Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-15
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- hdnf interest 70 our readers:
Saturday DR.. Naas and A. Greenwsld
Of DabsQue, arrived At Davenport to
spend to-day with the troops, but fndisg
that they were TO leave, our visitors de-
termined to improve the time remaining.
Greenwald commenced making thing
pleasant BY getting together two OF
three officers OF the Dubuque companies
end issssiing beneath their waIstcosts
the contents OF some ten grensdier-l'ke
vine bottles. In the meantime be sent
two kegs Of lager to each Of the comPs-
nisa and then took the officers up TO the
Burtis House to supper, where more
wine was disposed Of 1t our liberal tour
oaments' expense, after which gathering
ell the boys around them that they
could, they took them down to "Mar-
tins" and gave them . vine supper.
This was finished at about midnight,
when our visitors took few stragglers
up to the Burtis House again, routed up
the walters, and finished the entertain
ment by drinking nine bottles Of cham
payne.
10 the evening Richard b. Hill, Esq.,,
gave . party to the offices and some
civilians at his palatial residence on the
bluffs. The cream Of Davenport beau
ty had been skinned, and was present
10 sweeten and enrich the occasion. l
can safely say that those Of our officers
who owe allegiance to the fair of Du-
buque, left the party at Mr.. HIPS with
their feslty to their home-love sadly in
paired. AS usual, the Star Spsngled
Banner was sung before the gathering
separated, after which with many kind
wishes and cordial good-byes the party
separated.
The next morning was "grand, gloomy
and peculiar but the first. There
was chilly east wind that shivered
through ones marrow, the skies were
hung with funeral black, and the thous-
aud fags Of davenport streamed With
fierce cracklings strangely to the west
ward. At eight o'clock, the hour for
moving, = savage rain set in, which pelt
ed Us furlously till we had gained the
bospitabIe shelter on the Hawkeye
State.
The companies we're conducted to
the boat by all the military of the city
except one, and were also accompanied
by the Turner'S and several fire compa-
nies. Notwithstanding the rain an im-
mense crowd had gathered, majority
of whom were the writer's friends and
acquaintance of Capt. VENTS compa-
ny. The ak FOUNDER Of the d. G. A. $
roared, the crowd cheered Justify on the
levee, and the women wept convulsively
as they waved parting adleus, the gang
way va. hauled in as the gallant name
sake OF our State shot into the stream.
Cheer after cheer rent the air, our Ger
man soldiers struck into one o. their ma
tionaI songs, and Davenport looked like
the dry.yard ola vast laundry, from the
handkerchiefs that waved from every
window, as we passed down in front OF
the city.
Soon after the wind changed to dead
ahead, and huge waves, inky clouds ard
savage gales all met Us from the south
ward, rs if trying to beat us back from
our Southern mission.
All day long the winds howled and
the rain beat against US till at night j;
when we laid to under the protecting
shelter Of the bluffs at Burlington.
Before taking entire leave of Daven.
port, would say that our stay there
was extremely pleasant, and that her
citizens did everything they could to
render it agreeable. The Greys desire
me to return their thanks to Antoine lie
Claire, Esq, for the free use Of his fine
hall AS drill room. We are all under
many obligations to the citizens, whose
names, were they not so numerous, l
would be glad to mention.