The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-03-27

on the Joint Resolnfion tenderinl the thanks
Of Congrea.aa 6os3mdddrs Fboie and his
e1sars,and mon - i i.as,,s ,.as .5 ~
= tn. joint resolution Is a follows: 6 y !.
Re Il re.olssd b. tho Ssnsss and House cf
representatives ,cf tks United States Of
Amer;oa IL .dongrsass asssm6lsd. That the
thanks of Congress and Of the American
people are dac, and arc hereby rendered. to
Captain A. II. Foote, Of the United States
Navy, aid 10 the officers and men Of the
western aokills under his command, for the
sssat gsIlantry exhibited by them in the at
tacks hpon Forts Henry and Donelson, for
their efficiency Ia opening the Tennessee,
cumherlaad, and Mississippi rivers. to the
p,irsu,ta Of lawful commerce and for their
unwAvefing ilevotien to the cause Of the coun.
try in the mia,t,efs she greatest difficulties
and dangers. = ;
Sac. q. And 81 Il further resoloed.' That
the Rrcsiient Of the, United States be Fe-
ouested to cause this resolution to be CONF
m,snissted -. Csptain Foose, and through
him - the officers and men under his COM
msnd. s1'''.a 49, Il sss'.ss 4 s.asst y. i
III. GRIMES. NJ. President, i conceiiv.
it's Ss MY duty .and Il certainly is : great
pleasure - ne, TO cail the special attention
Of the Senate to the achievemertsso the
newly created naval fiotiIla on the western
waters. and to the gallant part borne by its
ot,oprs and men against armed rebels in
Kentucky and Tunnssaee. Surely nogons
could more properly he proud Of the deeds
Of ear Armg IN that quarter than q Senator
from Iowa Yst, i ,Iknow that Whatever adds
10 ths stny of oar navy IN the recent con.
Aicts in the West, adds also 70 the, glory Of
the Array, and that the two branches Of the
sersise Aase hssn q d are 70 conjoined thatno
rivalry ought to exit between them, except
virtnous emulation in the performsnce u
patriotic duty. No examples can be found
in the history n ny ceantry n more i'm
portant results attained N IN equai time, in
an uutried Ael@ of snayal enterprise than
those wshavS kte!y w;snessSd on The Ohses
Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland
rivers; aad feel assured that the successes
thst1hW%thgs 6r heen-saehieysd, ,nwill be
ss1z za1edSy Vii s.sas foscss tdshSseriksy
can find an enemy with whom to cope be-
tween Cairo aud New Orleans.
On the ld4h.dH Of May last, Csmmandey
JeSA god e SsS osdSs bp ylsed \
oi the Navy to proceed to Cincinnati and to
purchase or commence the construction Of
several ,g.ipbcats ier. sefyice on the western
rivers. cUndsr fks'ahspcesN tho 1ArsS bSits,
Taylor. Lexington and Conestoga, were pur.
chased sed fttsAppfrwFpsRosesssTbey
vsrs put ia coismissi61 and Setoned Cairo,
aftsr some delay arising from the low stage
OF water in the Ohio risr, on the119th ol
August, Commsndsr Rogers taking com.
mand Of the Taylor, and assigned Com
manass 6lsuhsl p (hb LsxiSgtdh and H.
Phe,bsp ihs Censsteka. TIE fasPr cfr.
ried seven guns, Of largo caliber, the Lex.
ington six, and the Consstoss four. Here
vas t&sfsginnsnkI IL western .6oGrs. =
We an remember the unfayorable criticism.
inaslesa in. when these three sternswhsel
steamers. with oak castings. arrived at thai
military post. Some said they would b.
shaken lp plsess by eths 1ecoil q tlne,F owu
guns others that they would be speedily
sunk by tho shore guns Of the rebels /; while
not ss1 ;~ess SlSraed y vi5aDaS Helm,
xHbqstiag them. "a pIecss With. impqnity
From ihe day they reached their destination
10 sks ptsseus nS sessasesAfs hAs Shownit it
sclf ten miles above OoluMhus Ind no rsbe
fsres Of AsY description has harborsd on tn
TIVE siypss j. proxiWity, which, ,eovA b
deemed Matching W 6tbek navigatioh b +
ne two ctties 'ofs St. Louis and Cairo, 4
few Representations dispeltsd LLaonht
Of their efficiency ! snif when the people b
naase. ;.sp assnssd fkas they would d shs xkerl
they were intanded tar. ~ fear Of rebel IN
cursion into Any 81 ftks ndFehk ksstspn State.
sasihss' soshsss' Than Aisiossl NJ fsi6 ale ehe<. 8
band Of .Jsk rhompsoI's srsbbsrs did, ,indeet
msskea demonStf.tions oecrossing the Nj,
sssippi river, in August lsst, from the tow