, 1864-01-06
FR0M' CAIRO AND BELOW.

CAmo, Jan. 8, 1864,
No boat arrived from Memphis to-day.
The Cairo Daily %'e,cs has some interesting
facts regarding the stnte of feeling Ia Texas, as
well as the location and intentions OF thl
rebel army west Of the Mississippi. It's in
formant was conscripted early last summer
but permitted to remain at home to perform
certain work for the rebel army. He deter.
mined to escape to the North, If lossible.
He concealed himself successfully from the
first Of August to about the middle Of No.
vember. He then babe his family adieu, and
after spending six weeks In the woods and
swamps, succeeded In reaching the Federal
| nnee.
Hercpresents the Union feeling yerystrong
in the neighborhood in which he lived.
/ In Texas and also in Arkansas the feeling
is upon the increase, particularly among the
exempts.
Provisions are plentiful and cheap. Corn
Is represented to be abundant. Groceries
and goods of oil kinds command fabulous
prices and scarcely attaiuable.
| The notorious guerilla Quantreu has about
| Omen and is located back Of Lake Proyi-
| dcnce on bayou. =.
| Bartholomew Capers Is in the same neigh
borhood and has about IN equal number Of
| followers.
The third regiment Is being raised and will
| rendezvous in the same vicinity.
Marmaduke aud Price have from 5000 to
7,oOo men, mostly cavalry, near Rockport.
Between Arkadelphia and Little Rock the
rebels are very active In raising and equip
ping men, their object being to attack Little
Rock, feeling confident Of their ability to
capture the place, unless the garrison Ia re-
fnforced.
Holmes has been ordered to Richmond.
Smith commands the rebel forces in West
Missouri, and on tho 10th Of December his
headquarters were at Comdcn, and had under
him Is, 900 men.
.Harrison WIS at Monroe, on Wachita River,
with 500 effective men. Els command is
much discouraged. He had told the men
that If lie should be driven ont Of Monroe lie
would disband his forces and give up the
cause as hopeless. His troops are almost ex-
clEstyeIy from Louisiana and Arkansas.
About the s3a Of December picket of the
Marine Brigade, consisting Of Lieutenant
and nine men, were surprised while asleep:
two were Killed and the rest taken prisoners.
This occurred not tar from Rodney, and
within mile or two of the brigade.
The Government is taking every measure to
afford protection to the commerce Of the
Mississippi, and to render the navigation of
the strcam secure from guerilla attacks. It
Is In contemplation to establish line Of sig
nal stations, connecting with each other,
from Cairo south, in order to give Instant In
formation Of any outrage which may be per-
petrated.
4 short time since orders were sent from
the Secretary Of War to Col. Myers Of the
signal corps, q. S. a., to cause careful OK
ploration Of the route between Memphis and
Cairo.
Col Myers has entered ze1lously into the
work, giving 1t his personal supervision.
Lieut.. Walker led the party, which per-
formed the task thoroughly. The plan Is
pronounced entirely practicable, and can he
carried into effect with comparative little
expense.
1t is proposed to establish twenty stations
at distance Of nine miles apart, and by
avoiding bends in the river, the distance BE-
tween the two cities is thus materially
shortened.
The stations will each hnve small garrison
for defense IN casc Of attack, and eau easily |
call assistance.
Establish line Of these signal stations
from the month Of the Ohio to New Orleans,
and not guerilla would dare 10 show him /
self upon the Mississippi.
The 27th Ohio regiment, Col. Fuller, is |
here, ea Toute for Cincinnati They hare re-
enlisted,