, 1861-08-07

Niaetaz{a "-Ross's R<ginaent- Buds Bat.
i: ta1-6essa Regiments on the Foins-Hot
F. 'Wedzher.' =
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago TribRne.f |
CAIRO, Aug. s, 1861.
The troops down On the fleet accompanying
Gen Fremont, debaFked at Birds Point on |
Saturday Their tents are pitched above the !
Notifications and the tailroad depot, covering |
woods. Quite change, too, it makes in the
appearance Of things in that locality. Five |
thousand addition to the population Of a VII
lage eVeR in these Tat times, Is something Of
An item. The LIS Of the plaee seems revived;
ard donbt not that visit from Gen. Pillow
Is more than ever ear nestly hoped for. There
are 6,0Oo good troops over there noW-more
than match, with their defenses, for a world
The spIeadidH Iowa Second, which for two or
three months past has been the terror Of the
is there, in full force, with their trophies OF ;
war around them. They have a couple Of
pieces Of artillery taken from the eeceshers Of
St. Joseph. One Of them captured By Lieut.
slaymaker--,is Of new construction, the inven-
ton Of st. Joseph secesh. It will carry
pound ball, and leads at the breech. When
taken, tie Eeeesh owner refused to tell the
boys ,heW to load it-said be would swing
| first. But he WAS saved the necessity OF
sTinging, for 'ths boys Tery soon learned tho
age it to perfection, BENDING ball, at 500
| yards, with an accuracy that would credit the
-Eecesh inventor. am free to cay that the
Sunday evening parade Of this regiment was
about the finest military spectacle have ever
| Witnessed
| The Golene1 Of the regiment, Hon. Samuel
r. Curtis, is at Washington City, but his COM
n,and is ably administered blythe under off
cers Of his staff: have especial words Of
commendataoD, from officers and men. for
Major n. n Crocker and: Adjntant n. P.
t Chapman. The last named officer, in particu-
lar, is spoken OF as asplendid soldier and most
indefahgable worker. Major Crocker snd Al
jutant Chapman seem to be the pets Of the
Curtis to Brigade GeneEalship is 8 fixed fact,
will likely shnre the honors Of promotion.
Col Tnrchin's "bloody Nineteenth'-as
Missouri seceeaioufstB style them-is in fine
condition. and cae would think, at seeing
their paIades, and orderly conduct in camp
: and on drill, that they are not the terribly
blood Thirsty individuals the Misso1rians rep
resent them to be. And indeed, am satis-
fed that gross injustice has been done the
brave Boldie1s OF this regiment. They took
only such property In Missouri, IS necessity
compelled them to, end invariably accounted
for Such as was taken, when it was known to
, be owned BY Unionists.
, They Gid good service il North Missouri
anc brave fellows that they are !-you will
find that they viii give good account OF
: more The "b1oody Nineteenth,'' then, from
, their feuow-patrio!s OF the North! Let The
: sppellaticn rtmain the peculiar property o1
its originato7s, aud the brsye soldiers who
: bear it indeed prove q bloody' foe to the
traitor hordes that are today Gcs ecrai;ug the
soil Of Missouri.
The 17th Illinois, under command Of Col
9 Lecna1d F. Rosa, exhibits capital Etste o.
+ dis scip1lne, The troops Of this command havt
been doing the country noble service among
here with established reputation for <tpluck'
n Look out fer the record Of the 17ia-it vii
i be gcod one, my Worl for 1t.
q I have not seen the drill OF the Home Guart
# here, NOT have I any acquaintance with it
Officers or men, but judging from the fine
athletic, eo1dierjy appearance OF it's members
r can safely predict brilliant career for then
II They a1e scme 1900 strong and sp1sadidl
q armed.
: Capt Bnel's battery of six riflsd cannon
- a hig feature Of the nIw arrival Main d.
'e Ien1euce is placed ur this arm OF the service
le and inasmucn So Pillow is particularly etron
in this 1inz, Capt. Busa will have fine oppol
Is a1tillerists. And don't for moment que:
Il ton the Issue, supported as he will be BY th
% splendid artillerymeu, who, for three montf
"a past, have been drilling in Camp Defiance.
~ Lieut.. Willard and suits came t'home" c
d. the Alton. The boys look in fine condition
Il, They have been on the constant 20, chasir
s6ece sslonists by rail, by water aud upon Ian
They shipped and unBhipped their guns ju
t,eeaafs-one times, but-mIs arab.e TO sen !Ca
ns5y snot e Sc seessaio7 slo tta thMaat s.;a
'e actioA4of their disappointments, Wiener
In opportunity offers.
til Gen. Fremont went up river Saturday ev
~ ming on board his "dsg -khip''-the Alto
o&o 1F& Nn1+ ~
~ gone somewhere up stream, but whereawa
lg- or when to return, nobody knows. am
me opinion they have gone FOE troops, but !
.- "opinion" about the purposes OF movemer
la- Of Gen Fremont amounts to very lit
There is one thing he can certainty excel
others in doing-koeping his OWL couns
No one-uot even his private secretary-kns
the destination Of the other days e1paditi
,ec frcm st. Lonie, ard until the boats rounded
tie Birds Point, every man was in ignora1
! Of what, then, the idea Of this Birds Point
ore enforcement is-whether for simple defen
or sggressive moVement-it is nonsense
ast- speculate, In the OWL good time Of Gene
hey Fremont, ne ehan know all abont it. II
+ba much We now know-seven splendid re
ments of troops are now encamped on
On Point Col Lawler's regiment (the 22d I
nois) are under, marching orders, the int
ton being {as it Is understood) to move
to or seven miles out Oh the Charleston 70
forming the advance column Of thearEny.
- How soon the rear columns are to mo
~ saea' your correspondent has no means OF kuowi
Eon' News from below is to the effect that
rebels are still gathering about New Mad
able They show no disposition, however, Is yet
,res- interfere with our Birds Point enoampm
rcv Frrmont's arrival eeems to 'Aaye give
: new life to military Mattera here.
l. Dc The brigade, ia about full, and should
thcusht.t6!be contemplated Missouri exp
oeen ton not ccme off for eight or ten days,
ona1 gallant boss OF the First will be ready Tor