Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-12
From Cairo.

m, :, tAiao, NV. IL.
The Memphis Bolietin say Holly SPRINGS has
been eyaeuated by the robt1 forces in q later
arI lie u coatradcts the statement AMI says Gen
Ian arrived at Memphis. VINO LETT II lly spnng.
f,iiay noon A that time the rebsls still held
1t. lie also says they hai thrown forward force
OF 10000 men n far as Lamar, ten miles.
From highly credible source aud one wi ich
has later news We learn that he rebels have fall
II back, aud the alyauce spoken vi was ainif'y
to cover their movements ", a.s, learn tha, an
advance guard o' the federal army nas within Il
foS miles oI Holly ~rrings
Cur info inant slys one subdivision Of Pom
befto.s army back Of Taiahatchie river
Another has gone to jackson, and still another
to Merid, n.
letter from Holley Springs says. ,hero aro
not one Thousand blankets ia i'rices army corps
their blankets and knap1acks were nearly all
thrown away in the retrait from luka and
Corihth, a.d no new t. supply. They want
socks and under clothing of eve knl
Bishop Elliot of G.prs Announces that the
union OF iioceses Of Texas, Mississippi, Alabama
Georgia, outh Carolina, North Carolina and
Virginia is complete under tho nan.o of the
Protestant Episcopal church Of the Confederate
States OF America. and TIA ttne first general coun
Gil will meet IN Augusta, Georgia, On Wednesday
November 18th.
One cause Of the rebels eyacuatiny I,l!v
Springs was the general loss of confidence in
Van Dorm. 4 battle under him could rot but
rove disastrous.
A despatch to Gen. Fuller from Gen Ransom,
TT. Den lson says:
Ny command arrived hero to-day, and will
leaYe for Pad cab via TT. Henry, to morrow,
marched l50 miles, had Gght with Wooi*srj,
killed ie, wousdei 4, captured % men and leo
horses an ,Dyqaanty Of arms, and drove them
10 the other side Of the Cumberland.
Southern News.
NEw YoRx, Nov IL.
The Richmond papers of the 7,h state that tho
rebc army is shoeless, and appeal 10 The people 10
supply hem.
They also state tsat q letter from private
source, which il reliable says the enemy is re.
ported at Monterey, il Highland cosnty. His
force il said to consist Of 800 cavalry.
FoRr MONROE. Nov. 10.
Tho Rich mond Er1miner Of Nov. stb, speaking
Of the re ults Of the Northern elections, says:
"Thess astonishing mantle ia ions from the
North convey the idea OF emphatic verdict
against the Abolition faction which has ruled thu
government At Washington The Nor th crn pa
pers attempt 10 lessen the value OF the results
Of the elections in the eyes OF tho South. be
value, however, is determined by the ci-cum.
stances that the prime pal idea on which the re-
cent canvass in The North was conducted, vas
that the UemJ:rats were peace party in dis
guise, and with tai issue thrust in theit face
the people # the most powerful states in The
North have given unprecedented maj critics to
ths democratic c2ndidascs, AMI blow to the
Aboli iynists that will staggcr them into the
background
The same psper rays the prospects of European
Intervention have dissolved like q snow wreath;
bu, short tim ago there were hopeful ind catons
tha, Eng'a and and France were about 10 take -Omo
act on in his war. that would be favorablc to the
Sou b. /. is known that on the strength Of the
ejaculation Of our national existence being carly
cogn zed BY England and France. transactions
have been made to some extent by foreign capital
lists in Confederate bonds at 50 cents ON he dollar
There is hewever no mi.taking the Significance Of
the speech Of the Biti-h Secretary Of War, in
which ne that the South has not as yet ac-
complished her indeps nience and must 20 regard
ed as belgerent holding uncertain position
in m undecided war The British government
will in way, and at no time during the con.in-
uance OF this war, recognize the Southern Confei-
eracy rs one Of the ions Of tho esrfh or nter-
fere 10 .ni. the duration Of this war, while the
soldiers who enlisted to fight engaged at Dru-
rvs and Chapin's Bluffs in fl Ing trees ani
di,cang, up ~ their knees ~ mpi and water.
Richmond 10 full free negfos. and saves, the
exrnt of whose occupation is oostructpg the
markets. The Yankees set an example !, our
adj horisiea in their employment = negroes.
God ia seiiing 10 kichmrnd q, z.2os2 Is, de-
cline of ioc within the week.
Its rumored that Gen. Lee ha ving decoyed To Q
enemy into trap at Suickcrsviile fell upon ths m
| with great slaughter. We have fsled TO obtain
! from the Wa- Office any confirmation OF thu
pleasing story.