Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-04-03

The Senate had under consideration
the following resolution reported 10y
Mr.. Grimes from the Committee on
Naval Affairs:
Joint resolution expressive Of The thanks Of Congress
10 CAPT. 4. H. Foote Of the L. :. Nary and 10
The Officers and men under his command IA The
Western Flotilla:
BE IL Resolred, Sc, That the thanks of Con-
grcss and of the American people are due and
are hereby rendered to Captain A. IL. Footc of
the u. :. Navy, and to the officers and men of
the Western fotilla under his command, for
the great gallantry exhibited by them in the
attacks upon Forts Henry and Donelson, for
their efficiency in opening the Tennessee, Cum
berland and Mississippi rivers to the pursuits
of lawful commerce, and for their unwavering
devotion TO the cause of the country in the
midst of the greatest difficulties aud dangers.
SEC. .. BE further Resoirei, That the Prcsi-
dent of the United States be requested to cause
this resolution to be communicated to Captain
Foote, and through him to TIE officers and
men under his command
Also the following introduced by
Mr.. Sherman: He
Joint Resolution erpressire Of The thanks Of Congress
10 Lieut.. j. l.. Wordea Of the &. s. Nary, and
10 the officers and men undcr his command IN the
Monitor
he Il Resoiued, Sc, That thanks of Congress
and of the American people are due, and are
hereby rendered To Lieut.. j. L. Wortien of U.
). Navy, and to the officers and men OF the
iron clad gunboat Monitor, under his COM
mand for the skill and gallantry exhibited by
them in the late remarkable battle between
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Merrimac.
SEC . BE IL further Resoirei That the Presi-
dent Of the United States be requested to cause
this resolution to be communicated to Lieut.
Worden and through him to the officers and
men under his command. .-
Mr GRMEs.-Mr. Presidcnt-I con-
ceive it to be my duty, and it certain
ly is a great pleasure to me, to call
the special attention of the Senate to
the achievements of the newly created
naval hotilla on our Western waters,
and to the gallant part borne by its
officers and men against armed rebels
in Kentucky and Tennessee. Surely
no one could more properly be proud
of the deeds of our army in that quar-
the than Senator from Iowa yet
know that whichever adds to the glory
of our navy in the the recent conflict
in the West, adds also to the glory OF
the army, and that the two branches
of the service have been, and are SO
conjoined, that no rivalry ought to ex-
list between them, except yirtuous
emulation in the performance of patri-
otic duty. No examples can be found
in the history of any country of more
important results attained in an equal
time. in an uniried field of naval ell.
terprise than those we have lately
witnessed on the Ohio, Mississippi
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers
and feel assured that the successes
which have thus far been achieved
will be surpassed by the same forces
whenever they can find an enemy witt
whom to cope between Cairo and New
lOrleans.
| On the 10th day Of May last, Com
mander John Rodgers was ordered b,
the Secretary of the Navy to proceed
to Cincinnati and to purchase or com
mence the construction of several gun
boats for service on the Western riv
ers Under his auspices the thre,
boats Tyler, Lexington and Conestoga
were purchased and fitted up for wa
purposes. They were put in commits
sion and reached Cairo, after some dc
llay arising from the the low stage o