Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-08
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CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 3.
Gen. Fremont has been busily engaged,
since bis arrival, arranging military matters.
The troops brought down are all encamped
at Birds Point. Fremont returned to St.
Louis tonight on the City of Alton.
It is said that jeff Thompson is marching
his force on Birds Point, with the intention
to make an attack tomorrow in conjunction
with General Pillow. We do not place much
confidence in the report. A number of the
three months volunteers were paid off and
discharged, and are remaining here. Their
mometer "a to SO.
CAIRO, August A.
Gen. Fremont returned to St. Louis last
night.
The rebels burned two bridges of the Cairo
and Fulton railroad, near Charleston, Mo-.
on Saturday.
Kentucky secessionists are committing on t.
RACES in Ballard county. In an ARRAY with
Unionists, on Friday, two secessionists were
killed and one mortality wounded.
The forces at Cairo, Mound City, Birds
Point, Cape Girardeau, and vicinity, is over
fifteen thousand.
There is plenty of water to let out the
guRboats. There are now seventy-two inches
stationary on Seuff1etown bar; eight feet from
Evansville to Cairo.
Positive information from scouts report
rebels seven thousand under Pillow at New
Madrid. and five thousand under JEFF. Thomp-
son at Charleston, Mo.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-Col VIM. T. Sher-
man, of Ohio, is appointed and confirmed a
Brigadier General of the regular army.
the Senate having resolved to adjourn on
Tuesday, there would seem little doubt of
the session being brought to close speedily
The proceedings Saturday were unimportant
except the passage of the coHfiscation bill in
the House, causing some ill feeling.
The new tariff modification will take effect
in twenty days. No part of the direct taxes
imposed become due before April next.
Senator Stanton, of Kansas, has been
awarded Lanes seat by the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Senate.
Crafts J. Wright, of Cincinnati, is offered
the immediate command of Missouri Regi-
ment now in the field. 1t is hoped he will
accept. Daily designations of such army
officers as have proved criminally worthless
and inefficient occur. 1t is good way for
devilish clever fellows, who have no other
qualifications for service, to escape court
martial. Officers found parading Washing
ton streets, and without passes or imperative
business, are now arrested by patrols the
same as privates, by order of General Nc
Clellan.
The Potomac army is being thoroughly Or
ganized into brigades. Such extraordinary
drill and discipline as is now intr oduced is
unexampled here, and cannot fail to make
one OF the finest armies in the world.
General Lee is said TO have moved to re-
inforce Wise.
by telegraph to the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-No movements in
military matters. The city is very quiet.
Large numbers Of commissioned officers
are resigning to save themselves from court
martial.
II has been decided in the Land Office that
the presumption shall be secured a soldier,
provided he files declaratory statement.
Richmond papers, received via Baltimore,
state that on Monday last the bodies of all
the slain in battle on the 2lst had been
buried, both Southern and Northern.
Howell Cobb is soon to take the field at
the head of a regiment.
Gen. Lee left for Western Virginia on Sum-
day last.
The Confederate force is being divided into
two corps d'armee-the first under Johnston,
and the second under Beauregard. John
ston is to occupy an advanced position.
General TOchman, of the Louisiana Brig
ade. has resigned.
Two hundred and eighty-three wounded
Federal soldiers are in the hospital at Rich
mond.
The Examiner states that the secret session
of the Congress is occupied with the matur-
ing of the final policy Of the Government.