, 1861-08-31

Central road at this point, has just easeted !
the organization u z fms military to4paayi
the services Of which have been tendsfed 10 |
our poat Commander, t4 Hume Ranx1- DFef
one hundred men hare enrolled themselves, |
and it is Capt. Abbott's purpose to immedAsa.
y teginsactise drill work, 70 thst u . snort
time you may be certain the 8. Cairo Home
Guard" will bo up to any Of our reGya12rs" IN
military mzueuver.
Col: Morgan, Of tho Tenth regiment, absent
for few weeks past On business connectod
with tho reorganization Of hls command. re-
tunaed iaat evening. The Coaonaa h. met
with gratifying success IN p<ocuring ne necess
sa1y recruita. Already there are az COM
panieB, each about fun, On tbs ground, ann IN =
EhoFt time 1t Ii expected that all the necessary
companies will be here. There is room, now.
OF the state there il some organization a5oat
full, the parties interested vii do well to
make immediate application for admission
into this excellent regiment. Capt Hernstait,
Aid-de Camp at Headquarters In Cairo, will
answer letters Of inquiry On this subject.
skely, Of company G. has been in Temporary
command I witnessed the swearing il Of
Capt ske1y's new company, BY the by, the
other evening, and am bound to say that
finer appearing 6et Of men never yet organ.
lied for the defense Of our fisg. The First
1.1t4teGant " LIE C9utau3 10 a. NoVus otA
the Second Lieut.. VIM. Morgan, (aon Of Cel
Mo1gan.) .-..-~
The 18Th regiment, Col Lawler's, haa moved
from Birds Point to Mound City, where, in
new quarters aud better locatlon, II Is thought
TINT the health OF the command Will improve.
The boys Of the 18th have had hard time Of
1t, the past two or three weeks. Ihey have
been Frustrated with disease by the hundred,
xud the day Of their removal they had actually
over 800 on the sick Uet. There Is no telling
certainly the cause Of so much sickness. Ply
sicfans differ Rbont the matter-8one attrlbut
ing 1t to ove,wosk On the Entertainments, some
TO- want Of proper clothing, and some to
want OF camp cleanliness and attention to per-
aoEa1 habits. Be the case as it may, the
amount OF sickness and suffering has been al
| most unparalleled, and if their change Of 10
cation brings about no improvement, the reg
/ iment will prove Of LITTLE use in the war. I
| feel confident, however, that the new location
t will prove Of every advantage, and that very
soon the brave boys Of the 18th Will again be
| on !" war footing.nr
Tuesday morning five scouts from Capt.
Bu1rill's White County Cavalry were out on
the Rush Ridge fo.d, five miles below camp
reeonnoitering. At. a turn in the road they
r., thought TO be fifty or sixty 10 n number
Tie rebels charged and fred, and the Federals
turned and led for the camp, where in COURSE
Of the day four Of them aTriVed-two with and
]
feet only escaped by abandoning their horses
aud taking to the cornfelds and woods. Ons
Of their number named Bulin, Of White COM
ty, is supposed to have been made prisoner
as nothing has since been heard Of him. I'm
mediately the mounted fugitiyes got intt
camp, a detachment Of infantry and Capt Bur
rl]rs cavalry, were ordered out in pursuit O
the rebels, but after march Of six Or eish
miles they were forced to return without get
ting sight OF the enemy.
! 4 member Of Capt. Horkins's Artil1er,
Company got into melee on Thursday night
in the course Of which he stabbed q fellow
soldier. Yesterday squad Of men from tn
doing 60, the fellow resisting, they most bru
tally beat and maltreated him. Consequence
bad 6olditr is about to die from his wounds
The boys Of Company A, Chicago Artillery
are well supplied In the way OF" help" The
have three "contrabands in camp, unt
whom, with exceeding cleverness, they exten
assn1ances Of a most gracious protection
They are clever institutions, the boys sal
very handy about the stables and the horsei
and will likely be prevailed on to stey oVs
til the war is finished.
We are in the midst Of rumors about til
| rebels at Sykesto1 and at Benton, an
about their movements. Tie whole thin
can be written up. however, in a ve1
! few words. Pillows main body is no
OF sykeston, strongly entrenched Je1
Thompson is at Benton, also entrenche.
! The two forces are pretty well supplied wit
t Light cannon, and Pillows men are well clOt]
! ed and well armed
, Since the Charleston affair, they have ne7'
i approached CIR lines in any force, and at Be
ton and towards Commerce they seem to
drawing in their horns. It may be but II
iu;l before the storm, but the Indications no
T are tlat unless the rebels are victorious in
! | engagement with the column under Ge
, ! fir Aha Inaoffrrr rf nh 1o-
} Pillow and Hardee are each straining eve
3 nerye), the positions at Birds Point and
i Cape Girardeau Will never be assaulted
j. | them Mark my prediction, there will be !,
: fighting either at Birds Point or Cairo.
. In MONDAYS TRIBUNE am made to say tn
e the Medical Director at this post. Only 80
= printers mistake, however, falling to put t
i 1ATee letters on the name Of Sim. DR.. Simo1
! for twenty years past surgeon IN the y.
L Army, is the Medical Director Of this post.
b The gun-boat Tyler returned from q trip
: The Lexington is still stationed at the form
place, but the rebels e don't want to-" Z
s their boats guuEerB can get no chance to I
II the efficacy Of their 325 and 645.
l. It is understood that the Hon. John A. I
d gan's reginent--in course Of formation-h
2f been ordered to,rendezvous at this place.
ts Last evening three companies came in fl
8, Springfield (CazeS7~ Bufaer) on the eight o'c1o
70 train, belonging To- Col. Logan's regiment
il is certainly gratifying to notice the pride a
y s,ethusias1n. with which Eg5ptians5 rally
10 tEe formation Of this regiment. The H
in John A. could as easily raise half dozen
lp one regiment, SO i1gh is he held in the e
4 nation Of the people Of this consressio
Forty muskets and bog Of cartridge
y the Unionists OF English Island On yesterd
o. | They are HeJzinp IreparatiDns for uiYiut