New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-23
Rebels Occupy MsyheId-Arrivni Of De-
serter from Columbus-Lieuf Phelps takes
two more Prizes I'm ihe Cumberland River-
Kentucky LoyaIty.


From Our Own Correspondent.
BRDs PoISr, No, Tuesday Sept. II, 1861
Owing to the reports which reached Cairo yesterday
evening of the advance Of hostile force upon Padueah,
Capt Bues battery cent TO the latter place from
here this morning. fugitive who arrived at Padu'
cab yesterday reports 5000 rebels under Gen. John
s,on the man whom Patterson didn't intercept, en-
camped at Msyfeld, twenty miles distant, and reen-
forcements following / am satisfied the number of
the enemy lie much exaggerated and though there was
BONE apprehension among the troops yesterday, 1t has
doubtless disappeared before One careless sentry
alarmed the camp on Sunday night by shooting COM
rade woundng him in the hand, and another, perhaps
over-watchful shot and killed the little daughter Of
marketman who failed, for some reason, to answer the
sennes challenge. At both Of these alarms the troops
were quickly in position to meet the foe
The position of our troops on the Kentucky shore,
below Cairo has somewhat changed to-day. The I'd
and eth Iowa, and the 18th Illinois form the advance
and occupy positions the bank opposite Norfolk, and
a position on the road running from Columbus TO
Paducah.
man who was impressed at Memphis, strayed
away from Pillows camp and gave himself up to our
scouts, who brought him in this morning. He says
Gen. Folks command still occupies Columbus having
been reinforced by Thompson's command, from Mis-
souri They had very heavy battery on the Psducah
road three miles from Columbus and were in constant
fear of al attack from our forces OF the ganboats
they have great fear and do not intend TO give them
another such opportunity they did last week. The
deserter Jaw two Of the officers Of the Rebel gunboat
Yankee wounded, from the effects Of the shell,
which carried away the chimneys aud foepart of the
boat
JEFF. Thompsons troops are represented as shoeless,
and poorly provided for in every way. The Others
were well supplied with all necessaes, and well
armed.
From the opposite shore learn that Col. Dougherty,
with few men, out on scouting expedition recently,
arrested some Texas Rangers, capturing their colors
and number of letters, &c. Per contra one Of our
men was taken prisoner by the Rebels on Sunday last,
and the Yankee came in sight Of Norfolk at ii o'clock
that night, but returned without being pursued though
che had been seen and watched by the Tyler, which
was anchored in the stream.
Returning from Norfolk this evening" was much
amused to hear resident Of that place pitching into
newspaper correspondents generally for their exaya-
CANT assertions. He was particularly bitter upon the
correspondent Of Tie MisS0uri Republican, who had
published Norfolk az heaven and man-forsaken place,
Providence not getting much the start In vacang it.
The gunboat Conestoga, Lieut.. Phelps commanding,
returned TO Paducah Sunday evening, bringing two
prizes with her. One, the Stevenson, loaded with 100
tuns of iron, bound for Nashville, taken a, tho
Mammoth Iron Works, three miles above Eddyvils,
KY. and within twenty or thirty miles Of the Ten
nessee line. The other prize the Gazee, small
boat not Of much value. AT Dykenburg the gunboat
was received with loud cheers and waving Of the
National colo, which then placed ona prominent
building Above that point, however, loyal demon
tiratons which had been met with at every farmhouse
and landing grew very scarce, and were occa-
sonally passed who shook their fists OF the boat aud
hurrahed for Uncle JEFF.
A soldier named Kelly, member Of Co. b., 9Th
Illinois, was killed yesterday by e0mrade named
OBrien. The murderer will probably DO shot.