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, 1862-05-22
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI FLOTILLA.
ktss1ss1Fe1 F1oTul.A. NEAR FoRT P11ow, ]
STEAAEH JOHN Il. DIcKET, :

STEAAEH JOHN II. DICKET,
May 18th. Al
There was slight excitement created hero
yesterday at about ton p. H., By tho appear
ance Of rebel steamer in the curve Of tho
river opposite Craighead Point She steamed
about, keeping at respectful distance, evi-
IDENTIFY taking Reconnaissance Of the Benton
and the remainder Of the fleet, but upon the
firing Of a gun from the Flag boat, quickly
turned and disappeared. The rebel feet il
undoubtedly fearful of an attack, and keeps
accordingly good lookout
The steamer Graham left the FIoti11a yes
terday for Columbus, to bring us reinforce
ments in the shape Of . battery Of artillery
Certain movements seem to point to prepaI8-
tiona for land attack This may be anticf-
pated from JEFF Thompson sud his forces in
fhe rear Of n7 IN AIkansas OF f9m troops r.
is certain that mono too many precautions can
be taken for the safety and SUCCESS Of our
forces, on land and wate1.
MONDAY, May 1913 t. m.-Thera is roth
ing new to communicate from the f1oti11a, eI-
cepting to announce the arrival Last evening
of four Urion rams and tender. The 1Auas
were built At Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, and
are, to describe them in bsief, simply razeed
EA~1lutA4 u 4Aot S4EEA3 AIdlt@ suA uIlA
and substantial build. The pilot hoases and
wheel nouses are well protected, and the boil
eFs surrounded with cannon-proof bulkheads
Part are stern-Wheelers, and part side-wheel-
era- Their prows are furnished with a RAM
supposed to be equal, if not superior, to
thee in use in the Confederate fleet.
As coon IS it can be done without giving
aid snd comfort to the enemy, will send I
detailed description Of these nayd craft.
The presence Of the rams, the prepar1tions
for land defenses, and other movements Oh
servab1e in the fleet, lead me to conclude tha1
4 surprise is we'll guarded against; aud that g,
soon . It Is s1Reotsnt, The rsbels III .,, hayt
| from this point. Our Commodore undoubt
| ed1y awaits tho result Of movements in otho'
| Quatte1s-
One bnndred and fifty rebel prisoners, from
| St. Louis, arrived here at u o'clock Last nigh
| on the steamer Kennett, to BE- exchanged
When the exchange Is to take plaee am no
| get informed. Would 1t not be well fer Con-
modore Davis to " the flag Of t1uca dodge
and make ! few tEips Of Reconnaissance? ]
would only be paying of the rebels in thei
own coin.
, 1862-05-22

sill The advantages offered to him, did no
such thing, nothing in the least like what
we have described. No sir, land madam,
for the women have their pro-slavery opln-
ions to be combatted in these times} he re-
ceiyed Robert Ike hero as he was, brave
fellow who had dared the guns Of the rebel
! forts, the dangers 6f exposure Of acci-
dent, Of failure Of plans, and with
his life in his hand, steamed down Charles
ton Bay. Com Dupont gives the noble
black man handsome mention In lis special
dispatch covering the case, and says the
pilot Is very Godsend, just what he
wanted, (God send that he take good care
that Robert do not fan into Gen. Ripleys
hands j that he has put him at once into
lucrative employment, and further urges
put on thy ,spectaclca, old Conservatism,
and study the monstrous proposition well
that Il the claims Of Small and his associ-
"ates to the prize money be considered by
"the Goyernment!r' Mark the word
"associates," not runaway niggers," and
paying them prize money, too. In the Senate
on Tuesday this proposition vas acted
upon and passed, involving the transfer Of
some $4,000 to these blacks But in the
House the Democrats of the VaIIandig-
ham stripe objected, IS the Chicago Times
would do, and as it is perfectly natural
and a matter Of instinct for men to do
whose first care is that Slavery receive no
! detriment-
Now, what are We to think Of such 8
case Us that Of Robert Small and that
other brave John Tillman, the black
steward of the Waring, last July? Is not
this material thata a Government may safe
" and honorab1y Use in the crushing
Of its enemies Are these black heroes un-
worthy to conEort in the cause Of the
Union with our volunteers. The blue
jackets do not think so. There is no Order
No. in the feet. and the case Of. Robert
Small shows the wisdom Of their Gberalty
When policy is declared for this war, .
settled policy, it will doubtless include the
acceptance of the services Of every loya
arm, be it white or black.
, 1862-05-22
WHAT PAPERS ARE READ IN TIE



HEAnqvAHrERs F1Rsr BRIGADE, GEx.1
DAVIS DIVISION, SEVEN MnEsf
NORTH or CoR1HTH, May 18th, 1852.
The editor Of the Chicago Ifnaes has often
boosted that a majority Of our Union soldiers
we're Democrats. If that is the case, it is
strange they don't patrouize the Democratic
(so-called) papers little better: For instance,
Yesterday morning two young men came up
with US loaded with late copies Of the Chicago
Times and St. Louis Repa1zicar. a cry was
immediately raised for the TRIBUNE and
Missouri Democrat, but not one remained :
them al ont before We got half way here" !"
VIC asked them why they did not bring more
Of the latter? They replied that they could
not get them.
Here, Messrs. Editors, is q specimen of the
popularity Of these Journals in the army.
the two classes Of papers, had cried their
Times and Republican, for fourteen miles, and
still had couple OF hundred on hand.
They said they could have sold four times
as many TRlBuSEs as they did, as they sold
them all ont before they came to the main
tried hard to sell out to us, and, in the absence
Of other papers, did sell 3 small part, and left
the rest lying in the tent, where they lie still.
The political character Of our brigade lat
h6me} is considerably mixed, but here we are
band Of brothers engaged in putting down a
ing to subvcrt every thing TINT VIC hold dear,
and We know full well, too. who are oul
| friends and who are our enemies.
| Let our Northern secesh, q fire~in-t -the-rear II
| journals throw of the mask-tl1c sooner the
bet'er. They can't serve two masters. Az
| awful onth has been sworn by the Young mer
| Of our armies against certain Northern papers
Engaged in Sharpening aaa9ers for their 6oson.s
! Some Of the citizens in this region are quits
intelligent and clamorous for the news. I
| VIC could onlg place the proper kind Of ,paperE
IN their hands ) sound and healthy sentiment
would coon be established. 4 nice and vel
to do family near by, wanted some paper
to-day, but the Writer having nothing bu
the stmi-ioyal (by compnlsion ut that 11snaes
could not conEcientiously submit it for fca
of its tancful influence, and contented then
with few copies Of Leslic's and Harper
EDITORIALS. The carricatures in H7rper, en-
titled, THE way the rebels Win Victories,
the old gentleman said was very good n
I presentation OF the manner in which the
passed through his lane as they "retired'' t
| Corinth On the 8th ult.
Send us more TRBuNEs, Mr. Editor. Th
Times ought to be excluded from the arm.
| Its influence is anything but good. Secu1
! subscribers from citizens in our wake and th
next generation will bless you.
1ST BRIGADE 2D DIVISION,
, 1862-05-22

e It has cost the Federal Government
more to postpone emancipation one year,
than would have been required, had slave
" been abandoned to its fate, to have
crushed rebellion to powder, and silenccd
the threats Of disunion forever.
, 1862-05-22

E A pro-slavery man may be defined
as a beng in human form who cannot dis
tinguish the legal difference between men
and beasts, except the men Of his own
color, and the beasts Of some other color.
, 1862-05-22


Approximation has been issued by Governor
Fates calling for large number OF additional
troops from this State, to fill up the regiments
which have been so terribly decfulated by
battle and disease. Some OF the Illinois regi-
ments arc reduced to two and three huudrsd
men, and VIC suppose there is hardly one In the
service, from the State, which is able to mus-
ter the minimum number. The proclamation
was issued at Pittsburg, and is IS follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF ILLINOIS,
'sPrrreruRa Landing, May n. !
To the. People OF the Stste Of Illinois, Greeting:
~ am this day called upon by Major General
Halcck, in conformity with IN order from the
recruits to 11l mp tic volunteer regiments from
the State Of Illinois Many Of our regiments en-
tered The field with numbers scarcely above tho
and many Of them have purcha ed lasting honor
with tho price Of their lixes. and it remains only
fof Us 10 maintain what they have achieved. and
men II pe Of hps thap ssate Tor the 10 Ie
rnents that rent from their own sections. to
He1gtnE z agnf % Upon 9Re aa@e patriotism that ba.
thus Tar furni: he'd q brave and noble host st the
shortest notice. send forth this proclamation
'aS ssaRss5s1 d pssss '''
RICHARD YAfxa,
90 n HATCH, Secretary Of 8sate.'
Trouble In Col. SeFre1l,e Regiment.
A muInous spirit has developed itself In
the ranks Of Col. serrcll's New York engineer
regiment, at Port Royal. and forty-five NAL
contents have been sentenced to hard 1abol
| on the Dry Tortugas. The fact seems to bt
| that Ibis admirable corps, composed ofplckct
| men, drawn from every class Of artisans, en
| listed and we're mustered into service as
, 1862-05-22

~. It turns ont that the 5000 j" aavkn-
ced'' BY EEastus Corning for tho suffering
Wmkmen of the Watery1elt Arsenal, "whom
the ag.eEamsnt neglected to pay," was ad,
ss;4 vance, q I'll ne 3 Albany City B1ok On good
teEst NJ. Corning happens to be President
Of the A2nk, NhlcA M lucky enough to effect
this ffst-c3fss loan.
, 1862-05-22

4 sort Of moral epidemic sometimes
sweeps over whole community. Every
nun is afflicted in the same way. There
is yearn1ng, sometimes Tor conquest,
sometimes for plunder, sometimes for re-
bellion. THIS unhappy people 60 about
saying VAIN and foolish things, Specializing
On impossibi1ities, dreaming, grumb1ing,
mouthing twadd1e- And they are usually
awakened to the reality Of their condition
by stunning blow from some resisting
force, upon which in their madness they
run hcadlong, This disease, by whatever
name we may call it, afdicts the people Of
the South. AL their acts betray lack Of
deliberate Judgment. They worked them
selves into rage over freedom Of speech
in the North; and their rebellion made
it yet more free. They grew fran
tic at the anti-slayery press, and
they deipsed only those journals
which are mean enough to defend slavery
and rebellion. They complained Of their
burdens under the Federal Government;
and their burdens have been increased five
fold. They were envious because northern
ship-oWners grew rich on the profits oj
carrying their cotton to market; and for a
! whole year they have not been able to gel
| their cotton to market at all They de-
n1arded the retribution Of blood be-
cause 3 slave occasionally made hiE
way through the Free States in
to Canada; and they have brought
Canada down to their very borders. They
| proposed to rule the commerce Of the whols
world; and their seaports became the re
sort only Of smugglers and pirates. They
are burning their cotton to distress th'
North; and the North is in fair way t.
raise its OWL cotton. Hthe rebellion should
succeed, the dominant caste would crust
out what little there is left Of light ant
knowledge, and then revel in the hideou
but congenia1 darkness till the bondmau
throwing off his sAackles, should light VI
the funeral pile Of slavery, and the systen
perish in fire and blood.
, 1862-05-22

Making an average Of $1,000 Letters and
q 900 newspapers per week. General
iaeilities he has afforded his command in this
particular. The mail for the Grand Army Of
the Southwest is made up at Cairo by d.
visions, in regimental bags, and forwarded
thence. to Pittsburg Landing: Here is the
general army Postot1ice. Col Truesdel runs
bags for this army arc brought by the boat
plying regularly between the tWo points, and
from thence conveys it to the poFtofice at Gen.
Popes headquarters, where it is distributed to
the regiments, the officers Of which distribute
it 10 the men. In the other corps and 1iyis.
ions the mail is brought as the commanders
are enabled to send for it. These statistics
speak well for the intelligence Of our soldiers
Of the left wing. A majority Of the regiments
are from Illinois. Here let me state that find
a general complaint that not enough TR1~
BESEs can be had. The Times il universally
cursed as a semi-secession sheet, and, if
there we're TR1BUEEs enough to supply the
demand, but few copies would be purchased
Of your contemporary.
Let me show you how it works. General
Paine's division is nearly all illinois regi-
mente 1t is halEmile from the tent used
as a news depot, and this the advance division.
Before their suffers can reach the news depot,
the THIBUNEs are all sold out, and Of course
they have to purchase and sell again-t4c cop
| les of the Times remaining-with such Ms
SGHTa L'e7I20CT1[S as LQGY can QULAlu. Ii eu0u2Q
| TR1BuSEs were. forthcoming, the Times would
| not find purchaser. That sheet is desplsed
most heartily By our volunteers from North.
| ern Illinois.
| have been g1ati6ed in making the acqnain,
tance Of Col. ]. 81 LOOMS, Of the 26th I'LL
| nois, and Col Murphy, Of the Sth Wisconsin.
| They are in command Of two OF the finest regi
nlents I have seen, aud both gentlemen are
thorough and capable officers. Col Murphy
commands the 1st DemiBrigade Of the Isl
Brigade, Gen. PIuH1ner, I'd Division, Gen
| Stanley's. He has been in similar command
ever since he entered the service.
Orders have just been received to march al
day-break with two days rations. We shall
| probably occupy Pennington and place ou]
siege guns In position. Several have arrived
within three days. The left will probably b.
by tomorrow night as near to the rebel lines
as tlle right now is. The centre will supper
it. These movements are precursoEy Of TIL
| pending general engagement or evacuation.
| Yesterday a shell which was thrown insid
the lines Of Gen. Stanley On the 9th by th
enemy, and which had lain unmolested Wher
1t fell without exploding, burst in the hand
Of all a1ti11erist who was carefully examinin.
the fusec, which was one Of Boorman's. On
ball entered his side and piece Of the shel
tore oTen his abdomen He will undoubtedly
die. His uaune was Pemberton, belonging t
| Capt. Mau1ice's battery, LIST Missouri Llgh
Artillery. There seenls to be con>iderabl
| carelcSsnes6 in handling uneSDfOded shells,
, 1862-05-22

E ". L. Ormsby, who represents bank
note printing concern that did not get Gov
ernment contract, attacks the method in
which the " green backs " are got up, and says
they may be n;orc easily counterfeited than
any other bills in circulation. He devotes an
entire pamphlet telling how it may be done.
, 1862-05-22

q half miles in extent. That night orders
vereissued to prepare five days rations- The
large1poEtion Of the commissariat stores were
beng removed to some point South, where he
did not know. Reinforcements had been re-
ceiyed apparently from Memphis: so,., c7
Woods division, drilling. to the sound Of the
bugle, in the woods to the rear Of his camp.
This is the reserve division OF zen. Bne!fs
army. They presented . fine and insPiriting
appearance, and appeared to execute the evo,
spirit
The country In which the centre and right
aIe encamped ls OF 2 more broken character
than that On which Ten. fope 1s located 10
the rear Of our army the hili aud valley are
covered N11h neant15M Wooas, pe1ectly: 1fee
from QndetoEusn anu talcRets, and opening as
you ride into Qel1Ehf1Ql groves -an4 Fl6LAa+
, 1862-05-22

Fear of foreign Intervention in American |
affairs does not seem to be much felt in Wash |
ineton. a correspondent It the New York |
Times writes thus:
The rumors about Intervention do not
greatly agftatc the political public It is felt
lbnt the day has gone by for foreign nations
to attempt dictation Of policy to the Great
Republic. IF France and Epg}rnd feel obliged
by internal causes to interfere in our affairs,
that necessity is: in iseIf an acknowledgment
Of weakness, which will compel the luterVen-
ton in fagoT Of The stronger garty-namely, the
Government of the United States- This they
to their te1lings the rebels that their couse is
desperate. As regards Fz,nce, am reliably
informed that these rumor6 Of Intervention
arise from the anxiety expressed there in cir
cles friendly to us, for a Termination Of the
war. These conversations Contemplate moth
ing like hostility to the NoHh, or any desire
uEquestionably regards us with disfaTor; and
it is not likely that it designs to be ready for
any emergency, whether it be q war with the
United States, or with France, or an open re-
volt amongst Tie starving operatives Of Ian
cashire. But, reasoning from the facts at
hand, and according to the principles which
guide the administration Of enlightened Gov
e1nments, England Is far from daring, to-day,
to provoke war with this nation. Did she
dare, however, her only pretext is gone, The
she proposes, in conjunction with France, to
| make Of our Government, is the 1eopening Of
| the port Of New Orleans md it IS another
| illustration Of our Owl control Of our situa~
| ton, Of the sagacisy Of the Administration,
aud OF the singu1arly preEidcntial circumstan-
ceA which favor US, that this request is antlci-
pated, and granted, before it is made.
The Good Result and its Authors.
The homestead law, which has, after impa-
| tieAt years Of waiting, at last passed both
Houses Of Congress, is, with amendments the
| bill Of Hon. john F. Potter, Of Wisconsin,
who has been, perhaps, the most prominent
champion Of the homestead since Hon. Mr.
Grow was elected to the chair. It is nearly
similar to that Of Hon. Cyrus Adrich, Of Min
nesota, which passed the lower House last
Congress, but which WAS strangled By Il Sen
ate then h}led with traitors.
tits to the ceaseless industry and persist
| ence Of Messrs. Potter and Aldrieh, Of Mr..
Window, the colleague Of the latter, of Mr.
! Harlan, Of Iowa, in the Senate, aud others,
that the country is mainly indebted for the
grand consummation which will be every.
where hailed as the harbinger Of o new civil
seeking home
This splendid achievement cannot he over
estimated. No measure has passed Congress
| in ten years, or twenty, that carries On its
shoulders such sheaye5 of wealth IS this does
It is q stately adyance-step in this sluggist
world. and rs we follow it for fifty future
years, its promise reaches to the Pacific anG
summer toll, and the NEW beanty and fra
GRANGE Of summer fields. And not merely
those future d#ellers, butssau the people oftal
nation to-day, will turn in gratitude to tbs
men. who have made this bill q law WasAing
ton 10. O. Repuolican.
, 1862-05-22
FROM GEN. HALLECKs LEFT,
ARMY or THE MISSISSIPPI, NEAR FARHISGToS, }
HEADQUARTERS aTH W1tcoNs1F, )
l

a DIT RHE HFfS 1N1ET
May 18th, 1861 |
Night bcfore Last orders were issued from
Headquarters, to Generals Painc's and Stanley's
divisions, TO bo ready to march at daylight,
with two days rations. We went to rest, ex-
pecting warm work in the morning. Reyeille
was sounded at three O'Clock, and the men
were oil ready IN a short time. Con Palmer's
brigade, tie first IN Fumes division, received
oroefs 10 marcn snofuy a1ter sunrisc- These
orders we're greeted with most enthusiastic
cheers. The force moved with ambulances
aud one ammunition wagon. By late gen
cral order, all musicians, buglers, aud drum
ners are designated as the ambulance corps,
under charge, in the field, Of the chaplain,
whose duty it Is to carry Off the wounded.
They arc designated by green badge.
nrada ~ t5a1a d.vs fo- .r.~a - ,a -.
.aN'e w ~" e''0 ~. eu0'e ~ ue LII
Ioe rcar OIL Enc 1ofces 10 prevent sku1k1ng,
and with orders to shoot any one running
from the field.
1oar correspondent was early afeot, and
having provided himself with beast, wended
hfs vxy to the ouartsrs Of Col. Trueaaa1o
n'as+sr af transnortat;on f,rtbe .s.rrv ~ NJ
s;ss,nn;n ] ~ short r,de oDer ~ th- SWAMI NJ -a,d n
oAANAA AAA~ ~'NA
.a1s oouns 10 nsa aas, lne n ~ sana,.o " ~, a.. 49,
*ne1e VIC 81" euousu " 'onstues Us Auas
there was no probability OF light Hethere-
fore turned our horses to the centre, and rode
+h-n,,rh +hree a;r;siona oy Cen Rnc11,s armv
~11 -. 49, r,.
ana 10 Ioe tls1t o1'1sloos u oen. Ano"a7'
vIsiting Gems. Hal1eck and Grants headquar-
ters- At the latter had the nleasura Of max
49, n.o-,.=at.... - ~, W.hs+.n ot ~, :.
to6 ."~ -. ~oA "'o''.f' ~ w."
LIST regiment Ill. artillery, Chief OF artillery
with Gen. Grant. His reputation ais an officer
il too well known to need vorda from me We
! r.-.s ~. .s,,.,+ ,z.-,, - +7,a o.,,a 49, :.
ioono LILO s'6n~ "6 ~ w k4""e g" ~
me11on. advancing 1or"afu ano 70 1he faent'
| Gen. G. II. Sherman, having crossed the Ohie
:. .Hohu, po;,.o.d ~ tto,,s4h .,,7 ,,;-,;, f>,,,
I ~ 80 ~. =. ~
| niles ol Cbf1ntn. VIII tno proOapte fntentloA
Of moving across to the road on tho west
running to Memphis. The whole right from
is within four miles Of Csrinth, close npon tht
edge, of which have spoken.
The afternoon previous quite . brisk art1
lery engagement ensued on the left Of Gen
| Thomas CORPS 1t appears that the rebel In
fantry occupied the west side Of this swampy
land running through which, east, and noftI
| east, was = small stream, b1ldged .by on
ergineers, On the west side the rising grount
wis occupied by artillery, and the lover b.
/ iufantrT skirmishers. One battery va
, | ordered from our lines, and drove the rebel
from their position.
The grand guard Of Gen. Pfice's division
received orders to burn all the dead horse
which had been left on the Pennington field
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-02
HENRY HELLER.
Reply to the above.

TDITORS OF DEMOCRAT AND NEWS =
Il Mysslf IN adairsr Of pablieity, fssl thank.
ful 70 Nf. Henry Heller for his TO the Pub
lis in his adverissmsnt In yeus Issue Of the 18th
last 1nAsmuoh - Ms. Heller In his zeal 70
sesvs ne psblie and himself, has forgotten to
msntioa that Ae has ~ paid ~ IN account for
medical services rendered n 1861, neither has BE-
paid anything this time, nor has he made
. full statement Of the proceedings in the case,
therefore shall try 70 complete it.
Nearly year ago Mr.. b: refused to settle with
me previous account, and consequently thoucht
best sises, up 70 the 10th inst, TO employ Other
physieians. On the morning Of the 10th inst I
vas requested BY my friend NJ. N. to 70 to M. n
who was snxiossly looking for me. wishing ar,in
my services for his sick boy, who had been uedsr
medical attendance for several weeks. ARRIVING A
Mr.. rs house l complied with his request. a..
aminsd his child, gave him my advice and : pre.
.c!iption without any further remarks. Alter
taking leave, in his saloon Mr.. H. offered mo one
dollar for this visit, when refused aad rsmsrIed
~ he had had other physicians 70 this case. ead
he now wished my advice, considered this I
consultation case, and therefore charged him
three dollars fer this examination and advice, but
II the amount Was too much for him did NOT
wish anything for il, OF IL IL was inconvensnt "a
pay this sum now, he might give me his note foY
the amount, payable at his oonvsnisnce. To the
last Arrangement l Am compelled, through tho &C
tions Of broker Swits, who has been buying claim,
against ms,and who BY mutual understanding
With lawyer Brown, Squire Blood and Constable
Tsassrden gernsshsss every patient attend
Hoping that NJ. HIS warning will have tho hes,
effect to keep IN similar customers far from en-.
ploying me, and most Of oil that Mr.. II. will take
the warning for oil future time himself.
Your, Dr.. J. LANCER.
Davenport May 18th. 1862.