Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-28

Flag Officer Davis has reported con-
csrning the expedition mp the White
River. He says, after the accident 70
the Mound City, the men we're snot
while in the water, BY the enemy, and
adds, s'the Navy Department and the
country will contrast the barba'it'es o.
the savage enemy with the humane es'
forts made by our own people to rescue
the wounded and disabled under similar
circumstances in the engagement OF the
the 9th. Several poor fellows who ex-
PRED shortly after the engagement, ex-
pressed their willingness to die when
they were informed that the victory
was ours"
Flag Officer Farragut communicates..to
the Navy Department the report Of an
encounter between our gun boats on the
Mississippi and the rebel artillery in the
vicinity Of Grand Gulf between Matches,
and Vicksburg.
A boat sent down to bring up coal
vessels from near that point discovered
earth works in process Of erection. The
Wissaucton and Itasca were sent down
to attack them. They found . battery
Of riAed guns located there and force
Of some 500 artillerists ready to receive
them. A vigorous fight ensued. The
Itasca was struck % times, and the
Wissancton II they however lost but
one man killed aud six wounded.
The fort being too serious an obstacle
to have in the rear Of the boats, Com
mander Palmer, serving at that point,
decided to bring the remainder Of the
squadron down and break up the bust.
ness before it became too formidable.
In the afternoon Of the 18th he drop
ped down abreast with the squadron
and shelled the town for an hour, but
they deserted their batteries, and, with
the exception Of few rifle shots, mani
tested no resistance.
Commander Palmer says the heights
are filed with riAemen, and if they give
him any more annoyance, he shall burn
the town.
The select committee appointed by
the Speaker, to whom all the papers on
file in relation to the construction Of .
ship canal around the falls Of Niagara
we're referred, consists Of VanHorn, Of
New York, Delegate, Of Ohio, Menzies,
Of Kentucky, Trowbridge, Of Michigan,
Rice, of Missouri, Davis, OF Pennsyl-
vania and Cravens, Of Indiana.
TALKING TO CHlLDRRN.-"Cbildren,I
am going to tell you about Peter. Who
knows who Peter was ?"
No answer.
"Cannot any one-those large girls
tell who Peter was ?"
Still no reply.
"Can any little boy or girl in the
school tell me who Peter was ?"
II cam" said little fellow in the cor.
ner.
"Ah, that's q good boys Now you
come up on the platform by my side, and
stand up and tell those large girls who
Potter was"
Jimmy did as he was bid and in q
shrill voice of childhood repeated:
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had wife and couldn't keep her"
At this point he was stopped, but not
be ore the full point was taken by the
school, and Mother Goose's poem appre.
ciated.
The following affecting epitaph was
copied from the headboard of . rebel
soldiers grave in the Wesleyan Gene
terry, St. Louis. It was written by .
lady:
Here lice stranger brsiv,
who died while 6tin the Southern Confeiery =
save.
peice to his Dust"
'braive Sou thern friend
from land 10
you reached Gloy ~ end"
eve phase these 6owrs above the straneers he'd
In honor of the shivsrlus ded."
"Swet tpirit rest in heven
ThsrI DO know Yankis there"