, 1861-07-19
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Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO, July II, 1861.
s1spenta profitable and exceedingly pleas.
ant nour at Birds Point, on yesterday, and
through the gentlemanly kindness Of Col,
Webster, an able to give you something Of q
minute account Of afairs In that locality. -
The first entrenchment at this point was
made to cover the German (Col schuttner'e
4sh Miasourij Regiment, which arrived there
| on the:last day Of May. They ware posted on
The high ground Ut the landing, between Col.
| Blrd'e housa and the river. This entrench,
uent Wae in form What is technically known
as rstza", it, fsake resting upon the river to
] which It is opsl. The sides are about 3225 feet
| long, meeting st right-angle IN front, The
| bitches oiong the TWO fronts are defended, by
s'xround guns, posted SO as to sweep their
| whole length, and ready also to be turned md
| on the river, II needed. ~
The German Regiment was removed tn
Cairo come weeks ago, and replaced b7 the
18th Illinois, Col: Wallace, who now com
mands there. Eubaequently Captain TayIor's
+ Company B, Chicago Light 7Af.illery. and a
Rertion Of the Springfield company, We're Sta
toned there. Two Of the Illinois Reeimentg.
| (Col. LaWler's 18Th and Col. Dougherfy's mi.
being recently added to the force; made It ~.
sfrahie to extend the. infrenchneats, which
has been done BY making another .redsD, Of
Larger dimensions and stronger profile than
the first, q little further down the river, to
make room for which large co1ndeld has
| been dt6p0i1ed Of its 1u1uriant crop.
This new work has been nearly completed
Nn oays lIom 1ts commencement, and is
| very credltable to the Industry and intelli-
ge1ce with which the orders of Col Webster.
Qhe able engineer officer have been carried
out BY the officers and men Of the 18th, Col
Lawler.
This fortified line looks like foruid able
obstacle to be overcome by any attacking
and the embankment SIX and half feet hich'
and nine feet through at It's least diameter.
It appears, from It's regularity and eyenness
Of surface, to be the work Of practical ergi-
nee1s; and we hope the good soldiers who
have 20 faithfully worked upon IT, will have
II ne opportunity to fully realize the good Of
tered from an attack, Or being made to pay
The two redans, With the connecting line
which Ia {, 400 feet in length.
The force stationed there, some 8 1000 in the
aggregate, is considered quite competent to
cope With any force the rebels can bring
against them.
The State Of Illinois was peculiarly fortu-
nate in securing the services Of Col. Webster
at the head Of its engineer department, than
Whom there ID undoubtedly no better officer in
the service. A hunting party of officers. in
citizens dress, made something Of discovery
the other day over in the Kentucky woods
II ey Unexpectedly came on an encampmeut
OF mounted rebels, having stables and quar-
tefs 1or permanent stay. Through little
manGnVering, Col. P =, who Was Of our
party, ascertained that they number dozen
men, WhoEe business is to watch the move
meats Of our troops at Mound City and Cairo.
One Of their number is stationed day md
plght opposite Mound City, another between
here and that point, and two OF three directly
opposite Cairo. Whenever any movement Of
the Federal troops takes place, they immedi-
ately post off to Blandyille, some ten miles
back in Kentucky, and telegraph the fact to
Columbus. The rebels at Union City, through
m t5hls, are constantly and directly adyisedof
The EARNED neutrality" Of our beloved sis
ter State is not presumed to be violated, in
the presence OF this equad of rebels upon her
soui but What perturbation II Gen. Prentiss
ehouid send over detachment and disperse
mem! Lord, how Maggoftin would howl, and
buckner roar, and Secession generally grow
furious! Whata beautiful position our tfoops
gre In, with reference to the inyiolable soil Of
kentucky and the rebel encampmenti Just upon
her border. The rebels can fly about a8 li5ifam.
within range Of our guns, under guise Of
state Gnards, }" accommodating our position,
snd observing our movements, but should an
armed Federal put foot beyond the river, Ken
t1eky Is invaded and the very DEVILS to pay.
THE Lord chasteneth whom he lo7eth,' sa;s
Holy writ, and approprlatiDg the consoling
passage to ourselves, we patiently bide our
time, believing that our day Of deliverance is
close at hand, when with the sword and the
$n 3n1ya nr1ysf&
cn the traitorous hordes who are daily insult
mg the banner that floats over Fort Preutiss!
Wcil informed, long time resident of Ken
tncky, declared tho other day, in my hearing,
that Southwestern Kentucky was not nearly
posed. He said that the authority Of tie GoY.
eminent once asserted in that region, there
would be such a rally to its support as would
aetc1lsh everybody. He declared the belief
that Kentucky would vote one hundred thou
sand M n majority for emancipation rather than 60
.1aiher .*steep," but 1t is nevertheless the de-
nhtrateiy expressed conviction Of one Of the
lalEeet shareholders in the State. The name
OF this gentleman could be given If necessary,
but "tcr obvious Eeasons" it is withheld.
between two residents Of that place-Hawkins
ana Flynn. The quarrel grew out of some
business dispute, words flying fast and furious
for time, untn st length Hawkins drew
Enlte With which be proceeded to make mince
mat Of Flynn. 4 half dozen ugly wounds
ended With scientific wipe ut the j1gular Of
the aforesaid Flynn, which said jugular being
nesrly severed In twain, will likely put an end
to ne Aforesaid be1ligerent Flynn.
Doctors johnson Of Chicago, Bryan Of Sy-
ea9qre, Davis Of Paris, Wing Of tollinsville,
States Board of Medical Examiners, for tie
purpose OF reexamining such Of the tnree
months' 1egimenta surgeons vs. desire ap-
RoinfmeIts In the three year organizations.
The Beard 1s coniessedIy an able one, and they
are making thorough work. Their e1amIna-
tfons so fur have not been very compNmonta-
~ TO some OF the old appolntees, some Of
WLon will very likely be altogether rejected,
Th1le others will be graded as second and
third assistants And no charge of favoritism
ca ean possibly be brought against the Board,
tor theiT questions ere each written down, and
The answers recorded stTiot1n as given Out
81 their own months will the de7aultinq gen.
temen be condemned. It is fortunate for the
service TINT the Board is constituted Of men
whose medical ability and personal integrity
are beyond question.
Matters begin to lock as though a It rgard
Increment" was in contemplation. THo hun
ured mules were brought from st, Louis On
Saturday by the Des Muines. They are the
t1Iet lnstallment Of thousand, the remainder
OF which are to beeocn here TWO hundred
AAAAI H1lA OGtputA4EGts are On GQ8
way, 3nd l am informed the haFnea. cnQiy-
nelts tcr this vast baggage cayalcade are
III der contract aEd will be here before very
leng. Speed the good day :sLea the camps 1t
Cairo Flu DO left behind and the BEAUTIFUL
iago "a o. csssa open gioriously up before us.
The David Tatum brought down fine COM
paDy OF cavalry en- Sunday from Alton. Tie
company numbers soE,e si1ty-Gre men, aud
has gone into camp Q. Bird's Point.
The steamer Dacotah, in command Of Capt.
ue nfrckscn, is reported to have slipped or
blockade one day last week, with lot Vi
Southern supplies. The way Of it IS this shs
came in from st. Louis with large cargo Of
ccrn, provisions, DC, on board, her papers
1newing an up river Illinois destination.
When up in the vicinity Of Paducah, her
freight Tas discharged on The Illinois shore,
her clerk going into that place and collecting
The charges, and the cargo in the aight time
tSrried oYer into Kentucky. Sharp practice,
that, but one which will be got sven with
ehould the boat ever again come this way.
Major ]. e. Eaton, Of your city, one Of the
Ea3 masters for th1B State, arrived hero yeatc1-
Gay evening, and Major K1nzie il expected on
Tomorrow with the specie for paying of the
three months troops.