New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-01
--latest from Cairo.

From the Cairo correspondence, under date of
June rs, published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, we
learn that the expedition which left Cairo on the
23d ut. on the steamer City of Alton for Cape
Girardeau, about whose fate fears had been enter
tanned by the Lincolntas, came back on the 18th,
without having met with any very serious mshaps.
The following is the corresponds nt's account of
the expedition:
They arrived at Commerce at IL P. NJ, and I'M
| medately took up their march for the country.
The Secession camp was reported to be fourteen
miles back of Commerce, but on arriving at that
point they were told that it fifteen miles
farther back. They kept on until they came to the
| place, and found the rebels gone. Persons living
there report that 200 men had been in camp that
place, but had left about two days before. AS the
troops had marched nearly thirty miles without rest
| or food, the commander camped there for few
hours, and after general look at the country back,
| concluded to return, as there was swamp of
about nine miles to over, which the artillery
| could not pass.
| The men were nearly worn out Many of them
gave out and where lying along the road for miles
A great many returned without shoes, having
thrown them away, preerriug to walk barefooted
They all speak highly Of the hospitable manner in
| which they were treated by the citizens of Com
merce and Benton, both in Missouri. Although
they found no one to fight, they took several pris-
| onerS at Commerce, who were accused of being
traitors. They were all released except three
| who are now here awaiting trial. Their names are
as follows: Mr.. Ellison Mr.. Moss, Arthur Newman
The Alton went up to trass Point, and arrested
Edward Gray, his brother, and their partner, Mr.
Carter, all pilots, but released them on their talk
ing the oath of allegiance. The boat then went tC
Thebes, and arrested Judge Ligtner, late Surveyor
of the port OF Cairo, and his son. They were both
released on taking the oath, as he had taken i
twenty times before. There was little of interes
occurred on the expedition. Several newspaper
} reporters accompanied it, and were pretty wei
marched down. They hired wagon and horse
and returned ahead OF the troops, until they camt
near house where about a dozen horses wer,
hitched, when they came to halt, and one o
them (rOn the EasD hastily retreated, and tolt
the advance guard that Mai. Hatch and severa
more were taken prisoners.
The Chicago Light Artillery and company o
infantry were immediately hurried forward to tn
, house, and found the supposed prisoners quet
eating Their dinners, of which they all partook, an
. also hearty laugh.
Anothe espedition is talked of to the South
west part, tissouri, near Bloomfield.
: 1t is repors d that three hundred Tennessee
; troops cross N,ver at New Madrid yesterday fo
, Missouri.
Col. Lower 3 10 Iiment, the Eighteenth, nearl
1000 strong, arrived from Anna yesterday, an
. = were immediatelya psterred to Birds Point, Mi
souri,, and went Sslp3 camp with Col. Wallace
regiment, sent FRI ID 8tF a Ridge few days sinct
d THE HOMESTEAD QEEGALuouN.--The Charlesto
Courier says:
. Col. Andrew Pckeas5 Eylhoun is the fortuna
posse3sor, by iuheritar ies u Fort Hill, the famor
. residence of his honor, 1 # der, John c. Calhou
# and also OF the intense .1hu to South CaTo'in
/. and thefoudness for agl 3t ara life and rural i
i teresta, which marked the .,Iaat Car0lnian.
+, UndE the flat care of tf'l a. P. Calhoun, Il
+ old homestead ut Fort HIi is be preserved
" far as uossihle Without altetS-&{gEs,, -