The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-03-21

the welkin ring. Her boilers had .been
thoroughly barricaded with cotton bGles
She was struck twelve times-ten times
upon the cotton--onos in front, disabling
gun, and once over the wheel-house
but not seriously injured. A short tim.
after passing down the river, city -6v,
shots from the Warrenton batteries, a few
miles below, all missed. In three or foul
days she returned unhurt, having des
troyed three steamers and bringing
home some Rebel officers. Having
gone again down the river and
pushing somewhat recklessly about she
captured another steamer. When about
fifteen miles this side of the mouth of
Red river, she received shot in one of
her steam pipes, which disabled her
Her crew abandoned her and came up the
river on the steamer they had captured,
lodging shot and shell. She has been
repaired and is now at Warrenton, under
the batteries in possession of the rebels.
You have heard Of the running Of the
blockade by the Indianola--a new iron
clad. 1t was done amid the darkness of
. cloudy night. Boom, boom, boom,
went the great guns of the rebel forts, but
her lights were yelled and not sho.
struck her. The random balls went
screaming through the air, some certain
y not far from our camp. as we could
distinctly hear them. She passed the
Warrenton battery without injury, and
has never returned. At last accounts
'he was at the mouth Of Red river. until
within . few days. 1t is reported that
The has been sunk. The report has been
uccsBJivsfy confirmed until there il
scarcely doubt of her untimely fate. |
The canal enterprise, a. FIRST initiated
n front of the city, has been greatly mod
fed. 1t finally became apparent to every |
'ody that it must prove failure as FIRST
But beginning anew, they
rave set the mouth of the canal further
Up the river, in order to take the current
Il the river better. and have very much
niarged the cut, Sevsral hundred
ontrabands and dredgs boat are at
york. They can Of course cut ship canal
through here ifthey bnt apply the means
Commensurate to the work. / will only
sy opus e9it. 1t may be contraband to
ay all We know. ! may say, suppose,
hat . heavy fort is being constructed at
to mouth, and will command both the
liver and canal. The rebels seem to bc
yin to fear that the work here will amount
o something. IS they have been trying to
hell us out. They cannot arrest the
work, for several good reasons. The canal
opening into Lake Providence is to be
inished with three locks. We may re-
port progress after Uhle. Some of our
etter writers are too eager to give the
ssps. It is said that steamboat commu-
,ication hes been effected between the
Mississippi, Cold Water and the Tall
hatchie. We shall all know in due time
bow much truth there is in these "boat
,tories."
The health Of our regiment is very
poor. In another paper propose to give
your readers some account of the santa
~ condition of the army here in the
We hear some shooting and see some
bursting Of shells almost every day, but
We have no apprehension of An immedi-
ate engagement. "All quiet on the Po-
tomac."
Clage.t's assault upon Gov. Wright
excitss universal disgust, and gives to the
boys who demolished the Constellation
moro sympathy than osght evsr he given
to mob violence. We mnsl have law ii
We would have liberty and protection.
r. w. GRAY.
s. Camp near viCksburg, La, March 9Th.
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