The New York herald., 1862-01-11

As TO the defences of Columbus, have deal Oh ~
formation. Hammond stated that there are over wv
hundred heavy already mounted, commanding
the river and land side approaches. Five Suhp's,
sides the floating battery, are IN the river yuiIs
massive chain has been stretched across the river, "
which affixed about twenty submarine os.elesl "
orpedoes arranged as to explode when coaea VIII
These orpedoes supported by six or eight naipoais
made fast to the chain and anchored ID the river
So much for Columbus. Now you may wish 10 know
what is beirg done in Cairo TO Offset this display OF
strength Well, our eleven large gunooais are nearly
ready start forty eght mortar rats are ieauy
10 receive their armamens, and the armaments are
here rea y be put aboard The only thng lacking Is
the crew each. This is all upon our side that y
deemed advisable to make public at present, though
there a few abolition papers which are continually
revealing the secrets Of camp contrary TO the wsh
OF the generals commanding.
But matter is being brought to light when pids
fair afford newspaper folk theme for writing ~
erienso refer TO the Investigations now being mace
into the Quartermasters and Commssary departments
These affairs have only just begun 10 be ventilated put
enough has been already proved TO warrant the removal
Of Quartermaster Hatch and Cominodore 'rahan, anu
they now succeeded respectively by capt A. baAer
formerly Of New York; and Capt Koontz, OF futsourg
without giving details Will state that the grossest
frauds speculatons have been at the bottom OF IT,
Coal swindes, horse swindes, lumber swndles,
mule swindles and swindles OF all kinds, iotm
up as the investigators dive down into the
batch Of Official corruption, like putrd exhaations
from a compost heap on q spring morning 1 nave gt
all the facts enough at least to damn all concerhed 10
SO deep a grave political and moral oblivion that IT
would take day of resurrection with more hep
raise them to judgment, and shall, through you gve
them 10 the puOuC rs kcOu Va elp Soi wv
will allow without fear favor as have no friends TO
puff or enemies to spite among them The gentleman
who succeeds Mr. Hatch know nothing OF personally,
do wish except in his official acts am under no
obligation to him any in his depaI ana hou
the relations to those who have gone ou OF occ
If he shall himself honest capable and deserving,
the people will learn OF it through the HERALD but II
lie shall lend himself TO the Of unscrupuous pub-
lie leechcs and speculators; If he shall turn his
Office into OF general spoliaon, and suck
ths life blood Of the government at time when that
is bleeding at every pore Shall as certainly
expose the iniquy have written often OF former
frauds and pecuations, have shown how government
being robbie by its dishonest agents and now have
the satisfaction Of knowing that what have written mas
been approved by every well wsher to the country and
its army. Some things haye written have been called
harsh but have yet to learn that the taking OF what
my anyth thing else than stealing, whether
take it from government from private individual,
and write it stealing If l, as salaried quarter
master buy cargo Of lumber for barracks Tor 80 90
per thousand and bill it to government at so per thou
sand the logic that would make me out anything else than
thief is yet 10 be invented II as salared quarter
master and sell according TO army regulations
| TO the highest bidder, couple OF hundred Sc
! cession mules, / commit crime but if
| fail to properly advertise such sale, and, as
| consequence have at the sale except my
employees and sell them for such mere pittarce as
thirty dollars and sixty cents each and that 10 one
Of my hirengs, and the next week buy back the
identical mules Of the purchaser for government
use for one hundred and eleven dollars each and give
government vouchers for the payment and divide the
difference price with him OF whom buy, have no
thief with hundreds OF other Matters which time
space will permit me TO jot down. But the facts and
proofs shall all be forthcoming in due time, for tbere
a chiel amang 'em takin notes"