Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-09
VERY LATEST.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
Southern News
EoRr MONROE

TORT MON NhOE, lee. q.
The following IS taken from the Rich
moud papers OF Saturday:
A dispatch says that reports from Fred
ericksl urg Yesterday were that pretty
severe skirmishing occurred in the neigh
borhood OF Port Royal yesterday morn
ing, bnt with what success could not be
learned.
The general aspect of affairs is repro
sented TO be such AS to indicate battle.
Columns OF the enemy have been NOV
ed to the front, and much activity Is OBJ
seivable aong their lines.
Gen. Walker telegraphs from Pocata'l-
% that fleet of twenty Federal vessels
sailed from Hilton Head on Friday
last. Georgetown and w Wilmington, n
G., are ports aimed at.
Our troops everywhere are put under
marching orders, to be ready for move
on the shortest notice
Several large vessels passed Charleston
harbor on Sunday, going southwark. Ii
is thought they have gone to aid the
guilt squadron in an attack on Mobile
Five additional vessels off Charleston ban
and four blockaders off Stony point, also
left.
a dispatch says the Yankees at Suf
folk were last week reinforced ~ one
full brigade and one battery Of field ar.
ii lery. The Yankee forces at Suffolk
and in this vicinity are estimated at 30
900 by their own men, VIII state tbs
force is to march Ggainst Petersburg while
the force at Ncwbcrn is TO operate sim.
uI,anously against Weldon.
The Erantiuer saws the Navy Depart
ment las issued nercmptory orders tol
mounting formidable piece of ordnance
on Drury's bluff, near Fort Darling, the
nryal construction Of which has excited
attention from military men for some
time past.
An interesting correspondence has re
Gently passed between Henry \. Wise
and Gen. Kerr, relative to the treatment
oI lunatcs in the asylum Of Virginia
Wise assumes to believe that these un-
tortnnat4s were cruelty treated BY Union
officers, and makes very pathetic com
plalnt of the same. Kerr replies that
no harm was done or intended TO bt
done to the inmates Of the asylum; but
on the contrary, every comfort was eX
tended TO them by our surgeons and 9th.
er officers.
NEwnFRS, y. c.. Dec. |.
1t is discovered that it i, the intention
Of the rebels to abandon Immediately AL
that portion OF North Carolina living east
OF the Weldon and Wilmington X. X.
The health OF our officers and men
continues good.
The yellow fever at Wilmington is
slowly abating.
The Richmond Despatch Of the 9th
has the following items
"Reports from Fredericksburg ycster-
LAY are important. 1t is stated thai
Burnside has been superseded in com
mand of the Yankee forces, aud thai
fighting Joe Hooker has taken his place
Burnside will have no cause to lcgrc
this change If the radicals insist upon al
carly advance.
The Desp1tch received yesterday
states that the partizap rangers Of Col
Imbodcn had skirm,h with the enemy
near New creek, Hampshire co., few day
ago, in which Brig. Gen. NJ. l.. Rose, .
the Federal forces, was killed. No o,he
particulars.
The Fincostle E,coress learns from
gentleman from Lewi-bnrg, that one da,
last week, through the carclcssness of on
scouts, the Yankees captured lo5 Of on
cavalry, as many horses, and destroyed
the camp equippage Of the forces.