Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-25

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lSpsdsah Ne CAi1aes 1iassl
he sesanes Dseoso arrived to-day
fton the lptiIls Of Pillow, having %
booed The Let sbipuset ofeottos ssnt Up
the river since The commencement OF
hostilities.
A citizen OF Kentucky, connected
With the government secret essuces =.
turned on board the Desoto from visit
to Memphis. He was sent thitner y
one of our Geoerals in the field, and
having Obtained information Of value to
tho government, 10 making bic way
back. He brines Memphis papsrs q
the nth. and Nsv Orlsaps Of the 5th.
| Al The latter place the battle. Of Pitts
burg was pronounced % . splendid soc-
cess OF the Confederate army. The
people we're jubiIsat over the aehievs.
ment, and eolisting Of forced lsvie. was
going on throughout the valley Of tho
Miss,ssippi with rapidity. He was At
Corioth and e.timates the forces there
1t present 1t folly 10000.
The conscription act has been passed
BY the Confederate Congress, and under
its provisions every able bodied man be.
tween the ages Of Is and IS were en-.
rolling themselves for the defense Of the
Confederacy.
The approaching contest is expected
to result in the del.verance Of the
Southern soil from the presence Of the
Yankees, who are characterized - Cloths
and Vandals. Their great stand 10 TO
be made ct Corinth, and IN the result
Of the battle 10 deemed to depend
the fate Of the Confederacy-nor
do the Southern people doubt the issue
of the coolest. The churches in New
Orleans have given up their bells to be
made into cannon; the women are
yielding their jswelry to enrich he
Southern treasury, and throughout the
entire South there throbs . universal
feeling Of enthusiasm and sympathy for
the cause. Entire confidence 10 reposed
in the ability OF Beauregard to whip the
euemv and retain the country, 90 that
the result Of defeat is not discussed.
The report Of the wouuding Of Bean.
regard is talse.
The remaios Of A. s. johnson va,
received ct New Orleans with imposing
demonstrations, and after lying in state
for two days in the City Hall, were
placed in the receiving vault Of the St
Louis Cemetery, in that place. Great
preparations we're being made for .
grand funeral pageant on the burial o.
the deceased chieftain.
The citizens Of Memphis are manifest
ing considerable alarm for the safety o.
their city. The greatest exert,on 10 be-
ing made to put the defences Of The
city in the best possible condition. Two
new gun-boats are already on the stocks
aud will be ready for their armament In
week. These are to be named Beau
regard and Arkansas, and are to be rem
dered almost impregnable by shot OF
shell. The former il defended BY
compressed cotton placed between he'
timber. Her sides will exceed Eve feet
in thickness. The Arkansas 10 iron
plated. Both gun boats will be pro
vided with powerful engines, and will
be constructed according to the most
approved naval architecture, besides be.
ing fitted with enormous prows OF iron
projecting from their bows. With thu
latter, they expect to run down our fee'
and destroy it at their leisure.
Fort Harris, just above Memphis, il
being thoroughly fortified and the reb-
els declare they will contest the pas age
of the Yankee flotilla down the Ms
. ssippi nj 9 by mile. On the river be-
tween Memphis and Fort Pillow the
rebels have IL gun boats. At Memphi,
the citizens desperately declare they
will burn their property rather than give
it up to the Yankee hordes. The expe
dieocy Of burning the buildings is being
discussed, but about the destruction o.
merchandise they do not hesitate. Cot
ton, mols.ses, sugar 90 are already
piled together ready for the torch. Pre-
vious statements about the existence o.
Union sentiments At Memphis are
groundlcss. The people there as .,
other places in the South are firm il
the conviction that they are fighting 70,
their Liberties, and Spartan like, ale de.
nying themselves everything in their de-
votion to the cause Of the Confederacy
At Memphi. business is entirely sus.
pended. Confederate sc'ip is taken q,
par.
The New Orleans papers state tina,
General Prcntiss surrendered to q pri
vste of the 22d Tenn.
My informant returned by land a. FAT
as Hickman, where he boarded the De
soto.
The nixw.tha reached there to-day
from Pittsburg, having on board . mum.
Der OF prisoners of war, captured in the
late battle. The captives wore guarded
by a detachment Of the 23d Missouri.
They are to be taken to Alton.
The river is neither rising or falling.
A food is reported coming down the
Tennessee, in which case there will be
cause fer renewed preparation concern.
ing the breaking Of the levec.
Tie caonon and other plumber esp.
tured from the enemy in the intrench.
ments opposite Island No. 10 arc al
being removed to the Island. The Il.
land is to be fortified according to plans
presented BY Assistant Secretary Of
War, Scott.
The 62d Regiment Of Illinois lnfsn-
try, have just arrived from Camp Du-
bois, having been transferred to the gar.
riaon Of this post.