The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-05

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That sAonlA your numbee stiii enlarge.
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lgow OhoR0nan,o 1ovo0e0t Wao
RsanneAe>e ~ onoR Ter fA9Rogne.eA
new Dank n she Navys
IGOR. Cincinaati Gasstee.
Washington, Nov. Is.
now GEN. SEE nMAn's xoyEMENr WAS
PLANNED.
Nov that 6herman's campaign sttncts
Ill eyes. fact which / neglected to men
iioa IA an account Of : recent visit 70
Grants headquarters. acquires special in-
terest. General Shermsn has not osly
been, mp to the very moment Of sbaadol-
iDg Atlanta, in the closest cousultasion
With Gen. Grant, bnt the details Of the
movement nov 10 progress we're the sab
iect Of the most careful deliberations and
discussion. One Of the last messages that
passed over the wires, before the inter.
ruption Of telegraph communication, vss
ono Of several thousaud words ia CIPHER,
from Grant to Sherpan, embodying the
GOAL coupssls and directions Of the Lieut..
snant General.
In the same connection it may b. added
that many Indicators point 10 . co-opera-
ton With Sherman By the navy. Gen.
Grants unwillingnsss TO furnish troops
for the movement the Navy D. parsment
desired tn make on Wilmington, haa late
y been The subject Of comment id some
quarters; perhaps desire to have the
naval resources ready for another opera
lion may afford : very satiiactory expla-
| nation.
HoEoRs FoR TARRAGuT-A NEW RAHK In
| THxEAv
The pref udice against standing army
and large oavy has always been 50 great
in this country that We have never COM
pleted the organization Of ether.
In the army the Only grades Of Generals
We permitted were Brigadier aud Major
Generals. When We wanted to make
Washington full General. the PROPOSE
ton ~as opposed. and finally il tcek .
special enactment 10 make him Liest-
enant General. Another law vas re.
quired 10 raise Scott to the same rank,
and still Another fof Grant while the
highest grade. that OF full General, which
Ill other largo armies have, and which
the rebels HAYS had from the cztset, We
have mot yet reached
s. u shs navy. Before the rebellion
We didn't even have Commodore and
vi % Foot vs. sent to Crirc. snd Dupoot
70 Cbarieston, each in co ,msa1 OF Z
squadron, W had no way Of Gis' aguish.
ing them from any other Of the s;spasins
10 their fleets, except b. cailisg them
t'hag officers
| Finally the last Congress, 10 bill or
gsuiziSg the navy, made what il thoaght
was . wonderful step forward, and su-
thoriled Commodoses and Rear Admira2e.
| There still remain Two higher ranks,
ooUmoa to navies aud all civilized ooua.
tliss-Viee- Admiral and fill Admiral /;
while in some navies, . - tho Britisb,
there are three grades again Of fsIl Adj
misals, distinguished By ths cotsrs ofsheir
| pennants.
In his Forthcoming message the Prssi-
dept will recommend 40 advspce of one
grade in the navy, similar to that given
the army last sessfon. 10 tho revival Of
the Lieatensut Geperalship. The pew
grade will BE- that Of Vice Admiral; AMI
immediately on its cseatiou. the Navy De-
pertinent will recommend, and the Pfesi-
dart will nomioate 70 the Vice Adnisal.
y, the 6als.nander Of the navy, Rear Ad-
niral Farsgus.
! A TEsr o. CoURA0E.-Bill Andesson.
ths notorious gpersiila. Who was rseenaly
killed ID Missouri. Rss acoussoa,ed % pnt
those Who wished 70 join biz band % sse
sers lsst On one occssiou = despsre5p
sspt 70 him . join. Audersoa told hin
ehat he didn't want n have asyshjee %
do with him MIST hs wss ssccvard. =
80. The fellow replied, .Try me, Oap.
tsia. Asderson told hin ..ie NJ s.
Ne" bat The fellow ississine. anti: Il Nj
Andarsoa spit b - ~, uhsns the fels
~ Knocked him dosn. Andsssos sarpse.
rubbed his tsmpls, and aid, ssSvser lin
=. boys; any naa shst win kSoek Hill
Andersoa dosB, snfsoundsd 81 his men.
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