Year: 1862




Correspondence OF THE GAZETTE,


From the Iowa Third


r.- sr. Louis, Mo-, JAN. 2s, isGo.


Military affairs at this place remain much
the same as when | last wrote you, 1t is
true that regiments leave here every week,
but all is done quietly and but little change
is pcrceptibe. Those who leave here at the
present time, for the most part are defined
for" Dixie" The Government has all the
troops in Missouri that are necessary to meet
with any force that is, or may be likely to be
gathered in this State, and think you may
count upon Price taking n southern move
mcnt before long. He will hardly risk bat
tic in Missouri, but he may transfer his forces
to the river where they will soon be needed
The war in the west is now fairly transferred
to kentucky, and the success or defeat that
may attend our armies there will govern the
whole programme of the campaign in the
west. The success that crowned our arms
near Somerset has inspired not only hope
of a speedy success but bnrning zeal in our
troops to be in the field, and to be co-lahorcrs
with those who have so bravely sustained
our cause. How soon movement from Cairo
will be made no one can tell, as all plans etc.
are kept as they should be from the public.
In the mean time let US be patient and wait
for movements that will be we'll prepared
1t is possible that no move down the river
will be made until the forces under Bueps
command have borne down upon Bowling
Green, or at least not more than is necessary
to divert the troopsat Columbus, and prevent
them from reinforcing the former place. The
defeat Of Xoicoffer turns the right of the
enemy and allowed our troops to concentrate
upon the former place, and with that place
taken it will, or need not be a long road to
Columbus. Their may be an effort upon the
part Of our troops to pass Columbus upon the
east and take Union city, which will cut of
all communication by railroad from Columbus
to Bowling Green and other cities SOUTH.
With that place well defended by Federal
troops, and some place upon the west side OF
the Mississippi river, say New Madrid, well
fortified, the rebels at Columbus would be
wholly at our iierCy, and would soon not
only want salt, but bread, and their only re-
source would be to leave the place and fight
us in the open field. Nearly IA year has pass
cd away since this rebellion, greater and bet
ter prepared than which the world never saw,
| commenced. During this year, we have
fought some hard battles. and met with some
sad reverses, but with these, how stinds il
with the rebels. In whatever success they
may have met with they have gained nothing.
Not an inch have they advanced anywhere
and they now find themselves surrounded by
sea and land, and in some parts their advance
driven in. Taking all things into account,
the cxtensiveness of the preparation of the
South, and the want Of preparation upon our
own part,--thc treason that has beset us up-
on every hand, both in high places and low. we
may well be satisfied with the record of the first
year Of the rebellion. 1t is true that we have
had some severe and bitter lessons, but lc,
those lessons be treasured up, and let the
people cheer the soldiers on with Alright good
will, and another year may see the clouds
that have hung over us so threateningIy, clear
ed away, and peace triumphant throughout
our land a..


The Third Iowa are still on the North Mo.
X. r.. with headquarters at W ellsvi,!c.


learn that Bella iiazelton of company X :,
died a short time since, in the hospital al
Qum 7, ILL.,, whore we left him when we came
to this place. This is the first loss that com
pany X. has met with by disease Hazeton,
by his quiet pleasant ways, had won the af-
fection of every member ofthis company ,and
his loss is now deeply felt by all. He was a
native OF Windsor county, Vermont.


UDoNoHo.


EMIGRATION TO IowA--A GRAND SCHEME
on TIE TAPIs.--Our readers will remember
that a few weeks since, we called attention to
the fact that the American Emigration Com
pany had sent an agent to Iowa for The plrr-
pose OF examining the several Land Grants
made to the State. We are happy to learn
through f. CD. McLay, Esq, their Iowa
agent, who is now in the east, that the Com
pany are about to submit a proposition to
o.ic Of the principal railroad companies for a
purchase of their entire Land Grant paying q
large amount down, and agreeing in the pur-
chase to sell the lands only to actual settlers.
in quantities not to exceed one section, and
binding each settler to improve certain
amount yearly, and put out five acres of trees
the first year. II this transaction is made,
the Railroad Company will get large amount
Of ready money to push on their road. The
Emigrant Company buy the lands at a low
figure, but the State secure the greater bene
fit. bt .


We have often expressed sur surprise that
our State should have so long neglected to
offer Inducements to some Of those Einig-ant
Companies, which other States around us
have so literally bestowed, and which in re-
turn have received that increase of population
to which we were so justly entitled. The able
report ofex-Lieut Gov. Rusch--who has been
in New York for the past two years, and who
probably, from his opportunities. is better ac-
quaintcd with the history and laws Of emf
grafton than any uian in the State = dwells at
some length upon this branch Of the subject.
--Des Neines Register. aAt


OHIo papers announces the death of a negro
named Micajah Philips, at the great age Of
l25 years.