Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-26

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I u1easoidd thsfS certain ssssesie.is.
By shs nass ofsW hitfsld Aas IL own
or Of . very foe plantation sdj lining
he camp Of the 10th. When our d.
vision 6rst arrived q this placs, the or
chards Of his plantations were bounteou'
With oil kinda Of fruit, and his gardens
we're green with vegetation ,Fsarine
the ouslaught u our men onh1 wealth.
be besought our general 70 place ,
guard over bis property. His request
was courteously complied with, aid By
Ibis little incident be was enabled to
torn acquaiotances with NUMBER Of onr
officers. Being intelligent and a6able,
be was fouad to be no joyless compan-
ion with which to while away the mo.
ootosous boun If camp life, and be was
not only invited to visit mary Of our
Ulcers At their quarter, bat was &C.
tually visited BY those lovable indiv:d.
oaIs ut bis residence, although they
knew him to BE- . notorious seeessionist
and the father of . Southern Colonel.
But their love Of this individual did not
cease here; striving to win him back
from his wicked ways, and probably to
impress him with a due idea of our
strength, they furnished b!!m with apasa
by which be- could penetrate our entire
lines. Indeed, they treated him in q
manner due only to friend Of the
Union. He did not fail to avail him.
self Of their kindnesses, ~ the seque!
will prove. But the course oftrue love
never runs smooth Whitfield Was una.
BILE to repress his trait orSds sentimental
aud sought every opportunity to regsle
our guards with the future prospects o.
the Coofederacy. The guards report.
ed this matter, and indignantly refused
to protect the traitors property, and the
result was that they were Withdrawn,
and the fruit confscated by the volun.
teers. The communication between
treason aud our officers was broken of
as natural consequence. Matters pro
ceeded quietly for perhaps q month, TIL
one morning one Of the aristocrat's f.
male slaves appeared At headquarter,
and informed the General that she had
. secret to impart. After abe had re-
ceived the 6rmest assurances that she
should be protected from the vengeance
Of her master, she revealed the fact tina,
there were two rebel spies hid in hi.
house. Her story was disbe .ieved, bu,
it was deemed 20 harm to Investigate
The matter, and an officer with mum
Der of men was dispatched on the er
rand. The result was that not only The
spies we're found, but on Q search being
Instituted parchment was found hid
den between the mattresses of the
traitors bed, which was of No sm.l
CO, sequence. 1t was q map or plo,
containing description Of the exact po
sition Of every brigade and division il
and around Corintb, also the pr< bable
numbers of each division and the veal
points in our lires. Belox these was .
plan VI attack or surprise, which, bad
been carried out, would have no dout
been successful. 1t was to make rait
on the left wing of the 9th division. an,
to sweep the entire line to Corinth he
fore assistance could arrive from on
distant forces. The point at which tn.
attack should begin was at the camp O
the 18th Iowa, near the traitors resi-
dence, and no place could have beer
better selected. To the southeast Of q,
there are no pickets, the country il
tbickly timbered, and several r,ads Ieac
directly to our camp, and in q da, |
night the enemy could have approached
within hundred feet IF our lines with
out being discovered. Thus, if the enc
my had even been forced to retire 8
terrible massacre would have taken
place in our army. Whitfield confessed
having frequently passed our pickle,
ines and held interviews with bis SOD
who is in the re 81 army. The three
villains were examined and sent to Al
tor, Illinois, to await their we'll desc, "
ed punishment. His elegant residence
was at first placed under guard, bu,
ten. Grant has lately arrived from
Memphis. and taken mp his abode there
A chain of Notifications is beng
commenced, which is to extend around
The front Of Corin,b. At the present
time it consists OF strong earth y orks Tor
batteries, erected on commanding posi-.
tons, and about three quarters OF a mile
apart. 1t is said that strong breast
work is to connect the various batteries
1t is expected by everybody generally
that an engagement will take place he. e
in the course of the season such an
occurrence would be very disastross to
US In the present state OF the Federal
forces, which are scattered along 4 line
over two hundred miles in length. The
last Tins the 18th vas on picket the
planters boasted that We would not
stand there in fifteen days hence.
On accouo. Of the beavv rains which