, 1861-06-01

as self appointed commissioner to wait on
Gov. jackson and Gen. Plfce and induce them
to negotiate some sort Of . truce with den:
Halney, mud came doKn with Gen. fs1ce. A.
to Harvey L. Turrer, who waited upon Gen.
Hamcy and vas the principal diplomat whose
skill and cunning concocted the so called
agreement. - -. -. .i:a5.5:...at::.- u
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:--:,5' ~. :::;s7sfT ::5;ss1sF FhnrBday,May 30.
Birds Point Is occupied; and we rest easier:
For q month 1t !has been tho one great
thought and fear ofeau our troops, aud this
feeling was taking the form Of quite little
panic when Col. schnttner's German regiment
arrived On Yesterday II. ever boat was vel
coined, that boat WAS the City Of Lonislana.' y
The guns that -.Here fired on her arrival WeIe
lengc to come 70 lind:zss had been expect
Ing her several honf4 Gor anxiety WAS 50 great
that military secrecy was suspended IN this
particular case, and The; Whole town Ind been
On the look out since morning. It was thought,
indeed, ahe would arrive earlier, but at s
o'clock our fears we're silenced and our hopes
realized for sure enough there came the
Louisiana, black with her crowds Of men,
steaming around DIst1lery Point with colors
flying aud the bands playing Yankee Doodle.
Her arrival Tas an ovation. Alter receiving
on board some Of the officers of Camp Defiance,
Missouri regiment entered st once upon the
possession OF the place. Wednesday night,
owing to tile rain; the troops remained on
board, or in the railroad buildings, while out
poste were stationed to guard the town. To.
day they are pitching their tents and making
angle, with large base and two equal sides
the base line nloug the river being SONG si1
hundred yards.
AT each end Of the base line there viii be .
battery, and all along each Of the side Lines,
meeting at the aRe deep atsn f ta Inc Fn;ta nGTtn
railroad depot, md from this point it WAS nec-
esaary to remove something like hundred
yards Of track, tha Absence ofWhlch, however,
will not interfere with the business Of the
line, tho Miaaissfppi river is two aud half
miles distant, through q well wooded but an
easily travelled country. The river makes 4
circuit OF about seFen mills around this point,
and any attack would, Of cou18e, come from
tho rear. Outpost6 are stationed all through
these woods down to the river, and he will be
Emart General who takes the new Camp by
Eurprise.
The regiment has reported itself ut head
quarters as numbering, all told, LOIS men.
Two additional companies Of rifles are expect
ed, possibly today. They are well provision
ed and fully equipped A visit to Birds Point
to-day vas satisfactory in every respect. The
Defiance, and the mud is Of 4 less adhesive
character. The troops we're at work like so
many bees, setting up their new military es-
tablishment. HeIe.Were men tearing away the
track 40 readily That It disappeared like dis
eolving view. thefe:were men running camp
and attending: to alt other essentials- mot to
omit the bpgle call which summoned several
hundred to their II o'clock ratlons Of lager.
To witness this latter performance would have
rejoiced the heart Of that gentleman who re-
commended, in the TRIBUNE, that our Cairo
troops have Lager beer as . steady drink It
did lock good and tasted good also. By this
evening the new incumbent will be well set
tied. It Is called 9 Camp Stevenson"
The citizens Of Birds Point look upon this
"inyasion" with some mistrust, and several of
the families III are proposing to break up and
better acquaintance With the men. Thus far
they confess their rights and property have
been treated with respect. And their dread
impressions will melt away shortly, for the
came reasons thAt hare worked such change
herc and everywhere that Federal troops have
been stationed. It Waa rumored In Cairo that
Col. Bird had already taken alarm and flown
eouthwn1d, 1T was limited to Texas,) taking
his twenty slaves along. The Colonel has
done no such foolish thing, however, and does
rct propose to. His Bympathies may be with
JEFF: Davis, but he and his property are under
The flag and the protection Of Abraham Lin
co1n-
Now that Birds Point is attended to, and
while the work Of fortifcation goes on SO well
here, whnt is the next move In ordery To
Memphis" Is the response. I think not, Just
yet Our banner 1nay advance to Columbus,
Kentucky, but not further South than this
within at least ten days. And that Is far
enough for the present. Columbus is hot
bed Of ttenaon, and needs attending to. They
fly the secession banner already, and have con
centrated five hundred Kentucky troops to
ward Of IN attack. Gen. Pillow has, indeed,
were having brought from New Orleans, but
they have TWO OF three small pieces Of their
OWL. They arc Of great assistance to Pillow,
and no little Inconvenience to Us. If Gen.
Scott would or1y give the order, regiment
or on tn e one R9a I poy Ta ] e. e1Tn 9e5s IT.
Cheney, the Peril, Ind IL other boats plying
hetween Cairo anR Columbus, and In the in
terest of the rebels, and their bad faith, and
the many snbtcrfnEes they take to dodge us
ought to have Columbus, and holding both
ends Of this go~betwee1 line we could regu-
late things more to our satisfaction. believe
the order wll be given for "forward march"
especially II Gen Scott Ia convinced the rebels
arc ready for an attack. We orc ready, and
make but little more improvement in drill OF
other preparation. Nearly the entire line is
now In uniform, and the kuapsacks and bsyo-
nets which government has been 90 long send
ing are expected now every day. The troops
have heard with infinite satistaction that thar
1epgthens their lease, but still they are I'm,
patient 10 be about the earnest work Of the
campaign. The acceptance Of the Brigade
does not alter the status Of the Chicago " de-
taehed companies" but they are expecting
the like coed news for themselves, and st
least, II through trcachcry Or misreprescnta-
t!on they are not accepted, they will 60 IN for
the fight anyway they can get In. Says Capt.
uaWley, Of the Loekpod Artillery, when he
Mas asked about It, ~ ahall follow that old
flag wherever sce It. !"
II looks to Us he1e IS though the advance Of
4 division Of Ohio troops into western Virgins
ia, was with the intentto 80 still further into
the heart Of the enemy country, and, holding
the connection between Tennessec and Vir-
ginia, keep therebe1 troops in check on each
peakc and PIenties on tho Mississippi Gen.
Pillow is rapidly concentrating all his fighting
men st Union City, and special trains vera
run last (AVedneaday) night to bring them up
to that point. He gays he will have 10000
well armed troops there by Saturday, and per-
Epon this place, The possession Of Birds
Point, and the strength Of our own batteries,
precludes the further indulgence Of such an
idea The redoubt on the Site Of the old dis
tl1ery has already taken shape, and heavy
tlmbers for the flooring arrived to day. Theru
will be, besides three thirty-two-pounders
mounted on piyots, an eight inch howitzcr.
an eight IL ch mortar, aud three twenty four
pouEdera mounted on wheels these latter
being the siege pteces that will go South
VIXEN tho army does. s.
Old HIr. Tnncy and GEN. Cndxyalladcr.
Correspondence Of tho PhlladclphIa Enquircz.l
BALTIMORE, May 3, 1861.
As intlmated in my letter Of yesterday,