Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-23

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Threa.h he courtesy Of J.. 8. Ackley, Of
this az, " prssens 70 eos readers the late
order. tssaed BY General wAshburns for the
better protect Oh Of boats plying in the Loser
x,-s;..icp;, ~hich read a. foilows:
ux.poun's D,sr. OF We Tgsx.,l
N.Spais, TE.s, May IL, 1874.
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TIE abuses * :, ug on the Mississippi river
-, ar the ,uterf ferce OF the military power
;,uoera,iyc Boats are eleafe almost 'iaiiy
from N mphi wlih clcarances Tor any landing
place the, mas choosr. that without any
,u,ther T. stiiction Than a clause IN tier cleat
ace that they will not violate the Law 81 the
Inite. tat :. Boats Us eieiici. ioaled TO
me guards with variety Of merchandise pro-
coed doSn the river, sometimes iatGing on the
.n3sc. sou ctiines rounding TO anu anehcrius
pu.. a 4 coIamun eating With the shore WITH
sn, al boats. They open trade ailh al classfs
., ,,e.p-. exc p. se.ai o;.es. Thy ntgoliAl
xiih rebel cnl~iti4t.- j gueffilIas i.r the
bringing ia Of cotton aid taking oa. Of sup
,.,-. An, lu.it. rebel officers aid eoi lcis
81 hoard, and dunk and hob-laCD torsth r.
Some boats, ! ain sitej, have been cut
{ ny OF nifty Gays iron tier cl.sfsn'es iro j"
Memphis repl-nishing ,he.r suppl iroln time
20 time from other DO Is proceeding up oT
Joan the river, running into every creek,
BAYOU anu lagoon where Confederate trade eau
PC carried Oh. Even the iifce II and /, under
the gus oil guubua. II seldom complied vi h.
fhe revenue aids On board Ia II, ~i.n very few
exceptions, are KIN VIII 10 be ot bats ch ractcr,
md many oil them are proved 10 be IN CO up Il.
~ with person sed Ia con raDtradc and
une aries Cd yesterdt., 10 known 10 be Com
cdrFalc soldier, belonging 10 u regiment IN
AK usis and y now III the Living Bios: a.
other wL.n the boat was ovrr..aul-d, upo
~hich b, " 8 Aid, took the pfecauuou 10
| .iios his yali.e overheard, ihus de-troyiu.
| lie evidence OF bis c,iiu..
| Is .nclei)se ~ ierrI. thai 70 boa! sha
aud between Cairo ant The rnoaih OF VIII.
| rlvsr, except wb-re iLere is a GARRISON u u !.
| led s.atss troops. Tnsy viii nol be a!vwto
| iaud III Ablfi, or stnai boats. tor viii lhes
0s allowed - Ia "a supplies a. aay iniii.sr,
! 'o'ns FAMED alb, ve, excepl .of be use Of III
| Uli.et Sa!es troops. aud sncn persons as al.
| residing within the F.de.gl nnrs, Rhhou
| special permits IL each case frcm these Heu.-
quartc:s.
TIE Ran Moaaich vii proceed !o.mo;ro :
nurnluG a. sx oclueA dove The Mississippi,
| dlser, aud artcsl eseIy trading boat f.und
| between Memphis an Wblie K.,cr. All pas
| 'clgers on bea'1, wao are wplurn a. q c.,li
| ,ec, or oil psrsoos not la, l.. 10 cossCIip i.u
| by The laws o. tie Confederate SAFES w.li L,
l. ~. g '"i- It tbr ist iaudinG, together vii,
any cffsc.s they may have mud p4r.ies lab,
[, cons,rtp soi ate lr-sunei ~ be liz In.
.-bel Amy, ard VIII lie brought IS r..eo .If
Of war ton cay. The cenm4ti.r ci IT.
| ain Moussen y, send each bJst 10 this cit,
d.dsr guafc, "Li-h a..l be furnished b, Ene
| Den. BuckllLd, aad 10 sva. viii b. u. oseo
| v land kept Il. Heleua Oh tie way up.
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