Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-30
Exploits of Norgan's Guerrlllas
A NEWSPAPER OFFICE KNOCKED INTO
"PI" FCk ADVOCA ING THE
UNION CAUSE.
Tho Railroad CemmuuicattOn with
Cofinth Cut d By the Rebels.
TIE REASON OF OUR DEFEAT
NEAR VICkSBURG.
From Con. McClellan's Army.
From Wsshipgt0n.

From WoSb10gtO0e
WARaKGroN July %.
The Petersburg Erpress Of the 25th says edito-
rally, in spesking If drafting in this sec ion
generally the true aspect Of tho matter st tho
North, our belief is nevertheless not founded
upon the statements Of the Yankee journals, and
We caution the people Of the south not to allow
their minds and measures to te Influenced by such
worthless an hort, again. Q sh. uid repudiate
sll this tatte Of theirs about the slow pr. Of
recruiting, and lcok upon it as only by
which they are seeking to throw the South Cf
her guard. and thus cause her to roax prepara-
tions for Increasing her force and strengthcni. z
her defences ~ to put herself in q proper posi-
tion to cope with a largely augmented Federal
army.
The same paper has telegram dated Knoxville
July 24th, which says Col. Morgan sent, by
Special courier to the headquarters of9I ennessee,
q uespatcn from Georgetown, ky., stating that h Q
had taken IL cities and towns with very heavy
amount OF army stores. and that re has a io!ce
sufficient to hold al! the country outside If Lex
ingtOn and Frankfort, which places are chiefly
gar.isoned by home guards. The bridges betT cen
Lexington and Cincinnati have all been des.
trOyed.
The Enquirer says at . la;e hour Thursday
night we were informed that . skirmish 70 1
place yesterday morning at Walvein Hill between
q small portion Of our forces and an advance
guard Of the enemy. We could not learn the par.
ticulars. Several soldiers who were wounded in
the skiimsh arrived here in the city last night
The Inquirer also con aims the following: 22
pieces Of artillery part of the SO pieces taken by
the british from the Russians al the battle Of
Inkerman and presented to the tonfederacy by
the British merchants, aud brought over in the
Nashville, have arrived at Macon. The, bear
evidence Of having seen service. With some al-
terations they will hereafter speak for themselves
in manner highly creditsble. Some 33 pieces
more are expected at the same place.
We find the following in the editorial column
Of the same paper. he necessity Of maintain
ing our army in its utmost efficiency is manifest
te every one. Our enemy has baf1ed but has not
broken onr lines, and giant in power is Ga her
ing his forces and ordering lines OF fresh men, and
he is preparing to renew the assault with frantic
energy. This IS no time for our soldiers to scat
ter, but the contra, y, let every man be at his
post ready to resist the strike.
The Charleston Mercury states that the steam
ers Nashville and Kate, which recently brought
valuable cargoes Of arms md ammuDitions into
Southern port, have succeeded in making their
way to sea in spite Of the blockading squadron at
the point where they escaped.
Maj. Gen. Pope, accompanied by ais staff this
A. II. proceede to the headquarters in the field.
Before breaking up his late headquarters here
Gen. Pope ordered that no passes to the lines OF
his army should be granted to others than those
having cf6cial business
Last night iu accordance with orders given to
Gen Whippe to prevent any perecns from taking
any goods from Alexandris across Gen. Pope's
lines, ,l8 wagons, drawn by twenty horses, heavily
laden with market supplies, bread, clothing, Shoes
etc.. beiongng suffers and others were seized near
Falls Church and brought to Washington, to-
gsther with the fifteen persons having he prop
erty in charge. The men we're relea'ed BY the
military government with IN impressive sdmoni-
tion.
AL the rebel prisoners in tho old Capitol, about
$50 in number, will be reles ed and transported to
Fort Monroe Ab.ut an equal nu nber oi prison.
ers, including reb-l prisoners and deserters and
stragglers. have been brought to the city from va
rious localities, ,d,lncipaly from Fredericksburg.