, 1862-07-24
FROM CAIRO AND VICINITY.
IseIens-e of Union Prisaner5
OUR GUNB0ATS AT CAIRO.

CARo. JULY 2, 1863.
Yesterday evening and al through LIST night
Cairo presented scene of the busiest excite
ment- Rebel guerrillas had been seen in the
nt5ghborhooa, on both the Missouri and Ken
tucky shores; rumor had it that band of
twenty horsemen had rode through Mound
City, cheering for Jea. Dzvis, and concerted
movement upon Cairo, destroying stores aud
eeizlng arms, was confidently anticipated.
Nor was this fear confined to the citizens,
The authorities shared in the general alarm,
AID every preparation in their power was
made to guard against an attack. Unfortu-
rately all the available men Of the G3d regi-
mept had been sent to Henderson the day pre-
viouslS, and while We had plenty Of arms aud
ammunition, we had no men to use them.
But with what material they hid, they st
once, and wisely, Set at work. uorsemen
wire carly sent ACROSS the river to scour the
woods, aud give timely warning of any up
psoach from that direction; the few men at
Birds Poict were Instructed to give the alarm
upon the first sign of danger; while The Luella
and tug, armed each with twelye-pound
ho~itzer, guarded the Kentucky shore above
the city. Guards we're placed at every point
within the town, and all the spare arms taken
placed LII The lands Of citizens In au emer-
gepcy. And 50 with armed guards parrpilng
The street The night woru xAy-an anxious
onc u many, setksng thcls beds only ut Lltu
Eour, ard then with the must trIghtiut fore
houitgs Of being awakened By found shot
ciushing through their apartments, OF the
bnrstu Of shell through the frail shelter over
their beads. Happily, however, no saea cIAm-
ity a~ a3ted them. III. night passed quietly,
wifLUut IN a&tsck-the precautions takta
perhaps preventing It, or 1t may be that none
had been contemplated. That rebel horse
City, aud but about six miles aooye Cairo,
tbe RI il no doubt, and In any eveut the Wis |
dom Of the generals course in amply prepar-
Ing Tor whatever might cplnc, clunut be at |
Henderson, NcA burg, and rictni'y, stow that |
tht re are rehe' gutriilas none TOO far from us
capable Of almost apy attempt requiring bold |
ncss and daring, aid the disastrous results uf |
IN stack upon Ca'Io, at 8 time when We we're |
unprtpartd to mtct it furnish reasons tor IN |
txerciac tf the u'taust VIGILANCE.
A Messenger IL from Col. Daniels head |
quarters. near Sca:tvryille, Arkansas, brings
dispatches containing IN account Of 4 isnt |
about two miles s.lth OF tint place bet~ !
a detachment Of tic LIST Wisconsin cavalry, |
Under Ctl. Daniels, aud a rebel turce Of ninety |
ntE. under Cap1. allen. The affair tuo1 place |
on Thursday. the 1otn Inst. The attack icing |
made by Cur men, who put the enemy to |
fight in few minutes, killing five, wouudiag
fourteen, taEiEg twelve p1lzouers, trfrty-tige |
gaNR AID thirteen horscs. The bllauce Of the |
Ieb.ls 1lld in Ill directions, and we're being |
clos&ly pursued l'y our troops, ~ho 10 d'ubt |
bs:xed nearly the Whole gang. TIE citlzrus |
II: that vicinity fsel considerably relieved siacc
the arrival Ut the LET Wisconsin, aud set.A |
dcsirons Of rendering every possible aid in |
driving away the lawltss bands Of pluMierers |
md 1lnrdt rcts tnfcstius those parts. Colonel |
Dauitls believes thar he can rid the State Ut |
1llt1u. lie Is one Of tlose who believe in |
laDdiirE traitors wi'h,nt gloves, AID h.s done !
a good work fer ilc Union in S-nsh-rn Mis-
souri url AIAansas. |
Col Ha:1ctt, prominent citizen and laey.r |
of Hickman, arrived here ria tue Tcnne=see |
River III SuIdsy, just relsa-=d frnu i stvea |
arr rstsd ai Ricknau with sous I've er six
9th, rs, ty the rcbcl Gen. Polk, when t1at |
WORTHY was in command ut Columbus, wa-rc |
Le WIS ut once ta6,n ano from thence to Msm- |
Ihis. Remaining there a short TING, thry |
were II moved 10 Columbus, Mss where IL i |
rs.oIh hut .i.llern t,y t.enty feel in sz", for |
more Than two mouths, wtre twenty of them |
g Him d. Their eutftrlngs v ere trrrioe, there
oelt. not roonl enough turnore than one-tnird |
sf TIT III to lie down at time, aud never al
1--we tu Leave The room. Five nf them died |
there. Tic colonel WAS r, r,peatrd;C offered nis |
turIa IT The southern con!ttler.cy, but this
IL positively rfuscd TO do. Finally, Gndiuy /
they Eel1Eer could force him TO TAX: lh: OATH,
Ior Kill lin bE hardship, they released Eita.
H+ says the pet.ple of Mississippi mu.t sutIrr
:ei1ib!y through the c"n.iog winter, as their
c1oIs ~ll be an en'irr fixture for *a.1t Of rain.
IL mary parts through which IL: pissed, on
LIS it1urn, he found tie corn not moro than
Gig ght ilches high.
TltEe arc no euntoats at Cairo now, with |
tfk ff.,u # J{1t4 Rnh. fna |
toat That so lorg and 60 saneily 1auu'cd the |
rebel lag in the very teeth Of our fleet down
! te river. s:e ~us considerably injured al
the tue Of her capture, but IL nov being |
thcrsug hly repaired, aud vii soon BE- In ser,
vice. The Gtntral Prirc, anoth-r captured
bcuf. aad the pitts burg are being rcp 4ircl ut
Moui City. The Eas1pors, now ne ,rlS COM
1Htsd, VII DC put luto service in i shurt
time and Ill ot: ''tie Of the aFgs st and strong
! Ut euib beats a4tlaa1 iu thtee waters, 1ue
Gensr4i Bragg went do Ii tac river list week,
She, rlsn, has heeu r.s'Air.d aud strengthened.
maktlg her vs1y c0lcicnt both tor ram aud
! uhtoat St ryce. The following Is list of
Ecr t11ces:
= lIorhua Bi.hop lieutenant commanding, U.
Geo. T. Lord. LIT maa:c or ard executive oflcer:
Gs:o L: J.sl.-ton I'd .uasler.
1l.ot j hcl1n.hliL. "a 1:aster,
Et~in T. Iirp p. 4'h mater.
Da1t'l l. Duly. Il1o,.
J.hn Montgomery. pll,t.
4
6 lis Ian on, l. a-rirta t.
j. 81 trcw, ID a--istr.t,
John Al DER ut, :id TX: frtaut.
Jttn p.AttIn. :-uL!.er
Jr44fs Law OIL. HJas' 'et's mate.
EdN1h L. e. Htn-fGF'e N:a[G.
Il WIS II. JtEu-ru, carpenter.
JF G.lii:4. rur .usn
John fergaes'n. pa}1a ,s:er.
LIEUT. Bishop Was cas.1na, der OF the Benton
i the tint: Ut tlr capture ot the Gen. Bragg.
'no hts' M sttr Co1d l. Tit gal!aut officer wuv
II he s,Ins. title snatchc6 the burning fuse
to1n TIE n,ag4z oi t.: t Rebel :,nat, Tor wi1t.b
y: as promoted IF I'M foa: ID 10 inst master.
IL is a,oupg mas, but asout 1vn:y years Of
~.
There lie hut little news arriving fran Cor.
~ Tic Mrwptis ps: ers haye probably
l61ihed you t5' th1s Ut lie arrival Ut Geu,
'lt1m wah Ills division Ut t!lAi I'll tcr. A
bct'ioE VIC WIRE ns,t slowed to make by i
eA eral'h. Tdls c+Esoi=h.p, br ths way, ii
II rclsed a' this y. ibt, Is The most inconsist-
Ii atd uumi'lgntd lua,oug ex,aut. 1t is
ow 'Htcc ae r,gltly conanctt uurc ID 1T suy
" otAer po!n' ]" the cuuu'ry, auu mn,t tth. !,
o1tant items Of utws frunl tlIh yicini.y and
lie nphls NUT trst 1t: scattered by the way |
Louisville alf through thu east, before we. !
an get word IF It over tlis line
q. C. 4.
MATTERS III WISCONSIN,, Il
IEdt orial Correspondence Chicago T.ihune1 I