, 1861-08-12

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CAFE GlRARDzAu, NO., Aug 8, 1861.
propose to tell you what have seen and
bsa~d dnr;no a tuvo 7ars, torrv 4, tb;s fa,,o1s
,;..'sa.. ~ ~ =. -, ,n,s 13. 1aous
Alue c'1y. 1ne eApeoltlon o1 1ol. Mcartnur
brought me here, and the clevemess Of,
Hanas M % ard The ,aa,,tv nftne tos.n ~ houa 1a.,t
ne thus far beyond Col. McA. 3 return. j.
You know the, reault OF that expedition
that the alarm xraa e,rornd,ezz rho naon,a of
49, s11s;o e|s a..:ea 'I4s peop.e "
1ae eape'"Soiale1h aho eitazens-naNihg nsen
more Ecared than hurt, and that after nights
stay the Cairo lads turned about for home.
..+z,a.a +la., -, ,,o,,o, a-sata5
-.n" a.n ea'41nsu .ucAe ~. ne'e4 ee.ssu
ments. ~:.. =:
since be7np here 7 have mingled with an
~S .e 80
e1asees OF people secession anu onaon-ands
as intimate, believe the JEFF Thompson ar
nv is vet ct at. LIKE. near Bloomfield. They
pave ne'el set psen M,.nn .'y nllse " tne
place, IN any force. Iheir scouts, OF eoursa
are constantly about; in fact, on our way up
f,o,, f,5ro 20 fo,,na q half l,7sp ~ .+ha1, ~
t.eA' ~1Ao' ~ 4''.t = A'111 ~oN.0 " '"ne'n a'
Sommelce, Wno, upon our afss appeasaacs
menb ug1s on ~ iaPlo ganoP !oWa[a
91enlon, qns 1ne eEemy, N any eonsideIao1e
1oIee, G as ~. say, nave never been W1t91n days
ttn ttue & u iIe Pee; me anMo1s aG Ctfo, aao
the 5.+ that hnn,Tsa1 1aa ft1,:,,' ~
1n;iea and 1at o. a,sanl nc go "an ~ e1,en
anard 9ae sa monsen4or;1 e4naotad n40 s'1'ace
We Ts y o31sa y Gapec.eu ~, ,,,- -,
ro,a ~ "9alu ~. ~ ,s sususs .4s !ach G
o,r a,,rrcsob =" ~ 70 ,,ana ILL.,, an1 uay "
emah c rnraaz;ors ~ ne pae ne,e mese 5ust
+hsn +ta 49, af loo, 20. 4hs ~
- - fnJ e11ms n1 ~ Au., nesaun eApesnag
=! - ~, ~ oue ~ ISss. u.d uAuiug tqeIytn!ns
LILY - tn1 noes Pet1eIG qg4et, uoL seot 20 oe
1eth, ~ & nnn " ~ uiooa ~ ps ssen, Was A1o-
Gana ~ G;rangaa lIn ~ sotsi e9utnly @
"a GaPe Gnafaeaa, venture 70 say, 1s to day
M!;.oa dn9H4 0totr W tu7ue ~. ~ psop4g n tuS
o.4a, 1,e,,aea5 - r. tn5 1oaaaoa VI ~
eacso inaeta+ " t re9s1s y; e9 ana yee Is tng
1s;St an Stnit eey ~ 9ousr Msesoai ~
phafa+a DuAt a1h ~. 10y ioIaaet' m PoRulaI.un
\nS;atei ~ "aa1 ~ aoo4t s;1 hxe taoasana u Is
nnnaTea and sf1 ~ euG eslsPRi h3e lls5r' oos
f 1a;3os ana ntsy TILES 9s,oT @ y Lonis' ana
;nsi here ars 1;5t a-J roii;1G a9 ~ aut tnee t
IT, pis nste f ass ~ ngn anu sol1g, glslag 70 I9e
p,zs ~ mom n apploaertpg ~ ooat, aney P3c
"a ~ 60 az r. naG ssnools.
n1;,tng cf;noe ane IL & eh1 Rn.c, emo
pns;n3 n1n;3fs taee, ~ au"oe11ess enuieAe7' Aoos-
II VIZ t1s ~ ~; N.Y., ~ ,tt, +ha oot,, n;n;z frs4
c.a hare ha f,5,na ~, ~, ;ti~o ~ ~ aes neo
eho1.+ 1s- g Me t1sau NC sltzsns " sae ptacs
InJn. Iinnn;s4u@tha 10y aa'1 49, sa anu
eenera1V gecession % Re 5itt1e fnio" Amt
/ b. l.. -.
Anoe taPiu suaxsslte5 x auu ~ = tei1 s4olt tl4s
- 5ns1e mste ouS aen sscessionists ~ pe touna
- ~ r. oes sfoas y. .uat olee9
~: h:.enng - sne sl9lAee u 'eA' Ahon1pson auu
u's so4.He.4 aAes.
| p, te4 aaa1s4 t1ot tGeateu LIE enca1Hplnent n
tle saley 14Ss hoIto u l1e III upon "nlen
ne now II. Iae enange OIL pos1uoa "as made 2 I3
81 me spssgesnou o. ser. ffelnoai. ine ~.
up1h Hniea me encampnent !s no" !oeated
Is 4m1nedlateiy norm OF the Guy aud com.
/ N3QQ6 lQE WlG1E country 1QT miles 1fCu1Qs
win the exception ot huge nll on to tae
west, which Is to be occupied OF enfladed
aealGst.
II 1s nGt ne power OF Jeh. Iaompsoa.s
| present position, their entrenchments com
plgte and properly mounted.
lhe January and Empress brought down
i,4b ven armed troops tor Col, Marshs re-.
lsas1eemene. 3 B:da aney are Of me sIa Mtssoa5t @
ADo kl1e regiments, under command OF CoL
trought slong; Which, when mounted on the
NIL ehtfencamen1e, VII prove tne aosolute
pfolectlon OF the position
Inc enec[1ye cdo 1o5ce no" hgre may y bs Pr PIT
GOWN at 5,Wo, made mp as follows: 10Th 1t1i-
Eois, 200; Col. Smiths American Zouayes,
| 1.2Gui the 9th Missouri and the R'B3 Ksgi-
menf, WITH one company Of sappera and
maners, 1aUo, and the Scott and Cape Girardeau
connues home Guarae, 1o0. Ihen captain
Campbell Of the ottawa artillery, heretofore
u enaIge OF Eort fient1sa, ls here' "ish SIX
gun9s: "a aaa 9t an9aI one M hundred @ men.
LIS, u Is taongnt snere WILL he nn m necessity tor
3n1tner fe1tdorcenents. ~ gu: eFe3te, COL
ah1sn u "en enough satshea 70 rlsk an en-.
gsgsMena FAN any nnmoer OF feoeas taat
nsy ~ enoGse o;ta ~ euae agalnse hm; 1l:,,.
,,aht oe eity ~ - my uiaeI staonG nlhta.Y ~ gSaEG3
1g n11gaI ana 70 aay, aud. as crSdlt TO the federal
1; noui =, ~ ~ RsopTI ~ ea9 taat goou olasr gea.
81 Paesaa:t - 4sr, II lae., ny eompia.na
eeee eoao%s. ~ tue efoopss aaa na*e wv
aeeseo Ice Ao 1ns'ance VI ro"os1sn OIL taeu
( patt.
, sese,M ~ z q eain agu alpaesS41A ssas u !ah
place, hua " conse4ue1ee, na9e sonietalng
a o. an acgua1n1anee % zee Ml.h us people. Many o o
t Eoe mEe - tseoet .e1e - Ky ~ goou lllenns
.t1 ate 1aS - !ae - - " veu
meI5al ,sa1 enemies. u Il more than hksly theJ
Ny, Mouta nhe S 20 zee M ne, ana EnoW snouls
~ ~ see ensm, nus snouto preier 20 naYt M
. I4e p1aee u mee'iDe uHoer tae guns u fof
fIemont. mn
Naat caangs SINCE seseo years ago Ihel
" WeIe all o. one county ana at peaGe, 70
; oay tne seleeIs u tn1s Guy IcsGurd WIN Ia
| CT A1meU &QlQlEfE, anu EuE nf0mI1Sn