Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-11
TEL E:G Il .APHIC
AFTERNOON REPORT.
Southern News.

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A New Orleans letter Of I'd, to the
! World, saws: Our Consul at Monterey
writes as follows: Wagon trains for the
Confederate army have been brought to
| Monterey, and down the river "a far AS
San Los Potosi, nearly 1000 miles from
San Antonio. Goods from the interior
are generally sent across the lilo Grand
/ at Fort Duncan. One agent purchased
in Europe three vessel loads Of arms, and
there Is an arrival daily expected at Mat
tamoras. A cargo OF medicines was also
bought in Europe, and is known TO be
| due at that port,
] The New Orleans Dtitd is informed
BY pavmaster Fitch Of the steamer Ten
ncssec, that the Harriet Lane has not got
ont OF that port. Her masts have been
taken ont, and she has been towed
around bend behind town to place her
out OF range Of the Drooklyn's guns.
The Houston ThWoph, Of January
9th, states that Tie guns OF the gnnboat
+ WestiieId which was blown mp IN
Galveston Bay, have All been iished up
The Times correspondent SAYS: !
4 am sorry 10 ~ay that minors are atloat
respecting dlsorlclly spirit having mann
/ tested itself anon. our troops at ship Is.
/ land, owing 10 the arrival there Of col
orcd regiment. Reports % 50 far as 10
!, tate that several officers have been ar
rested for mutinon- conduct.
The Port Royal correspondent Of the
Times SAYS The attack BY the Montank
aud the gunboats Seneca and ehawken,
| assisted by the mortar steamer G. \.
1 " .Ilamy, upon Fort Mcillistcr, on the
4 ogccche riycr, Ga was resumed Sunday
morning. but have not been able L. as
crr,ais that much progress was made ID
reducing the ionlncations. Under the
/ guide of negro pilot, who hal escaped
/ from the Nashville, the MontaHk WAS
taken early III the morning To point
within 600 wards of the bat lerY, and
t commenced work at once, and continued
i the bombardmcnt until - O'Clock, when
the cbb tide compelled her to retire. She
was unable 10 breach the work in eonse.
qncncc Of the immense thickness Of the
embankmcnt- nearly thirty feet Tic
Mantauli Was struck toItv-slN tunes, and
received no Other dauaga than the start
iug OF sx bolts ~ the plot house hy rifle
+ shot aud sllattrring her smoke stacks.
OtAgr vessels took position II lon. range
and kept up steady fire lmtil signalel
by Captain Wordeu T. cease The sen
cca AID u mortar each received shot
from the batteries, hat Meth
III vessel nor men \ crc injured. IN view
Of more important service requiring the
Montaak, shonldn'r Nc .nrpr scd il the
attack Oh Fort MrAlli-,cr II. tic present
was rcingnished
The steamer North Star, from New
Oegaus, &oth, arrived this morning.
While OH Woodland las' evening she
ran iu,c the steamer Ella Worcy, crush.
ing the Wor,ey's hoileis She sunk i'm
mcdiatels. The first assistant engineer
aud six men wcie lost. The re OF the
crew aud passengers were saved.
OF the movements at New Orleans
nothing can be published.
Banks is still busy planning.
The rebels rs poit Hudson are contin,
nally Strengthening thclr works, and say
il they defeat the felerals they Will shoot
oyery Yankee in New Orleans, etc.
1t i, reported that the 'ocal banks have
combined against the Federal cnrrcnry
Gre nbacks are at two per cent discount
Col. Neal Dow has been citod to ap
pear ut the district court TO answer
charge OF stealing silver ware, etc, val
ucd Al $500, belonging to citizens in
New York.
The facts of the capture oi the ship
Morning Light oil SABINE are received
Assistance was sent from our fleet, but
the rebels seeing our gunboats coming
burned the ship.