Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-15
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TIE REBELS III HANNIBAL
!. Iowa Tsoops Ordered - Banntbal.


THE REBELS III HANNIBAL
Iowa Treops Ordered % Hasnibal.
About one o'clock THE nesnisg tbs lonses.
widest, shrillsst, most tsFri6s steamboat vhis
lie ever heard on these vaseSs. startled lhos
vho wsre swsks, asd swaksDed those vh,
we're aslssp. Il suggested fearful troubles Be
lov, aad people ran down is anxioss haste 4
lsssn What vas up. The Jeasnis Deans cam.
up from Quincy. bringing orders from Gen
Lyon to Col. CARTS 70 move t,s Regiment i'm
msdiately 10 Hansibal. Word wss brought
that : Foundry 10 Hannibal had been detected
in making cannon balls and sending them on
70 sseessionista By order Of Gen Lyon, the
Hsnst0ai Home 0aara (IIniou men j had TAX i
posssssson Of the Foundry. This caused grea,
exsitsment among the tsattoss, and they threat
ened serious collision. Fears we're also enter.
tanned that they would break up the Hanniba
and st. Jo. Railroad.
Accordingly orders we're sent TO Quincy for
troops and some 400 went OVER Yesterday
evening to rustain the Union men. The Jean
nis Deans was cent up here in haste after the
lowe troops Col. Curtis having received the
dispatches, all the companies Of his Regimen
were hurredly reused from their quartera
Men we're seen and heard running to and fro
oil over the city. and al the boys we're wild
with excitement. BY I o'clock they began 10
march down to the lsvee. and BY 8 o'clock the
whole Regiment Vas on board, including Col
Curtis end his staff.
vsst crowd Of excited people vas gath cred
on the levse, and 80 tho noble steamer moved
of, the welkin rang With cheers from the peo.
pie ani the gallant volunteers The latter
took with them . good supply Of cartridges,
and Mr. Cleghorn gathered up al the provis-
ions and other necessary articles that could be
got before the boat left. He 10 busy To- day
gathering up what was left by the boys. be.
sides = quantity Of camp utsnsils that were
under contract, which will be forwarded to.
day.
The above we take from the Gate City. and
from the Journal We copy the following:
Col. Curtis 10 ordered to take possession Of
the whole line of the Hannibal and st. Joe r
r., and also. if his force be sufficient. TO pene
| trsts 40 far 40 Lexington.
| Other particulars Of the dispatch, neither
Col. Curtis nor Major Flagg felt at liberty to
disclose. AZ Tar as known. 10 more troops are
ordered from up the river.
The Major informs us that u s. troops from
Kansas, have taken possession Of st. Joseph.
The companies Of the I'd Regiment receiv ed
| their orders at about O'clock this morning
and the boat lett the levee At 5:l5. We are
unable to cay how the order was generally re-
| ceived; but Capt. Cloutman, OF company K
| Il otn Ottumwa, told us that his men recei sed
it with shouts and yells Of applause. and were
eady In thirty minutes, and on the levee ID
as minutss-the first company at the loat
On 60 short and unexpected notice. OF course
no ceremony could take place but, before s
o'clock. crowds Of friends had gathered on the
levee, and dropping eyes mingled their tears
\ 1a ohn nj vat, <~i
From some cauee. . few soldiers were left be-
mind; but they will join their Regiment st the
first opportunity.
The soldiers. as far - Il 90 20 We visti
in. !sxeellsPt t4jsiBee eeE allowed Tor more gen.
e, ,al if not ceremonious parting but so it 10.
and We can only utter the heart felt wish. God
be with our gallant Volunteers!
In the Hospital yesterday. there we're abou,
Is cases from the Cd, and from the Sd gen
orally bilious ;ons Or two Of pneumonia none
i! serious. Besides these, there were Z in the
Hospital tent at the Camp grounds.
The Nevada company Of the Sd Regiment,
having recently changed their boarding place,
have now excellent fare.
Large numbers Of the soldiers Of the I'd and
81 Regiments, are much troubled by core feet.
! caused probably by 80 much marching in the
heat OF the day.
Herewith we aisa report Of the out
break at Hannibal, % We find it in the News
which, Is will be seen, 10 alighhy on the seces-
sion order. We give It as it is printed:
Tue WoRK BEGuN IN HANNIBAL.--It having
come to the ears OF Hunt. the bold Major oi
marion Battalion u. 8. r. Reserve Corp
(the band Of armed Re .ublicsns, Atolitionists
| and Tories stationed in South Hannibal) that
the firm Of Cleaves 4 Mitchell. in this city. had
been manufacturing cannon for the "traitors'
| of the State. that gallant officer communicated
the fact to Gen. Lyon. ard was ordered by him
to ''posssss" the foundry immed mediately and stop
| that business. Yesterday, Hunt dispatched to
Meesrs. C. 4 N. . letter, which we publish 10
| another column. Late in the AFTERNOON, the
| railroad battalion of $50 men, under the lea d
| Of its wariike Asjor, we're conveyed 10 cars 70
the foundry, which is half . mile from the
armory, in full force. with loaded muskets -
| fixed bayonets; surrounded the building. de.
manded and received its unconditional surren.
der, and proceeded to take possession OF al The
| old iron about the establishment. No can on
we're found, except one that had been spoilt 10
| casting. After this thieviDg txnloit. the Abo-
| itionists were cot Keyed back to their armory,
| in South Hannibal But few persons we're
present at the tiDe, and NO resistance IF any
kind was offered. And to this have We come
| at last. Here are . band Of scoundres, whom
| the state Of Missouri he's Durtured for years
here is the leader OF the thieving gang, who
has received unnumbsrsd fav0rs st the hands
of the people of this city; grown bold and 10.
solent bey md measure that 10 the broad light
of dsv, with arms in their hands. with hxtr-
toward Southern wen ia their souls. and Gov.
ardice in their hearts. can find no more honor.
able business 10 which to engage, than the
robbiug Of the establishment OF private citi.
sens. 1t is true they did not murder any
women or children; il was ooly heesuse none
were present. Had there been . crowd Of
spectators present. - thsrs vss 1t Camp Jack
son, we entestsin not the least doubt that
these cowasdly ssouDdrsls would have re
euacted the sceDes Of the 10th of May. Ol
the daring aud higl-hsnded outrsges that have
been committed by the abominable despotisn
under which Assso0ri RrOsDs. Doos surpasses
ia stsocity the exploit of the railroad battslion
Of Al ,iitiouists and tories, under the lead snd
by the orders of the miserable YsnAss Abo
liiionist Who, BY ths greece Of Lincoln. i placed
over the citixs0s Of HsOLibal. With the title ol
Major. II is IN scs OF ,obberys and we're
there any Law lett in the State. Hunt, fsr thi,
,hss ing exploit, would Be ssnt % ths Pesitea
,iarv. 90 he richly ds<erves Words fail 10
express the deep and titser ssns@ Of iOdic no
,iop, modification and sbams, which fill ou,
thievioa Aboiitiogists srs thus permi tsd, III
Iimpunit,. 10 rob and insult onr i.;ssns and
set at defence every shadow Of az, aud right
and iust.c. 10 tho land.
The pocr privilege IL left % awhile. Of ex.
pressing our feelipgs in regard y these mos'
dsmpafls outrages. How long, under the
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