Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-21

InE SIXTH Iowa CAVALRY On
Monday oi h!a weeh, this regiment left lie
barracks ~ Davenport Tor ia. Western part Of
The state. II Ia now encampei Al the sum
mt. some ak mtl,a from this city We drop.
ped around to see tho regiment ycetsrday ri.
ternoop aud found u in "a mos, d-rlorahls
condition. The storm which commenced ,ea.
isrdsy moialng. tnd continued MI day with
uaAnated 'hty made their camping ground
perfect lake Of water 1he - imout Il SUP.
pllsd with q small interior tent, and the
consequence Ia that much suffering alrcady
eAlsts in tho ranks Tho exposure to the
storm. eject. and rain. has caused a good d, al
of sieAness. no.ily, however. colds and fever
and aRue
The horses last n ght suffered evsrythiup
except death aud come Of them suffered tina.
Ns noticed the Rpimsls covered with sleet
they heing necessarily oKpossd 10 the entils
storm. Forage IL ecarce- wood cannot be
had-and take ita. tog ether. between horses
aud men, We have never seen sueh disoours
ging sigbt.
We siatsd yesterday that thero were ~.
mer. In town that ths regiment had COM
mittea depredatlnus upon the property AZ oar
citizens. ihis "a mistake The regiment
rnenmpod iuesdny night in tho meadow 81
Vincent Chambers. Esq some eight mites
y,
bots gave the uteeis OF tho regiment 10 un-
de,stnnd that MIR. Chambers wasa sooession-
let. wa sre pleased 10 slatc that such inter-
nieddhug ia.sihefs were invited 10 leave with
very large flea Ia thair ehra Wa have the
authority OF Mr.. Chambers for saying that ha
Ia perfectly we'll ,aiisiied with the trsatm NJ
he received ifom the v hola Irttmyut All the
oiia - aud men took especial care not to in.
lure any ptoperty-ani the oteors themselves
iufarmed 10 that the treatment oi AIR. Cham
b,fs aud hs family vas beltot lhan they could
poasiolY have nskad.
Il waa our pleasure laet evening to meet With
several cf Tho regimortal o.laer.. Ne found
Col " -on. T. Col Pollock, Dr 7 . Brad
vel Mai, Church AIT Miller and qlar,cr>
master Nliiianse oceui wing the otnclai quar-
tetf. with fair rrospsct ~ having II .s.
TINE Of 1t. We took the rrarpns.bihlY Of Ia
ynng tho officer. down 10 Mgscstine to stay
uuti tho storm should auhnae. tut Ike tho
humane men th.y are, they determineA 20 re-.
main with tho regiment. aud ehsre tho sams
hsrdehips meted out 20 tho rhnh and tic
There arc sone 200 hofsss GA about i.
200 mon In camp. they cannot ovleet 10 get |
more then ten mles from ,his city Tor wetk
Would II uot ben good ia ir some Of our
c.izens 70 yist thfm aui Rt,e them eau.e Ia.
formation about hay. proteudar and woot
They look to tho anfy round about wi otn
they are eueemfod IT s,crY thing ~ TIL.
kind. hs tho Qnar'srmaFter /. sttangei, md
uuncqus,nied with the country, our psoI 10
could render lin mreh ynlusble mi rmatiou.
Thls fect l. true--ths reRiuantis IL now AMI
feiiuE everything. We should not bc tur.
rrsed II ono fourth Of the rrplpleni weie down
sick To-day Cannot tho Saldleta' AID @ooiet,
look Into shIs matter aud ssua tie sick OF tic
gallant Iowa otth h como Of thosn dslicacies az
much noo1ad w ihs slcR snd 70 diiheuit to
obtain on tie mltch? Whatever IL doue
must he done Immediately. Wll not the la
dies act at once
I'll" regiment will probably lie unable t.
move to-da - H,lscafine tonr,er, ucsttr!a1.
We learn that ono man died on W WednsslAy,
anu Anether on Thursday night from exposure
About ons hundred slok ware ssut 10 Iowa |
City on the cars yesterday. whets IL IL hoped !
they will so iar recover az 10 he able to pro |
ussa whsn ,hs -msnt get out thera, new
camping rlaoe was eeleetod les'er1ay IL la
very ecriouS ,ims indsld that the toys are
having.
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