The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-10
INTERESTING FROM CAIRO.
UR CAMP DEFIANCE CORRESPONDENCE,

OUR CAMP DEFIANCE CORRESPONDENTS,
CAMP DEFIANCE, CAIRO, H., August 4, 1861
The Presence Of General Freml1a CairoD zaordli,Gc1
q the army Caused by the Retirement Of the Three
Months Troops-No Troops to Receive the Major Gensa
The Newspaper Correspondents and the Army Koremens--
Storm in 7edrot-Ares on the Charge Of Tseason-su,-
plies of Horses and Provisions for the Enemy ,ese,a
ton Of General Fr,nont--Enth9sidsn Of the People
Speech Of General Fremon-Inderorots Conduct Of
Soldiers, de-, dc.
In my hurry to send away my last letter by yesterday
mornings four O'Clock mail emitted mentioning some
matters connected with the arrival OF General Fremont
Cairo which have interest to the general reader
ess than to the friends of the army In the West General
Fremont could not but notice his arrival ard IN has
reception the totally demorazed condition Of the brigade
whose headquarters at Cairo This demon
arises from the fact that nearly all of the three months
mon constituting what has been hitherto considered the
flower Of the Western army have been mustered out
Of service, and but skeletons of companies and
companies half made up OF the kind of
very raw recruits now remain here TO represent
that commanl so justly lauded by the great English
sooSer in Vienna in his Cairo letter of June 10 It,
Is fact that in the whole OF this command Genei Prem
uss had not regiment in 1t state Of discipline drill
bring out parade to receive their Major General and
he compelled to undergo the humiliation Of receiving
him alone, unbackcd by apology for brigade,
70 Fort Pron,ss and back TO the boat Alone except as
mixed crowd Of discharged soldiers and citizens
crowdng and jostling between the Commander Chief
and his staff regardless of all rules OF etiquette or pro
prety, and intent only upon gaping, and gazing and
cibowng and insulting (unintentionally )-ioned mot
tied and unogsnzed caSacade of the great unwashcd
and unterri1ed' not unlike except in numbers, such "a
meets upon extraordinary occasions the Bowery
at Castle Garden The occasion managed as
should have been even with the poor facilities at hand,
and gave for all to share in the humiliation The
staff Of the Briadicr not presented to the Major Gene
his staff such, Lieutenant Colonies were intro.
duced taking priority in ukroductons their rank
ing superors The chief of General Pren,s staff, Major
Baldwin, though present ut headquarters the hotel
Fort Prentss and upon the boat at night intro
duced at all except to few OF General Ere
monts attaches, and that by civilian III,
representatives OF the press were as usual
trcly ignored by the native officials OF the brigade
Colonel Wagner, old Hungarian officer and pure
blooded gentleman, being the only officer who seemed
realize that citizens had any claim TO consideration Coz
Wagner marked the honors TO the several eminent
military Of foreign birth who make in a large degree
the Major Generals official cortegc.
Soon after Cen Fremont had entered the hotel throng
of citizens and soldiers congregated in 'front.' and com
menced calling stentorian voices Fremont" .'Fre.
mon, = " speech" speech" in TO which the
MAJOR General attended by the Brgadicr, stepped ont
upon the balcony, (Which already literally strewn
with citizens and unergrade officials, with hats and
iect cooked M on the railing Ia Yankee, when Gen.
PTentiss introduced Gen. Fremont follows
soIdicrs-rhis is General Fremont. that has come to
| head US 10 victory.
wild shoutof satisfaction upfrom thousand
Threats hearty, heartfelt and long continued Wien
hah ceased Gen Fremont, clear calm voice Lis vi.
sage wreather WIN smile and bis eye pok ing kermin
| ton said
| "Fcllow SoldierF-l have rnc TO address YOU now
have much work TO do before devote muchsiue 10
taking shall soon be obliged rcurn TO Birds Point,
To look after the force which accompanied me down rp
! St Louis When my work is done win ret,rp and an
dress youn -
And bowling his acknow lc,gnents TO the hurrahinps
| OF The vast concourse he retired to the parior
Mtcrwsrd, upon the occasion OF his visit 10 the fo-.
scene was enacted which called out and mersd seyoro
criticisms from several members Of party lIst nj
the base OF tho carthworks within half stones thro,y
OF the arapet where the General his party stead and
within iul view OF the windows OF tho St Charles Hotel
were host OF bathers soldiers perfectly nude STANDING
upon the brink Of the river and staring at The ustrous