Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05
Correspondence of the Telegraph
70 Madrid, Mo, Feb. 9, 81.

and the Telegraph, as a long time has iu-
tervened since my former communication
Such l would beg leave to state is not the
case An accident resulting in the dis
location of my writing fuger, aud Sc
we're injury to my right hand, has hither-
to prevented more than an occasional line
or SO, as my duties would req quire-hence
the reason of my silence. w, have been
here more than three months, aud will
the exception of au occasional skirmish
beIween our scouts and the enemy's, there
has been nothing to excite our men. We
suffered severely from sickness the first
six weeks, but now we have completed
fine winter quarters, aud the men are in
better health aud spirits than they have
been since We left Memphis. A few days
age We expected the enemy upon Us, but
how they have retired, as their forces are
engaged up the Tennessee river. We
have some fifteen prisoners We have grad
uaIly collected from their forces.
t / see the press generally attribute eve
rythiug that trauspires here to General
Thompson, which is very incorrect. Gen.
Thompson has no forces mere. Col 4
! w. CAN'T is the commander of the post.
He has entire control Z. all the forces
! here. ...
To, day learn by private sources, and
have seen it announced BY the press,
that Col CAN'T has been promoted to a
Brigadier, q enerai, aud assigned to the
command of AL the forces here. The
Col. Is Il brave auG gallant officer, aud
believe he will fill this new position with
the same honor aud credit to himself that
has characterized every important position
he has ever held. Four more Arkansas
regiments have been ordered to his com
| This place has been a general highway
for all travellers North, uutii the Col. FIRST
took control, when he established a rigid
police regulation, and has entirely put a
new face upon thus matter. He is very
energetic aud untiring in his endeavors t.
| There has been also considerable SNUG
CLING on both sides through this puint t,
st. LJuis. This has entirely ceased with
the exception of permits granted to those
that briug buck to US such Indispensable
articles as We canuot do without. Fol
Instance, crucibles, for the manufacture
| Of shells and other destructive missiles
can scarcely be OBJ aimed in the South uu
der any circumstances, hence there are
great efforts made to obtain them by run
uiug the blockade To-day L saw msu
who had made the trip from ST. Loui,
with one hundred aud Que of these indls
pensable crucibles, Two boxes of lace, aud
large lot of army staff buttons. He ha
made 'quite spec" in this undertaking
as crucibles cost some sixty-fye cent?
each 10 that city, and sell for twenty -fv,
dollars each 10 Memphis.
! To-day was almost horri6ed at an dc
committed by one of Col. Smith's men
He came in with all the fingers of hi.
lett hand cut off below the second Joint
lie said IL was the result of an accident
| told him that he need not have cut of
but two of them to gain him discharge
T"ls made him v ry angry with me, aut
after L had operated upon him. which
did at the request Of his Surgeon (h,
bring unwell, it was ascertained that be
had actuiily cut them off purposely tt
ubtain a discharge, aud 50 90 home.
do not remember his name, but [ was in
formed that he was new recruit, aud hst
only been here long enough to experienc,
the disagreeahle part of a soldiers duty
and not long enough to "taste the beau
ties of camp life. 1t was low ant
cowardly act on his part, and though
have often read of such instances having
Occurred, L never though, l would wit
ness one myself. ''A -"'
You have doubtless heard Of our disas
ter at Fort Henry. This is unfortunate.
as it follows so closely upon the Zollicoffer
affair Jii.iIi e3I .'uh $3.50 1lI 5I.
f. We must, by general engagement
make ample amends for these mishaps
and redeem our arms from the stain r
unglory that now rests upon them. 81 w,
must ard we will certainly do this, an,
| you can soon expect another "clash o
arms where eager forces will be engag
ed. More amen. Truly yours, .15l
q ls .l9ssqs 7si ai laeia- 1i''uoi'"s
A SLIGHT DIFFEREScE'--The Lcuis.
Vile Journal tells the following 10 connec
,;o, mil h tho l.ra flond i'm 0hio. .IIIs