Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-20
From New York.

NEW YoRK. Aug. 10.
A lettcr to the Tribune says that Harri.on's
Landing is evacuated without strugele,without
blow, without even the loss of q man
The immense Army Of the Potomac, officers and
men, baggage, stores, tents, horses, ammunition
and contrs hands are now far away from Harrison,s
Landing, leaving it deserted and desolate. All
agree that the whole affair was admirably execu-
ted.
On Monday last McCall's division received or-
ders to strike tents previde six days provision and
b. readv to move at q moments notice. At nine
O'Clock at night the whole division arrived at
the wharf and embarked quickly on steamers and
left the Landing some time during the night for
Aqua Creek as was supposed via Fert Monroe:
An order was issued that no more vessels loaded
wit supplies should proceei farther than Fort
Monroe and on Wednesday ten days rations were
served to the army, which was required to be in
readiness to move at an hours notice.
On Thursday the army commenced evacuatlng.
and embsrkcd on Thursday and yesterday on
board barges and sch oonels.
Porter's corps led the van Of the overland portion
Of the army.
Thursday night and Friday morning every tent
vas struck and then for the first time was il gem
evacuating Harrison's Landing.
On Thursday night fifty sailing vessels left th 9
different wharves, loaded with stores, and yestef-
day the remainder Of the stores were placed on
boats and steamers bv the contrabands. All the
cavalry that remained before the fnsl departure
OF the land forces acted as pickets, and strong
rear guard Of infantry and artillery was placed to
protect the baggage trains. The sick and wound
cd who remained at different hospitals werc placed
on board the regular steamboat belonging to the
sanitary commission, at the long wharf. and were
among the first to move out in tho stream. The
| contrabands we're shipped on schooners, barge!
| a>d poutoon boats. Gen. Mcclellan and most Of
his staff vent by land.
| A Ration Rouge letter in the Times says, among
the officers killed were Its. Latham and Sesly
killed. It. Col. Keath, Major Hays. Capts
Campbell, Kingsley and Kellon, Its Blausted and
Brsine. wounded Of the Indiana regiments. Capts
Soule and Bacon, Its. Newell, Fassett and hussel
wounded. of the 9th Michigan.
There was recently village named Donaldeon-
Vile, formerly the Capital Of LouisisDs, on tn
| Mississippi, 81 miles above New Orleans. havini
| become infested with rebel guerrillas who made
: business of firing upon Union boats, even upor
transports filed with sick and wounded. III
Captsir Of the sloop Of war Brooklyn, on the 9th
inst, sent word to have the women and chlldrer
| removed, and tho next day Donaldsonville was Oh
liberated BY fire. :.
| ~ orcssine the Chickahominy yesterday b
means Of ! pontoon bridge 1000 feet long, com
! noaed Of upwards Of 100 poStoon boats. BY pei
| son.l observation this morning find that with
few exceptions, our entire feet of transports ha
arrived here, 20 that may think they are .
] safe.
The Times says,' We learn that Col. Ctas
| Stone Of the q. 8. Army and Brig. Gen Of velu!
! teers. Who has been for many months confined
l Fort Lafayette is st liberty, and stopping vi,
!. | his family in this city. it not being cefta
| whether Gen. Stone was or Was not guilty VIII
Imprisoned. His discharuge untried, shows the
| Was . fearful responsibility upon the Gsver