, aid to General Butler
The General (l}utler) was in n carriage, with
the reserve OF 800 men. who, we prcsume,
corpus. =
| We hear this morning that the Pennsv]vo.
mans have commenced their march towards
Winchester intending thence to move on
ntrhsburg, so as to take Manassas in the rear.
simultaneously with an attack in front hy an
expedition from Alexandria. This cxpcdi.
ton will result in failure, if not in a catas
| trophc. If they capture Winchester, and
move on Strasburg their retreat will be cut
OF by heavy detachment from Harpcr's
ferry, and similar one from Manassas in
front. Harpcr's Ferry is totally imprcgnable
| by any direct assault, and Johuson can spnrc
.--llien with safety Manassas is too strong
for any force the enemy can send against it |;
and, it L. mistake not, an expedition viii
shortly be sent from it, by way of ,
that Will Wake up good many Yankees be-
tween there and the chain bridge.
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