, 1861-09-16


snig Haul Of Docs4''.' nj. belonging to &. G. G.
Especial Core ponder Go 'aicago Tribunal
CA1ao, Sept. II, 1881.
By some good fortune, Colonel Wagner got
hold Of "tec sh" paper to-day, in which
was an account Of their fight with our gun
boats on Tuesday last They CHIN 1t, of
course, a. great victory, for they report
"seve1l hundred l1colEitas killed" G,n.
Grant says but two were wounded At the
time my report WIS ant you, could hear Of
but Ole. Rut the important information in
the paEer n he acknowledgo oment that the
Ya1kee WAS disabled, and that they had sisty-
efq't killed and large number wounded As
the gun boats fred she'll all day, It Is highly
probable that the rebels wsre punished to the
full extent OF what they acknowledge. On
the evening Of the skirmIsh sent you no def
mite esttmate Of the effect the guc-boats pro
duced, as nothing was known In regard to the
matter; bnt rebel accounts ought certainly to
be taken as good authority against them
selves. Our little feet Of two gun boats, it is
thus ehcwn, did very good days work, es.
recialjy Is it cost them 80 little.
Commodore A. e. Foote, o. 8. N, hss ar
rived here to take charge Of our llttlo dset.
Eoon to have very Imp portant accession both
in uumbere and strength. He takes the place
ct Commodore Rogers, who has been ordered
to report at once at Washington It will be
remembered that Captain Foote headed soma
brilliant movements against the Chinese in
1s56. tai ire several forts and giving them
huch q tastp cf American prowess. th4t they
concluded with our Government most ad-
vzntageous peaca-
Cafo Las been very quiet to day. Colonel
Marsh's seg,mt nj, with company or two Of
cavalrE, have been cur orly arrivals.
Tie General OTder Of Brig adier General
Graut, requiring officers ard men to ba con
stauty on du'y, and especially not to be
found about dltukirg saloons, is having a
capital effect upon the morals Of the camps
II and about Cairo Whisky and idleness are
= curze to tie army, and it Is hoped that strict
military discipline In this and AZ other r.
epstts viii be 1ieidIy enforced Some Of the
volunteers, and especially certain Of the
shoulder strap gentry, map ut first chato IN.
sustain Commanding Generals In enforcing
all wholesome discipline as the only means OF
eecu1irg efficiency and succass.
TsklnE advantage Of the calm in military
movements this morning, went up to PAdu-
cah to note personally the condition of thugs
Ln-le- Liz PQtl!ADu dAu bt1tuSku VI our
arny there nay not give you, for it nigh.
"eiSe sid aud comfort" to the enemy. But
this much Has be e8i6, tbas Gen. PA1ue thinks
tineen eafe against any force the enemy can
bring sgainst him Offlcers and men are Ia
tie best Of spirits, aud Oily anxious for I
fight. Our townsmaD, Col Webster, il taera
attending to the proper location and arrange
mint Of the detences that are to be made.
By the kindne6s Of Gen. Paine was permit
ted TO examine most important set of docu-
mtlts. They wire nothing less than the
rtcorda and secrets Of the camp Of the
Knights Of the Golden Circle in the city ol
Pa -ucah. When our troops arrived, J. n bite
Fowler, the capsain Of that mysterious order
with holy horror of the tenacious qualities
| of hemp, mounted his horse and incontInert15
| fed ttr Gear life While preparing to f lee be
| gave hasty directions to his body servant to
| hide or bury bcx Of papers and his arms in 6
| certain place, and as soon as possible to pack
up a few 7aluablee and bring them With his
! wife TO Bloomfield. But scarcely had he es
captd when the troops landed, and every tsan
t in the city vas pressed into the servica II
haul their baggage to camp; and 1t was i'm
possible for Cntty to comply with the dlrec
tlonR of his fugacieua master. The pickett
would not let Inn 60 at light, aud the team
Eere all again wa:ted ne1t day; and In th'
meantime, Gen. Paine, getting tint that theE
Was rich lead within the knowledge Of th
sfort tald "contraband," sent fila OF men
who, with bay onets Folnted around him
tolu him that he must d1sgorge, or instan
death would follow If he dared to refuse. II
"eacred bCx" wes at once forthcoming, IN,
sl.o eworo, pistols, very fac rifle, and
foWltpg piece The G neral kindly relieve
the 1esrs Of the tremc1;ng dalkty that hi
mast. would shoot h,m, by furnishing him
permanent ard paying position in the arml
With the lew order Of things be appears PEI
. TIE 1nntre are secret. solemn and rur;ous