New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-01
FROM THE WESTERN ARMY.


From Our Special Correspondent.
CAIRO, ILL.,, May Oil pm.
Intelligence from Washington to-day Of the accept.
ance of elk regiments Of this brigade for the entire
war has excited great enthusiasm both among oicers
and men. Ii was greeted here with kuzzas and other
demonstrations OF satisfaction. a Telegram jus, re-
ceived from one Of the regiments stationed in dis
tant part Of The State says Our entire camp s ubl.
ant over the news from WASHINGTON. We are all
ready to follow Gen. Prentiss TO the DEATH"
Great activity confines to prevail. Three 32-pounds
ers and the carriages Of several other gnus which had
previously been received arrived by rail night and
the work # mounting is going rciidly forward. Tho
Notifications being rrosecuied vigorously under the
directions OF Capt. II. w. Benhsm, Engineer in-Chief
Of the Department and his First Assistant, W. J.. y,
Jenney, esq. -Four companies are detailed daily 10
carry forward the work. Capt Benham has been
gagged for the last twenty yesrs upon Government for
tcaons and for his valuable services at the sege u
Buena Vista was breyeted Captain by Gen. Taylor st
the end Of the first LAY, and Major the evening Of
the second. Gen. Pren,iss commanding this brigade,
established the first American encampment at Bnens
Vista. In the temporary Absence Of Capt. Benhan
the works are in charge OF Major Webster the lnoe
State Engineer.
A regiment from St. Louis dispatched by Gen. Haro
ney, il on the way here and will probably arrive be.
fore morning and take possession Of Birds Point oppo-
site Cairo on the Missouri shore. Reliable informa"
ton from the South within the last few hours renders
il probable that the Rebels contemplate early at-
tack upon this point. Troops rapidly concen.
trating at Union City Tenn, only fifty miles distant,
and also at Humboldt; and preparations are being
made on the river below TO convey large bodies Of men
here by steamers. Ifthey do come they will be WARM
" received No fears entertained of the ability OF
our forces here to repel any assault which they can
make.
A brawpy, muscular fellow, just from the South,
was arrested and taken before Gen. Prentss this
morning upon the charge Of being emissary of the
enemy Some of his fellow-p passengers upon the boat
fem Memphis testified thai he had hobnobbed with the
leading Secessionsts board professed 10 be bic
way TO Louisville, proclaimed himself to be a member
of the Arkansas Secession Company, and huIrahed for
jeff Davis little louder than any else. He freely
admitted all this but said that be had done il TO aay
| suspicion, as he was Nouberner fleeing from the
South and his story credible, and the references
which he gave so satisfactory, that be was Get at
liberty and left by this evenings train for his hone
near Chicago.
lie has been spending the last six months in Little
Rock Arkansas. At Gree, 80 miles southeast OF
Little Rock two weeks ago, IL negroes were arrested
on the charge of having planned instruction Upon
the testimony of of the the Methodist preacher
for that circuit who had wife and two children N
Gree, and one of the negroes, were hung.
The Arkansas troops ragged, Harmed, with tho
exception of revolvers and bowekn poorly dsci.
plined; and widespread intoxicaion prevails among
them. In their case il is emphatcaiy new Whisky
Rebellion They devou believers, however, in the
Southern confession of faith that Sonthron is equal,
in war; to five Yankees. and they obey rgdly the first
commandment Of the Rebel Decaogue, to drive out or
hang every suspected of Unionsm or Abo,isionis.
The effect of the blockade here is Already severely
felt throughout theSouth-West. Corn at Little Rock
commands 81 % per bushel, and fifty miles further
west 81. Bacon is selling at 20 cents per pound 10
Memphis and Butter at GO cents in New-Orleans Tho
supply of corn in Memphis is so light that the usual
order Of trade reversed and Is being sent there
from New-Orleans. The reign of terror in Memphis
sill, continues, and the Vigilance Committee still drive
out or hang all suspected One gentleman who
came up by the last boat warned TO leave within
three hours at the peil of bis life for using, in the
heat Of argument expression which sayored Of love
for the Union. Memphis enjoys the bad eminence Of
exceng in nfamy every other city in the South. How
long il she to escape the fearful retributon which
awaits her.
uatfE TROURIE BREWING IN MIS-