Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-20

The Tunesed Moasles o. tAs Myssssy u
the l0dian0la. IS
From the Riehmoad Examiner, March IL
In the early part OF the wars the
Southern Confederacv was much di-
verted with the Yankee fright At
masked" batteries, little thinking the
day would soon come for them 10 turn
the tables on Us and join 10 . general
guffsw over our panic 1t gunboat,. D..
ring tho summer Of 1862, the newspa-
pers (belicved by the immense Conrad)
pleaded earnestly fox the iorli6saiion OF
he coasts, harbors- and rivers, and en-
leavored to prepare the public mind
for the disasters which would inevitably
ensue As soon - tho gunboats began to
swim in our waters. But, Mr.. Davis
.neered at navies, placed bis reliancs in
the somn client Mallory, and expended his
energies in tho creation, on an average Of
two brigadieis to each ptavate.
True to the prediction Of newspapers,
chez ..hcd by the noble Conrad, the gun
boats came. They knocked do~p the
mud banks vt Hs.,eIas, and alarmed the
good people Of the Old NORTH State be-
You'd measure. Their next essay was
upon Fort ueDry, little pen, which Mr..
B., jamiu suppeted 10 be placed, as near
As lie GOULD gucss, At the col huence OF the
Nile and the Gapges. After that the gun.
boat panic seized the wsele country. and
It became serious question at the Navy
Department, whether liberty and the
Southern Coutsderasy could ex s! in the
presence Of cannon floating GU piece
OF wood in the water.
In this state OF direful trepidstion the
unhappy South remained until the night
a, DIury's Bluff. On that eminencs The
irsgmen,ary crews Of Mr.. MalIory's cx-
ploded navy were assembled to contest
he advance Of this modern horror-the
iron gunboat. Sailors, marines and mid.
dies did their best, aud with the aid Of
Providence and some .punky c od-Lop-
per artillery from the he'ghborhoo sue.
cceded in driving the guubosts OF uere
VAS bravery and skill; but the exploit was
no greater than the Chinese had perform
ed on the PeLio. Yet the Who'll. G o nfed der.
acy threw up his hat, wept, danced, chuck.
LED and shouted as II Leonidas and Their
nopy u ha! been found again. The event
was great 10 that it dissipated in . mo-
ment the gunboat panic. Since then the
gunbaa,s have been regarded with ouch
indifference that the gentlemen who are
acting during Mr.. MalIory's permanent
nap, have discarded navies altogether.
and turned over all marine ope rations to
wild Tennessee cavalry undeg Wheel
er, moulted on seraggy ponies.
The horse>marine system has answer
ed admirably ill now. But Of late
new terror has turned up. The ,cls.
graph brings ia tidipgs Of something
which is uemblirgly described n .
"Turreicd Monstcr." Gun boats arc
deemed not more dangerou. than dug.
outs but when the case is altered to an
interview with q "Turre,ed Monster"
then tho brave defenders Of the Father
OF Waters can do nothing better than
make $40 toward tie mountains.
The reported fate Of the lndlauola is
even more disgrsceiul than farcicaI.
Here was perhaps the finest iron clad in
the Wc.tern waters, captured after be-
roic struggle, rapidly repaired, and des.
tined to DIN the Queen of the West in
a series Of victories. Next we hear that
she was o! necessity blown up, in the
true Merrimac Mallory style; and why.
Laugh and hold your sides. lest you die
Of suiict of deri,ion, o Yankeedom
Blown up because, torsooth, 3 fla,boat or
nudscow, With small house taken from
the back garden Of q plantation put on
top OF II, is fioated down the river before
The frightened eyes OF the Partisan
Rangers. a Turreted Monster
"a most unfortunate and unnecessary
affair. says the dispatch. Rather &c !.
the turroted monster proved to be
fatboat, with suodry fixtures to create
deception Think of that! "She
passed Nicksburg on Tuesday night and
the officers what officers believing
her to be turreted monster, blew Up
tue lndiauola, but her guns fell into the
enemys hands" That is passirg odd.
"lier guns fell into the cnemys hands"
after she w. bl wn up! Incredible I!
Mallory and TatnAll did better than that
with The Merrmac
The Queen OF tho Wesi," continues
The facctious dispatch, cleft in such
hurry as 10 forget part Of her crew, y no
were left on shore" Well done for the
Qeeen of the Yves, and her b,ave Off
GERS. "Tsken altogether" concludes
the mimi able Dispatch. st was q good
Joke on the partisan hangers, Who are
notoriousiy more cunning than brave"
Truly al excellent joks-so excellent
that every man conpcc' ci with this at.
TAR lif any resemblance of the truth i.
contained 10 the dlspa.ch) should be
branded with the capital letters 81. T.