ST. LOUIS, March 11. – A special to the Democrat from Cairo
says two Union men reached here from New Orleans to-day. They left that city on the 26th ult., and by
carefully traveling were enabled to get off in safety. Both spent the winter in New Orleans, where
the greatest excitement and distress prevails.
The approaches to the city on the south are pretty well defended; on the
north fortifications run back from Carrrolton.
The only persons in the city not regularly enlisted are Germans and
Jews. – The city is also full of secret Union clubs. It is said that at least 12,000 of the
citizens belong to clubs. The condition
of things is terrible.
The Memphis Appeal advocates burning the city, as a last
resort, in case it is attacked, but the Mayor issued a proclamation that any
person detected attempting to fire houses would be hung. Beauregard had left. Jackson was expected to take command at
Island No. 10. A large number of
transports were lying at the foot of the Island to take off troops in case of
defeat.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 15, 1862, p. 4
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