Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-27

TIN MsAnKHs or THE Nlo> BnieApK AT rus
GkRNAs luEsIRg WnpSEspAr EyENlSa. " ed
neslay the uoon brigade WAS officially In
formed that its members were 10 be paid ell
ye,.erday, and at once transferred IL ST Louis.
The plan proposed l., the authorities was to
march the Brigade upon steamer back her
Into the middle Il the river aud after tn.
payments were made. rtart her directly on her
j iurney southwark. This mode OF proceeding
did not suit th. boys a, all. They had made
up their minds to have lew days recreation
after receiving their money, and they at once
reheled againet IT, The officers in command j
lost all control over tho men. aud IN the eve.
ming rev.rai hundred of them came down
town on mischief bent. A large number went
to the Theatre. and many oi them being bind
drunk. OF course the devil WAS to pay gener-
ally la the establishment. The sober ones
sKerted themselves TO keep their intoxicated
comrades straight but without auy material
success The ladies' upon the stngo were
grossly inpuitei. and tho ears OF the audience
shoca,d uy coarse, proisne aud oeseene Ian
suage la fact the soldiers controlled the
Theatre entirely, aud did and said what they
pleased.
IL haG beer intimated to ia a. the Theatre
the evening previous. that the soidt RI oi the
Brigade had settled upon a plan to clean cut
our office. The information came IRON q
sourc. W. could not but deem entirely relia-
bile, aud We at one, lald the matter before Col
Grier the commander of the military forees
oi tins State The Colonel immediately took
strong and decisive ateps 10 suppress any al.
t.mpt Of the kind, mnkiog The officers OF the
Brigade personally responsible fnr all acts -
their mer. The play Of "Camiile" was about
being brought TO close. WHEN man whom
NO sfter yards learned wns Captain Ia mer
approached Mr.. West one Of tho eii-
tors Of this paper. and requested him 10
slep luto the saioon, aa he had eomathng 10
the saloon. whore some forty OF fifty oi the
uiun Brigade werc assembled. and here Pal
mer asked us what we had reported to Colonel
Grier aud Gen Baker. regarding the expected
sired Information. anu rnim,r then demanded
the name Of our informant. Ihs we refused
to give. ~ the Information had been oomuin..
ncated 10 us Ia coihdehce. Palmer demand
ed the name two or three timep. aud We per
omrtoriy refused TO give it, Palmer then
raised a cane he held ia h's hand. aud struck
us THIS was signai for general attack. The
door through which va had entered the 49,
loon was closed aud locked. and tho whole
body Of soiders rushed up n us. Concluding
that regard ior our personal safety demanded
a change ni base, we commenced retfeatitg x
towai Is lho other door of the saloon. como
sixty lee: distant, endeavorlng. as beet We
could, to protect outeef from the aiioctionate
thrusls and embraces oi the eoldlets After
considerable ply steal exerton the door
wac finally reached. but not untl We had re
ceivel seyetal grsetings about the arms aud
bo iy. which We would willingly have ds-
pensed with. but was obliged to accept or
sacrifice our classical eouDtenance. The attack
was bilihant success on the lgtt OF The eLe-
nv nj although lhete was stight Disparity
10 the numbers ot tne respective iofces en
gag g. ", u.ust accord All praise for The sttat-
egy evinced IN drawing us into The smhus
cude. aud the manner IN whica the forces
mai d, lvrtsd Oh the h,ld. We trust We shal
not be coneldered egotls,lcal II mention
our mastery retreat" as Que Of the mos
brilliant OF Tie wgr We withdrew our entiIe
force without ln.Ing a man