Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-24

down stream. The river 10 now con-
sidered open 5er navigauop, ssd lumber
for rs.buhding the bridges harmed BY
the rebels, will soon reach Falmouth.
Nothisg 10 heard Of the rebel force
but it IL believed to be in force not far
back Of Fredericksburg.
From Cairo.
CA,ne. Apeil11.
(spssial 70 the Chicago nnss.l
The steamer Charlie Bowen reached
here to-day, from Paducah. From Capt.
white. one Of her passengers gather
Pit,sburR news Of Sunday night The
weather has been exceedingly unfavor.
able in that quarter for the movement
Of our army. For the last three days,
rain has fallen necessarily, and it 10 now
an utter impossibility for the army to
move, on account Of the great depth Of
the mud. Preparations, however, are
going on steadily, 20 when the roads
improve, the army will b in readiness
for battle.
Beauregard is being constantly rein.
forced, and citizens Of Memphis and
New Otleans are throwing up their busi-
ness occupations, and flock'ng to his
standard, believing that on the ensuing
battle depends the fate Of the Valley OF
tho Mississippi. 1t il thought by those
who ought to know best, that the majority
Of the Southern people are ready to
throw down their arms and return to
the Union, if they are defeated at Cor
NTH; while the leaders are still ~ des'
perate % ever.
Mai BeIkoap, Of the 18th Iowa regi.
ment,bas been promoted to the Colonelcy
Of = Wisconsin regiment, for his gallant
conduct At the battle Of P'ttsbrrg.
1 have it from excellent authority,
that every charge .gainst Gen. Grant
will be shown to be grouudless, and that
facts not generally known, tend to ex'
cu!pate him from any blame whatever.
The charge among others, that be land
ed troops on the Pittsburg side Of the
river, contrary to the order Of Gen. Hal.
leck, is easily cleared up by the fact thst
the whole opposite side Of the river was
flooded with At least three feet OF water,
making the debarkation Of the troops
on that side impossible. The impress
sion is gaining ground that Gen. Grant
not only acted pruden,ly under the cir.
cumstaoces, but conducted himself with
marked bravery throughout the battle.
Five of the rebel miscreants who fired
upon the steamer Minuehaha during her
recent trip up the Tennessee, have been
captured, together with q quantity OF
ammunition and q number Of horses,
bearing u. S. marks. They are to be
shot.
Gen. Smith is lying dangerously i'll
at Savannah. His division was COM
mauded at the battle of Pittsburg, by
Gen.. w. II. Wallace.
Capt. J. r. Gardner, Co. F, and Capt.
Il. r. Henderson. Co. Il, 18th Ohio, re.
ported killed in the battle OF Pittsburg,
IN the Chicago Tribune Of the 10th, ale
both alive, and though wounded, are
doing we'll.
Tue gunboat Eastport, captured al
Nashville, is now being rebuilt at Mound
CITY. She is to be somewhat Longer
aud narrower than the gunboats now in
service, and il to be provided with q
huge iron Prov otherwise she will be
continued after the pattern OF the Ben
ton and other gunboats. She is to b.
completed in about four weeks. Capt
Pennock, the naval officer in command
at this post, is experimenting the con
struction of the Eastport.
The Captain Of the Minnehabe AZ
rived here to-day, and brings particular
concerning the drowning OF Gov. Har
vey: The Governor was returning il
company with . number Of gentlemen
Of Wisconsin from Pittsburg, whittier
they had gone to relieve the wounded
Wisconsin troops; At Savannah they
stopped some time visiting the woun
ded in hospital, and At length started t.
return; the party were passing from
the steamer Dunlei,h on board The
Miunehaha, when Gov. Harvey lost foot
ing and tell into the river. He eodeav'
ored 10 swim against the current, and
while in this act, Dr.. Clarke, one Of tht
Governors party, plunged INFO thu
stream to his rescue. Before be coule
reach him, however, Gov. Harvey wat
carried under coal boat, since wher
nothing has been seen # his body
though endeavors have been made L
recover it. A reward Of $1,000 ha'
been offered by the State for the re-
covery of the body.
The post master at Cairo requests a.
post masters in mailing letters for TIL
army, which should properly be sent t
bis office tor distribution, to put them
in separate package', and endorse then
s'soldier's letters, Cairo D. p. O." Th'
enormous increase Of letters received
makes this an absolute necessity.
The steamer Stringer arrived from
Fort Pillow this morning, but brough
nothing Of importance from the feet
She left our fleet on Sunday evening, ATT
rept rts that there was no firing on eth
er side during that day. A few shotl
we're exchanged on Saturday. Mort.l
coats occasionally toss shell into tn,
rebel fortifications.
Nothing lively may be expected from
the flotiIls until after the battle of Co
rintb.
First Lieut., Jno. Seek, Company g
4lst Illinois, wounded 1t the BATTLE o
Pittsburg, died while coming down TIL
river yesterday.