Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-03
YATES ON AN " ENe
RAND OF MERCY.
Mrs. Major Reynolds ON the same Ell.
rand.

The Storv as Told By a Republican Nescspapsr
CORRESPONDENT, wko had It on Irresponsible
authority"
Correspondence Of the N. Y. World.
MONTEREY, Tenn, May 9.
The public will have been gratitied
to see the laudable endeavors Of the au-
thorities and patriotic citizens Of the
Western States to alleviate the suffer
incs of the sick and wounded soldiers Of
this army. Sanitary Commissioners,
hired surgeons, nurses, and others have
Aocked here in great numbers, and the
general belief is that they have been in.
strumcntal in caring for thousands of
ipdl,snae authority; where the Govern
ment has been the within of remorse-
less swindle, and what was designed as
an errand of mercy converted into a
trolicking party. Gov. Yates, of ILL.,,
it is related, telegraphed to Gen. Hal
leck at Pittsburg, that he was DESTROYS
of accompanying a corps OF surgeons
and nurses up the Tennessee for the
purpose Of caring for the wounded in the
expected battle. Geu. Halleck replied,
iustructing Col. Parsons to provide
transportation from St. Louis for Coz.
Yates, Surgeons and Nurses. Col.
Parsons at once ordered the captain of
the Government chartered steamer
Champion to reserve rooms for Coz.
Yates and party. The result of which
was, company of ladies and gentlemen,
nearly hundred, got on board, the
worthy Governor stating that he had
chartered the boat on account of the
State.
The trip down the river was one Of
festivity, gaiety and luxury. At one
point on the river the boat was stopped
4 hours to accommodate few of the lead
ers in stroll through the woods for he
purpose Of seeing some Gu ious springs.
BY an unusual freak of folly, Go crnor
Yates recently appointed a Mrs. Rey-
nolds, the handsome wife of a Lieuten.
ant in the army, Major of Volunteers.
To keep up the puerle fancy, this LADY
Major was placed in command of the
boat. The Governor and the fair Major
were the last to return from their ram>
bles, having, as they said, lost their way
in the woods. At Cairo this precious
crew was swelled to the list of hun.
dred. Cards, dancing, and merriment
were the order Of the day. Wines, ci.
ga's, delicacies and sanitary stores were
consumed by the guests unreservedly.
o. their arrival at Pittsburg, certain
persons on the hospital boats sent over
to tho Champion for nurses to assist
them in their attentions to the wounded.
schen not one single nurse volunteered.
1t further appears that only three sur.
geoDs got on board at st. Louis, the
rest being only curious pleasure seekers,
We learn that Governor Yate.,on bis
arrival, did undoubted injury to the
cause, perhaps unconsciously, by telling
the soldiers that any Of them that were
unable to march, would be sent back to
the river,the consequence of which was
that hundred and ten out Of one regi.
ment, and hundred and fifteen out Of
auother,availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity causelessly. These We submit as
'ndignities which ought to DO made
public.
IMMIGRANT runners at New York.
probably the most devilish set Of per.
sons upon the face Of the earth. are
practicing their arts upon wounded sol.