, 1861-08-10
FROM CAPE GIRARDEaU.
situation of Affairs There---No Da,
ger OF an Attack.

situation of Affairs There-.-No Dan.
ger OF an Attack.
By the arrival Of the steamer Junwa,u at St.
Louis We have f5W items from Cape Glrar-
deau. We copy from the Democrat;
TIE rumors Of an attack upon the camp at
CaEe Glr.rdean are entirely untrue The post
Is commanded By Col. Marsh, Of the Tweati-
eln Illinois Regiment, and is strongly en-
tTeEchcd. and fortified with seve2 twenty-five
pGuEd guns and four six p1EndcrB. Tae En-
press arrived there Wednesday, bringing O re-
enforcement Ct thirteen hundred nau1, coy
slsting q eight c9omnaries 2 Of Col. Ba7le's rag
iment, three OF Col. Frederic's, and two of
sarpeTs a1d miners. Besides these there are
at Camp Fremont, Col Smiths Zouayes, Col.
Marsh's command, and several other c5mp1.
1ieE, comprising company Of artil1erls:s
EIGeT Lieut. Burlington.
SGnle fifteen miles distant South are about
seven Thousand Of TIE enemy, apparently TitE.
little disposition for at!ack. Spies sent from
Camp Fremont lave thoroughly Inspected tia
strength and condition Of The hostile force
They are poorly provided fcrsAnd ua1ly di5ci-
rlined. Our troops are intensely eager to
meet end 1ont them at once, and are begging
TO be led out for tho purpose Among tne
officers 10 appre1aenslons whatever arc enter
tanned.
On Sunday crcui1g the steamer War Eagle,
from Cairo, arrived at Cape Girardeau with
J.
ncn, with horses, started to take two Of The
pieces to the camp. Having been m!sinformed
as TO the proper read, they got three miles
out Ct the way, and toward the enemy. At
4bout O'Clock at night they suddenly met q
company Of at least tiftg accession cavalry, or
lHonn:td p:ckets, all OF whom at once re;ned
UP, wheeled about, put spurs to their ateeds,
aid fed with the greatest ;pita.ion Taey
had mistaken the art;ileriats for the advance
Ct erard army. The latter We're cousidera-
uiy aatoclshsd st TIE sensation thay had inno-
csLtly created, but succeeded III regaining
Ibis Il c;6tnt is the only battle that has Jet
irsnsp;zcd i'll the Eegion Of Cape Girard=1u.
i 4 letter in the Democrat, dated the Gtn,
F! S:yes us al idea CT what our boys are doing.
The writer sass:
/! On landing ard inquiring I found ont the
1Iue state Of affairs Alarlni1g reports Of au
aAyaEta OF the rebels, Gauc1 PlNoH aud
T1aMpsGn, in stro!g force, w5ce circulated.
II: troops slept Oh their arms during the
light ia alo1nrntary expectation OF AZ attack.
| Tie greatest panic prevailed amongst the
/; cIi!ze.s, ard very many families were moved
! oyer during the night to lie Illinois shore
! SHme lcIty Or fifty If TIC Ho:aa Guards got
/! parlc struck AID al4o moved over III snlall
! squads. When they coale b,cG they viii all
/ tt a1rls5ed fer coWh1dice. But these rap4rss
| from tbs l1test Intelligence are very gfvatly
/ exaggerated. Those which have coulG in to-
! day aEu which s=uz1. to be reliable, ray thai
| the rebel tcIces under Thompson are cneamp-
ed at Bloomfield, No, eorlc taentg-dye miles
I 1rom Cairo, and ever forty from 7ais town.
There are no bodies IN force nearer than that,
+ Is said. HcTcEal, tigilaaca is TO. relaxed
BseaslwoIks are being rapidly thrown up
around the caEaps Of Cols. 5lsrsh and Smith.
The hill On which they arc eneanps1 Is c2-
tseneIy steep in its ascent snd dil1icu1t os
accesa, heilg about two huofirel feet above
/ the 1eyel o. the river. Their wafer commuuI-
cations arc excellent, and cannot be cut off,
aid the position can be held sg Inst oy5: three
times their torc:s.
Tie artillery Of Capt. Csmpbc11 azd Haw-
ieg's battalion will be left hcrc for tie p:esant,
| and are already well posit;oned in ths calup.