Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-22
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-. ,''' lspseisl 70 tbs Wald.j,
\. An here ~ h1led With expectations Of great
battle st CnrinAk and Botton Bridge bsforS the
-wosf ends: II p aEpects4 thet thees two batslss
will practically conclude the campaign and leave
nothtag esss " - done but 70 put down the CUE
!: ~ resent ssoel,n.tioa of he President hssin,
10 give crest 8stiSReti0h 70 all Glasses The CON
serv4 4tivea ars satisfied and ths ultra d6 NOT fnd
isat y j, 9ePiis,t y sll th:s .r. Lincoln. b..
ersl impsaasiaR here IL. &nee ths asssnuseOf M
Proclematipp theFa ii p9 pns, ssn appeoseh .Abra-
ham ;Lincoin II PoPaiArity. II il regarded = a
evidence n a1Altevsbls hrmness ana trus gilt
80 i ItTfibsasY Dispatch.] IS 49,
4 Sall i&sooa TO bs msde upon The States fol
addi fonal Volunteers TO the nuQbsr Of 100000
Careful Inquiry has eicited the fact that our
army 10 smAlef Shal'hiS been Represented ,eten Il
eascifl .,osne.puebedag not 800 900 aosn. 1his
fresh force is TO be mainly usedtas EsseFyeste be
stationed Steonveniedt points to meet emSrgen-
cios. .sta, elansSlt ~ ~t& .'-<s + 80 -
'--.' (Tims, Spscia.es !, ,to s,~
The subject Of laks, ,defssce was very forcibly
and fully presented this morning at meeting Of
the New York delegation ii Congress,by the Hon.
Samuel Brpgllea, Who appssred eif Of the
the present udefeadsd conditiop Of tho lakes, and
the great sxtept sld rspid growth Of the csn-
mercs oP the waters, sleo the vital inpoitsnce Of
The cereal products Of tho States suISoundjng b Q
lakes tn'ftfnishing the elements Of foreign com
merce And, ,oonss:a :asntiy n swelling the snount Of
duties on imposts e b received in exchange. The
The two cardinal measurss growing ont of these
discussions, and which must occupy the attention
Of Copsrsss,vltbs The oVsning of adequate eanals
from the eastern And veste1n exteemities Of the
lakes, the inst 70 bs effected BY enlarging the
locks on the Erie and Oswegs canals and the other
- ~ - Al g. -
The Illinois River. ttiex hoped that these great
measures may ~ unitsd ~ integral portions Of
our harmonious system lextending from the Hud-
son to thp Ai4alssippi, pernittiag ths passisg
throughout the line, Of mail clad vessels sufficient
70 the dsfs.ss of these great waters.
Of Baltimore Gross Rosds, ", ls miles from Rich
: make :. psophscy, that Richmond is sb.n.
dshsd By the enemy, without Aght, and that W
occupy It within 4S hous il not. al signs fail.
This !: IL: Advance division tS.sId' RiShnond.
my blew it up yestsnday. Little viii Y impede
oar progress, for tho stream II naseow-the water
being but tn ~ feet desn and W. CO ferd. 4 49,
An effort will b made in the House Tomorrow
TO adjourn from the 95th inst, until the "a Of
home, and rive time FOR putting the Hall in sum
mSr trim. Those who favor the proposition say
that such asfaagensot will not delay business, g
TIE house ie fes in advance Of the Senate In this
respect. The House only sentsnpaats. holiday.
I An altogether reliable despatch resolved
this morning, dated at Fort Monroe to-day, says
that the Oriental, In which Brig. Gen. Saxton
sailed for Port Roysl, Wis wrecked on Friday
night, May l6th, IN Body's Islsnd, 81 miles north
of Cape Hatteras. The passengers and crew were
saved. 4 portion Of the cargo was Lost the re-
nainder viii b saved on the beach. Gen. Sax
ton arrived ct Fort Monroe this morning, and
gosa 10 New York this evsnipg. Most Of the pas
sengsrs will b II New YorKon Friday.
.Vduninoas dsspatehss were received from the
Gulf today. They relate pineipally to the Do.
toilo Of the recent movements connected with the
captprp Of New Orleans. The vessels Of the Aest
have been judielsssly distributed under the com
nsndsr LssGraogs for purposes which would b
inpcopes to state.
Il appears from the Documents that Com. Far
rsgut carried out his Instructions to the letter,
der bis command. On our forces occupying PEN
saools the mayor provisiosed that the citissns
would behave themselves psaeefully. Tho rebels
he'd svaouated the place the day before, on hear
Ing that our steamers, the day before, had run In
70 Mobile Bay, end that the squadron and mortar
Doats would soon follow.
+. tCemnsndsr Porter left Ship Island On the 7th
with the steo0Sr bGlonGile % the mortar best,
and the Rachell for Mobile, Tor the purpose u r.
ing PLACE for tho mortar vessels 70 He, nd Hart
basys fos The skips 70 ran In by YheL they should
Grsss snsissreata u ssaid 70 exist within the
forts q the PregfssD Of the 6eet II r,
.Thego WaS reason = believe tAat Fort. Janes
Leaving y reiafosee Felb ns1sn. ts-e - t