The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-24
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here 70. day from Paducah. From Capt
White, one OF her passengers, I gather
Pittsburg news Of Sunday night The
weather has been exceedingly unfavorable
in that quarter for movements OF our army
For the last three days the rain has fallen
necessarily, and il is now an utter impos.
sibility for the army to move on account
of the great depth Of mud. Preparations,
however, Ore going on steadily, so that
when the roads improve the army will be
In readiness for battle. 49,
Beauregard is being constantly rein
forced and citizens of Memphis and New
Orleans are throwing mp their business
occupations and focking 70 his standard,
believing that on tho ensuing battle de-
ponds the fate Of the valley Of the Missis-
sippi. Its thought by those who ought
to know best that the majority of South
ern people are ready to throw down their
arms and return to the Union if they are
defeated at Corinth, while the leaders are
still az desperate as ever.
Major Belknap. Of the 18th Iowa regi
ment has been promoted to the Colonelcy
Of Wisconsin regiment for gallant con
duet at the battle Of Pittsburg.
l have it from excellent authority that
every charge against Gen. Grant will be
shown to be groundless, and that facts
not generally known tend TO exculpate
him from any blame whatever. The
charge, among others, that he landed
troops on the Pittsburg side Of the river
contrary to the order OF Halleck, is easily
cleared by the fact that the whole oppo-
site side Of the river was flooded with at
least three feet of water, making debarka-
ton Of troops on that side impossible
The impression is gaining ground that
Gen. Grant not only acted prudently I'M
der the circumstances, but conducted
himself with marked bravery throughout
the battle.
Five of the rebel miscreants who fired
upon the steamer Minehaha during her
recent trip up the Tennessee, have been
captured, together with quantity Of am
munition and number Of horses, bearing
the u. S. mark. They are to b shot.
Gen. Smith is lyins dangerously i'll at
Savannah. His division was commanded
at the battle Of Pittsburg by Gen. w. III.
Wallace.
Capt. ] r. Gardner, Co. F, and Capt.
r. Il. Henderson, Go. H, 18th Ohio, re-
ported killed in the battle of Pittsburg,
by the Chicago Tribune of the 10Th, are
both alive, and, though wounded, are
doing well.
The gunboat Eastport, captured at
Nashville, is now being rebuilt at Mound
City. She is to be somewhat longer and
narrower than the gunboats now in SER
vice, and is to be provided with huge
iron ram at the prov. Otherwise she
will be continued after the pattern Of the
Benton and other gunboats. She is to
be completed in about four weeks. Capt
Pennock, the naval officer in command
at this post is experimenting the con.
slruction of the PASSPORT.
The Capt. of the Minnehaha arrived
here to-day and brings particulars con-
corning the drowning Of Gov. Harvey
The Governor was returning, in company
with number Of gentlemen Of Wiscon-
sin from Pittsburg, whittier they had
gone to relieve the wounded Wisconsin
troops At Savannah. They stopped some
time visiting the wounded Ia the hospital,
and at length started 70 return. The par
~ wore passing from steamer Dunleith on
board the Minnehaha, when Gov. Harvey
lost his footing and fell into the river
He endeavored to swim against the cur
rent, and while in this act DR.. Clarke,
one Of tho Governors party. plunged into
the stream TO his rescue. Before be could
reach him, however, Gov. Harvey was
carried under = coal boat, since when
nothing has been seen Of his body, though
endeavors have been made to recover it.
A reward Of one thousand dollars has been
offered by the State Of Wisconsin for the
recovery Of the body.
The Postmaster At Cairo requests all
Postmasters in mailing letters for the ar
my, which should properly be sent to his
Office for distribution, to put them in sep
arate packages, and enclose the letters
"Soldiers' letters, Cairo. d. P. O." The
enormous increase Of letters received
makes this an absolute necessity.
The steamer s. H. Inge arrived from
Fort Pillow this morning. but brought
nothing Of importance from the fleet
She left our feet on Sunday evening, and
reports there was no firing on either side
during that day. A. few shots were sx-
changed on Saturday, our mortar boats
occasionally dropping shell into the
rebel forti6catins. Nothing lively may
BE- expected from the fotillA until after
the battle Of Corinth.
First Lieut.. John Seek, Go. G, 41st
Illinois, wounded 1t the battle Of Pitts.
burg, died while coming down the river
yesterday.
The river here is at last at . stand,
and II any change is occurring, it Is slowly
receding. A
From FroAoRlckSbur9h.