The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-25

to cast on lines steamer arrived at New Madrid from
Memphis, bringing orders TO Gen. Pillow. Immediately
courers were dsspatched4o the overland party, with
orders 10 return immediately New Madrid Gen. Pillow
personally ordered the work the Notifications 10 be
suspended tho pickets were all called In, the returning
army was embarked BOARD the boats the camp equi
page was hriedy disposed Of the lines cast the
headed down stream, and by sunset Gen. Pillows srmy
of liberation was en- route Memphis Indeed 80 bur.
red was their departure for "Dxic" that they forgot
make any provisions for the detention Of prisoners in
consequence Of which all the Union men suddenly found
themselves greatly 10 their astonshment and more TO
thoir satisfaction, ut liberty.
That the rebels had made provision fer march from
Now Madrid Charleston evidenced by the fact that
they had dug and curbcd some fifteen wells between the
two points, and also had stored large amount Of grain
and supplies ut different places along the route.
What could have been the Of this sudden change
only surmisc Some of officers believe 1t 10
DO only divert our attention from grand
but uhdeveloped pap others think that the army Of
Liberation" ordered to Virginia. but incline to the
belief that tho rebels fear attack upon Memphis, and
that they will concentrate all their forces at that place.
I1n Sy anu Places I,Os me On
morning. lie says that late Friday night Geographic
despatch received there from Louisville stating that
the United States gunboats had got the bar and
route for Cairo; that large numbers Of troops were
being despatched to Cairo Paducah and Es ansvie that
for the purpose Of joining in with General Fremonts
army, and that force Of seventy five thousand Unonss
| were preparing march on Memphis Now, it is likely
that upon the strength Of such as this the army Of
General Pillow ordered back To protect Tennessee,
leaving Governor C. Fox Jackson to the fate OF traitors in
Missouri. jackson in New Madrid on Sunday last,
and made speech the troops there where and when
he told them that sin days he would be with them in
the heart Of Missouri ntreBchng themselves the sides
Of her iron mountains and attonng themselves with the
bovine luxuries Of that region" Guess they won't
mcct-at least not IN missouri. Our boys
feel nj he had
! chalkcd up long score against the rebels that
| they desired to wipe out.
The fleet OF steam gun boats three In number arrived
here at six O'Clock this afternoon. The largest carries
ten guns and looks though she might do service The
ether two haN six guns each staunch and fast and
a mamcnt. What are their names, what their bust
ness General Prentiss would not let me communicate
knew; but their cogs' have been painted out and their
eXteros ared that it is impossible to recognise in
| them any Of our old river crafts
The scouts who brought the Of the evacuation OF
General Pillow say that the talk among the rebels
all to the point Of marching into the iron country of Mis-
souri, They did not contemplate any attack upon Birds
Point or Cairo; or in fact place but St. Luis and
Jefferson This COMFORTS with the theory of the tE,Ip's
letter of two weeks ago. One Of my normants he
heard General Pillow say "taae the iron and lead out OF
Missouri, and wouldn't give d--n for the whole State
for tho Southern confcdoracy and, "all he wanted
Kentucky her rifemen; the rest, niggers ard all
might go to h--L and be id to them.' Rather low
estimate for these two sovereign Stats to be sure.
DIX twentyonr pound cannons with their carriages,
have arrived at Birds Point and will be placed in position
! in day two.
Six regiments Of infantry and Of cavalry from
Fgyrt independent of those already rendered TO the
government by the State authorities, have been offered
General Fremont, and will be accepted
TeEgyptian dragons, of Cairo ordered to rendez
at Springfield, the 18th instant. What in the
Wind? It given out here that Western troops
viii be sent to the Fast except VIA New Orleans Recent
reports to General Fremont show that have
army OF over ninety thousand men under arms aud