Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-04
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The WAR NEWS.
TWO REBEL RAMS ANCHOR OFF
TURKEY ISLAND HEAD.
ia NAVAL BAT(LEExPECTED
Price and Bragg Reported
Marching on Chattanooga.
CAPTURE or sEVERlL COTTON
DEALERS an $12O OOO BY
The KEBkLS.
Citizens Of Nisseu-i Leaving to Jsiu
tha Reb Army to avsid Tho
Enrolment n that state.
The Rebel Toombs Resigns his
Generalship.
The Rebel Toombs Resigns his
Generalship.

MENPHIs, July 81.
Nearly fifteen thousand letters have been sent
North from the Memphis post Office.
MExrHls. July eoth, via CAIRO August
Especial to the Chicago Tribune!
We have no bost from vicLsbrug since the
Qusss Of the West. She went north ysstsrday
tor repairs.
Tho Caro1delet is aosting down slowly with
sick, wounded, &C., but has not arrived vet.
Boats are running quite regularly between here
and Helena.
Rents Of houses and business places BY proper
y holders !. prohibited by order OF G.n. Sher.
man - the Qlsrtermaster OF tho pot, Henry =.
session ef the city and rents to persons an re-
csivss all rents. Persons renting contrary to this
order will be compelled to psy over agaiL to the
representatives OF tho goverrnent-
ast Thursday the Southern army under Gene.
ral Bragg was at iupelIo, except ono division,
which moved of, my informant dill not know in
some persons affected to have information that
Bragg's army had Vested Bolivar, but l regard
Ill such reports premature. The rumor is that
Bragg's army is to move on Nashville.
The telegrapbic operators between Memphis and
Corinth have entirely given up. Tho telegraphc
corps left this city last evening for Cairo, with
their instruments SC.
Should the government dispatch boats soon re-
new their trips up and down the river, you may
expect news from here at different intervals. Cor
respondents have bad nothing reliable to tranmit
sinee the line Of dispatch steamers wore hauled OF
for repairs.
general Union war meeting is to be held 1t
the Court House Square On Ftiday.
Cotton comes in conside erabie quantities daily
frem below, and sells At 3U@s3o per pound.
Last night two ski6e We seen quietly stealing
down the river below the city. Captain Simon
caused them to be hailed. No reply being gwen
uusket shot was sent In their direction. Th
brou ht ore Of the skif- to, which contained Dr
Wm. Jones. The occupant OF the other ski6 still
bstore reaching Fort Pickering and cap, ,ured. The
sklffs had been ios ed with salt auinine AID va
rious artic es Of military use.
We have news to-day confirming the despatch
Of Wednesday night. Considerable of light had
taken place. Federal reinforcements had boon
that large mum ber OF residents in tho vicinity
were obliged, BY the lato order, to enroll then-
serves under some organization, had left to join
tho rsuel forces.
Il 10 r1morsA here that Gen. Curtis troops more
il few days. Thus fer no important msvsnsst
has taken place.
The gun6eat Carondelst arrived here yesterday,
bringing the three persons saved from the saly
W1od. She brings no important news.
There 10 nothing later frem Vicksburg. The
steamer innehaha, bound to tina; place, did not
leave last evening. She fears the batteries be-
tween here and Helena, though mono are known
to be there.
several gentlemen from Brownsville arrived
here last evening. They bring some particulars
Of rebel raid. under Faulkner, at that place on
Friday ,sst. Livery man there buying cotton was
taken prisoner a nong them Nj. French, Of Den
mark. Madison county, Mr.. Ware, . Kentuckian,
and Nathan Greenwail, OF Memphis. The Latter
had $4,000 in gold and other money. in all $780,
100, which was t-ken. Cotton WAS burned to The
amount Of 1910 bales. 500 Federal cavalry came
in under Msj. Wallace and pursued tho rebels
slight engagement took place Oh Hatch and
Forked Deer rivers. No Confederate prisoners.
Tho ferries and bridges were destroyed. The
Federals returned % Brownsville.
The rebel Jackson, was st enmark on Sstur
day last, with 800 Of his cavalry, and is reported
marching on Beividere. Jackson used pontocn
bridge, built by negroes Of residen.s, to cross
Forked Deer.
Heavy cannonading was heard at Or near Boil
var, on saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday the telegraph lines were destroyed
and portions Of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad torn
up near HUMBOLDT.
Our troops were forti ying Bolivar,
A quantity Of cotton, lyilg It Fulton, was pro-
tected BY gunboa's.