Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-08
From Washington.

Especial to the N. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Oet.s.
Tho country has yet to hear Of . rse,gn-
stion In the army In consequence or under tho
-xcuss Of the President's proclamation Of irss
ION. and the generals eloDgiDg to that class
whose resgnstiJns were most loudly threaten
q. have dtclsts cd thst it 10 time tor the Psssi
lent to give slavery its ieath blow.
rribuns's Correspondence
Gen. S,gei's ecouts have just returned from
fhoroughtsrs GAP. and report the enemy IL
,ght this side oftbe Mountains.
They further learned that The epemy's main
b .dy vas 1t Winchester.
The rebel wagon trains had oil been cent tc
,tauntcp, and their cattle to meet Jackson
I-oDt streets column was re orted to bav.
CONNIE, csd retrestiDg to Rio mood. but ,h,.
Ast sta,sm~nt is doubted a. sigsl's heacqaar.
ter.
The President arrived frem the Upre- Po,o
"ac thoroughly satisfsd with the condition o,
the soldiers of the national army. He found
hem we'll fed. we'll clothed. weIi di.c,piin@d
in the best OF spirits. full Of snth husiasm, and
eager to be led to battle.
A Dispatch TO the New York Times from
Ba-lt. ar.ny. dated Fioyo's Fo,d, Got. I'd SAYS
se had . fierce skirmish yesterday. The 4th
.",iisna cavalry attacked he rebel adva C
At Floyd's Ford. The fight setsd 80 minute.
Jur cavalry drove the rebels before them The
ebsis to ned pieces Of artillery upon III.
.osition they had just occupied thinking our
nen occupied it, but We bad taken . more %
.ure position.
The rebels finally r.tirsd. Their loss "a.
3 killed and 3 wounded. We lost s me.
k,lled.
The Colonel Of the 4.h Indians cavalry vas
shot 10 the head aud moTtaily wounded
The 1imes correspondence Gays dispat.h JUST
received from Q, ecal CORES. cnhent 1t SANDY
look, near Harper's Ferry, .tates that the s.
'avslry of Regulars and swo batteries have ,us
returned hcm reconno'~D~c towards hsrl.s.
town. They found the enemy there, snd ca ltured
/. rebel Captsin.
The ci izens of London county are fleeing TO es-
Q . thela eosl CONSUMPTION thai quart and
reaching " ashlngtou. On this Occasion every
,erson capable OF bearing arms, inc. uding ali
Quakers and boys over IL years, arc forced mt.
tee ranks. They have also taken every horse lett
in the county for Lees army and al o everything
,Ise they could lay their hands on
The Government is about to send a commission
10 the West to investigate the pr sent Indiau
.;fi:ulties. 1t is ascertain ed that there can be
40 doubt Of the fact that arms have been tu nish-
ID the Indians BY persons engsg IN British ia.
terests.
Judge Smith, Of Wis.,, and two we'll Known jur-
lists, will ieave tomorr, " for Beaufor N q, 3
Go nmissioneri to carry into effect the
act.
Londs Of tho rebel government have been secret
" sold 10 Baltimore within the ast few days 4,
Is cents on the dollar, or 81 900 onds for $l5u,
pay able at Baltimore in United States currency
Capt. Barrett, Of McLeAn's Brssts, on 5atur-
lay, ma ie dash into the viilsge Of Hsymxrket,
md succeeded In capturing eight rebel ,disr-,
including Lieut. who went there to enforce the
Confederate con- ript law. No other reoel-
were seen.
All the accounts in foreign journals relative to
European Intervention in Amefc IN affairs are
mere speculations, as II is known here tnat moth
ing upon that satject exists in faite or ofis-
al form.
1t is ss,ertained that large supplies Of cotton for
rorts Of Europe are being engaged IN the Rio
Grands. Mexican vessels are engaged supplying
convey their cotton to irown vile, Texss wasnce
The article 10 carried to tho Mexican border. On
he oh Of Sept there were 90 vessels there wait
ing for cargoes. including an English steamer,
which had 100000 with which to parchass cot
Col. F. solomon is mustered out Of the service
TO date from the lst inst
Gov. Morton, Of IaIiaua. vas complinented
with . serenade Tonight. He said it the rebel
lou. States should succeed it w,s impossible
ast the others could +, main together. he en-
ertained no doubt Of the power Of the Presi.
Ar. Hoilosay, COmmis issioner Of Patents, said
the State OF Indiana had l02,' 90 men in the
6eid, and would furnish moro if necessary
abraham Lincoln is C-mm snder- in Chic, Of the
.rny, and TO Lis aid invoked the Aid Of all 10y
al men.
Col. Meredith, Of Indiana, participant In tho
roc.nt ba ties, made = few rem a.ks His allus-
tons to Gonl's Mcclellan and Hooker were rs-
ceivej with cheers.
WAsHkoros Oct. 7.
1t is understood that disabled volunteers or
such are not sufficiently strons to serve ia the
field, vi os detailed for guard ID y 1t ho pitas.
Lord Lyons il expected to return W4.hing-
ton in the Eoglish steamer Of the 18th.
TIL following report has been forwarded TO
the headq Of the srny.
HEADQUARTERS DRrARr4eNr or fHs GULL
New Orleans, september 74tb,5
70 Maj. Gen B 2. PsIes, tommssd;sg the Dc
pa tmsnt 0, ks Gulf.
Pursusur t. your orders Of the 18th inst, I en-
baked the T. .,os that Gay On board the sts.n
neg. meat OF Missouri voluntssrs, com anied re-
specnvely BY Caprs. Thornton, Harrington ami
Winter. and one company Capt Bsckeriag, Of the
26th Aassschu usetts hsd previously sent, one han.
dred u,en ofthe 18th Conneo,icut on boaid the gun
boat New London, wh % command Capt. ksed
Iindly ecnssntrd 70 cooperate With mo The obisc,
was to surprise the village Of Ranchatoul. the
headquarters Of the rebel Gen. JeG thompson, fos-
ty.siaht piles north O. ths city, On the line ii shs
Jackson Railroad. To that en- the New Londoa
vas 70 land her men at MAnchsl Fridge, whence Z,
dsybrsak the next morning they were 70 drive the
enemy that might be fou.d there norsh s.rds to
hls tbe rspainder 0. the force hav
ing found the Wy fifteen nj up the Lang pobis
in tn TO Ian and AToh six miles ve.t-
sard and capture Pontcheiou.s ~ .son I. secure
those Of the enemy Who hst asen DR. ven up from
Pass Mon ,hac. he attempt 70 sur, rise wss not
uccessful, to- n,t only Y the new Lpaaoo ua-
| shls 70 get over the bar Vt MCDchac Pass in the
darkness, but the Ceres too large fer the easy
nAvig alton u the nasrows, and iai:ed : res.h
her destination thst river in TO admit u
our gaining Poncheto before day.igh. There
fore resolved to 60 with tina, steamer 10 Hoocnsx
Bidze and did o. On the morning " the 18th from
| that point, Capt. Winter Was sent with his .u.
pany ssuthward to make tn dest,u tim the
iailr ID complete. vh.ch duty As,h.roushly per-
formed.
Capt Pickering's company Vas left to guard the
Gamer, snd the compasies of Capts. Th rntou ami
Pennington bsgana fsrcsd march Of tn .niies upon
P0nchstruia.
Alocomotivs one mile tslew th village gave no
toe Of tur approach, which cosld so' be csnceslsd
and ran north wsrds giving the alarm to be nsgs
N .hepce 70 Camp Moore foe rsinfonemeots
We met % entering PonehstOuia . eba g Il eean
lister 1t - yards from light battery. in charging
whloh Capt. Thosatoa fell 0svsgsly woaodsd. HI