Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-08
AnoLTTION NEMs FR0tf CAIRO.


imprudent to divulge.-R Richmond Dispatch.
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ABOLITION NEWS FROM CAIRO.
| Correspondence Of the St. Louis Democrat
CAIRO, September ga coil Of submarine
| telegraph cable came down the other night, with
which it IS intended to connect the military posts.
| At Camp Holt there is q specious appearance
| of security, and affairs remain quiet, bat from
/ the eager witch that is maintained il Is evident
! that their proximity to Cairo does not entirely
assure them Of immunity from surprise or at
! iack Since SoHr troops evacuated Fort Crit
teulen the enemy have made their appearance
fh-Tr, and Seized the person of 8 prominent
Z nion man. who had, by his patriotism, a strong
cr hold than nsnal on the affections of our men
Yesterday a party went 0ui from Camp Holf,
intending 60 rNecRte righteous letters Of Inarque
and rppuiSal on certain SrceSSionists rs pledges
for his safety. The expedition has moi vet re-
turned
There is nothing new al Paducal Two days
ago our troops occupied Smithhnd town at
the mouth of Cumberland river.
We have reliable Information that Col Gold
smith, with force of 600 rebels, has taken
possession OF Owensboro, about forty miles
above Paducal, thus cutting off our water
communication with Louisville The guuboats
Lexington and Conesioga went up yesterday,
probably with the intention of dislod ring them.
Yesterday lnade a flying yisit 10 Norfolk, and
spent an hour in the camps. col Oeleshy an
| ticipates an attack n any moment Thursday
night the rebel gunboat Yankee approached
within a mile Of the camp. Capt. Taylor's ar
tllcry company was dispatched TO q distance
down the Iiyer, with orders % engageheT, but she
/ hauled off. From Union men who came in next
morning, it was discovered that a body OF 400 in
| fantry had, the same night, approached within
| three miles Of the rear of the camp, evidently
with the design Of supporting the Yankee.
Whatever prevented the attack, il IS liable to be
repeated at any moment, and | think the CON-
nlandant realizes it.
| Just as we were embaTking to return, COM
| pany of cavalry, who had been ont on a scouting
expedition, dashed into camp triumphant and irl-
| baut. The magnetic Influence of their good
spirits communicated itself instantly to the large
| crowd, aud we knew beiorethey told us that they
had prisoners and trophies; and presently, sure
| enough, four foolish looking fellows appeared,
| sitting uncOahortably behind four dragons.
| The soldiers cheered numerically, and your cor
respondent rushed of to find all about It.
| Capt Stewart had that morning gone Oui with
seventy-fve cavalry on an important scouting
| expedition. Nine miles below Norfolk he had
met 100 cavalry Of the enemy. chased them
nearly opposite the Chalk Bluffs, killed seven,
captured four and returned loaded with the arms
which they threw away in the fiight--shot guns
rifles and Tevolyers. The gallant captain reports
his career rather abruptly checked by finding
himself on the pickets Of the enemy's camp and
within sight of the gunboat Yankee which was
lying ON the Missouri side. The prisoners say
that Thompson is at Belmont with $500 men.
Johnston is in command al Columbus, and has
superseded Pillow.
Care, September 2S--Thcre IS no news Of
any great importance, and a daily record of cur
fltax-
to be almost mOnOtonOus. Both armies seem to
be watching Price with equal interest, and wait
ing for his fate, and there will in all present
probability, be no decisive demonstration in any
quarter until the condition Of Missouri has been
decided by a great battle Oureager troops who
have volunteered togo, begin to think that "iate"
has had more 10 DO with leading them TO Cairo
than to "glory," and are inpatient to move.
Only here and thcrc in some unexpected skig-
laish, has gallant fellow ike Capt. Stewart an
opportunity 10 wear of the rust and show his
mettle. These scouting parties, however, are be-
coming more numerous, and encounters with
like parties OF the enemy are likely now 10 be
frequent. Late Wednesday night, Col Logan,
VITA four companies of his regiment, was dis
patched to q TJuiut fifteen On twenty miles up ,he
river where the enemy were said to have made
their appearance in some force, but be returned
the next day without having been able to Dis
cover theIil- leSterGaY SeYtldl CONF dnit'S OF
cavalry and infantry, nnder the commend OF Col.
Doueherfy, returned 10 the scene OF Capt Stew
arts exploits bat failed 70 provoke the rebels 10
battle
Gen. Grant, at the same time, sent several COM
panies to scour the Kentucky shore, opposite
Mound City, when. scouts of the enemy ale re-
ported 10 hay, been SscH. The expedition has
MT been heard frem, bat il IS evident that 4 sui-
ficieni force shasild be- kept in the vicinity to
prevent the enoIny from planting an ambush on
the fhiekly w01d"d shore opposite, from which
point they could shrll the city, an attempt which
they woHld be greatly tempted 10 make, by the
prospect OF destroying the three guI-boats now
ia process Of construction there.
Gen Grant informed me yesterday that the
enemy had retired from Owensburgh on the ap-
proach Of our gunbOats, and that ono of them
was now before the city. The other had pro
cceded mp the river The A 0. Tyler will be
taken off the docks to-day, and win be ready tor
service on Monday The three boats contracted
for at Mound City are approaching completion,
but viii not be ready for service by the tenth Of
October, the time agreed upon.
Al Birds Point, night before last, five mounted
scouts of the enemy were broUghtin The sant,
night Capt Delan0's cavalry arrested three no
torieus secessionists at Blsndville-0ne of them
the clerk Of the county court, and another a
rebel captain who was raising company for the
Confederate army. These, with the four taken
at Norfolk, make collection OF a dozen beaufi-
ill specimens taken in one night. ! have not
learned what disposition has been made Of them.