The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-04
How the Occupation or Cal,
ed in New Daho,,M hega

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The Mayor Of this city received ~
important dispatch: '4' '0iSr
MEMPHIS, April Is. lx
az oairo. Ihey are well provided with \.
ordnance ana horses Their number /, i,.
ing hourly, and it is expected that .a,s. .1e
sanb viii soon be concentrated in a. ~ 10
Cairo is now blockaded. "' pace
We anticipate that descent nm No.,
the Mississippi towns is intended. S4s
The time for decided and enerca,i 49,.
arrived. JpGaaoHon
G, DrloAca
Committee Of s,so,-
That's the text: upon it the Dsla m Sns.I,
following comment:
Another Development has oecur,as -.
the aspect and diversity the dram. ~ NJ.
refer to the sudden occupation and bIoaL,.
Cairo by forces of the Lincoln Gova,nn,.Aa
should not underestimate the importance ., !,
proceeding. Geography has made Cairo
egical position of the very utmost cop.eoD,.
1t Is the key to the upper, as New Orlesr.
the Lake and Balize are the KEY to Tho h.
Mississippi. 1t can blockade St. Louis -,
one hand and Louisville on the Other. Mi.
In possession Of considerable force nos.a.,
heavy ordnance, and COMMANDING he ,,l.,
leading South OF that point, it would mer,r.
city OF memphis and open the way 70. an B,I
ing army to make that an advanced most \
cupation. 1t Is not pleasant to contemplsts
possibility. But it is good policy to q,
fairly, If We could defeat it effectsallr /
never safe TO trust to the hesitation. i5no...
or negligence of the enemy. Fortune 4. ~ Il
side OF the vigilant. The best cause ~
brayest defense cannot with impuDity ,br..
power of Providence. A wise generals,
of abundant prudence, will always a..ur,
the enemy will make the most of his orto-'
ties, and that whatever advantage /. il No.
for him to accomplish, he will not fail 70 rssI;
The citizens and authorities Of Nemnbi. J
fully alive to the exposed situation in Which 4
are placed by the military movement, AZ q,
They are in great apprehension that de,cen,
be attempted on that city, and have telev,,,g |
both TO Gov. Moore of this State And NJ
Monroe of this city, in regard 10 the matte, /;
no doubt sent similar messages to the Cow
ment at Montgomery. 1t is evident tia, ~
dispatches are sent in order that timely rs,s
be taken TO make it impossible that MenpEr
other positions on the Mississippi river
Cairo shall become advanced posts Of +,
invasion.
Meantime, it is not unreasonable 70 Inn,
that this movement along the Mississpb 4
may be designed as a diversion in hvr
Washington City and other places in tia: tir
ion threatened by Maryland, Virginia and
Southern Con!ederacy. If so. whatever ter,
rary success may attend the movement. i,sN
is destined to signal failure as part Of The y
indicated. Let the enemy come in wbs.pzube,{
they may down the Mississippi river, The success
OF Southern arms in Virginia and Avyh,I
would render their descent fruitless, and, uns
they had made sure of a retreat by the mos, Z:
peditious method, would make their distrpc.
inevitable.
In another article the Della returns 10 ii
at Washington, a.d the operation at NOrIOiI
which 1t sees great hope for lew DahoE|
Hear what it says:
The detachment Gen. Lee, said to be stat
ed at Arlington Heights, is probably the adri,
ed guard of the Virginia forces, destined to
tack the City of Washington. We shall prob
bly, soon hear of the concentration of A lAr
force in that vicinity. In this connection'the
titude assumed by Baltimore becomes of INN
Sc importance. Il stands like an immense 4
ress in the way of the reipforcements wi
might otherwise be thrown into Washington ii
the North and East The forces destined to
lieve WashingteG must, therefore, be sent aIsd
by sea, land at Annapolis, and thence plossl
through hostile country, to their destlata
Even TINS movement can be materially subl
raised by the destruction of the Annapolis Il
way. At the present moment Lincolp IA. !,
more than 5000 troops of all kinds in Va
inSton, and this number is utterly powerlss:
the defense of the place against the oTerwhs1
ing forces that can be brought into the field
Virginia and Maryland IL viii not be long
fore Lincoln and his Cabinet are either capt-
by Southern armies, or driven to seek salsF
an ignomlnious nocturnal fight.
That "ignominious noe turnal fight 81
this stage Of the game, good thing-a ad