The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-23
M ALTERS at Cairo Since the Departure of
fhe Expedition.


Some of the dispatches have it that our adj.
vance is in three divisions under Generals
Grant, Paine and McCleruand. 1t is one d.
vision, starting from Camp Jefferson, under
command Of Gen. Grant. Ofcourse the column
does not all march together, but with an inter
val between each for the sake of convenience
There is 0ae regiment only now here to guard
Cairo, Fort Holt, Birds Point and Camp jeff
erson. II was designed to have the three reg
itnents on board OF The Continental, and Stew
arts regiment on board Of the January, here
long before his time, but these four regiments
are fast III the Ice between here and St Louis
They will arrive, however, before this reaches
yUu, together with the lead mine regiment
from your city: and Que Or two regiments from
Camp Butter.
Commodore Foote, IN command OF the river
fleet is every inch proper officer to have
charge of this branch OF he service. There
IS hardly port i'll the world he has not visited
in he service of his country and his daring
and successful attack on the Chinese forts IS
part OF the record of the American Navy
Capt, Constable, who has command of the
mortar boats, has passed his life in a similar
service III the British navy, commanding the
mortar boats in India with success that had
no drawback, Commander Portera also of she
fleet, Is son of Commodore Porter and is u
lighting man Of the first quality, Commodore
Foote Is OF the same rank as Gen HalIecI. In
short the river fleet is most ably officered, 1t
saved our army from being cut off at Belmont
by the forces sent from Columbus
The mortar boats carry one mortar each. of
l3-inch bore, weight 81 tons, carrying she'll
of2So pounds, requiring 20 pounds of powder
at a load, with 8 pounds inside of the she'll. |
Just fancy the din Of Pandemonium when they
are at work. The range is 81 miles
Col. BuIord of Rock Island has command of |
this post during the absence Of Gen Grant, and |
Senator kuykendal is Provost Marshal. No |
one can pass out 0fthe city without a pass. |
and II a stranger, he must be vouched tor by |
some responsible party. II is not supposed |
that our army will attack Columbus, as there |
would be but little gained by its capture. If
the communication IS cut Off with the rest of
Secessla, 1t must either fall or be Abandoned I
Our force from PaduCah will form q junction |
with Gen. Grant s column at or near Mayfeld, |
in force about $4,000 men, The rebels have
probably at Columbus and Fort Beauregard |
tnear Mayfeld) about the same force. Rein
iorcements probably will be sent Gen. Grant
daily. 1t is thought he will take position on |
the railroad, and hold it for the present, thus
cutting off the rebel communication How
ever, nobody, but Generals ant and Haeck
appear TO know anything about the plans of the
Amy.
The Ohio is entirely free from ice, but the
Mississippi Is full OF thick floating ice, render
ing navigation OF it impossible.
The appointments Of Stanton as Secretary Of
War gives general satisfaction.
The troops hele are beirg generally paid
OH. aud a very large amount of money it takes
to liquidate their claims. One cavalry regi-
nent draws $l50,D0U.