Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-07

40 o,ders were read from Gen. Smith,
thanking the troops engaged, aud par
,icularly thanking Blrge's sharp shoot
err. Mai. Cavender's three batteries OF
Parrot guns, and the Second Iowa, Tor
their gallant charge on the enemies
works on the afternoon OF the l5th inst.
could write a letter of almost any
length about the fort and incidents con
rected with the fight, but fear this Is
already too long. Letters had better
be directed to Cairo. DAVENPORT,
Company c, p Reg, Iowa Vol.
| Letter from the Iowa Thirteenth.
ExcAnpED AT JEFFERSON CRY, No.,
! February 9th, 1862.
Ny DEAR RicHARDsoN.-Wc are still
at Jefferson City, doing nothing. While
other regiments: later in the service, and
less skilled in the use Of arms, and less
efficient in battle, have been engaged IN
active service in Kentucky, we have
been compelled to endure the monotony
of undisturbed Incidence. The Missouri
troops, styled the "Butternut Recruits
are, and have been, since hostillties
first began, furnished with the best Ct
clothing and the most improved arms,
and while we have been scattered over
the State in little squads, guarding
bridges and protecting cattle and mig
gers, these butternut gentry have been
travelling in the cars aud airing them
selves at Benton Barracks and in Ken
lucky.
We have been here for nearly three
months, and a part Of the Iowa First
cavalry will soon complete their five
months residence with the agreeable
and highly cultivated citizens Of Jetfer-
son City. You have learned ere this
that Gen. Pope has gone to Kentucky,
leaving the command Of the "Central
| District OF Missouri to Brig. Gen. Nc
kean. Col. Crocker succeeded to the
command of this post and Col. Price is
in command Of the 18th Iowa.
The 22d Of February came this year
as usual, the next day after the 2lst,
and it was celebrated as the day upon
which nursing nature smiled on infant
| Washington" In Iowa this fact of his
tory is universally received and believed,
bat in Missouri, among the butternuts, it
is one Of the dim and fading traditions
OF the American people, and it intelli-
oence continues to increase for the rext
thirty years in ratio similar to what l
infer it must have been for the last thir.
t., the name and birth Of Washington
will be as much unknown to these PEG.
pie as is tie name of Richardson to the
Bulgarian heather, or the Kankapoo
idols. Education is not one Of the vices
Of this people, aid the diffusion Of
knowledge has not yet introduced any
Of the refnements OF immortality. AL
though every sixteenth section has been
appropriated by the Government, popu.
lar education has never been written on
them ; they have been reported to the
State Department as swamp lands. Our
celebration consisted ola general review
and parade of all the troops at this post.
At ten o'clock the line was formed on
High street, the 18th Iowa Infantry
olding the post Of honor on the right !;
on lis left was battalion Of the First
Iowa Cavalry. commanded by Major
Cover, and on the lett Of the Brigade
the 9Th Ohio Battery was posted, under
command OF Capt. Dicls,nlooper. Gen.
Mexican, with his staff, (prominen,
among which was our mutual friend
VIM. 7. Clark, Assistant Ad)utant Gen
cral alter riding along the front and
rear of the line, took up his position in
front Of the Governors mansion, which
is now used as the Generals headouar-
ters. The Brigade then wheeled into
platoons, passed in review before the
General, and formed with the artillery
in the centre on the square in front OF
the Capitol. a national salute of "a
guns was then fired in honor Of George
Washington, the "pater patria," "first
IN war, first In peace, and first in the
; hearts Of his countrymcn," after which
) the parade was dismissed, and the troops
were marched to their camps. General
Mexican was go we'll pleased with the
discipline and fine appearance of the
troops, that the next day he issued an
order 10 US as follows.
! HEADoU ARrERs, DISTRICT OF CENTRAL Mo.
Jefferson City, February Gath, 1862.
Special Order No. 5.
The soldier-llke appearance and accu.
rate movements of the troops at this
post, while under arms on the 22d inst.
show plainly the results Of great appli-
cation to drill and discipline on the part
. Of officers and men, and entitle them to
: the highest encomiums for their evident
e attention to the details Of duty during
the winter months.
(, The General Commanding urges upon
: all q jealous continuance Of these labors.
D as the only sure means OF rendering the
e troops invlncIblc on the field OF battle.
e by command of Brig. Gen. Nc.
7. karn. WIN. Carr
4 Act'g Asst Adj't Gen.
r The general theme for all Of us now
d is the probabilities OF our moving from
J here. We are all heartily sick Of doing
: guard duty In this wretched town. and
SO great IS our dislike 10 remaining ia.
G active wa hova al.ooI,, i . q, .