Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-29
LATEST NEWS
By TELEG RAPH.
THE WAR NEWS.
Important Re- ults Achieved through
Cea. Pspe's NaHagemelt.
DISLQYAlISTs IN TsE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBll.
Detefttos or Rebel Com.
1ess1elcNtiO1s.
SKIRMISHING NEAR MEMPHIS.
Important Order fRon General
Grant.
sKIRMIsHING NEAR MEnPnls
Important Order fPOn General
Grant.
the REBELS concentrating
ON The JAMES RIVER.
Arrest Of Traitors in Ohio,
From w ashington.
Especial to the Herald

WASHINGTON July q.
A reconnoitering force commanded bv Genera
Gibbons, consisting of two regiments Of his bri
gade. enc OF Gen. Patrck's two battallions Of cav
airy, one from the Harris light cavalry and one
from the Indiana cavalry, with battery Of artll
lery, all belonging to Gen. Kings division, pushed
out from Fredericksburg in the direction OF Tor.
d0nsville on Friday, md returned last night
! hey advanced within 10 miles of Gordonsville
and nearly to Orange Court House, which was &C.
cut lei by much superior force Of the enemy
having discovered this fact, and having secured
the object Of their reconnoisa nee, the expedition
returned. huty pursued BY hostile for sce Of cav.
airy, which attacked the rear guard several times
but was repulsed on each occasion with lose. W.
hear of NO loss on our side.
Zen. Pope takes the field tomorrow.
The late order OF Gen. Pope, requiring the resi-.
dents within his lines who do not take the oath
Of allegiance TO eaigrate, j.. already work ng ne
ly in fredericksburg. Thirty Of the leading reb.
els of the town have gone to Richmond with th eiE
families. and others are preparia- to follow.
Wash ngton dispatch to the Tribune contains
the following:
The War Department is about to issue import
ant orders, gned faci tate recrsi ing the
old regiments An unusual numb r OF recruiting
officers will be de allied tor the service--no com
nissisned ofi,er for each company and two COM
misioned officers for each regimen. The recruit
i1g officers OF each station will be autnor zed to
muster into the service men in squads, and to for
ward them to any regiment or Company in which
they may express desire to serve.
Rebels here speak confidently of the capture Of
Washington within week by Gen. otonewali
Jackson.
OF Ill places outside Of Dixie, this District 10
NEST infested BY disIoysl men, who take overy op-
poesunity to insult and oppress Cnion,ss to spurn
the stars ard stripes aud to r. ice over everv ~
NOR Of q disaster to the Union f rces This is
particularly the case in Georgetown. where dis
iov IL IN oh nf n,rJ - vie
lent and offensive. Numerous casc> are cited Of
insults there openly ofiere to Union people and
the flag of the Union. 1t is thought the promul-
cation in this District Of Gen Popes or:cr !or II
of disoyal citizens, would be not less bene
fetal than ii is necessary.
A correspondent Of the Herald makes the fol-
lowing important statements:
"WAsHISGroS, July g.
~ take this method of informing the putiic
that there is constant Intercourse between the
rebels of Accomac and North Americ N counties
and the Eastern shores of the lover Chesa pea K
Bay. and those of the Western shore. They cross
the bay in little canoes from the yic nifty OF Bun
gatigue on the east side If the shore, between
Piankatunk and Motjack rivers on the west side,
and frequently see them in the night going west.
and early in tie morning and open day coming
back. They are carrying newspapers aad every
thilg portable. have spoken of the matter fire.
quenuy 10 officers of tbs army, but no one takes
the trouble to set . watch and catch them.
send this information to you that you can do the
cause some good BY publishing the important
fact"
Late Richmond papers contain the proceedings
Of the court martial wh: :ch tried Com. Tatrali IN
the charge of the culpable destruction Of the
Metnmac. he is awarded an honorable acquit-
tai.
The Richmond Enquirer, Of the 24th, has an ed
itosial on Lncoln's double policy and his perjury,
in which it IL said that the ssurpatioo Of the gov
srnmoot that site In WashiDgion have been %
great radical - 70 tetally dissolve any bcsds
they may have supposed bound Us to the mother
states. The people are3caled upon 10 endure the
most extreme Distress to make any saari6ce. even
Of life itself, sooner than yield to toe so dis
gystiDg and SO malignant.