Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-05
New YORK. Aug

New York, Aug. A.
Rear Admiral Dahlgren was married In this
city on "Wednesday evening To Miss Goddart
daughter Ut the late Samuel Winton, vi
OHIO. The marriage, which was compare
lively private, WAS solemnized BY the Rev
DR.. Cutler Cumming, at the paternal resi-
dencc.
New YORK, Aug 4.
The Post publishes the following affidavit
made by Peter J. Smith:
was corporal in company !, 9Th Connec-
tIcut voluntcers was captured in front Of
Petersburg, july 18, 1863: was taken to
Libby prison, then to Belle Island, and
thence TO Andersonville, September 9Th 63-
While there the ratioDs were served only by
Major Allen, of the I'd Virginia rebel caval-
ry. Allen would some times go to the mess
men and ask them if they would take the
oath to the Confederacy, and upon their
declining, would say Don't give them
damned mouthful TO eat to day p"
At one time he took eight of us, myself
among the number, all non-commissoned
officers, and upon our refusing to take the
tied each of our hands and arms to our sides
and cur feet together so that we could not
use them, then laid us on our sides and tax
ing "A pistol and resting it on our ears, fired
it, causing the greatest agony and the blood
10 flow from our ears lie caused the pistol
"a he fired on my car twelve times, saying
he would make me SO | couldn't hear the
command Of another Yankee General The
hearing Of my right ear has been destroyed
in consequence Of this treatment Upon my
return through from my imprisonment,
saw Major Allen in Richmond, Va, serving
out provisions, furnished by the L. s. Gov
eminent, to the poor of Richmond. There is
now in Richmond man named William
Schatler, who was baker at the military
PRISONS who can substantiatc this.
FoRr MONROE, August 9.
The brig Victoria arrived at Newport
News to-day from City Point, ladened with
the French tobacco from Richmond.
Another effort was made to-day to raise
the old frigate Congress, off Newport News,
which proved unsuccessful, the steam not
being sufficient to work all the pumps. The
water was, however, lowered 3 feet from
tide mark, in hours. Another effort will
he made to start all the pumps at O'Clock
TO morrow a. m, weather permitting.
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CAIRO, Aug. 3.-The steamer Morganza
from New Orleans Of 18th has arrived.
The True Delta has adviccs from Brown
vile that Cortinas had been defeated by Lo-
PEI, between Matamoras and Camargo.
Cortinas returned to the Texas side Of
the river. leaving all his forces in the hands
Of the enemy
Gen Steele and three Of his officers were
very sick with the break bone fever.
There was great deal of sickness among
our troops. Scurvy was the prevailing dis
ease.
Yellow fever was developing itself rapidly
at Matamoras.
Many planters were bringing cotton into
Houston.
Five thousand negro troops occupy the
coast from lndianola to Victoria, many Of
whom we're engaged in rebuilding the rail-
roads.
party Of Kickapoo Indians recently
made raid on the Texan frontier, killing
and wounding a number Of persons, and
stealing many horses.
Two hundred and thirty bales Of cotton
arrived at Cairo to-day.
Six hundred bales reached Vicksburg
from Yazoo river.
Thirty eight thousand two hundred and
fifty bales arrived at Mobile since the FEEDER
al occupation.