Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-21


great lack OF medical stores in the arm
whole hrigades being without an ounc,
of qninine. Some OF the surgeons seen
utterly unfit for their positions. Som,
are drunk Others are becoming har-
dened and indifferent to suffering.
A member OF the Ohio Sanitary Com
nilsson informs me thaf, during a short
stay at Nlcksbu'g, he had occasion to
visit Surgeon Wilkinson, Of The Ohio
SD, eight times, and that, seven times
out OF the eight, he found him bcastly
drunk and III bed, VIII lc many Of his re
gimcnt were suffering and dying for wan,
OF attention. A Lleuteeatt in the same
regiment corroborates this statement.
The Nlcksburg Why of the 9th saws
that another batch OF dc.crtcrs had ar
rived from 6 ants army. The river was
getting ont OF its banks on the Louisiana
side. The little town Of Desoto, oppo-
Sic, was nearly submerged, and it was
expected that the whole peninsula wonlI
be soon under water.
The Appeal correspondent at Vicks
burg, under the same date, says .,h.,,
"Ihcre is now no logger any doubt that
the whole lorce of the enein, i, n.w
concentrated within seeing dis. ance OF
the city. Mortar boats were bein,
'owcd down Yesterday to point near
the grand rendezvous OF the ile ct. Every
momen, may announce the commence
ment OF the attack.
Il am happy to inform you that the
steamer Nick>butg WIS 50 badly dam
aged by the ram Queen of the Wes,
taat she has to be kept ahoat by large
coal bargcs fastened 10 her side. Her
machinery has been taken ont, and She
Will probably be DESTROYED This is the
first steamer Of which We have deprived
the rebels
The Nicksburg was the largest and
strongest steamer .on the river, and
think they were preparing to nsc her
against our transports. Being very fiat
her wheels and z ards were smashed in
and large hole knocked in her. SO de-
serters say.
"rhe Richmond Enquirer of ycstcr-
day has telegram dated Charleston,
lSth, with a pr, cla'nation from General
Bealregard to the people of Charleston
and Savannah. III SAYS the movements
OF the enrm,'s fleets indicate an earv
land and naval attack on ore or both
ci,ics. He tells those unable to take IN
active part IN The coming struggle to re.
tire, and calls On all able bodied men.
from the seaboard TO the mountains, 10
rally, wi arms, pixies, scythes, spades
shovels, for the protection OF their
: 8 = and affairs. FInaI preparations
= actcd attack are being rapidly
~ ,s,o'oan,oi '1 he troops and people are
,' pan,ee"'' .I oanelo 1t. The E.quiyer's
,ader says: There a. "eo" no 'h'
tentlon, or prctensc OF an '''."'.o" r %
mediate at all, on the part of '""ee
The South wants no French me- ''l'oh
While hostilltcs 90 on
NicKspuRG Nnws. The canal projec''
is not vet abandoned A large addition
al force is now employed on II. he
new mouth is now finished The water
is running through the old channcl SIX or
seven feet deep, tut does not wash, q,
expect, j. Am confirmed III the opln-
ION that this canal is "A failure. Another
may be practicable, but would consume
much time in construction.
From mo !empn,s in other localities !
infer that the object is To pass Nicksburg
without attacking st present
The river is stationary and bank iuli.
The water, creeping round through low
places, makes all below the canal unicna-
Slc and much so for a mile above. The
ia permeated with water everywhere
so,. kuess is increasing. Nearly one
~ { the army are unfit for duty
io". = containing 1000 bushels Of
"a - r.n n5 ,Lo blockade on Saturday night
sG .,;,han, acc;d, mt or discovery, to supply
,ho m'o" ra,a Oaeen of,he West.
Shot and she'll arc occasionally drop
aoa - our midst. n, Ear the mouth OF the
ppan,l x;,hout serious annoyance.
WAsurSoroS News, lsth.-Ihe reb-
els are rking with gr, "' energy. ihey
have thrown up t@o lines OF ore"stworI'
onnosi,e Falmouth, on the low grounds
nrp, the river, and arc con 'lnuln! then
.lous the river ba k in font OF ffedar
ick,burr. Jackson's force i sa'd TO b'
tw, miles sonth Of Fredericksb hrg.
The Ue~od's Washington special saws
.Tbe President Intends to restore Nc
Old an 10 the head of the army mex
mon h, and rcorsanize the Cabinet on
conservative basis, with Seward IN III
Il. is generally believed that in tn ,
oo,f,renc. of the committees on the Z
nance bill, The Senate vii concede TO ID
Uousc the $500, 100000 legal tender
and that tho House will concede 70 III
Senate the bank bill and per cent y
on bank circulation