Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-20

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IWhauu lne soqpnis 4 sss vegl'
- vlled, ~ piec5s -.
Ip1 ~ aoIif iseG kin ais Ago,e -,
amcSrse ~ enth1ItaIb ds0sts Of
Iows's brave sons Of Freedom, the NAG
Of ess fovslhaASss vowed enSs uess eses
Hsrrv 0Cesser,isipissd by the oesa.
s;o.. usde . few remasks - intensely
eloquent, that team flowed from the syss
Of the oldest anl beaSest. w lnext
learned that the boys had not been idle
ut hsd ssissd ssos. powder ord halsy
. dram and iits bslosging to . we'll
known seceesionist, and least but not
lsst had made The arrest Of several sus-
pisious ssd suspected individuals, nm
dentand they wsre rsleGsed on swearing
allegiance to the Government, but /
think with . good many Of us, that an
oath given BY traitors to savs themselves
from the rope will not be ssyy 6iwds~g
on them; when the uholesoabs sight OF
our bayonets il removed from their
view. When tho train arrived from
Hannibd another asrest va made OF
great importance, information having
been given to our Colonel that . man
describing him,)a resident cfthis tows,
would arrive here with > commission
| from that arch rebel Jackson. On HE
arrest, he was searched and his commis-
sion duly made ont and signed = Lieut..
Colonel in the rebel army was found on
bis person. He il under strict guard,
and although l know not the disposition
our officers will make Of him, yet see
know what would be advisable, high
tree, stout rope, and short shrive I!
To day is Sunday, and We Of our com.
pauy who were not on guard marched
with guns and accoutrements to beau
tiful creek within mile or two from our
temporary camp. We sadly needed
washing and We rcvelled in COOL water and
soap. We know not how close to the
enemy We may be, and in what force
they may be lying IN our vicinity, We
therefore are kept Ill the time on the
alert, our guns ready to our hands; in.
side guards and outaide picket guards
closely watch the camp. It is rumored
that within seven miles Of us there is .
camp of7O0 secessionists, and that more
are gathering.
Let them come, they will be received
with . warmer reception than they ever
dreamed Of. In the city everything is
quiet, and will remain so IS long %
troops are here; many profess to be
Union men, but we cannot trust any
one, and are careful where We get VA
ter, etc those INSCRIPTIONS wretches
would not hesitate to poison ne if they
could. Our officers prefer to shave
themselves than trust their throats to
any slip Of the razor that might happen
in the neighborhood of the jngular vein
whilst welded by resident barber. We
fully expect to be moved forward to.
night t. st. Jo.; our ultimate destina-
ton we know not, but may have to join
with Gen. Lyon in movement contem-
plated to be made on Arrow Rock,
where jackson is eaid to be concentra.
ting troops. l must be on guard, and
have to stop. The boys we're never in
better health /; clothes not improving in
appearance; finances still below par !;
crackers instead of bread, and pork all
the time. Yours, Mac.
MACON Cry ss RsGr. Iowa
voLUNT8ERs, juno 18th.
n-A- D.un.-This last ictter ACTS a.
postscript to my last. The mail has
not closed yet, and events and incidents
are crowding on as rapidly as can flow
from my pen. The Let regiment is &C.
tive, up and doing. Our Colonel knows
he has the boys to do some work with,
and hesitates not to cut it out for them.
We Of Davenport are particularly favor
ed in having Capt. Wentz tor our COM
handing officer. Every day which has
passed since we have commenced SER
ious work, convinces US that Company
G. will not suffer for lack Of opportuni-
ties to show our metal and the resolute
spirit with which We entered on this
campaign with such captain, Daven-
port will often hear with pride Of her
company OF the let regiment.
The Burlington Zouaves, Company
E., Capt. Streeper, have, tor the limited
opportunities offered them, already en-
uIated the Zouave company Of the la
mented Ellsworth. -Four Of the brace
fellows went out on scouting expedi-
ton, and came back to camp with
trophy, which to seize lie we'll worthy of
the lst Iowa regiment. A large seces.
sion flag with the two red and one
white stripe, with the usurped blue field
with only eight miserable stars; what .
farce! what an abortive attempt at re-
bellion! Our flag carries twenty-six
stars more than their miserable rae, and
one quarter ofthe supporter Of the last
are daily signing to return to the fidelity
Of the glorious Stars and Stripes, which
by superior force they have been CON-
PEELED to ignore. / am still writing Of
incidents Of yesterday. Our boys Il
mean those from our own. city) could
not remain idle when danger surround
ed them, and soon got on the track OF
some movements among the enemy,
Ill