Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-03
Affairs Ont Weat.
Correspondence Of The Star J
MOUND CITY, Pulaski County, III,

MOUND CITY, Pulaski County H.
February %, 1862 {
] left Washington on the morning of the 9Th
inst and met Col Z. b. Fouke at Mount Wash
ington, and came with him TO Cairo, reaching
there on the morning of the 21st Inst Met Gen.
John vi. Palmer, a man we'll known to illinois,
ans, at the town Of Odin, where the Ohio and
Mississippi railroads cross the Central The
General and STAFF came with US to Cairo and
there was ordered to Commerce some distance
up the Mississippi.
We found more mud In these parts than ever
saw before. Yes, mud by the quarter section
The wharf at Cairo 10 lined with all sorts Of boats
from the steam-tug up to the iron clad monsters
! saw about ten thousand troops there on trans.
ports, in condition for active movements
Several Of those huge mortars, made 10 throw
thirteen-tnch shell some three miles or more
have come on the cars, and are being put into the
harness as idst as possible They are much shorter
than was expecting 70 see them. They look more
Ike very large kettles than like guns. The for
midable gun-boat, Benton. Is about ready for &C.
ton. The prizes, w. b. Terry and Stevens, are
at the wharf at Cairo for repairs They are cotton
boats was bound for Donelson but owing 10 late
stringent orders, citizens not get up and there
fore / came up the Ohio miles to Mound CITY
which place takes Its name from famous mound
standing near the river bank, which mound is
now covered by trees Of about medium size: and
there Is . tradition among the inhabitants which
has the semblance Of reason, that II put there
by the Indians at q time when the memory of
man runneth not 10 the contrary" The Siman,s
general hospital Is located here and about (as |
am told 500 sick and wounded are here, prin-
cipally from DODelson's bloody field have ten
dered nv services to DR.. Franklin. who is In
chsrge there, and am on duty now In ward A
with some other friends. In this ward there are
about forty i've wounded of the Donelson men
] have brother here serving " Uncle Sam, - and
/ shall assist.
To-day, W, hear many heavy guns in the d.
rection Of Columbus, the rebel strong hold /
think II must mean business | am Constantly
expecting news Of great importance. as everything
Is moving here. Columbus is about twenty miles
below. Among those who won distinction ac-
eording 10 the statement Of the wounded men
here, are found the names Of Gems Smith Wal.
lace, McClernand and John A. Logan. 1 hope
the authorities at Washington will adhere TO the
rule Of promoting only those who have earned II
cn the stormy feld. Yours. &c q G. q
p. Z. saw 20 car loads Of secesh prisoner. on
tae way TO Camp Douglas, Chicago; among them
were 800 7th regiment Texas Rangers 700 both
Mississippi, one company of the 18th Minissitti,
and many boat loads besides TIE majority of
mem seemed to be a very shabby lot of small ig.
norant boys, and the men had the appearance OF
savages, more than any lot Of men that have vet
seen. Well, such a conglomeration Of brown
jeans" linsey woolsey, think that Senator
Hammond had better look at home for g mud
rls"-yes, real, genuine homespun "mud s,lls -
In conversation they say that they have been
fighting for their rights and for their nigpers /
suppose that they were afraid Of Dr. Cheever
Lovejoy Co. Yours, &c, BGO