The Daily Gazette Davenport, Iowa Wednesday Morning July 16, 1862 Local Matters Soldiers On the Way.-Capt. Blanchard, of Washington, Iowa, arrived in town last evening with fifty men, exclusive of officers and four musicians, from that county, and stopped at the Pennsylvania House. They leave for Clinton to-day. Capt. Blanchard has already forwarded about ten men, and he has some twenty more at home-making a full company for the 18th regiment. Fire.-A fire broke out at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, in a notorious house of ill fame, on the corner of Front street and Western avenue, kept by John Shepherd. Before the engines arrived, the house was about half burned, and the destruction was soon complete. The house was owned by Anton Gubse, who, it is said, had received an anonymous letter, threatening to burn down the house if he didn't turn out the inmates. A small tenement adjoining on Front street was also destroyed. The loss was about $700 or $800. No insurance. 'Sanitary Matters.'-We refer to the excellent communication in to-day's paper, from a lady whom many will recognize as a former citizen of this place. As she speaks from experience, the suggestions she makes should have due weight. While our Sanitary Committees look especially after the sick and wounded of our own State, we hope their practical benevolence will not be confined to so narrow district, and our agents will relieve suffering Union soldiers when met with, regardless of the State from which they may have enlisted. There is a vast amount of suffering among our soldiers, and the kind hand of woman, ever first to alleviate human misery, should be always open to relieve the pain and anguish of those who went forth so willingly in defense of our rights. Women, 'not naturally formed for great cares themselves, but to soften ours,' as Goldsmith so feelingly says in his Citizen of the World, make the best nurses, and we hope they will rally in response to the requisition m! ade for their services, and enlist in the good cause. Larceny.-Mrs. Jane Winn was brought before Justice Blood yesterday by Marshal Leonard, charged with having robbed James Tigue, residing in the First Ward, of about twenty-eight dollars, a week ago. Mrs. Tigue had left the money in the house and gone out, and on her return the money had also gone out. Suspicion resting on Mrs. Winn, who was a neighbor, a search warrant was issued and eleven dollars found on her person; the balance was subsequently exhumed from the ground, where it had been buried, in the rear of her house. After dodging the city officials for some time she was at length taken into custody yesterday and brought before the Justice, who bound her over to appear at the next term of court. >From The 16th Iowa Regiment. We make the following extract from a private letter from a member of the 16th regiment, who dates from Camp near Corinth, July 9, 1862. "We have had a good deal of excitement in camp lately, at one time being under marching orders to the Potomac-then countermanded, then news again of McClellan's defeat and anticipation of renewal of orders-with a constant burning anxiety to hear more about the battling near Richmond. We are now satisfied that McClellan has had a reverse if not defeat, although there are flying rumors this morning of Richmond being taken by somebody, and Vicksburg also. In addition, we had a contraband report of a rebel brigade being close by us, with the object of making a dash into our camps, something on the rebel Stewart's plan, so successfully carried out in McClellan's rear. "There are a good many rebels living in the neighborhood of Corinth, who have every opportunity of ascertaining the exact position of things here, and of communicating with the rebels below. We are resting in such entire confidence of our own security, that a rebel foray might be made in our midst, or might have been a few days ago, and perhaps accomplished with comparative safety and much destruction of life and property. But our Generals have taken the alarm, and such precautions are now being used as may effectually secure us from any casualties of this nature. Several prominent rebels hereabouts have been arrested and are now closely confined, including Mr. Chadwick, formerly Post Commissary for the rebels at Corinth, but who has claimed to have been merely a merchant there and a Union man-and Col. Whitfield who owns an elegant mansion and a vast deal of property near our camp. The latter has never disguised his rebel sympathies, but has been treated with "distinguished! consideration," and a guard placed over his house and gardens. At the same time he charged us the most exhorbitant (sic) prices for everything sold us from his farm, diary and gardens. But he is now likely to go North. There is no doubt but that he and others have been in constant correspondence with the rebels, Chadwick acting as the go-between. "By way of variety our regiment has been for two days building fences, or repairing them, around three hundred acres of land, to make a carrol (sic) for mules. The work was rather enjoyed by the boys, as it was light and under the deep shade of great forest trees. We may to-morrow be on a march after the rebels. "The health of our regiment is improving. We have got a new Surgeon, Dr. Lloyd, formerly Assistant Surgeon of the 11th, and an excellent man for the position. No better appointment could have been made although there was disappointment that our own Assistant Surgeon was not promoted. We have also a second Assistant detailed before the Surgeon's appointment to help our Assistant. There are but few new cases of sickness in this regiment, and we will doubtless form this time continue to gain in health. The weather is very hot, but our camp is on high land and in a healthy location. We keep two teams busily engaged every day in hauling water. It is good water for us, but I think it would give a stranger the diarrhoea in quick time. "There is no regiment in this brigade or division under better discipline than the 16th Iowa, thanks to the regular ways of Col. Chambers. The men of other regiments appear to do pretty much as they please, in the way of leaving and returning to camp, foraging in gardens, &c., but in this regiment it is different. No man goes, or can well get outside of the guard lines, unless accompanied by an non-commissioned officer who is responsible for the good conduct of all men he takes out under him.-Men are obliged to go out to bathe, wash their clothes, get wood, &c. Discipline is everything in camp life-and the idle camp show just as well who are the good and reliable officers as the battlefield-in fact, I think a great deal better. "We have now our company muster rolls just completed for the last day of June, and expect to at once draw our pay for the last two months. Each company's clothing account is included in its muster roll, which has delayed us; the other regiments of the brigade having, I think, neglected this duty, as several are now being paid off.-The boys have been "flush" since the late payment, and do not appear to be at all anxious for another, although it would be acceptable, as money always is. "I visited Corinth this morning. It is a hot and dusty place. Being our "head-quarters," it is crowded with teams, officers and soldiers. There are a number of secesh prisoners there, and a very dilapidated looking set of Christians they seem. Clothing stores and lager beer saloons are open, Daguerro type saloons prevail promiscuously. An hours' visit satisfied me, and I rode back glad to get in our wilderness camp." ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES