New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-11
the WAR FOR. THE UNION.
FROM CAIRO.
snow In Cairo Going info Winter sluar-
fcrs-Tn Dixie-Rcbe1 Force at Column
bus-The Grent Ram-Peace Only After
"a Great alaHghtcr.

tcrs-Tn Dixie-Rcbel Force at Column
bus-The Greni Rnm-Peace Only After
Great alaughtcr.
From Our Own Correspondent 600,
We have had two little snow-storms here within the
the last week, ard the weather is still COOL The
Mercury ranges at about 40o during the day, and at
about 800 during the night. We do not often have
such cold weather here; last Winter we had no snow
at all and such OF the soldiers not sheltered
as comfortably, though they soon will be, as ma
orIy of them are, feel the cold night air, and they
think of the warm fireplace in the old kitchen OF
their fathers house, and of the warm wooden shirts
spun and woven by their mothers harris. perhaps
while she was girl. And forcibly are they remind
ed of the parties of young folks assembling these
nights in the old neighborhoods in which many speak
and every one think of, and in which, whatever is
said of them in the papers, is repeated. have been
all day among the soldiers, and find every one busy
in building cabins andreprcducng the scenes presen-
ed by their parents when they settled IN the wilder
ness. They work hard and cheerfully. From Caro-
to the camps on the Kentucky and Missouri shores,
two fery-boats run constantly from the break OF day
to late hour in the night, carrying supplies to the
sodies and one is astonished on behoding the vast
quantities 70 transported, for he hundreds Of
bales of bay, casks of bacon and of pork and beef
and bread aud crackers, and soap and candles, and
vinegar and groceries of all kinds, and huge bales OF
blankets, and boxes of clothing beside immense
quantities of lumber and other building material,
which, in the aggregate, must amount TO vast sum
daily.
Notwithstanding these preparations for Winter
quarters, no one seriously thinks we are likely to
epon6 our Christmas here, and | hear the soldiers
inquire whether they will be likely to get roast
turkey in Memphis on New-Years day, for it Is
known that troops rapidly pouring into 81. Louis
A part OF q regiment Of cavalry came 10 TbeOes,
forty miles above here q few days ago, and yes,er-
day a cavalry regiment, tie sixth, arrived in this
place. We lave now here fully 5000, and it il
manifest to every one that such a large body of
horses the proycnder for which has TO be brought
from the prairies at cosl Of at least 8 per tun,
would not be stationed here if il tue intention
u keep them idle during the Winter.
The force of the Rebels at Columbus is yariously e.
mated at from thirty to sixty thousand men; perhas
they may have the latter number within one or Two
DAYS call Ii il certain that theyiee their strength,
for last Sunday, up came three Of their gunboa.s
within two miles Of Cairo though not within sight OF
il, but within view Of Camp Holt, KY, into which
place they attempted TO throw few shells, but
aiI,d 10 reach the place by "a quarter OF mile, while
an Sineh shell from Que Of our Columblads went
ciear over them. At the time couple OF SPELLS
ygero sent from Cairo Fort PrentisB over point Of
woods which was hiding them, about two miies dis-
tant, and exploding near them, they thought i best
TO draw Of which they did. for when a couple of our
gunboats went after them, they Were " far, far
away" 50 much Tor their call on d Sunday after
noon. and We give them The credit Of attempting
20 show us they would do something in the Murine
way. II they could. IL woGd not be surprising now
If they should circulate report through their papers
that they had quite battle with us These gun
boats Of theirs 20 culicd seem 10 be- towboats prob
ably some thM were used in New-Orleans, and they
have the gums on their bows and other convenient
places. One OF the gun5oats recently built for our
river navy would be more than a match for half
dozen such.
rs regards Hollins's ram, which il reported to be
p, Memphis Il is 70 be said thai il is 10, at all likely
that is there and that If Il IT, il can do no BARN,
for. as il draws about T. feet OF water il cannot
reach Cairo, nor it navigate the Mississippi at
an. excey, very carefully and even then the water
must be at lrsl.raie boating stage. Our boats could
run around il almost anywhere.
II seems ,ha, the Rebels gathering supplies for
the army a. Columbus, up the Ohio, near Cassyyie,
in the neighborhooi OF Shswnetown. Il il said that
they number about 1000 at point some 30 miles
back from the aforementioned place. On one of our
gunbos,s proceeding thither, dozen borsemen or so
were discovered, and nothing morei' but it IS
possible they in larger force IN tue vicinity.
repeat what have before stated, that expeditions
cent hither and thither after these irregular forces
end in no profit glory, and that the true way 10
put them down il concentrate our forces and make
a vigorous attack their stronghold. Nor will they
be satisfied with any thing less for they live
by robbery long as they have organized armies to
which they can flee for protection. Nor is peace to
result from any of these partial measures. Peace
only il to come after at least one tremendous
slaughter. We must make up our minds to this,
however horrible the thought may be.
Mufiny in Favor OF the Stars and Stripes
81 Suspect, you SnsPect'-Camp Jack
son Prixouer., how they Appear-Au