Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-08
DAILY DEMOCRAT


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|m0hd6 ~ 80 cula la1Gtto tt1dhG. r
light Of the completely Of JET Davis 4 Co
with the plot to bqrR 9teamboatA &c. on
Nostbesn wG1er1 M Aichonohd ooSes
l pondent Of the N Y. Tribune writes:
.The following letter., obtained yesterday
fGle6th lns0g l4 into branch q there's
service, whose notifications extended. /,
will be. rAmspbercA - ~ - QUA N~stl,eru
lakes and cities. An unimportant portion
of Aleshire's report j. omitted. Attached
10 il are alIidavi(s q SsthsU6 md Aleshirr
the former making oath that-the said A. i
one Of his secret agents. and the latter that
his statement in regard to the destruction
Of the Russell is correct:
| .e11a ~ 6emnPsA Juqe "a aeeA q
Sra I believe K to Be in my power to
make arrangements and employ persons
who would .eIWhlhg, upder my direc.
ti0ns, to cause the desti uction Of the enc
and other public works propose to un-
dertake this service and make the follow
Ling oflef y 20 Ne COMPRESSION 70 b o.
lowed me and my men for the service to he
performed
1. The Government is to be at no ex-
pensc wanacver except The single tfampor-
tation Of myself and men within the Con-
federacy to such points as may be found
the proper base for our actions.
2. The Government will pay in full com.
peunption for services after they are per
formed at the following rates:
Twenty five per centum on the whole
vslus Of the property Destroyed in sAy one
operation, provided the value OF the prop
erty does not exceed 100000 If the value
of the peopeyU syceetlk tl,at sun tAen ID
per cent on the excess up to $500. 900, and
10 per cent ON the excess above $500, 900.
I undertake to farnish in every ease where
compensation is claimed, evidence satisfac--
tory to the 0overnlnent 10th Of tn vs1oe
of the property destroyed and the facts of
the destruction II the property by me and
I expect TO operate principally against
the cncmys vessels on the western rivers,
but hope also to succeed in similar opera
tions at the ship yards, not only in the
West. but in the Atlantic States cities /
may also net against the establishments for
the manufacture of arms and munitions of
war, and other Government supplies. /.
Your obetlient servant,
JOSEPH STINsoN.
To the Honorable the Secretary Of War
This application vas referred by the Sec
rotary of War - the Navy Department, as.
under its special jurisdiction. From the
following report OF Alcshirc, "a secret agent
of Stinson, Il appears that the latter was
duly commissioned in the service which he
sought
MOBILE, ALA, April 13. 1854.
Sin: am one Of Joseph Stinson's Sc
crct agents. spTointed by him under the
contnct that he has with the Navy Depafts
ment
1 left Mobile, Ala on the 18th of March
last and arrived ut Baton Rouge, la, on
Gath inst, where remained until the 2Sth
of NlacA Then took passage Oh board
the steamfnAt j H Russell, bound ffum.|
Red River to- New Orleans
The Russell was pressed into the service
of the United States Government, and EN-
ploycd as atrahsportin their opcrat i0ns on
Red River, and was carrying to New Or
leans, cotton, stock, &c, captured up Red
River
When this. Rpssll was rounded b 4 g
o'clock that night, for the purpose Of land
ing. | struck n match and fired two lar
board guns, just mt the moment the torch
light was brought out, AMI the fire obtain
ed such head way thst they had only time
to make her fast and the passengers to get
ashore with such of their baggage as they
could carry, being unable to save any por-
ton Of her cargo ~
The clerk told nc that she had on board
700 bales Of cotton 1000 sacks II cotton
seed, so mules, loo hogs and about 30 cat
tie
My agreement with Mr.. Joseph Stinson
was that should have 10 per cent on all !
destroyed, which he is authorized to collect
for me- Isaac V. ALEslirRE.
To Hon. s. r. MALLORY, Sec. Navy, Rich
mond, Va
The hill brought in against the quondam
c. s. Government by Stinson for the per-
Torrance Of the chiyalric deed of burning
n steamboat and thereby jcopardizing the
lives Of hundreds Of passengers, rms as fol