, 1861-09-10
PROM CAIRO AND PADUCAH.
Especial Correspondence Of the chicago Tribune
CAIRO, Sept, 8th, 1851,

CAIRO, Sept. 8th, 1851,
Yesterday ard to-day movements among the
troops In this Vicinity have bsen active; but
the ccrnmand;1g general intezdicts a11 news in
regard to them b5 Telegraph. 1tls understood
to be less objectionable to notice them by let. |
ter; fer It is impossible to keep knowledge
ofttem many dty5 from the enemy. Their
scouts and spies swarm everywhere. Yester-
day the Louisana took the 10Th Illinois, Col.
Hcle', up TO Paducah; the Memphis took
Col. Pugk'e 4lst Illinois; and the Empress
brought down the 9Th Missouri, Col Smith,
1rem Cape Girardeau, and afaerremaining here
an hour or two, steamed up the Ohio for the
same destination. There are row at Paducah
FIVE regiments and Capt. Smiths artillery,
Lieut.. Willard being now in command.
A good deal Of anxiety vas felt early this
morning, as heavy firing Was heard in the
direction Of Columbus Abont 10 o'clock the
gunboat Conestoga came up and reported two
batteries and two rebel ganboafs throe miles
this side of Columbus. a number Of shots
but, as far Is known, no damage was done.
It is understood here that the main object Of
the firing, at least on cur side, was to deter
mine The location and the strength of the bat
teries. Il. is piain ttat the Enemy are Eortify-
ing the river below US rapidly, and it will soon
be 10 easy matter to take . f=et in triumph
down the river to New Or1eaus. We heard
To-Day that there Was masked battery Of
three q pounders near Randolph, which re-
Mainsd entirely silent some days ago VIXEN
the gunbCats went down to the Ticlnityof
New Madrid Old scowB and steamers are
, also being sunk In the channel near Ran
| DELPHI.
The signal gun It the Point this morning
ht O'Clock anrcunced the approach Of q
steamer, and presently the Des Molnes came
}Hecke1'e regiment from Cape Girardeau. A
few minutes afterward along came the Illinois
Filth Gel Roes's Eth Illinois, under COM
thand Of LIEUT. Col Wood, and on transport
fn tow 6s Capt. Buell's battery. As they did
|not come ashore speculation was busy IS to
.heir destination. After an hour or two for
breakfast, tie steamers .sst loose the IRes and
20 the surprise OF all they STAINED down the
/ Mississippi and the question, are they bound
1or Columbus Was On every torgue. To this
!: was answered that the force WIS inadequate
f'r that when Presently the Des Moines
1aanGed TO the Kentucky shore, about 8 mile
below Cairo. The 1llihois, after landing
Brel'e battery at Birds Point, followed the
Des Monies, and the two regiments are now
encaDped there. An hour after, a detachment
st. Charles sud vere taken to the same place
BY The ferry beat. The visits of Col. Webster
and his assistant eng gineEr, Freeman, to Ken
t1ckE, for the past f4w days are now fully ex-
planned. 4 fort is beihg rapidly constructed,
apd it will not be long before it's black hollow
tsey ffcm Kentucky or any where else, As
in eyerE o1her case, the aggression came first
Ecm tie traitorh- Our gunboats we're fired on
fram Hickman, Columbus aud from batteries
| 3lopg the Kentucky s1ore, and it has become
| military necessity that the State should be-
nrrnTIifG hC the Nf fh0 14rfrr
A large majority ct the people Ct that noble
| State ill rejoice that the traitors arc 10 Ion
t ger to be fed and c:ethed from Kentucky, un-
der the false Plea cf lai. tainl;g her neutral
i:y:
| At cne o'clock ntws was brought that two
| retel gon-bcats were in sight from the new
rcsition occupied On the Kentucky shore, and
feass Ttre entertained for tie steamers still
there. One of our gun-boats Quietly dropped
down and cast anchor off Us port and lay
| dropped down the river and were Eeen no
| more.
Col. Wallace remains in command at Birds
Point, urder Gen. McC1ernand- The Colonel
Is keeping sharp eye On JEFF: Thompson, who
tie scouts still report opposite Columbus.
Brig2d:er General U. S. Grant has appoint.
ed his ststf as follows: j. A Rawlins, Aajatana
General Cspt. c. B. Lagone, FIRST Aid de
Camp; Capt Y. s. Hitler, Second Aid; and
Surgeon JAS Simc-s, Medical Director.
|
N. to-day, We learn that a11 is reported quiet
in that city, The people continue to leave il
lasge numbers. By actual count, over thou
sand wagons LETT the city yesterday, loaded
with store and household goods. 1t is thought
that toe little care ie exercised o7er the arti
men came In and Lett eoon, yester2ay-the OF
fcers all eay, to a!l;y the excitement. They
| tel the peop'e they cs.me to protect them, and
10 not want item to leave; but guilty COZ
I e%1. j%@1 r.
hurry them onward. The town ought to have
been occupied two months ago. The freigh1
bcoks Of the depot, now in possession o
Lieut.. willard, show shipments south Of from
cne to five carloads CT flour and as many 0
bsccn, every cay for the last sixty days. 1t i
high time this dea Of treason wss broken up
| A6ont SIS .000 worth Of properly, consisting
mainly OF -four and provisions, was seiz ID q
the depot. Among the let were sixty bolts Q
army cloth, some Of fine blue, suitable for Of
| fceIs' Uniforms.
Last night and night bt fore the troops elep
on Their 5rms, az reports OF large a1my
few miles ont OF towa came in thick from th
, county. Pillets are stationed at diBtanc
! ct from Two 20 four miles from the city. IN
X burning Of the railway bridge, six miles south
>prevents the possibility Of the sudden at
breach Of large army
! All tie sse esl.' portion Of Paducah VI
feared ont Of fTe years. growth, yesterday
hy the sudden appearance Of Lteut. Willard
t{baltery on the pn blic square for anu. surround
were fred in rapid succession, and the scanl
ersng it produced IN ali directions WAS me;
arueirg sight All ages and sexes took
Ntheir heels n the widest confusion. It too
, tome tine for the fugitiyes to regain the
| senees, while the Unfonists looked on vii
: wonder and delight. The remarks OF tt
r crowd embraced every variety Of cnrsing az
expression Of delight, Gen. Smith arrive
= lat right and took command OF the POST.
|. he not expected here that the troops either
!, Paaucah CT Cairo will be permitted to rena
u ;d1e manr days B,