Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-09
Our Forces Evacuating Eo,ktewl
GENERAL MOVING DOWN THE CHICK
AhOMINY RIVER.
Passage Of the Treasury Note
Bill.
THE Il R1BEL FORCE AT RICHMOND
voveneRts Of Bu1nside's Expedition
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July Z.
(Tribune's Special
The Treasu Note bill, as agreed to by the Con.
ference C0mT ittee, and passed by the Senate, il
a coppromiss between the two houses. Thirty.
five millions dollars are to be issued in small
notes, ana the amount to be reserved fer the pur
pose Of securing the payment Of temporary de-
posits, is be $50 0Ou0,0 instead Of SIS 0o0 0O0
as fixed by the Senate, leaving the issue for cir.
culation at $l00, ,00O, 900.
Col. ]. Il. Howard. announced among the killed
in the battle Of Monday, was alive and we'll on
Thursday.
Msj. Stone. of Iowa, Capt, Gregg, of H., ard a
Col. of Missouri. captured At shiloh, ard re-
leased on parole by Gen. Beaure gard to come to
Washington and arrange if possible for general
exchange Of prisoners, have entirely failed. and
were to return on Saturday. going to Ft. Monroe,
to resume their places IN rebel prisons.
The Warner, which left Harris, MS Landing at
10 o'clock this morning, has arrived.
Yesterday our pickets advanced four or FIVE
miles fr m the river and saw no enemy, who seem
to have mysteriously dis .ppeafed. II is suggest
ed that Gen. Pope will see them next.
The friends Of Gen. Stone gave that gentle man
patriotic banquet at Clay hotel, on Friday eve
Ming.
An army letter to the Herald says that rebel
prisoners say that long before tho evacuation OF
CoYin,h, troops from Beauregard's army began to
arrive at Richmond, aud continued to arrive stead
until that event took pace. by which time 50,o0O
ad arrived and that subsequent to the esacua-
ton 20 900 NOR arrived frem Corinth, and thos.
10000 are the flower OF BeauregaTds army. The
whole nun Der Of troops at Richmond amounts
fully to 100000. Gen. Lee has the chicf COM
mand, and Gems, Beauregard, John and Jack
son were commanders o. the corps under him. In
regard to tho report Of Gen. Jacksons death, they
speak in such manner as leads me to think it il
. mere ruse.
infer from what these officers say that tie
eight forts the north and Of Richn ond are
not Of any great strength. They rely mainly tor
tie defence Of the city upon Fort Darling, tho OBJ
structi.ns and batteries in the James river and
upon the fighting Of their ,roops. They declare
that it is an utter iLDpOs- ibiity for the Union
army to take RichmOrd by land on account II
the number of troops and by wafer on account OF
the detences Of tie James riv. r, Of the at Fort
Darling is only enc ke.des this fort, threo bat
teri Eavc also been erected. mouoted with heavy
guns and casemated for the protection Of the gun
ners. There are also two AubRerged iron bat
teries, each one Containing five tons Of tewier
Come cted with the iron and battery by wires
ana so arranged as to explode at any desired ia.
slant Asregards the obst. uctions sunk and driy
en- into the bei OF the rlver, they such that it
will require 4 vast amount Of time and labor /
remove; that it can never be done under fire Of
their guns, and no vessel can pass while they re
main.
The .Sar saysa distinguished officer of the
Army OF the Potion &C, was in Washington this A.
". His oppoi tuni,y for learning he extent OF
The enemys damage in the seven days fighting
were better than any other Union officer. lie as
Inmates that they loa; in killed and wounded the
immense number Of $4,000 men, or in o her word
their loss is quite half their whole army in and
about kicbmond.
They refuse to receive flags of truce from Gen.
Mcclellan. conveying iiqulr,es relative 10 Union
officers and others believed to be wounded.
The President nominated to the Sc ate Gems
Heintzclman, SumDer, keyes and F,tz John Por-
ter to be Brgadier Gen. rails in the regular amy, j,
and Major Generals Of volunteers, for gallant con
duct in the field.
The Lynchbu,g (va.) Republican Of the s9th
ult. says it was currently reported here Satur-
day that Beauregard had been appended fron his
command Of the army Of the W est. The cause
not yet known. 1t tho report is correct it will
cause . storm about the head Of the President
which he will find it difficult to allay. We sim
cerely trust there 10 no foundation for the re-
port"
There is nothing new from th. army Of the
Potomac. We are assured by Gen. Mcclellan Of
the excellent spirits Of tho men. All was quiet
up to 8 O'Clock to-day.