New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-20
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Bob, u slave OF Gen. Lycn.
IRON Oar Own CouesgendeHt-

FROM OAf O~h t'itesseh1rAN go
Yesterday our troops left the mouth Of Mayfeld
Greek, seven miles below this point, and advanced
70 ten miles back from The river, in Kentucky, aud
twelve from Columbus, end eocamred. For 5000
men tlus defantly 10 approach an overwhelming
force. shows courage-it may be, too much courage.
Some additional guubohts and among them the flag
ship the BENTON, IL guns, have gone down, and
ue.c was come interchange of shots with tie bat
ieries Of Columbus. but nobody was hurt. Most Of
tie trooFs from Binds Point and Camp Holt have
a'.o gone down, making total Of about L., COO
Itreo OF four thousand more ON the way from
:, Loui-, and among them II tie Iowa 7th. wbicl
fought 80 gloriously AZ Belmont. It is supposed that
tic force at Psducah, about 5000, is also on the
march. Gen. Grant goes on tie ground tomorrow.
Cant. lord has been arrested on his plantation,
four miles from here, in Missouri, with BIZ negroes,
aid brought 10 the Point. He is suITosed 10 have
know ledge Of the recent numbering Of four of our
sentnels. 0rlers have been issued to sweep the
country 81 every nhabi;ant within six mics OF
Birds Point. Charleston, six miles beyond this
line, If he headquarters Of rebel HarGuders; and
should No, be surprised tie place laid in ashes
before long.
We have trouble here in tie Quarter master
department; the head of which, A. II. Hatch, IL under
ar,si. There have been complaints by laboren al
through the season, who have not been paid
tecau.e Government did not furnish tie money
Mr.. Hatch was appointed in April last by Mr.
Lincoln, who ia intimately acquainted with him.
What tie charges are Mr. Hatch does no, know, bu,
il is TO he bored that be will not remain long IL,
some others unjusuy have remained. Ii is believed
however that Of hir clerks have been guilty.
During the season he has been exceedingly busy IN
suppyin Ing tho wants OF the soldiers, md was forced
to place cor idence in his clerks II they have been
unfaitbfu it should be known soon and let the crime
rcit where il belongs. One thing IN Connection,
seems wrong, and that liz, the paTers Of this depart
meut are not sealed up, and they ARE sad 10 be ex-
posed some may be absiractod, and some may be
altered.
Illinois has been IA Democratic State long and
many Of its beet men are Democrats. IL was very
proper then. that OF the officers IN command
here should be Democrats, and believe that justice
his been done, for in the BIN regiments which form
McCleruands Brigade, which occupies Cairo, there
nIe no more than half a dozen commissioned officer,
who are Ropublicans, aud the ligled officer among
these Ia the whole brigade is IL Lloutenant. Colonel
This OF course, Is hyhtpary ties are oosened, and
should be, though men still will differ; but submit
whether it is courteous for any officer to speak of
another as - Black Republican. a little
story will not be- out Of place.
When Gen. Lyon was ia California he had ia
yoriio slave, three fourths white IA pleasant smart
fellow. named Bob, who bought and paid for him.
relf, excepting 900. This rum he acknowledges
that lie owes and he Gays it is his intention, so soon
as he can, 10 so TO Connecticut and work out the
amount for the heiis of the estate. How that can be
done legally, in Free State may he question bu,
greater difficulties thnn this are overcome. At the
battle Of Springfield, Bob lost his master, and wan
dering thence whittier he would, finally entered the
service Of one Of our officers here. Not long ago q
drayman or some such person, came across Bob, and
told him that hls master was hig scoundre and
ought TO be locked up Ike MI other - Black, &c.
which Bob resented, quarrel and fight followed
and the affair ended in the white man being knocked
down. An assault and battery is where one white
man knocks down another white man; but where g
colorcd man knocks down white man, the caf,
changes, for that 10 crime.