Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-03
Affairs Ont West.
rrespondence Of The Star
MOUND CITY, Pulaski County. H..

MOUND CITY, Pulaski County, III.
February %, l-G2
! left Washington on the morning of the l. IN
inst and met Col z. d FOuke at Mount Wash
!ngtOn, and came with him 10 Cairo reaching
there on the morning Of the .1St inst Met Gen
John VI. Palmer, man we'll known to Illinois,
ans, at the town Of Odin, where the Ohio and
Mississippi railroads cross the Central The
General and staff came with US to Cairo and
there was ordered TO Commerce some distance
up the Mississippi.
We found more mud In these parts than ever
saw before. Yes, mud by the quarter section
The wharf at Cairo is lined with all sorts Of boats
from the steam-tug up to the iron clad monsters
l saw about ten thousand troops there on trans.
ports, in a condition for active movements
Several of those huge mortars, made 10 throw
thirteen-inch shell some three miles or NOR
have come on the cars, and are being put into the
harness as fast as possible. They much shorter
than was expecting TO see them. They look more
Ike very large kettles than like guns The for
midable gun-boat, Benton. Is about ready for &C.
ton. The prizes, w b, Terry and stevens are
at the wharf at Cairo for repairs They are cotton
boats. was bound for Donelson but owl no To late
stringent orders, citizens can not getup, and there
fore i came up the Ohio miles to Mound CITY
which place takes its name from famous mound
standing near the river bank, which mound il
now covered by trees Of about medium size: and
there Is . tradition among the inhabitants which
has the semblance Of reason that II was put there
by the Indians at time when &c the memory Of
man runneth not 10 the contrary The Sim3n, a
general hospital is located here, and about (as
am told 500 sick and wounded are here pr!n-
cipally from DOnelson's bloody field have ten
dered nv services TO DR.. Franklin, who is IN
chsrge there, and am on duty now in ward A
with some other friends. Iu this ward there are
about forts I've wounded of the DoneIson men
have brother here serving 81 Uncle Sam, - and
] shall assist.
To-day We hear many heavy guns in the d.
rsctOn OF Columbus, the rebel strong hold |
link u must mean business I am constantly
e0Pecting news Of great importance. as everythIn1
Is moving here Columbus is about twenty mi r,
below. Among those who won distinction, ac-
eording 20 the statement Of the wounded men
here, are found the names Of Gems Smith Wal
lace. McClerndnd and John A. Logan. / hope
TIE authorities al Washington will adhere 10 tie
rule Of promoting only those who have earned II
CT the stormy field. Yours. &c b GO
p, =. saw 20 car loads Of secesh prisoner. IN
toe wav TO Camp Douglas, Chicago; among them
were 800 7th regiment Texas Rangers 700 2Oth
Mississippi, one company of the lith Minissirosi,
and many boat loads besides The majority of
mem seemed TO be a very shabby lot Of small TO-
nofant boys and the men bad the appearance OF
sdvages, more than any lot Of men thai have vet
seen. Well, such a conglomeration Of brown
jeans linsey woolsey! I think that Senator
hammond had better look at home for q mud
rlls"-yes, real, genuine homespun "mud siIIs -
In conversation they say that they have been
fighting for their rights and for their nigpers /
suppose that they were afraid Of DR. Cheeyer
Lovejoy Co. Yours, &c, BGO