New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-18
Cairo Crowded with Reportcrs-No Battle
Likely Rt Present-Pcrhaps-A Gem
~ral's soiiloquy-An Important Word
About Cotton seed.

CiRo, H., JAN 10, 1862.
LAYING aside the question whether Cairo has been
good or wicked place, il hRs certainly been noted
Tor the number of iis iiddlers, but now it may be
noted ioi the number Of its reporters Almost every
paper Of consequence in the country has one reporter
here, some have as many thee, who have rushed
hither without concert, all anxious TO send OF carly
news If the expected battle.
But. uyon looking around little, they perceive
lat the greater pant OF The gunboats and all oil the
mortar batteries lying quietly along the shore,
and ascertaining that only about 5000 troops have
left here and that these encsmlod siA or seven
miles below. al the mouth OF Maytcll Creek, they
doubt whether troops Are on The way from 81. Louis,
aud they whxer 10 one ano.her that they aIc
".olI." They believe too, that the dispatches rent
hence convey AN erroneous impression, nevertheless,
they believe that the move il an important one
more important, perhaps, than an Immediate auaeh
uFon Columbus would be.
II IL il granted that ne haze GeHrJ0i among No.,
might be Lot, as he is supposed 10 have Il thinking
apparatus to reason ia the following manner:
Il viii move says he to himself, with the
whole Of ths command toward Columbus, rs II |
were going TO try 10 take it. Then will cease to
control tho elasrsph indeed, will suggest to the
reporters such things as wish the enemy 10 think
am going 10 do, aud the consequence will be that
troops on the WAY 20 Bowling Green, or, TO speak
mechanically, Il. G.. where we now maintain u
mastery inactivity, viii pour into Columbus, and, it
NAV be, -. g.. will weaken ilself in order TO
strengthen C.. These things being come 10 pass, mp
.tsri- friend Buell., or Is. he advances upon j. c.,
AID we hive great if not an easy victory. What
49, easy them" continues our meditating General
As L, u,lrch between e. aud Memphis, OF NJ; then
1 invest G. with my gunboa,s and infantry, moving
hi. Inn. in earnest and &. is crushed like IN egg
.bcn. After that, II. will fall ike ripe apple.
Won see" add our General, that they, The Secesh,
haze no, got men enough to fight me, if | manage
mi. thing rigls, which must do, for if don't the
oe i. np- and the rest Of EN- had better be looking
ont. too. ! say ny business "a to make such moves
f.. viii distract the enemy-trembling at his own
cournoe- 10 make him run hither and thiiher, and
then TO choose my time. BY George, III try it"
The weather has been toggy or rainy for the last
week. and the mud is deep. There has been no
,now rince the first part Of December The average
nrQo Of the mercury for that month was 42'. To
jay the wind is stir from the north; 1t has begun to
freeze, and il is probable that now we shall have
our Winter. II usually lasts from two to three
weeks, and sometimes the mercury sinks to zero.
Thi.. however, is but for few days. Our soldiers
will haye cold time down the river, with but few
tents, and in a hostile country.
have word to ray about getting cotton-seod
from Port Royal, which Government is now doing
FOR the farmers in the West. A short time ago
stated that cotton planters always prefer to got seed
from the north OF them, and not south Of them But
there is another thing Of much more importance in
this connection which seems not TO have attracted
attention Tho seed from Port Royal Is the kind
known as Sea Island and it is nowhere raised
except in certain locslities-and hence its name.
Who knows that il will thrive here in Illinois
If il will We shall be fortunate, for the variety
is worth double any other, and It's quality IL almost
equal to that Of silk. But it is probable that II vii
not thrive here, and probable that all who plant il
viii lose their labor, and becoming Disguised, pro
nounee the whole scheme impracticable. In saying
this lei it not be thought would say single wore
to discourage the many who are going to try an'
raise cotton here on the contrary knotc it can b
raised here, and believe tho plan proposed will re
sult in greatly increasing the value of farming land
here as well as the bringing into our State annually
millions OF dolars.
What we want is upland cotton secd such as i
raised here, aud if We could get it from TENNESSEE
Il might do. Considerable can be obtained iron
our own gins how much l cannot say, but Ger
tainly enough " some counties to plant largely, an
particularly in the county of Union.
am Informed that many farmers in Champag'
County, lat ~, are going to make an expert
ment in cotton rasing Good Let every sbilf
irrgs. ~ -.