Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-10

Col. Fitch il in command Of the city.
No demonstrations whatever have been
made, and il b even asserted that It wiz
NOT be necessary to declare martial law:
Five ofo gun.boats lie abreast OF
the city.
We captured several large steamers
which we're moored at the levee.
The rebels burned new gun'boat
which was nearly ready to be launched.
The Vicksburg Wing, OF june 4th,
says the Federsls had landed 5000
troops at Baton Rouge.
The Memphis avalanche Of the 9th
says that the Memphis d Ohio Railroad
recovered those locomotives which were
recently run off BY the employees ofthe
road. The party had only succeeded in
destroying one small bridge.
NEw York, June 8.
A Hilton Head letter says that rail-
road communication between Charleston
and Savanuah is cut off, This was &C.
com pliehed by Gen. Stevens, with 800
men. They were met by one thousand
Of the enemy. A skirmish ensued. A.
ter short, sharp fight, the rebels we're
driven off. We then destroyed the
track for some distance, till the enemy
appeared in strong force, when we re-
treated in good order.
The captain Of the revenue steam er
Flora reports the enemy in vicinity of
Stone $4,000 strong.
The negro brigade has been dis
banded.
Dispatches from Commodore Dupont
state that our gun boats have possession
Of Stone, near Charleston.
The following statement .'of the loss
at the battle Of Fair Oak has been rece-
ived at the War Department
Summers I'd corps-Killed, 1873 !;
wounded, s94 missing. LAG. Heintzle-
mans 3d-Killed, 259; wounded, $50 !;
missing, $50. Casey 4th-killed, 44s !;
wocnded, IT'S missing, 92l. Grand
totals of killed, wounded and missing,
$3.50. A list can be furnished as soon
as dsta can be received.
lSigued MCCLELLAN.
Authentic information gives the num-
Der Of guns captured from Casey's
division at 7 instead of 16. Of these,
four were spiked, and one retaken next
day.
Col. Elliott, for gallantry in the West,
was yesterday nominated as Brigadier
General.
The Navy Department has received
an official dispatch from Capt. Davis,
which states that the steamer Benton
was off Memphis on the 9th, giving q
short account of the surrender of Men.
phis, and the naval fight. 1t contains
nothing Of importance beyond what has
already been reported.
The Santa Fe mails with dates to the
goth, has arrived. The Texans had
reached Messi'a with five pieces OF ar
tillery and seven wagons. 1t is said,
that after stopping at Fort Fillmore to
recruit their exhausted energy, they
will continue their homeward bound
march.
Gen. ..Sibley is reported to be at Fort
Bliss, far in advance of his command,
taking care of himself.
Captain GRAFTON, who followed the
trail Of the enemy's retreat, reports
that it bears evidence of suffering and
restitution from one end to the other.
Remains of men were found in some
places which had not been inferred,
while others partially inferred had been
exhumed by the wolves and the flesh
devoured. The ruin Of wagons, ambu.
lances and caissons, abandoned clothing
and arms, carcasses of mules and horses,
marked the lire of retreat. Great dis.
! content prevailed in the Territory, ow.
ing to the partial disbanding of the vol.
unteers.