The rebels having been defeated at Forts Henry and Donelson, and abandoned their strongholds at Bowling Green and Columbus and fled from Cla...

. . . in attacking forts and batteries, is an established fact.   The difficulty is not in the power of the mortars or the tremendous destru...

CAIRO, May 21. – The steamer Newton arrived from the Tennessee river this morning.   She brings no news of importance. A large squad of exp...

Flotilla off Ft. Wright, On board Steamer John Dickey, May 12, 8 A. M., via Cairo, May 13 – The rebels are reported as in an active state of...

Special to the Democrat. GUNBOAT FLOTILLA, April 23. All quiet here if we except two mortar boats remaining in position, which occasionally ...

ABOARD STEAMER CITY OF ALTON ABOVE FORT WRIGHT (OR PILLOW.) Wednesday April 16, 1862 FRIEND SANDERS:– The army under Gen. Pope, yet remains ...

The Tenth regiment was ordered into quarters by the Governor in the latter part ol August, 1861. Nine full companies had assembled at the de...

ABOARD STEAMER CITY OF ALTON, Mississippi River, April 13th. EDITOR GAZETTE:– Yesterday at noon the 2d cavalry received orders to be ready t...

G. W. Cleaveland and two other citizens of Des Moines, started for Cairo a week since. Mr. Cleaveland writes to us from Cairo, under date o...