From Fort Monroe

FORT MONORE, April 24.

A flag of truce was sent to Norfolk on Wednesday, with dispatches. No newspapers were received.

On the return of the flag of truce, the steamer Nellie Baker proceeded with a flag of truce to receive a number of wounded taken by the rebels in a recent skirmish near Elizabeth City. They were brought down from Norfolk in a schooner in tow of a rebel tug.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

XXXVIIth CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION

WASHINGTON, April 24.

SENATE. – The confiscation bill was taken up. Mr. Collamer opposed it.

Mr. King moved an amendment to Mr. Sherman’s amendment, so as to include all persons giving aid to the enemy or levying war. Disagreed to.

Mr. Sherman’s amendment, which limits confiscation to persons holding certain offices under the rebels, was adopted – yeas 27; nays, 11.

Mr. Browning’s bill was postponed until tomorrow.

The bill recognizing Hayti and Liberia was taken up and passed – 32 against 7.

After executive session adjourned.


WASHINGTON, April 25.

Mr. Sherman presented resolutions from the Legislature of Ohio, concerning the rebel prisoners and Columbus, Ohio, saying that the loyal feeling of the people of Ohio had been outraged by the fact that the rebel prisoners at Camp Chase were allowed to retain their slaves by order of Col. Moody, thus establishing slavery in Ohio, and solemnly protesting against this outrage upon the loyalty of the people of Ohio. The resolutions were accompanied by a note from Gov. Tod, saying that the negroes had been sent there as prisoners without permission, and that Col. Moody was obliged to take care of them.

Mr. Sherman said, the fact was, the negroes were sent there with their masters as prisoners, and did serve their masters, but he believed no blame could be attached to Col. Moody or the Governor of Ohio, for thus Maj. Jones, the Inspector at Camp Chase, reported matters all right there.

Mr. Grimes asked if any steps had been taken to free these negroes, as he supposed them to be free by the act of last summer, being captured in the service of the enemy.

Mr. Sherman replied, that no steps had been taken that he knew of. The negroes, he believed, were still there.

Mr. Wilson said he should call up the matter on Monday. He thought some action ought to be had on the subject.

Mr. Trumbull presented a petition for the construction of a ship canal to connect Lake Michigan with the Mississippi river.

Mr. Latham introduced a bill to quiet certain land titles in the State of California. – Referred.

Mr. Cowan introduced a bill to amend the act of April 30th, 1790. He said he should move to refer this bill and all other bills concerning the punishment of rebels and the confiscation of their property, to a select committee of five.

The chair suggested that if this motion meant to include the confiscation bill now before the Senate, it would be more appropriate to move when the bill should be taken up.

The motion was then withdrawn for the present.

The bill for the line of steamships from San Francisco to Shanghai, was taken up and passed by yeas 26, nays 16.

Mr. Wade introduced a bill concerning private actions against public officers. Referred to the judiciary committee.

On motion of Mr. Wilson, of Mass., the Senate went into executive session, and adjourned till Tuesday.


HOUSE. – When the House adjourned yesterday, the resolution of Mr. Hutchins was pending to censure Mr. Vallandigham for words spoken in debate against Senator Wade, &c. The Speaker stated that this was a question of privilege on which Mr. Vallandigham had raised a point of order. After citing from the rules of the House, the Speaker under all the circumstances sustained Mr. Vallandigham’s point of order, and thus was disposed of the question of privilege.

The House considered, but came to no conclusion, the bill appropriating $6,000,000 for bounties for widows and legal heirs of such volunteers as were called out under the act of July last, and have died or may be killed.

The report of the select committee on government contracts was taken up, and after some lengthy remarks by Mr. Davis, the consideration of the subject was postponed till Monday.

Adjourned.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

More Captures

BALTIMORE, April 25.

The U. S. gunboat Hercules, Capt. Dungan, has arrived here with another prize and two important persons, one of whom has been long engaged in the contraband trade in passing mails and dispatches between secessionists here and rebeldom. – The government agents have been looking for this man since last fall. He is wealthy, and has been a most unscrupulous secessionist. His name is withheld for the present. The Hercules subsequently paid a visit to Great Wicomico river, and captured the schooner Alagonquin, with a cargo which was no doubt taken from Baltimore.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

From Burnside’s Expedition

NEW YORK, April 25.

The Newbern Progress, of the 19th, says that ten days before Burnside captured Newbern, some 700 men assembled in Iredell county, west of Raleigh, and hoisted the stars and stripes. A force was sent from Newbern to reduce them, and about twelve were killed.

It is reported that 92 rebel cavalry were captured at Newport, including a Colonel.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Arrangements for the Wounded

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 25.

The steamer Black Hawk left Quincy last night for the Tennessee river, completely fitted up by Gov. Yates to receive 400 wounded Illinois soldiers, in the event of another battle near Corinth. She also takes up large quantities of supplies for hospitals in that vicinity. Gov. Yates will dispatch several other boats on the same errand, as soon as they can be fitted out.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

From Fort Wright

Special to the Democrat.

GUNBOAT FLOTILLA, April 23.

All quiet here if we except two mortar boats remaining in position, which occasionally throw shells over at the fort. The rebels have not replied to-day. None of their gunboats can be seen. The weather is fair. The flood has overrun all the plantations and houses along the river, and great distress prevails among the inhabitants along the banks, some of whom would give all they possess to have their families removed from their houses, which the water threatens to carry down the river.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Tax Proposition

NEW YORK, April 25.

The Chamber of Commerce has adopted a memorial to Congress, proposing the raising of two hundred and fifty millions of dollars by taxation as follows: From all sales of goods and merchandise and other property at retail and wholesale a tax of one per cent, yielding, memorialists believe the amount of $115,000,000; from the tariff the sum of $50,000,000; from a tax on cotton of two cents per pound $24,000,000; from a tax on tobacco of two cents per pound $30,000,000; from a tax on liquors 25 cents per gal., $25,000,000; from an excise or tax on malt liquors, 5 cents per gal., $8,000,000; from a direct tax on real and personal property, $12,000,000. Total, $264,000,000.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

From New Orleans

FORT MONROE, April 24.

TO HON. E. M. STANTON:–

The Norfolk Day Book of this morning has a telegram for New Orleans, dated 23d inst., from which the following information is obtained:

There has been a heavy and continued bombardment of Fort Jackson all night. – It was still progressing. The rebels in the fort represent themselves still cheerful, with an abiding faith in their ultimate success. They state they are making repairs as best they can. Their barbette guns are still in working order, though most of them had been disabled at times. They assert that we have fired 25,000 thirteen inch shells, of which fifteen fell in the fort. They think our ammunition must soon become exhausted, but assert that they can stand it as long as we can.

(Signed,)

JOHN TUCKER,
Asst. Sec’y of War.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Southern News

NEW YORK, April 25.

Ex-Lieut. Gov. Koenrner, of Ill., has been designated to the post of Minister to Spain in place of Carl Schurz, provided the latter intends not to return.

We have a statement from the Atlanta (Ga.) Confederacy Stating that the Northern Alabama and Western Georgia are completely at the mercy of Gen. Mitchell, whose present position is declared to be such, at Gunter's Landing, that he can at once proceed to Rome, take that city, burn down the foundries and capture all the arms, take possession of the engines on the railroad, and not only cut off reinforcements and means of retreat from the rebel Gen. Kirby Smith, who was alleged to be marching towards Huntsville, but leave at the same time the rebel forces at Knoxville, Greenville and Cumberland Gap, together with all Western Virginia, completely exposed.

The Richmond Examiner, of the 22d, speaking of affairs at Yorktown, says: “Our troops have cut a canal between the York and Warwick rivers, which gives us a water front across that whole stretch of country, which must contribute materially to the strength of our position.”

The Examiner further states that on Saturday last our troops were engaged in throwing up entrenchments, and at daylight on Sunday they were completed and guns mounted within 1,000 yards of the rebels’ position.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Special to Tribune.

An officer from Corinth, according to the Atlanta Confederacy, reports that the Confederate lines extend over the recent battle ground, and that the Unionists are nine miles beyond there. Active preparations are being made by both armies for the grand decisive struggle at hand.

Beauregard is being heavily reinforced, and skirmishes daily occur between the advance guards.

Mobile papers assert that Nashville has been evacuated, and 4,000 Union prisoners taken.

Gen. Kirby Smith, with a large force is, according to the Atlanta Commonwealth, at Bridgeport, within 17 miles of Huntsville. The evacuation of the latter place by the Yankees is predicted.

Refugees from Norfolk state that the rebels are building another Merrimac of smaller tonnage, and that four more are now building at Norfolk.

The rebel Congress adjourned on Monday last to the 2d Monday in August.

The bill organizing a battalion of sharpshooters was passed on the last day.

The flag and seal report was indefinitely postponed. R. M. T. Hunter was elected President of the Senate pro tem.

The rebel Senate passed the House bill appropriating $150,000 for the construction of a railroad between Galveston and New Orleans.

The President to-day nominated Colonel Tuttle, of the Iowa 2d Regiment, to be Brigadier General of Volunteers.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

From Virginia

NEW MARKET, April 24.

To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec’y War:

Our advance guard, Col. Donelly Commanding, took three prisoners to-day, at a point nine miles beyond Harrisonburg. – One of them says he belongs to the 10th Virginia regiment. This regiment has been on the Rappahannock, the prisoner says, but has now joined Jackson, at his present location near Stannardsville.

(Signed) N. P. BANKS.


HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF VIRGINIA,
April 24, 1862.

To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec’y War:

Assistant Surgeon Warren, unconditionally released with 17 prisoners and 4 attendants, arrived this evening from Norfolk. The were all wounded and left on the field in the affair of the South Mills. The troops of the United States consisted of 3,000 men, under command of Gen. Reno. The surgeon says the rebels reported only a Georgia regiment and three pieces of artillery as being used in the engagement.

The Norfolk Day Book reports a heavy bombardment at Fort Jackson on the Mississippi. Gen. Lovett is represented as saying it was terrific. It was still continued at the latest advices.

(Signed) John E. Wool, Maj. Gen.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Times’ Dispatch

A gentleman arrived here to-day, directly from Gen. McClellans’s headquarters, and reports that our forces have greatly the advantage of the enemy, as time will show, that our sharpshooters are the terror of the rebel gunners and that our approaches command the rebel entrenchments. Everything is working as well as the most sanguine could wish.

On Monday last there was firing between two rebel regiments within the rebel works causing much commotion in our camp. It continued so long and so severe that it was mistaken at first for a regular assault on our out posts, and the long roll was beaten in our camp. It turned out that one of their regiments were firing into another, which returned the fire with spirit. Our forces could distinctly see them carry off the dead and wounded. The affair is believed to have been a mutiny and measures taken to quell it. The Virginians now being forced into the service at the point of the bayonet, resist as far as they can, more especially those being drafted and forced into regiments from other States, to fill the latter to their respective quotas. It is supposed the mutiny grew out of something of the sort.

Information was received in our headquarters at Yorktown, that the rebels were concentrating a large force at Gordonsville, hoping to bag Gen. Banks, and that it was their intention to allow McDowell to get across the Rappahannock and then precipitate a superior force upon him.

The Richmond Examiner, of the 22d says:

“Official dispatches received yesterday state that the bombardment of the forts below New Orleans continued during the whole of Saturday, and that there were no [casualties] on our side. It is stated that the enemy’s armament, owing to the shallowness of the water cannot bet sufficiently near to the forts to bother the walls to any extent, that there is no possibility of reducing them but by shelling the garrison out.”

[Note: this article is a continuation of the column headed “From Washington.”]

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

From Washington

WASHINGTON, April 24.

The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the nomination of Horatio King, ex-Postmaster General, as one of the commissioners under the act for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. – The Board will organize immediately.

Mr. Hutchins’ resolution censuring Mr. Vallandigham for alleged violation of the rules and decorum of the House, by making use of denunciatory language against Senator Wade, after quoting from the latter’s recent speech in the Senate, will com up to-morrow for final action.

The participants in the colloquy, Messrs. Vallandigham and Blake, exhibited intense earnestness. The scene for a while was exceedingly spirited, but abruptly terminated by adjournment.

The ratifications of the Seward-Lyons treaty for suppression of the African salve trade, will soon be exchanged. The main points are, mutual right of search without regard to the number of vessels to be emptied, and the summary trial and punishment of those engaged in illegal traffic.

The Yankee has arrived from the neighborhood of Fredericksburg, and reports that one day this week the [Anacostia] while passing Lowry’s point, on the Rappahannock, was fired into by a small body of rebel infantry. She threw a few shells at them which caused them to rapidly disperse. The flotilla is still actively engaged in seizing rebel crafts. It has captured 16 schooners.


WASHINGTON, April 24.

The Senate to-day by unanimous vote ratified the Seward Lyons treaty recently negotiated for the suppression of the slave trade.

The French Minister, after his return here, visited the State Department and had a long interview with Seward.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

From Cairo

(Special to the Chicago Journal.)

CHICAGO, April 25.

The steamers Choctaw, and Belle Memphis arrived last evening at 9 o’clock, which left Pittsburg Landing early on Thursday morning. They were fired into 35 miles below Pittsburg by a band of guerillas from behind their dwellings on the left bank of the Tennessee. The Choctaw received 7 shots and her mate killed. The [Belle] Memphis received 12 shots, mortally wounding a negro boy who was blacking boots. In the mate’s room near the pilot, one ball entered the keyhole of the pilot house door lock. The guerillas fired at the house to draw our men out on deck.

The roads at Shiloh are reported improving. Skirmishing between pickets continues. Our army goes forward in a solid column.

The water has risen nearly two inches since yesterday noon, and still rising rapidly. Inundation seems imminent. Lower Mississippi fearfully overflowed, causing the greatest loss of property ever known there by flood.

It is determined soon to evacuate Mound City Hospital. The inmates are to be removed to other points, were ample accommodations are being provided.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

From Yorktown

NEW YORK, April 25.

Reliable information places Gen. Lee in command of the rebels at Yorktown. Gen. Johnston did not remain. All rebel stores, ammunition, and baggage has been moved three miles to the rear of Yorktown. Contrabands say the rebels had nearly 200 killed and wounded in the recent affair at Lee’s Mills.

A gang of 3,000 negroes who were at work on a dam had a dozen killed, were stampeded by our shells, and had to be forced back with bayonets.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Local Matters

SALE POSTPONED. – It will be seen by our advertising columns that the sale of Government property at the Fair Grounds is postponed till further notice.

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION. – The monthly examination of candidates for teachers’ certificates will take place to-day, beginning at 9 o’clock, at the brick school house, corner of Sixth and Warren streets.

PULPIT AND ROSTRUM. – This is the title of an elegant pamphlet serial containing reports of the best sermons, lectures, orations, etc., published by E. D. Barker, 135 Grand street, New York, at the low price of $1.00 for twelve numbers. We know of no way in which such a mass of good reading can be obtained so cheaply.

IMPROVEMENTS. – The season for erecting new buildings, repairing and renovating old ones, fixing up fences, setting out trees and plants and shrubbery, and improving appearances generally, has commenced, and although less is doing in the way of new buildings the present season than in some former years, yet there is probably more than last year; while there is considerable activity in minor improvements. We have already noticed Mr. Forrest’s ‘conversion of a church’ and Mr. Moore’s new bakery. Mr. John Hornby is putting up a neat two-story frame building for Mr. D. C. Eldridge, on the east side of Perry between Fifth and Sixth streets. Mr. Eldridge expects to move into it next week. Mr. G. Thiele, butcher, is putting up a brick building on Brady, above Fourth street, which he intends to occupy as a butcher shop. Re-roofing has been done to a great extent; shingle roofs in all cases taking the place of composition ones. The last change of the kind we notice is on the building on the north corner of Front and Brady streets. We are informed that Mr. Lahrmann intends to put a shingle roof on his entire block. Shade trees are being set out in many parts of the city, to probably as great an extent as in any former year.

A RUNAWAY. – Yesterday afternoon a team came dashing down Brady street, past the Postoffice [sic], in a furious manner, taking the side-walk in front of Macklot’s bank, and brought up against the corner of the building with such violence as to knock out a portion of the brick. A good many people were standing on the corner at the time, and had to travel pretty fast to get out of harm’s way. There is an ordinance against allowing horses to stand in the streets unhitched, and we hope the authorities will see to enforcing it.

TO THE LADIES. – Just received at Farrand’s, a large assortment of infants’ and misses’ Straw Goods – trimmed and untrimmed – to which we invite the attention of those desiring goods of this description, believing that we can offer superior inducement in style and low price of the article. Call and examine.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

To Soldiers' Friends

Those expecting money from soldiers will be glad to know that a large amount has arrived for them. – About 150 packages have arrived at the U. S. Express office, where those interested may call.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Correspondence

A contemporary, speaking of the correspondence published by the papers of Iowa, from our brave boys in the various regiments that have gone from this State, says that he intends to cut out and preserve in a scrap book every letter, in attestation of the bravery of the Hawkeye troops and their service in defense of the Government. The idea is a good one, as the record will be a glorious one for our State. In this connection we may state, that the GAZETTE has published more letters from our boys engaged in putting down the rebellion than any two papers in the State. And almost every instance have these letters been unsolicited being the voluntary offerings of men accustomed to write, who have selected the GAZETTE as the most extended medium for their circulation. At least this is the reason they have given for choosing this paper for their publication. Coupled with this fact is another which demonstrates its truth. At least three-fourths of the letters we have published have been written by citizens of other counties, in all of which papers are published. As other papers in our State are continually prating of their circulation and influence, we give these facts simple to show the GAZETTE’S standing, which, without boasting, we are willing to compare with any paper in the State of Iowa.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Shameful Treatment of Soldiers

Complaints are frequently made of the ill treatment of sick and wounded soldiers on their way home. Yesterday we mentioned a case of extortion on a small scale at LaSalle; and this morning we have to tell of a shameful maltreatment on the part of some steamboat men and the officers of a railroad. Five sick soldiers, of the Second Cavalry, who arrived on the same train as the one mentioned yesterday, had rough usage from the time they left Cairo till they reached the Illinois Central Railroad. They took deck passage on the Emma Duncan, having been furnished with proper passes, and their means not allowing them cabin fare. One of them inquired what part of the boat his ticket would entitle him to occupy, when a young fellow sitting near said, “D----d dirty soldiers! Put them in the hold; its good enough for a d--- soldier!” He was not reproved by the officers of the boat, if indeed, he was not one himself. One of the men, John C. McHone, was robbed of $50 – all of the money he had except about two dollars in silver. On the Terre Haute and St. Louis road, the same sick soldiers were crowded into the smoking car, where they were compelled to breath the foul air arising from the fumes of tobacco smoke, and an exceedingly filthy car, and were denied what their tickets clearly entitled them to, seats in the passenger cars. On the Illinois Central and Chicago and Rock Island road they were kindly treated, and have no complaint whatever to make against them. It is disgraceful that any men should maltreat, either directly or by negligence, any poor, sick, disable men, who are unable to help themselves, and more especially when these men are soldiers, who have become so disabled in the service of their country. If no other persuasions can be made to reach the ears of such men, the press should keep the world posted as to who they are and their whereabouts, that they may be shunned by all good people.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

Iowa At Corinth

In the battle soon to take place at Corinth, Iowa will be represented by twelve and probably fifteen regiments, viz: 2d, 3d, 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13, 14th, 15th, 16th infantry and 2d cavalry, and probably the 5th, 10th and 17th regiments. Some of these regiments, as the 8th, 12th and 14th, will be feebly represented, being mostly prisoners of war, while others, as the 2d and 7th, have been so badly cut up in the battles in which they have already engaged, that they cannot muster many troops.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1